Biography & Autobiography - General

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No Such Thing as a Bad Day

Hamilton Jordan

'An astounding collection of adventures and observations, woven into a dramatic account that helps to clarify some of the mysteries of our nation's recent history....Hamilton's story offers a rare combination of insight, wry humor, an...

Abridged CD
Published: Aug 2000

The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattan...

Josh Kilmer-Purcel

What happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex-drag queen) do the unthinkable: start over, raise a herd of kids, and get a little dirty? Find out in this laugh-out-loud funny memoir from bestselling author Josh Kilmer-Purcell.

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2011

Even This I Get to Experience

Norman Lear

The dynamic and always controversial television producer shares fifty years of show business and politics, with all the candor and wisdom expected from the creator of All in the Family The legendary creator of iconic television progra...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2014

The Churchills: In Love and War

Mary S. Lovell

The epic story of one of England's greatest families, focusing on the towering figure of Winston Churchill, from bestselling author Mary S. Lovell.

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2011

Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life

Graham Nash

From Graham Nash—the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies—comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Na...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2013

Almost There: The Onward Journey of a...

Nuala O'Faolain

In 1996, a small Irish press approached Nuala O'Faolain to publish a collection of her opinion columns from the Irish Times. She offered to write an introduction to explain the life experience that had shaped this Irish woman's views...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2003

Staying True

Jenny Sanford

In this candid and compelling memoir, the first lady of South Carolina reveals the private ordeal behind her very public betrayal—and offers inspiration for anyone struggling to keep faith during life's most trying times.She's been ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2010

The Answer Is . . .: Reflections on M...

Alex Trebek

A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES,USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK Longtime Jeopardy host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy in 1984, Alex Trebek has ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jul 2020

Finding Grace: A True Story about Los...

Donna VanLiere

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Christmas Hope series comes an inspirational memoir about coming face to face with your deepest heartbreak only to discover your deepest joys.

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2009

My Life So Far

Jane Fonda

She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so muc...

Abridged CD
Published: Apr 2005

A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathema...

Sylvia Nasar

[This book] might be compared to a Rembrandt portrait, filled with somber shadows and radiant light effects, for it is the story of a dark madness illuminated by a man's genius....Nasar has delved deeply into Nash's year-by-year exper...

Abridged CD
Published: Dec 2001

Because He Could

Dick Morris

A man whose presidency was disgraced by impeachment -- yet who remains one of the most popular presidents of our time. A man whose autobiography, My Life, was panned by critics as a self-indulgent daily diary -- but rode the bestselle...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2004

Shakespeare Low Price

Bill Bryson

William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2008

Pieces of My Heart

Robert Wagner

A moving, candid, and deeply personal look at the triumphs and tragedies, lovesand heartbreaks of one of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars. Handsome, suave, and sophisticated, Robert J. Wagner has starred in more than one hu...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2008

The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and O...

Noah Adams

Adams, a correspondent for National Public Radio, took a year off to learn about the Wright Brothers, and THE FLYERS is the result of his quest. He interviewed descendants of the families who helped the brothers conduct their early fl...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2003

Sex Money Kiss

Gene Simmons

Let's face it, just because I stick out my tongue a lot and spit fire doesn't mean I have any qualifications to advise anyone on relationship, money or career issues. I don't. Yet I've lived with a beautiful woman for twenty years wit...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2005

Jeannie Out of the Bottle

Barbara Eden

A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywood's most beloved icons  Over the past four decades, the landmark NBC hit television series I Dream of Jeannie has delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers of te...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

The Autobiography of Benjamin Frankli...

Benjamin Franklin

The American statesman, philosopher, and scientist records his personal life, career, and philosophy, and offers satirical observations on American society and a witty account of his involvement in American public life. Book available...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2005

Because They Hate: A Survivor of Isla...

Brigitte Gabriel

In this memoir and polemic, Brigitte Gabriel provides a first-person account of the terrible suffering caused by terrorism. She recalls how, beginning in 11975 when she was seven, she and her family had to hide, for seven years, in an...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2007

A Lotus Grows in the Mud

GOLDIE HAWN

An Oscar-winning Hollywood star reminisces on the people, places, and events that have inspired her life, from her loving relationships with her family members, to her early successes on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, to the spiritual...

Abridged CD
Published: May 2005

Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography o...

Nelson Mandela

Read by Danny Glover, with an introduction by Kofi Annan. Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Afr...

Abridged CD
Published: Dec 2004

Mississippi Sissy

Kevin Sessums

MISSISSIPPI SISSY is the stunning memoir from Kevin Sessums, a celebrity journalist who grew up scaring other children, hiding terrible secrets, pretending to be Arlene Frances and running wild in the South. As he grew up in Forest, M...

Abridged CD
Published: Mar 2007

Confessions of a Video Vixen

Karrine Steffans

Confessions of a Video Vixen is the widely anticipated memoir of Karrine Steffans, the once-sought-after sexy siren who appeared in the music videos of multiplatinum hip hop artists such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly, and LL Cool J. A top-paid v...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jul 2005

His Excellency: George Washington

Joseph J. Ellis

The author of seven highly acclaimed books, Joseph J. Ellis has crafted a landmark biography that brings to life in all his complexity the most important and perhaps least understood figure in American history, George Washington. With...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2004

My Experiments With Truth (Listen to ...

Mohandas Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi inspired the spiritual and political souls of millions of people. His concept of nonviolent resistance propelled numerous struggles throughout the world, including the civil rights movement in America. Written after hi...

Abridged CD
Published: Sep 2001

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

The #1 New York Times Bestseller"A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it."—The New Yorker"Vigorous, insightful."—The Washington Post"A...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2017

Right Turns: Unconventional Lessons f...

Michael Medved

Nationally syndicated talk-radio host and noted film critic Michael Medved has taken an extraordinary journey from liberal activist to outspoken conservative. Along the way he has earned millions of admirers—and more than his share ...

Abridged CD
Published: Dec 2004

Americanization of Benjamin Franklin

Gordon S. Wood

A leading historian of the American Revolution offers an incisive portrait of the complex, often contradictory figure of Benjamin Franklin, a man who was at once the quintessential American and a cosmolitan lover of Europe, a one-time...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2004

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Naz...

Robert Edsel

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well...

Abridged CD
Published: Sep 2009

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl...

Anne Frank

Anne Frank's extraordinary diary, written in the Amsterdam attic where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years, has become a world classic and a timeless testament to the human spirit. Now, in a new edition enriched by man...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2010
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