Biography AudioBooks

Listen to Biography Audio Books. Famous people such as Natalie Wood, Nancy Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Shakespeare and Chopin. Once you have found your biography audio book title it's easy to download the audio books at the click of a mouse.

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Browse through our extensive Biography audio book titles below.

• 3000 Degrees (Unabridged)
  The true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it
  
  
• Alan Bennett at the BBC
  Alan Bennett presents highlights from his remarkable career at the BBC.
  
  
• All The Best, George Bush
  A Public Figure, A Private Man. Read by President Bush, with Barbara Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, George P. Bush and Jonathan Bush Though reticent in...
  
  
• American Soldier (Unabridged)
  A journey retraced from small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service.
  
  
• America's Women
  America's Women tells the story of more than four centuries of history. It features a stunning array of personalities, from the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists...
  
  
• An Unfinished Life
  The first single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.
  
  
• Are You There Alone
  In the tradition of In Cold Blood , The Executioner's Song , and A Civil Action , Suzanne O'Malley exposes the human mystery of the most horrifying crime in recent...
  
  
• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The
  The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America.
  
  
• Back in Action: An American Soldier's Story of Courage, Faith and Fortitude
  When an antitank mine tore off Captain David Rozelle's right foot, the warriors of jihad in Iraq thought they had neutralized one of their most determined foes. They were wrong. Refusing to let his...
  
  
• Between A Rock And A Hard Place
  "It's 3:05 on Sunday, April 27, 2003. This marks my twenty-four-hour mark of being stuck in Blue John Canyon. My name is Aron Ralston. My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston, of Englewood,...
  
  
• Bing Crosby: The Early Years
  In this commanding biography, eminent cultural critic Gary Giddins takes us on the remarkable journey that brought a provincial young law student from Spokane, Washington, to the pinnacle of the en...
  
  
• Blindsided
  Illness came calling when Richard M. Cohen was twenty-five years old. A young television news producer with expectations of a limitless future, his foreboding that his health was not quite right...
  
  
• Buddha's Child
  Even after 25 years in America, former South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky is regarded as a national hero by three million fellow expatriots. He travels widely in the US and abroad, and...
  
  
• Building Bridges
  Each Autumn, in conjunction with the conferring of The National Book Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature, the Board of Directors of the Foundation presents a Medal...
  
  
• By Myself and Then Some
  The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart, she produced some of...
  
  
• Captured by Indians: A True Account by Mary Rowlandson
  In February of 1675 Narragansett Indians lay siege to Mary Rowlandson’s village. Most were killed. 'The bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same through the bowels of my...
  
  
• Chile and Argentina
  The "southern cone" of South America has a vibrant yet checkered history. Argentina in 1920 was a productive and wealthy nation, yet by the 1980s was reduced to virtual third world status. Chile ha...
  
  
• Clemente
  From the bestselling' author of When Pride Still Mattered... a sports biography destined to become a modern classic...
  
  
• Do-Gooders
  Mona Charen has a loyal following from her syndicated newspaper column (which runs in more than two hundred newspapers) and her many television and radio appearances. Her first book, Useful...
  
  
• Elizabeth
  An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man’s world, passionately sexual yet...
  
  
• English Governess at the Siamese Court, The
  The English Governess at the Siamese Court, written in 1870, recounts the experiences of one Anna Harriette Leonowens as governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as transla...
  
  
• Facing the Wind
  Bob Rowe and his wife Mary worked hard to build their American dream. A suburban home, barbecues in the summer, and a fast track corporate job made their life look ideal to outsiders. Yet they...
  
  
• Faith of George W. Bush, The
  The first audiobook to explore the religious ideals that drive the policies and politics of Bush as president and that have privately shaped Bush as a man. His life demonstrates the power of faith...
  
  
• Fall of Che Guevara, The: A Story of Soldiers, Spies, and Diplomats
  Henry Butterfield Ryan's dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara is sure to appeal to scholars and students of United States foreign policy, Latin American history, military history, and t...
  
  
• Famous People in History
  Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage and determination changed the world. From Christopher Columbus who set off into unknown seas in a small ship in the 15th...
  
  
• FEDERALIST PAPERS (KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS) THE GIANTS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT SERIES, THE
  The U.S. Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. It was to become law only if it was ratified by 9 of the 13 states. New York was a key state, but it conta...
  
  
• Firehouse
  "In the firehouse the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses and, most importantly, share terrifying risks;...
  
  
• Flashback
  Nearly five decades of theatrical anecdotes as David Barry {Frankie Abbott in 'Please, Sir!) recalls working with the likes of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh...
  
  
• Florence Nightingale
  The name of Florence Nightingale is a household word, but the exact nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many. This ...
  
  
• Freud - A Very Short Introduction
  Anthony Storr investigates the status of Freud's legacy today.
  
