Biographies & Memoirs
55,904 titlesBestsellers
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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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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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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
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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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Ask Not
- The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
- By: Maureen Callahan
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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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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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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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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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
- Unabridged
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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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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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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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Ask Not
- The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
- By: Maureen Callahan
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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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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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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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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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- By: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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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 Hamilton Scheme
- An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
- By: William Hogeland
- Narrated by: William Hogeland
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
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Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight?
By: William Hogeland
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When the Night Comes Falling
- A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
- By: Howard Blum
- Narrated by: Zac Aleman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, tells the definitive inside story of the Idaho murders.
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I have been waiting for so long to get this book and it did not disappoint!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-30-24
By: Howard Blum
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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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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
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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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Elon Musk
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
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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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Get Honest or Die Lying
- Why Small Talk Sucks
- By: Charlamagne Tha God
- Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God, Elliot Connie, Landon Woodson
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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From Charlamagne Tha God, host of the morning radio phenomenon The Breakfast Club, and founder and CEO of iHeartRadio’s Black Effect Podcast Network, come a rundown on how small talk from small minds have taken over our world, and the BIG conversations needed to climb our way back.
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Respect!!
- By Avid Reader on 07-04-24
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The Friday Afternoon Club
- A Family Memoir
- By: Griffin Dunne
- Narrated by: Griffin Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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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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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
- A Memoir
- By: Matthew Perry
- Narrated by: Matthew Perry
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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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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The Woman in Me
- By: Britney Spears
- Narrated by: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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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....
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Lack of transparency
- By Lori K on 10-31-23
By: Britney Spears
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Medgar and Myrlie
- Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
- By: Joy-Ann Reid
- Narrated by: Joy-Ann Reid
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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By MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, a triumphant work of biography that repositions slain Civil Rights pioneer Medgar Evers at the heart of America's struggle for freedom, and celebrates Myrlie Evers's extraordinary activism after her husband's assassination in the driveway of their Mississippi home.
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A must read!
- By Kenny Cook on 02-11-24
By: Joy-Ann Reid
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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
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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 Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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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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Sociopath
- A Memoir
- By: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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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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In My Time of Dying
- How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Sebastian Junger
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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After a near-fatal health emergency, bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger shares a powerful reflection on death—and what might follow.
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God and religion
- By K. Anderson on 05-22-24
By: Sebastian Junger
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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
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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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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe....
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
By: David Grann
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Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond....
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Absolutely beautifully Written❤️
- By Latwhit22 on 05-02-22
By: Viola Davis
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Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that flows like a thriller.
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Even though I have read a lot of books about this disaster. This has been the most comprehensive and enjoyable.
- By Andy on 05-25-24
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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
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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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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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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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Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- By: Anthony Bourdain
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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deliciously funny and shockingly delectable audiobook, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike....
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Kitchen Confidential
- By Holly on 02-20-03
By: Anthony Bourdain
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
By: Erik Larson
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Hidden Valley Road
- Inside the Mind of an American Family
- By: Robert Kolker
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with 12 children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease....
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A story you've never heard before
- By Kelley Cox on 04-19-20
By: Robert Kolker
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Down the Drain
- By: Julia Fox
- Narrated by: Julia Fox
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow, and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media....
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Zero Character Growth.
- By Alisa on 11-27-23
By: Julia Fox
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Voices from Gettysburg
- Letters, Papers, and Memoirs from the Greatest Battle of the Civil War
- By: Allen C. Guelzo
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Powerful, haunting, and unforgettable, this remarkable gathering of original documents, including never-before-published letters and papers, creates a day-by-day eyewitness account of the monumental collision at Gettysburg, in the words of the commanders, soldiers, politicians, and civilians from both the North and the South who experienced firsthand the changing course of the Civil War. New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and author Allen C. Guelzo delivers an invaluable and sobering firsthand perspective of the Civil War’s turning point.
