Biography

Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783

by William L. Kidder; read by Paul Heitsch

Discover how eighteenth-century Princeton and its residents—including two signers of the Declaration of Independence—contributed to and were affected by the American Revolution. 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 Road Bends

by Sami Yaffa with Tommi Liimatta; read by Sami Yaffa

Sami Yaffa is a bass guitar legend, an icon of the rock world, and an uncompromising walker of his own way, who rose to prominence as the bassist of the mythical Hanoi Rocks. This is his story. Learn More

Rock Stars on the Record

by Eric Spitznagel; read by Michael Butler Murray

An all-star lineup of rock-n-rollers—from Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell to Suzi Quatro and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire—relay the uproariously wild, sentimental, and unexpected pre-stardom stories behind their favorite records. Learn More

Running with Raven

by Laura Lee Huttenbach; read by Allyson Ryan

In 1975 Robert “Raven” Kraft, a high school dropout and aspiring songwriter, made a New Year’s Resolution to run eight miles on Miami’s South Beach each evening. Over 125,000 miles later, he has not missed one sunset. Learn More

Ruthie Fear

by Maxim Loskutoff; read by Corey M. Snow

In this haunting parable of the American West, a young woman faces the violent past of her remote Montana valley. Learn More

The Saddest Words

by Michael Gorra; read by Joe Barrett

Interweaving biography, absorbing literary criticism, and rich travelogue, The Saddest Words recontextualizes Faulkner, revealing a civil war within him, while examining the most plangent cultural issues facing American literature today. Learn More

Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody

by James H. Cone; read by Bill Andrew Quinn

In this powerful and passionate memoir—his final work—James H. Cone describes the obstacles he overcame to find his voice, to respond to the signs of the times, and to offer a voice for those—like the parents who raised him in Bearden, Arkansas, in the era of lynching and Jim Crow—who had no voice. 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

The Scandalous Lady W

by Hallie Rubenhold; read by Pearl Hewitt

It was the divorce that scandalized Georgian England . . . She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicized divorces in history. Learn More

Schlesinger

by Richard Aldous; read by Norman Dietz

Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian is the first major biography of preeminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a defining figure in Kennedy's White House. Learn More

The Search for Reagan

by Craig Shirley; read by Bob Johnson

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Never before has anyone explored the mind, soul, and heart of Ronald Reagan. The Search for Reagan explores the challenges and controversies in Reagan's life and how he successfully dealt with each, depicting a man who was never as conservative as some conservatives wanted him to be, but rather as conservative as he was comfortable being—a man who wanted to win on his own terms and integrity. Learn More

The Seashell on the Mountaintop

Alan Cutler; read by Grover Gardner

How could a seashell get into a rock? And how could that rock get to the top of a mountain? The "seashell question" plagues 17th century thinkers who fervently believed the planet was young and the human race supreme. Learn More

Sex Money Murder

by Jonathan Green; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

A searing portrait of the crack epidemic and the violent drug wars that once ravaged the Bronx. Learn More

The Show Won't Go On

by Jeff Abraham & Burt Kearns; read by Michael Butler Murray

There has never been a show business book quite like The Show Won't Go On, the first comprehensive study of a bizarre phenomenon: performers who died onstage. Learn More

Shula

by Mark Ribowsky; LJ Ganser

Spanning seven decades, the notorious loss of Super Bowl III, and an historic undefeated season with the Dolphins, Shula is the definitive biography of a coaching legend. Learn More

Sid Meier's Memoir!

by Sid Meier; read by Charles Constant

The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming," and creator of Civilization. Learn More

Sidecountry

by John Branch; read by Charles Constant

New York Times reporter John Branch's riveting, humane pieces about ordinary people doing extraordinary things at the edges of the sporting world have won nearly every major journalism prize. Sidecountry gathers the best of Branch's work, featuring twenty of his favorites from the more than 2,000 pieces he has published in the paper. Learn More

Sisters and Rebels

by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall; read by Karen White

2020 PEN America Literary Award Winner

Grounded in decades of research, Sisters and Rebels unfolds an epic narrative of American history through the lives and works of three Southern women. Learn More

Snowblind

by Robert Sabbag; read by Andrew Eiden

Called "a triumphant piece of reporting," Snowblind recounts the exploits of former cocaine smuggler Zachary Swan, chronicling his elaborate scams and outstanding success in the early 1970s. Learn More

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