Biography & Memoir audiobooks


Selenskyj - Abridged
By: Wojciech Rogacin
Narrated by: Markus Sulzbacher
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Als Wolodymyr Selenskyj – bis dahin ein populärer Schauspieler und Comedian – 2019 überraschend die ukrainische Präsidentschaftswahl gewann, ging die Welt davon aus, dass er ein schwaches Staatsoberhaupt sein und sich vom Kreml mithilfe der Oligarchen leicht lenken lassen würde. Doch das Gegenteil war der Fall: Selenskyj erwies sich als Mann mit... Read more
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Last Lion - Abridged
By: Peter S. Canellos
Narrated by: Skipp Sudduth
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The comprehensive New York Times bestselling biography of Senator Ted Kennedy dives deeply into his political career, his shocking downfall, and his redemption from disappointing member of a grand dynasty to respected sage in the Senate.
No figure in American public life had such great expectations thrust upon him and fallen short of them so... Read more


American Sucker - Abridged
By: David Denby
Narrated by: David Boutsikaris
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Join David Denby, New Yorker critic and otherwise sensible man, on a whirlwind ride through an exuberant stock market, investment feeding frenzy, and the cataclysmic result of greed and illusion. Read more
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Furchtlos - Abridged
By: Eric Blehm
Narrated by: Michael J. Diekmann
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Die Navy SEALs sind die Elitetruppe der US-Streitkräfte. Sie durchlaufen die härteste Ausbildung der Welt und werden nur in den gefährlichsten Missionen eingesetzt. Das SEAL Team Six ist die Einheit, die Osama bin Laden tötete. Navy SEAL Adam Brown starb im März 2010 im Kampf, während eines Einsatzes in Afghanistan. Furchtlos erzählt die... Read more
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Paul Newman - Abridged
By: Shawn Levy
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[This] absorbing, affectionate portrait manages to bring [Newman] back to us. . . . Paul Newman leaves readers with a surprisingly cheering message. If the rest of us can’t aspire to having Newman’s life, we can at least take inspiration from the way he lived his.”—The Washington Post
“A graceful tribute to a... Read more


Biographien von außergewöhnlichen Jazzmusikern - Abridged
By: Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus & Chet Baker
Narrated by: Rufus Beck
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Biographien von außergewöhnlichen Jazzmusikern 1. The Thelonious Monk Story 2. The Charles Mingus Story 3. The Chet Baker Story gelesen von Rufus Beck Read more
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Die Ella Fitzgerald Story - Biografie - Abridged
By: Thomas Tippner
Narrated by: Omid-Paul Eftekhari
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Am 15. Juni 1996 verstummte für einen kurzen Augenblick die Welt. Die Königin des Jazz, Ella Jane Fitzgerald, hatte für immer die Augen geschlossen. Eine Frau, die die Welt mit ihrer Drei-Oktaven-Stimme bewegt hatte. Die Frau, die von ganz unten kam, und sich in die Herzen der Menschen sang. Ihr Leben war wie der wahr gewordene amerikanische... Read more
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No Such Thing as a Bad Day - Abridged
By: Hamilton Jordan
Narrated by: Hamilton Jordan
Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Since serving in the Carter White House in the late 1970s, Hamilton Jordan has survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer. Read more
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Zlata's Diary - Abridged
By: Zlata Filipovic
Narrated by: Dorota Puzio & Janine di Giovanni
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The child's diary that awakened the conscience of the world
When Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes. It begins as the day-to-day record of the life... Read more


Warped Factors - Abridged
By: Walter Koenig
Narrated by: Walter Koenig
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
This is actor Walter Koenig's story— from growing up as the neurotic child of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan through his rise to fame on Star Trek as Pavel Chekov, Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise. With wry wit, striking candor, and a true gift for storytelling, Koenig takes us on a sometimes bumpy but often... Read more
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Why Courage Matters - Abridged
By: John McCain & Mark Salter
Narrated by: John McCain
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: Yes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this inspiring meditation on courage, Senator John McCain shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear.
“We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear but the capacity for action... Read more


