Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Bound Feet & Western Dress

By: Pang-Mei Natasha Chang

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A harrowing dual memoir that braids the story of a Chinese-American woman’s search for identity with the dramatic tale of her great-aunt, who was born at the turn of the century in tradition-bound China and went on to become Vice President of China’s first women’s bank.

"In China, a woman is nothing."

Thus begins the saga of a woman born at the... Read more

Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy

By: Karen Conti

Narrated by: Karen Conti

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

John Wayne Gacy raped, tortured, and murdered 33 boys and young men, burying most of them in the crawlspace under his Chicago home. Karen Conti was in high school at the time watching the bodies being removed on the television news. Fourteen years pass. Through a twist of fate, Conti, now a young and inexperienced attorney, is called upon to... Read more

Vetenskapliga under och upptäckter

By: Orage

Narrated by: Håkan Mohede, Kim Rhedin Hüttner & Sofia Watts

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Vetenskapliga under och upptäckter" är en serie om olika fenomen som med hjälp av vetenskap går att förklara, utforska och få en bättre förståelse av. Samlingen består av kortare artiklar och reportage, tidigare utgivna som enskilda titlar, och ger inblick i såväl vardagliga som extraordinära fenomen. Hur ofta är det vanligt att ha sex i en... Read more

Grown Woman Talk

By: Sharon Malone, M.D.

Narrated by: Sharon Malone, M.D.

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A must-read for anyone who cares about their quality of life . . . Dr. Sharon Malone is the first person I turn to for a whole host of issues, especially my health.”—MICHELLE OBAMA

A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession, from a leading OB/GYN and... Read more

Life in the backwoods

By: Susanna Moodie

Narrated by: Eva Jackman

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"Life in the Backwoods" is a memoir written by Susanna Moodie, a British author who immigrated to Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada) in the early 19th century. The book provides a vivid and often challenging portrayal of Moodie's experiences as a settler in the Canadian wilderness. She recounts the hardships, struggles, and triumphs of pioneer... Read more

Losing and Finding My Virginity: The Full Story

By: Richard Branson

Narrated by: Richard Branson

Length: 27 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

This is the story of my entire life so far... It’s been a rollercoaster ride and I have no intention of getting off any time soon.

Available exclusively in audio, Losing and Finding My Virginity is both of Sir Richard Branson’s multi-million-copy bestselling autobiographies in one combined edition, fully revised and... Read more

The Miracle Makers

By: Bharat Sundaresan & Gaurav Joshi

Narrated by: Richard Joel

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Ravi Shastri's prophetic words came true as India pulled off one of the greatest coups in cricketing history, beating Australia in Australia for the second time in three years, eventually breaching the Gabba fortress with what was eventually a skeleton team. Bharat was known as the 'Eyes and Ears of the Tour', being the only Indian-origin... Read more

Mission of Grace

By: Fran Gangloff OSF & Margaret Carney OSF

Narrated by: Diane Busch

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“St. Marianne shows us that this world’s ways can lead us to the Most High in both darkness and light.”—Sr. Margaret Carney, from the foreword
 
“I am hungry for the work. I am not afraid of any disease.” Mother Marianne Cope, July 12, 1883
 
A letter of invitation in 1883 beckoned her to travel from Syracuse, New York to the islands now known... Read more

red helicopter—a parable for our times

By: James Rhee

Narrated by: James Rhee

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Embrace your agency, lead change, and fly free—in the business of life and the life of business—with kindness (plus a little math), featuring an original music score exclusive to the audio edition.In kindergarten, James Rhee received a toy red helicopter in gratitude for a simple act of generosity—sharing his lunch. Decades later, the lesson... Read more

Every Living Thing

By: Jason Roberts

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 14 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth—a competition “with continued repercussions for Western views of race. [This] vivid double biography is a passionate corrective” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice).

“[A] vibrant scientific saga . . . at once important,... Read more

Walk Ride Paddle

By: Tim Kaine

Narrated by: Tim Kaine

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.A compelling account of one man’s journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside. In 2019, Tim Kaine—Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential candidate—commemorated both his... Read more

I Hope We Choose Love

By: Kai Cheng Thom

Narrated by: Nicky Endres

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith?

