Biography

Dead Presidents

Brady Carlson; read by Tom Zingarelli

An entertaining exploration into the varied ways we remember and memorialize the American presidents. Learn More

How elementary-school teacher Diane Trull and her fourth graders started their own animal shelter is a story of dedication, commitment, and perseverance. In this eye-opening, deeply personal book, Trull describes the challenges they faced, from rescuing and caring for the animals to teaching children about compassion and responsibility, to facing local interests opposed to having a shelter in their town. Learn More

Daughter of the Dragon

by Yunte Huang; read by Rebecca Lam

A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history. Learn More

The Darkest Glare

by Chip Jacobs; read by Joel Richards

In The Darkest Glare, Chip Jacobs recounts a spectacular, noir-ish, true-crime saga from one of the deadliest eras in American history. You'll never gaze out windows into the dark again. Learn More

Dannemora

by Charles A. Gardener; read by Jonathan Yen

In June 2015 two vicious convicted murderers broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, in New York's "North Country," launching the most extensive manhunt in state history. Now Charles A. Gardner—a lifelong resident of the community and a former prison guard—tells the whole story from an insider's point of view. Learn More

Dancing Down the Barricades

by Matthew Frye Jacobson; read by Jonathan Yen

A deep dive into racial politics, Hollywood, and Black cultural struggles for liberation as reflected in the extraordinary life and times of Sammy Davis Jr. Learn More

Dance or Die

by Ahmad Joudeh; read by Neil Shah

A Syria-born dancer offers his deeply personal story of war, statelessness, and the pursuit of the art of dance in this inspirational memoir. Learn More

Crystal Eastman

by Amy Aronson; read by Elizabeth Wiley

As the first biography of Crystal Eastman, this book gives renewed voice to a woman who spoke freely and passionately in debates still raging today—gender equality and human rights, nationalism and globalization, political censorship and media control, worker benefits and family balance, and the monumental questions of war, sovereignty, and freedom. Learn More

Cry Wilderness

by Frank Capra; read by Tim Campbell

Cry Wilderness is a recently discovered unpublished novel by the famed director, Frank Capra. Learn More

Crossfire Hurricane

by Josh Campbell; read by Josh Campbell

From an FBI insider, a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the historic investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia and the president's unprecedented attacks on the bureau—and a passionate defense of the men and women who work every day to uphold democratic institutions and the rule of law. Learn More

A Covert Action

by Seth G. Jones; read by Jonathan Yen

A Covert Action is the dramatic untold story of one of the CIA's most successful Cold War intelligence operations. Learn More

The Cost of Living

by Deborah Levy; read by Henrietta Meire

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A searching examination of all the dimensions of love, marriage, mourning, and kinship from two-time Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy. Learn More

Cosmogenesis

by Brian Thomas Swimme; read by Brian Thomas Swimme

From the host and cocreator of PBS's Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced contemporary consciousness. Learn More

The Controversialist

by Martin Peretz; read by Adam Barr

From his deep involvement in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s to his almost forty years at the head of the New Republic, Martin Peretz traces his personal history alongside those of the cultural and political centers—Harvard, Wall Street, Washington—in which he was a key player for decades. Learn More

A Complicated Passion

by Carrie Rickey; read by Christina Delaine

The first major biography of the French filmmaker hailed by Martin Scorsese as "one of the Gods of cinema." Learn More

Comic Book Punks

by Karl Stock; read by Liam Gerrard

Based on years of interviews with a generation of leading writers, artists, and editors, Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion, and determination that helped, hindered, and saw the reinvention of comics. Learn More

Combee

by Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black; read by Machelle Williams

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The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants. Learn More

Combat Love

by Alisyn Camerota; read by Alisyn Camerota

Two-time Emmy-award-winning CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota retraces her steps down an often gritty path toward her dream of becoming a journalist. At times heartbreaking and pulse-pounding, Combat Love is an inspiration for anyone who's ever searched for that elusive place called home. Learn More

The Colour of God

by Ayesha S. Chaudhry; read by Ayesha S. Chaudhry

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Braiding together Western, South Asian, and Qur'anic storytelling styles, the author illuminates what it means to exist in a world that demands something different from each of her identities. With lyrical prose and scholarly precision, she weaves her personal experiences with incisive social commentary to uncover the meaning of faith and belonging, love and betrayal, family and womanhood. Learn More

Colorful Palate

by Raj Tawney; read by Roman Howell

As citizens continue to evolve and diversify within the United States, the ingredients that make up each flavorful household are waiting to be discovered and devoured. In Colorful Palate, author Raj Tawney shares his coming-of-age memoir as a young man born into an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, his struggles with understanding his own identity, and the mouthwatering flavors of the melting pot from within his own childhood kitchen. Learn More

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