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Biographies & Memoirs
Audible’s collection of Biographies & Memoirs are written by famous, inspirational and interesting people from around the world. From engaging personal stories written (and read by) your favourite celebrity, to inspiring memoirs on overcoming adversity and the historic life and times of people who've changed the world, Audible has over 20,000 titles you can listen to.Most Popular
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If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Number-one New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors....
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Must Read
- By Anonymous User on 15-01-2020
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Chairman's Lounge
- The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out
- By: Joe Aston
- Narrated by: Joe Aston
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The Chairman’s Lounge is the definitive account of how Qantas was brought to ground and who did it. It is a parable of our times.
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Glad I’m not a shareholder
- By Robert Hitchins on 31-10-2024
By: Joe Aston
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I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
- By: Miranda Hart
- Narrated by: Miranda Hart
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. I know – what an intriguing title!
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If you love Miranda read this
- By Emma Dyring on 28-10-2024
By: Miranda Hart
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Trumpov: The Art of the Deal
- By: Donald J. Trumpov, Tony Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Donald J. Trumpov
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Trumpov in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....
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Outstanding view into the wanker running America
- By Kindle Customer on 31-03-2017
By: Donald J. Trumpov, and others
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The Good Fight
- Boxing, Ballet and Breaking Stereotypes
- By: Harry Garside
- Narrated by: Rew Hazzard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Through personal anecdotes and heartfelt poetry, Garside invites listeners to see beyond the stereotypes, offering a nuanced exploration of identity, resilience, and showing how to be comfortable in your own skin.
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Impressive Aussie!
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2025
By: Harry Garside
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- By: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy shares her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By Anonymous User on 12-08-2022
By: Jennette McCurdy
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If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Number-one New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors....
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Must Read
- By Anonymous User on 15-01-2020
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Chairman's Lounge
- The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out
- By: Joe Aston
- Narrated by: Joe Aston
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The Chairman’s Lounge is the definitive account of how Qantas was brought to ground and who did it. It is a parable of our times.
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Glad I’m not a shareholder
- By Robert Hitchins on 31-10-2024
By: Joe Aston
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I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
- By: Miranda Hart
- Narrated by: Miranda Hart
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. I know – what an intriguing title!
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If you love Miranda read this
- By Emma Dyring on 28-10-2024
By: Miranda Hart
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Trumpov: The Art of the Deal
- By: Donald J. Trumpov, Tony Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Donald J. Trumpov
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Trumpov in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....
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Outstanding view into the wanker running America
- By Kindle Customer on 31-03-2017
By: Donald J. Trumpov, and others
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The Good Fight
- Boxing, Ballet and Breaking Stereotypes
- By: Harry Garside
- Narrated by: Rew Hazzard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Through personal anecdotes and heartfelt poetry, Garside invites listeners to see beyond the stereotypes, offering a nuanced exploration of identity, resilience, and showing how to be comfortable in your own skin.
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Impressive Aussie!
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2025
By: Harry Garside
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- By: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy shares her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By Anonymous User on 12-08-2022
By: Jennette McCurdy
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The Voice Inside
- By: John Farnham, Poppy Stockell
- Narrated by: Gaynor Wheatley, Jill Farnham, John Farnham
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in London and Melbourne, music was always part of John Farnham's world. But the young John never dreamed of what was to come. Pop stardom in the 1960s. The release of Whispering Jack, the critically acclaimed and highest-selling Australian album of all time.
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John Farnham's heart is as big as his voice
- By Amazon Customer on 01-11-2024
By: John Farnham, and others
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Showing Up
- Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
- By: Nedd Brockmann, Hamish Blake - foreword
- Narrated by: Nedd Brockmann
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Get comfortable with being uncomfortable–the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘through hell and back 10 times’ to prove that anything is possible when you break past your own barriers....
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The second half of the book.
- By Anonymous User on 06-06-2024
By: Nedd Brockmann, and others
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I'll Have What She's Having
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Chelsea Handler captures the antic-filled, exhilarating, and joyful life she’s built—a life that makes the rest of us think, I’ll have what she’s having.
