Biography & Memoir audiobooks

A Soldier's Promise - Abridged

By: First Sgt. Daniel Hendrex

Narrated by: Lee Sellars

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An uplifting story of unlikely friendship and hope during the Iraq War.

After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, First Sergeant Daniel Hendrex was dispatched along with his unit, Dragon Company, to Husaybah, a small town bordering Syria in the Sunni-dominated Al Anbar Province in Iraq. Their mission was to plug the bottleneck at the border... Read more

Truth and Duty - Abridged

By: Mary Mapes

Narrated by: Mary Mapes

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A riveting account of how the public's right to know is being attacked by an unholy alliance among politicians, news organizations and corporate America.

Truth and Duty was made into the 2015 film Truth, starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace and Elizabeth Moss.

For twenty five years, Mary Mapes has been an award-winning... Read more

(Out)Law - From Teenage Mum to Legal Trailblazer - Abridged

By: Alice Stephenson

Narrated by: Gill Mills

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

(Out)Law is a powerful and inspiring journey of survival and resourcefulness, exploring the remarkable life of Alice Stephenson, who defied adversity to become a beacon of change in the legal world. At just 18, Alice faced the challenges of teenage motherhood and homelessness, yet refused to be defined by her circumstances. Determined and... Read more

I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This - Abridged

By: Bob Newhart

Narrated by: Bob Newhart

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The first book ever from an icon of American comedy -- a hilarious combination of stories from his career and observations about life

That stammer. Those basset-hound eyes. That bone-dry wit. There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums, movies, and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and... Read more

Rewrites A Memoir - Abridged

By: Neil Simon

Narrated by: Neil Simon

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest.

More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's... Read more

Five Years to Freedom - Abridged

By: James N. Rowe

Narrated by: Reathel Bean

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive.

In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die.... Read more

This Family of Mine - Abridged

By: Victoria Gotti

Narrated by: Victoria Gotti

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter

Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally... Read more

The Marauder and His Daughter - Abridged

By: Linda Cunningham

Narrated by: Diedre Eby

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

AFTER DISCOVERING HER FATHER'S WAR DIARY, a young girl begins the lifelong journey of understanding how his brutal and miraculous war experience shaped their family and faith while bringing new insight to one of the most ambitious and secretive war missions of World War II. MERRILL'S MARAUDERS became the 172nd recipient of the Congressional Gold... Read more

Blood on the Risers - Abridged

By: John Leppelman

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it. 

As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often... 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

Now It's My Turn - Abridged

By: Mary Cheney

Narrated by: Mary Cheney

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Who is Mary Cheney?

In the most eagerly awaited political memoir of the season, Mary Cheney, who served as a top campaign aide to her father, the vice president, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the high-intensity world of presidential politics and talks for the first time about her life, her family, and her role in the campaigns of 2000... Read more

You Are Not Alone - Abridged

By: Jermaine Jackson

Narrated by: Jermaine Jackson Jr.

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This sophisticated, no-holds-barred biography of Michael Jackson by his brother Jermaine is filled with keen insight, rich anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes detail.

Older than Michael by four years, Jermaine knows the real Michael as only a brother can. In this raw, honest, and poignant account, he reveals Michael the private person, not Michael... Read more

The Majesty of the Law - Abridged

By: Sandra Day O'Connor

Narrated by: Sandra Day O'Connor

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In The Majesty of the Law, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, and ideas, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, and through... Read more

Into Africa - Abridged

By: Martin Dugard

Narrated by: Simon Jones

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. Into Africa is an extraordinarily ... Read more

The Woman I Was Born to Be - Abridged

By: Susan Boyle

Narrated by: Elaine C. Smith

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A memoir from worldwide singing sensation Susan Boyle—an inspiring story about overcoming struggles and celebrating triumphs, as she achieved her greatest dream.

In April 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain’s Got Talent touched the hearts of... Read more

A Good Man - Abridged

By: Mark Shriver

Narrated by: Mark Shriver

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this intimate portrait of an extraordinary father-son relationship, Mark K. Shriver discovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and applies them to his own life

When Sargent "Sarge" Shriver—founder of the Peace Corps and architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty—died in 2011 after a valiant fight with Alzheimer's,... Read more

Angela's Ashes - Abridged

By: Frank McCourt

Narrated by: Frank McCourt

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland.

“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is... Read more

Name All the Animals - Abridged

By: Alison Smith

Narrated by: Alison Smith

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The critically acclaimed, heartbreaking memoir that is at once a gorgeous, profound, and redemptive story of a family holding desperately to the memory of a lost child; and a touching, intelligent, and inspiring coming-out story.

A luminous, true story, Name All the Animals is an unparalleled account of grief and secret love: the tale of a family... Read more

A família do Papito - Abridged

By: Supla

Narrated by: Supla

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Escritos com bom humor e o estilo peculiar, os textos são como conversas em mesas de bar, causos contados por aquele que viveu essas peripécias, num tom despojado e original. E todos são ilustrados por fotos: o registro visual de uma vida rock and roll! Neste minilivro conheça mais sobre a família de Supla. Read more

Supla - Um papito in love - Abridged

By: Supla

Narrated by: Supla

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Escritos com bom humor e o estilo peculiar, os textos são como conversas em mesas de bar, causos contados por aquele que viveu essas peripécias, num tom despojado e original. E todos são ilustrados por fotos: o registro visual de uma vida rock and roll! Neste minilivro, Papito narra histórias da sua vida amorosa. Read more

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Abridged

By: Edmund Morris

Narrated by: Harry Chase

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

Supla - Papito descobre a música - Abridged

By: Supla

Narrated by: Supla

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Escritos com bom humor e o estilo peculiar, os textos são como conversas em mesas de bar, causos contados por aquele que viveu essas peripécias, num tom despojado e original. E todos são ilustrados por fotos: o registro visual de uma vida rock and roll! Neste minilivro, o Papito relata como ele descobriu e se involveu com a música. Read more

The Tae-Bo Way - Abridged

By: Billy Blanks

Narrated by: Billy Blanks

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Team up with the creator of Tae-Bo, the total body workout.  Strengthen your spirit, mind, and body!

Energizing and explosive, Tae-Bo is the hottest workout in America. It's fun. It's exciting. It's simple to learn. And best of all, it works! It's Tae-Bo: the future of fitness. And here's the book that teaches you the ultimate way to fitness for... Read more

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1 - Abridged

By: Lise Pearlman

Narrated by: Lise Pearlman

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder. Yet what was reported was largely fake news. Nearly a century after undocumented immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the dastardly crime, questions still linger. If the wrong man was convicted, who did it? When?... Read more