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Educated
By: Tara Westover
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times
“A coming-of-age memoir reminiscent of The Glass Castle.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“Tara... Read More »
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We're Going to Need More Wine
By: Gabrielle Union
Narrated by: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Root
Chosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir
“A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter
In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind... Read More »
Theft by Finding
By: David Sedaris & Gary Carpenter
Narrated by: Author
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiot
An NPR Best Book of 2017 An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017 A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017 A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee
David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the... Read More »
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark
By: Michelle McNamara
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn & Patton Oswalt
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.
Introduction by Gillian Flynn • Afterword by Patton Oswalt
“A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can’t-stop-now reading.” ... Read More »
The Last Black Unicorn
By: Tiffany Haddish
Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.
Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by... Read More »
What Happened
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Narrated by: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Length: 16 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
A TIME MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
2018 Audie Award Finalist
“In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I’m letting my guard down.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened
INCLUDES A BRAND NEW... Read More »
The Mother of Black Hollywood
By: Jenifer Lewis
Narrated by: Jenifer Lewis
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner
The "Mega Diva" and legendary star of Black-ish looks back on her memorable journey to fame and the unforgettable life lessons she learned along the way.
Jenifer Lewis keeps it real in this provocative and touching memoir by a mid-western girl with a dream whose journey from poverty to Hollywood will move,... Read More »
Between the World and Me
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the single best writer on the subject of race in the United States” (The New York Observer)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER | NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER | PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST | NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS... Read More »
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When Breath Becomes Air
By: Paul Kalanithi & Abraham Verghese
Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, this inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS... Read More »
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
By: Amy Schumer
Narrated by: Amy Schumer
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
“Amy’s got your back. She’s in your corner. She’s an honesty bomb. And she’s coming for you.”
—Actress Tilda Swinton and Trainwreck co-star
The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical... Read More »
Make Trouble
By: Cecile Richards
Narrated by: Cecile Richards
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Richards offers practical advice and inspiration for aspiring leaders everywhere.”—Hillary Rodham Clinton
“An enthralling memoir.” —Booklist (starred review)
To Make Change, You Have to Make Trouble
From Cecile Richards—president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund... Read More »
Shoe Dog
By: Phil Knight
Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and... Read More »
A Higher Loyalty
By: James Comey
Narrated by: James Comey
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
"Comey's conversational tone instantly connects with the listener, and hearing him deliver the book's highly charged contents in his own voice brings authenticity and immediacy to the presentation...This greatly anticipated, revelatory memoir needs to be heard." — AudioFile Magazine
In his audiobook, A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James... Read More »
Sisters First
By: Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush & Laura Bush
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush share intimate stories and reflections from the Texas countryside to the storied halls of the White House and beyond.
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years... Read More »
Talking as Fast as I Can
By: Lauren Graham
Narrated by: Lauren Graham
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.
In Talking as Fast as... Read More »
The Restless Wave
By: John McCain & Mark Salter
Narrated by: Beau Bridges & John McCain
Length: 14 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
In this candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain, an American hero reflects on his life—and what matters most.
“I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here. Maybe I’ll have another five years. Maybe, with the advances in oncology, they’ll find new treatments for my cancer that will extend my life. Maybe I’ll be gone before you read... Read More »
A River in Darkness
By: Masaji Ishikawa, Risa Kobayashi & Martin Brown
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
An Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold book.
The harrowing true story of one man’s life in—and subsequent escape from—North Korea, one of the world’s most brutal totalitarian regimes.
Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his whole life feeling like a man without a country. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from... Read More »
Furiously Happy
By: Jenny Lawson
Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea.
But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.
As Jenny says:
"Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an... Read More »
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
By: Alyssa Mastromonaco & Lauren Oyler
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times bestseller!
If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this...
Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to... Read More »
The Glass Castle
By: Jeannette Walls
Narrated by: Jeannette Walls
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read More »
Until I Say Good-Bye
By: Susan Spencer-Wendel & Bret Witter
Narrated by: Karen White
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
In June 2011, Susan Spencer-Wendel learned she had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—Lou Gehrig's disease—an irreversible condition that systematically destroys the nerves that power the muscles. She was forty-four years old, with a devoted husband and three young children, and she had only one year of health remaining.
Susan decided to live... Read More »
Lean In
By: Sheryl Sandberg
Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 international best seller
In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg reignited the conversation around women in the workplace.
Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook and coauthor of Option B with Adam Grant. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TED talk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her... Read More »
I Am Malala
By: Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb
Narrated by: Archie Panjabi
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
As seen on Netflix with David Letterman
"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to... Read More »
Man's Search for Meaning
By: Viktor E. Frankl
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 4 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Man's Search for Meaning is the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl's struggle to hold on to hope during the unspeakable horrors of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. Through every waking moment of his ordeal, Frankl's training as a psychiatrist lent him a remarkable perspective on the psychology of survival. As a... Read More »
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