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Another exceptional book from Chelsea
- By Megan Bowen on 28-02-2025
By: Chelsea Handler
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The Resilience Project
- Finding Happiness Through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
- By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
- Narrated by: Hugh van Cuylenburg
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive....
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Hugh keep up the great work.
- By Paul on 01-12-2019
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On Xi Jinping
- How Xi's Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World
- By: Kevin Rudd
- Narrated by: Kevin Rudd
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
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In On Xi Jinping, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage.
By: Kevin Rudd
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In the Dead of Night
- By: Greg Haddrick
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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A mysterious disappearance, a brazen murderer and the police who hunted him down. In March 2020 secret lovers Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared in Victoria's remote Wonnangatta Valley.
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Riveting story
- By Anonymous User on 23-02-2025
By: Greg Haddrick
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The Year I Met My Brain
- A Travel Companion for Adults Who Have Just Found Out They Have ADHD
- By: Matilda Boseley
- Narrated by: Matilda Boseley
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future....
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There are better books out there.
- By misterg on 02-12-2023
By: Matilda Boseley
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A Stolen Life
- A Memoir
- By: Jaycee Dugard
- Narrated by: Jaycee Dugard
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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"In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things....
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Glad I stuck it out
- By Anonymous User on 05-08-2018
By: Jaycee Dugard
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The Art of Resilience
- Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
- By: Ross Edgley
- Narrated by: Ross Edgley
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848 m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle....
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Fascinating insight and a warm bellied enjoyment!
- By Anonymous User on 23-01-2021
By: Ross Edgley
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Unbreakable
- By: Jelena Dokic
- Narrated by: Kellie Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee twice. How she survived on the tennis court to become world number four. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, Damir Dokic, the tennis dad from hell....
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Awful!
- By Carol F. on 22-01-2023
By: Jelena Dokic
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The Legend of Albert Jacka
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy young lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert Jacka would become.
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I am ashamed I didn’t know more about Jacka
- By Kindle Customer on 02-02-2025
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Better Man
- A Manifesto on Modern Masculinity
- By: Isaac Butterfield
- Narrated by: Isaac Butterfield
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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With a knack for pushing boundaries and challenging modern societal norms, Butterfield has garnered a dedicated following both online and in live performances. Despite occasional controversies sparked by his outspoken nature, he remains undeterred, staying true to his authentic dark comedic style.
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The story.
- By Anonymous User on 28-02-2025
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Backup Is Three Hours Away
- A Raw Account of Remote Area Policing
- By: Mark Tregellas
- Narrated by: Timothy Knightley
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a gripping adventure with Mark 'Trigger' Tregellas in Backup is Three Hours Away, a true crime memoir chronicling nearly three decades of policing Victoria's remote coastal region.
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Captivating, Honest and Raw Account
- By Janet Ross on 13-01-2025
By: Mark Tregellas
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Poor Charlie’s Almanack
- The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
- By: Charles T. Munger
- Narrated by: Grover Gardener
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up," Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of 11 talks, delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway....
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Unmatched Wisdom
- By C Burnett on 10-01-2024
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Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands....
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- By You can’t afford not to buy it on 17-04-2018
By: Phil Knight
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Absolutely
- By: Joanna Lumley
- Narrated by: Joanna Lumley
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national treasures. A single mum, iconic actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS and THE NEW AVENGERS, she is a former model and Bond girl, a human rights activist and more.
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Fabulous book
- By Muirey on 06-02-2025
By: Joanna Lumley
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Taboo
- By: Hannah Ferguson
- Narrated by: Hannah Ferguson
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Conversations we never had about sex, body image, work and relationships: This part-memoir, part feminist-manifesto meets women where they are and as they are.
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Another winner
- By Anonymous User on 01-02-2025
By: Hannah Ferguson
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Forged in Fire
- By: Scott Ryder
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos.
