Biographies

Founding Mothers

By: Cokie Roberts
Narrated by: Cokie Roberts
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Cokie Roberts's #1 New York Times bestseller We Are Our Mothers Daughters examined the nature of women's roles throughout history and led USA Today to praise her as a ""custodian of time-honored values."" Her second bestseller, From This Day Forward, written with her husband, Steve Roberts, described American marriages throughout history. Now... Read more

Truth & Beauty

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Ann Patchett
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

""A loving testament to the work and reward of the best friendships, the kind where your arms can’t distinguish burden from embrace.” — PeopleNew York Times Bestselling author Ann Patchett’s first work of nonfiction chronicling her decades-long friendship with the critically acclaimed and recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.Ann Patchett and... Read more

One Soldier's Story - Abridged

A Memoir

By: Bob Dole
Narrated by: Paul Hecht & Cynthia Darlow
Length: TBA

“A poignant and inspiring memoir. . . . Dole’s odyssey of courage and determination can be a guideline to us all.”— Philadelphia InquirerIn his own words, Bob Dole tells his legendary World War II story—a personal odyssey of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and faithIn One Soldier’s Story, Dole recites the moving, inspirational story of his... Read more

Finding Fish - Abridged

By: Antwone Q. Fisher
Narrated by: Alton Fitzgeral White
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S.... Read more

The Measure of a Man

By: Sidney Poitier
Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Sidney Poitier here explores these elements of character and... Read more

Crazy for the Storm

By: Norman Ollestad
Narrated by: Norman Ollestad
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

“Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night.”
—Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead’s New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic,... Read more

Sandy Koufax - Abridged

By: Jane Leavy
Narrated by: Robert Pinsky & Jane Leavy
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.” —Wall Street Journal “Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living... Read more

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

By: William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
Narrated by: Chike Johnson
Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of... Read more

An Accidental Sportswriter

By: Robert Lipsyte
Narrated by: Robert Lipsyte
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

A longtime sports columnist for the New York Times interweaves stories from his life and the events he covered to explore the relationships between the games we play and the lives we leadGrowing up, Robert Lipsyte was the smart-aleck fat kid, the bully magnet who went to the library instead of the ballpark. As the perpetual outsider, even into... Read more

Little Princes

One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

By: Conor Grennan
Narrated by: Conor Grennan
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

“Funny, touching, tragic….A remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land—and one man’s extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents.”
—Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of OutcastsLittle Princes is the epic story of Conor Grennan’s battle to save the lost children of Nepal and... Read more

Through My Eyes

By: Tim Tebow
Narrated by: Tom Wayland
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

FormerUniversity of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for theDenver Broncos, and devout Christian Tim Tebow tellsthe story of his faith, his life, and his career in football in Through MyEyes. Written with Nathan Whitaker, the New York Times bestsellingcoauthor of Quiet Strength, with Tony Dungy, Through My Eyes givesfans a... Read more

Papillon

By: Henri Charriere
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Length: 18 hours 18 minutes

Henri Charrière, called ""Papillon,"" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was... Read more

Hidden Figures

The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

“Every so often I find myself blindsided by history, in this case by a wealth of information lurking unseen below the surface about the African-American female mathematicians working at NASA from its very inception being just the tip of the iceberg. What I found when I delved into Shetterly’s well researched and lovingly written homage to the... Read more

Profiles in Courage - Abridged

By: John F. Kennedy
Narrated by: John F. Kennedy, Jr. & Caroline Kennedy
Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITYIntroduction Written and Read by Caroline Kennedy; Book read by John F. Kennedy Jr.John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American... Read more

Manhunt

The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

By: James L. Swanson
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

Now an Apple TV+ Series“A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln’s killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish.”—Doris Kearns GoodwinThe murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history--the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry... Read more

Craig & Fred

A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other

By: Craig Grossi
Narrated by: Craig Grossi
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, ""spreading the message of stubborn positivity.""In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine RECON—the most elite fighters in the Corps—in a remote part... Read more

Between the World and Me

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

“In this short and powerful book, Coates writes to his 15-year old son about his experience of being a black man in America. Cannot recommend enough! Read more

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

By: Rebecca Skloot
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Bahni Turpin
Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF... Read more

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

By: Nujood Ali
Narrated by: Meera Simhan
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.”
 
Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells... Read more

The Bridge

The Life and Rise of Barack Obama

By: David Remnick
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 24 hours 52 minutes

No story has been more central to America’s history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book that fully investigates the circumstances and experiences of Obama’s life or explores the ambition behind his rise. Those familiar with Obama’s own best-selling memoir or his campaign... Read more