Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

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Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery

Bill Clegg

The goal is ninety--just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. Six weeks out of his most recent rehab, Clegg returns to New York and starts attending two or three me...

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Published: Apr 2013

Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir

Jeanne Cooper

The New York Times bestselling memoir from one of daytime television's most beloved actresses Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing ...

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Published: Apr 2013

They Call Me Baba Booey

Gary Dell'abate

One of pop culture's great enduring unsung heroes: Gary Dell'Abate, Howard Stern Show producer, miracle worker, professional good sport, and servant to the King of All Media, for the first time tells the story of his early years and r...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moo...

Stephen Elliott

In this groundbreaking memoir, Stephen Elliott pursues parallel investigations: a gripping account of a notorious San Francisco murder trial, and an electric exploration of the self. Destined to be a classic, The Adderall Diaries was ...

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Published: Sep 2010

Leaving Before the Rains Come

Alexandra Fuller

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLooking to rebuild after a painful divorce, Alexandra Fuller turns to her African past for clues to living a life fully and without fear  A child of the Rhodesian wars and of two deeply complicated parents, A...

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Published: Jan 2016

The Cat Who'll Live Forever: The Fina...

Peter Gethers

The final, poignant chapter in a trilogy of bestselling true stories about a floppy-eared Scottish Fold named NortonPeter Gethers was a confirmed cat hater until the day he received a six-week-old kitten as a gift. Walking the streets...

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Published: Oct 2002

Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring ...

Susan Gubar

"Staggering, searing…Ms. Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty."—New York TimesDiagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2008, Susan Gubar underwent radical debulking surgery, an attempt to excise the ...

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Published: Jun 2013

I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern W...

Michael Hastings

I Lost My Love in Baghdad is an extraordinarily gripping and informative account of the chaos inside the Green Zone by Newsweek's youngest war correspondent, whose fiancee was killed during an attempted kidnapping.

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2008

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life ...

Anthony Raye Hinton

"An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.”- Archbishop Desmond TutuThis program includes a forward written and read by Bryan Stevenson, and a bonus author commentary from Anthony...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2018

Lucky Girl

Mei-Ling Hopgood

Mei-Ling Hopgood was an all-American girl. She grew up in the Midwest, studied journalism at the University of Missouri, and became a reporter for a Michigan newspaper. Adopted when she was a baby, she was never really curious about h...

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Published: Jun 2010

My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a ...

Ben Ryder Howe

It all starts when Ben Ryder Howe's wife, whose parents emigrated from Korea, decides to repay her debt to them by buying them a deli to run. Howe, an editor at "The Paris Review," reluctantly agrees to help in the venture. ...

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Published: Feb 2012

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of ...

Lee Israel

Now a major motion picture starring Melissa McCarthy—Lee Israel's hilarious and shocking memoir of the astonishing caper she carried on for almost two years when she forged and sold more than three hundred letters by such literary n...

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Published: Oct 2018

One Ranger

H. Joaquin Jackson

When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character on him in the movie Extreme Prejudice. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own ...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2005

My Infamous Life: The Autobiography o...

Albert "Prodigy" Johnson

From one of the greatest rappers of all time, a memoir about a life almost lost and a revealing look at the dark side of hip-hop's golden era. This unabridged audiobook edition is read by the author: Albert ''Prodigy'' Johnson Include...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

I'll Never Write My Memoirs

Grace Jones

Iconic music and film legend Grace Jones gives an in-depth account of her stellar career, professional and personal life, and the signature look that catapulted her into the stardom stratosphere.Grace Jones, a veritable "triple-t...

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Published: Jun 2016

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

Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother...

Sue Monk Kidd

The New York Times bestselling memoir of pilgrimage and metamorphosis by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and her daughter. Sue Monk Kidd has touched the hearts of millions of readers with her beloved novels and acclaimed nonfi...

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Published: Sep 2010

You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught M...

Julie Klam

The hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs.

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2010

Some Assembly Required: A Journal of ...

Anne Lamott

"If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott."—Time In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sa...

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Published: Apr 2013

Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventu...

Holly Madison

The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion and, finally, the secret truth about the man who holds the key from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef s former #1 girlfriend and ...

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Published: May 2016

Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of T...

Drew Magary

 A sharp, funny, and heartfelt memoir about fatherhood and the ups and downs of raising a family in modern America  No one writes about family quite like Drew Magary. In Someone Could Get Hurt, he reflects on his own parenting expe...

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Published: May 2014

All Will Be Well

John McGahern

In his award-winning novels and stories, John McGahern (one of “the greatest Irish writers”—The New York Times Book Review) explores the ordinary lives of men and women to reveal the intricate workings of the human h...

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Published: Apr 2007

The Things Between Us: A Memoir

Lee Montgomery

The Montgomerys are among the last of a dying breed -- New England WASPs who effortlessly combine repression, flamboyant eccentricity, and alcoholism. Fragmented by drink and dysfunction, the family has not assembled in more than a de...

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Published: Jul 2007

What I Talk about When I Talk about R...

Haruki Murakami

From the bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore, this is a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running and the integral impact both have made on his life.

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2008

Change of Seasons: A Memoir

John Oates

John Oates was born at the perfect time, paralleling the birth of rock 'n roll. Raised in a small Pennsylvania town, he was exposed to folk, blues, soul, and R&B. Meeting and teaming up with Daryl Hall in the late 1960s, they develope...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Apr 2017

Sharon Osbourne Survivor: My Story-Th...

Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne's life has always been tumultuous, full of both heartbreak and passion. When she completed her bestselling first book Sharon Osbourne Extreme she had hoped to find some peace and stability after her roller-coaster yea...

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Published: Aug 2009

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible...

Matthew Perry

This program is read by the author, Matthew Perry. The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful mess...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2022

Jan's Story: Love lost to the long go...

Barry Petersen

Imagine hearing these words: "She has Alzheimer's." Now imagine that "she" is vibrant, active, loving, healthy...and just 55. Acclaimed CBS News reporter Barry Petersen, writes about hearing the unimaginable: what ...

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Published: Jul 2010

Untamed

Random House

In her most revealing and powerful book yet, the beloved activist, speaker, and bestselling author of Love Warrior and Carry On, Warrior explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of th...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2020

A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into t...

Lisa Shannon

Lisa Shannon had what some would call a good life-her own business, a successful fiance, a secure home. Then one day in 2005, shortly after her father's death, an episode of Oprah changed everything. The show about women in the Congo ...

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Published: Feb 2011
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