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Biography Audio books
Biography audio books are excellent to get the inside scoop on the people who interest you.
Below is our current selection of Biography audio books.
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1001 Nights in Iraq: The Shocking Story of an American Forced to Fight for Saddam against the Country He Loves
Shant Kendarian's visit to Baghdad in 1980 at age seventeen was supposed to be short, just long enough to make peace with his estranged
father before returning home to the United States.
- 109 East Palace
In this deeply moving account, Conant reveals an enigmatic man, who served his country at tremendous personal cost.
- 3000 Degrees (Abridged)
The true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it
- 3000 Degrees (Unabridged)
The true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it
- Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea
The true story of Steven Callahan alone and adrift at sea for 76 days
- Against All Enemies
Inside America's War on Terror. The disturbing truth about the war on terror, written and read by Richard A. Clarke.
- Alan and Thora
Alan Bennett introduces three monologues starring Thora Hird including her final performance.
- Alan Bennett at the BBC
Alan Bennett presents highlights from his remarkable career at the BBC.
- Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van
A bizarre recollection of the events and major turning points in the life of the author; Alan Bennett. An incredibly moving piece that will
win your heart...
- Alan Bennett - Untold Stories Part 1:
Stories
Untold Stories is a poignant family memoir recalling the marriage of Alan's parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of
a long-held family secret, an incredible piece...
- Alan Bennett - Untold Stories Part 2:
Diaries
Alan Bennett's diaries from 1997-2004 are an erudite collection of witty yet poignant recollections told In his own unique voice...
- Alan Bennett - Untold Stories Part 3:
Written On The Body
Alan Bennett reads five more extracts from Untold Stones, his major collection of new writings Untold Stories. Alan Bennett's first major
collection of prose since his bestselling Writing Home.
- Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America
In 1831, the French nobleman, Alexis de Tocqueville, journeyed to America to examine a new political force: democracy. Although alarmed
by
- Alistair Cooke at the BBC
A specially compiled collection charting the career of veteran journalist Alistair Cooke.
- All Fishermen Are Liars
A riveting and uproarious collection of true tales of fishing and adventure at sea by Linda Greenlaw - author of the New York Times
bestsellers The Lobster Chronicles and The Hungry Ocean.
- All in
the Family, Doctor Included: Inspirational Stories from the Heart of a Pediatrician
The Sense of Wonder relates Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, in their walks along the sea coast and through
forests and fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight, and storm clouds. It is a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery
that Carson...
- All of these People
At the heart of Fergal Keane's story is a descent into and recovery from alcoholism, a different kind of war, but as much part of the journey
of the last 25 years as the bullets and bombs...
- All The Best, George Bush
A devoted husband, father, and American, his missives include: a love letter to Barbara; a letter to his mother about missing his daughter
Robin after her death from leukemia.
- Almond Blossom Appreciation Society, The
The good life abroad just keeps getting better as Christ Stewart, one-time Genesis drummer, turned sheepshearer, turned bestselling writer,
returns with a new book..
- American Gangster and Other Tales of New
York
In American Gangster, Mark Jacobson's captivating account of the life of Frank Lucas joins other tales of New York City from the past thirty
years.
- American Hostage
A rare and powerful story of hope, love, survival, and the struggle to bring back alive a hostage in Iraq.
- American Prometheus: The
Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant
physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral
consequences...
- American Soldier
General Franks retraces his journey from a small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service -- including his heroic tour as an
Artillery officer in Vietnam, where he was wounded three times.
- American Soldier (Unabridged)
A journey retraced from small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service.
- America's Women
Courageous, silly, funny, and heartbreaking, these women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America.
- An American Life
In this dramatic and revealing memoir, Ronald Reagan recounts both his life and his beliefs with uncompromising candor and his familiar
wit.
