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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From Junkie to Judge
by Mary Beth O'Connor; read by Nikki Zakocs
From a junkie addicted to methamphetamines to a federal judge, Mary Beth O'Connor's memoir shares her inspiring journey from rock bottom to resilience as she forged a personal path to recovery from trauma and addiction. Learn More
Yours Truly
by James R. Hagerty; read by James R. Hagerty
In this surprisingly upbeat book about a usually downbeat subject, The Wall Street Journal's veteran obituary writer, James R. Hagerty, shares his unique skills with those who want to have the last word by crafting their own stories in their own voices—with flourish, honesty, and even humor. Learn More
Against the Wall
by Jenn Budd; read by Jenn Budd
Jenn Budd, the only former US Border Patrol agent to continually blow the whistle on this federal agency's rampant corruption, challenges us—as individuals and as a nation—to face the consequences of our actions. Her journey offers a vital perspective on the unfolding moral crisis of our time. She also gives harrowing testimony about rape culture, white privilege, women in law enforcement, LGBTQ issues, mental illness, survival, and forgiveness. Learn More
Cosmogenesis
by Brian Thomas Swimme; read by Brian Thomas Swimme
From the host and cocreator of PBS's Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced contemporary consciousness. Learn More
At the Helm
by John H. Dalton; read by Shawn Compton
John Dalton's life is an inspirational American success story. At the Helm traces his journey from modest beginnings in Louisiana to traveling the world and working across private and public sectors and four presidential appointments all culminating in his appointment as the 70th Secretary of the Navy. Learn More
Cougars on the Cliff
by Maurice Hornocker; with David Johnson; read by Joel Richards
Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America's most enigmatic predator—the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker's groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. Learn More
Spillane
by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor; read by Michael Butler Murray
The first-ever biography of the most popular and most influential pulp writer of all time, written by the collaborator who knew him best. Learn More
Harder to Breathe
by Ryan Dusick; read by Ryan Dusick
Two decades after Songs About Jane, Maroon 5's original drummer presents an unflinching examination of fame, anxiety, mental health, and recovery. Learn More
The Critic's Daughter
by Priscilla Gilman; read by Priscilla Gilman
AudioFile Earphone Award Winner
An exquisitely rendered portrait of a unique father-daughter relationship and a moving memoir of family and identity. Learn More
The Exorcist Legacy
by Nat Segaloff; read by Joe Hempel
Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the original movie release, this is the definitive, fascinating story of the scariest movie ever made and its lasting impact as one of the most shocking, influential, and successful adventures in the history of film. Written by Nat Segaloff, an original publicist for the movie and the acclaimed biographer of its director, with a foreword from John Russo, author and cowriter of the seminal horror film Night of the Living Dead. Learn More
Spying on the Reich
by R. T. Howard; read by Julian Elfer
Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished British, French, German, Danish, and Czech archival sources, Spying on the Reich tells the story of Germany and its rearmament in the 1920s and 1930s; its relations with foreign governments and their intelligence services; and the relations and rivalries between Western governments, seen through the prism of the cooperation, or lack of it, between their spy agencies. Learn More
OCME
by Bruce Goldfarb; read by Adam Barr
Go behind the scenes inside the nation's preeminent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where good people fight the good fight amid the tragedies and absurdities of our age. Learn More
Into the Amazon
by Larry Rohter; read by Gary Tiedemann
A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt. Learn More
Bang Bang Crash
by Nic Brown; read by Nic Brown
A rock and roll drummer abandons his successful music career to pursue his true passion and discovers a deeper understanding of artistic fulfillment in this episodic memoir of swapping one dream for another. Learn More
Jersey Breaks
by Robert Pinsky; read by Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky traces the roots of his work and reflects on how writing poetry helped him make sense of life's challenges, such as his mother's traumatic brain injury, and on his notable public presence, including an unprecedented three terms as United States poet laureate. Learn More
Predator
by Ander Monson; read by Matt Godfrey
A searching memoir of a life lived in the flicker of an action film, by the author of I Will Take the Answer. Learn More
Dispatches From Puerto Nowhere
by Robert Lopez; read by Lee Osorio
In Dispatches From Puerto Nowhere: An American Story of Assimilation and Erasure, Robert Lopez paints a compassionate portrait of family that attempts to bridge the past to the present, and reclaim a heritage threatened by assimilation and erasure. Learn More
The Big Smoke
by Adrian Matejka; read by Adrian Matejka
Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Award in Poetry—a collection that examines the myth and history of the prizefighter Jack Johnson. Learn More
Satellite Boy
by Andrew Amelinckx; read by Patrick Lawlor
Spanning the underworld haunts of Montreal to Havana and Miami in the early days of the Cold War, Satellite Boy reveals the unlikely connection between an audacious bank heist and the "other Space Race" that gave birth to the modern communication age. Learn More
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