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Real, raw and captivating
- By Anonymous User on 05-08-2024
By: Scott Ryder
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Never Enough
- From Barista to Billionaire
- By: Andrew Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Andrew Wilkinson pulls back the curtain on the lives of the ultra-rich, sharing insights into building a successful business that has been called a “Berkshire Hathaway, but for internet companies,” and a surprising first-person account of what it's actually like to become a billionaire.
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A Refreshing Read
- By Anonymous User on 22-02-2025
By: Andrew Wilkinson
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My Animals, and Other Animals
- A memoir of sorts
- By: Bill Bailey
- Narrated by: Bill Bailey
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Bill Bailey has always had dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage.
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Interesting and funny!
- By Amazon Customer on 21-02-2025
By: Bill Bailey
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Unmasking Lucy Letby
- The Untold Story of the Killer Nurse
- By: Jonathan Coffey, Judith Moritz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Coffey, Judith Moritz
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucy Letby seemed like a totally ordinary young woman: fun-loving and popular. She had a happy childhood with devoted parents, and after university she landed her dream job as a nurse looking after sick babies. She even became a poster girl for the hospital where she worked.
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An excellent exploration into understanding
- By Adela Holmes on 15-02-2025
By: Jonathan Coffey, and others
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Windswept & Interesting
- My Autobiography
- By: Billy Connolly
- Narrated by: Billy Connolly
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life....
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Hilarious, Honest and Definitely Interesting
- By Chuffers on 18-11-2021
By: Billy Connolly
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In Two Minds
- Stories of Murder, Justice and Recovery from a Forensic Psychiatrist
- By: Dr Sohom Das
- Narrated by: Dr Sohom Das
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders....
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What an interesting, beautifully read and witty book!!
- By Amazon Customer on 13-02-2025
By: Dr Sohom Das
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The Profound Benefits of Doing a Stint in Prison
- By: Andrew Hamilton
- Narrated by: Andrew Hamilton
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Andrew Hamilton thought he had life sorted: beautiful fiancée, a popular pizza restaurant, two beloved dogs and a thriving side business supplying massive quantities of magic mushrooms and LSD to eager Sydneysiders.
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Easy Listen - Very Honest
- By Kindle Customer on 11-02-2025
By: Andrew Hamilton
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The Boy Who Lived
- When Magic and Reality Collide: my story
- By: David Holmes
- Narrated by: David Holmes, Toby Laurence - foreword
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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As Harry Potter's stunt double, David Holmes's amazing gymnastic skills saw him earn onscreen immortality. He was the first-ever person to play Quidditch on a broomstick; he dodged dragon's fire and dove deep into the Great Lake, without any gillyweed to protect him. Life on set was an adventure. He and Daniel Radcliffe became like brothers, and the cast and crew a second family. Then tragedy struck. During the making of Deathly Hallows Part 1 a stunt went badly wrong and David's spinal cord snapped. He was only 25 and would never walk again.
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Everything
- By Tracey Ames on 22-02-2025
By: David Holmes
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Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over
- My Guide to Life
- By: Michael Caine
- Narrated by: Eddie Marsan, Simon Slater
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Over a long life, I've learnt a lot and had the opportunity to reflect. I've seen a new generation grow up, among them my own grandchildren, facing the world with all its challenges and problems. I hope they'll find Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life helps them to be optimistic - and shows that anyone can blow the bloody doors off.
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The narrator is actually good!
- By Isaac Jeffries on 11-02-2025
By: Michael Caine
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MeatEater's American History
- The Mountain Men (1806-1840)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Steven Rinella (The MeatEater Podcast) brings to life the legendary wilderness exploits of men such as Jim Bridger, Jedidiah Smith, and Hugh Glass, who headed out to the Rocky Mountains to trap beavers in the decades following the Louisiana Purchase. Living off the land and dodging grizzly bears, these colorful characters carved out an existence defined by their relationships with Native people, their capacity to endure the most trying conditions, and their intimate knowledge of the western landscape.
