Biographies & Memoirs
56,063 titlesBestsellers
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Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans....
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In Mamaw's Contradictions Lay Great Wisdom
- By Cynthia on 11-20-16
By: J. D. Vance
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....
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A Most Appropriate Narrator
- By D.P. on 05-01-24
By: Erik Larson
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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With wisdom and humor, Lori Gottlieb shares how seeing a therapist helped her grow as a person—and as a therapist. Brittany Pressley narrates, impeccably.
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It was like a hallmark movie being waterboarded into my ears for 15 hours
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-19
By: Lori Gottlieb
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The Truths We Hold
- An American Journey
- By: Kamala Harris
- Narrated by: Kamala Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in an Oakland, California, community that cared deeply about social justice. In The Truths We Hold, she reckons with the big challenges we face together.
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Great content, read if possible
- By TCamp72 on 03-07-19
By: Kamala Harris
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
By: Neil Strauss - contributor, and others
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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I’ve been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud....
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
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Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans....
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In Mamaw's Contradictions Lay Great Wisdom
- By Cynthia on 11-20-16
By: J. D. Vance
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....
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A Most Appropriate Narrator
- By D.P. on 05-01-24
By: Erik Larson
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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With wisdom and humor, Lori Gottlieb shares how seeing a therapist helped her grow as a person—and as a therapist. Brittany Pressley narrates, impeccably.
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It was like a hallmark movie being waterboarded into my ears for 15 hours
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-19
By: Lori Gottlieb
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The Truths We Hold
- An American Journey
- By: Kamala Harris
- Narrated by: Kamala Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in an Oakland, California, community that cared deeply about social justice. In The Truths We Hold, she reckons with the big challenges we face together.
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Great content, read if possible
- By TCamp72 on 03-07-19
By: Kamala Harris
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
By: Neil Strauss - contributor, and others
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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I’ve been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud....
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
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Jim Bridger
- Trailblazer of the American West
- By: Jerry Enzler
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of....
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Interesting
- By Jon Evans on 07-19-23
By: Jerry Enzler
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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people. Twenty years ago, when journalist Tom O'Neill was reporting a magazine piece about the murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Then he unearthed shocking evidence of a cover-up....
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Don't fall for the negative reviews...
- By Visualverbs on 08-04-19
By: Tom O'Neill, and others
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- By: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy shares her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.
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Unexpectedly poor narration
- By Blurryface on 08-10-22
By: Jennette McCurdy
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The House of Morgan
- An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 34 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty....
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The construction of the House of Morgan
- By Darwin8u on 10-22-18
By: Ron Chernow
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Elon Musk
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh....
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megalomania on display
- By JP on 09-12-23
By: Walter Isaacson
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Love, Lucy
- By: Lucille Ball
- Narrated by: Lucie Arnaz
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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Love, Lucy is the valentine Lucille Ball left for her fans—a warm, wise, and witty memoir written by Lucy herself. The star of the sitcom I Love Lucy was at the pinnacle of her success when she sat down to record the story of her life. This is her story—in her own words....
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What a great book
- By SCOTT on 07-11-18
By: Lucille Ball
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On Call
- A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
- By: Anthony Fauci M.D.
- Narrated by: Anthony Fauci M.D.
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
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The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents.
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A life lived doing what you love.
- By MP on 06-22-24
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- By: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century....
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- By karen on 06-22-12
By: Vincent Bugliosi, and others
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All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.
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Finished in one day
- By nedmac mama on 02-22-23
By: Beth Moore
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
- A Memoir
- By: Matthew Perry
- Narrated by: Matthew Perry
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid memoir.
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Mad at myself for getting sucked in
- By betty on 11-03-22
By: Matthew Perry
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Bits and Pieces
- My Mother, My Brother, and Me
- By: Whoopi Goldberg
- Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life....
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Outstanding, funny heartfelt, and toughing. life lessons
- By auntduke on 05-07-24
By: Whoopi Goldberg
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Led Zeppelin
- The Biography
- By: Bob Spitz
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the definitive New York Times best-selling history of the Beatles comes the authoritative account of the group many call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successful, and certainly one of the most notorious....
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Sex & Drugs & Rock-n-Roll.... in that order.
- By Joe on 01-03-22
By: Bob Spitz
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The Aviators
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
- By: Winston Groom
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight....
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Too much a hagiography
- By Joseph Valenzi on 09-08-15
By: Winston Groom
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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The Woman in Me
- By: Britney Spears
- Narrated by: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey.
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Lack of transparency
- By Lori K on 10-31-23
By: Britney Spears
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell....
