Biography & Memoir audiobooks

13 Cent Killers - Abridged

By: John Culbertson

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”

In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a... Read more

Ein Gespräch über Franz Kafka - Der Bau + Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse - Klassiker der Literaturgeschichte 10 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...

Narrated by: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

2024 jährt sich der 100. Todestag von Franz Kafka, einem der weltweit meistgelesenen Schriftsteller. Wir nehmen dieses Jubiläum zum Anlass, um über zwei seiner für heute zentralen Erzählungen zu sprechen. "Der Bau", 1923-1924 posthum erschienen und nie vollendet, erzählt von einem namenlosen tierischen Protagonisten, der ein unterirdisches... Read more

The Reagan Diaries Selections - Abridged

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

During his two terms as the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he left office, this remarkable record—the only daily... Read more

Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years - Abridged

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when he began writing for hugely popular programs. He recounts how Monty Python emerged and triumphed. From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how... Read more

Leonardo da Vinci - Abridged

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS!

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).

Based on thousands of pages... Read more

Ten Minutes from Normal - Abridged

By: Karen Hughes

Narrated by: Karen Hughes & Robert Hughes

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The rule of thumb in any White House is that nobody is indispensable except the president," said The New York Times, "but Karen Hughes has come as close to that description as any recent presidential aide." Karen Hughes has worked beside President George W. Bush since, as she says, "the motorcade was only one car and he was sometimes the one... Read more

At the Center of the Storm - Abridged

By: George Tenet

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of the Storm recounts George Tenet's time at the Central Intelligence Agency, a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence... Read more

The Tender Ba - Abridged

By: J. R. Moehringer

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

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The Time of My Life - Abridged

By: Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi Swayze

Narrated by: Patrick Swayze

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

2010 Audie Award Finalist for Narration by the Author

Now in paperback, the internationally bestselling heartfelt memoir from movie legend Patrick Swayze and his wife of over thirty years, Lisa Niemi, about Patrick’s remarkable career and brave battle against pancreatic cancer.

An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood... Read more

Clemente - Abridged

By: David Maraniss

Narrated by: David Maraniss

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Discover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente—one of the most accomplished—and beloved—baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.

On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food... Read more

Nixon and Kissinger - Abridged

By: Robert Dallek

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

More than thirty years after working side by side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger still stand as two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful leaders in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often... Read more

La relación de la nutrición conductual con el sueño - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

El sueño es un componente esencial de la salud física y mental. Es durante el sueño cuando el cuerpo se recupera del día, repara los tejidos, almacena recuerdos y regula el estado de ánimo. La nutrición conductual es un campo de la ciencia que estudia la relación entre la alimentación y el comportamiento. Busca comprender cómo los factores... Read more

The Blair Years - Abridged

By: Alastair Campbell

Narrated by: Alastair Campbell

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life.

Here are the defining... Read more

Adventures in Darkness - Abridged

By: Tom Sullivan

Narrated by: Tom Sullivan

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Adventures in Darkness, Tom Sullivan takes readers through the adventures of his monumental eleventh year. Blind since birth, Tom lived in a challenging world of isolation and special treatment. But he was driven to break out and live as sighted people do. This book is a hair-raising, heart-warming experience that culminates in Tom's reliance... Read more

This Is Living - Abridged

By: Lynn Redgrave

Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

To look at Lynn Redgrave today, it is hard to believe she was the lumpy "Georgy Girl" in the famous 1960s film, or that she has fought a life-long battle against weight. In this autobiographical and practical audiobook, Lynn shares her secrets for successfully losing weight on a Weight Watchers diet - as well as keeping it off. Her natural... Read more

Más Allá De Las Dietas - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La cultura de la dieta es un fenómeno complejo que se ha estudiado durante décadas. Hay muchos factores que contribuyen a la aparición y perpetuación de las dietas, incluidos los medios de comunicación, la industria de la belleza y las propias personas. Los medios de comunicación juegan un papel importante en la cultura de la dieta. Los... Read more

Nutrición Conductual En La Adolescencia - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La adolescencia es un período de grandes cambios físicos, emocionales y sociales. Es un momento en que los adolescentes están formando sus propias identidades y tomando decisiones sobre su futuro. La nutrición es un componente importante de la salud y el bienestar de los adolescentes y puede ayudarlos a alcanzar su máximo potencial. La... Read more

Nutrición del Futuro - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La tecnología está transformando la forma en que vivimos nuestras vidas, y la comida no es una excepción. Se están desarrollando nuevas tecnologías todo el tiempo que tienen el potencial de cambiar la forma en que comemos, desde la forma en que cultivamos los alimentos hasta la forma en que los preparamos y consumimos. Una de las áreas de... Read more

The MAN Called CASH - Abridged

By: Steve Turner

Narrated by: Kris Kristofferson

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Johnny Cash is one of the most influential figures in music and American popular culture today. While he was an icon to people of all ages during his life, Cash's legacy continues after his death. His remarkable story is captured in this exclusive authorized biography, addressing the whole life of Johnny Cash-not just his unforgettable music but... Read more

Prayers and Devotions from Pope John Paul II - Abridged

By: John Paul II & Peter Canisius Johannes van Li

Narrated by: William Bogert

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The former leader of the world's Catholics presents a year's worth of meditations on the life of Jesus, the Church, the family, and the place of faith in daily life, in this best-selling volume. Read more

Unraveled - Abridged

By: Maria Housden

Narrated by: Maria Housden

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden’s vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans.

Unraveled is Housden’s riveting and thoughtful story of how, after the death of her young daughter, she found the courage to break away from her role as... Read more

Boom! - Abridged

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Tom Brokaw

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In The Greatest Generation, his landmark bestseller, Tom Brokaw eloquently evoked for America what it meant to come of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Now, in Boom!, one of America’s premier journalists gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous Sixties, a fault line... Read more

The Blind Side - Abridged

By: Michael Lewis

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.
When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn... Read more

Wilt, 1962 - Abridged

By: Gary M. Pomerantz

Narrated by: Roscoe Orman

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers.

As historic and revolutionary as the achievement was, it remains shrouded in myth. The game... Read more