By: Steven Rinella
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I'll Have What She's Having
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she’d make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation—leaving her parents and siblings in coach. At nineteen, she moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didn’t know how to transfer calls. She played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. She sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain.
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Another exceptional book from Chelsea
- By Megan Bowen on 28-02-2025
By: Chelsea Handler
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The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell
- By: Kenya Barris, Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Kenya Barris, Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Join Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell as they bypass pleasantries and promotional banter to deliver raw, unfiltered conversations with some of today’s most influential figures. Featuring titans across a spectrum of professions (from Olympic gold medalists to trailblazing Fortune 500 CEOs and everything in between), The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell pulls back the curtain to offer listeners unprecedented access to the minds of the world’s most extraordinary individuals and their distinct paths to success.
By: Kenya Barris, and others
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What You Into?
- By: Joshua Fox
- Narrated by: Joshua Fox
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up of his marriage. He documents this journey diary-style, chronicling the often weird, at times dark world of casual sex as he navigates his grief and anger through the consumption of men—only to discover that he too is being consumed by the process.
By: Joshua Fox
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The Boy Who Lived
- When Magic and Reality Collide: my story
- By: David Holmes
- Narrated by: David Holmes, Toby Laurence - foreword
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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As Harry Potter's stunt double, David Holmes's amazing gymnastic skills saw him earn onscreen immortality. He was the first-ever person to play Quidditch on a broomstick; he dodged dragon's fire and dove deep into the Great Lake, without any gillyweed to protect him. Life on set was an adventure. He and Daniel Radcliffe became like brothers, and the cast and crew a second family. Then tragedy struck. During the making of Deathly Hallows Part 1 a stunt went badly wrong and David's spinal cord snapped. He was only 25 and would never walk again.
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Everything
- By Tracey Ames on 22-02-2025
By: David Holmes
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Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over
- My Guide to Life
- By: Michael Caine
- Narrated by: Eddie Marsan, Simon Slater
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Over a long life, I've learnt a lot and had the opportunity to reflect. I've seen a new generation grow up, among them my own grandchildren, facing the world with all its challenges and problems. I hope they'll find Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life helps them to be optimistic - and shows that anyone can blow the bloody doors off.
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The narrator is actually good!
- By Isaac Jeffries on 11-02-2025
By: Michael Caine
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MeatEater's American History
- The Mountain Men (1806-1840)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Steven Rinella (The MeatEater Podcast) brings to life the legendary wilderness exploits of men such as Jim Bridger, Jedidiah Smith, and Hugh Glass, who headed out to the Rocky Mountains to trap beavers in the decades following the Louisiana Purchase. Living off the land and dodging grizzly bears, these colorful characters carved out an existence defined by their relationships with Native people, their capacity to endure the most trying conditions, and their intimate knowledge of the western landscape.
By: Steven Rinella
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I'll Have What She's Having
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she’d make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation—leaving her parents and siblings in coach. At nineteen, she moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didn’t know how to transfer calls. She played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. She sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain.
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Another exceptional book from Chelsea
- By Megan Bowen on 28-02-2025
By: Chelsea Handler
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The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell
- By: Kenya Barris, Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Kenya Barris, Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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Join Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell as they bypass pleasantries and promotional banter to deliver raw, unfiltered conversations with some of today’s most influential figures. Featuring titans across a spectrum of professions (from Olympic gold medalists to trailblazing Fortune 500 CEOs and everything in between), The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell pulls back the curtain to offer listeners unprecedented access to the minds of the world’s most extraordinary individuals and their distinct paths to success.
By: Kenya Barris, and others
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What You Into?
- By: Joshua Fox
- Narrated by: Joshua Fox
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up of his marriage. He documents this journey diary-style, chronicling the often weird, at times dark world of casual sex as he navigates his grief and anger through the consumption of men—only to discover that he too is being consumed by the process.
