Biography & Memoir audiobooks

A Small Place in Italy - Abridged

By: Eric Newby

Narrated by: Eric Newby

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The... Read more

Mellon - Abridged

By: David Cannadine

Narrated by: John H. Mayer

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each.
Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to... Read more

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush - Abridged

By: Eric Newby

Narrated by: Richard E. Grant

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A classic of travel writing, ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent... Read more

Miss Unlikely - Abridged

By: Betty Cantrell Maxwell

Narrated by: Betty Cantrell Maxwell

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From a double-wide trailer on a farm in Georgia to the 2016 Miss America pageant, Betty Cantrell was not a likely contender for the crown. She won by being herself—mistakes and all. Miss Unlikely takes you through Betty's unconventional childhood, the surprising pageant journey, an incredible year as Miss America, a fairytale wedding, and... Read more

Speaking of Freedom - Abridged

By: George H.W. Bush

Narrated by: George H.W. Bush

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of his inauguration and the commission of the USS George H.W. Bush, a collection of the forty-first president’s speeches.  

Here, in his own words, is the record of George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Chosen and annotated by former President Bush, these forty-two speeches reflect his concerns, his political... Read more

Empire - Abridged

By: Donald L. Barlett & James B. Steele

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. Here at last, in a uniquely full and brilliantly documented biography by a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative team, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth.Hughes had always been... Read more

Antonio Vivaldi und der Fluch des Phoenix - Abridged

By: Michael Vonau

Narrated by: Heiner Heusinger & Thomas Rübenacker

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Antonio Vivaldi und der Fluch des Phoenix Dreimal wird Venedigs berühmtes Opernhaus - das Theater des Phoenix - Opfer von verheerenden Brandkatastrophen. Genug Arbeit für Fred, die Feuermaus, auf ihrem Zeitsprung durch die Musikgeschichte. Doch diesmal gibt es technische Probleme. Es verschlägt unsere Löschhelfer ins Venedig des Jahres 1726.... Read more

The Marauder and His Daughter - Abridged

By: Linda Cunningham

Narrated by: Diedre Eby

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

AFTER DISCOVERING HER FATHER'S WAR DIARY, a young girl begins the lifelong journey of understanding how his brutal and miraculous war experience shaped their family and faith while bringing new insight to one of the most ambitious and secretive war missions of World War II. MERRILL'S MARAUDERS became the 172nd recipient of the Congressional Gold... Read more

Julie and Julia - Abridged

By: Julie Powell

Narrated by: Julie Powell

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia.

Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell reclaims her life by... Read more

Here on Gilligan’s Isle - Abridged

By: Russell Johnson & Steve Cox

Narrated by: Russell Johnson

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sit right back and take a nostalgic, first-hand look into the world of Gilligan's Island— everything you ever wanted to know about the show from the Professor himself, Russell Johnson. Directly from the ship's log, Johnson takes you to the day when Sherwood Schwartz shipwrecked seven strangers on a tiny desert isle— and... Read more

Papa Bravo Romeo - Abridged

By: Wynn Goldsmith

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Our mission was independent, no-holds-barred combat against a stubborn enemy in the enemy's backyard."                

In Vietnam, river warfare was often conducted in the dark. It was always dangerous, sometimes fatal--especially in the eastern end of the Cong-plagued Mekong Delta. In 1967, U.S. Navy Lt. Wynn Goldsmith was the "river rat" who... Read more

Marlene Dietrich - Abridged

By: Steven Bach

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the stages of Berlin to anti-Nazi efforts and silver-screen stardom, Marlene Dietrich was an icon who embodied glamour and sophistication for audiences around the globe. In a grand and sweeping biography that will stand as the ultimate authority on this singular star, Steven Bach reveals the fascinating woman behind the myth. Based on six... Read more

Grace - Abridged

By: Robert Lacey

Narrated by: Donna Mills

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At the age of 25, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress and little more than a year later, she became royalty. Stunningly beautiful, elusive, and aloof, Grace Kelly captured our imagination and affection throughout her storybook career and royal marriage. Raised in Philadelphia in an atmosphere of great wealth and greater expectations,... Read more

I Never Played the Game - Abridged

By: Howard Cosell

Narrated by: Howard Cosell

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For years, the legendary sports journalist pulled no punches. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. There's no question that I'm all of those things." His blustery, cocksure personality ensured that this larger-than-life sports commentator remains as well known today as many of the athletes he... Read more

Steel Victories - Abridged

By: Monica C. Smith

Narrated by: Monica C. Smith & Marla Smith-McCoy

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This father-daughter tale reveals how the author’s father taught her how to fight and survive in an unfiltered America. Born in the early 1940s, her father was thrown into a world where he had no choice but to fight in many different arenas, including the boxing ring and the courtroom. He instilled in her his unrelenting drive and will to win.... 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

Cartas para Mary J. Blige e Ozwald Boateng mais jovens - Abridged

By: Mary J. Blige & Ozwald Boateng

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 MARY J. BLIGE E OZWALD BOATENG 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

Ein Gespräch über Ernest Hemingway - Die Killer + Das kurze glückliche Leben des Francis Macomber - Klassiker der Literaturgeschichte 11 (Gekürzt) - Abridged

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

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

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Für seine Novelle "Der alte Mann und das Meer" wird Ernest Hemingway 1953 mit dem Pulitzer Preis ausgezeichnet. Nur ein Jahr später erhält der Autor den Literaturnobelpreis. In der Short Story "Die Killer", erschienen 1927, wird Nick Adams, ein wiederkehrender Charakter in Hemingways Texten, Zeuge eines Überfalls auf ein Lokal. Zwei Gangster... Read more

West End Girls - Abridged

By: Barbara Tate

Narrated by: Kate O'Sullivan

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Now a Top Ten bestseller. Barbara Tate was 17 when she heard the whispered word that would change her life: Soho. It would take four years for Barbara to escape her loveless home but when she finally made it to the forbidden streets of Soho - just as London was recovering from the trauma of the second world war - things would never be the same... Read more

La audacia de la esperanza (abreviado) - Abridged

By: Barack Obama

Narrated by: Erwin Dorado

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Reflexiones sobre como Restaurar el sueño Americano FonoLibro se complace en presentar el audiolibro en español "La audacia de la esperanza" del recién electo a la presidencia de los Estados Unidos de América, Barack Obama. En Julio de 2004, Barack Obama electrificó a la Convención Nacional Demócrata con un discurso que llegó a los Americanos de... Read more

Cartas para Sir Mo Farah e Sir Tom Jones mais jovens - Abridged

By: Sir Mo Farah & Sir Tom Jones

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 MO FARAH E SIR TOM JONES 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

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

Paula Deen - Abridged

By: Paula Deen

Narrated by: Paula Deen

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

• Fans love Paula Deen: Paula Deen: It Ain’t About the Cookin’ spent over 3 months on the New York Times bestseller list: there are over 500,000 hardcovers in print..

• A superstar author: Paula Deen is an American icon. She is one of the most popular hosts on the Food Network and with more than 6 million books in print, an expanding restaurant... 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