Biography & Memoir audiobooks

"I dissent - Ich widerspreche." - Abridged

By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Narrated by: Wiebke Puls

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Vorreiterin. Heldin. Wonderwoman." (ttt) "I dissent - Ich widerspreche." - diese Worte haben sie berühmt gemacht. Ruth Bader Ginsburg hat die Welt verändert. Die zierliche Richterin am Obersten Gerichtshof der USA war moralischer Kompass und feministische Ikone der Millennials - geschätzt, mitunter auch gefürchtet für ihren messerscharfen... Read more

Shot in the Heart - Abridged

By: Mikal Gilmore

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A murder tale "from inside the house where murder is born." Haunting, harrowing, and profoundly affecting, Shot in the Heart exposes and explores a dark vein of American life that most of us would rather ignore. It is a book that will leave no reader unchanged.

Gary Gilmore, the infamous murderer... Read more

Darby's Rangers - Abridged

By: William O. Darby

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

The exciting true story of a legendary leader and the men who fought by his side in World War II, told in his own words

From the moment they hit the beaches in North Africa to their last desperate struggle at Anzio, Darby’s Rangers asked for only one thing in World War II—the chance to fight. Experts at amphibious landings, night attacks, and... Read more

Starmaker - Abridged

By: Milan Hain

Narrated by: Brian Troxell

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

David O. Selznick (1902–1965) was one of the most prominent film producers of the Hollywood studio era, responsible for such artistic and commercial triumphs as King Kong, David Copperfield, Anna Karenina, A Star Is Born, Gone with the Wind, Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Third Man. However, film production was not his only domain. Starting in the... Read more

Master of the Senate - Abridged

By: Robert A. Caro

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book Three of Robert A. Caro’s monumental work, The Years of Lyndon Johnson—the most admired and riveting political biography of our era—which began with the best-selling and prizewinning The Path to Power and Means of Ascent.

Master of the Senate carries Lyndon Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from... Read more

بالتسعين-سيرة من اعترافات وحياة شاب سعودي عاش بالتسعينات الميلادية - Abridged

By: عبدالله حمد الزيد

Narrated by: قصي حمود

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

الكتاب عبارة عن سيرةٍ وطُرفٍ من اعترافاتِ وحياة شابٍ سعودي عاش عقد التسعينات مراهقاً في فورة عواطفه مشبوب المشاعر رخو الوجدان سريع التأثر والتقلب ينتمي إلى الطبقة المتوسطة التي تشكل السواد الأعظم من السعوديين. كتاب "بالتسعين" اعترافات وسواليف شاب سعودي عاش جزءاً من حياته بالتسعين بكل تفاصيلها وسخريتها وأحداثها وخيباتها وانتصاراتها Read more

Rites of Passage - Abridged

By: Robert Peterson

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A raw, powerful account of an infantryman’s life during wartime– complete with all the horrors and the heroism . . .

Robert Peterson arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1966, a young American ready to serve his country and seize his destiny. What happened in that jungle war would change his life forever. Peterson vividly relives the tense patrols... Read more

Why Courage Matters - Abridged

By: John McCain & Mark Salter

Narrated by: John McCain

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear.

“We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear but the capacity for action... Read more

Aaron Spelling - Abridged

By: Aaron Spelling & Jefferson Graham

Narrated by: Aaron Spelling

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A captivating memoir by the man behind so many beloved programs including Charlie' s Angels, Charmed, and Beverly Hills 90210.No one else produced as many television programs as Aaron Spelling. And very few enjoyed such career longevity, with more than forty years in the business— from Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater in... Read more

Storyteller's Daughter - Abridged

By: Saira Shah

Narrated by: Saira Shah

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The startling memoir of a young woman
shaped by two dramatically disparate worldsBorn in Britain, Saira Shah was inspired by her father's dazzling stories to rediscover the now lost life their forebears knew for 900 years within sight of orchards, snow-topped mountains, and the minarets of Kabul. This is Saira -- part sophisticated and sensitive... Read more

Shattered - Abridged

By: Faye Resnick, Jeanne V. Bell & Dominick Dunne

Narrated by: Meredith MacRae

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A memoir by the author of Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted.In this sensitive memoir, Faye Resnick— friend of Nicole Brown Simpson— recounts the story of how she found herself in the middle of the O. J. Simpson trial. In her attempt to defend the truth about the murder of her friend, Nicole,... Read more

