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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More Than a Game
Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen; read by Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen
Phil Jackson's account of the Lakers' game-by-game progress through the 1999-2000 season and his views on the state of the NBA is supplemented by his friend Charley Rosen's novelist's impressions of the Lakers, Los Angeles, and the league. Learn More
Morningstar
by Ann Hood; read by Donna Postel
Morningstar is a memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and bestselling author. Learn More
Most Honorable Son
by Gregg Jones; read by Christopher Douyard
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The first comprehensive biography of unjustly forgotten Japanese American war hero Ben Kuroki, who fought the Axis powers during World War II and battled racism, injustice, and prejudice on the home front. Learn More
Mother of the Unseen World
by Mark Matousek; read by Sean Runnette
Mother of the Unseen World is a revealing exploration of Mother Meera, the Indian enlightener and mystic who embodies the Divine Feminine. Writing with her approval and cooperation, Mark Matousek, a longtime follower, has crafted a deeply moving and insightful book that takes us as close as possible to this remarkable woman, and to the experience of enlightenment. Learn More
The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover
by Leslie Glass and Lindsey Glass; read by Lindsey Glass
The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover combines a compelling mother and daughter memoir with self-help and a formula for listeners to explore their own mother-daughter history, understand and ease their conflicts, and rediscover their appreciation and love. Learn More
Mothercare
by Lynne Tillman; read by Kim Niemi
For readers of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, and Simone de Beauvior's A Very Easy Death, Mothercare is an honest and beautifully written account of a sudden and drastically changed relationship with one's mother, and of the time and labor spent navigating the American healthcare system. Learn More
Motherhood So White
by Nefertiti Austin; read by Allyson Johnson
In this unflinching account of her parenting journey, Nefertiti Austin examines the history of adoption in the African American community, faces off against stereotypes of single, black motherhood, and confronts the reality of raising children of color in racially charged, modern-day America. 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
Mukiwa
by Peter Godwin; read by Peter Godwin
The author shares his experiences as a white child growing up in an African colony rapidly collapsing into chaos, in a memoir of Africa seen through the eyes of a child as a magical, frightening place and then through the haunted eyes of an adolescent soldier. Learn More
The Murder of Sonny Liston
by Shaun Assael; read by R. C. Bray
A re-examination of the circumstances surrounding former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston's death in Las Vegas in 1970. Learn More
Music, Lyrics, and Life
by Mike Errico; read by Mike Errico
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A book for songwriters, future content creators, music lovers, and anyone who wants to understand how popular art forms are able to touch us so deeply—by an author who has honed these lessons over years of writing, performing, teaching, and mentoring. Learn More
My Accidental Jihad
Krista Bremer; read by Xe Sands
Indie Next List
Profoundly moving and often funny, this meditation on tolerance explores what it means to open our hearts to another culture and to embrace our own. Learn More
My Baby First Birthday
by Jenny Zhang; read by Jenny Zhang
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020 A Best Read of 2020 at Ms. Magazine
Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. Learn More
My Brothers' Keeper
by Gloria Reuben; read by Gloria Reuben
My Brothers' Keeper carries the listener through a deeply personal and intimate journey, as Gloria Reuben explores her love of the life she shared with her brothers, as well as the myriad of emotions and experiences after their sudden deaths. Learn More
My Experiments with Truth
Mohandas Gandhi; read by Frederick Davidson
This work is Gandhi’s autobiography, documenting his spiritual journey amidst the political strife of his times. Learn More
My Quest for Health Equity
by David Satcher, MD, PhD; read by David Satcher, MD, PhD
In My Quest for Health Equity, Dr. Satcher takes an inspiring and instructive look inside his fifty-year career to shed light on the challenge and burden of leadership. Explaining that he has thought of each leadership role—whether in academia, community, or government—as an opportunity to move the needle toward health equity, he shares the hard-won lessons he has learned over a lifetime in the medical field. 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
My Years With General Motors
by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
Only a handful of business books have reached the status of a classic, having withstood the test of over fifty years' time. Even today, Bill Gates praises My Years with General Motors as the best book to read on business, and Business Week has named it the number one choice for its "bookshelf of indispensable reading." Learn More
The Negotiator
George Mitchell; read by Norman Dietz
Compelling, poignant, enlightening stories from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell about growing up in Maine, his years in the Senate, working to bring peace to Northern Ireland and the Middle East, and what he’s learned about the art of negotiation. Learn More
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska; read by Emma Powell
As a deadly cancer spread inside her brain, leading neuroscientist Barbara Lipska was plunged into madness—only to miraculously survive with her memories intact. In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts her ordeal and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. Learn More
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