Biography & Memoir audiobooks

This Time, This Place - Abridged

By: Jack Valenti

Narrated by: Michael Douglas

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

With the nation at war in the 1940s, twenty-two-year-old Jack Valenti flew fifty-one combat missions as the pilot of a B-25 attack bomber with the 12th Air Force based in Italy. In the 1960s, with the nation reeling from the assassination of a beloved president and becoming embroiled in a far different kind of war in Vietnam, he was in that... Read more

Alimentación y Autoconocimiento - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La comida es una de las cosas más importantes en nuestra vida. Nos proporciona energía, nutrientes y ayuda a mantener nuestra salud física y mental. Pero comer también puede ser un gran desafío. Con tanta información y opiniones contradictorias sobre qué comer, puede ser difícil saber qué es lo mejor para nosotros. En este ebook exploraremos la... Read more

Comer Con Gratitud - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Comer con gratitud es una forma de apreciar la comida y todos los recursos que se necesitaron para traerla a nuestra mesa. Cuando comemos con gratitud, nos conectamos con la fuente de nuestra comida, ya sea la tierra, los animales o los trabajadores que la cultivaron y prepararon. También estamos conectando con las personas que comparten nuestra... 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

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

Empire of Blue Water - Abridged

By: Stephan Talty

Narrated by: John H. Mayer

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

He challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades—and brought it to its knees. Empire of Blue Water is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean. Henry Morgan, a twenty-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in... Read more

Speech-less - Abridged

By: Matthew Latimer

Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From a top speechwriter to President George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld, this may be the most candid memoir ever written about official Washington–a laugh-out-loud cri de coeur that shows what can happen to idealism in a town driven by self-interest.  

Matt chronicles his descent into Washington, D.C., hell, as he snares a series of unsatisfying... Read more

Comer Con Amor Propio - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Álvaro

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La relación que tenemos con la comida puede ser muy compleja . A menudo usamos la comida para premiarnos, consolarnos o castigarnos. Pero, ¿y si pudiéramos comer con amor y respeto por nosotros mismos? Al comer con amor propio , aprendemos a comer de forma nutritiva y equilibrada, sin castigarnos por nuestros errores. También aprendemos a... Read more

Michel Strogoff - Abridged

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: various

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Découvrez les aventures de Michel Strogoff, capitaine des courriers du tsar de Russie, dont la mission à très hauts risques l'emmène de Moscou à Irkoutsk, capitale de la Sibérie orientale. Son objectif ? Avertir le grand-duc, frère du tsar, sans nouvelles de Moscou, de l'invasion imminente des hordes tartares. Son voyage de plus de 5500 km sera... Read more

Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Abridged

By: Roy Jenkins

Narrated by: Richard Rohan

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone

A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention... Read more

To Dance, to Live - Abridged

By: Carolyn J. Brown

Narrated by: Rebecca Avery

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Thalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911–2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at age sixteen to Paris for further study. During a tour in Europe and South America, she met her... Read more

Sixty Feet, Six Inches - Abridged

By: Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson & Lonnie Wheeler

Narrated by: Mirron Willis & Dominic Hoffman

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in... Read more

Lincoln - Abridged

By: Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt, II...

Narrated by: Frank Langella

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An audiobook to be treasured by all history buffs: the companion volume to the ABC TV documentary.

This remarkable biography presents Abraham Lincoln as we have never before seen him. The insightful and vibrant narrative draws extensively on diaries, letters, and other primary sources to provide a remarkably close-up view of Lincoln: the boy,... Read more

A Life That Matters - Abridged

By: Terri's Family:, Mary and Robert Schindler, Suz...

