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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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
Bach's Musical Universe
by Christoph Wolff; read by Paul Heitsch
A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art. Learn More
Bad Dog
Martin Kihn; read by David Drummond
A hilarious, acerbic, utterly unleashed story about recovery, and about winning back years of squandered trust—two-legged and four-legged. Learn More
Bad Hombres
by Steve Cortes; read by Hector Carrillo
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Hispanics have moved materially to the political right in recent years—but why? What explains this marked and sustained shift? Learn More
Bagehot
by James Grant; read by Jonathan Cowley
The definitive biography of one of the most brilliant and influential financial minds—banker, essayist, and editor of the Economist. 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
The Baseball Whisperer
Michael Tackett; read by Mike Chamberlain
From an award winning journalist, a real Field of Dreams story about a legendary coach and the professional caliber baseball program he built in America's heartland, where boys come summer after summer to be molded into ballplayers—and men. Learn More
Bastards
Mary Anna King; read by Christina Delaine
In the early 1980s, Mary Hall is a little girl growing up in poverty in Camden, New Jersey, with her older brother Jacob and parents who, in her words, were great at making babies, but not so great at holding on to them. After her father leaves the family, she is raised among a commune of mothers in a low-income housing complex. Then, no longer able to care for the only daughter she has left at home, Marys mother sends Mary away to a small town in Oklahoma to live with her maternal grandparents, who have also been raising her older sister, Rebecca. When Mary is legally adopted by her grandparents, the result is a family story like no other. Because Mary was adopted by her grandparents, Marys mother, Patty, is legally her sister, while her brother, Jacob, is legally her nephew. 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
Beautiful
by Jozanne Marie; read by Janina Edwards
Beautiful is one woman's courageous spiritual journey to self-love and healing after a childhood of sexual and physical abuse. Learn More
The Beauty of Living
by J. Alison Rosenblitt; read by David Colacci
An incisive biography of E. E. Cummings's early life, including his World War I ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetry.
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Becoming Odyssa
by Jennifer Pharr Davis; read by Jennifer Pharr Davis
A must-listen memoir from the author of Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph. Learn More
Beethoven
by John Clubbe; read by David Colacci
A fascinating and in-depth exploration of how the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleon shaped Beethoven's political ideals and inspired his groundbreaking compositions. Learn More
The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness
Joel ben Izzy; read by Joel ben Izzy
This true tale from storyteller Joel ben Izzy weaves together Izzy's own life story with stories he is known for and that he has collected in his travels. It’s a tale of listening, loving, learning, and letting go. Learn More
Behind Closed Doors
by Ken Khachigian; read by Dean Gallagher
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A compelling insider's account by the trusted adviser and confidante to America's presidential giants and political legends as he draws the curtains back on his most private moments with Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon during revolutionary changes in our economy, politics, communications, foreign policy, and culture. Learn More
Being Black in America's Schools
by Brian Rashad Fuller; read by Brian Rashad Fuller
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For readers of The Knowledge Gap, Race to the Bottom, and The Inequality Machine, education and equity strategist Brian Rashad Fuller sheds a stark light on America's public schools, the miseducation of students of color, and the action required to make tangible changes and reforms to a failing and racialized educational system. 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
Benjamin Franklin
by Thomas S. Kidd; read by Tom Perkins
Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Based on rigorous research into Franklin's voluminous correspondence, essays, and almanacs, this fresh assessment of a well-known figure unpacks the contradictions and conundrums faith presented in Franklin’s life. Learn More
The Best of Us
by Joyce Maynard; read by Joyce Maynard
From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard, The Best of Us is a memoir about discovering strength in the midst of great loss. Learn More
Better Days Will Come Again
by Travis Atria; read by David Sadzin
Better Days Will Come Again, based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Arthur Briggs's oral memoir, is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an entirely original tale of survival. Learn More
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