By: Joshua Fox
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Just Beyond the Light
- Making Peace with the Wars Inside Our Head
- By: D. Randall Blythe
- Narrated by: D. Randall Blythe
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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In his gripping, bestselling debut memoir Dark Days, Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall (Randy) Blythe unflinchingly wrote about some of the most harrowing episodes of his past. Now, in his highly anticipated follow-up Just Beyond the Light, Blythe shares how he works daily to maintain positivity in a world that feels like it is spinning out of control. In his own words, Just Beyond the Light is a "tight, concise roadmap of how I have attempted to maintain what I believe to be a proper perspective in life, even during difficult times."
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Life in the Pitlane
- By: Calum Nicholas
- Narrated by: Calum Nicholas
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Replete with all the high-octane tales and behind the scenes details you'd expect from a life lived next to the fast lane, Life in the Pitlane will detail the realities of life off the track; the good and the bad, with a particular spotlight on diversity and inclusion within the sport, and all the entertaining stories and behind the scenes details fans of F1 will be looking for. Life in the Pitlane brings a brand-new perspective to the sport.
By: Calum Nicholas
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The Story of Grunge
- By: Michael Stewart Foley, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Stewart Foley
- Length: 3 hrs
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You can’t truly understand the last decade of the 20th century without a look at the muddy, electrifying rock music that would come to define it: grunge. For such a short-lived genre—at least in the mainstream—grunge had a lasting impact on American music and culture. It also provides a unique lens through which to examine the post-Reagan, pre-internet America of the 1990s. In the six lectures of The Story of Grunge, you’ll explore the rise and evolution of the genre, tracing it from Seattle subculture to MTV and the Billboard charts, all the way to its decline and evolution into new forms.
By: Michael Stewart Foley, and others
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A Family Friend
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Teenage Sammy has been in care from the age of nine. His mother has tragically spent much of his young life in and out of prison. Sammy has never found a safe haven and has been passed from pillar to post. When he arrives with Casey Watson, he is a closed book, but he slowly begins to open up. Casey realises that he has nobody in his life who he counts as family apart from a neighbour, ‘Uncle Kenny’. Sammy dotes on Kenny, even running away to be with him but having come across similar relationships before, alarm bells star to ring for Casey.
By: Casey Watson
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The Mother Next Door
- Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
- By: Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber
- Narrated by: Andrea Dunlop
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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No bond is more sacred than the one between a mother and child. And no figure is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if the mother is the reason for the illness? What if the sympathy is the point? With help from some of the top MBP experts in the world, Dunlop and Weber uncover the complex maze of psychological, systemic, and cultural issues that compound MBP and offer solutions for how we might find our way out.
By: Andrea Dunlop, and others
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Get In
- The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer
- By: Patrick Maguire, Gabriel Pogrund
- Narrated by: Matthew Spencer
- Length: 20 hrs and 2 mins
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Drawing on their unrivalled access throughout the Labour party, the Times and Sunday Times investigative duo behind Left Out now present the explosive inside story of Labour’s transformation and general election under Starmer. This is the definitive telling of a momentous time for the party: either their election as the first Labour government since the Blair/Brown era, or a catastrophic mishandling of a huge lead in the opinion polls. Either way, the story centres on Starmer's relentless and single-minded pursuit of power, and on the inevitable turmoil and carnage.
By: Patrick Maguire, and others
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Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob)
- (Poems of Rage, Love, Sex, and Sadness)
- By: Avan Jogia
- Narrated by: Avan Jogia
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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Avan Jogia grew up as a teen idol. He stumbled into the spotlight during the birth of the internet, the early days of Instagram and Twitter, before everyone online was a star. He spent his time in that spotlight writing, observing the cult of celebrity, the hilarity, the absurdity, and sometimes sinister side of being idolized before you’ve even had the chance to decide for yourself who you are. Now, in his most revealing and honest work to date, he has assembled a book of poems as an act of self-dissection.
