Biography & Autobiography - General

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Favorite Wife: Escape from Polygamy

Susan Ray Schmidt

She had no choice in the matter—none of the girls did. Her mission was to give birth to and raise many children in devoted service to a shared husband. Susan was fifteen years old when she became the sixth wife of Verlan LeBaron—o...

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Published: Mar 2009

The Yankee Years

Joe Torre

Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee yearsWhen Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most stor...

Abridged CD
Published: Feb 2009

Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Ta...

Michael Tougias

A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, Fatal Forecast is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eightyoung fishermen, some of whom would never set foot on dry land again.On the morning o...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jul 2007

First Darling of the Morning: Selecte...

Thrity Umrigar

First Darling of the Morning is the powerful and poignant memoir of bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, tracing the arc of her Bombay childhood and adolescence from her earliest memories to her eventual departure for the United States ...

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Published: Nov 2008

The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, Day

Elie Wiesel

Night is one of the masterpieces of Holocaust literature. First published in 1960, it is the autobiographical account of an adolescent boy and his father in Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel writes of their battle for survival, and of his battle...

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Published: Apr 2008

Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search fo...

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder is one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970's and 1980's in movies. From his early work with Woody Allen to the rich group of movies he made with Mel Brooks to his partnership on screen with Richard Pryor, Wilder...

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Published: Jan 2005

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I...

Alison Arngrim

For seven years, Alison Arngrim played a wretched, scheming, selfish, lying, manipulative brat on one of TV history's most beloved series. Though millions of Little House on the Prairie viewers hated Nellie Oleson and her evil antics...

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Published: Jun 2011

The New York Regional Mormon Singles ...

Elna Baker

Writer, actress, and gorgeous stand up comedian: Introducing the Mormon Tina Fey It's lonely being a Mormon in New York City. So once again, Elna Baker attends the New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance-a virgin in a room fu...

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Published: Sep 2010

The Diana Chronicles

Tina Brown

Ten years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. Was she "the people's princess," who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she a manipulative, media-savvy neurotic who nearly br...

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Published: May 2008

My Losing Season: The Point Guard's W...

Pat Conroy

The bestselling author of 'The Great Santini' reflects on his own youth in this inspiring audiobook about young men in search of their manhood, the bonds they form, the lessons of losing, and finding one's voice and one's self in the ...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2002

Freedom in Exile

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama's autobiography should leave no one in doubt of his humility and genuine compassion. Written without the slightest hint of pretense, the exiled leader of Tibet recounts his life, from the time he was whisked away from h...

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Published: May 2008

Life After Death

Damien Echols

The New York Times bestselling memoir by Damien Echols of the "West Memphis Three," who was falsely convicted of committing three murders and spent eighteen years on death row.  In 1993 teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwi...

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Published: May 2013

Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Str...

Elizabeth Edwards

She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being ...

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Published: Sep 2007

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Mari...

Nathaniel Fick

If the Marines are 'the few, the proud,' Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Only one Marine in a hundred qualifies for the Reconnaissance Battalion, charged with working clandestinely, often behind enemy lines. Fick's t...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2005

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Mari...

Nathaniel C. Fick

If the Marines are 'the few, the proud,' Recon Marines are the fewestand the proudest. Nathaniel Fick's career begins with a hellish summerat Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a platoonin Afghanistan just after 9/...

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Published: Sep 2006

Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir

Jennette Fulda

After undergoing gall bladder surgery at age twenty-three, Jennette Fulda decided it was time to lose some weight. Actually, more like half her weight. At the time, Jennette weighed 372 pounds.Jennette was not born fat. But, by fifth ...

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Published: May 2008

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate...

Grover Gardner

A fresh look at Darwin's most radical idea, and the mysteriously slow process by which he revealed it.Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a c...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jul 2006

Triumph: Life After the Cult--A Survi...

Carolyn Jessop

The author of The New York Times bestseller Escape returns with a moving and inspirational tale of her life after she heroically fled the cult she'd been raised in, her hard-won new identity and happiness, and her determination to win...

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Published: May 2011

Maybe You Never Cry Again

Bernie Mac

That's what I want to be, mama. A comedian. Make you laugh like that, maybe you never cry again.' By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. Since then, he has become one of the greatest comedian...

Abridged CD
Published: Jun 2003

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey...

Jenny McCarthy

The New York Times bestseller that is an inspiring "story of hope" (People) for parents of autistic children One morning Jenny McCarthy was having a cup of coffee when she sensed something was wrong. She ran into her two-yea...

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Published: Sep 2008

Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Br...

Maureen McCormick

Marcia Brady had it all - style, looks, boys, brains and talent. No wonder Jan was jealous! Young woman across the generations cheered on as Marcia ran for student president and took her drivers test. We swooned when she got the lead ...

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Published: Sep 2009

The Rat Pack: Neon Nights with the Ki...

Lawrence J. Quirk

Quirk and Schoell's rehashing of the biographical details of Frank Sinatra and the rest of his crew is only intermittently able to disguise its contempt for their personal and professional lives. If there's an opportunity for a pot sh...

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Published: Jun 2003

For Laci

Sharon Rocha

The mother of homicide victim Laci Peterson discusses Laci's life, the crime that took the lives of her daughter and her unborn grandson, the trial and conviction of Laci's husband Scott, and the impact of the tragedy on her family.

Abridged CD
Published: Jan 2006

America's Boy

Wade Rouse

Growing up in the Missouri Ozarks in the 60s and 70s, Wade Rouse was always a bit of an outsider. While some of his roughneck peers wore Wrangler jeans and had stylish crew cuts, Wade feathered his golden hair and sported a handmade ...

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Published: Mar 2007

January First: A Child's Descent Into...

Michael Schofield

At age six, January ("Jani") Schofield was diagnosed with one of the most severe cases of child-onset schizophrenia on record. Hallucinating constantly, she is at the mercy of her imaginary friends—some of whom are friend...

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Published: Aug 2013

Sybil

Flora Rheta Schreiber

More amazing than any work of fiction, yet true in every word, it swept to the top of the bestseller lists and riveted the consciousness of the world. As an Emmy Award-winning film starring Sally Field, it captured the home screens of...

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Published: Apr 2009

Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher i...

Robert Specht

Anne Hobbs is a prim and proper 19-year-old schoolteacher who yearns for adventure. She finds this and much more in a town with the unlikely name of Chicken, located deep in the Alaskan interior. It is 1927 and Chicken is a wild minin...

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Published: Jul 1984

Moon River and Me: A Memoir

Andy Williams

Unabridged CDs • 11 CDs, 13 hoursA remarkable memoir by one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of the twentieth century.

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2009

Open: An Autobiography

Andre Agassi

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography.Agassi's incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. ...

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Published: Aug 2010

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus o...

Reza Aslan

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2013
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