Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Pampered Chef - Abridged

By: Doris Christopher

Narrated by: Doris Christopher

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

At Berkshire Hathaway, we like companies that are easy to understand. Doris Christopher’s “keep it simple” approach has a lot to teach anyone who is reaching for the American Dream. Frankly, if I can’t understand a company’s business, I figure their customers must have a pretty hard time figuring it out, too.

I would challenge anyone on Wall... Read more

Whatever You Say I Am - Abridged

By: Anthony Bozza

Narrated by: Josh Hamilton

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

does eminem matter?

On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm. But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white teenagers as his first single, “My Name Is,” went into... Read more

En plus de la méthode de Dale Carnegie - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Céline

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

L'Audiobook Beyond the Method de Dale Carnegie est une œuvre qui présente des techniques avancées de communication et de persuasion, capables de transformer la vie personnelle et professionnelle des auditeurs. Avec des exemples pratiques et des histoires inspirantes, l'auteur montre comment appliquer ces stratégies dans différentes situations,... Read more

About This Life - Abridged

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: Barry Lopez

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

National Book Award winner Barry Lopez captivated the world with his bestselling books Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men. Now, in this memoir, Lopez takes the listener on a literal and figurative journey through essays that provide great wisdom and insights into our times. Lopez leads listeners from Japan's beautiful Hokkaido Island to the... Read more

Goldwyn - Abridged

By: A. Scott Berg

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

In 1895, teenager Schmuel Goldfisz left the Warsaw ghetto to become Samuel Goldwyn, one of the most acclaimed producers in Hollywood history. Among Goldwyn' s films are such classics as The Pride of the Yankees, Wuthering Heights, and The Bishop' s Wife— all famous for conveying the “ Goldwyn... Read more

Pavarotti - Abridged

By: Luciano Pavarotti

Narrated by: David Dukes

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the world of opera, no figure in modern times loomed larger than the late Luciano Pavarotti, especially in his triumphant collaborations with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras as the Three Tenors. Pavarotti captured the imagination of audiences around the world. In this memoir, the Grammy-award winning legend shares both the fortunate and the... Read more

Cosmopolitan - Abridged

By: Toby Cecchini

Narrated by: Toby Cecchini

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Cosmopolitan is a memoir of the bartending life structured as a day in the life of Passerby, the bar owned and run by Toby Cecchini. It is, as well, a rich study of human nature—of the outlandish behavior of the human animal under the influence of alcohol, of lust, and of the sheer desire to bust loose and party. As the typical day progresses,... Read more

The Mountain of the Women - Abridged

By: Liam Clancy

Narrated by: Liam Clancy

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In an irresistible tale of a life lived fully, if not always wisely, Liam Clancy, of the legendary Irish group the Clancy Brothers, describes his eventful journey from a small town in Ireland in the 1930s into the heart of the New York music scene in the 1950s and ’60s.
Following in the grand tradition of such Irish memoirs as Angela’s Ashes and ... Read more

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places - Abridged

By: Le Hayslip & Jay Wurts

Narrated by: Nancy Kwan

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

This haunting memoir tells the brutal story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of an innocent victim whose childhood was dominated by violence, devastation, and conflicts between the teachings of her culture and the realities of war. Le Ly Hayslip— the youngest in a close-knit Buddhist family— was 12 years old when... Read more

Colin Powell - Abridged

By: Colin Powell

Narrated by: Colin Powell

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more

Beyond Love - Abridged

By: Dominique Lapierre

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human... Read more

Der Pakt - Abridged

By: Raphael Ragucci

Narrated by: Hadi El-Dor

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zwei Jahre nach dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere und dem gleichzeitigen Ende dieser, hat Raphael "RAF Camora" Ragucci noch bei weitem nicht alles mit seinen Fans geteilt was ihm auf der Seele liegt. Mit seiner Musiker Laufbahn abgeschlossen und völlig in sich gekehrt verfasste er seine Autobiographie "Der Pakt". Das Buch bietet einen noch nie zuvor... Read more

Muhamedina - Abridged

By: Hadischa Muhamedina

Narrated by: Katharina Sturm

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

Dieses Hörbuch ist eine Lebensoffenbarung, nahezu ungefilterter Erlebnisse zwischen den Welten von Kulturen, Religionen und Psychosen. "Auf der Suche nach dem Glück" beschreibt den wesentlichen Inhalt dieser Autobiografie von Hadischa Muhamedina. Es handelt sich in diesem Hörbuch um kurze Kapitel einer wahren Geschichte. Ein Musikuntermaltes... Read more

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - Abridged

By: Pocket Classic

Narrated by: James Harrison

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dive deep into the timeless wisdom of ancient Rome with "Meditations of Marcus Aurelius," an audiobook expertly narrated by James Harrison. Experience the profound thoughts and reflections of one of history's greatest philosophers and Roman Emperors, Marcus Aurelius. This audiobook captures the essence of his philosophical musings, offering... Read more

