Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Dschungelkind

By: Sabine Kuegler

Narrated by: Elena Puszta

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Was uns unvorstellbar erscheint - Sabine Kuegler hat es erlebt. Unter archaischen Bedingungen wuchs sie im Dschungel West-Papuas auf. Heute lebt sie in Deutschland. »Angst habe ich erst hier kennen gelernt«, sagt sie. Und sie weiß, dass sie zurückkehren wird.Sabine Kueglers Geschichte beginnt, als sie mit fünf Jahren als Tochter deutscher... Read more

Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn't ever sailed before and had not the... Read more

Driving Over Lemons

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Chris Stewart, the eternal optimist. A man who flies to Spain, sees a peasant farm on the wrong side of the river and, with scarcely a second thought, hands over a cash deposit. And then finds he has acquired not just the farm, but the farmer, too, who has no intention of leaving. Not to mention the lack of running water, electricity or... Read more

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras - an oddball region of Spain, south of Granada. Funny, insightful and real, the book became an international bestseller.

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they... Read more

分众的蓝海：江南春的创意神话

By: 刘世英

Narrated by: 王小鸥

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 一个追求纯美爱情的33岁单身男人，却坐拥近6.9亿美元的身价；一个商界呼风唤雨的成功CEO，最大的兴趣却是编写浪漫唯美的诗歌。这不是一个小说虚构的人物，而是真实的现实人生。从文学青年到青年富豪：江南春履历 大一——学生诗人，华东师大"夏雨诗社"社长； 大二——师大名人，当选学生会主席，为竞选负债160元 ；大二——为还债，每月300元开始在广告公司兼职；... Read more

Bicicletas para la mente

By: Francesc Bracero

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

La gran historia que transcurre entre la llegada del ordenador personal y la irrupción de la inteligencia artificial. A las puertas de un mundo dominado por la inteligencia artificial y las gafas de «realidad extendida», cabe preguntarse dónde empezó todo, cómo pasamos del pequeño garaje de Palo Alto en el que Hewlett y Packard revolucionaron la... Read more

Rompiendo barreras

By: Katalin Karikó

Narrated by: Sara Martín

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Las apasionantes memorias de Katalin Karikó, ganadora del Nobel de Medicina por la infatigable investigación que hizo posible las vacunas ARNm contra la COVID-19. «La historia de Katalin Karikó es inspiradora. Cualquiera que dude que la ciencia, la innovación y la perseverancia pueden cambiar el mundo debería leer este libro.» Bill Gates Hija de... Read more

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) - Leben, Werke, Bedeutung - Basiswissen (ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: Otto Schumann & narrator

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Immanuel Kant - Wichtigster Philosoph der Aufklärung und Neuzeit Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold erläutert verständlich und strukturiert Basiswissen zum bedeutenden Philosophen. Kant analysierte die Grundlagen der menschlichen Erkenntnisfähigkeit und definierte moralische Grundkonstanten, die bis heute die westlichen... Read more

The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things

By: Suzanne Joinson

Narrated by: Deirdra Whelan

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Suzanne Joinson grew up in a 1980s council estate in Crewe, where her parents were followers of The Divine Light Mission cult. This clash of class and counterculture destroyed her family, leaving a legacy of turmoil and poverty.

Years later, she attempts to reclaim what she's lost and piece together the impact of a childhood infused with esoteric... Read more

Just Different

By: Wayne Sleep

Narrated by: Wayne Sleep

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

'This is a terrific and very entertaining book considering Wayne once told me that he had never read past page seven of any book.' David Hockney

Wayne Sleep has danced with ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, partied with Freddie Mercury and performed with Princess Diana, becoming her close friend.

Behind the glitz and glamour,... Read more

Dirty Cop

By: Anonymous

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

During the 1990s, the UK police preferred to be accused of racism rather than corruption. Stop and searches for no reason other than the colour of someone's skin had managed to turn many law-abiding citizens into cop haters.