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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The Friday Afternoon Club
- A Family Memoir
- By: Griffin Dunne
- Narrated by: Griffin Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances....
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Not funny but still worthy
- By H. Winslow on 06-17-24
By: Griffin Dunne
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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A Great Listen
- By Bill on 04-20-24
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Ask Not
- The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
- By: Maureen Callahan
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan comes a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family’s generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem.
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Excellent Read!
- By KimAnn on 07-03-24
By: Maureen Callahan
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If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Number-one New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors....
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Horribly Depressing, Detailed Description of Abuse
- By Andrea on 12-20-19
By: Gregg Olsen
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Sociopath
- A Memoir
- By: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did....
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Fascinating and Perfect Performance!
- By ScoobaRubio on 04-05-24
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Comedian Trevor Noah offers listeners a glimpse into his childhood during apartheid in South Africa in this award-winning memoir.
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
By: Trevor Noah
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile comes a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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American Caesar
- Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
- By: William Manchester
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 31 hrs and 53 mins
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Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur....
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A Great American
- By Charlotte A. Hu on 05-19-13
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Letters to My Beloved
- Poems from the Heart Inspired by the Divine
- By: Rishi Eric Infanti
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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I experience these writings engaged with something beyond myself as much as it is deeply rooted within, something that arises and takes refuge inside my Soul.Something that transforms me and requires that I live true to any alchemy that takes place.This “something”, an encounter with the Divine, I am so blessed to carry the vessel of love, however so frightening, however so blissful, however so peaceful, in it flows through me to give love, to give light to others.The stories of such a raw vibrant heart, a Soul shed to its bare open vulnerability, so others can receive. Seeing myself as...
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It's A God Thing
- Heartwarming Stories of Faith, Friendship, and Blessings
- By: Rena Yeager
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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"It's A God Thing," is a collection of stories illuminating the blessings that enrich our lives. From enduring friendships to the profound moments of divine intervention, this book captures faith in action. The Stories: The Blessing of Friendship: The unbreakable bonds that sustain us through life's challenges. The Blessing Challenge: Experience the blessings in everyday life. Pawprints on Our Hearts: The unique and touching connections we share with our pets, who truly are family. Special Olympics, Special Memories: The incredible spirit and determination of athletes who redefine what it ...
By: Rena Yeager
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After They Left
- By: Betty Viamontes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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After midnight, loud knocks on the door awake the family. “Hurry up and don’t take any of your belongings!” one of the two armed guards shouts at Laura and her three children. Rio, Laura’s husband, is waiting for them at the Port of Mariel in Havana to take them to the United States. Berta’s family is not part of the group. It is April 1980. The sisters have been inseparable, both living in a house on Zapote Street in Havana. But Berta understands it is time for Laura to find happiness, to reunite with Rio after the Cuban government kept her separated from him for twelve years. It...
By: Betty Viamontes
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Homage to Catalonia
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Nick Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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"Homage to Catalonia" is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations during the Spanish Civil War. Published in 1938, this riveting memoir offers a vivid portrayal of the political turmoil, ideological fervor, and brutal realities of war. Orwell, an ardent anti-fascist, traveled to Spain in 1936 to fight for the Republican side against Franco's Nationalists.
By: George Orwell
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Practically Still a Virgin
- An Adoption Memoir
- By: Monica Hall
- Narrated by: Monica Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Practically Still a Virgin is the riveting memoir of a fifteen-year-old adoptee’s rape—and the pregnancy that changed her life. During Alaska’s rough-and-tumble 1970s oil boom, a time when prostitution, violence, and lawlessness reigned, Monica Hall rebels against her strict Catholic parents in a downward spiral of delinquency. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame when the unthinkable happens, Hall is forced to make impossible choices. Will she keep her rapist’s identity a secret and defy her parents when they demand to know who fathered her baby?
By: Monica Hall
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For the Love of Guinea
- Three Months in a West African Diamond Exploration Camp: 1980
- By: Darcy Williamson
- Narrated by: Susanna Burney
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1980, I was thirty years old, and my son, ten, when we traveled to Guinea, then a closed country in West Africa. My fiancé was a geologist working in a diamond exploration camp in Baoule Valley, near Kérouané. During my time there I kept a diary. Once back in the United States, I wrapped the diary in a silk scarf and tucked it away. I had had planned to return to Guinea and the diamond camp, but life took me in a different direction. I didn't open and read the diary until autumn of 2023, forty-four years later.