Narrated by: Don Leslie & Kate McIntyre

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 2004-2005, when the Terri Schiavo case divided the country, one side of the story was buried under the avalanche of politics and power. Now, Terri Schiavo's parents, brother, and sister speak out, for Terri and themselves. A Life That Matters may well change every assumption you have about Terri's too-brief life and prolonged, agonizing... Read more

A Room of My Own - Abridged

By: Donald Davis

Narrated by: Donald Davis

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sibling rivalry. Sometimes, a kid just isn't ready for some little squirt to come along and invade his space, his own room. So what if there's an extra bed in the room; isn't that where the stuffed animals are supposed to sleep? How could a couple of otherwise sensible parents just bring a new kid home without even consulting their very own son?... Read more

Fred Frees Favorites: An Audiobook Sampler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Pedro Pa...

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Fred Fre...

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Trying to decide which audiobook is best for you? Let Fred Frees pick out some samples for you! This series of hour-long programs presents the first chapters of Fred's handpicked favorite BearManor and Waterlogg audiobooks.This collection includes:The Last Films of 50 Great Directors by Nat SegaloffThe Laugh Makers: Bob Hope's Incredible Gag... Read more

Unconquered - Abridged

By: Adam Davis

Narrated by: John Chancer

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Face your pain. Live unconquered. Trauma is notorious for trapping people in the pain of their past. When you live in defeat, it can be difficult to embrace the hope and victory available in Christ. Former law enforcement officer Adam Davis knows what it's like to feel defeated. In Unconquered, Davis bravely shares his personal experiences... Read more

The Cowboy Detective - Abridged

By: Charles Siringo

Narrated by: Michael Martin Murphey

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A fascinating, true-life memoir of an undercover agent in the wild, wild west of the late 1800s!After years of cowboying, Charles A. Siringo settled down in Caldwell, Kansas to run a store— until an acquaintance told him that he was "cut out" for detective work. Thereupon, Siringo joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, where... Read more

Things I've Been Silent About - Abridged

By: Azar Nafisi

Narrated by: Azar Nafisi

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

I started making a list in my diary entitled “Things I Have Been Silent About.” Under it I wrote: “Falling in Love in Tehran. Going to Parties in Tehran. Watching the Marx Brothers in Tehran. Reading Lolita in Tehran.” I wrote about repressive laws and executions, about public and political abominations. Eventually I drifted into writing about... Read more

Fair Game - Abridged

By: Valerie Plame Wilson

Narrated by: Valerie Plame Wilson

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On July 6, 2003, four months after the United States invaded Iraq, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic op-ed, "What I Didn't Find in Africa," appeared in The New York Times. A week later, conservative pundit Robert Novak revealed in his newspaper column that Ambassador Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, was a CIA operative. The... Read more

Embracing the Wide Sky - Abridged

By: Daniel Tammet

Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day...

Owner of "the most remarkable mind on the planet" (Entertainment Weekly), Daniel Tammet captivated audiences and won worldwide critical acclaim with his 2007 memoir Born on a Blue Day and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new... Read more

Out of the Frying Pan - Abridged

By: Keith Floyd

Narrated by: Keith Floyd

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Keith Floyd’s exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter. But here, for the first time, he tells his own story – and it is full of surprises. An idiosyncratic, splendid autobiography of a well known personality, and the discovery of a writing... Read more

Châteaubriand et son temps - Extrait des mémoires d'Outre-Tombe - Abridged

By: François-René de Chateaubriand

Narrated by: Pierre Fresnay

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Extraits des Mémoires d'outre-tombe. Contient aussi une romance écrite par Chateaubriand, "Combien j'ai douce souvenance", chantée par Suzanne Vayssaire. François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand est un écrivain et homme politique français. Il est considéré comme l'un des précurseurs du romantisme français et l'un des grands noms de la littérature... Read more

Body Politics (Gekürzte Lesung) - Abridged

By: Melodie Michelberger

Narrated by: Melodie Michelberger

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frauen sollen dem Schönheitsideal entsprechen, aber nicht zu individuell sein. Wer dem Ideal nicht entspricht, soll sich wenigstens selbst lieben. Der Druck auf Frauen ist so hoch wie nie, und wie seit Jahrhunderten bestimmt der männliche Blick, welche Frauenkörper attraktiv sind. Haben wir verlernt, unsere Körper zu akzeptieren und dankbar für... Read more