Biography & Memoir audiobooks

10% Happier 10th Anniversary

By: Dan Harris

Narrated by: Dan Harris

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris.After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever,... Read more

100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World

By: John Balchin

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

'If I saw further than others it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.'- Sir Isaac Newton
This audiobook introduces 100 of these giants of scientific discovery: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, have striven and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. Ranging across the... Read more

Beethoven

By: Romain Rolland

Narrated by: Denis Daly

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Amongst all the figures in the history of Western art forms, Beethoven is one of the most radical and influential. Not only did he produce some of the most celebrated and recognizable music of all time, but his influence dramatically accelerated the development of musical composition. He was instrumental in raising the status of the composer... Read more

Unruly Figures

By: Valorie Castellanos Clark

Narrated by: April Doty

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Unruly Figures gives you access to the lives and often untold stories of twenty of history's most fascinating individuals. Of all the rebels and revolutionaries who have acted around the world, these are often overlooked. Whether they are a bit familiar or entirely new to you, each of these historical figures provides a vivid example of what it... Read more

Please Don’t Cut the Baby!

By: Marilyn Fayre Milos & Judy Kirkwood

Narrated by: Judy Kirkwood

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Marilyn Fayre Milos was a nursing student on the obstetrical unit in 1979 when she first witnessed a baby being circumcised. The only person to step forward to comfort the infant as it writhed and screamed in pain during the surgery, she was shocked when the doctor said to her: “There is no medical reason for doing this.” From that moment on,... Read more

Brotherhood to Nationhood

By: Peter McFarlane & Doreen Manuel

Narrated by: Lincoln McGowan

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Charged with fresh material and new perspectives, this updated edition of the groundbreaking biography Brotherhood to Nationhood brings George Manuel and his fighting tradition into the present. George Manuel (1920–1989) was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize... Read more

Beautiful People

By: Melissa Blake

Narrated by: Melissa Blake

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.

In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake’s work in a YouTube video. What happened... Read more

Double Click

By: Carol Kino

Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Spring 2024

“Fashion, photography, and pop culture aficionados will be captivated” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) by this riveting dual biography of the McLaughlins—identical twin sisters who became groundbreaking magazine photographers in New York during the glamorous golden age of the 1930s and ’40s.... Read more

The Real Hoosiers

By: Jack McCallum

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers.
 
For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel-good story, there has also long been a... Read more

The Only Constant

By: Najwa Zebian

Narrated by: Najwa Zebian

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

You can become the change driver of your own life. The celebrated poet, educator, and author of Welcome Home shows you how in this practical, wise, and tender guide to all of life’s changes.

“Change is hard—but Najwa shows you what’s on the other side, and she’s the one you want to lead you through it.”—Melissa Urban, New York Times bestselling... Read more

Radiant

By: Brad Gooch

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 18 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“It’s all here: the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for Post-it notes and flying saucers; the long tails of Dubuffet and Burroughs; the encounters with Madonna, Warhol, and one game-changer of a subway Johnny Walker Red poster. Brad Gooch takes us deep into Keith Haring’s imagination while somehow... Read more

Glad to the Brink of Fear

By: James Marcus

Narrated by: Graham Winton

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readersMore than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed prophet of self-reliance has obscured a much more complicated figure who spent a lifetime... Read more

Please Stop Laughing at Me, Updated Edition

By: Jodee Blanco

Narrated by: Jodee Blanco

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The memoir that started it all, narrated by the author.In this timely update of the seminal classic, author and activist Jodee Blanco reveals how she simply set out to share her story—and ended up igniting a grassroots movement in the nation’s schools. The first survivor of school bullying to look back on those experiences as an adult, Jodee,... Read more

Hollywood’s Favorite Screwball Actresses: The Lives and Legacies of the Women Who Popularized the Comedy Genre

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.” – Claudette Colbert
The 1930s were the height of the classical Hollywood era, known for lavish studio productions by heavyweights like MGM, RKO, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox, which were operating at the height of their powers. Every major studio possessed a long roster of contract... Read more

Principles of Stoicism: Unveiling Marcus Aurelius' Timeless Wisdom

By: Mike Tisty

Narrated by: George Sally

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the Timeless Wisdom of Rome's Philosopher King
Embark on a profound journey through the life of Marcus Aurelius, Rome's last great emperor and the stoic philosopher whose insights into human nature continue to resonate across the ages. This captivating biography unveils the man behind the throne, exploring the depths of his wisdom and... Read more

Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars

By: Robert V. Remini

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River remains one of the most notorious events in US history, and the man most responsible and most widely blamed for their removal is Andrew Jackson. Robert Remini, hailed by the New York Times as “our foremost Jacksonian... Read more

Legitimate Kid \ Hija legítima (Spanish edition)

By: Aida Rodriguez

Narrated by: Kianny Antigua

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Un divertido y conmovedor libro de memorias en ensayo de la comediante Aida Rodríguez sobre el poder de superar las dificultades y transformar el dolor en risa. Aida Rodríguez ha vivido, por decir poco, una vida de torbellino. La historia de cómo pasó de la pobreza a la opulencia es alucinante: cuando era niña, su madre la secuestró y se la... Read more

The Trading Game

By: Gary Stevenson

Narrated by: Gary Stevenson

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • A “vivid” (Financial Times) rags-to-riches memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the trading floor, a “darkly funny” (Guardian) tale of Citibank’s one-time most profitable trader, and why he gave it all up

“Darker than [Liar’s Poker], but if anything even more of a rollicking read . . .... Read more

A Jacket Off the Gorge

By: Susan Ashline

Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee

Length: 15 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-listen real-life psychological thriller



Jon Fontaine's teenage years are shaped by his motivation to run a lucrative drug-selling enterprise. Despite the many tricks up his sleeve, the law catches up with him time after time. To escape a lengthy prison sentence, Jon bails out of jail and fakes his own death. He throws his jacket off a... Read more

A Bar in Toledo

By: Stephanie Abbajay & Dominic Vaiana

Narrated by: Stephanie Abbajay

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

When Duane Abbajay took over his brother’s bankrupt nightclub in Toledo, Ohio in 1962, he promised his wife it would be a quick turnaround to bail his brother out and clear the family name. Instead, he became the face of a bar that transformed the city’s entertainment scene and inspired a Grammy-winning country song—all under the thumb of a... Read more

My Disappearing Mother

By: Suzanne Finnamore

Narrated by: Suzanne Finnamore

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss is far more than a memoir on the devastation that comes with dementia, a cognitive impairment that affects fifty-five million people worldwide. Finnamore beautifully chronicles her mother's rich and varied life journey, from her birth in Puerto Rico during the height of the Depression to... Read more

The Thirty-First of March

By: Horace Busby

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate retelling of Lyndon B. Johnson's politics and presidency by one of his closest advisors.



Horace Busby was one of LBJ's most trusted advisors; their close working and personal relationship spanned twenty years. In The Thirty-First of March he offers an indelible portrait of a president and a presidency at a time of crisis. From the... Read more

In True Face

By: Jonna Mendez

Narrated by: Barbara Benjamin-Creel

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling coauthor of The Moscow Rules and Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold War

Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband, a young officer stationed in Europe. She needed his permission to... Read more

Kingdom on Fire

By: Scott Howard-Cooper

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 12 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Walton—set against the turmoil of American culture in the 1960s and ’70s.

Few basketball dynasties have reigned supreme like the UCLA Bruins did over... Read more