Ghost Light - Abridged
By: Frank Rich
Narrated by: Frank Rich
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: Yes
There is a theater superstition that if the emptied house is ever left completely dark, a ghost will take up residence. To prevent this, a single "ghost light" is left burning at center stage after the audience and all of the actors and musicians have left. In this eloquent and moving memoir, celebrated New York Times drama critic and columnist... Read more
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When Money Is King - Abridged
By: Richard Hack
Narrated by: Joseph Campanella
Length: 2 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Financier Ronald O. Perelman is one of the richest men in America, building a personal business empire worth billions. Linked to society's most dazzling beauties, Perelman owns palatial estates in Palm Beach, East Hampton, Manhattan, Sun Valley, and Bel Air, plus an impressive art collection, a fleet of automobiles, and two G-4 jets. This first... Read more
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Warren Beatty - Abridged
By: Suzanne Finstad
Narrated by: Dylan Baker
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: Yes
“Whatever you have read or heard about me through articles or gossip, forget it. I am nothing like that Warren Beatty. I am nothing like what you have read.” —Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty guarded his privacy even before he became a movie star, when he burst onto the screen in 1961 as the earnestly handsome all-American boy in Splendor in the... Read more


The Great Getty - Abridged
By: Robert Lenzner
Narrated by: Liz Smith
Length: 2 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: Yes
J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was a shrewd industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942, ultimately becoming a dominant player in the oil industry. In The Great Getty, Robert Lenzner presents an in-depth biography of the savviest entrepreneur of the 20th century and the world's richest private citizen at the time of his death— ... Read more
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Like No Other Time - Abridged
By: Tom Daschle
Narrated by: Tom Daschle
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history.
The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the... Read more


Die Louis Armstrong Story - Biografie - Abridged
By: Thomas Tippner
Narrated by: Omid-Paul Eftekhari
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: Yes
"Ich denke, ich hatte ein wunderschönes Leben. Ich hatte keine Wünsche, die ich mir nicht erfüllen konnte, und ich habe nahezu alles erreicht, weil ich dafür hart gearbeitet habe." So beschreibt Louis Armstrong kurz vor seinem Tod im Alter von 69 Jahren seinen Lebensweg. Das Lebenswerk des "Satchmo", wie er liebevoll genannt wurde,... Read more
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The King - Abridged
By: Börje Salming & Ola Liljedahl
Narrated by: Clint Aniara
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Dive into the compelling autobiography of Börje Salming, the legendary Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman who transformed Canadian hockey. What makes a hockey legend? Börje Salming, celebrated for his fearless, relentless play, was a pioneer among European players in the NHL. Born in the remote village of Salmi, Sweden, Börje's tough upbringing... Read more
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My Life in Three Acts - Abridged
By: Helen Hayes
Narrated by: Helen Hayes
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
In this extremely candid and honest account, Helen Hayes, acclaimed "First Lady of the American Theater", looks back on her life and career, and you are invited to a private listening session. So sit back, relax, and listen to behind-the-scenes portraits and anecdotes of personalities such as Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, John F. Kennedy, Al... Read more
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Edith Piaf - Biografie - Abridged
By: Thomas Tippner
Narrated by: MATTHIAS ERNST HOLZMANN
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Edith Piaf – Eine Legende! 1915 in Paris geboren, wurde sie bereits kurz nach der Geburt von ihrer Mutter verlassen und wuchs bei ihrer Großmutter auf, die sie halb verhungern lies. Ihr Vater, der in einem Wanderzirkus arbeitete, brachte sie schließlich bei seiner Mutter unter, die ein Bordell betrieb. Ediths Kindheit und Jugend war von Gewalt... Read more
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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
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Educating Esmé - Abridged
By: Esmé Raji Codell
Narrated by: Esmé Raji Codell
Length: 2 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Codell's portrait of an inner-city elementary school is funny, poignant, and inspiring. Read more
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Bush Country - Abridged
By: John Podhoretz
Narrated by: John Podhoretz
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Combining acerbic wit with insider political savvy, one of America's most entertaining journalists tells readers why George W. Bush is not only the Right Man at the Right Time, but has become the greatest Leader of the Age
George W. Bush arrived in the White House an untested governor with an unfortunate habit of tripping over his own tongue,... Read more


Taking Heat - Abridged
By: Ari Fleischer
Narrated by: Ari Fleischer
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
For two and a half years, Ari Fleischer served as the official liaison between the White House and members of the press, acting as the voice of President George W. Bush.In Taking Heat, Fleischer goes behind-the-scenes in the West Wing, giving his perspectives on:• September 11, 2001, its aftermath, and the anthrax scare • The pressure-filled... Read more
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