Biographies and Memoirs

November 7, 2008

  • Night

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    Author: Elie Wiesel
    Narrator: George Guidall
    Category: Bios & Memoirs: Personal Memoirs
    Publisher: Recorded Books
    Release Date: 2006
    Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
    Unabridged
    An Overview:
    Here's another of Oprah's book club choices. (…)

November 1, 2008

  • The Year of Magical Thinking

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    Awards: National Book Award Winner, Nonfiction, 2005
    2005 Audie Award Nominee, Biography/Memoir
    National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee, Autobiography, 2005
    Author: Joan Didion
    Narrator: Barbara Caruso
    Category: Biography/Memoir
    Publisher: HighBridge Audio
    Release Date: 2005
    Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
    Unabridged
    An Overview:
    Life changes fast. (…)

October 24, 2008

  • Shakespeare by another Name

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    Author: Mark Anderson
    Narrator:  Simon Prebble
    Category: Biography
    Publisher: HighBridge Audio
    Release Date: 2005
    Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    The true origins of the works of Shakespeare have remained a mystery as the actor by that name never left England, so the general consensus amongst experts is that he couldn't possibly have written the amazing works attributed to him. (…)

October 14, 2008

  • Maggie’s American Dream

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    Author: James P. (…)

October 12, 2008

  • Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour

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    Author: Joseph E. (…)

October 11, 2008

  • The Long Walk

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    Awards: Nominee, 2008 Audie Award, Solo Narration - Male
    Author: Slavomir Rawicz
    Narrator: John Lee
    Category: Bios & Memoirs: Personal Memoirs
    Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
    Release Date: 2007
    Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
    Unabridged
    An Overview:
    Is it possible to escape from Siberia? (…)

August 14, 2008

  • It Ain't All About the Cookin'

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    Author: Paula Deen with Sherry Suib Cohen
    Narrator: Paula Deen
    Category: Cooking,  Memoir
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
    Release Date: 2007
    Length: 6 hours and 54 min. (…)

  • Identical Strangers

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    Author: Elyse Schein, Paula Bernstein
    Narrator: Alma Cuervo, Effie Johnson
    Category: Biography
    Publisher: Recorded Books
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    Length: 9 hours and 55 min. (…)

August 13, 2008

  • Dreams from My Father

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    Awards: Grammy Award Winner, Best Spoken Word Album, 2005
    Author: Barack Obama
    Narrator: Barack Obama
    Category: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
    Publisher: Random House Audio
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    Length: 7 hours and 13 min
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    Dreams from My Father, A Story of Race and Inheritance. (…)

  • Garlic and Sapphires

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    Awards: C.G. (…)

  • Books for Adults

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    Author: n/a
    Narrator: n/a
    Category: Adults
    Publisher: n/a
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    Length: n/a
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    Books for adults and young adults are fast turning into a global phenomenon thanks to a gush of international talent and the Harry Potter “after effects. (…)

  • Clapton: The Autobiography

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    Author: Eric Clapton
    Narrator: Simon Vance
    Category: Autobiography
    Publisher: Books on Tape
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    Length: 10 hours and 35 min. (…)

  • The Beatles

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    Author: Hunter Davies
    Narrator: Edward Lewis
    Category: Biographer
    Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
    Release Date: 2000
    Length: 16 hrs
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    The Beatles: Hunter Davies is the only authorized biographer of "The Beatles", one of the greatest pop bands in music history. (…)

  • Houdini: The Secret Life of Houdini

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    Author: William Kalush and Larry Sloman
    Narrator: Adam Grupper
    Category: Biography
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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    Length: 6 hours and 13 min
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    Houdini: The Secret Life of Houdini is an account of the legendary escape artist and master magician who has captivated the minds of generations. (…)

  • The Beatles: Here, There, and Everywhere

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    Author: Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey. (…)

  • George Harrison: A Tribute

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    Author: Geoffrey Giuliano
    Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano
    Category: Bios, Memoirs, Artists, Writers, Musicians
    Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
    Release Date:
    Length: 1 hour 26 min. (…)

  • The Beatles: The Biography

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    Awards: Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award
    Author: Bob Spitz
    Narrator: Alfred Molina
    Category: biographer
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
    Release Date:
    Length: 10 hours and 13 min
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    The Beatles: The Biography. (…)

August 12, 2008

  • A Million Little Pieces

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    Awards: Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
    Author: James Frey
    Narrator: Oliver Wyman
    Category: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
    Publisher: HighBridge Audio
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    Length: 10 hours and 9 min
    Abridged
    An Overview:
    A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, a story about James Frey, his addictions with drugs and alcohol that had progressed to almost deadly extremes. (…)

  • Rich Dad Poor Dad

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    Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A. (…)

  • Around The World In 80 Days

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    Author: Michael Palin
    Narrator: Michael Palin
    Category: Adventurers & Explorers, Biographies, Non Fiction
    Publisher: BBC WW
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    Length: 7 hours and 37 min
    Unabridged
    An Overview:
    Around The World In 80 Days by Michael Palin, famous actor and comedian. (…)

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