Biography & Memoir audiobooks

If you can dream it, you can do it (Ungekürzt)

By: Oliver Brünner

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

If you can dream it, you can do it!" - das ist bei Oliver Brünner keine Floskel. Dabei sah im Leben des heute erfolgreichen Speakers eigentlich alles ganz anders aus. Noch während seiner Geburt zieht sich die Nabelschnur seiner Mutter wie eine Schlinge um seinen Hals, weswegen er fortan mit einer spastischen Tetraparese lebt. Doch Oliver trotzt... Read more

Die Jungs gaben mir mein Leben zurück - Die Erfolgsgeschichte des deutschen Basketballs (Ungekürzt)

By: Gordon Herbert & Jonathan Sierck

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Mit einem verschmitzten Lächeln sagt er: "Was sich seit dem WM-Titel für mich geändert hat? - die Menschen in Deutschland wissen jetzt, dass Herbert nicht mein Vor- sondern mein Nachname ist." Gordon Herbert, der Architekt hinter der erfolgreichsten Ära des deutschen Basketballs und dem ersten Triumph bei einer Weltmeisterschaft, teilt in diesem... Read more

Bloody Minded

By: Susie Ferguson

Narrated by: Susie Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful memoir on womanhood by RNZ presenter Susie Ferguson
Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was one of the boys. None of them knew she was taking fifteen painkillers a day and relying on opioids to stem the burning and stabbing pain... Read more

Dropping the Mask

By: Noni Hazlehurst

Narrated by: Noni Hazlehurst

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An icon. A household name. One of our best-loved actors. Noni Hazlehurst is finally telling a story of her own.
A fourth-generation performer, Noni Hazlehurst has storytelling in her blood. She has graced our screens, stages and airwaves for fifty years - and won our hearts and respect in the process. She's had a remarkably diverse career. From... Read more

"You're Not Doing It Right"

By: Ellen E Patnaude

Narrated by: Ellen Patnaude

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In "You're Not Doing It Right," Ellen Patnaude bravely opens the door to the haunting reality of Lewy body dementia (LBD) and unravels its profound impact on families. One of the most common types of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, LBD is marked by fluctuations in cognition, hallucinations, and motor symptoms. The journey begins with subtle... Read more

Patriot - Meine Geschichte (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Alexej Nawalny

Narrated by: Joachim Schönfeld

Length: 20 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Die eindringliche und bewegende Autobiographie eines furchtlosen Oppositionsführers, der den höchsten Preis für seine Überzeugungen zahlen musste. Nawalny begann mit der Arbeit an PATRIOT im Jahr 2020, kurz nach dem Giftanschlag auf ihn. Es ist die umfassende Geschichte seines Lebens: seine Jugend, seine Berufung zum Aktivisten, seine Ehe und... Read more

A Million Times We Cry

By: Stacey Grimes-Wempe

Narrated by: Stacey Grimes-Wempe

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The day after she and her husband moved into their first home, Stacey Wempe’s simple, ideal life in Saskatchewan was shattered. At daybreak, her aunt and uncle arrived at her new home to tell her that her twenty-two-year-old brother, Clinton, had been killed in a tragic accident a few hours earlier. Driving in thick fog to rescue his stranded... Read more

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) - Leben, Werke, Bedeutung - Basiswissen (ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: Otto Schumann & narrator

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Arthur Schopenhauer - Erklärer unserer subjektiven Weltsicht Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold erläutert verständlich und strukturiert Basiswissen zum Pessimisten unter den Philosophen, der bestehende Lehrmeinungen hinterfragte. Schopenhauer entwickelte eine Philosophie, die Erkenntnistheorie, Metaphysik, Ästhetik und Ethik... Read more

Uses for Obsession

By: Ben Shewry

Narrated by: Ben Shewry

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate, searing and hopeful memoir meets manifesto that reframes the way we think about restaurants, cooking, hospitality, leadership and humanity from one of the most respected chefs in the world.

Chef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession well. Whether it's crispy-edged lasagne, saltwater crocodile ribs or the perfect potato,... Read more

Erich Fromm (1900-1980) und Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) - Leben, Werke, Bedeutung - Basiswissen - Basiswissen (ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: Michael Seeboth

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Erich Fromm und Herbert Marcuse - Die zweite Generation der Kritischen Theorie Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold erläutert verständlich und strukturiert Basiswissen zu den berühmten Philosophen der Frankfurter Schule Erich Fromm und Herbert Marcuse. Beide teilten zunächst eine kritische Perspektive auf den Kapitalismus... Read more

By Life or by Death

By: Andrew Montonera & James Hudson Taylor IV

Narrated by: Bill A. Jones

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

One of the most incredible missionary stories of the 20th century. As a young boy Andrew Montonera stumbled upon a cabinet of books in his grandparents' house. He was captivated by what he discovered—the library of his distant relatives, John and Betty. By Life or by Death shares the story of these two remarkable people—inspirations of... Read more

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) - Leben, Werke, Bedeutung - Basiswissen (ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: Tom Mallner & narrator

