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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American Epic
by Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty with Elijah Wald
American Epic is an extraordinary testament to our country's musical roots, the transformation of our culture, and the artists who gave us modern popular music. Learn More
American Flygirl
by Susan Tate Ankeny; read by Hannah Choi
One of WWII's most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot's license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies. Her singular story of patriotism, barrier breaking, and fearless sacrifice is told for the first time in full in this must-listen book. Learn More
American Journey
by Wes Davis; read by Mitch Crawford
The epic road trips―and surprising friendship―of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age. Learn More
American Sucker
David Denby; read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Join David Denby, New Yorker critic and otherwise sensible man, on a whirlwind ride through an exuberant stock market, investment feeding frenzy, and the cataclysmic result of greed and illusion. Learn More
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Gordon S. Wood; read by Peter Johnson
Gordon S. Wood, a leading historian of the revolutionary era, gives a convincing reappraisal of Benjamin Franklin and his remarkable life. Learn More
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
Anima
by Kapka Kassabova; read by Natalie Pela
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In Anima, Kapka Kassabova introduces us to the "pastiri" people—the shepherds struggling to hold on to an ancient way of life in which humans and animals exist in profound interdependence. Following her three previous books set in the Balkans, and with an increasing interest in the degraded state of our planet and culture, Kassabova reaches further into the spirit of place than she ever has before. Learn More
Animal Joy
by Nuar Alsadir; read by Kristin James
An invigorating, continuously surprising book about the serious nature of laughter. Learn More
Another Kind of Madness
by Ed Pavlic; read by Ron Butler
A stirring novel tuned to the clash between soul music's vision of our essential responsibility to each other and a world that breaks us down and tears us apart, Another Kind of Madness is an indelible tale of human connection. Learn More
Anthem
by Martin Popoff; read by Michael Butler Murray
The definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North. Learn More
Apology to the Young Addict
by James Brown; read by Charles Constant
Haunting and hopeful, Apology to the Young Addict is a reinvention of the recovery memoir and a lasting testimony from a master writing at his peak. Learn More
Architects of Self-Destruction
by John Gentile and Brad Logan; read by Brad Logan
Architects of Self-Destruction: An Oral History of Leftöver Crack traces the band's entire history by speaking to the band members themselves, fellow musicians, their fans, and of course, those that still hold a grudge against the LoC. Learn More
The Art of Waiting
by Belle Boggs; read by C.S.E. Cooney
Publishers Weekly Best Book Finalist PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
A brilliant exploration of the natural, medical, psychological, and political facets of fertility. In The Art of Waiting, Belle Boggs deftly distills her time of waiting into an expansive contemplation of fertility, choice, and the many possible roads to making a life and making a family. Learn More
At the Center of All Beauty
by Fenton Johnson; read by Sean Runnette
From Fenton Johnson, a profound meditation on accepting and celebrating one's solitude. 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
The Auctioneer
Simon de Pury; read by Ralph Lister
2016 Voice Arts Award Nominee
In this eye-opening memoir, Simon de Pury, a distinguished auctioneer and art dealer, provides a lively account of his flashy career and today's soaring art market - revealing a jet-setting, powerful, and private club of elites who buy, sell, and collect the world’s most expensive art. Learn More
The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist
By Ben Barres; read by Paul Boehmer
A leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science. Learn More
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt; read by Tavia Gilbert
Now back in print, a candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. Learn More
Autoportrait
by Jesse Ball; read by James Patrick Cronin
A work of unflinching honesty, Autoportrait is a hypnotic memoir of reflection, loss, and everyday joy from one of America's best contemporary novelists. Learn More
Autumn in Venice
by Andrea di Robilant; read by P.J. Ochlan
The acclaimed author of A Venetian Affair now gives us the remarkable story of Hemingway's love affair with both the city of Venice and the muse he found there—a vivacious eighteen-year-old who inspired the man thirty years her senior to complete his great final work. Learn More
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