  
• Full Circle
  The actor and writer reads the account of his third and most ambitious world adventure: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific. With tales of head-hunters in...
  
  
• Future of Freedom, The
  More democracy means more freedom. Or does it? American democracy is, in many people's minds, the model for the rest of the world. Fareed Zakaria points out that the American form of democracy is o...
  
  
• Golden Triangle, The
  Thailand, Laos and Burma have been known as the "Golden Triangle" because of their historically prominent role in the drug trade. For centuries, these countries have produced the opium that has att...
  
  
• Great Explorers
  Here are the stories of nine great adventures and the lives of the men who took part in them.
  
  
• Green River, Running Red
  In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more...
  
  
• Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A
  Dito Montiel grew up wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens and in the underground and punk cultures of Manhattan. His rough, thrilling, and quintessentially American story is bookmarked by the fla...
  
  
• Her Husband: Hughes and Plath - A Marriage
  Ted Hughes married Sylvia Plath in 1956, at the outset of their brilliant careers. Many held Hughes accountable for her suicide six and a half years later. How marriages fail and how men fail in ma...
  
  
• High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2
  An audio anthology of stories from two of the most feared peaks in the world including tales of early exploration through to more recent tragedies.
  
  
• History of the World Cup, The
  The World Cup is the largest sports event outside the summer Olympics: the progress of the 32 countries which qualify for the finals is watched by billions all over the globe. To host the World Cup...
  
  
• Hope and Honor
  Major General Sid Shachnow was ten years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. He made his way across Europe where he made a living by smuggling con...
  
  
• House on Beartown Road, The: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting
  As a member of the "sandwich generation," Elizabeth is caught in the middle of simultaneously caring for both a child and an aging parent. She finds her world spiraling out of control yet full of b...
  
  
• How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life
  An account of one man's profound respect and affection for a president who changed his life.
  
  
• Humble Pie
  This is Gordon Ramsay’s autobiography – the first time he has told the full story of how he became the world’s most famous and infamous chef...
  
  
• In Search of Tiger
  Tom Callahan has written the seminal book on golfing great Tiger Woods. Woods, who has gone out of his way to protect his privacy, has never allowed himself to get close enough to a writer to be...
  
  
• I Should Have Been at Work
  I Should Have Been at Work is the frank and opinionated story of the man behind the myth. Famously guarded about his private life...
  
  
• James Stewart: A Biography
  This riveting biography follows Stewart from his childhood shaped by a strong-willed father to the fateful encounter with actress Margaret Sullavan, his first professional theatrical experiences on...
  
  
• John Adams (Unabridged)
  The #1 New York Times Bestseller Now Available in a Deluxe Unabridged Audiobook In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the...
  
  
• Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids (Unabridged)
  If you think a gang of real-life geeks can’t take on the world and win big... think again. And whatever you...
  
  
• Last Dance (Abridged)
  When college basketball teams make it to the NCAA tournament, they say they're "going to the dance."...
  
  
• LEVIATHAN: THOMAS HOBBES (KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS) GIANTS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT SERIES
  This presentation explores the social and political turmoil during which Leviathan was written, including an examination of the radical political philosophies spawned by opposition to the Stuart mo...
  
  
• Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth II, The
  The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen huge changes in the lifestyle and expectations of peoples and nations. She has proved to be the constitutional monarch par excellence - while primarily a...
  
  
• Life of Dante, A
  Dante's vision, The Divine Comedy, has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early 14th century. Here is a brief account of his life, compiled from various sources...
  
  
• Lincoln's Prose Major Works of a Great American Writer
  Speeches, Essays and other writings including 'The Gettysburg Address' and 'The Second Inaugural Address'.
  
  
• Lives of the Twelve Caesars
  Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and...
  
  
• Lost Men, The
  In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party...
  
  
• Luckiest Man
  Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar, struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? Lou...
  
  
• Lucky - Unabridged
  The critically acclaimed memoir from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Lovely Bones. In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life...
  
  
• Many Lives, Many Masters
  The revolutionary, phenomenal bestseller on past-life therapy. Dr. Brian Weiss is a highly respected psychiatrist from the mainstream of the medical establishment. Catherine is one of his...
  
  
• Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography
  In this autobiography, woven from personal pieces composed over the course of a celebrated writing life of more than fifty years, you'll meet William Buckley the boy, growing up in a family of ten ...
  
  
• Miles to Go
  Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Davis's eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. The book delves into the dynamics that made Davis's ba...
  
  
• Mustn't Grumble
  Written in a style familiar to his millions of listeners, rich with warmth and irony, Terry introduces his post-Emergency Ireland, his chain-smoking maiden aunts, his quick-witted mother and...
  
  
• My Country Versus Me
  Wen Ho Lee, a patriotic American scientist born in Taiwan, had devoted almost his entire life to science and to helping improve U.S. defense capabilities. He loved his job at Los Alamos National...
  
