Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Audacity of Indifference

By: Alex C. Hernandez Sr.

Narrated by: Dan Levy

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a profound journey into the heart of a paramedic's life with 'The Audacity of Indifference' by Alex C. Hernandez Sr., masterfully narrated by Dan Levy. Delve into the emotional depths of the author's past as he unravels the mysteries of abandonment and adversity, sharing poignant insights from his upbringing in a single-parent... Read more

My First Deployment

By: Ronal Bethune

Narrated by: Lori Loomis

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"My First Deployment: Chronicles of a Military Journey" reveals military veteran Ronald Bethune's heartfelt experiences of being deployed for the first time in the Middle East. The emotional narrative shares the ups and downs during deployment, uncovering the reality of a soldier's life beyond battle. Ronald’s book portrays the challenges,... Read more

From The Heart: The Story of Matrix

By: John Harmon

Narrated by: John Harmon

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1974, nine musicians came together in Appleton, Wisconsin, to form Matrix, a jazz fusion ensemble. Led by composer and keyboardist John Harmon, the group rose to prominence on the festival circuit before recording six acclaimed albums. Follow Harmon as he tells the story of the band, from their beginnings on the road in the Midwest to their... Read more

Historia de la Monja Alférez, escrita por ella misma

By: Catalina de Erauso

Narrated by: Isabel Sumelzo

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Autobiografía escrita por uno de los personajes más interesantes del Siglo de Oro. Catalina de Erauso, la Monja Alférez, nació en San Sebastián en 1585 o 1592, según las fuentes, y tras escapar de un convento muy joven, vivió como un hombre el resto de su vida, saltando al continente americano donde fue soldado, aventurero, mercader, jugador...... Read more

Not Always a Valley of Tears

By: Pascuala Herrera

Narrated by: Ana Clements

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

*2021 winner of Soon ToBe Famous Illinois Author Project for the Spanish Category De la Página a la Fama. *2022 Indie Author of the Year. Pascuala Herrera, a Mexican immigrant woman with a physical disability resulting from childhood polio, had the odds against her, yet she conquered simply by working hard, having unfailing faith, and finding... Read more

Fashion Icons On Tour. Beyoncé & Taylor Swift

By: Mark Jackson

Narrated by: Angela Ohlfest

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Fashion Icons on Tour: Beyoncé & Taylor Swift—Global Odyssey Through Music & Style! Embark on an extraordinary journey as this book unveils the fusion of music and fashion through the careers of Beyoncé & Taylor Swift. The narrative transcends borders, providing a passport to witness the seismic impact of two of the world's most... Read more

US Presidents 5 Books in 1

By: Joseph Greene

Narrated by: Marty Ravenel

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

US Presidents 5 Books in 1Embark on a riveting journey through the lives and legacies of five of the most pivotal figures in American history with "US Presidents 5 Books in 1: Biographies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman." This monumental collection offers more than just... Read more

MY LIFE MY STORY MY JOURNEY & A TALL TALE -

By: RBK

Narrated by: David Von Der Molen

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Dark Night Of The Soul, Spirituality, Ascension. These were all new concepts to KR. A whole new world had opened up to him. Willing to explore this new world. KR embraced the future with an open mind. And then there was Theresa, the catalyst that awakened him, sending him on a quest for answers that led him to a juncture of two paths. Where... Read more

No siempre es un valle de lágrimas

By: Pascuala Herrera

Narrated by: Yopa Ponce

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

*2021 winner of Soon ToBe Famous Illinois Author Project for the Spanish Category De la Página a la Fama. *2022 Indie Author of the Year. Pascuala Herrera, a Mexican immigrant woman with a physical disability resulting from childhood polio, had the odds against her, yet she conquered simply by working hard, having unfailing faith, and finding... Read more

Loving my lying, dying, cheating husband

By: Kerstin Pilz

Narrated by: Jo Van Es

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of a whirlwind romance gone wrong.

Kerstin is childless by choice and married to her job when Gianni, a charming Italian, turns her life into a champagne-coloured fairy tale.

Soon after their runaway wedding, Gianni is diagnosed with cancer and Kerstin becomes his dedicated carer. But when she discovers that he has been cheating on her... Read more

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

By: Charles Darwin

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" is a seminal work that offers a personal glimpse into the life and mind of one of history's most influential figures in science. Originally written for his family, it provides an intimate account of Darwin's upbringing, education, scientific discoveries, and the development of his revolutionary theory of... Read more

Joyce Grenfell Remembered: The Pursuit of Joy

By: Joyce Grenfell & Maureen Lipman

Narrated by: Joyce Grenfell, Maureen Lipman & Janie Hampton

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Joyce Grenfell in her own words and through the eyes of Maureen Lipman

Joyce Grenfell was one of the last century’s greatest entertainers, renowned worldwide for her monologues, songs, and comic writing. Her career spanned over 30 years, ranging from wartime tours to solo stage shows, films such as the St Trinian’s series, appearances on BBC TV... Read more

