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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Americans in a World at War
by Brooke L. Blower; read by Nancy Peterson
A vivid narrative of an ill-fated Pan American flight during World War II that captures the dramatic backstories of its passengers and, through them, the impact of Americans' global connections. Learn More
Pessoa
by Richard Zenith; read by Hannibal Hills
Like Richard Ellmann's James Joyce, Richard Zenith's Pessoa immortalizes the life of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. 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
Up The Down Escalator
by Lisa Doggett; read by Lisa Doggett
A memoir of triumph in the face of a terrifying diagnosis, Up the Down Escalator recounts Dr. Lisa Doggett's startling shift from doctor to patient, as she learns to live with multiple sclerosis while running a clinic for uninsured patients in central Austin. Recounting before and after the discovery of her MS, she chronicles vexing symptoms while trying to be an attentive mother, wife, and a caring family doctor. Learn More
Gently Down This Dream
by Hugh Prather and Gayle Prather; read by Fred Sanders
A beautiful final note from the pioneering author of the classic Notes to Myself. 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
Mr. B
by Jennifer Homans; read by Cassandra Campbell
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Based on a decade of unprecedented research, the first major biography of George Balanchine, a broad-canvas portrait set against the backdrop of the tumultuous century that shaped the man the New York Times called "the Shakespeare of dancing"—from the bestselling author of Apollo's Angels. Learn More
Into the Bright Sunshine
by Samuel G. Freedman; read by Mike Lenz
From one of the country's most distinguished journalists, a revisionist and riveting look at the American politician whom history has judged a loser, yet who played a key part in the greatest social movement of the twentieth century. Learn More
Too Hot
by George Brown; read by Midnite Michael
In Too Hot, drummer, keyboardist, and primary songwriter George Brown describes life in and out of Kool & The Gang, including a raucous life on the road as the band's popularity grew. Learn More
Toy Fights
by Don Paterson; read by Don Paterson
For fans of Douglas Stuart and Nick Hornby comes an uproarious, tenderhearted memoir of growing up in working-class Dundee in the 1970s and 1980s. Learn More
Jews in the Garden
by Judy Rakowsky; read by Judy Rakowsky
A globe-trotting detective story set in Poland during the Holocaust. Learn More
Genealogy of a Murder
by Lisa Belkin; read by Erin Bennett
The multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer. 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
Rhythm Man
by Stephanie Stein Crease; read by James Fouhey
The first comprehensive biography of the Swing Era's pioneering virtuoso drummer and bandleader. 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
Women We Buried, Women We Burned
by Rachel Louise Snyder; read by Rachel Louise Snyder
From the author of the groundbreaking, award-winning No Visible Bruises, a riveting memoir of survival, self-discovery, and forgiveness sure to captivate those who loved Tara Westover's Educated and Jeanette Walls's Glass Castle. Learn More
Sideman
by Mark Rivera with Mike Poncy; foreword by Ringo Starr; read by Mark Rivera
A must-listen memoir from Mark Rivera, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who for the past fifty years has shared the stage with some of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest performers. Learn More
Elixir
by Kapka Kassabova; read by Natalie Pela
A search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene by the award-winning author of Border. Learn More
Chronic
by Rebecca Dimyan; read by Devon Sorvari
In this powerful debut, Rebecca Dimyan details her experience with endometriosis, a chronic disease which effects one in ten women worldwide. Learn More
Animal Joy
by Nuar Alsadir; read by Kristin James
An invigorating, continuously surprising book about the serious nature of laughter. Learn More
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