Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Julia Child’s Kitchen

By: Paula J. Johnson

Narrated by: Jacques Pépin & Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Julia Child's 20' x 14' kitchen was a serious workspace and recipe-testing lab that exuded a sense of mid-century homey comfort. Now, it has been on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, for most of the past twenty years.



Between lively narrative and detailed commentary on Julia's favorite kitchen gadgets, Julia... Read more

Andrew Johnson

By: Annette Gordon-Reed

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office



Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office.... Read more

Diagnosed

By: Cris Ross & Ed Marx

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor & Aimee Reid

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword by Tia Newcomer, CEO of CaringBridge When Cris Ross and Ed Marx were diagnosed with cancer, they thought they knew what to do next. They were, after all, executives at two of the premiere hospitals in the United States—Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. But even decades of obsessing about effective delivery of patient care could not have... Read more

Christmas TV Memories

By: Herbie J Pilato

Narrated by: Steve Marvel

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

For most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from television's holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas to the groundbreaking Julia sitcom segment, "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas," Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and the... Read more

Knockout

By: Mia Kang

Narrated by: Mia Kang

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

At age twenty-seven, and more than a decade into her modeling career, Mia Kang found herself in Thailand, standing at the edge of a Muay Thai gym thousands of miles from her New York apartment, watching fighters she didn’t know spar and sweat. As she stood there, something primal came over her—the desire to fight. What began as a short vacation... Read more

The Kid Across the Hall

By: Reid Saaris

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Growing up, Reid was confused and disturbed by the different opportunities his best friend received. The gap widened as Reid's classes enabled him to pursue an elite college degree across the country studying educational opportunity and teaching.



Then, Reid became a teacher at an under-resourced South Carolina high school where efforts to serve... Read more

Unleashed

By: Boris Johnson

Narrated by: Boris Johnson

Length: 25 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Shattering the mold of the traditional political memoir, Unleashed is a candid, unrestrained, and revealing book by Boris Johnson, the Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In Unleashed, Johnson takes readers through all the big decisions during his time in power and why he took them. The challenges and crises, how they were resolved—or... Read more

Notes from an Island

By: Tove Jansson

Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

From a renowned artist and writer, a deeply personal nature journal that includes sketches from her romantic partner, artist Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä.

In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunström, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for... Read more

They Went Another Way

By: Bruce Eric Kaplan

Narrated by: Bruce Eric Kaplan

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A darkly comic memoir about being a working creative person in a world that is growing ever more dysfunctional, by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and television writer Bruce Eric Kaplan

In January 2022, Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by the state of the world and the state of his life as a... Read more

Home and Away

By: Mats Sundin

Narrated by: Alan Carlson

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER

In one of the last great remaining untold stories in all of sports, the Hall of Fame Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin shares for the first time an unfiltered look at playing hockey in Sweden and across North America as part of the sport’s most fabled franchises.

Growing up in Sollentuna, Sweden, on the outskirts of... Read more

Donald Writes No More

By: Eddie Stone

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

For the fiftieth anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Donald Goines—the Godfather of Urban Street Lit and "one of hip hop's greatest inspirations" (The Source Magazine)—is back.



Addict, thief, pimp, pusher, player—and most notably, groundbreaking writer. Donald Goines was all of... Read more

The Wall of Life

By: Shirley MacLaine

Narrated by: Shirley MacLaine

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Academy Award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Shirley MacLaine shares a dazzling memoir in photographs, chronicling her extraordinary life with 150+ images from her personal archive

With more than seventy years on the silver screen, Shirley MacLaine has, as she says, seen it all, done it all, been everywhere, and met... Read more

Laugh More

By: Debbie Travis

Narrated by: Debbie Travis

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Lifestyle pioneer and bestselling author Debbie Travis is back with a book of ridiculously funny, touching and true stories drawn from her own life and dedicated to everyone in desperate need of a good laugh.

A decade ago, Debbie Travis gave up her hectic life as the producer and star of several hit TV shows to move to a 13th-century crumbling... Read more

A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

By: Robert Hilburn

Narrated by: Rob Hilburn Jr.