  
• Nancy - A Portrait of My Years with Nancy Reagan
  Candid, moving and insightful, Nancy is the most personal look at Nancy Davis Reagan ever published. Nancy Davis Reagan has led an extraordinary life; it has also been an extraordinarily...
  
  
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave
  The powerful story of a slave who became one of the most effective African-American leaders.
  
  
• Natasha - The Biography of Natalie Wood
  The biography of legendary film actress Natalie Wood.
  
  
• Nature Notes for 1906
  In January 1906, a sensitive woman naturalist, nature lover, and accomplished artist began to chronicle all that she encountered while walking and bicycling around the countryside of her native Eng...
  
  
• Newjack
  Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards - both...
  
  
• Nobbut A Lad: A Yorkshire Childhood
  A joy from beginning to end and wonderfully read by the author, this is a classic childhood memoir...a Yorkshire childhood, from the nation's best-loved gardener...
  
  
• No Room for Error
  When the U.S. Air Force decided to create an elite "special tactics" team in the late 1970s to work with special-operations forces, John T. Carney was the man they turned to. Since then Carney and...
  
  
• One Ranger: A Memoir
  In this adventure-filled memoir, Joaquin Jackson recalls what is was like to be the Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice acros...
  
  
• On The Wing
  In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon—an investigation no one before him had ever taken...
  
  
• Open
  Come to understand why playing in the Open at Bethpage meant so much to so many.
  
  
• Pam Ayres Live On Stage
  Pam Ayres at her entertaining best in a live stage show from Stratford-upon-Avon...
  
  
• Pam Ayres Poetry Collection, The
  Warm and witty, direct and droll, the sharply funny Pam Ayres has been amusing and entertaining her many fans for years...
  
  
• Population: 485
  After a 12-year absence, a real-life prodigal seeks to serve his hometown -- New Auburn, Wisconsin, population: 485 -- by joining the volunteer fire and rescue department. In a place where men post...
  
  
• Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe
  Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left a remarkable legacy when she died. Her bold, brilliant canvasses had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence ...
  
  
• Prince, The / Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
  The Prince - Machiavelli wrote The Prince for his ruler as a guide for gaining and keeping power. Central themes of his essay are the relation between politics and ethics; what the best form of gov...
  
  
• Putting Like A Genius
  One of the leading performance consultants in America, Dr.Bob Rotella has tutored some of golf's greatest players including Nick Price, Tom Kite, David Duvall, and Brad Faxon. Now Rotella, or...
  
  
• Red Hat Society
  Finally, the official book of The Red Hat Society, which is sweeping the nation.
  
  
• Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way
  Pope John Paul II's recollections of his life and thoughts on issues facing the world.
  
  
• Sahara
  Michael Palin's latest journey is across the Sahara desert, a place of romantic, almost magical appeal. Although famous as a geological location, its life, landscape and rich history are not so...
  
  
• Searching for the Sound
  The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead. Phil Lesh first met Jerry Garcia in...
  
  
• Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea
  Gripping stories of what happens when people find themselves caught up in treacherous weather - or when it finds them.
  
  
• Storyteller's Daughter
• Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals
  Selection of stories full of suffering, compassion, genuine courage and how bad things can get when events transpire against us.
  
  
• Taking Heat
  Fleischer goes behind-the-scenes in the West Wing.
  
  
• Talking of History Number 1: Henry VIII and the Death of the Monasteries
  The End of the First National Welfare System. In less than fifty months, Henry VIII and his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, swept away the monasteries...
  
  
• Three Weeks With My Brother
  An astonishing around-the-world adventure and a life-affirming inward journey.
  
  
• Trip to the Beach, A
  This is the true story of a trip to the beach that never ends. It's about a husband and wife who escape civilization to build a small restaurant on an island paradise - and discover that even...
  
  
• Ustinov at Eighty
  As heard on BBC Radio 4, Peter Ustinov discusses his life and career.
  
  
• Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places
  A classic collection of traveller's tales from the wilderness, forest, desert, glacier and jungle.
  
  
• Winners are Driven
  Throughout his life, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser has approached his racing career and personal life the same way - with a relentless drive to succeed. Talk to him today and he'll...
  
  
• Winning
  Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career at General Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His...
  
  
• With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together (Unabridged)
  Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, cherished...
  
  
• With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together: Part I Before We Met (Unabridged)
  Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee: Part I Before We Met...
  
  
• With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together: Part II Hookin' Up (Unabridged)
  Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee: Part II Hookin' Up...
  
  
• With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together: Part III The Family Comes of Age (Unabridged)
  Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee: Part III The Family Comes of Age...
  
  
• Zoo Quest for a Dragon
  David Attenborough, Britain's voice of natural history, narrates his early adventures in the wilds of Indon...