Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Forever War - Abridged

By: Dexter Filkins

Narrated by: Dexter Filkins

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgetable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the... Read more

JJ Abrams : Book Of Quotes (100+ Selected Quotes) - Abridged

By: Quotes Station

Narrated by: Chris Wolff

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

J. J. ABRAMS: BOOK OF QUOTES - ABOUT J. J. ABRAMSJeffrey Jacob Abrams is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and composer. He is known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star... Read more

في مقهى بشارع كورونا - Abridged

By: حاتم فهد الرويثي

Narrated by: محمد نصر الله

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

العزلة وما أدراك ما العزلة ،إنها تجعلك تتحرر من القيود التي فرضها عليك الزمن ،لقد أعطاك الله فرصة لكي تجلس مع نفسك وتعيد إعادة ذاتك من جديد ، فالذكي الذي يستغل العزلة والحجر المنزلي أفضل استغلال ،إذا هبت رياحك فأغتنمها ، فالمزارع الناجح الذي يستغل الظروف إلى صالحة ،ولا يلتفت للمحبطين ،أعلم علم اليقين بأن البعض يتذمر من الحجر المنزلي ،لكن ثق تمام... Read more

Machiavelli : Book Of Quotes (100+ Selected Quotes) - Abridged

By: Quotes Station

Narrated by: Chris Wolff

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

MACHIAVELLI: BOOK OF QUOTES - ABOUT MACHIAVELLINiccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written about 1513. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political... Read more

A Sportsman's Life - Abridged

By: Leigh Perkins & Geoffrey Norman

Narrated by: Doug Ordunio

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Insights from a businessman who achieved the ultimate accomplishment— transforming his personal enthusiasm into a wildly successful company.Imagine if you could live a life in which there were no boundaries between work and play, if you could blend the job you love— running a company that is committed to excellence— ... Read more

على طريق الهجر - Abridged

By: آمال عيسى سالم العرجان

Narrated by: ورد اسماعيل

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

على طريق الهجر, رحلة طويلة دامت خمس سنوات, رحلة على طريق عرف بكثرة حوادثه فسمي حينها, طريق الموت. على طريق الهجر رحلة, أنجبت خلالها اثنين من أبنائي وتعرفت فيها على صديقات عمري. في ذات الرحلة تطورت قدراتي المعرفية والعملية والأهم تجاربي الشخصية. بدأت الرحلة وأنا آمال البسيطة, الهشة, التي لا تعلم من الدنيا إلا المدارس والشهادات وانتهت الرحلة وأنا... Read more

King of Comedy - Abridged

By: Shawn Levy

Narrated by: Marty Ingels

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A revealing biography of comic legend Jerry Lewis.Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) achieved superstardom in the 1950s and 1960s with such films as The Caddy, The Bellboy, and The Nutty Professor. Later, Lewis was almost as well known for his dedication to the cause of muscular dystrophy and his annual Labor Day telethon, which he hosted for more than... Read more

The Family - Abridged

By: Kitty Kelley

Narrated by: Kitty Kelley

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

They have wielded enormous financial power and dominated world politics for more than half a century. They have been appointed to positions of great power and have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents. They have shaped our past and, with our country at war under the leadership of their number one son, they are, more... Read more

Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys - Abridged

By: Neil Oliver

Narrated by: Gideon Emery

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Stories of heroism, exploration, and sacrifice -- including Apollo XIII and Scott of the Antarctic -- that inspire boys to be courageous, selfless, and open to adventureTales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy’s education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles, and grandfathers of how other men had lived their... Read more

COMPENDIO SOBRE DERECHO DE PROTECCION AL CONSUMIDOR INTERNACIONAL - Abridged

By: SPENCER WILSON

Narrated by: NICOLOCUTOR

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Éste es un audiolibro sobre la importancia de la protección del consumidor 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

Portrait: Joseph Beuys, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Heiner Stachelhaus

Narrated by: Friedrich Küppersbusch

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die neue PORTRAIT-Reihe startet mit "Joseph Beuys". Wer war er? Scharlatan, Guru, Magier, Schamane? Oder ein Künstler, der die Dimensionen herkömmlicher Kunst und Kunstauffassung sprengte? Basierend auf jahrzehntelangen persönlichen Kontakten und Gesprächen mit Angehörigen und Freunden, Anhängern und Gegnern, entwirft Heiner Stachelhaus ein... Read more

Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down - Abridged

By: Jo Brand

Narrated by: Jo Brand

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Stand-Up while Sitting Down Years...

Jo Brand tells the story of how she crawled to fame and fortune, managed to persuade someone to marry her and had some children at an age when she should have been in a bath chair on the seafront. In this second volume of her memoirs, Jo recounts wild times on the comedy circuit, the attempts to tart her... 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

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

Rocket Boys - Abridged

By: Homer Hickam

Narrated by: Beau Bridges

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my hometown was at war with itself over its children, and that my parents were locked in a kind of bloodless combat over how my brother and I would live our lives....And I didn't know that the enthalpy decrease in a converging passage could be transformed into jet kinetic energy if a... Read more

GROWING UP REPUBLICAN - Abridged

By: Patricia Beard

Narrated by: Patricia Beard

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

An authorized biography of the New Jersey governor and possible vice-presidential candidate is based on the author's interviews with Christine Todd Whitman, the governor's family and friends, and Whitman's personal documents and photos. Read more

Kanye West : Book Of Quotes (100+ Selected Quotes) - Abridged

By: Quotes Station

Narrated by: Chris Wolff

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

KANYE WEST: BOOK OF QUOTES - ABOUT KANYE WESTKanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and politician. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general. - QUOTES SAMPLES "Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you... Read more

Tales from Q School - Abridged

By: John Feinstein

Narrated by: John Feinstein

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of Raise a Fist, Take a Knee and A Good Walk Spoiled, this "must-read" national bestseller takes you inside the dramatic world of the highest-pressure golf tournament in the world (Tampa Tribune).  

It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the... Read more

Ein Gespräch über Dante Alighieri: Die Göttliche Komödie - Klassiker der Literaturgeschichte 2 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

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

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

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In diesem Jahr jährt sich der 700. Todestag von Dante Alighieri: Die Göttliche Komödie, bedeutendes Werk der Weltliteratur, begründete die "Volks- sprache" Italienisch als Literatur- und Schriftsprache. Über den Autor, der 1265 in Flo- renz geboren wurde und im Alter von 62 in Ravenna verstarb, wissen wir indes wenig. Die Göttliche Komödie... Read more