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Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography sho...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2007

The Wright Brothers

David McCullough

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright.On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Caroli...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2015

Life

Keith Richards

As lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics, and the songs that roused the world. A true and towering original, he has always walked his own path, spoken his mind, and done things his own way....

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2010

My Life

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton's MY LIFE is, by a generous measure, the richest American presidential autobiography--no other book tells us as vividly or fully what it is like to be president of the United States for eight years. Clinton h...

Abridged CD
Published: Jun 2004

The Measure of a Man (Oprah's Book Cl...

Sidney Poitier

In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2007

Then Again

Diane Keaton

"Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2011

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in ...

Alan Greenspan

In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America didn't experience an economic meltdow...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2007

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Mem...

Bill O'Reilly

The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2008

Open: An Autobiography

Andre Agassi

A stunning memoir by one of the world's most beloved athletes—a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour.From the Hardcover edition.

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2009

American Sniper

Chris Kyle

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his h...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2012

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the ...

Alice Schroeder

Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented a...

Abridged CD
Published: Sep 2008

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chels...

Chelsea Handler

In My Horizontal Life, actress and stand-up comedian Chelsea Handler boldly recounted her one-night stands-the good, the bad, and the disastrous. In this wickedly honest new work, she casts the net wider with even funnier results, re...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2008

Home: A Memoir of My Early Years

Julie Andrews

Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoi...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2008

Against Medical Advice: One Family's ...

James Patterson

Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to shake his head and his life was never the same again. From that day forward his life became a hell of uncontrollable tics, urges, and involu...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2008

American Lion: A Biography of Preside...

Jon Meacham

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Ja...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2008

Becoming

Michelle Obama

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As Fir...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2018

The Innovators: How a Group of Hacker...

Walter Isaacson

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2014

Losing It

Valerie Bertinelli

Losing It is Bertinelli’s frank, motivational look inside the life of one of TV’s most adored actresses. It tells the inspiring story of her young stardom as the girl next door cutie, Barbara Cooper, on the hit show, ̶...

Abridged CD
Published: Feb 2008

The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir

John Grogan

Finding your place in the world can be the longest trip home . . . In the highly anticipated follow-up to Marley & Me, John Grogan again works his magic, bringing us the story of what came first. Before there was Marley, there was ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2008

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacif...

Cheryl Strayed

A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again.  At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2012

Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, W...

Billy Crystal

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians now that he's 65, and a look back at a remarkable career Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he ou...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2013

Spoken from the Heart

Laura Bush

In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura Bush, one of our most beloved and private first ladies, tells her own extraordinary story. Born in the boom-and-bust oil town of Midland, Texas, Laura Welch grew up as an on...

Abridged CD
Published: May 2010

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Jon Meacham

In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson t...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2012

Teacher Man: A Memoir

Frank McCourt

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Angela's Ashes describes his coming of age as a teacher, storyteller, and writer, a personal journey during which he spent fifteen years finding his voice in ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2005

Dreams from my father

Barack Obama

Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention! In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his li...

Abridged CD
Published: May 2005

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

At age 10, Steve Martin got a job selling guidebooks at the newly-opened Disneyland. In the decade that followed, he worked in Disney's magic shop, print shop, and theater, and developed his own magic/comedy act. By age 20, studying p...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2007

The Death of Santini: The Story of a ...

Pat Conroy

In this powerful and intimate memoir, the beloved bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and his father, the inspiration for The Great Santini, find some common ground at long last.Pat Conroy's father, Donald Patrick Conroy, was a ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2013

The Diana Chronicles

Tina Brown

Intensely well researched and an un-put-down-able read, Tina Brown's extraordinary book parts the brocaded velvet and allows us an unprecedented look at the world and mind of the most famous person on the planet. A social commentary, ...

Abridged CD
Published: Jun 2007

Oprah: A Biography

Kitty Kelley

Based on three years of research and reporting as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and adm...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2010

This Time Together: Laughter and Refl...

Carol Burnett

THIS TIME TOGETHER is 100 percent Carol Burnett – funny, irreverent, and irresistible.  Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2010
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