In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom... Read more

All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words

By: Peter Brown & Steven Gaines

Narrated by: Adam Stevens, Anthony Howell, Ben Jacobson, Emm...

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.

All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking... Read more

Ian Fleming

By: Nicholas Shakespeare

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 29 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers. Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, the British national psyche and global... Read more

Man's Search for Meaning

By: Viktor E. Frankl

Narrated by: Theo Solomon

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

As relevant today as it was when it was first published, Man’s Search for Meaning is a book for finding strength and purpose in times of great despair.“This is a book I reread a lot … it gives me hope … it gives me a sense of strength.”—Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360/CNNViktor E. Frankl was a medical doctor at a psychiatric hospital in... Read more

From Punk to Monk

By: Ray Raghunath Cappo & Foreword by Moby

Narrated by: Ray Raghunath Cappo

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The heartfelt memoir of Ray Raghunath Cappo, a legendary hardcore punk musician-turned-monk—and pioneer of the straight-edge movement—told with warmth, candor, and humor. Narrated by the author himself.
Ray Cappo was a hardcore punk singer and pioneer of the straight-edge movement living on the Lower East Side of New York City in the ’80s, where... Read more

Everybody Behaves Badly

By: Lesley M. M. Blume

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“Brimming, addictive . . . In Everybody Behaves Badly, the party has just begun and the taste of fame is still ripe . . . The Lost Generation [is] restored to reckless youth in living black and white.” — James Wolcott, Vanity Fair
 
“An essential book . . . a page-turner. Blume combines the best aspects of critic, biographer and storyteller . . .... Read more

A House Restored

By: Lee McColgan

Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home.
Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and... Read more

Stephen Hawking Genius at Work

By: Roger Highfield

Narrated by: Roger Highfield

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate exploratory tour of Stephen Hawking's office, providing a unique insight into the mind of a genius, the things that inspired him and explanations of his seminal theories.

A behind-the scenes tour of the inner sanctum of one of the world's most prominent scientific thinkers.

In 2021, the Science Museum made a once-in-a-lifetime... Read more

Old Plantation Days

By: Nancy Bostick De Saussure

Narrated by: John Riddle

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

For "Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War" by Nancy Bostick De Saussure, the most fitting BISAC (Book Industry Standards and Communications) category would be "HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)." This category encompasses works that delve into the era surrounding the Civil War,... Read more

Testing Education

By: Kathy Greeley

Narrated by: Suzie Althens

Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Since the 2002 implementation of No Child Left Behind, the American public education system has been fundamentally changed. Excessive testing, standardized curriculums, destructive demands on children, corporate-­style evaluations, and top-­down mandates have become the norm. In response, record numbers of demoralized educators have quit, and... Read more

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

By: James Patterson & Matt Eversmann

Narrated by: Tom Force, Nancy Peterson, Jenn Lee, Jennifer P...

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​

To be a bookseller or librarian…
 
You have to play detective. 
 
Be a treasure hunter. A... Read more

The Unselfishness of God

By: Hannah Whitall Smith

Narrated by: Charity Spencer

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In this autobiography, centered around her own testimony, Hannah Whitall Smith also reveals her beliefs on the truly loving, entirely unselfish, and genuine caring nature of God. Walking through the doubt she struggled with and the journey that brought her to faith, these elements of the Father’s character become easily apparent. Discussing... Read more

Barindra Kumar Goshin Andhaman Jail Anupavangal

By: Barindra Kumar Gosh

Narrated by: Uma Maheswari

Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

பரிந்தர குமார் கோஷ் - அலிப்பூர் குண்டுவெடிப்பு வழக்கில் கைதுசெய்யப்பட்டவர். ஸ்ரீ அரவிந்தரின் இளைய சகோதரர். ஏறத்தாழ 12 ஆண்டுகாலம் அந்தமானில் கொடுமையான தீவாந்தர தண்டனைக்கு உள்ளானவர். அவரது சிறை அனுபவங்களே இந்த நூல்.அந்தமான் சிறை என்பது ஒரு நரகம். தேங்காய் மட்டையிலிருந்து நார் எடுத்துக் கயிறு திரிப்பது, செக்கிழுப்பது போன்ற கொடுமைகளால் ஏற்பட்ட... Read more