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Everybody Thought We Were Crazy by Mark Rozzo
Everybody Thought We Were Crazy
Mark Rozzo
Everybody Thought We Were Crazy by Mark Rozzo

Everybody Thought We Were Crazy

By: Mark Rozzo

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The stylish, wild story of the marriage of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward—a tale of love, art, Hollywood, and heartbreak “Those years in the sixties when I was married to Dennis were the most wonderful and awful of my life.” —Brooke HaywardLos Angeles in the 1960s: riots in Watts and on the Sunset Strip, wild weekends in Malibu, late nights at... Read more

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I Am Dynamite! by Sue Prideaux
I Am Dynamite!
Sue Prideaux
I Am Dynamite! by Sue Prideaux

I Am Dynamite!

By: Sue Prideaux

Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE

A groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our... Read more

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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
My Losing Season
Pat Conroy
My Losing Season by Pat Conroy

My Losing Season

By: Pat Conroy

Narrated by: Chuck Montgomery

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself—by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
 
During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military... Read more

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Midnight in Moscow by John J. Sullivan
Midnight in Moscow
John J. Sullivan
Midnight in Moscow by John J. Sullivan

Midnight in Moscow

By: John J. Sullivan

Narrated by: John J. Sullivan & Matt Godfrey

Length: 17 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation.

For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S.... Read more

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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part One by Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part One
Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part One by Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Part One

By: Ulysses S. Grant

Narrated by: Peter Johnson

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, these memoirs rank with the greatest. Mark Twain hailed them as "the best of any general's since Caesar." Refreshingly candid and honest, Grant's assessment of his humble beginnings, his rise to fame, and his greatest triumphs and failures has become an American classic. Read more

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As You Wish by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden
As You Wish
Cary Elwes & Joe Layden
As You Wish by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden

As You Wish

By: Cary Elwes & Joe Layden

Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner...

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as... Read more

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The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor
The Eagle and the Hart
Helen Castor
The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor

The Eagle and the Hart

By: Helen Castor

Narrated by: Helen Castor

Length: 20 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From an acclaimed historian and author comes an epic history: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose lives played out in extraordinary parallel, until Henry deposed the tyrant Richard and declared himself King of England.

Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke, cousins born just three months apart, were ten years... Read more

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The Inevitability of Tragedy by Barry Gewen
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Barry Gewen
The Inevitability of Tragedy by Barry Gewen

The Inevitability of Tragedy

By: Barry Gewen

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 18 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A new portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: Realism, balance of power, and national interest.



Few public officials have provoked such intense controversy as Henry Kissinger. During his time in the Nixon and Ford administrations, he came to be admired and hated in equal measure. Notoriously, he... Read more

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Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn
Johnny Cash
Robert Hilburn
Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn

Johnny Cash

By: Robert Hilburn

Narrated by: Charles Pittard

Length: 21 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The national bestseller celebrated as "the ultimate Johnny Cash biography . . . Rock writer great Robert Hilburn goes deep." -- Rolling Stone

In this, the definitive biography of an American legend, Robert Hilburn conveys the unvarnished truth about a musical superstar. Johnny Cash's extraordinary career stretched from his days at Sun Records... Read more

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Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez
Always Running
Luis J. Rodriguez
Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez

Always Running

By: Luis J. Rodriguez

Narrated by: Luis J. Rodriguez

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully... Read more

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How to Think Like a Fish by Jeremy Wade
How to Think Like a Fish
Jeremy Wade
How to Think Like a Fish by Jeremy Wade

How to Think Like a Fish

By: Jeremy Wade

Narrated by: Jeremy Wade

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The star of the Discovery Channel's River Monsters and author of the bestselling River Monsters shares a meditation on fishing--and life.

