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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Thinking Again
by Jan Morris; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
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Jan Morris, one of "Britain's greatest living writers" (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian. Learn More
Three Ordinary Girls
by Tim Brady; read by David de Vries
Three Ordinary Girls is an astonishing World War II story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence belied their extraordinary daring in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Learn More
The Man Who Ate Too Much
by John Birdsall; read by Daniel Henning
The definitive biography of America's best-known and least-understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped. Learn More
The Girl Explorers
by Jayne Zanglein; read by Kirsten Potter
The Girl Explorers is an inspiring examination of forgotten women from history, perfect for fans of bestselling narrative history books like The Radium Girls, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, and Rise of the Rocket Girls. 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
A Long, Long Way
by Greg Garrett; read by Tom Perkins
A Long, Long Way incorporates both cinematic and religious truth-telling to the subject of race and reconciliation. In acknowledging the racist history of America's national art form, Garrett offers the possibility of hope for the future. Learn More
Limelight
by Martin Popoff; read by Michael Butler Murray
Rush was one of the most celebrated hard rock acts of the '80s, and the second book of Popoff's staggeringly comprehensive three-part series takes listeners from Permanent Waves to Presto, while bringing new insight to Moving Pictures, their crowning glory. Learn More
Driven
by martin popoff; read by Michael Butler Murry
In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada's most beloved and successful rock band, Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of "life at the top" for Rush's Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. Learn More
The Colour of God
by Ayesha S. Chaudhry; read by Ayesha S. Chaudhry
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Braiding together Western, South Asian, and Qur'anic storytelling styles, the author illuminates what it means to exist in a world that demands something different from each of her identities. With lyrical prose and scholarly precision, she weaves her personal experiences with incisive social commentary to uncover the meaning of faith and belonging, love and betrayal, family and womanhood. Learn More
The Beatles 100
by John Borack; read by Keith Sellon-Wright
In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack discusses and ranks the greatest moments in Beatles history. A love letter to the greatest rock band of all time, The Beatles 100 is a book for Beatles buffs and casual fans alike. Learn More
Rock Stars on the Record
by Eric Spitznagel; read by Michael Butler Murray
An all-star lineup of rock-n-rollers—from Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell to Suzi Quatro and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire—relay the uproariously wild, sentimental, and unexpected pre-stardom stories behind their favorite records. Learn More
Black Sheep
by Ray Studevent; read by Sean Crisden
A captivating memoir of a biracial boy growing up in Washington, DC, abandoned by his birth parents, and lovingly raised by a woman with deep emotional scars from her upbringing in the segregated South. Learn More
Elizabeth and Monty
by Charles Casillo; read by Paul Heitsch
Violet-eyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous screen couple of their time. Over two decades of friendship they made, separately and together, some of the era's defining movies. Yet the relationship between these two figures has never truly been explored until now. Learn More
The Storm
by Christopher Zyda; read by Paul Boehmer
Christopher Zyda confronts the long-buried and painful memories of his harrowing fifteen-year journey in The Storm: One Voice from the AIDS Generation, a heart-wrenching love story and coming-of-age tale during the early years of the AIDS crisis in Los Angeles. Learn More
The Darkest Glare
by Chip Jacobs; read by Joel Richards
In The Darkest Glare, Chip Jacobs recounts a spectacular, noir-ish, true-crime saga from one of the deadliest eras in American history. You'll never gaze out windows into the dark again. Learn More
Living I Was Your Plague
by Lyndal Roper; read by Michael Page
From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life image. Learn More
They Don't Need to Understand
by Andy Biersack, Ryan J. Downey; read by Andy Biersack
Before he was the charismatic singer of Black Veil Brides and an accomplished solo artist under the Andy Black moniker, he was Andrew Dennis Biersack, an imaginative and creative kid in Cincinnati, Ohio, struggling with anxiety, fear, loneliness, and the impossible task of fitting in. With his trademark charm, clever wit, and insightful analysis, Biersack tells the story of his childhood and adolescence. Learn More
Flight of the Diamond Smugglers
by Matthew Gavin Frank; read by Jonathan Yen
Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed in one of the most dangerous areas of coastal South Africa. Learn More
Lucifer’s Banker Uncensored
by Bradley C. Birkenfeld; read by Rick Adamson
Lucifer's Banker Uncensored is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the secret Swiss high-net worth banking industry and a harrowing account of our government's justice system. Learn More
We Came, We Saw, We Left
by Charles Wheelan; read by P.J. Ochlan
We Came, We Saw, We Left is the insightful and often hilarious account of one family's gap-year experiment. Learn More
My West Side Story
by George Chakiris, Lindsay Harrison, Rita Moreno; read by George Chakiris, George Newbern
George Chakiris presents his must-listen memoir, My West Side Story. Learn More
The Terroir of Whiskey
by Rob Arnold; read by John McLain
In this book, the master distiller Rob Arnold reveals how innovative whiskey producers are recapturing a sense of place to create distinctive, nuanced flavors. Learn More
Go Further
edited by Paul Myers, S. W. Lauden; read by Keith Sellon-Wright, Christina Delaine
From its heyday in the '70s and '80s to its resurgence in the '90s and '00s, Power Pop has meant many things to many people. In Go Further, a new crop of writers go deep on what certain Power Pop bands and songs mean and have meant to them. Learn More
Permanent Damage
by Mercy Fontenot, Lyndsey Parker; read by Natasha Soudek
Mercy Fontenot was a Zelig who grew up in the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury scene, where she crossed paths with Charles Manson, went to the first Acid Test, and was friends with Jimi Hendrix (she was later in his movie Rainbow Bridge). Written just prior to her death in 2020, Permanent Damage shows us the world of the 1960s and 1970s music scene through Mercy's eyes. Learn More
Blow Your House Down
by Gina Frangello; read by Hillary Huber
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In Blow Your House Down, Gina Frangello uses her personal story to examine the place of women in contemporary society: the violence they experience, the rage they suppress, the ways their bodies often reveal what they cannot say aloud, and finally, what it means to transgress "being good" in order to reclaim your own life. Learn More
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