Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Noonday Demon - Abridged

By: Andrew Solomon

Narrated by: Andrew Solomon

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The Noonday Demon is Andrew Solomon’s National Book Award-winning, bestselling, and transformative masterpiece on depression—“the book for a generation, elegantly written, meticulously researched, empathetic, and enlightening” (Time)—now with a major new chapter covering recently introduced and novel treatments, suicide and anti-depressants,... Read more

O que vi dos presidentes - Abridged

By: Cristiana Lôbo & Diana Fernandes

Narrated by: Vany Américo

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Com seu olhar jornalístico sempre apurado e dedicado, Cristiana Lôbo traçou o perfil dos presidentes brasileiros que permeiam a história do Brasil desde o início do processo de redemocratização. Não como um livro de história ou relatos, mas como uma narrativa do que viu e acompanhou no desenvolvimento da política brasileira através da... Read more

Bleeding Fabulous - Abridged

By: Mark Ward

Narrated by: Seb Carrington

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The story of how a boy came to be infected with blood borne viruses, and in spite of multiple death sentences, lived to become the world's first ever LGBTQ+ Ambassador for Haemophilia. 'Faced daily with my own mortality, I chose to live fabulously—each of my fifty-five years has been full of love, laughter, adventure… and feather boas.' Mark... Read more

La Vie des Disciples de Jésus-Christ, jusqu' à la Destruction du Temple de Jérusalem. - Abridged

By: Israel Nazir

Narrated by: Israel Nazir

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Cette histoire romancée ou roman historique commence quelques jours après la crucifixion de Jésus-Christ par la découverte par Marie-Madeleine et Marie-Salomé du sépulcre vide de Jésus. L'histoire s'étale ensuite sur les 40 années qui suivirent et se termine par la destruction du Temple de Jérusalem.

Cette histoire est centrée sur la vie des... Read more

Trying to Get to Heaven - Abridged

By: Dixie Carter

Narrated by: Dixie Carter

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dixie Carter has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself.

Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker is one long conversation that you never want to end. Read more

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Movie-Tie In - Abridged

By: Chuck Barris

Narrated by: Chuck Barris

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

AN OUTRAGEOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED TO COINCIDE WITH THE MIRAMAX FILM STARRING DREW BARRYMORE, GEORGE CLOONY, AND SAM ROCKWELL, DIRECTED BY GEORGE CLOONY
Suspense, excess, danger and exuberant fun come together in Chuck Barris' unlikely autobiography -- the tale of a wildly flamboyant 1970s television producer, better known as the infamous... Read more

Visions From a Foxhole - Abridged

By: William Foley

Narrated by: Jim Soreiro

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division’s bold campaign to break through Hitler’s “impregnable” Siegfried line at the end of World War II

Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent straight to the front lines, arriving January 25, 1945–just in... Read more

George Washington - Abridged

By: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn

Narrated by: Richard Rohan

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president
Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments,... Read more

True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa - Abridged

By: Michael Finkel

Narrated by: Michael Finkel

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The improbable but true story of a man accused of murdering his entire family and the journalist he impersonated while on the runIn 2001, Mike Finkel was on top of the world: young, talented, and recently promoted to a plum job at the New York Times Magazine. Then he made an irremediable slip: Under extraordinary pressure to keep producing... Read more

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven - Abridged

By: Susan Jane Gilman

Narrated by: Susan Jane Gilman

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey—a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. 

They were young, brilliant, and bold. They set out to conquer the world. But the world had other plans for them.

Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is a hilarious... 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

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

Los chicos de Hidden Valley Road - Abridged

By: Robert Kolker

Narrated by: Bill Hathey

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Resumen del libro por Strem readers, esta es una versión abreviada del título original. "Los chicos de Hidden Valley Road" narra la historia de una familia estadounidense que, marcada por la tragedia, se enfrenta a la esquizofrenia de varios de sus hijos. El libro explora cómo la enfermedad mental afecta a cada miembro de la familia y cómo, a... Read more

Superarme siempre fue un placer - Abridged

By: Federico Atilio Rodriguez De Lima

Narrated by: Lucia .I.A

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vivir es un aprendizaje continuo, un ejercicio de adaptación que nunca termina, un camino que, en ocasiones, se oscurece y se vuelve hostil, asediado por situaciones que nos atormentan y nos hacen querer tirar la toalla. Pero esas situaciones son, al final, tan solo experiencias, momentos pasajeros que podemos superar, incluso en las condiciones... Read more

The Hill Fights - Abridged

By: Edward F. Murphy

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as “the Hill Fights.” Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly preview of the carnage to come at Khe Sanh, few... Read more

The 2nd Daws Butler Collection - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler, Joe Bevilacqua & a full ...

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

His voice can be heard in countless classic animated cartoons still seen on television around the world. He was Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and a hundred others. His fans included Groucho Marx, Lionel Barrymore, and even Albert Einstein. His work with satirist Stan Freberg sold millions of records. You have probably never heard of him. His... Read more

Parting the Waters - Abridged

By: Taylor Branch

Narrated by: CCH Pounder & Joe Morton

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement,... Read more

President Me - Abridged

By: Adam Carolla

Narrated by: Adam Carolla

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Imagine a world where New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actor, television, and podcast host Adam Carolla is the President of the United States. Can’t do it? You don’t have to! Adam has done it for you!Podcast king Adam Carolla first shared his unique, but always funny world view in his New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We’ll... Read more

From This Moment On - Abridged

By: Shania Twain

Narrated by: Sherie Rene Scott & Shania Twain

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From superstar Shania Twain, a poignant, heartfelt, and beautifully told account of her hard-scrabble childhood, rise to worldwide fame, and personal tragedies.

The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished... 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

Die Humboldts - Abridged

By: Dorothee Nolte

Narrated by: Dorothee Nolte & Paul Sonderegger

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Wir sind uns gut, aber selten eng", sagte Wilhelm von Humboldt über sein Verhältnis zu Alexander. Zwei Jahre trennen die Brüder Humboldt, sie wachsen behütet, aber nicht glücklich im Tegeler Familienschloss auf, werden auf eine Karriere im preußischen Staatsdienst vorbereitet. Alexander wird Forschungsreisender, Wilhelm Staatsbeamter und... 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

An American Life - Abridged

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Don’t miss one of our greatest presidents’ bestselling autobiographies in his own words. Ronald Reagan’s story is a work of major historical importance, a narrative that The Washington Times calls “one of our classic American success stories.”

Few presidents have accomplished more, or been so effective in changing the direction of government in... Read more