In his bestselling first book, Jeremy Wade, the star of the hit TV series River Monsters, memorably recounted his adventures on six continents in pursuit of fish of staggering proportions and terrifying... Read more

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Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman
Eighty Days
Matthew Goodman
Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman

Eighty Days

By: Matthew Goodman

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 18 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The... Read more

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We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti
We Share the Same Sky
Rachael Cerrotti
We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti

We Share the Same Sky

By: Rachael Cerrotti

Narrated by: Rachael Cerrotti

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2009, Rachael Cerrotti, a college student pursuing a career in photojournalism, asked her grandmother, Hana, if she could record her story. Rachael knew that her grandmother was a Holocaust survivor and the only one in her family alive at the end of the war. Rachael also knew that she survived because of the kindness of strangers. It wasn’t a... Read more

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Once Upon a Secret by Mimi Alford
Once Upon a Secret
Mimi Alford
Once Upon a Secret by Mimi Alford

Once Upon a Secret

By: Mimi Alford

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had reinvigorated the capital and the country—and Mimi was eager to contribute. For a young woman from a privileged but sheltered upbringing, the job was the chance of a... Read more

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Lydia Maria Child by Lydia Moland
Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Moland
Lydia Maria Child by Lydia Moland

Lydia Maria Child

By: Lydia Moland

Narrated by: Lydia Moland

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling biography of Lydia Maria Child, one of nineteenth-century America’s most courageous abolitionists.By 1830, Lydia Maria Child had established herself as something almost unheard of in the American nineteenth century: a beloved and self-sufficient female author. Best known today for the immortal poem “Over the River and through the... Read more

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Hardy Women by Paula Byrne
Hardy Women
Paula Byrne
Hardy Women by Paula Byrne

Hardy Women

By: Paula Byrne

Narrated by: Dawn Murphy

Length: 18 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER 'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his... Read more

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More Than I Imagined by John Blake
More Than I Imagined
John Blake
More Than I Imagined by John Blake

More Than I Imagined

By: John Blake

Narrated by: John Blake

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning journalist tells the “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he’d never met—and how faith brought them all together.

“A compelling and courageous journey that bears witness to the realities of systemic racism, the complexity of identity within that... Read more

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Belichick by Ian O'Connor
Belichick
Ian O'Connor
Belichick by Ian O'Connor

Belichick

By: Ian O'Connor

Narrated by: Brian Hutchison

Length: 21 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From a New York Times best-selling author, the definitive biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach, Bill Belichick. Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL-the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises in sports. As head coach of the New England Patriots, he's led the... Read more

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Peggy and Me by Miranda Hart
Peggy and Me
Miranda Hart
Peggy and Me by Miranda Hart

Peggy and Me

By: Miranda Hart

Narrated by: Miranda Hart

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The hilarious and heartwarming account of Miranda and her life changing dog, the inimitable and most lovable Peggy.

Hello dear audiobook browser and welcome to Peggy and Me. The story of my life since getting a beautiful Shih-Tzu Bichon Frise cross puppy (I call the breed a Shitty Frise - fun) in the form of Peggy.

Some of you may be thinking: ... Read more

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From the Moment They Met It Was Murder by Alain Silver & James Ursini
From the Moment They Met It Was Murder
Alain Silver & James Ursini
From the Moment They Met It Was Murder by Alain Silver & James Ursini

From the Moment They Met It Was Murder

By: Alain Silver & James Ursini

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity—its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history—is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film's 80th anniversary.
 
From real crime to serial to novel to movie, the history of Double Indemnity is... Read more

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Undisputed by Donovan Bailey
Undisputed
Donovan Bailey
Undisputed by Donovan Bailey

Undisputed

By: Donovan Bailey

Narrated by: Donovan Bailey

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.

From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to... Read more

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Mad about Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate
Mad about Shakespeare
Jonathan Bate
Mad about Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate

Mad about Shakespeare

By: Jonathan Bate

Narrated by: Jonathan Bate

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. ‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn,... Read more

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Drums in the Distance by Joe Mulhall
Drums in the Distance
Joe Mulhall
Drums in the Distance by Joe Mulhall

Drums in the Distance

By: Joe Mulhall

Narrated by: Finlay Robertson

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A terrifying and timely look at the spread of far-right movements across the globe
Joe Mulhall knows what it's like to stare fascism in the face. For a decade, often undercover at significant personal risk, he has investigated hate groups.
He infiltrated a US white supremacist militia, set up a fake Ku Klux Klan branch, has been on countless... Read more

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Second Wind by Nathaniel Philbrick
Second Wind
Nathaniel Philbrick
Second Wind by Nathaniel Philbrick

Second Wind

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

Narrated by: Nathaniel Philbrick

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two.

“There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the exhilaration of a close race in a real blow—the wind howling...
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