Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Sundar Pichai | சுந்தர் பிச்சை

By: G.S. Sivakumar

Narrated by: Sri Srinivasa

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Google - இன்றைய நமது வலதுகை. ஆண்டிராய்ட், கூகிள் தேடல், குரோம் ப்ரவுசர், ஜிமெயில், கூகிள் மேப்ஸ், யூ டியூப் போன்றவை இல்லாவிட்டால் நம் வாழ்க்கை ஸ்தம்பித்து விடும் என்ற நிலைமைக்கு நாம் வந்துவிட்டோம்.
கூகிள் எனும் நிறுவனத்தின் வளர்ச்சிக்கும், இந்தச் செயலிகளின் உருவாக்கத்திற்கும் பின்னணியில் உள்ளவர் சுந்தர் பிச்சை என்னும் ஓர் இந்தியர், அதிலும்... Read more

Algo que sirva como luz

By: Fernando Navarro

Narrated by: Fernando Navarro & Javier Portugués (Portu)

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

El periodista Fernando Navarro relata, después de años de entrevistas con los cuatro protagonistas y todo su entorno, la bella y conmovedora historia de Supersubmarina: el relato de su éxito y su tragedia. Esta es la historia de cuatro amigos que subieron al cielo y bajaron a los infiernos. Cuatro niños que empezaron jugando al fútbol bajo el... Read more

Las cartas de Colosio (30 aniversario)

By: Rafael Medina Martínez

Narrated by: Bernardo García

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Una mirada al hombre que marcó un antes y un después en la vida política de México, cuyas ideas, a pesar del intento de silenciarlas con su asesinato el 23 de marzo de 1994, aún reverberan en la conciencia del pueblo de México. Esta es la recopilación de la correspondencia entre Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, una de las figuras más importantes... Read more

Marrying Mongolia

By: Sas Carey

Narrated by: Sas Carey

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

"A child of the ’50’s, Sas Carey was raised to marry and rear children. She did that, but with the care and morals shared by her parents, along with a lust for life, learned she could follow her own path, strewn with heartache, yet leading to transcendence. Her story is one of empowerment. In overcoming expectations, Sas becomes a healer of body... Read more

3600 gramów szczęścia

By: Ewelina Gierasimiuk-Merta

Narrated by: Olga Żmuda

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Zapiski Matki Polki Narodziny długo wyczekiwanego dziecka to dla Eweliny przełomowy moment w życiu. Radosne, choć nie zawsze łatwe macierzyństwo, pozwala spojrzeć z zupełnie nowej perspektywy na dotychczasowe plany, cele i marzenia. Mały Miłosz staje się dla niej centrum Wszechświata, a codzienne życie, choć pełne nieznanych dotąd obowiązków i... Read more

Hope

By: Rosie Batty

Narrated by: Rosie Batty

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again.
On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was... Read more

Balcony Over Jerusalem

By: John Lyons

Narrated by: Peter Houghton

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note.
'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author'A penetrating... Read more

America’s Most Famous Poets: The Lives and Careers of Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, and Frost

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Edgar Allan Poe was one of America’s first native-born professional authors, but he nevertheless embodied the now-common archetype of the artist — dark, tortured, brilliant and tragic. Born into troubled conditions, Poe’s life hardly improved over the years, and when it did, his happiness or triumph was always brief. His work was lauded during... Read more

The Wisdom of Nurses

By: Amie Archibald-Varley & Sara Fung

Narrated by: Chanté McCormick & Catherine Ho

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From the hosts of the hit podcast The Gritty Nurse, stories of the challenges, heartbreak and humour of life on the front lineOne of the enduring lessons of the pandemic has been the pivotal role that nursing plays in health care—vital work that isn’t widely understood or, sadly, appreciated. Sara Fung and Amie Archibald-Varley started the... Read more

Beyond the Wager

By: Douglas Groothuis

Narrated by: Lyle Blaker

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French philosopher and scientist, is perhaps best known for his "wager," an argument about the existence of God. But there was much more to Pascal and his brilliance.