The Half Bird

By: Susan Smillie

Narrated by: Susan Smillie

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey across the Bay of Biscay, into the Mediterranean, and the unexpected joy of solitude, self-discovery and resilience
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'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go... Read more

Æfintýr æsku minnar

By: H.C. Andersen

Narrated by: Kristján Franklín Magnús

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"Æfi mín er fallegt æfintýr, svo auðugt og sælt!" Svo hljóma fyrstu orð bernskuminninga Hans Christians Andersen. Undir lok bókarinnar segir hann að með aldrinum sjái maður það fjarlæga best og þá sé einmitt best að skrifa um bernskuárin, en það er nákvæmlega það sem hann gerir. Lesendur sjá Hans Christian læra og þroskast með eigin augum, frá... Read more

El feminismo

By: María Elena Walsh

Narrated by: María Abadi

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Todavía los movimientos de mujeres no habían eclosionado en la Argentina, cuando María Elena Walsh escribía y cantaba palabras incómodas, cuestionaba los rígidos roles asignados a mujeres y varones, y se manifestaba contra la misoginia y la violencia machista. Qué es el feminismo reúne buena parte de esos textos, lanzados desde diarios y... Read more

Strange Things Are Happening

By: Richard Norris

Narrated by: Richard Norris

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

'The rainbow reaches right across the sky, for miles and miles, and has landed right in the middle of our field. My­ mother, Alison, is standing at the beginning. I'm sure it's a beginning, rather than the end, as there's no pot of gold in sight. The point where everything forms or, perhaps, is not quite formed as yet. That's my favourite place.... Read more

She’s F*cked

By: Aimee Goodman

Narrated by: Natasha Vogel

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In "She's F*cked," Aimee takes you on a harrowing yet empowering journey through the shadows of her past. With unflinching candor, she reveals the horrors she endured, the scars that marked her, and the resilience that carried her forward. Aimee's story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, a reminder that even in the darkest of... Read more

Soviet Union Spy Operations

By: Roger Holt

Narrated by: Peter Finch

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The KGB is one of the most well-known abbreviations of the twentieth century, and it has come to represent the shadowy and often violent activities of the Soviet Union's secret police and internal security agencies.  Indeed, it has frequently been used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the formation of... Read more

La gioia di correre in salita. Come un cane nero ha illuminato ogni cosa

By: Mark T. James

Narrated by: Walter Peraro

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

La storia vera di un uomo di successo che credeva di aver perso tutto, ma che saprà rinascere grazie alla corsa e all'amore di un cane. Mark ha una vita apparentemente perfetta: bello come un attore, è un broker di successo a Londra e ha una relazione stabile da molti anni. Ma all'improvviso una profonda depressione si abbatte su di lui e... Read more

El derrumbe de Pablo Escobar

By: Óscar Naranjo

Narrated by: Jhonn Vesga

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Pablo Escobar sigue siendo un personaje legendario y 30 años después de su muerte, todavía hay muchos secretos de su vida que siguen sorprendiendo. Este libro recoge varios de ellos.  Hace 30 años, Pablo Escobar fue cazado porque violo el secreto que lo hacia ver invencible: hablar poco y muy corto por teléfono. El 2 de diciembre de 1993 habló... Read more

Spreading Joy

By: Joy Alukkas, Thomas Scaria & Nidhi Jain

Narrated by: P. Mathai Abraham

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Thrissur, on the coast of Kerala, is known as India's 'gold town'. It was here that Puthussery Alukka Joseph Varghese moved into jewellery retail from his umbrella business in the late 1950s. One of his ­fifteen children, Joy Alukkas, seemed to have inherited his father's entrepreneurial spirit. In 1986, the quest for his personal El Dorado took... Read more

These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship Across Race and Class

By: Wendy Sanford

Narrated by: Wendy Sanford

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From an author of the best-selling women’s health classic Our Bodies, Ourselves comes a bracingly forthright memoir about a sixty-year friendship across racial and class divides. Sanford, who is white, explores her formation in a narrow world of privilege, lifts up the writings and social movements that changed her life, and reveals realities of... Read more

Ensayo general

By: Milena Busquets

Narrated by: Milena Busquets

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Instantáneas de una vida. Un lienzo impresionista de momentos vitales: alegrías, dolor, recuerdos, anhelos… La madre fallecida hace años, pero cuya presencia se sigue sintiendo; la niñera de la infancia en Cadaqués; los hijos que crecen; los buenos y malos amantes; los editores, las lecturas, la escritura; los solitarios baños matutinos durante... Read more

From Broken Boy to Mended Man

By: Patrick Morley

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A Simple and Hope-filled Blueprint to Break Free from a Hurtful Childhood that May Be Holding You Back―Secret Hurts, Destructive Cycles, Buried Anger, and More

Hiding inside every man is a little boy. For some this kid is healthy and strong. For others he’s insecure. Afraid. Angry. And broken. This describes Patrick Morley. Successful... Read more