Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Wiseguy - Abridged

By: Nicholas Pileggi

Narrated by: Nicholas Pileggi

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the best book ever written on organized crime” (Cosmopolitan).

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What I Saw at the Revolution - Abridged

By: Peggy Noonan

Narrated by: Peggy Noonan

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ronald Reagan carried a conservative vision of America to the White House, where his administration gave it life. Peggy Noonan followed Reagan to Washington as his speechwriter— and gave his vision voice. As speech writer for George Bush during his Presidential campaign, Noonan dispelled her candidate's "wimpy" image and replaced it... Read more

Elizabeth Taylor - Abridged

By: Kitty Kelley

Narrated by: Susan Strasberg

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Before she became a teenager, Elizabeth Taylor was already a star, appearing in such films as Lassie Come Home and National Velvet. One of the few child actors to transition to a successful film career as an adult, Taylor starred in such classics as Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun, and Who' s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In... Read more

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2

By: William Manchester & Eric Garner

Narrated by: Richard Brown

Length: 36 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This second volume in William Manchester’s three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill’s finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932–1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors (at one point he had to put up his home for sale), he remained solvent only by writing an... Read more

Harry S. Truman

By: Robert H. Ferrell

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 21 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty,... Read more

One Up On Wall Street - Abridged

By: Peter Lynch

Narrated by: Peter Lynch

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

More than one million copies have been sold of this seminal book on investing in which legendary mutual-fund manager Peter Lynch explains the advantages that average investors have over professionals and how they can use these advantages to achieve financial success.

America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the... Read more

Goldwyn - Abridged

By: A. Scott Berg

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

In 1895, teenager Schmuel Goldfisz left the Warsaw ghetto to become Samuel Goldwyn, one of the most acclaimed producers in Hollywood history. Among Goldwyn' s films are such classics as The Pride of the Yankees, Wuthering Heights, and The Bishop' s Wife— all famous for conveying the “ Goldwyn... Read more

It's Always Something - Abridged

By: Gilda Radner

Narrated by: Gilda Radner

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

To honor the twentieth anniversary of beloved comedienne Gilda Radner’s death from ovarian cancer comes a commemo- rative edition of her memoir, It’s Always Something—featuring a newly updated resource guide for people living with cancer and a tribute by Radner’s former colleagues at Saturday Night Live.

As a cast member on the original Saturday... Read more

Hollywood Anecdotes - Abridged

By: Paul F. Boller Jr.

Narrated by: Debbie Reynolds

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What do legends Groucho Marx, Bette Davis, W. C. Fields, and Alfred Hitchcock have in common? They are just four of the luminaries mentioned in Hollywood Anecdotes, the definitive oral history of film's Golden Era. Educational and entertaining, here are authentic and apocryphal anecdotes about the American movie industry and various aspects of... Read more

The Mermaid Man - Abridged

By: Marion Watson

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Viewing Hans Christian Andersen's boots and travelling bags at his museum in Denmark in 1986, triggered an idea for a script about his life to be done for Audioscape. His shyness and rather off-putting appearance did not win him many friends, yet eventually, the crown-heads of Europe solicited his presence. Millions since then, have... Read more

The Great Getty - Abridged

By: Robert Lenzner

Narrated by: Liz Smith

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was a shrewd industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942, ultimately becoming a dominant player in the oil industry. In The Great Getty, Robert Lenzner presents an in-depth biography of the savviest entrepreneur of the 20th century and the world's richest private citizen at the time of his death— ... Read more

Mark It and Strike It - Abridged

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It's hard to believe there was only one Steve Allen! This same person created The Tonight Show, wrote more than 50 books, composed more than 8,500 songs, recorded some 40 record albums, starred on Broadway and in motion pictures, composed Broadway, television, and film scores, starred in his own television series, and created, wrote, and hosted... Read more

My Husband, My Friend - Abridged

By: Neile McQueen-Toffel

Narrated by: Neile McQueen-Toffel

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the 1960s and 70s, actor Steve McQueen was the king of cool, appearing in such classics as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Bullitt. McQueen left the world at age 50, a film legend who went from abandoned child to glittering superstar to a haunted man. In My Husband, My Friend: A Memoir, Steve' s wife of more than 15... Read more

Made in America - Abridged

By: Peter Ueberroth

Narrated by: Peter Ueberroth

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A behind-the-scenes look about how Los Angeles prepared to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.For five years Peter Ueberroth spearheaded the committee that oversaw the 23rd Olympiad held in Los Angeles, California. While the athletes trained, competed, and qualified, this future baseball commissioner and his committee— primarily comprised... Read more

I Never Played the Game - Abridged

By: Howard Cosell

Narrated by: Howard Cosell

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For years, the legendary sports journalist pulled no punches. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. There's no question that I'm all of those things." His blustery, cocksure personality ensured that this larger-than-life sports commentator remains as well known today as many of the athletes he... Read more

Through the Narrow Gate

By: Karen Armstrong

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In this highly personal account of an ex-nun’s transition from a cloistered, disciplined life, to a life in the world, confronting her human feelings and making her own decisions, Karen Armstrong discusses frankly and with humor her process of coping with the shifting values and lifestyles of the secular world. It is a revealing account of her... Read more

General Li GuangBi

By: YunLei Jia

Narrated by: YunLei Jia

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Li Guangbi, the martyr's descendant, didn't behave like an ordinary child since his childhood. From a young age, he excelled in horsemanship and archery. He had a stern and resolute character, rarely smiling or joking. People felt a sense of awe upon seeing him, and everyone in the military knew he was a promising young talent with great... Read more

Antonio Vivaldi : sa vie et son oeuvre - Abridged

By: Jean-Claude Michel

Narrated by: Jean-Claude Michel

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Initiation à l'oeuvre et à la vie d'Antonio Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi est l'un des plus importants compositeurs de la période baroque, et a eu une influence considérable en Italie et dans toute l'Europe. Sa virtuosité au violon était incomparable, et c'est l'initiateur principal du concerto de soliste ; son art s'est exprimé dans une intense... Read more

Hector Berlioz : sa vie et son oeuvre - Abridged

By: Michel Droit

Narrated by: Michel Droit

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Berlioz est un maître incontesté de l'orchestre ; on lui doit la notion de festival, il a inauguré le genre de la mélodie avec ensemble instrumental, et c'est un éminent représentant du romantisme européen. Mais cette réussite n'a pas été sans son lot de déceptions : cet enregistrement original retrace la vie de Berlioz d'une manière plus... Read more