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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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Broadway

by Fran Leadon; read by Kevin Pariseau

Broadway takes us on a mile-by-mile journey that traces the gradual evolution of the seventeenth-century's Brede Wegh, a muddy cow path in a backwater Dutch settlement, to the twentieth century's Great White Way. Learn More

The Wingmen

by Adam Lazarus; read by Barry Abrams

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration, and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history. Learn More

Inside the Reagan White House

by Frank Lavin; read by N. Rezin Crawford

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An inside look at the most successful president of modern times. Learn More

The Atlas of Reds and Blues

by Devi S. Laskar; read by Jeed Saddy

The Atlas of Reds and Blues grapples with the complexities of the second-generation American experience, what it means to be a woman of color in the workplace, and a sister, a wife, and a mother to daughters in today's America. Learn More

Red Paint

by Sasha LaPointe; read by Sasha LaPointe

NPR Best Books of 2022
A NYLON Must-Read Book of the Month
A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of the Month

An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of the women in her lineage in this bold, contemporary journey to reclaim her heritage and unleash her power and voice while searching for a permanent home. Learn More

Black Heart Fades Blue

by Jerry A. Lang; read by David de Vries

Volume one of Black Heart Fades Blue, a three-part memoir by the founder and frontman for one of punk rock's most notorious acts, Poison Idea. Learn More

Black Heart Fades Blue

by Jerry A. Lang; read by David de Vries

Volume two of Black Heart Fades Blue, a three-part memoir by the founder and frontman for one of punk rock's most notorious acts, Poison Idea. Learn More

Black Heart Fades Blue

by Jerry A. Lang; read by David de Vries

Volume three of Black Heart Fades Blue, a three-part memoir by the founder and frontman for one of punk rock's most notorious acts, Poison Idea. Learn More

The Great Air Race

by John Lancaster; read by Jonathan Todd Ross

The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest―and put American aviation on the map. Learn More

The Masters of Medicine

by Andrew Lam; read by Jason Vu

An in-depth look at the mavericks, moments, and mistakes that sparked the greatest medical discoveries in modern times—plus the cures that will help us live longer and healthier lives in this century . . . and beyond. Learn More

Empress

by Ruby Lal; read by Suzanne Toren

Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now. Learn More

The Garden Against Time

by Olivia Laing; read by Olivia Laing

Inspired by the restoration of her own garden, "imaginative and empathetic critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing embarks on an exhilarating investigation of paradise. Learn More

Good Morning, Mr. Mandela

Zelda la Grange; read by Adjoa Andoh; introduction read by the author

A powerful, intimate portrait of the late South African president and apartheid leader Nelson Mandela from the white Afrikaner woman who overcame her own upbringing and prejudice to serve as one of his private secretaries. Learn More

Patrick Henry

by Jon Kukla; read by Paul Woodson

This authoritative biography of Patrick Henry—the underappreciated founding father best known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"—restores him and his fellow Virginians to their seminal place in the story of American independence. Learn More

Half the Sky

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn; read by Cassandra Campbell

An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
Winner-Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year
A New York Times Bestseller!

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“Women hold up half the sky”—Chinese proverb

With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as your guide, undertake a journey through Africa and Asia to meet an extraordinary array of women struggling under profoundly dire circumstances—and an equally extraordinary group that have triumphed. Learn More