Biography • Memoir
Share in the childhood tales of A Girl Named Zippy. Hear Kenneth Branagh read Samuel Pepys' exuberant 17th-century diary. Be transformed by the extraordinary women of Half the Sky. You'll find these and other remarkable life stories under biography and memoir.
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The Last Campaign
Thurston Clarke; read by Pete Larkin
An intimate and absorbing historical narrative that goes right to the heart of America's deepest despairs—and most fiercely held dreams—and tells us more than we had understood before about this complicated man and the heightened dramas of his times. Learn More
The Last Englishmen
by Deborah Baker; read by James Cameron Stewart
Dense with romance and intrigue, and of startling relevance for the great power games of our own day, Deborah Baker's The Last Englishmen is an engrossing story that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order. Learn More
The Last Job
by Dan Bilefsky; read by Chris MacDonnell
The definitive account of one of the most brazen jewel heists in history. Learn More
The Last Stargazers
by Emily Levesque; read by Janet Metzger
Award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science. Learn More
Late Admissions
by Glenn Loury; read by Glenn Loury
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A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal odyssey and his changing positions on identity, race, and belief. Learn More
The Latehomecomer
Kao Kalia Yang; read by the author
A young Hmong woman tells the true story of her grandmother's struggles to bring her family out of war-torn Laos to a new homeland in America. Learn More
Later
Paul Lisicky; Joel Froomkin
A stunning portrait of community, identity, and sexuality by the critically acclaimed author of The Narrow Door. Learn More
Lead Like Walt
by Pat Williams; read by BJ Harrison
Whether you are building a small business from the ground up or managing a multinational company, you can learn the seven key traits for leadership success from one of the greatest business innovators and creative thinkers of the twentieth century: Walt Disney. Learn More
Leap In
by Alexandra Heminsley; read by Alexandra Heminsley
At once inspiring, hilarious, and honest, Leap In chronicles Alexandra Heminsley's endeavor to tackle a whole new element, and the ensuing challenges and joys of open water swimming. Learn More
Lear
by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance
Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear—the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities, hailed as Bloom's "last love letter to the shaping spirit of his imagination" on the front page of the New York Times Book Review. Learn More
Left Bank
by Agnes Poirier; read by Christa Lewis
An incandescent group portrait of the mid-century artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris. Learn More
Lenin Lives?
by Christopher Read; read by Mike Cooper
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This study examines the key elements of Lenin's life and career, the consolidation of his ideas into the doctrines of "Leninism," the influence of Leninism in promoting revolutionary movements around the globe, and the currently disputed issue of whether his ideas still have any relevance today. Learn More
Let It Bang
by RJ Young; read by RJ Young
Let It Bang is an utterly original look at American gun culture from the inside, and from the other side—and, most movingly, the story of a young black man's hard-won nonviolent path to self-protection. Learn More
Let the People Rule
Geoffrey Cowan; read by Joe Barrett
The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Learn More
Letter to a Young Female Physician
by Suzanne Koven; read by Suzanne Koven
A poignant and funny exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. Learn More
Levon
by Sandra B. Tooze; read by Rosemary Benson
A dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm—the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of the Band. Learn More
Life in the Fast Lane
by Mick Wall; read by Al Kessel
From iconic rock journalist Mick Wall comes the definitive account of America's bestselling band of all time—who have sold more records than Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones combined—exploring the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, their ruthless, meteoric rise to fame, and the dark truths beneath their musical facade of peaceful, easy feelings. Learn More
Life In The Pits
by Brad Schaeffer; read by Stephen Bowlby
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A former commodities trader gives an intimate glimpse into what it was like to work on the raucous exchange floors in the trading pits of Chicago and New York. Learn More
Light and Legacies
by Janaka Bowman Lewis; read by Janaka Bowman Lewis
An engaging examination of Black Girl Magic and its significance in American literature. Learn More
Lightning Sky
by R.C. George read by John McLain
A U.S. fighter pilot captured by the enemy. A father determined to rescue his son. One of the most remarkable and moving true stories of faith and perseverance to come out of World War II. Learn More
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