Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Ancient Eight

By: John Feinstein

Narrated by: John Feinstein

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning, bestselling author, a year inside Ivy League Football, unveiling the heart and soul of college football’s oldest teams as they compete amidst a rapidly changing collegiate sports world. 

The history of the Ivy League dates back to 1869 when Princeton played the first college football game against Rutgers. The Ancient Eight... Read more

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

By: PJ Morton

Narrated by: PJ Morton & Ernie Johnson Jr.

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, keyboardist for the mega pop band Maroon 5, and founder of Morton Records, PJ Morton details the inspiring journey that led to his unique sound and urges readers to follow their own dreams.

The son of pastors and gospel artists, PJ Morton grew up singing gospel music in church. As he was drawn to R&B and... Read more

Thorns, Lust, and Glory

By: Estelle Paranque

Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this groundbreaking biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, learn how the ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII met her downfall–and how she came to be so vilified and misunderstood.

Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536—orchestrated by... Read more

Let's Make Things Better

By: Gidon Lev

Narrated by: Yuval Dor, Julie Gray & Gidon Lev

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek—where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found.” —Gidon Lev

On May 8, 1945, when he was just ten years old, Gidon Lev was liberated from a Nazi concentration camp after four nightmarish years. Twenty-six family members,... Read more

Gift Shop of Gratitude

By: Peter Lovenheim

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Let's Be Grateful for the Gifts in Our Lives

You have seen blank gratitude journals. You write an entry each day about what you are grateful for. This book is not at all like that.

Whether you’re visiting a museum, a national park, or even the local zoo, you most likely see signs directing you to “exit through the gift shop.”

That’s the idea behind... Read more

Surviving Life as a Miracle Child

By: Brandon C. Gandy

Narrated by: Brian Wiggins

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a true story about Brandon C. Gandy, who overcame fifteen birth defects, twenty-eight surgeries, a medically induced coma, and cancer, and became the eighth person in the world to have a testicular and kidney transplant. During all of his near-death medical challenges, Brandon persisted; he would remain an athlete and he tackled many... Read more

Echoes of a Hidden Heart: Tales of Love and Resilience

By: Gideon Strathmore

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Echoes of a Hidden Heart: Tales of Love and Resilience
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Are you searching for stories that inspire strength and hope through love and resilience?
Look no further!
This audiobook serves as your ultimate guide to discovering profound narratives that delve into the depths of the human spirit.
Updated with... Read more

The Fish That Ate the Whale

By: Rich Cohen

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune

The fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionary

When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. When he died... Read more

Stand in My Window

By: LaTonya Yvette

Narrated by: LaTonya Yvette

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Through essays with stunning photography, the beloved multimedia storyteller and author of Woman of Color shares the powerful lessons she’s learned about creating a home that honors the past and celebrates the future.

“A generous, three-dimensional portrait that inspires the reader to reflect on their own sense of home and belonging.”—Rio Cortez,... Read more

Emotional Battles: Real Stories of Love, Loss, and Resilience

By: Lysander Pritchard

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Emotional Battles: Real Stories of Love, Loss, and Resilience
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Are you on a quest to elevate your personal growth by embracing the transformative power of real-life stories of love, loss, and resilience?
Searching for a comprehensive guide that provides all the vital elements to navigate the... Read more

Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld

By: Paul Kidby

Narrated by: Roy McMillan & Colin Morgan

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant fully illustrated biography that brings Terry Pratchett’s universally beloved Discworld to life as never before and pays tribute to an enduring creative collaboration.“It's still magic, even if you know how it's done.” –Sir Terry PratchettDesigning Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is a celebration of Discworld art and a brilliant homage... Read more

Into the Thaw

By: Jon Waterman

Narrated by: Jon Waterman

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning author and photographer returns to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change.

Forty years ago, the park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey into the Alaskan Arctic, to the Noatak headwaters. He was astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light—how the “frequent rain... Read more

The Bali Paradigm

By: Michael M Clements

Narrated by: Michael M Clements

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever dreamed of starting a new life in a tropical paradise far from home? The Bali Paradigm chronicles such a leap through the prose, poetry and illustrations of author Michael M Clements, who sold his business, his house and all his possessions and moved with his partner and son to start a new life in Bali, and in the process, created... Read more

River Songs

By: Steve Duda

Narrated by: Steve Duda

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories—writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey... Read more

Her Lotus Year

By: Paul French

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis, Duchess of Windsor–her one year in China.

