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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Strong Ties
by Katharine Ogden Michaels; read by Janet Metzger
An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn More
The Hero's Way
by Tim Parks; read by Roger May
The acclaimed author of Italian Ways returns with an exploration into Italy's past and present—following in the footsteps of Garibaldi's famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines. Learn More
Bob Goes to Jail
by Rob Sedgwick; read by Roger Wayne
Rob Sedgwick presents his hilarious and touching memoir, Bob Goes to Jail. Learn More
Driven
by Marcello Di Cintio; read by Roger Wayne
In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Marcello Di Cintio explores the borderland of the North American taxi. Learn More
Out of the Shadows
by Emily Midorikawa; read by Rachael Beresford
Queen Victoria's reign was an era of breathtaking social change, but it did little to create a platform for women to express themselves. But not so within the social sphere of the séance—a mysterious, lamp-lit world on both sides of the Atlantic, in which women who craved a public voice could hold their own. Learn More
Benjamin Franklin
by D.G. Hart; read by David Cochran Heath
Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant follows Franklin's remarkable career through the lens of the trends and innovations that the Protestant Reformation started (both directly and indirectly) almost two centuries earlier. 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
Always Crashing in the Same Car
by Matthew Specktor; read by Matthew Specktor
Blending memoir and cultural criticism, Matthew Specktor explores family legacy, the lives of artists, and a city that embodies both dreams and disillusionment. Learn More
The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
by Andrew Porwancher; read by George Newbern
The untold story of Alexander Hamilton's likely Jewish birth and upbringing—and its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation he fought to create. Learn More
Two Roads Diverged
by Mark Sanford; read by Jim Seybert
Former Republican governor and congressman Mark Sanford shares his brutally honest and hard-hitting political memoir. Sanford first tells the story of his two very different falls and how the hard lessons he learned from the first led him to inevitably choosing the second by maintaining his integrity and opposing Trump. Learn More
It's Not a Rumour
by Frederick Moore; read by Michael Butler Murray
It's Not a Rumour is an unorthodox, hysterical story of survival, and of making it big in music and life without ever making a dime. Learn More
Hallucinations from Hell
by Gregg H. Turner; read by Gregg H. Turner
From his time at Creem Magazine in the 1970s and '80s to the formation of the Angry Samoans in Los Angeles, and all the travels, trials, and tribulations that occurred after, Gregg Turner takes us through a wild ride of stories he's heard, stories he's lived, and some he may or may not have made up. Learn More
Churchill's Shadow
by Geoffrey Wheatcroft; read by Jonathan Keeble
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A major reassessment of Winston Churchill that examines his lasting influence in politics and culture. Learn More
The Quintessential Good Samaritan
by Thomas Huening; foreword by Congresswoman Jackie Speier; read by Mike Chamberlain
The authorized biography of John Joseph Kelly—the quintessential Good Samaritan—who changed the lives of thousands of people in need, first as a devoted Catholic priest; then as a champion of the poor and a father figure to troubled minority youth; and finally, as a one-on-one mentor offering hope and guidance to hardcore San Quentin inmates. Learn More
Things I Don't Want to Know
by Deborah Levy; read by Henrietta Meire
A shimmering jewel of a book about writing from two-time Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy.
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The First 50
by Natascia Tornetta-Mallin; read by Jean Ann Douglass
A proudly humanist portrayal of sexual impulse and impropriety in the City of Angels, The First 50 is a chronological recapitulation of fifty erotic encounters that take place between the ages of thirteen and thirty-three. Columbine, 9/11, The Iraq War, and The Great Recession set the stage as a young woman navigates the ambient decadence that has long defined Los Angeles. Learn More
Awop Bop Aloo Mop
by Tina Andrews; read by Sean Crisden
As much music history as biography, Awop Bop Aloo Mop celebrates "Little" Richard Wayne Penniman, who burst onto the American scene in 1955 with his mega-hit "Tutti Frutti." Learn More
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons
by Frank Bello and Joel McIver; read by Frank Bello
Frank Bello, bassist with the legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax, presents his long-awaited memoir. Learn More
High Yella
by Steve Majors; read by Terrence Kidd
In his remarkable and moving memoir, Steve Majors gathers the shards of a broken past to piece together a portrait of a man on an extraordinary journey toward Blackness, queerness, and parenthood. High Yella delivers its hard-won lessons on love, life, and family with exceptional grace. Learn More
Architects of Self-Destruction
by John Gentile and Brad Logan; read by Brad Logan
Architects of Self-Destruction: An Oral History of Leftöver Crack traces the band's entire history by speaking to the band members themselves, fellow musicians, their fans, and of course, those that still hold a grudge against the LoC. Learn More
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