By: Avan Jogia
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Into the Madness
- A Killer’s Game, a Woman’s Obsession, a Dark Conspiracy
- By: Trevor Aaronson
- Narrated by: Trevor Aaronson
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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On July 4, 2022, a shooter climbed onto a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois, and opened fire on a Fourth of July parade below, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Prosecutors charged Robert “Bobby” Crimo III with the mass shooting. But this attack was part of something even more insidious. Bobby had created an elaborate game—complete with cryptic videos, a book of numbers, and an eerie online presence—designed to seed a conspiracy theory about the massacre.
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unfortunately not unique or deep
- By Amazon Customer on 24-02-2025
By: Trevor Aaronson
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Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up?
- Living Your Best Life after Losing Your Greatest Love
- By: Loren Ridinger, Serena Williams - foreword
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up? Living Your Best Life After Losing Your Greatest Love shares Loren Ridinger’s life story—one that began with her husband JR Ridinger’s bold vision to change the world through the power of the Internet. Alongside JR, she helped pioneer Market America, empowering thousands of entrepreneurs to succeed on their own terms using the power of online shopping. However, Loren’s journey took a heartbreaking turn with JR’s sudden passing after thirty-six years of partnership and marriage.
By: Loren Ridinger, and others
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Keep It Smooth
- Life Lessons in Confidence
- By: Cameron Daddo
- Narrated by: Cameron Daddo, Steve Blanda, Alison Daddo
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Multi-talented Cameron Daddo has been a part of the Australian entertainment scene since the late '80s. But you might be surprised to learn that, despite appearances, he grew up lacking confidence. He was a stutterer as a kid, then a restless student and uni dropout, before going on to build a life in showbiz. In this memoir, Daddo shares the valuable lessons he's learnt along the way, some very publicly – the rejections, the victories and everything in between.
By: Cameron Daddo
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Compassion in the Court
- Life-Changing Stories from America's Nicest Judge
- By: Judge Frank Caprio
- Narrated by: Rob Reider
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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In his four-time Emmy-nominated show Caught in Providence, Judge Frank Caprio’s courtroom became a worldwide beacon of compassionate justice—and an unforgettable watch for millions of fans. Now, Judge Caprio, known as “the Nicest Judge in the World,” brings to the page the same wisdom and spirit of decency that viewers around the world have come to treasure.
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Many lessons in this book
- By Dee on 22-02-2025
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James Baldwin: The Man and His Work
- By: Rafael Walker, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Rafael Walker
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Artist. Public intellectual. Political activist. James Baldwin was all of these and more. Raised in the slums of Depression-era Harlem in New York City, Baldwin would become an author and activist of international renown—one whose legacy has continued long beyond his death in 1987. Who was James Baldwin? How did he become the master of multiple literary genres and a champion for some of the era’s most notable political and social causes? And how is his influence still being felt today?
By: Rafael Walker, and others
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On the Hippie Trail
- Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
- By: Rick Steves
- Narrated by: Rick Steves
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train, making friends in Tehran, getting lost in Lahore, getting high for the first time in Herat, battling leeches in Pokhara, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.
By: Rick Steves
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Calling In
- By: Loretta J. Ross
- Narrated by: Loretta J. Ross
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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In 1979, Loretta Ross was a single mother who’d had to drop out of Howard University. She was working at Washington, DC’s Rape Crisis Center when she got a letter from a man in prison saying he wanted to learn how to not be a rapist anymore. At first, she was furious. As a survivor of sexual violence, she wanted to write back pouring out her rage. But instead, she made a different choice, a choice to reject the response her trauma was pushing her towards, a choice that set her on the path towards developing a philosophy that would come to guide her whole career.
By: Loretta J. Ross
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Crooked Smile
- What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime
- By: Jared Klickstein, Michael Schellenberger - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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"Darkly humorous" is an understatement when it comes to this tale of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and redemption. Jared Klickstein, the child of two heroin addicts who eventually became addicted himself, takes listeners on a raw and personal journey from his unsettling and secretive childhood in the suburbs to the slums of Skid Row. Through tales of violence, relapse, and deep inner struggle, Klickstein provides a harrowing account of his personal encounter with near-death.
