Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Pontiff in Winter

By: John Cornwell

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Over more than a quarter of a century, John Paul II has firmly set his stamp on the billion-member strong Catholic Church for future generations and he has become one of the most influential political figures in the world. His key role in the downfall of communism in Europe, as well as his apologies for the Catholic Church’s treatment of Jews... Read more

Ulysses S. Grant - Abridged

By: Josiah Bunting, III

Narrated by: Richard Rohan

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well

As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But... Read more

My Life (Part A)

By: Bill Clinton

Narrated by: Michael Beck

Length: 24 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the... Read more

My Life (Part B)

By: Bill Clinton

Narrated by: Michael Beck

Length: 25 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the... Read more

American Soldier

By: Tommy R. Franks

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 19 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Few individuals have the chance to contribute so much of themselves to theAmerican story as General Tommy Franks. In American Soldier, he captures it all.The Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command from July 2000 through July 2003, General Tommy Franks made history leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan... Read more

American Soldier - Abridged

By: Tommy R. Franks

Narrated by: Tommy R. Franks

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

To America, he was a hero.To his troops, he was a soldier.Now hear his story.The Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command from July 2000 through July 2003, General Tommy Franks made history by leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the decisive battles that launched the war on terrorism.In this... Read more

Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour

By: Joseph E. Persico

Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz

Length: 17 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

November 11, 1918. The final hours pulsate with tension as every man in the trenches hopes to escape the melancholy distinction of being the last to die in World War I. The Allied generals knew the fighting would end precisely at 11:00 A.M, yet in the final hours they flung men against an already beaten Germany. The result? Eleven thousand... Read more

The Long Goodbye

By: Patti Davis

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Ronald Reagan’s daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease. The simplicity with which she reveals the intensity, the rush, the flow of her feelings encompasses all the surprises and complexities that ambush us when death gradually, unstoppably invades life.

In The Long Goodbye, Patti Davis describes... Read more

The Warren Buffett Way

By: Robert Hagstrom

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

First published in 1994, THE WARREN BUFFET WAY gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind this living legend's spectacular success. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom revealed to listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100, Buffett... Read more

Bill Clinton: My Life

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Jim Lehrer speaks with former President Bill Clinton about the 2004 presidential campaign, Bush foreign policy, the Monica Lewinsky scandal and his new memoir, My Life. Read more

Rumsfeld's War

By: Rowan Scarborough

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The man in the cockpit fighting the war on terror.



When terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon, he was there-helping carry the wounded to safety. And he's been there-leading the war on terror, directing its operations around the world in both open and covert missions, and bluntly focusing on one primary goal: killing terrorists. He is... Read more

An American Life - Abridged

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Don’t miss one of our greatest presidents’ bestselling autobiographies in his own words. Ronald Reagan’s story is a work of major historical importance, a narrative that The Washington Times calls “one of our classic American success stories.”

Few presidents have accomplished more, or been so effective in changing the direction of government in... Read more

The Men We Became - Abridged

By: Robert T. Littell

Narrated by: Robert T. Littell

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From youth to adulthood, Rob Littell spent 20 years alongside John F. Kennedy Jr.—through laughter and sorrow, joy and heartbreak. Now in this moving and poignant memoir of their touching friendship, Rob Littell shares his story with listeners

Rob Littell was a freshman at Brown when he met JFK Jr. Although Littell came from a privileged... Read more

Hand of Providence

By: Mary Beth Brown

Narrated by: Chris Fabry

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

According to recent opinion polls, Ronald Reagan is the most popular of modern presidents, and yet to most biographers the man is still an enigma. This is because, as Brown explains, no one has ever focused on this great man's faith. This book explores the life and personality of Ronald Reagan by focusing on his deep-felt Christian beliefs and... Read more

My Life (complete)

By: Bill Clinton

Narrated by: Michael Beck

Length: 25 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

President Bill Clinton's MY LIFE is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretly detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the... Read more

My Life - Abridged

By: Bill Clinton

Narrated by: Bill Clinton

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.

It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the... Read more

Stranger Than Fiction - Abridged

By: Chuck Palahniuk

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris & Chuck Palahniuk

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Chuck Palahniuk's world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Stranger than Fiction, his first nonfiction collection, prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Included are encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar... Read more

Namath: A Biography

By: Mark Kriegel

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 21 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the  few sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports-columnist Mark Kriegel’s bestselling biography of the iconic quarterback details his journey from steel-town pool halls to the upper reaches of American celebrity—and beyond. The first of his... Read more

Gasping for Airtime

By: Jay Mohr

Narrated by: Jay Mohr

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

When twenty-year-old Jay Mohr moved to New York City, he never thought he would land his first real job on Saturday Night Live. But he did—and what followed were two crazy years of trying to keep up with his talented cast mates and get on the air as often as possible. Jay offers an intimate first-person account of the inner workings of Saturday... Read more

Life of David Brainerd

By: Jonathan Edwards

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Though he was orphaned at age fourteen, repeatedly struck with debilitating illnesses, and unfairly expelled from college, Brainerd allowed nothing to deter him from serving God wholeheartedly. He traveled thousands of miles by horseback across treacherous terrain to preach the gospel to remote Indians. His calling required a rugged man—he even... Read more

Tuesdays with Morrie

By: Mitch Albom

Narrated by: Mitch Albom

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author
 
“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer... Read more

Gasping for Airtime - Abridged

By: Jay Mohr

Narrated by: Jay Mohr

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A hilarious look at what life was really like inside Saturday Night Live

When 21-year old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling,... Read more

Scribbling the Cat

By: Alexandra Fuller

Narrated by: Lisette Lecat

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger." Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship... Read more

Blood Done Sign My Name - Abridged

By: Timothy B. Tyson

Narrated by: Timothy B. Tyson

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird
 
*Chicago Tribune

On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert... Read more