Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Abandoned at Birth

By: Janet Sherlund

Narrated by: Janet Sherlund

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In Abandoned at Birth, Janet Sherlund explores the inherent need adopted children have for a sense of belonging and the pain and courage that is required to discover their true identity.Adoption is often painted as a happy, inspirational act—a baby finds a family and lives happily ever after. But the truth is that adopted children experience... Read more

Breath Taking

By: Jessica Fein

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"A master class in how to be a person." --Joanna Rakoff, bestselling author of My Salinger Year"Astonishing...one of the most moving memoirs I've read." --Caroline Leavitt, best-selling author of With or Without You and Days of Wonder.
In Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes, Jessica Fein takes readers on a powerful journey... Read more

The Dead Don't Need Reminding

By: Julian Randall

Narrated by: Julian Randall

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This “inventive, poetic, vulnerable, and sincere” book from an acclaimed author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture (Kirkus).

The Dead Don’t Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from the cliff edge of a harrowing depression and his... Read more

All You Need Is Rhythm & Grit

By: Cory Wharton-Malcolm

Narrated by: Cory Wharton-Malcolm

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Think running isn't for you? Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges this idea head-on with this joyful love letter to running and a motivational guide for everyone. Advocating running as an inclusive and community-focused activity, Cory shows us how to celebrate the incredible mind-body connection by getting your sneakers on and starting your running... Read more

Trippy

By: Ernesto Londoño

Narrated by: Ernesto Londoño

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author and is accompanied by original audio from their ayahuasca experiences. This deeply personal and immersive listen invites you to observe the profound impact of ayahuasca and its transformative effect upon the author's life.

A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of the use of psychedelics... Read more

Душа птицы

By: Пётр Немировский

Narrated by: Андрей Кузнецов

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

«Душа птицы» — повесть о безумной любви, вспыхнувшей в сердцах белого мужчины и черной женщины. Любовная история разворачивается во время пандемии Ковид-19, что придает ей особую трагичность. Описанные события во многом основаны на реальном опыте автора, работавшего во время пандемии в отделении «Скорой помощи» одного из нью-йоркских госпиталей. Read more

Fire in the Hole!

By: Bob Parsons

Narrated by: Bob Parsons

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In Fire in the Hole!, Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy, shares his story of extraordinary success as a self-made serial entrepreneur. Born in the tough town of East Baltimore to parents who were inveterate gamblers, billionaire philanthropist Bob Parsons’ early years were marked by hardship and financial struggle. While he vowed his own children... Read more

Love Is a Burning Thing

By: Nina St. Pierre

Narrated by: Nina St. Pierre

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting memoir about a daughter’s investigation into the wirings of her loving, unpredictable mother: a woman who lived her life in pursuit of the divine, and who started two big fires, decades apart.
 
Ten years before Nina was born, her mother lit herself on fire in a dual suicide attempt. During her recovery in the burn-unit, a nurse... Read more

Duty Calls

By: Dr. Antonia Novello, MD

Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Antonia Novello is a vanguard in the United States and Puerto Rico, whose enduring commitment to service has left an indelible mark on the world of public health. With a distinguished career including serving as the US Surgeon General and the New York State Commissioner of Health during 9/11, her story highlights an unwavering dedication to... Read more

Throne of Grace

By: Tom Clavin & Bob Drury

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"As soon as listeners hear Johnny Heller's easy Western drawl, they'll know they're in for a story about the Old West."—AudioFile

The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure Bob Drury and Tom... Read more

Fighting the Night

By: Paul Hendrickson

Narrated by: Fred Sanders & Paul Hendrickson

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed and best-selling author of Hemingway’s Boat, the profoundly moving story of his father’s wartime service as a night fighter pilot, and the prices he and his fellow soldiers paid for their acts of selfless, patriotic sacrifice

In the fall of 1944, Joe Paul Hendrickson, the author’s father, kissed his twenty-one-year-old wife and... Read more

Small Acts of Courage

By: Ali Velshi

Narrated by: Ali Velshi

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact.

Small acts of courage matter. Sometimes, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the stories of those who fought for democracy and freedom—for idealism itself—against all odds, from Mahatma... Read more

The Last of His Kind

By: Andy McCullough

Narrated by: LJ Ganser

Length: 13 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others.​ More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied... Read more

By the Time You Read This

By: Cheslie Kryst & April Simpkins

Narrated by: April Simpkins & Emana Rachelle

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter’s life.The text read, “By the time you get this …” This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own... Read more

The Birds That Audubon Missed

By: Kenn Kaufman

Narrated by: Mack Sanderson

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers in this fascinating “blend of history, science, art, biography, and memoir” (Booklist, starred review) that is “a bird lovers’ delight” (Kirkus Reviews).

Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of... Read more

Catch Me If You Can

By: Frank W. Abagnale & Stan Redding

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can. 

Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and... Read more

Magic Pill

By: Johann Hari

Narrated by: Johann Hari

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it—from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society’s dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies.

In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week... Read more

But What Will People Say?

By: Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MAEd, LGPC

Narrated by: Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MAEd, LGPC

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

“This wonderful book is a compass, a blueprint, a mirror, and a friend. Kohli gives language to what many of us feel but can’t yet articulate.”—Erika L. Sánchez, New York Times bestselling author of I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

“Loving, culturally informed, and holistic... [Kohli] compassionately shares her own story, and guides... Read more

The Jazzmen

By: Larry Tye

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of... Read more

It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping

By: Lisa-Jo Baker

Narrated by: Lisa-Jo Baker

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers—from the bestselling author of Never Unfriended

“Heartfelt, emotionally charged reflections . . . [a] bracing memoir.”—Kirkus Review

“Important. Riveting. Unforgettable . .... Read more

The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt

By: Edward F. O'Keefe

Narrated by: Edward F. O'Keefe

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an exclusive audio postscript featuring archival recordings of the voices of the Roosevelts, including Theodore (one of the first US presidents to have his voice captured on audio), Eleanor, Edith, Corinne, and Alice.

An “elegant and illuminating” (Jon Meacham) family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was... Read more

Se vain tapahtui – Lapsensurmaaja Ingeborg Anderssonin tarina

By: Maria Bouroncle

Narrated by: Sanna Majuri

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Kylmänä kevätpäivänä vuonna 1929 Artur Andersson löytää kotoaan kolme pientä lastaan kuolleina – hänen 27-vuotias vaimonsa Ingeborg on hukuttanut lapset pyykkipaljuun ja istuu nyt pöydän ääressä.   Mikä ajoi 27-vuotiaan Ingeborgin surmaamaan omat lapsensa? "Se vain tapahtui" on koskettava ja inhimillinen kuvaus nuoresta naisesta, jonka psyykkeen... Read more

brother. do. you. love. me.

By: Manni Coe

Narrated by: Manni Coe & Reuben Coe

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair.

"Profoundly moving and hugely uplifting."—Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Reuben, aged 38, was living in a home for adults with learning disabilities. He hadn’t established an independent life in the... Read more

First Love

By: Lilly Dancyger

Narrated by: Lilly Dancyger

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A “vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays” (Associated Press) that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space

“A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship as identity-crafting.”—Elle

Lilly Dancyger always thought... Read more