By: Darcy Williamson
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Letters to My Beloved
- Poems from the Heart Inspired by the Divine
- By: Rishi Eric Infanti
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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I experience these writings engaged with something beyond myself as much as it is deeply rooted within, something that arises and takes refuge inside my Soul.Something that transforms me and requires that I live true to any alchemy that takes place.This “something”, an encounter with the Divine, I am so blessed to carry the vessel of love, however so frightening, however so blissful, however so peaceful, in it flows through me to give love, to give light to others.The stories of such a raw vibrant heart, a Soul shed to its bare open vulnerability, so others can receive. Seeing myself as...
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It's A God Thing
- Heartwarming Stories of Faith, Friendship, and Blessings
- By: Rena Yeager
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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"It's A God Thing," is a collection of stories illuminating the blessings that enrich our lives. From enduring friendships to the profound moments of divine intervention, this book captures faith in action. The Stories: The Blessing of Friendship: The unbreakable bonds that sustain us through life's challenges. The Blessing Challenge: Experience the blessings in everyday life. Pawprints on Our Hearts: The unique and touching connections we share with our pets, who truly are family. Special Olympics, Special Memories: The incredible spirit and determination of athletes who redefine what it ...
By: Rena Yeager
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After They Left
- By: Betty Viamontes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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After midnight, loud knocks on the door awake the family. “Hurry up and don’t take any of your belongings!” one of the two armed guards shouts at Laura and her three children. Rio, Laura’s husband, is waiting for them at the Port of Mariel in Havana to take them to the United States. Berta’s family is not part of the group. It is April 1980. The sisters have been inseparable, both living in a house on Zapote Street in Havana. But Berta understands it is time for Laura to find happiness, to reunite with Rio after the Cuban government kept her separated from him for twelve years. It...
By: Betty Viamontes
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Homage to Catalonia
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Nick Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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"Homage to Catalonia" is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations during the Spanish Civil War. Published in 1938, this riveting memoir offers a vivid portrayal of the political turmoil, ideological fervor, and brutal realities of war. Orwell, an ardent anti-fascist, traveled to Spain in 1936 to fight for the Republican side against Franco's Nationalists.
By: George Orwell
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Practically Still a Virgin
- An Adoption Memoir
- By: Monica Hall
- Narrated by: Monica Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Practically Still a Virgin is the riveting memoir of a fifteen-year-old adoptee’s rape—and the pregnancy that changed her life. During Alaska’s rough-and-tumble 1970s oil boom, a time when prostitution, violence, and lawlessness reigned, Monica Hall rebels against her strict Catholic parents in a downward spiral of delinquency. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame when the unthinkable happens, Hall is forced to make impossible choices. Will she keep her rapist’s identity a secret and defy her parents when they demand to know who fathered her baby?
By: Monica Hall
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For the Love of Guinea
- Three Months in a West African Diamond Exploration Camp: 1980
- By: Darcy Williamson
- Narrated by: Susanna Burney
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1980, I was thirty years old, and my son, ten, when we traveled to Guinea, then a closed country in West Africa. My fiancé was a geologist working in a diamond exploration camp in Baoule Valley, near Kérouané. During my time there I kept a diary. Once back in the United States, I wrapped the diary in a silk scarf and tucked it away. I had had planned to return to Guinea and the diamond camp, but life took me in a different direction. I didn't open and read the diary until autumn of 2023, forty-four years later.
By: Darcy Williamson
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Down and Out in Paris and London
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Nick Patterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In "Down and Out in Paris and London," George Orwell delivers a raw and compelling account of life on the margins of society. This semi-autobiographical work, first published in 1933, chronicles Orwell's own experiences of poverty, hunger, and survival in two of the world's most iconic cities.
By: George Orwell
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The Grandeur of the Trans Millennial Illuminators
- By: Michael Boyajian
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The passage from the old millennium to the new millennium by the author and his wife Jeri, the LGBTQ community, technology, politics, the other world across the rainbow bridge, arts and literature and much more in a study of living history. Introduction by Sal J Calise “Enjoyed the narrative of the book…I in fact laughed a few times…The millennium part of the story is interesting…Love the inclusion of Pliny…Good creative writing with excellent humor in the story,” — Gary A Kulhanjian, Social Historian Amazon listing at Number One in Kindle LGBTQ Biographies and Memoirs and 16 ...
By: Michael Boyajian
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Wonders of the Invisible World
- Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New England
- By: Cotton Mather
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The Wonders of the Invisible World was a book written by Cotton Mather and published in 1693. It was subtitled, Observations As well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils. The book defended Mather’s role in the witch hunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts. It espoused the belief that witchcraft was an evil magical power.