By: Allen C. Guelzo
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Maureen O'Carroll
- A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood
- By: Maureen O'Carroll, Leora O'Carroll
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Maureen O’Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood vividly brings to life growing up in a large, quirky but ambitious, Irish immigrant family during the Depression and War time in Australia. This enchanting memoir is told through the eyes of the middle child of the ten O’Carroll children, mischievous Maureen, who went on to become an acclaimed cellist. After years of periodic imprisonment in Ireland for their fight for independence, Maureen’s parents immigrated to Sydney, Australia with their large family in 1930. The patriarch, John O’Carroll, sets up in the ...
By: Maureen O'Carroll, and others
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Searching for Novak
- The man behind the enigma
- By: Mark Hodgkinson
- Narrated by: Nigel Barden
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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No man or woman has won more Grand Slam singles titles than Novak Djokovic, who took his 24th major at the 2023 US Open. Based on fresh interviews with people close to Djokovic - including his friends and mentors, along with his former coaches and his rivals - this is an in-depth exploration of the psyche of one of the most fascinating and controversial sporting characters ever.
By: Mark Hodgkinson
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The Lotus-Born
- The Life Story of Padmasambhava
- By: Yeshe Tsogyal
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born Indian mystic and tantric master, is second only to Skakyamuni as the most famous figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. In the ninth century, he journeyed across the Himalayan Mountains to establish Buddhism for the people of Tibet. This legendary tale interweaves narration with timeless advice to all spiritual practitioners. Here, in English for the first time, is the complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet.
By: Yeshe Tsogyal
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Water Views
- By: Karen Jewell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Water Views was a weekly column published in the Norwalk Hour newspaper in Connecticut for twelve years (2001-2012). The column proved to be very popular, and received three Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Submissions in the Sailing Columns Category for the John Southam Awards, one in 2005 and two in 2006. In Water Views, A Collection of Essays, Volume I, author Karen Jewell has compiled 60 of the over 500 short essays that she penned during those twelve years. From southern Connecticut to northern Maine, Jewell shares insights and experiences on topics such as beach combing, super ...
By: Karen Jewell
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Yukon Yesterdays
- 30 Years of Adventure in the Klondike
- By: Major Nevill A. D. Armstrong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Personal memories of the famous Klondike Gold Rush, first-hand accounts of lucky strikes, stories of Dawson in the wild 90's, together with adventures in mining, exploring and big game hunting in the unknown sub-Arctic. The Klondike Gold Rush is on! Time waits for no man, and luck in the game of gold, can favor the chechako as well as the sourdough. Nevill Armstrong entered the Yukon in 1898, along with thousands of other adventurers seeking their fortunes. There are fortunes, misfortune, and missed fortunes and Nevill experienced all of these in short order upon reaching Dawson—the ...
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Voices from Gettysburg
- Letters, Papers, and Memoirs from the Greatest Battle of the Civil War
- By: Allen C. Guelzo
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Powerful, haunting, and unforgettable, this remarkable gathering of original documents, including never-before-published letters and papers, creates a day-by-day eyewitness account of the monumental collision at Gettysburg, in the words of the commanders, soldiers, politicians, and civilians from both the North and the South who experienced firsthand the changing course of the Civil War. New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and author Allen C. Guelzo delivers an invaluable and sobering firsthand perspective of the Civil War’s turning point.
By: Allen C. Guelzo
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Maureen O'Carroll
- A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood
- By: Maureen O'Carroll, Leora O'Carroll
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Maureen O’Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood vividly brings to life growing up in a large, quirky but ambitious, Irish immigrant family during the Depression and War time in Australia. This enchanting memoir is told through the eyes of the middle child of the ten O’Carroll children, mischievous Maureen, who went on to become an acclaimed cellist. After years of periodic imprisonment in Ireland for their fight for independence, Maureen’s parents immigrated to Sydney, Australia with their large family in 1930. The patriarch, John O’Carroll, sets up in the ...
