Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Gold from Iron

By: Nick Baumgartner

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar originsEvery summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an... 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

Growing with Grace

By: Simone Callahan

Narrated by: Simone Callahan

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Simone Callahan’s wellness journey was instrumental to her healing process when her marriage ended. Now, she’s determined to guide and support others in their search for inner peace during difficult times.

In Growing with Grace, Simone explores the power of self-care, resilience, bravery and positivity. She also shares the skills she has learned... 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

And Always One More Time: A Memoir

By: Margaret Mandell

Narrated by: Margaret Mandell

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Every year, more than a million women find themselves grappling with the devastating loss of a life partner—a loss that shatters their present and leaves their future in doubt. At 65, Margaret Mandell faces this heart-wrenching reality when she loses her husband of 45 years to a fast-moving disease. The bed is now half-empty, her body betrays... 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

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

Accidental Anchorwoman

By: Melba Tolliver

Narrated by: Melba Tolliver

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"She is a new kind of celebrity—a television superstar reporter—bred by television and its peculiar kind of intimacy which brings her into the living rooms or bedrooms or kitchens of almost a million viewers every night.”—New York Times
For 30 years on TV, she told other people's stories. Now she's telling her own.
In 1967, by accident, Melba... 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

Never Leave the Dogs Behind

By: Brianna Madia

Narrated by: Brianna Madia

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life... 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

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

All in Stride

By: Johanna Garton

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, to gain an education, and make a difference. And they would find their way to do just that through the high-pressure world of distance running. In All in Stride,... 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

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

Patient

By: Akshay Rao

Narrated by: Akshay Rao

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

pa•tient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/nouna person who is under medical care or treatment.adjectivebearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like. Two months after several positive Covid tests, Akshay Rao finds himself in the Emergency Room, having been diagnosed with... Read more

Wo geht das Licht hin, wenn der Tag vergangen ist (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Nadine Olonetzky

Narrated by: Franziska von Fischer

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine unerzählte Geschichte über Deutschland, die uns alle angeht Die Familie ihrer Mutter hinterlässt Erinnerungen, Erbstücke und Geschichten. Von der jüdischen Familie des Vaters bleibt lediglich ein kleines Foto. Nur ein einziges Mal erzählt ihr der Vater von dem, was während der Shoah mit ihm und seiner Familie geschehen ist. Da ist sie... Read more

No Son of Mine

By: Jonathan Corcoran

Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a... Read more

Brüssel sehen und sterben - Wie ich im Europaparlament meinen Glauben an (fast) alles verloren habe (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Nico Semsrott

Narrated by: Marian Funk

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

"Die EU steckt in einer tiefen Krise - ich auch." Das Europaparlament - eine hervorragende Idee. Nur in der Realität leider ein Witz, und noch dazu ein sehr schlechter. Nico Semsrott berichtet ehrlich und komisch von seinen Erfahrungen aus fünf Jahren Europaparlament. Von der sinnlosen Pendelei zwischen Brüssel und Straßburg, in der schon alles... Read more

Wild Chorus

By: Brenda Peterson

Narrated by: Kate Coventry

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In Wild Chorus, award-winning author Brenda Peterson draws on her lifelong relationship with animals to explore the wisdom we humans can glean from them. Looking beyond the companionship we enjoy with domesticated animals, Peterson explores how wild animals can become our guides and fellow travelers, helping us navigate the stresses of daily... Read more

Headstrap

By: Deepa Balsavar & Nandini Purandare

Narrated by: Jeed Saddy

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas. Situated in northern India, Darjeeling was developed as a colonial retreat by the British in the early 1830s and soon became famous for its tea gardens, attracting locals from... Read more

Arctic Traverse

By: Michael Engelhard

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska



From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska's northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures,... Read more

Sagittarius Rising

By: Cecil Lewis

Narrated by: John Telfer

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love... Read more

Odu Shanti Odu

By: Shanthi Soundarrajan

Narrated by: Uma Maheswari

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“அவ்வழியாகப் பெரிய அலுமினிய கேனில் பால்காரர்கள் பால் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு டி.வி.எஸ் 50ல் வருவார்கள். அவர்களிடம் “தயவுசெஞ்சி கொஞ்சம் மெதுவாக ஓட்டுங்கண்ணே. உங்க பின்னாடியே ஓடி வர்றேன்” என்பேன். காரணம் அது காட்டுப் பாதை. தெரு விளக்குகள் கிடையாது. தூரத்தில் வெளிச்சம் தெரியும். பால்காரர் டி.வி.எஸ் 50யின் முன்புற விளக்கு வெளிச்சத்தைப் பின்தொடர்ந்து பிரதான... Read more