By: Jared Klickstein, and others
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Oliver Cromwell
- Commander in Chief
- By: Ronald Hutton
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the center of events. In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell's career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power.
By: Ronald Hutton
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Eternal Flame
- The Authorized Biography of The Bangles
- By: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
- Narrated by: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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From their first meeting in 1981, the Bangles were ambitious, focused, and intentional; their hard-work and determination resulted in millions of records sold across the globe, before becoming the first all-girl band to have five “Top 10” hits. Not long after coming together, they toured the world, released #1 records, and collaborated with the biggest artists of the day. They seemed unstoppable—until tensions within the band, artistic differences, and the pressures of sudden celebrity tore them apart less than a decade later. Eternal Flame is the story of those eight years.
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Too Much
- By: Cindy Lee Neighbors MD
- Narrated by: Rachael Doolen
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In TOO MUCH, a young woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience as she navigates the challenges of mental health, addiction, and systemic dysfunction within the demanding field of military medicine. From the sunny shores of Honolulu to the sterile halls of military hospitals, Cindy Lee Neighbors' life takes an unexpected turn as she grapples with the complexities of trauma, addiction, and a system that seems designed to break her.
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Presidents at War
- How World War II Shaped a Generation of Presidents, from Eisenhower and JFK Through Reagan and Bush
- By: Steven M. Gillon
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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World War II loomed over the latter half of the twentieth century, transforming every level of American society and international relationships and searing itself onto the psyche of an entire generation, including that of seven American presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. The lessons of World War II, more than party affiliation or ideology, defined the presidencies of these seven men.
By: Steven M. Gillon
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Cartas para Miriam Margolyes e Lúcia Helena Galvão mais jovens
- By: Miriam Margolyes, Lúcia Helena Galvão
- Narrated by: Ana Maria Moraes
- Length: 15 mins
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ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE. JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA MIRIAM MARGOLYES E LÚCIA HELENA GALVÃO MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades das mais diversas áreas refletem sobre o que teria sido bom saber antes. Elas também lembram aqueles momentos mágicos que gostariam de reviver. O livro inclui a participação especial de personalidades brasileiras.
By: Miriam Margolyes, and others
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Adopting Privilege
- A Memoir of Reinventing My Adoptee Narrative
- By: Abigail K. Hasberry PhD
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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As the voices of transracial adoptees gain prominence in academic, literary, and creative works, Adopting Privilege emerges as both a timely and vital contribution to the discourse. Through the lens of an adoptee, Dr. Hasberry’s debut memoir explores the triumphs, challenges, and complexities of transracial adoption, the nuances that make it difficult to hold space for oneself, and the experience that comes with adopting outside of race.
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The Leopard in My House
- One man’s adventures in cancerland
- By: Mark Steel
- Narrated by: Mark Steel
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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One morning, while shaving, the comedian Mark Steel noticed that one side of his neck seemed larger than the other. After a whistlestop tour of assorted medical professionals, a consultant delivered the ominous words that would define the next months of his life: ‘I’m afraid it’s not good news, Mr Steel’. A frank and funny diary of one man’s rather trying year, this is an unforgettable and uplifting story of getting ill, getting on with it, and getting better.
By: Mark Steel
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Simple 「簡潔さ」は最強の戦略である
- By: ジム・バンデハイ, マイク・アレン, ロイ・シュウォーツ, and others
- Narrated by: 野口 晃
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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★話題騒然! 世界16か国で続々刊行、全米25万部突破!★ニューヨーク・タイムズ絶賛!「もしあなたが一言ですむ話に5つも言葉を使っているなら、本書を読むべきだ」「彼らは面白く、そして正しい」
By: ジム・バンデハイ, and others
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Socrate, Agata e il futuro
- L'arte di invecchiare con filosofia
- By: Beppe Severgnini
- Narrated by: Beppe Severgnini
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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La vita umana, insegna l’induismo, si divide in quattro periodi: il primo serve per imparare, guidati da un maestro; il secondo per realizzare sé stessi...
By: Beppe Severgnini