Biography & Memoir audiobooks

“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”

By: Richard P. Feynman

Narrated by: Raymond Todd

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that “buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist” (Science Digest).Richard Feynman, one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, thrived on adventure. His outrageous exploits once shocked a Princeton dean’s wife... Read more

People Are Like That

By: Teri Garr

Narrated by: Teri Garr

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Submitted by readers of Catholic Digest, here are dozens of original accounts of true incidents that illustrate the compassion and kindness of which we all are capable. These real-life stories demonstrate the instinctive goodness of people and provide inspirational signposts of the humanity we all share. Listeners to this treasury will find... Read more

False Prophets - Abridged

By: Dale Jakes & Connie Jakes

Narrated by: Dale Jakes

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dale and Connie Jakes, working for the FBI, provide a firsthand account of life under the deepest cover inside the violent, armed strongholds of the Montana Freemen organization. In 1995, the Jakes lived in the Montana mountains, discovering a major center of American terrorism. They exposed vital information about how widespread,... Read more

King of Comedy - Abridged

By: Shawn Levy

Narrated by: Marty Ingels

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A revealing biography of comic legend Jerry Lewis.Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) achieved superstardom in the 1950s and 1960s with such films as The Caddy, The Bellboy, and The Nutty Professor. Later, Lewis was almost as well known for his dedication to the cause of muscular dystrophy and his annual Labor Day telethon, which he hosted for more than... Read more

Exploded

By: Tom Bodett

Narrated by: Tom Bodett

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There are certain defining events that occur to people— the sort of things we use as markers in the timetables of our lives: Birth and Deaths. Marriages and Divorces. Windfalls and Calamities. For Tom Bodett, it was the day he got electrocuted. On May 27, 1975, about seven o'clock in the morning, Tom Bodett was “ ... Read more

When Money Is King - Abridged

By: Richard Hack

Narrated by: Joseph Campanella

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Financier Ronald O. Perelman is one of the richest men in America, building a personal business empire worth billions. Linked to society's most dazzling beauties, Perelman owns palatial estates in Palm Beach, East Hampton, Manhattan, Sun Valley, and Bel Air, plus an impressive art collection, a fleet of automobiles, and two G-4 jets. This first... Read more

Rewrites A Memoir - Abridged

By: Neil Simon

Narrated by: Neil Simon

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest.

More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's... Read more

An Unseemly Man - Abridged

By: Larry Flynt & Kenneth Ross

Narrated by: Todd Susman

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Controversial and outspoken, hated and admired, Larry Flynt was one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century. The life of the infamous publisher needs no exaggeration to make it one of the most interesting stories of our time. The found of Hustler magazine, Flynt was an ardent advocate of First Amendment rights and a man whose landmark... Read more

Psychic Warrior - Abridged

By: David Morehouse

Narrated by: David Morehouse

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For nearly two decades, the United States military intelligence community delved into the dark world of psychic espionage, recruiting a team of individuals who used their paranormal gifts to transcend time and space and uncover the highly guarded military secrets of other nations. After David Morehouse— a highly decorated Army... Read more

A Promise is a Promise

By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother's Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us.This story, which tells of Kaye O'Bara's devotion to her comatose daughter, Edwarda, transcends our own experiences of love. It reminds us to look within and see where we can give unconditionally. Read more

Hiding My Candy - Abridged

By: The lady Chablis

Narrated by: The lady Chablis

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us on an unforgettable tour of Savannah in her amazing story—a triumphant life filled... Read more

I’ll Always Have Paris - Abridged

By: Art Buchwald

Narrated by: Art Buchwald

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1948, an Austrian-Hungarian Jewish 22-year-old from New York began his new career. Determined to be famous, he bought a one-way ticket to Paris, France. His assignment: cover nightclubs, sidewalk cafes, and weddings for the legendary Paris Herald Tribune. For the next 14 years, he developed a life and career by socializing and reporting on... Read more

Bad as I Wanna Be - Abridged

By: Tim Keown & Dennis Rodman

Narrated by: Greg Alan Williams

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Everybody loves a rebel—especially a successful and flamboyant one! With his body-covering tattoos and ever-changing fluorescent hair, Dennis Rodman—one of the NBA's greatest rebounders—dishes on everything from fame, money, and race relations to sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Rodman's sideline antics and celebrated benchings captivated sports... Read more

Undaunted Courage - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether... Read more

Dirty Laundry

By: Maggie Rowe

Narrated by: Maggie Rowe

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Every other Thursday on Santa Monica Boulevard's Comedy Central Stage, a motley assortment of Hollywood writers, actors, and comics convened to reveal the most personal—and colorful—parts of their lives. Their soul-baring monologues revealed the sources of their creative genius, from wacky families and psycho exes to random ramblings and... Read more

Where White Men Fear to Tread - Abridged

By: Russell Means & Marvin J. Wolf

Narrated by: Russell Means

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Russell Means was the most controversial American Indian leader of our time, and in Where White Men Fear to Tread, he recounts pivotal moments of his life. Means did everything possible to dramatize and justify the American Indian aim of self-determination—from storming Mount Rushmore and seizing Plymouth Rock to running for President in 1988.... Read more

Aaron Spelling - Abridged

By: Aaron Spelling & Jefferson Graham

Narrated by: Aaron Spelling

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A captivating memoir by the man behind so many beloved programs including Charlie' s Angels, Charmed, and Beverly Hills 90210.No one else produced as many television programs as Aaron Spelling. And very few enjoyed such career longevity, with more than forty years in the business— from Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater in... Read more

Hit and Run - Abridged

By: Nancy Griffin

Narrated by: John Slattery

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two Hollywood film packagers went on a campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives -- at Sony's expense. Veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters chronicle the rise of Jon Peters, a former hairdresser, seventh-grade dropout, and juvenile delinquent, and his... Read more

Shattered - Abridged

By: Faye Resnick, Jeanne V. Bell & Dominick Dunne

Narrated by: Meredith MacRae

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A memoir by the author of Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted.In this sensitive memoir, Faye Resnick— friend of Nicole Brown Simpson— recounts the story of how she found herself in the middle of the O. J. Simpson trial. In her attempt to defend the truth about the murder of her friend, Nicole,... Read more

Trying to Get to Heaven - Abridged

By: Dixie Carter

Narrated by: Dixie Carter

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dixie Carter has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself.

Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker is one long conversation that you never want to end. Read more

The Private Diary of My Life with Lana - Abridged

By: Eric Root

Narrated by: Eric Root

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lana Turner was the last of the great screen goddesses. A legendary blonde bombshell, Turner led a fairy-tale life that turned into a nightmare following the bizarre murder of her gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, in 1958. Eric Root met Lana Turner in 1971, serving as her makeup artist and hairstylist before becoming her escort, spokesman,... Read more

Frank Sinatra, My Father - Abridged

By: Nancy Sinatra

Narrated by: Nancy Sinatra

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the twentieth century, with more than 100 charted songs and a successful film career, as well as the recipient of an Academy Award and nine Grammys. As the icon to millions of fans around the world, Sinatra was the subject of countless tabloid stories as well as several unauthorized... Read more

Colin Powell - Abridged

By: Colin Powell

Narrated by: Colin Powell

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more

So Far…

By: Kelsey Grammer

Narrated by: Kelsey Grammer

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than twenty years, Kelsey Grammar played the brilliant but fussy psychiatrist Frasier Crane, first on Cheers, then on the wildly successful spinoff, Frasier. During those two decades, Grammer received 17 Emmy nominations, winning four as the psychiatrist-turned-radio host and another one for providing the voice of Sideshow Bob on yet... Read more