Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Between Two Worlds

By: Laurie Becklund & Zainab Salbi

Narrated by: Josephine Bailey

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam where he watched their every move. As a palace insider, Zainab offers a singular glimpse of what it is like to come of age under a dictator and provides an intimate portrait of the man... Read more

Burn Before Reading

By: Stansfield Turner

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

As never before, the American public is fascinated by how the United States government gathers intelligence. And there is no one better than Admiral Stansfield Turner, CIA Director under President Carter, to reveal the politics and personal issues that can interfere with how the President of the United States deals with the Intelligence... Read more

The Jedburghs

By: Will Irwin

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II—dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings—told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans



The story of the Special Forces in World War II has never fully been told before. Information about them... Read more

Longitude

By: Dava Sobel

Narrated by: Kate Reading & Neil Armstrong

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

An exciting scientific adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, LONGITUDE is full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd. It is also a captivating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking.

During the great ages of exploration, "the longitude problem" was the gravest of all scientific challenges. Lacking the... Read more

The Narnian - Abridged

By: Alan Jacobs

Narrated by: Alan Jacobs

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Yet who was the man who created this world? This audio book attempts to unearth the making of the first Narnian, C. S. Lewis... Read more

My FBI - Abridged

By: Louis J. Freeh

Narrated by: Adam Grupper

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Louis Freeh led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001, through some of the most tumultuous times in its long history. This is the story of a life in law enforcement, and of one man's determined struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI while ensuring its freedom from political interference.

Bill Clinton called Freeh a "law... Read more

Andrew Jackson - Abridged

By: H. W. Brands

Narrated by: Chuck Montgomery

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American.

The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common... Read more

Galileo's Daughter - Abridged

By: Dava Sobel

Narrated by: Fritz Weaver

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth moves around the sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition,... Read more

Seize the Fire - Abridged

By: Adam Nicolson

Narrated by: Adam Nicolson

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.” —The EconomistAdam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire... Read more

Sex Money Kiss

By: Gene Simmons

Narrated by: Gene Simmons

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary rocker Gene Simmons has a message—or two—for you: Don't live a boring life! Being rich is better than being poor! Exhibiting an abiding faith in self and an ability to think outside the traditional parameters of ethics, religion, rituals and social mores, rock legend and Kiss founding member Simmons offers his no holds barred life... Read more

The Private World Of Kenneth Williams

By: Kenneth Williams

Narrated by: David Benson, Full Cast & Kenneth Williams

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this documentary portrait of Kenneth Williams, who died in 1988, the much-loved comedy actor's diaries are drawn upon to illustrate his life and career. David Benson, who won acclaim for his one-man show in which he portrayed Kenneth Williams, reads extracts from the diaries, while archive audio clips from such programmes as Round the Horne... Read more

Coming Home to Myself

By: Patsi Bale Cox & Wynonna Judd

Narrated by: Ellen Archer

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The no-holds-barred memoir from the beloved music superstar.



From the heart of one of the most beloved performers in music comes a candid memoir of professional triumph, private heartbreak, and personal victory-a coming-of-age account of a very private search for harmony and a very public rise to fame.



Coming Home to Myself is the result of that... Read more

Wink

By: Ed Hotaling

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"After a number of up-the-track finishes by authors trying to emulate the success of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a worthy successor has at last broken out of the pack . . .Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before."
--MSNBC "One of the most... Read more

Give Me a Break - Abridged

By: John Stossel

Narrated by: John Stossel

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, ""Give me a break.""When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers. But along the way, he... Read more

Julie and Julia - Abridged

By: Julie Powell

Narrated by: Julie Powell

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia.

Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell reclaims her life by... Read more

Warren Beatty

By: Suzanne Finstad

Narrated by: Suzanne Finstad

Length: 24 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“Whatever you have read or heard about me through articles or gossip, forget it. I am nothing like that Warren Beatty. I am nothing like what you have read.” —Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty guarded his privacy even before he became a movie star, when he burst onto the screen in 1961 as the earnestly handsome all-American boy in Splendor in the... Read more

The City of Falling Angels

By: John Berendt

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

It was seven years ago that Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil achieved a record-breaking four-year run on the New York Times bestseller list. John Berendt's inimitable brand of nonfiction brought the dark mystique of Savannah so startlingly to life for millions of people that tourism to Savannah increased by 46%. It is Berendt and only... Read more

John

By: Cynthia Lennon

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Julian Lennon & Cynthia Lennon

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The Extraordinary Story of a Man, a Legend and a Marriage

When she was eighteen years old, a girl named Cynthia Powell met a boy named John Lennon and they fell in love. Their ten-year relationship coincided with the start of the Beatles phenomenon—from Liverpool’s dockside clubs to the dizzying worldwide fame that followed. And Cynthia Lennon,... Read more

The City of Falling Angels - Abridged

By: John Berendt

Narrated by: John Berendt

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It was seven years ago that Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil achieved a record-breaking four-year run on the New York Times bestseller list. John Berendt's inimitable brand of nonfiction brought the dark mystique of Savannah so startlingly to life for millions of people that tourism to Savannah increased by 46%. It is Berendt and only... Read more

Warren Beatty - Abridged

By: Suzanne Finstad

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Whatever you have read or heard about me through articles or gossip, forget it. I am nothing like that Warren Beatty. I am nothing like what you have read.” —Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty guarded his privacy even before he became a movie star, when he burst onto the screen in 1961 as the earnestly handsome all-American boy in Splendor in the... Read more

John - Abridged

By: Cynthia Lennon

Narrated by: Cynthia Lennon

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Extraordinary Story of a Man, a Legend and a Marriage

When she was eighteen years old, a girl named Cynthia Powell met a boy named John Lennon and they fell in love. Their ten-year relationship coincided with the start of the Beatles phenomenon—from Liverpool’s dockside clubs to the dizzying worldwide fame that followed. And Cynthia Lennon,... Read more

Symptoms of Withdrawal - Abridged

By: Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Narrated by: Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

At last, the first memoir from a Kennedy family member—an inspirational, candid, and explosive personal story sure to be one of the most sensational bestsellers of the yearChristopher Kennedy Lawson was born to enormous privilege. But with fame, money, and power came tragedy and heartbreak. In this clear-eyed, sensitive, and compulsively... Read more

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Maverick author Hunter S. Thompson introduced the world to "gonzo journalism" with this cult classic that shot back up the best-seller lists after Thompson's suicide in 2005. No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture. In Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke (Thompson) and his attorney Dr.... Read more

What Remains - Abridged

By: Carole Radziwill

Narrated by: Carole Radziwill

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A stunning, tragic memoir about John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his cousin Anthony Radziwill, by Radziwill’s widow.

What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill. Carole grew up in a small... Read more