By: Maureen O'Carroll, and others
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Searching for Novak
- The man behind the enigma
- By: Mark Hodgkinson
- Narrated by: Nigel Barden
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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No man or woman has won more Grand Slam singles titles than Novak Djokovic, who took his 24th major at the 2023 US Open. Based on fresh interviews with people close to Djokovic - including his friends and mentors, along with his former coaches and his rivals - this is an in-depth exploration of the psyche of one of the most fascinating and controversial sporting characters ever.
By: Mark Hodgkinson
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The Lotus-Born
- The Life Story of Padmasambhava
- By: Yeshe Tsogyal
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born Indian mystic and tantric master, is second only to Skakyamuni as the most famous figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. In the ninth century, he journeyed across the Himalayan Mountains to establish Buddhism for the people of Tibet. This legendary tale interweaves narration with timeless advice to all spiritual practitioners. Here, in English for the first time, is the complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet.
By: Yeshe Tsogyal
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Water Views
- By: Karen Jewell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Water Views was a weekly column published in the Norwalk Hour newspaper in Connecticut for twelve years (2001-2012). The column proved to be very popular, and received three Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Submissions in the Sailing Columns Category for the John Southam Awards, one in 2005 and two in 2006. In Water Views, A Collection of Essays, Volume I, author Karen Jewell has compiled 60 of the over 500 short essays that she penned during those twelve years. From southern Connecticut to northern Maine, Jewell shares insights and experiences on topics such as beach combing, super ...
By: Karen Jewell
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Yukon Yesterdays
- 30 Years of Adventure in the Klondike
- By: Major Nevill A. D. Armstrong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Personal memories of the famous Klondike Gold Rush, first-hand accounts of lucky strikes, stories of Dawson in the wild 90's, together with adventures in mining, exploring and big game hunting in the unknown sub-Arctic. The Klondike Gold Rush is on! Time waits for no man, and luck in the game of gold, can favor the chechako as well as the sourdough. Nevill Armstrong entered the Yukon in 1898, along with thousands of other adventurers seeking their fortunes. There are fortunes, misfortune, and missed fortunes and Nevill experienced all of these in short order upon reaching Dawson—the ...
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Sixty-Five Days plus One
- By: Tamar Apovian
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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“Sixty-Five Days plus One” is a compelling true story that unfolds as the author narrates the intense physical and emotional struggles she faces before, during, and after her time in the hospital. Adding to the challenges, the author finds herself at the center of a harrowing experience as she suffers a sudden cardiac arrest, marking the beginning of a more challenging journey that must be endured and overcome to regain long-awaited normalcy.
By: Tamar Apovian
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The Story of Philosophy. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment
- By: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Will Durant's The Story of Philosophy: Voltaire and the French Enlightenment delves into the life and ideas of Voltaire, a central figure of the French Enlightenment. This volume explores Voltaire's contributions to philosophy, literature, and society, highlighting his advocacy for reason, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Durant's engaging narrative brings to life the vibrant era of the Enlightenment and Voltaire's enduring influence on modern thought. A must-read for anyone interested in philosophy and the history of ideas.
By: Will Durant
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All Things Wise and Wonderful: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- All Creatures Great and Small Series
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heartwarming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.
By: James Herriot
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Unreliable Sources
- How the Twentieth Century Was Reported
- By: John Simpson
- Narrated by: John Simpson
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Through many decades of groundbreaking journalism, John Simpson has become not only one of the most recognisable and trusted British personalities, but has transferred his skill to books with multiple bestselling success. With his new book he turns his eye to how Great Britain has been transformed by its free press down the years. He shows how, while the press likes to pretend it's independent, they have enjoyed the power they have over the events they report and have at times exercised it irresponsibly.
By: John Simpson
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Marina Abramovic - A short biography
- 5 Minutes - Short on time - long on info!
- By: Lea Pfeiffer
- Narrated by: Lea Pfeiffer
- Length: 5 mins
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Marina Abramovic, Serbian concept artist and global art star: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise.