In this accessible and well-documented study, philosopher Douglas Groothuis introduces listeners to Pascal's life as well as the breadth of... Read more

Fisherman, Rancher, Horseman, Spy

By: Bayard Kane Fox

Narrated by: Bayard Kane Fox

Length: 22 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The generation of young men who grew up in the shadow of World War II but were too young to fight came of age idealizing patriotism and adventure. They burned to live life to the fullest and do their part in the Cold War. In 1951, when
BAYARD FOX graduated from Yale, the CIA promised a unique opportunity to do both by serving as a double agent.... Read more

Where to Nest

By: Kristen Van Nest

Narrated by: Kristen Van Nest

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

After college getting her dream job in New York City, Kristen Van Nest thought she had everything a modern millennial was supposed to want: a sexy zip code, a boyfriend, and a corporate job. But instead of feeling content, she soon realized she had no idea who she was and what made her happy. Naturally, she did what any sane person would do:... Read more

We Loved It All

By: Lydia Millet

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet’s first work of nonfiction is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological... Read more

From the Moment They Met It Was Murder

By: Alain Silver & James Ursini

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity—its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history—is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film's 80th anniversary.
 
From real crime to serial to novel to movie, the history of Double Indemnity is... Read more

Safe Space: A True Story of Faith, Betrayal and the Power of the Force

By: Nicholas Harrison

Narrated by: Nicholas Harrison

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicholas was nine years old when he accidentally walked into a movie theatre playing Star Wars: A New Hope. It was 1977, and he unknowingly had just stumbled upon the thing that he would later credit in saving his life.From kindergarten through grade four, Nicholas endured horrific abuse at the hands of the Catholic priests who were entrusted... Read more

The Art of Running

By: Andrea Marcolongo

Narrated by: Mandi Kaye

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Andrea Marcolongo, renowned classicist and one of today’s most original thinkers on antiquity, for an inspiring journey as she learns to run—and to live—like a Greek. Why do we run? To what end, all the effort and pain? Wherefore this love of muscle, speed, and sweat? The Greeks were the first to ask these questions, the first to suspend... Read more

The Mango Tree

By: Annabelle Tometich

Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This “witty, humorous, and heartfelt“ (Cinelle Barnes) memoir navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle Tometich’s life, from growing up in Florida as the child of and a Filipino mother and a deceased white father to her adult life as a med-school-reject-turned-food-critic.

When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June... Read more

Our Fight

By: Ronda Rousey

Narrated by: Ronda Rousey

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered chronicle of loss, resilience and finding meaning in life’s journey. 

From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever... Read more

The Six Pack

By: Brad Balukjian

Narrated by: Brad Balukjian

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Wax Pack, comes another eye‑opening road trip adventure into a pocket of iconic pop culture—professional wrestling—starring the Iron Sheik, Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, and many more larger‑than‑life characters of the WWF of the 1980s.  In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to... Read more

Jelly Roll Blues

By: Elijah Wald

Narrated by: Mela Lee

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly... Read more

Wild Life

By: Rae Wynn-Grant

Narrated by: Rae Wynn-Grant

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist.

Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay Area, renowned wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant always felt worlds away from the white male... Read more

Rebel Rising

By: Rebel Wilson

Narrated by: Rebel Wilson

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself.

This “beautiful, brave book,” (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson’s remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy... Read more

Run For Your Life

By: Sue Williams

Narrated by: Sue Williams

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets

What started out as a great adventure turned into a terrifying nightmare when Nick Stride and his family were forced to flee for their lives from one of the richest, most powerful men in the world.
 
Nick moved to Russia in 1998 to help build the British... Read more

Blackwildgirl

By: Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt

Narrated by: Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Blackwildgirl begins her life as a queen superpower. When she is still a child, however, her parents strike a bargain that leads to her dethronement—and sets her on a forty-five-year journey to become the warrior she was born to be: Blackwildgoddess.Join an interactive adventure exploring the private life and journals of a young Black girl,... Read more