Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Вкус. Кулинарные мемуары - Abridged

By: Стэнли Туччи

Narrated by: Дмитрий Стрелков

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Стэнли Туччи вырос в италоамериканской семье, которая уделяла огромное внимание еде и каждый вечер собиралась за кухонным столом. В этой книге он не только делится самыми разными рецептами, но и рассказывает связанные с ними удивительные истории. «Вкус» — это размышления о жизни и еде, перемежаемые рассказами актера о детстве в США... Read more

On Gold Hill

By: Jaclyn Moyer

Narrated by: Momo Hoshi

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A young South Asian American woman’s story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming

In 2012, 25-year-old Jackie Moyer—the daughter of a forbidden marriage between a white American father and a Punjabi American mother—leased 10 acres of land in Gold Hill, California, and embarked on a career in organic... Read more

Thailand

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Kim Somers

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Nestled in the heart of Southeast Asia, Thailand is a country that effortlessly weaves together a tapestry of tradition, modernity, and natural beauty. Having explored its vibrant streets, tasted its delectable cuisine, and absorbed the warmth of its people, I invite you to embark on a journey through the enchanting Kingdom of Thailand.In... Read more

Chasing Beauty

By: Natalie Dykstra

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 15 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner—creator of one of America’s most stunning museums—an American original whose own life was remade by art. Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its... Read more

Some People Need Killing

By: Patricia Evangelista

Narrated by: Patricia Evangelista

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

TIME’S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“Patricia Evangelista’s searing account is not only the definitive chronicle of a reign of terror in the Philippines, but a warning to the rest of the world about the true dangers of despotism—its nightmarish consequences and its terrible human... Read more

Columbine 25th Anniversary Memorial Edition

By: Dave Cullen

Narrated by: Don Leslie & Dave Cullen

Length: 16 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In remembrance of the 25th anniversary, this definitive account of Columbine examines the aftermath and significance of the massacre: "a staggering work of journalism" (Washington Post).

So begins a new preface, illustrating how Columbine became the template for nearly two decades of "spectacle murders." It is a false script, seized upon by a... Read more

Best Seat in the House

By: David McGiffert

Narrated by: David McGiffert

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Shooting a feature film is a fascinating and complex process. With his uniquely personal insight and experience, David McGiffert offers a captivating and entertaining view of moviemaking from the Best Seat in the House. Drawing from over three decades as an assistant director, McGiffert charts a revealing and informative journey through the... Read more

Charlie Hustle

By: Keith O'Brien

Narrated by: Ellen Adair & Keith O'Brien

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively... Read more

Herod the Great

By: Martin Goodman

Narrated by: Will Tulin

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution



Herod the Great (73–4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the... Read more

Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?

By: Loida Lewis & Blair S. Walker

Narrated by: Loida Lewis

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

If Crazy Rich Asians and a Greek tragedy had a literary offspring, it would be the spitting image of Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? The true story of resolute immigration lawyer and activist Loida Lewis, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? begins with Loida's adventure-packed Philippine upbringing. A torrid love affair with brilliant, irascible... Read more

A Company of Heroes

By: Marcus Brotherton

Narrated by: Joshua Saxon

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

THE MUST-LISTEN BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENTARY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION



Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!



After the Band of Brothers went home, they never forgot the lessons of war . . .



After chronicling the personal stories of the Band of Brothers in We Who Are Alive and Remain, author... Read more

Plain

By: Mary Alice Hostetter

Narrated by: Mary Helen Gallucci

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Plain tells the story of Mary Alice Hostetter's journey to define an authentic self amid a rigid religious upbringing in a Mennonite farm family. Although endowed with a personality "prone toward questioning and challenging," the young Mary Alice at first wants nothing more than to be a good girl, to do her share, and—alongside her eleven... Read more

I Saw Them Standing There

By: Debbie Gendler

Narrated by: Debbie Gendler & Robb Weller

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

After February 9, 1964, everyone wanted to be Debbie Gendler. She was one of a handful of lucky fans who were in the live audience for the Beatles' historic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Everyone has a story about where they were when they watched the appearance, but very few were there in person—and even fewer would go on not just to... Read more

Vagabond Princess

By: Ruby Lal

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a... Read more

Burnt

By: Clare Frank

Narrated by: Clare Frank

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Burnt is a book about finding your calling, even if it's an unexpected one. It's about finding your home, even if you aren't immediately welcomed. And it's about reaching the top and making a difference, even if you don't look like you fit in.



When Clare Frank was seventeen years old, she became a firefighter in Northern California. Clare was... Read more

Von wegen

By: Christina Ragettli

Narrated by: Stephanie Lamprecht

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Allein über die Alpen Mit Zelt und Gaskocher im Gepäck wandert die junge Schweizerin Christina Ragettli auf der herausfordernden roten Via Alpina vier Monate lang durch sechs Länder. Auf 2363 Kilometern erlebt sie einige verrückte Geschichten und Abenteuer, die sie zum Teil an ihre Grenzen bringen. Doch trotz Schmerzen, Kälte, tagelangem... Read more

Marilyn Monroe

By: Barbara Leaming

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 18 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympathetic portrait that will totally change the way we view the most enduring icon of American sexuality. To those who think they have heard all there is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, think again. Leaming's book tells a brand-new tale of sexual, psychological, and political intrigue of the highest... Read more

Drive

By: Bob Harig

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win.

In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, the Masters, by a record of 12 strokes. Woods became the youngest golfer... Read more

Turn It Up!

By: Tom Werman

Narrated by: Tom Werman

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

As an A&R man at Epic Records, Tom Werman helped introduce the world to REO Speedwagon, Boston, Ted Nugent, and Cheap Trick; he also discovered KISS, Rush, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, but his record label passed on all of them. Then, as an independent producer, he oversaw landmark albums by Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford, Jeff Beck, Poison,... Read more

A Political Theory for the Jewish People

By: Chaim Gans

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Chaim Gans's A Political Theory for the Jewish People examines the two dominant interpretations of Zionism, contrasts them with post-Zionist alternatives, and develops a third model.



Proprietary Zionism, Gans argues, is the version that is most popular among the Israeli Jewish public. It conceives of the land of Israel/historic Palestine as the... Read more

Mothering Heights

By: Rachael Mogan McIntosh

Narrated by: Rachael Mogan McIntosh

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood

Following the year Rachael Mogan-McIntosh gave birth to her third child and shapeshifted from wild to mild, Mothering Heights is an hilarious, moving celebration of early parenthood - written by a survivor.

As Rachael navigates her way through the confusing rules of modern-day... Read more

Looking for Palestine

By: Najla Said

Narrated by: Najla Said

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A frank and entertaining memoir, from the daughter of Edward Said, about growing up second-generation Arab American and struggling with that identity.

The daughter of a prominent Palestinian father and a sophisticated Lebanese mother, Najla Said grew up in New York City, confused and conflicted about her cultural background and identity. Said... Read more

Push Play

By: SONGYEE YOON

Narrated by: Kymberli Colbourne

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Play is in our DNA.We game to experiment and to learn. We play to create new worlds so we can change this one. Gaming pushes us to imagine what we can become. In Push Play: Gaming for a Better World, Dr. Songyee Yoon describes how gaming can help us craft a better world together.Yoon is president and Chief Strategy Officer of NCSOFT, a global... Read more

Abolition

By: Angela Y. Davis

Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. DavisFor over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings... Read more