Kardashian Konfidential - Abridged

By: Kim, Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian

Narrated by: Kim, Kourtney, Khloe Kardashian

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Confessions of life as a Kardashian sister—stuffed with family stories, advice, beauty tips and exclusive gorgeous full color photos, personal snapshots and the inside scoop on their life growing up into the gorgeous Dash Dolls The stars of not one but two #1 reality television shows, and frequent cover girls on all the weekly celebrity... Read more

Das Hundeauge. Eine deutsche Familiengeschichte - Abridged

By: Rolf Nagel

Narrated by: Rolf Nagel

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein Hundeauge, das ihn im Traum anblickt, lässt Rolf Nagel sein Leben erforschen. Er versucht, die Ursachen seiner Traumata herauszufinden. Seine Eltern, ein Bauernsohn und eine Lehrerstochter, die beide 1892 geboren wurden, und ihre Verletzungen, die sie sich in diesem Deutschland zugefügt haben, spielen eine große Rolle. Als sein Vater 1933 in... Read more

Klaus Mann: Mephisto - Abridged

By: Klaus Mann

Narrated by: Ingolf Kloss

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Klaus Mann: Mephisto Roman einer Karriere, gelesen von Ingolf Kloss. Klaus Mann schrieb seinen "Mephisto" in weniger als einem halben Jahr. Begonnen hatte er den Roman Anfang 1936 und im Mai desselben Jahres war das Manuskript bereits fertig. Kurz darauf erschien er in einer Pariser Zeitung als Vorabdruck. In der Hauptrolle glänzte der... Read more

الفاروق عمر - Abridged

By: عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

Narrated by: حسام حجازي

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

لم تتحقق الدولة الإسلامية بصورتها المثلى في عهد أيٍّ من عهود الخلفاء والحكام مثلما تحققت في عهد الخليفة الثاني عمر بن الخطابةرضي الله عنه الذي جمع بين النزاهة والحزم، والرحمة والعدل، والهيبة والتواضع، والشدة والزهد. ونجح الفاروق في سنوات خلافته العشر في أن يؤسس أقوى إمبراطورية عرفها التاريخ، فقامت دولة الإسلام بعد سقوط إمبراطورتي لفرس والروم ،... Read more

Mayday - das Hörbuch - Abridged

By: Stefan Kruecken & Jochen Pioch

Narrated by: Till Demtrøder

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sie fahren raus in den Sturm, wenn alle anderen Schiffe längst im Hafen liegen. Sie riskieren alles, um anderen zu helfen. für Fischer und Seeleute sind sie vor der Küste die letzte Lebensversicherung. Und mancher von ihnen hat dafür einen hohen Preis bezahlt. In Mayday berichten Seenotretter von ihren Einsätzen, ihrem Mut und ihren Ängsten.... Read more

Die Geschichten, die ich nie erzählen wollte - Abridged

By: Alex Diehl

Narrated by: Alex Diehl

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Bitte werde nie ein Song" ist ein Titel auf dem zweiten Album "Bretter meiner Welt" von Alex Diehl. Diesen Song schrieb er für seine ehemalige Lebensgefährtin, die ihn während der Corona-Pandemie im Oktober nach 8 Jahren Beziehung verlassen hat. Die Trennung kam für den Künstler aus dem Nichts und hinterließ tiefe Spuren. In "Die Geschichten,... Read more

John Lennon: The Life - Abridged

By: Philip Norman

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For more than a quarter century, biographer Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom being a Beatle was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the... Read more

Alexander Hamilton - Abridged

By: Ron Chernow

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.

"Grand-scale biography at its best—thorough, insightful, consistently... Read more

Wie ich meine Zeitung verlor - Abridged

By: Birk Meinhardt & Sebastian Dunkelberg

Narrated by: Jan Katzenberger

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Er ist jung und eifrig. Er ist stolz auf sich und auf die große Zeitung, bei der er arbeiten darf. Er genießt es, die Dinge kühl und gegebenenfalls scharf niederschreiben zu dürfen, er genießt es umso mehr, da es in seinem vorherigen journalistischen Leben nicht möglich war; er ist der erste Ostler in der Redaktion. Zunächst arbeitet er im... Read more

Meine Olympiade - Ein Amateur, vier Jahre, 80 Disziplinen (Gekürzte Lesung) - Abridged

By: Ilija Trojanow

Narrated by: Ilija Trojanow

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Während der olympischen Spiele 2012 fasst Ilija Trojanow einen ehrgeizigen Entschluss: Er will alle achtzig Olympia-Sommer-Einzeldisziplinen trainieren. Sein Ziel: halb so gut abzuschneiden wie der Goldmedaillengewinner von London. Gesagt, getan. Trojanow wirft Diskus, Speer und Hammer, spielt Badminton, misst sich im Zehnkampf, bezwingt im... Read more