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West with the Night

Beryl Markham

Originally published in 1942 and then reissued in 1983, this is the unabridged best-selling autobiography of the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo from east to west. But it is much more than a story of aviation, revealing a poet's ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2004

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fa...

Wes Moore

Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of t...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2010

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fa...

Wes Moore

Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of t...

Paperback
Published: Dec 2010

Two Lives

Vikram Seth

Two Lives weaves together two extraordinary stories that comprise one astonishing love affair: that of Vikram's great-uncle Shanti, brought up in India and sent in the 1930s to Berlin to study dentistry, and that of his great-aunt Hen...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2005

Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George H...

Marc Shapiro

Shrouded in a sea of mystery, the elusive George Harrison has long been the most private and enigmatic member of the Beatles. From his hard knock childhood in Liverpool to his ascendance into rock infamy, George Harrison's life has b...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2003

sTORI Telling

Tori Spelling

Tori Spelling Reads Her Fabulous #1 New York Times BestsellerShe was television's most famous virgin -- and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin of Beverly Hills 90210, Tori...

Abridged CD
Published: Dec 2008

Between You and Me: A Memoir

Mike Wallace

A t the age of 87, Mike Wallace is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism. Now, after 60 years of reporting on important events around the world, he shares his personal stories about the incredible range of celebrities, newsmakers...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2005

A Charmed Life: Growing Up in Macbeth...

Liza Campbell

A Charmed Life tells the story of Liza Camell, the last child to be born at the impressive and renowned Cawdor Castle, the same locale featured in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was at the historical ancestral home that Liza's seemingly id...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2008

The Emperor Charlemagne

Russell Chamberlin

Few men have exerted such a lasting influence on the course of Western history as Charlemagne (742-814). At the height of his power in the early ninth century Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards and Emperor of the Romans, rul...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2004

Model Patient: My Life As an Incurabl...

Karen Duffy

In this memoir, Karen Duffy, best known as a former MTV VJ and Revlon model, reveals how her acting and modeling career came to an abrupt halt when she was diagnosed with sarcoidosis of the central nervous system--a rare and potential...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2001

Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why it T...

Danny Evans

In his early thirties, Danny Evans had a smokin' hot wife, a new baby boy, and the highest paying job he'd ever had. Then, in the span of one week, a sudden layoff and the events of 9/11 plunged Evans into a crushing depression. At tu...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2009

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About H...

Jenny Lawson

In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrib...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2015

Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of...

Doris Pilkington

Following an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris ...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2002

A Fine Romance

Candice Bergen

In the follow-up to Knock Wood—her bestselling "engaging, intelligent, and wittily self-deprecating autobiography" (The New York Times)—Candice Bergen shares the big events: her marriage to a famous French director, the ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2015

Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoi...

Gail Caldwell

"It's an old, old story: I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that, too." So begins this gorgeous memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell, a testament to the power of friendship,...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2011

The Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of T...

Peter Canellos

No figure in American public life has had such great expectations thrust upon him, or has responded so poorly. But Ted Kennedy -- the youngest of the Kennedy children and the son who felt the least pressure to satisfy his father's eno...

Abridged CD
Published: Feb 2009

Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insom...

Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr has received many awards -- from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome Prize, one of the most prestigious awards from the American Acad...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2015

After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story...

Michael Hainey

This haunting story of a son's quest to understand the mystery of his father's death is "searing and unforgettable…memoir writing at its best" (San Francisco Chronicle)—a "powerfully affecting" (O, The Oprah Ma...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2014

The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Stor...

Lily Koppel

As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. T...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2013

Half a Life: A Memoir

Darin Strauss

Half my life ago, I killed a girl. In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss recounts a tragedy and its aftermath. In his last month of high school, just after turning eighteen, Strauss is behind the whe...

Paperback
Published: May 2011

Lust & Wonder: A Memoir

Augusten Burroughs

From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life.With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the h...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2017

The Hemingses of Monticello: An Ameri...

Annette Gordon-Reed

Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker This epic work—named a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time, the Los Angeles Times...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2008

The Storyteller CD: Tales of Life and...

Dave Grohl

Read by Dave Grohl. Features excerpts from five never before heard demos performed by Dave Grohl and an original story exclusive to The Storyteller audiobook. So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2021

Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

Diane Keaton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2014

Rich Brother, Rich Sister: Two Remark...

Robert Kiyosaki

Two lives. Together, then apart, then together again, as a brother and sister discover the riches of life. Rich Brother, Rich Sister combines the inspirational true life stories of Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi into one book that...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2009

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Li...

John Le Carre

"Recounted with the storytelling elan of a master raconteur — by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesThe New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carre, the...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2017

Code Name: Lise: The True Story of th...

Larry Loftis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Featured in TheNew York Times, TheAtlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today!Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019—Woman’s DayThe Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year—BookBub“A nonfiction thriller...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2019

Grown Gray in War

Leonard J. Maffioli

GROWN GRAY IN WARFrom Iwo Jima to the Chosin Reservoir to the Tet Offensive, the Autobiography of a True Marine HeroMaj. Bruce H. Norton, USMC (Ret.) M.Gy.Sgt. Len Maffioli, USMC (Ret.)"Generation after generation of Marines have...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2014

The Confession

James McGreevey

In this combination political memoir and coming-out story, the former governor of New Jersey, James McGreevey combines politics, power, and desire. In order to fit in, and to rise within the New Jersey political machine, McGreevey was...

Abridged CD
Published: Sep 2006

Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Educa...

Dorothy Wickenden

Now in paperback, the acclaimed and captivating true story of two restless society girls who left their affluent lives to "rough it" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916.In 1916, Dorothy Wickenden's grandmother, Doro...

Paperback
Published: May 2012
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