By: Cotton Mather
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Not by Sight
- True Stories from an Amazing Journey
- By: Debby Green
- Narrated by: Taylor Brooke
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Being blind, Debby has had many of those experiences, as a parent, counselor, grandparent and someone who simply loves life. Her faith in a God who loves us shifts that frightening scenario into one of confidence and peace. In this book, through stories and poetry, she describes some of those moments where she has walked by faith, not by sight, both spiritually and literally.
By: Debby Green
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Hip Hop & Hope
- One Woman's Journey in the Slums of Cambodia
- By: Romi Grossberg
- Narrated by: Romi Grossberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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When Romi Grossberg decided, at thirty-five, to give up her job as a social worker in Australia for a two-year contract in the slums of Cambodia, she could never have imagined that the experience would change her life forever. Hip Hop & Hope is part memoir, part history, part travelogue, and completely engaging. Its portrait of Phnom Penh is complicated and indelible. Its story of work in an NGO is inspirational. At this hip hop youth centre, Romi evolves from a frightened burrung to a respected manager who knows the words, the tunes, and the moves.
By: Romi Grossberg
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An Adoptee's Journey
- Letters of My Life
- By: Gaynor Cherieann
- Narrated by: Gaynor Cherieann Weatherley
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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It is the 1960s; a sixteen-year-old girl is in a mother and baby home; her heart is breaking as she prepares to give up her baby for adoption. Shunned by society, she has no choice. That baby was me. Join me on my life’s journey through the letters I have written to everyone who has shared my unique story. Follow me as I find the courage to share this story, from my birth to my unhappy adoption to getting married and becoming a mum and granny.
By: Gaynor Cherieann
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Codes and Ethics for up and Coming Players
- By: Leon Wheeler Jr.
- Narrated by: Tayvon Smith
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A player is someone who makes moves and knows what’s going on. Understanding the hustle is one thing but if you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re going to be running around in circles. Having lived his life as a certified player, Leon Wheeler compiled all his wisdom and secrets he’s garnered across the years into a playbook for the up-and-coming players out there who’re confused about how to get started to meet their goals.
By: Leon Wheeler Jr.
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Run Baby Run
- Life-Changing Testimony of a New York Gang Leader
- By: Nicky Cruz, Jamie Buckingham
- Narrated by: John Fiore
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicky Cruz's heart had turned to stone when he was only three. His mother nicknamed him the son of Satan, and he was severely abused, both physically and mentally. After moving from Puerto Rico to New York, Nicky became the leader of a notorious street gang the Mau Maus. He turned into a violent street criminal before he was eighteen. David Wilkerson, a skinny preacher from Pennsylvania, reached out to him with relentless love. He said, Nicky, Jesus loves you, and this simple message opened the door to a new life for Nicky Cruz.
By: Nicky Cruz, and others
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A Different Kind of Same
- A Country Girl's View of the World
- By: Kellie Kunzler
- Narrated by: Kellie Kunzler
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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What could a country girl possibly have in common with someone raised in a city? Actually, more than you think. When we take the time to look past our differences, finding things in common is easy. In this collection of stories, the author shares thoughts and insights gained through her observations of life. Kellie was raised in the country and still lives on a farm today. But the experiences she writes about are helpful no matter where one lives. Everyday encounters are turned into inspirational messages.
By: Kellie Kunzler
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
- Surviving the Shame of Disability within an Ethnic Family
- By: Cassy Martin
- Narrated by: Lena Fiszman
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Cassy is the first of her generation born into a Christian Lebanese family after they emigrated to Australia, and she was set to be the golden grandchild. But when it was discovered that she had cerebral palsy, the promise of her wonderful future vanished, and a veil of shame descended. Now an embarrassment to the family, Cassy was hidden away from the community, just tolerated at home, and told she was an embarrassment, useless and would have no future.
By: Cassy Martin
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Pardon Me
- By: James Gordon
- Narrated by: Matt Haynes
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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James Gordon is a natural-born storyteller who happened to live the kind of life that produces endless stories that sound a lot like tall tales. He knows triumph and defeat like the back of his hand, but most importantly, he knows how to press forward. Gordon's story is one of perseverance and redemption, spanning seven decades, two states, a medical career, romance, fatherhood, twenty years of hard labor, and a gubernatorial pardon.
By: James Gordon
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Walking Towards Gold
- By: Sally Cook
- Narrated by: Sally Cook
- Length: 12 mins
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Walking Towards Gold tells the story of the author's pioneer colonist forebears who arrived in newly formed Adelaide, South Australia from Portsmouth, in June 1838 and how thirteen years later three of them walked 580 miles from Adelaide to the Victorian goldfields pushing a wheelbarrow.. There are intrepid accounts and interesting descriptions of early Adelaide and life on the Victorian goldfields. This is part of the Downer family's story.
By: Sally Cook