- Anatomy of Greed
Brian Cruver first entered the
- An Englishman Abroad
Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton star as Guy Burgess and Coral Browne in this BBC Radio Full-cast drama based on a real-life chance
encounter
- An Evening With Ranulph Fiennes
In his inspirational one-man show Sir Ranulph enthrals theatre audiences with tales of his amazing exploits and astonishing feats of physical
and mental endurance.
- Angela's Ashes
When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all...
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life
Anne Morrow was married to the famous aviator Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. As hungry for life and adventure as he, she harnessed his fame
and his courage to become a groundbreaking aviator and writer. The tragic kidnapping and murder of their infant son became the price Anne
paid for her...
- Annie Oakley: Woman at Arms
Annie Oakley was without a doubt the greatest markswomen who ever lived. Born in 1860 to obscure and impoverished beginnings, she made
herself the best known woman of her time. Cooper traces Oakley’s extraordinary journey, from her first meeting with Frank Butler—a shooting
match in which the...
- Anton Chekhov: A Life
He was one of the greatest playwrights and story writers ever. Anton Chekhov's life was short, intense, and dominated by battles. Rayfield
looks behind Chekhov's restrained façade to show him in th...
- An Unfinished Life
The first single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.
- Are You There Alone
In the tradition of In Cold Blood, Suzanne O'Malley exposes the human mystery of the most horrifying crime in recent history and the legal
drama surrounding it.
- Arkansas Mischief: The Birth of a National
Scandal
As Bill Clinton's political and business mentor, McDougal, with his knowledge of embarrassing real estate and banking deals, bribes, and
obstructions of justice, haunted the Clinton White House. Ji...
- Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by fictional hero
Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier.
- Arrogance
In Arrogance, Goldberg punctures the bubble in which the media elites live and work.
- Arthur Conan Doyle - A Life
In his comprehensive biography, Pearson considers how Doyle's life is reflected in his books.
- Audience With Barry Norman, An
Behind the silver screen with Britain's best-loved film critic.
- Austrian Case for the Free Market Process,
The
Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and Friedrich Hayek (born 1899) were perhaps the foremost defenders of the free market and limited government
during the mid-twentieth century ascendancy of Keynesian e...
- Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, The
Pat Garrett was the sheriff of Lincoln County who killed Billy the Kid. When Garrett’s book appeared, eight lurid dime novels had glorified
and falsified the Kid, making him into a murderous super-outlaw. Garrett’s book tells the more genuine story of a young, reckless cowhand who
became a...
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The
In his autobiography we see him as a product of the Age of Enlightenment, a Yankee statesman who could use the language of Addison, Steele,
Swift, and Defoe. Franklin asks himself, “Who am I, how did I come to be, and why am I a human being as I am?” He answers with honesty, wit,
and charm,...
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The
The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America.
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and
the Way to Wealth, The
An early and influential advocate of the idea that any of us can create in ourselves the greatness to which we aspire, Franklin speaks across
the centuries to listeners as clearly as ever...
- Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, The
Master Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and writer, Benvenuto Cellini is best remembered for his magnificent autobiography. In this work which
was actually begun in 1558 but not actually published until 1730, Cellini beautifully chronicles his own flamboyant times. He tells of his
adventures in...
- Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., The
Written in his own words, this history-making autobiography is Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who
chafed under and eventually rebelled against segregation.
- Back in Action: An
American Soldier's Story of Courage, Faith and Fortitude
When an antitank mine tore off Captain David Rozelle's right foot, the warriors of jihad in Iraq thought they had neutralized one of their
most determined foes. They were wrong. Refusing to let his...
- Bad Boy
Into a memoir that is gripping, funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers richly weaves the details of his Harlem childhood
in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Banker to the Poor:
Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty
One day Muhammad Yunus loaned $27 from his own pocket to forty-two stool makers living in a tiny village in Bangladesh. Seeing the profound
effect of a little credit for the very poor, Yunus changed his life to establish the Grameen Bank, which provides miniscule loans to the poor
of Bangladesh.
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