Memoirs & Bios Winner: Educated
What would you give up for an education? Would you give up your family? Tara Westover never wanted to make that choice, yet the more she learned about the wider world beyond her sheltered upbringing in an eccentric Idaho family, the more that choice became inevitable. It’s so easy to get swept up in the more sensational aspects of Westover’s story—the physical danger that swirled around her daily life at home, how she became a Harvard-educated PhD without any formal childhood schooling—but the reason I lived and breathed nothing but this memoir until I’d listened to every last minute (just ask my colleagues who saw me listening to it in the cafeteria!) is her compassionate insight into what it means to lose a family you love because the gulf between your worlds has grown too wide. —Rachel, Audible EditorRunners-Up
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Small Fry
- By: Lisa Brennan-Jobs
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3,254
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Performance2,906
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Story2,901
A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs' poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes. Scrappy, wise, and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide through her parents' fascinating and disparate worlds. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the '70s and '80s, Small Fry is an enthralling audiobook by an insightful new literary voice.
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Thesaurus Overkill
- By BellaLeah on 10-02-18
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If You Love Me
- A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction
- By: Maureen Cavanagh
- Narrated by: Maureen Cavanagh
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall209
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Performance181
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Story182
Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles—and ultimately reckons with—substance use disorder.
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I cried, I laughed, beautiful book
- By Lynney on 08-27-19
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182,867
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Performance162,471
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Story161,592
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS...
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
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Heartland
- A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
- By: Sarah Smarsh
- Narrated by: Sarah Smarsh
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall987
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Performance874
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Story872
*Finalist for the National Book Award* *Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* *Instant New York Times Bestseller* *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, New York Post, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly* An essential read for our times: an eye-opening memoir of working-class...
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My favorite memoir of 2018
- By NMwritergal on 11-25-18
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Small Fry
- By: Lisa Brennan-Jobs
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall3,254
-
Performance2,906
-
Story2,901
A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs' poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes. Scrappy, wise, and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide through her parents' fascinating and disparate worlds. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the '70s and '80s, Small Fry is an enthralling audiobook by an insightful new literary voice.
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Thesaurus Overkill
- By BellaLeah on 10-02-18
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If You Love Me
- A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction
- By: Maureen Cavanagh
- Narrated by: Maureen Cavanagh
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall209
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Performance181
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Story182
Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles—and ultimately reckons with—substance use disorder.
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I cried, I laughed, beautiful book
- By Lynney on 08-27-19
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182,867
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Performance162,471
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Story161,592
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS...
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
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Heartland
- A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
- By: Sarah Smarsh
- Narrated by: Sarah Smarsh
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall987
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Performance874
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Story872
*Finalist for the National Book Award* *Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* *Instant New York Times Bestseller* *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, New York Post, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly* An essential read for our times: an eye-opening memoir of working-class...
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My favorite memoir of 2018
- By NMwritergal on 11-25-18