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert Hilburn
 
Randy Newman is widely hailed as one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the... Read more

We All Shine On

By: Elliot Mintz

Narrated by: Elliot Mintz

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A personal and revealing look at the last ten years of John Lennon’s life and his partnership with Yoko Ono, written by the friend who knew them best

In 1972, Elliot Mintz installed a red light in his bedroom in Laurel Canyon. When it started flashing, it meant that either John Lennon or Yoko Ono—or sometimes both—were calling him. Which they... Read more

No One Gets to Fall Apart

By: Sarah LaBrie

Narrated by: Sarah LaBrie

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A Lit Hub's ""Most Anticipated"" * An Oprah Daily ""Best Book of Fall"" * An Esquire ""Best Memoir of the Year"" * A San Francisco Chronicle ""New Book for a Season of Change"" * A Zibby Owens ""Most Anticipated""In this poignant memoir, as candid and indelible as The Glass Castle and Memorial Drive, a writer takes on the conflict between the... Read more

Brothers

By: Alex van Halen

Narrated by: Alex van Halen

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Featuring an exclusive, never-before-heard piece of music, the last written together by the legendary Van Halen brothers!In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother... Read more

American Heroes

By: James Patterson & Matt Eversmann

Narrated by: Joe Mantegna

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Instant #1 National Bestseller!

“A monumental contribution to comprehending the motivation and distinguished service of American warriors. American Heroes is a book that every citizen should read.”
— Association of the United States Army

From the authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, “American Heroes is a gripping collection of firsthand... Read more

The Complete Stoicism Collection - A Modern Translation of Their Philosophy

By: Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Seneca, Epictetus Epict...

Narrated by: Erik Zeng

Length: 41 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you ready to transform your life through the wisdom of the greatest Stoic philosophers? This collection offers you the pathway to personal mastery, resilience, and inner peace, featuring the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus.
For over two millennia, their insights have shaped the thoughts of leaders, scholars, and... Read more

Memory Boxes

By: Yvonne Tomlinson

Narrated by: Yvonne Tomlinson

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Open up this memory box to reveal one woman's memoir of forced adoption, loss and self-loathing.
Locked away for years, these memories have now found their voice as Yvonne Tomlinson bravely shares Memory Boxes with the world.
Through raw honesty and unwavering courage, Yvonne invites readers to explore the contents of her memory boxes, revealing... Read more

The Legend of Elvis Presley

By: Steve Goldstein

Narrated by: Bill Murray & Susan McCoy

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Life & Legacy of Elvis Presley" is an in-depth and captivating exploration of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's journey. Written by Steve Goldstein and narrated by Bill Murray and Susan McCoy, this audiobook dives into the life, music, and lasting influence of Elvis Presley. From his modest beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi, to his meteoric... Read more

Von keiner Macht gezwungen - Lebensbild P. Alois Grimm (Ungekürzt)

By: Albrecht J. Schmitt

Narrated by: Erich Wittenberg

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

P. Alois Grimm SJ war Lehrer und Erzieher an der Stella Matutina in Feldkirch/Vorarlberg und am Kolleg St. Blasien im Schwarzwald. Im Unterricht und in seinen Predigten verteidigte er das chistliche Weltbild gegen die völkische Ideologie des Nationalsozialismus und geriet so bald in Konflikt mit der Geheimen Staatspolizei. Da diese keine... Read more

Bare Knuckle Boxing

By: Stu Armstrong

Narrated by: Jon Blytho Jones

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Bare Knuckle Boxing - The Truth, The Blood & The Tears" by Stu Armstrong is a raw and unfiltered look into the gritty world of bare-knuckle boxing, a sport that has exploded in popularity in recent years. Armstrong, having worked directly within the sport, offers readers an insider's view of its controversies, including dirty tricks and... Read more

Neville Goddard - Ich kenne meinen Vater (I Know My Father 1960)

By: Fabio Mantegna

Narrated by: Konrad Lindemann

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Neville Goddard (Deutsch): Ich kenne meinen Vater - Originaltitel: I Know My Father - aus dem Jahre 1960. Das 11. Buch von Neville Goddard über das Manifestieren mit dem Gesetz der Annahme. Ich kenne meinen Vater ist die deutsche Übersetzung von I Know My Father aus dem Jahre 1960. Es ist das 11. Buch über das Manifestieren mit dem Gesetz der... Read more