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Friedrich Nietzsche - Großer Provokateur als Philosoph und Antichrist Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold präsentiert verständlich und strukturiert Basiswissen zum größten Provokateur der Philosophiegeschichte, der gleichermaßen verachtet und bewundert wird. Der deutsche Philosoph Friedrich Nietzsche wurde am 15. Oktober 1844 in... Read more

Cómo luchar contra un dictador

By: Maria Ressa

Narrated by: Sara Gómez & Sonia Gómez

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

El libro de la premio Nobel de la paz, la periodista que puso en jaque a una dictadura. «Por su esfuerzo por salvaguardar la libertad de expresión como condición imprescindible para la democracia y la paz duradera.» Con esas palabras reconocía la Academia sueca la labor y el esfuerzo de Maria Ressa. Este libro es el mejor resumen de su... Read more

Twitter. El pájaro de la discordia

By: Kurt Wagner

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

La historia definitiva de cómo una revolucionaria herramienta de información se convirtió en el mayor desastre empresarial del siglo Kurt Wagner se adentra en la fascinante historia de la empresa que revolucionó los medios de comunicación a escala global. Un extraordinario reportaje que parte desde sus orígenes hasta la brutal batalla legal y... Read more

Ojos llenos de alegría

By: Toni Montesinos

Narrated by: Simon Gómez & Santiago Gómez

Length: 19 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Un viaje apasionante a través de la vida y el pensamiento de uno de los filósofos más destacados de su tiempo: Ralph Waldo Emerson. «Es la vida lo que tiene valor, no el haber vivido.» Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson fue en su tiempo y será por siempre una fuente de inspiración infinita. Adalid de la autoconfianza y de la adopción de un... Read more

Iron Mike

By: Mike Keenan & Scott Morrison

Narrated by: Wayne Ward

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The must-read memoir of one of the NHL's most controversial and successful coaches—winner of the 1994 Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers.

In the fraternity of NHL coaches, some stand out for their winning records, some for their big personalities and some for their unprecedented methods. Mike Keenan stands out on... Read more

Her Word Is Bond

By: Cristalle "Psalm One" Bowen

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“Nowhere near famous but still infamous,” Psalm One is a legend to rap nerds, scholars, and “heads,” and has gone on to work with the brightest names in rap and have her work celebrated and taught around the globe. In Her Word Is Bond, Psalm One tells her own story, from growing up in Englewood, Chicago through her life as a chemist, teacher,... Read more

Vegas Concierge

By: Brian Joseph

Narrated by: Brian Joseph, Don Hoier & Angela Williams

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Vegas Concierge is the riveting inside story of a decade-long investigation into sex tracking, police corruption, and hip-hop music in Sin City. A layered saga spanning more than a decade, Vegas Concierge moves from the luxury hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip to the inner offices of the Las Vegas police and some of Nevada’s biggest news... Read more

The Use of Photography

By: Annie Ernaux & Marc Marie

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. An account of Annie Ernaux’s love affair with journalist Marc Marie while she was undergoing treatment for cancer, and their combined project to document images and memories. Love and death cohabit in The Use of Photography, with alternating chapters by the two authors. First published in France in... Read more

The Big, Brown Suitcase

By: Parvin Kolahdooz

Narrated by: Sarra Blok

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Raised in a traditional Iranian family, eighteen-year-old Parvin Kolahdooz felt increasingly restricted after the 1979 Islamic revolution. She was trapped in a society where just a few strands of her hair showing from under her hijab could land her in jail, where her fatherlessness left her increasingly vulnerable to being given away in... Read more

One From the Hart

By: Stefanie Powers

Narrated by: Stefanie Powers

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The career of Stefanie Powers is one of so many stage, screen, and television credits that her name alone recalls memories as varied as her roles—on screen and off. From movie roles including John Wayne’s daughter in McLintock! and Lana Turner’s rival in Love Has Many Faces, to being terrorized by Tallulah Bankhead in Die, Die My Darling and... Read more

I Will Do Better

By: Charles Bock

Narrated by: Charles Bock

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed writer’s frank and tender memoir of parenting his toddler daughter in the wake of his wife’s untimely deathThe novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed primarily with his dream of a writing career. But when his daughter Lily was six months old, his wife, Diana, was diagnosed... Read more

Tizian

By: Alexandre Dumas & Anne Lefort

Narrated by: Daniel Herbert

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Renaissance und entdecken Sie das Leben und Werk eines der größten Maler dieser Epoche: Tizian. Alexandre Dumas, der weltberühmte Autor von "Die drei Musketiere" und "Der Graf von Monte Christo", widmet sich in "Drei Meister" drei herausragenden Künstlern der Kunstgeschichte. In diesem Audiobuch... Read more

Michelangelo

By: Alexandre Dumas & Anne Lefort

Narrated by: Daniel Herbert

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Lassen Sie sich von der eindrucksvollen Lebensgeschichte eines der größten Künstler der Menschheitsgeschichte begeistern: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Alexandre Dumas, der gefeierte Autor von "Die drei Musketiere" und "Der Graf von Monte Christo", widmet in seinem Werk "Drei Meister" dem legendären Bildhauer, Maler und Architekten Michelangelo ein... Read more