Biography & Memoir audiobooks

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Way You Make Me Feel

By: Nina Sharma

Narrated by: Nina Sharma

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

“Remarkable . . . The Way You Make Me Feel affirms that Black and Brown existence in America comes with no guarantee of collective solidarity, no innate promise of racial equality. The path to justice is uncertain, Sharma reminds us, and we must each work hard—and be bold enough to sacrifice our own comfort—to actualize it.” —Washington Post

A... Read more

I Will Show You How It Was

By: Illia Ponomarenko

Narrated by: Sergey Nagorny

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents I Will Show You How It Was by Illia Ponomarenko, read by Sergey Nagorny.

"A story of searing clarity from Ukraine’s frontlines of an unfathomably resilient, freedom loving people who refuse to bend to Putin’s assault on truth and human life."—Nicole Perlroth

“Destined to become a classic of modern war reporting.”—Luke Harding

A... Read more

The Book of Mothers

By: Carrie Mullins

Narrated by: Sarab Kamoo

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Sweet, supportive, dependable, selfless. Long before she had children of her own, journalist Carrie Mullins knew how mothers should behave. But how? Where did these expectations come from—and, more importantly, are they serving the mothers whose lives they shape? Carrie's suspicion, later crystallized while raising two small children, was that... 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

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

Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: Juan Padilla

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Walden (originalmente Walden, la vida en los bosques) es un ensayo, publicado en 1854, cuyo autor es Henry David Thoreau y constituye uno de los textos de no ficción más famosos escritos por un estadounidense. En él, el autor narra los dos años, dos meses y dos días que vivió en una cabaña construida por él mismo, cercana al lago Walden. Con... Read more

LE POUVOIR DE L'ESPRIT

By: Émile T. Dumont

Narrated by: Émile T. Dumont

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Laissez-vous inspirer par les récits extraordinaires de personnes qui ont vaincu l'adversité !Plongez dans un voyage captivant, où ces histoires courtes mais puissantes, pleines d'enseignements et de motivation, vous guideront vers la découverte des compétences qui vous rendent incassable, et vous aideront à découvrir la capacité à surmonter les... Read more

The Sounds of the ‘50s

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in Mississippi, a young kid named Elvis Presley came to Memphis as a teenager and changed music forever. Fusing country and rhythm and blues with rock, Elvis brought traditional African-American sounds to the forefront of music in the 1950s, but he did so as a handsome white man before the height of the Civil Rights Movement. On top of... Read more

Die zwei Wölfe

By: Brenda Leb

Narrated by: Brigitte Kaindl

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Brenda Leb wurde in ihrer Kindheit jahrelang von ihrem Vater sexuell missbraucht. 'Mein Weg aus dem Fegefeuer' war für die Autorin sehr steinig. Doch sie wurde stark, tolerant und glücklich. In diesem Buch erzählt sie von der Alzheimer Erkrankung ihres Vaters, der zwiespältigen Beziehung zu ihrer Mutter und wie sie am Arbeitsplatz in ein... Read more

Lydia Maria Child

By: Lydia Moland

Narrated by: Lydia Moland

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling biography of Lydia Maria Child, one of nineteenth-century America’s most courageous abolitionists.By 1830, Lydia Maria Child had established herself as something almost unheard of in the American nineteenth century: a beloved and self-sufficient female author. Best known today for the immortal poem “Over the River and through the... Read more

Jack Buck, That's a Winner

By: Jack Buck, Rob Rains & Bob Broeg

Narrated by: Bruce Horlick

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In his forthright and honest autobiography, St. Louis Cardinal, World Series, and Super Bowl broadcaster Jack Buck entertains all of his fans once more in a different setting. Jack Buck: "That's a Winner!" does more than entertain, however. It provides readers with an inside look at a man they have listened to so often, they consider him part of... Read more

O PODER DA MENTE

By: Heitor K. Rodrigues

Narrated by: Heitor K. Rodrigues

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Deixe-se inspirar por histórias extraordinárias de pessoas que venceram a adversidade!Mergulhe numa viagem cativante, onde estas histórias curtas mas poderosas, cheias de lições e motivação, o guiarão na descoberta das competências que o tornam inquebrável e aprenderá sobre a espantosa capacidade humana de ultrapassar desafios, transformar... Read more

René Meulensteen: United, Sir Alex & Me

By: René Meulensteen

Narrated by: Finlay Robertson

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Manchester United enjoyed their greatest generation under Sir Alex Ferguson. The rulebook on domestic domination was rewritten as the club became the most successful in British football history.

For the first time, one of Ferguson's closest aides lifts the lid on the inner workings at Carrington, as René Meulensteen, one of the game's greatest... Read more

Twice as Weird

By: Peter Flom

Narrated by: Maxwell Zener

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

When Peter Flom was five years old, his parents were told that he had "minimal brain dysfunction" and would never go to college. Peter skipped twelfth grade, did college in three years, and got his BA at twenty. He now has a Ph.D. He also has a new diagnosis: Twice Exceptional (2E). He has nonverbal learning disabilities but is also gifted.... Read more

Your Elected Representatives

By: Paul LeVota

Narrated by: Paul LeVota

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Your Elected Representatives is the tale of a legislator and how he got to the State Capitol. It is filled with stories about political characters and their interactions with others, alternating between humorous and more telling situations. These are simply curious stories from your elected representative to amuse readers. Read more

Winter’s Rise

By: Winter Vinecki

Narrated by: Winter Vinecki

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Winter's Rise is the inspirational story of how one young girl's epic quest to cope with the devastating loss of her father led to an awe-inspiring adventure spanning every corner of the globe. It takes us through her historic, record-breaking feat and the realization of her Olympic dreams—while ultimately achieving a place of personal healing. Read more

Papa Francisco. El sucesor

By: Javier Martínez-Brocal

Narrated by: Marc Lobato

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Un relato de primera mano de un escenario insólito: la convivencia vaticana, de casi una década, de dos papas, Benedicto XVI y Francisco Un relato de primera mano de un escenario insólito: la convivencia vaticana, de casi una década, de dos papas, Benedicto XVI y Francisco Un relato en primera persona de un escenario vaticano insólito: la... Read more

Verwehte Spuren

By: Franz Taut

Narrated by: Klaus G. Förg

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Leutnant Wenks Gebirgsjägerdivision soll zügig den Kaukasus Richtung Schwarzmeerküste überqueren. Doch bereits der Hinweg wird zur Tortur. Neben ständiger Feindesnähe und fehlendem Nachschub an Truppen und Nahrungsmitteln, drohen Schnee und Eis das Vorhaben zu gefährden. Zum Todesurteil wird den Soldaten aber die Berliner Führungsspitze, die die... Read more