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Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23 min
4.3
The Wide Wide Sea
The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton Sides
The Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
21 min
4.4
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
Adventures of a Curious Character
7 min
3.4
What I Know for Sure
What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey
Collected life lessons from Oprah's popular column
10 min
4.3
Be Water, My Friend
Be Water, My Friend
Shannon Lee
The True Teachings of Bruce Lee
18 min
4.6
Everything I Know about Love
Everything I Know about Love
Dolly Alderton
A Memoir
18 min
3.5
The Biggest Bluff
The Biggest Bluff
Maria Konnikova
How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
24 min
4.1
You Are Your Best Thing
You Are Your Best Thing
Edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
32 min
4.1

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Citizen
Citizen
Bill Clinton
My Life After the White House
19 min
Cher
Cher
Cher
The Memoir
20 min
Stay at Risk and Live Forever
Stay at Risk and Live Forever
Byron Wien
Lessons from a Life of Curiosity, Grit, and Reinvention
15 min
Melania
Melania
Melania Trump
A Memoir
26 min
3.4
Freedom
Freedom
Angela Merkel with Beate Baumann
Memories 1954 – 2021
32 min
4.5
From Here to the Great Unknown
From Here to the Great Unknown
Lisa Marie Presley
A Memoir
20 min
3.6
Lincoln vs. Davis
Lincoln vs. Davis
Nigel Hamilton
The War of the Presidents
21 min
4.2
Patriot
Patriot
Alexei Navalny
A Memoir
20 min
4.3
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Athletes' Road to Glory
Athletes' Road to Glory
Stories and insights from iconic athletes and Olympians
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Behind the Music
Behind the Music
Stories of the melodies and minds that shaped our worlds
12 items
Rebel Entrepreneurs
Rebel Entrepreneurs
Lessons from the business world's rule breakers and risk takers
9 items
Books about Nobel Laureates
Books about Nobel Laureates
Dive into the live and work of history's most notable nobel laureates
6 items
Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
Stories of lived experiences and triumphs against all odds
11 items
The Truth About Giving Back
The Truth About Giving Back
A closer look at charity and the reality of its impact
5 items
Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words
The final works of authors who have left our world
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Best Memoirs
Best Memoirs
Memoirs to teach and transport you
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Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
The Autobiography
35 min
4.6
Always Looking Up
Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox
The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
17 min
4.3
Unapologetically Ambitious
Unapologetically Ambitious
Shellye Archambeau
Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
19 min
4.0
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Donald J. Trump
The Art of the Deal
17 min
4.1
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
Lessons of loss
35 min
3.9
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin
The Complete Investor
12 min
4.2
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Philip Freeman
The Macedonian who conquered the world
28 min
4.6
Living Resistance
Living Resistance
Kaitlin B. Curtice
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
19 min
3.3
Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama
The intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
36 min
4.5
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17 min
3.5
Extremely Hardcore
Extremely Hardcore
Zoë Schiffer
Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
19 min
3.5
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Journey Through Elon Musk’s Visionary Mind
19 min
3.8
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Peter D. Kaufman
The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
26 min
4.2
The Situation Room
The Situation Room
George Stephanopoulos
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
20 min
3.7
The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
30 min
4.4
The Demon of Unrest
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
21 min
4.2
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre
Step into the World of a Trading Legend
15 min
3.8
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me
David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
18 min
4.2
Showing Up for Life
Showing Up for Life
Bill Gates
Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime
17 min
3.9
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
James Gleick
Learn the truth behind the legend
30 min
4.6
Things No One Else Can Teach Us
Things No One Else Can Teach Us
Humble the Poet
Turning Losses Into Lessons
14 min
4.6
Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser
Russ Buettner
How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success
21 min
3.2
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
23 min
4.3
Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
The harrowing experiences of the author in a concentration camp
17 min
4.4

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