Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Gullivers Reisen – neu erzählt - Abridged

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Ilja Richter

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Als "Gullivers Reisen" 1726 erschien, wurde es schnell zum Jugendbuchklassiker. Doch Jonathan Swift schrieb seine Geschichte mit einer derart scharfen Feder, dass auch Erwachsene sie durchaus mit Gewinn lesen können. "Es birgt scharfsinnige Gesellschaftsbeobachtungen und Psychogramme, entlarvt den korrupten, geld- und machtgeilen,... Read more

Lessons in Becoming Myself - Abridged

By: Ellen Burstyn

Narrated by: Ellen Burstyn

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A deeply personal and electrifying memoir by Ellen Burstyn, renowned actress and six-time Academy Award nominee.

By the time Ellen Burstyn arrived in New York to study acting, she'd already worked as a Texas fashion model, a Montreal chorus girl, suffered numerous toxic relationships, and just as many name changes and spiritual paths. Theater... Read more

Der letzte Mohikaner - neu erzählt - Abridged

By: author

Narrated by: Horst Janson

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

Angespornt vom Erfolg seines Buches "Der Spion" (1821), das heute als erster bedeutender historischer Roman der amerikanischen Literatur gilt, bearbeitete James Fenimore Cooper weitere Wendepunkte der Geschichte Nordamerikas. Nach dem Vorbild des schottischen Schriftstellers Walter Scott verfasste er mehrere Bände, in denen der Waldläufer Natty... Read more

Jim Cramer's Real Money - Abridged

By: James J. Cramer

Narrated by: James J. Cramer

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Even after repeated boom and bust cycles on Wall Street, it’s still possible to make real money in the stock market—provided investors take a disciplined approach to investing. Financial guru Jim Cramer shows how ordinary investors can prosper, no matter the climate on Wall Street.

How do we find hot stocks without getting burned? How do we... Read more

Soldier - Abridged

By: Karen DeYoung

Narrated by: Roscoe Orman

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Over the course of a lifetime of service to his country, Colin Powell became a national hero, a beacon of wise leadership and, according to polls, “the most trusted man in America.” From his humble origins as the son of Jamaican immigrants to the highest levels of government in four administrations, he helped guide the nation through some of its... Read more

Beyond the White House - Abridged

By: Jimmy Carter

Narrated by: Jimmy Carter

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The president’s personal and passionate account of his twenty-five years in the service of humanitarian effort that won him the Nobel Peace Prize was received with the admiring respect of reviewers and readers and it will stand as the record of his brilliant post-presidential career.

This is the story of President Jimmy Carter’s post-presidency,... Read more

The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon - Abridged

By: Thomas C Reinstein

Narrated by: Thomas C Reinstein

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon daylights a newly excavated vein in the Golden State of mind. It follows the unbelievably true life and times of accidental California pioneer Thomas D Carneal III. His prominent Northern Kentucky clan carved an ironic notch into the whiskey rebellion of 1790's and beyond. Out of the blue, tragedy... Read more

Cartas para Alice Cooper e James Blunt e Melanie C mais jovens - Abridged

By: Alice Cooper, James Blunt & Melanie C

Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA ALICE COOPER E JAMES BLUNT E MELANIE C MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu,... Read more

Cartas para Werner Herzog e Tiago Mattos mais jovens - Abridged

By: Werner Herzog & Tiago Mattos

Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA WERNER HERZOG E TIAGO MATTOS MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades... Read more

Auf eine Currywurst mit Gregor Gysi (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Gregor Gysi & Hans-Dieter Schütt

Narrated by: Gregor Gysi & Hans-Dieter Schütt

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gregor Gysi - so offen und persönlich wie noch nie Gregor Gysi, Legende der Linkspartei und alternativer Elder Statesman, wird auf seinen Lesereisen seit Jahren von Hans-Dieter Schütt begleitet. So kam es zu den Gesprächen am Imbissstand, die in diesem Buch versammelt sind: Gysi in seinem Element, schlagfertig, pointiert, lebensklug. Über... Read more

The Case for Hillary Clinton - Abridged

By: Susan Estrich

Narrated by: Susan Estrich

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

With the Bush era now in its final years, all eyes are turning to the 2008 political season -- especially those of Democratic voters, who are casting about for a galvanizing leader to help them win back the White House. Longtime political analyst Susan Estrich argues that no candidate even approaches the power and promise of Hillary Rodham... Read more

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe - Abridged

By: J. Randy Taraborrelli

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture.

When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was... Read more

Cartas para John Lithgow e Ana Botafogo mais jovens - Abridged

By: John Lithgow & Ana Botafogo

Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA JOHN LITHGOW E ANA BOTAFOGO MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades... Read more

Psychic Warrior - Abridged

By: David Morehouse

Narrated by: David Morehouse

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For nearly two decades, the United States military intelligence community delved into the dark world of psychic espionage, recruiting a team of individuals who used their paranormal gifts to transcend time and space and uncover the highly guarded military secrets of other nations. After David Morehouse— a highly decorated Army... Read more

Hello, Lied the Agent - Abridged

By: Ian Gurvitz

Narrated by: Ian Gurvitz

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

While TV is prevalent in most of our lives, few of us have much knowledge of its behind-the-scenes operations. In this riveting expose, veteran writer and producer Ian Gurvitz illuminates a side of the business few people get to see. Drawing on notes from his personal journal, Gurvitz details two years in the dizzying ups-and-downs life of a... Read more

Why Do I Say These Things? - Abridged

By: Jonathan Ross

Narrated by: Jonathan Ross

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This is Jonathan Ross. And nothing is out of bounds when it comes to talking about life as he knows it. From sex and pugs to rock 'n' roll and genital warts, Jonathan holds forth as only he can. This sharply observed, laugh-out-loud, outrageous page-turner will leave you asking just one question . . . Why didn't he write it sooner? Read more

How Not to Grow Up: Birthdays - Abridged

By: Richard Herring

Narrated by: Richard Herring

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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Comedian Richard Herring has a major problem. He's about to turn 40 and hasn't seen it coming. He's not married, doesn't have a proper job or 2.4 children. But now, finally, it looks as if the world expects him to be a grown up - and he's completely unprepared for it.

As the momentous and terrifying event approaches (his... 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

Cartas para Jane Lynch e Elza Soares mais jovens - Abridged

By: Jane Lynch & Elza Soares

Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA JANE LYNCH E ELZA SOARES MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades das... Read more

Cartas para Sir Roger Bannister e Colm Tóibín mais jovens - Abridged

By: Colm Tóibín

Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA SIR ROGER BANNISTER E COLM TÓIBÍN MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu,... Read more

No Shortcuts to the Top - Abridged

By: Ed Viesturs & David Roberts

Narrated by: Ed Viesturs

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much... Read more

High Calling - Abridged

By: Evelyn Husband

Narrated by: Evelyn Husband

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rick Husband wanted to be an astronaut since his fourth birthday, but it wasn't always for the right reasons. Initially, he thought it would be neat . . . cool . . . a fun thing to do. It wasn't until he came to a spiritual crossroads and was able to give that dream up to discover the true desires of his heart before he actually got into the... 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

The Narnian - Abridged

By: Alan Jacobs

Narrated by: Alan Jacobs

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Yet who was the man who created this world? This audio book attempts to unearth the making of the first Narnian, C. S. Lewis... Read more