Finding Fish - Abridged

By: Antwone Q. Fisher

Narrated by: Alton Fitzgeral White

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S.... Read more

علي إمام المتقين الجزء الثاني - Abridged

By: عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

Narrated by: أحمد إسماعيل

Length: 24 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

بإسلوبه الساحر و الروائي الرائع أنهى الشرقاوي الجزء الأول من هذا الكتاب الممتع باستتباب الخلافة لعلي بن ابي طالب رضي الله عنه عدا الشام التي استقل بها معاوية بن ابي سفيان والذي رفض البيعة لعليّ كخليفة للمسلمين مطالبًا بالقصاص من قتلة عثمان و لكنه في الحقيقة كان طامعا في الملك و الخلافة...!! في هذا الجزء من الكتاب يتناول الكاتب الأحداث التي تلت... Read more

Вкус. Кулинарные мемуары - Abridged

By: Стэнли Туччи

Narrated by: Дмитрий Стрелков

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Стэнли Туччи вырос в италоамериканской семье, которая уделяла огромное внимание еде и каждый вечер собиралась за кухонным столом. В этой книге он не только делится самыми разными рецептами, но и рассказывает связанные с ними удивительные истории. «Вкус» — это размышления о жизни и еде, перемежаемые рассказами актера о детстве в США... Read more

In My Time - Abridged

By: Dick Cheney

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In his #1 New York Times bestseller, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a forty-year portrait of American politics and shares unyielding reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country.

In his enlightening and provocative memoir—a stately page-turner with flashes of surprising... Read more

Life With My Sister Madonna - Abridged

By: Christopher Ciccone

Narrated by: Christopher Ciccone

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now in paperback, Christopher Ciccone’s “breathless tell-all” (Time) based on his fortyseven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding one of the most famous women of our time—Madonna.

Only Christopher can tell the full scale, riveting untold story behind the woman who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained millions for half... Read more

Kabarettistisches um, über und mit Joachim Ringelnatz - Abridged

By: Peter Eckhart Reichel & Joachim Ringelnatz

Narrated by: Michael Quast & Moritz Stoepel

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Joachim Ringelnatz zählt heute zu den wenigen Dichtern, die das deutschsprachige Kabarett seinerzeit überhaupt hervorgebracht hat. Aber nicht nur auf den Brettl-Bühnen, auch im alltäglichen Leben war er ein Original, ohne dies überhaupt sein zu wollen. Mit seinen Streichen lieferte er jedoch ausreichend Stoff für unzählige Anekdoten, die... Read more

Like No Other Time - Abridged

By: Tom Daschle

Narrated by: Tom Daschle

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history.

The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the... Read more

Mississippi Sissy - Abridged

By: Kevin Sessums

Narrated by: Kevin Sessums

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Mississippi Sissy is the stunning memoir from Kevin Sessums, a celebrity journalist who grew up scaring other children, hiding terrible secrets, pretending to be Arlene Frances and running wild in the South.

As he grew up in Forest, Mississippi, befriended by the family maid, Mattie May, he became a young man who turned the word "sissy" on its... Read more

Speaking of Freedom - Abridged

By: George H.W. Bush

Narrated by: George H.W. Bush

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of his inauguration and the commission of the USS George H.W. Bush, a collection of the forty-first president’s speeches.  

Here, in his own words, is the record of George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Chosen and annotated by former President Bush, these forty-two speeches reflect his concerns, his political... Read more

Growing Up King - Abridged

By: Dexter Scott King

Narrated by: Dexter Scott King

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the bestselling tradition of such family portraits as Brooke Hayward's Haywire and Christopher Dickey's Summer of Deliverance comes a disarmingly candid memoir from the youngest son of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dexter King was only seven when an assassin's bullet took his father's life, shattering the boy's childhood. And as he stumbled into... Read more

Raging Heart - Abridged

By: Sheila Weller

Narrated by: Rodney Saulsberry

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A tumultuous story of love, obsession, provocation, and violence that featured in “ Trial of the Century.” Here is the intimate untold story of O. J. and Nicole Brown Simpson's tragic, turbulent marriage. Author Sheila Weller was granted unprecedented cooperation by Nicole's family and exclusive access to friends who... Read more

Además del método de Dale Carnegie - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Conchita

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Audiobook Beyond the Method of Dale Carnegie es una obra que presenta técnicas avanzadas de comunicación y persuasión, capaces de transformar la vida personal y profesional de los oyentes. Con ejemplos prácticos e historias inspiradoras, el autor muestra cómo aplicar estas estrategias en diferentes situaciones, desde una conversación con... Read more

Jetzt sag ich's - Abridged

By: Marina C. Watteck

Narrated by: Waltraut Haas

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Mariandl" erinnert sich Waltraut Haas ist seit über 70 Jahren eine Ikone des deutschsprachigen Films und der Bühne. An der Seite von Stars wie Peter Alexander, Johannes Heesters, Conny Froboess, Heinz Rühmann, Curd Jürgens oder Hans Moser spielte sie in zahlreichen Musik- und Unterhaltungs-filmen, darunter "Der Hofrat Geiger", "Im weißen... Read more