Biographies & Memoirs

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Shant Kenderian’s visit to Baghdad in 1980 at age seventeen was supposed to be short, just long enough to make peace with his estranged father before returning home to the United States. But Saddam Hussein invaded Iran and sealed off Iraq’s borders to...

One of the things that drives John W. Kennedy the craziest and increases his personal cynicism is the fact that we do not communicate anymore. This sounds odd in a world full of communication devices, but 'talking at' is not 'talking with' others. We...

At age thirty-five, Cami Walker was burdened by a battle with multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological condition that made it difficult for her to walk, work, or enjoy her life. Seeking a remedy for her depression after being hospitalized, she...

2Bits is a raw and deeply personal memoir that explores the fragmented journey of self-discovery, addiction, and resilience. Through a series of interconnected moments, the book delves into the author's struggles with alcohol—not as the central issue,...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Want a no-nonsense way to sharpen your thinking every day? The newly refreshed and updated 365 Days of Philosophy brings together bold ideas from 130+ legendary minds—Stoics, Socrates, Simone de Beauvoir,...

Look inside the lives of five successful people and their lessons for success – and how you can use them to make your own world better.Inside this audiobook, you’ll find the stories of five powerful and inspirational people, whose lives and struggles...

What If Everything You’ve Been Told About Success is a Lie?Most people go through life surviving, not thriving—stuck in routines, weighed down by fear, and wondering why they can’t break through to the life they dream about. But here’s the truth:...

Beatle insider Geoffrey Giuliano presents a complex and often unsettling portrait of Paul McCartney, drawing from extensive interviews with the star and those around him. McCartney emerges as a figure of contradictions—an indulgent entrepreneur yet a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ever wanted to explore the lives of history’s most influential figures—without wading through lengthy biographies? This book distills the journeys of 70 visionaries into clear, concise, and engaging...

The "first" Afghan War, the CIA's war in response to 9/11, was approved by President Bush and directed by the author, Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad. Forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and Pakistani...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This meticulously curated collection brings together four compelling books that offer unique perspectives on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and their far-reaching consequences.Book 1 - Before The...

Sometimes comedic and sometimes deadly serious; the story is told by one of its major participants. Naive college students in the late 1960s, looking for excitement and adventure, smuggle kilos of marijuana on their backs over the Mexican border and...

A compelling story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered pastIn the twilight of the Cold War, nine-year-old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with only...

This is the powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illness and schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. This book is the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer...

David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist the New York Times described as “the foremost classical stylist of our day,” presents an intimate journey through his artistic life up to...

A parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.One ordinary day, a caseworker from the Department of Children and Families knocked on the Hays family’s door to investigate an anonymous complaint about the upbringing of...

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, – do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore...

Orlandito “Dito” Montiel grew up wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gangsters and confessing at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, gobbling hits of purple mescaline and Old English, sneaking into Times...

A feel-good memoir of a man and his hedgehogMassimo Vacchetta, an Italian veterinarian specializing in large animals, is recently divorced and feeling heartbroken and depressed―until the day that someone brings an orphaned baby hedgehog into his...

A captivating memoir from Canada’s foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentatorIt’s been 85 years since Brian McFarlane first laced a pair of skates and tested the black ice on a tiny pond. And then he discovered the joy of hockey....

When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa’s father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion.The letters, dated 1949, detail a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book could have started with "Once upon a time there was a Jewish boy who had a dream...." because it describes the life of a personality who was driven by a strong destiny, fueled by the discovery of...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The story of Everett Prewitt’s life could have been titled From the Poolrooms to the Boardrooms, but that would only tell part of the story. His journey—from the streets of his neighborhood in Cleveland,...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.At the onset of the World Wars, women found themselves called to action in unprecedented ways. Both conflicts brought about a significant transformation in the roles women were expected to play,...