By: Lea Pfeiffer
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Brutal
- My Autobiography
- By: Iwan Thomas
- Narrated by: Iwan Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Running has been Iwan Thomas’s life. He put everything into becoming and remaining an elite athlete to such a point that his efforts left him scarred. Iwan reveals the highs of his career, but also his battles with the dark side of running – the loneliness, the doubts, the hurt and, ultimately, the serious mental health issues. In this deeply reflective, utterly engaging and sensationally open book, Iwan shares an absorbing, sometimes uncomfortable, but totally memorable story, and finally reveals the truth behind his life in sport.
By: Iwan Thomas
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Give Me Strength
- How I Turned My Back on Restriction, Nurtured the Body I Love, and How You Can Too
- By: Alice Liveing
- Narrated by: Alice Liveing
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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In 2017 Alice had over half a million followers on Instagram, she had celebrity PT clients, appeared on the cover of Women’s Health magazine, and even achieved her third Sunday Times bestseller. She was celebrated as the embodiment of health, but that was the furthest thing from the truth. Now, having recovered from her disordered approach to food and fitness, Alice tells the intimate story of what led to her darkest moments of restriction, the ultimatum that forced her to change, and how she overcame those demons using her four pillars of fitness.
By: Alice Liveing
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The Lives of Lee Miller
- By: Antony Penrose
- Narrated by: Esther Wane, Adam Grayson
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Lee Miller, 1927 - New York: A classically beautiful young woman, she is discovered by Condé Nast. Lee Miller, 1929 - Paris: Protégé and lover of Man Ray, she invents with him the solarization technique of photography, develops into a brilliant Surrealist photographer, and plays the statue in Cocteau's film Blood of a Poet. Lee Miller, 1939-45 - Europe: Living at times with her future husband, the painter Roland Penrose, she becomes a US war correspondent and covers the siege of St Malo and the liberation of Paris.
By: Antony Penrose
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A Thousand Miles from Care
- The Hunt for My Brother’s Killer – A Thirty-Year Quest for Justice
- By: Steve Johnson
- Narrated by: Steve Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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At the entrance of Sydney Harbor, the cliffs rise fourteen stories above the Pacific, like a gigantic skirt made of sandstone. North Head, one of the most memorable cliffs, is a gorgeous place to watch the sunrise. But it’s an unforgiving place to lose your footing. When Steve Johnson’s younger brother Scott went over the edge in 1988, he hit an outcrop on the way down and exploded on the rocks below.
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The 35 year journey to find justice and closure for the death of his brother! A love story like non other in history!
- By John Nicoli on 07-05-24
By: Steve Johnson
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Golf Is Hard
- By: Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston
- Narrated by: Ethan Reid, Jess Nesling
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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From reflecting on his early years at his local pitch and putt to his stellar career playing against the best of the best on the greatest courses on the planet, Golf is Hard takes you inside the world of professional golf like no book before it, sharing side-splitting and painfully honest stories of life behind the scenes as a tour pro.
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My Family
- The Memoir
- By: David Baddiel
- Narrated by: David Baddiel
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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A searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his mother’s idiosyncratic sex life, and his father’s dementia, to the same affectionate scrutiny. My Family: The Memoir is David Baddiel’s candid examination of his childhood, family and memory offering a twisted love letter to his parents.
By: David Baddiel
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The Half of It
- Exploring the Mixed-Race Experience
- By: Emma Slade Edmondson, Nicole Ocran
- Narrated by: Emma Slade Edmondson, Nicole Ocran
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole, hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast Mixed Up, discuss what it truly means to be mixed-race and all the different layers that fall into this. They delve into everything from culture and identity, to interracial relationships, to adoption, to understanding the historical context of mixed-race people – and ultimately culminating in a rounder and deeper appreciation for the mixed-identity.
By: Emma Slade Edmondson, and others