Before she was the Duchess of Windsor, Bessie Wallis Warfield was Mrs. Wallis Spencer, wife of Earl “Win” Spencer, a US Navy aviator. From humble beginnings in Baltimore,... Read more

Authentic Selves

By: Peggy Gillespie

Narrated by: Beckett Isaiah Arnold & Dominique Dibbell

Length: 15 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Groundbreaking in its depictions of joy and community, Authentic Selves celebrates trans and nonbinary people and their families in their own words. Foreword by transgender activist Jazz Jennings and her mom and fellow activist, Jeanette Jennings.
So often trans and nonbinary people’s stories are told only through the lens of their struggles and... Read more

What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic

By: Annie Kotowicz

Narrated by: Meredith Aleigha Wells

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this intimate and insightful mix of memoir and manifesto, Annie Kotowicz invites you inside the mind of an autistic woman, sharing the trials and triumphs of a life before and after diagnosis. How might it feel to be autistic? Why are autistic and non-autistic people so puzzling to one another? How does neuroscience explain the spectrum of... Read more

Göring

By: Guido Knopp

Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Er war der zweitmächtigste Nazi-Führer, zeitweilig beliebter als Hitler selbst; er war leutselig und brutal. Fast alle Gewaltaktionen sind mit seinem Namen verbunden: Hermann Göring ebnete Adolf Hitler den Weg zur Macht, verkörperte das joviale Gesicht der NS-Diktatur und verfiel dem Wahn absoluter Herrschaft. Guido Knopp stieß bei den... Read more

Over to You

By: John Berger & Yves Berger

Narrated by: Peter Noble & Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Compelling and intimate, this collection of never-before-seen letters between the celebrated art critic and essayist, John Berger and his son Yves, an artist, is a moving look at their musings on art, memory, life, death, and beyond.

Written between 2015-16, with color images of well-known old masters and contemporary art as well as some of the... Read more

Undercover with Mandela's Spies

By: Bradley Steyn & Mark Fine

Narrated by: Ashley Dowds

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

1988 South Africa teeters on the edge of a state of emergency. Seventeen-year-old Bradley Steyn crosses Pretoria’s Strijdom Square and walks straight into a massacre. Barend Strydom, the notorious white supremacist ‘Wit Wolf’, is mowing down black bystanders relaxing in the square during their lunch break. Bradley cradles a dying man in his arms... Read more

Damn Glad to Meet You

By: Tim Matheson

Narrated by: Tim Matheson

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

“I found myself underlining and highlighting things to remember for my own career. It’s also entertaining—a great combination. Tim’s words encourage you to keep dreaming.”--Reba McEntire

“Tim was a cast, crew, and audience favorite on The West Wing. He’s been at the center of some of America’s most iconic film and television. Damn Glad to Meet... Read more

61 Jahre Fußball Bundesliga, Typen, Tore und Geschichten

By: Uwe Prasse

Narrated by: Uwe Prasse

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Viele von uns sind Kinder der Bundesliga. Unsere Erinnerungen an die Fußball Bundesliga reichen von den engen Meisterschaften der Bayern mit Borussia Mönchengladbach in den 70ern dann mit dem HSV und Werder Bremen und den 11er von Kutzop bis in die letzten 15 Jahren mit den engen Titelkämpfen mit dem BvB. Wir hörten die Bundesliga im Freibad... Read more

The Wager - Abridged

By: David Grann

Narrated by: David Sterling

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary and Analysis by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title Embark on an unforgettable journey with The Wager, a gripping tale of human endurance, leadership, and the quest for survival in the face of unimaginable odds. Set against the backdrop of the unforgiving sea, this audiobook takes you through a journey that... Read more

Ask Not - Abridged

By: Maureen Callahan

Narrated by: Jade Monroe

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Book summary and Analysis by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title Step into the transformative world of Ask Not, a powerful exploration of John F. Kennedy's presidency and his enduring legacy. This audiobook vividly recounts the journey of a leader who defined a generation and inspired the nation with his unwavering... Read more