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Elizabeth
Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life to the person she really is—and how she evolved from a child star to a woman in her own right.
Elvis Presley: The Man, the Life, the Legend
That voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls—Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture. "His appearance on Ed Sullivan ripped the 1950s in half," writes the author. Keogh examines...
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...
Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
A collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks and often in the worst possible conditions.
Ethiopia
This rich culture of East Africa—known in the Bible as Abyssinia—claims descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Under a Marxist regime, however, this ancient people has suffered from fami...
Explore
Takes you off the map to those few places where true discovery is still possible. Audio for the armchair traveller.
Facets of Ayn Rand
Facets of Ayn Rand is based on forty-eight hours of interviews with Mary Ann and Charles Sures, longtime personal friends of Ayn Rand. Their recollections make vividly real the Ayn Rand they knew s...
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...
Faith of the American Soldier, The
Since men and women in battle not only face the prospect of their own deaths but also must fashion a moral rationale for killing, the battlefield is often a place of tremendous religious...
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...
Family, The
Transport back to fifteenth-century Rome to find the secrets of the Vatican.
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...
Famous People in History 2
Here are the life stories of nine famous people who have left their mark upon the world. There are men of action such as Alexander the Great and George Washington, and a woman, Joan of Arc, who...
Fantastic
Laurence Leamer, author of three Kennedy bestsellers, presents the definitive biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his rise to fame and power, and his marriage to Maria Shriver. The life of...
Federalist Papers, 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...
Fifth Quarter
Subtitled: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the 1960s and 1970s, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and...
Finders Keepers
Who hasn't dreamed of finding a million dollars? Joey Coyle was down and out - the affable, boyish South Philadelphian hadn't found dock work in months, he was living with his ailing...
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 ...
Football Heroes
Football's greatest players and managers tell the hidden stories of their lives in this fascinating collection. Featuring Alex Ferguson, Gazza, Geoff Hurst, Nobby Stiles and many more...
Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation.
Fractured Mind, A (Unabridged)
In 1989, Robert B. Oxnam, the successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to...
Frankie's Place
In this Tracy-Hepburn romance, a down-to-earth newspaperman charms a sophisticated New York author while their long path to real love has us cheering them on as well as itching for a visit to Frank...
Freud - A Very Short Introduction
Anthony Storr investigates the status of Freud's legacy today.
From Pieces To Weight
Get Rich or Die Tryin' - That's what this book is about...
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...
George Washington: A Biography
Hundreds of biographies have been written about America's first president, but this stands out as one of the best. It chronicles the ideas, events, and personalities that surrounded Washington, fro...
God and Mr. Gomez
When Jack and Denny Smith embarked on a joint venture to build a vacation dream house in Baja, California, "we had no inkling that we would be entering into a phase of our lives that would capture ...
Golden Mountain, The
A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die under the restrictions of their culture—except for one, the author. Her story...
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...
Golf is a Game of Confidence
Dr. Bob Rotella, whose clients include Nick Price, Davis Love III, Tom Kite and Pat Bradley, is firmly established as the premier performance enhancement specialist in the golf world. In GOLF IS A...
Golfer's Mind, The
For the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the teachings of Bob "Doc" Rotella. His audiobooks Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your...
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
In this intensely powerful memoir, America’s pre-eminent biographer-historian, who wrote so brilliantly about World War II, looks back at his own early life and tells his firtsthand account
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...
Hearsts, The: Father and Son
The founder of the largest U.S. media empire, William Randolph Hearst, Sr., changed the face of American journalism forever. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., with co-author Jack Casserly, tells the fa...
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.
Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties
The California revealed here is not the stereotypical land of movie stars, sensational trials, or tourist snapshots but instead a remarkable patchwork of out-of-the-way places and everyday people. “Essential for all California libraries.” –Library Journal
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...
Hoffnung at Large
Humphrey Lyttelton presents a compilation of extracts and interviews celebrating the life and work of Gerard Hoffnung
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...
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...
I'm Just A DJ But… It Makes Sense To Me
Contains savvy, down-to-earth advice and insights that will make you laugh, think and dream.
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...
In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson
In the Shadow of Fame, by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst and theorist Erik Erikson, is the intimate story of her struggle to come to terms with her father's fame and to develop a sens...
Indestructible: The Story of Jack Lucas, Medal of Honor, Iwo Jima Marine
At the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima, during a U.S. assault on a vital airfield on the day after the island invasion began, Jack Lucas and three other Marines were attacking a Japanese pillbox w...
India and Pakistan
As one of the world's most ancient civilizations, India presents a rich mosaic of political, religious, and cultural influences. In 1947 this vast nation was split; Pakistan was created to separate...
Inside The Kingdom
Carmen Bin Ladin tells of her time married into the Bin Laden family.
Into The Rising Sun
O'Donnell uncovers the hidden history of World War II through interviews with its most elite troops. By at last telling their stories, these men present an unvarnished look at the war on the ground...
Invisible Wall, The: A Love Story That Broke Barriers
An invisible wall ran down the center of the street, dividing the Jewish families from the Christians. But when Harry’s older sister fell for the boy across the street, he became their secret go-between across the great divide. This is the enchanting true story of a forbidden love affair that...
Isaac Newton
James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform...
Jack Rosenthal's Last Act
Jack Rosenthal had always resisted writing an autobiography, until he hit on an original way of writing it: it would be as a screenplay, with himself as the central character, the storyline that...
James Madison: The Founding Father
This engaging and sympathetic biography provides a revealing portrait of a prolific human being whom Jefferson called "the greatest man in the world." Madison is shown throughout to be adept as a l...
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...
Jane Austen - A Biography
A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
Jarhead (Unabridged)
Now a Major Motion Picture from Universal Pictures.... New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on...
Joan of Arc
Mark Twain considered this biography his best and most important work. Twain reached his conclusion about Joan's unique place in history only after studying detailed accounts by both the French, fo...
John Adams (Abridged)
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared...
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...
Johnners: An Evening with
This new edition of the bestselling audiobook features the much loved, much admired Brian Johnston, the famous BBC presenter and commentator, known the world over as The Voice of Cricket'...
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...
Josephine
In 1804, empress Josephine Bonaparte appeared to be the most favored woman in France. In actuality Josephine's life was far darker, for her wealth was compromised by massive debt and her marriage w...