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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Totally Wired
by Andrew Smith; read by Adam Lofbomm
From award-winning journalist Andrew Smith, the never before told story of the late 1990s dot-com bubble, its tumultuous crash, and the rise and fall of the visionary pioneer at its epicenter. Learn More
Hitchcock and Herrmann
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F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available January
The story of the game-changing collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann, who channeled their inner fears and desires into films that would become the nightmarish narratives and soundtracks of our lives. Learn More
Girlvert
by Oriana Small; read by Oriana Small
Proclaimed "girl-pervert" Oriana Small, AKA Ashley Blue, a veritable artist at heart, weaves through the intricacies of a decade in and out of the adult film industry, love, drugs, and her own firebrand of what it means to live ecstatically. From accolades to agony, Girlvert illuminates the surreality of a life lived beyond all comprehension. Contains mature themes. 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
Rescuing Ladybugs
by Jennifer Skiff; read by Donna Postel
Countless times throughout our lives, we're presented with a choice to help another soul. Rescuing Ladybugs highlights the true stories of remarkable people who didn't look away from seemingly impossible-to-change situations and instead worked to save animals. Learn More
Something in the Blood
by David J. Skal; read by James Patrick Cronin
A groundbreaking biography reveals the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula and traces the psychosexual contours of late Victorian society. Learn More
My Fellow Americans
by Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer; read by Danny Campbell
Introduced by presidential historian Ted Widmer, this work offers both the original texts and insightful essays by leading historians on each of the presidential inaugural addresses—from George Washington to Joseph Biden. Learn More
Eisenhower vs. Warren
by James F. Simon; read by Jonathan Yen
The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today. Learn More
Casting Lots
Susan Silverman; read by Xe Sands
From activist, speaker, mother of five, and rabbi Susan Silverman (sister of comedian Sarah): a funny, moving, sparkling memoir about home, identity, family, and faith. Learn More
The House of Beauty
by Arabelle Sicardi; read by Arabelle Sicardi
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available December
Equal parts exposé and cultural reckoning, The House of Beauty cracks open an industry that sells dreams and wields power. Learn More
Midnight
by Victoria Shorr; read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Exquisite and nuanced in its storytelling, Midnight crafts intimate, humanizing portraits of Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and Joan of Arc that ask us to behold the women behind the icons. Learn More
The Search for Reagan
by Craig Shirley; read by Bob Johnson
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
A Life For A Life
by Kevin Shird; read by David Sadzin
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A gripping true story exploring violence, mental health, and trauma. Learn More
Lessons From The Front
by Robert Sherman; read by Robert Sherman
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available February
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The Oxford Handbook of Lord Byron
edited by Jonathon Shears and Alan Rawes; read by Mike Cooper
The Oxford Handbook of Lord Byron offers the latest in critical thinking about the poet that defined the Romantic era across Europe and beyond. The volume presents forty-four groundbreaking essays that enable listeners to assess Lord Byron's central position in Romantic traditions and his profound and far-reaching influence on British, European, and world culture. Learn More
Fantasy Expert
by Ron Shandler; read by BJ Harrison
An entertaining and incisive chronicle from one of the foremost authorities in fantasy baseball. Learn More
Man They Wanted Me to Be
by Jared Yates Sexton; read by Jared Yates Sexton
A Big Other Most Anticipated Small Press Book of the Year
The author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore turns his keen eye to our current crisis of masculinity, using his upbringing in rural Indiana to examine the personal and societal dangers of the patriarchy. Learn More
Brave the Wild River
by Melissa L. Sevigny; read by Elizabeth Wiley
The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Learn More
When Blood Breaks Down
by Mikkael A. Sekeres; read by Mike Lenz
A leading cancer specialist tells the compelling stories of three adult leukemia patients and their treatments, the disease itself, and the drugs developed to treat it. 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
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