But all I ever wanted was to be a good police officer.
I thought I could be the smartest, the toughest, the bravest - but... Read more

Bob the Robin

By: Tony Putman

Narrated by: Bob the Robin, Maxim Ays & Tony Putman

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

'When a robin appears, a loved one is near'

In 2019, Tony Putman was working as a gardener in Edenbridge, Kent, when he noticed a bold robin sitting on a branch of an old plum tree. The robin glanced in his direction as he approached, but he didn't move, so Tony grabbed his camera and took a photo. This would be the first of hundreds of photos... Read more

The Barber, The Astronaut, and The Golf Ball

By: Barbara Radnofsky & Ed Supkis

Narrated by: Barbara Radnofsky

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1971, famed astronaut Alan Shepard returned from the moon and went to get a haircut. Before settling into the barber’s chair in Webster, Texas, near NASA’s Mission Control, Shepard gave his longtime barber and friend, Carlos Villagomez, an autographed golf ball.During his Apollo 14 moonwalk, Shepard had conducted a world-famous demonstration... Read more

Getting It

By: Pat O'Connor

Narrated by: Pat O'Connor

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Getting It is about finding what one loves most and then prioritizing all the things that matter. It's about managing fear, doubt, and indecision in a way that overrides the impulses to pass up what matters most in favor of what one desires in the moment.Getting It is what often happens too late in life, if it happens at all. Perhaps ignorance... Read more

KLIM

By: Michael Klim

Narrated by: Luke Ryan & Michael Klim

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

As one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Michael Klim's impact extends far beyond the pool.

Klim's journey to greatness began behind the Iron Curtain, in communist-era Poland. His family made a bid for freedom in the 1980s and immigrated to Australia, where swimming became his passport into a new culture and eventually led him to become... Read more

Adventures of a Country Vet

By: Rory Dean

Narrated by: Kenny Blyth

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Funny and heartwarming stories from a Northland country vet
In the rolling green hills of Kaipara, Scottish vet Rory Dean and his two fox terriers, Scrappy and Alfie, are on call day and night for whichever animal emergency awaits.In Adventures of a Country Vet, Rory shares stories of the livestock and pets he's cared for as a rural vet in New... Read more

The Voice Inside

By: John Farnham & Poppy Stockell

Narrated by: Gaynor Wheatley, Jill Farnham & John Farnham

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

At last, the unflinching and unforgettable memoir of music and life from the much-loved Australian legend. The Voice, in his own voice.

Growing up in London and Melbourne, music was always part of John Farnham's world. But the young John never dreamed of what was to come. Pop stardom in the 1960s. The release of Whispering Jack, the critically... Read more

Menschen, Mobber, Monster

By: Lamia Flos

Narrated by: Simone Strohmeier

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Wenn es zu viele Betroffene gibt, reicht eine Geschichte nicht aus, um ihnen Gehör zu verschaffen. Zu groß und zu zahlreich sind die Möglichkeiten, die Menschen zu Monstern machen ‒ und andere zu Opfern. Vier Leben, vier Erfahrungen, viermal Dunkelheit. Weil wir viele sind. Dies sind Katjas, Bernds, Juttas und Svens... Read more

Wspomnienia Zofii

By: Władysława Magiera

Narrated by: Magdalena Emilianowicz

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

W życiu chodzi o to, aby coś znaczyło, aby pozostawić po sobie ślad… To prawda, że rodzimy się tylko raz, jednak ile razy można zaczynać życie od nowa? Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa, polska działaczka społeczna i nauczycielka, zmagała się z tym wyzwaniem niejednokrotnie. Zesłanie na Syberię, dramat śmierci najbliższych w Krakowie, trudna decyzja o... Read more

Unmasking AI: Spotting Truths and Myths in Technology

By: Lucian Pemberton

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"Unmasking AI: Spotting Truths and Myths in Technology"
⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide with Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you eager to advance in your career and enhance your understanding of artificial intelligence to avoid costly misconceptions?
Are you in search of an all-inclusive resource that covers everything necessary to uncover AI's true... Read more

Winning Through Failure

By: C. Robert Banovac

Narrated by: Michael Banovac

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In Winning through Failure, by C. Robert Banovac, readers dive headfirst into the author’s candid and relatable journey, riding the rollercoaster of highs and lows in both life and business. Infused with wit and wisdom, each chapter offers practical insights and hard-earned lessons from the author’s personal experiences, providing readers with... Read more

The Brothers Grimm

By: Ann Schmiesing

Narrated by: Eve Matheson

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm
More than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) published a collection of fairy tales that remains famous the world over. It has been... Read more

Gather Me

By: Glory Edim

Narrated by: Glory Edim

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A “dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted” (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl.

“A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever-growing love for words and for... Read more

St. Monica and the Power of Persistent Prayer

By: Mike Aquilina & Mark W. Sullivan

Narrated by: Lisa Larsen

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of us give up on prayer when we don't get the answer we want WHEN we want it.



For nearly two decades, Saint Monica prayed for her wayward son. Years and years of prayers, seemingly unanswered. Countless tears shed with no relief. Yet she would not give up.



That very act of persistent prayer blessed the entire Church, for we have all... Read more