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Unscripted
Unscripted
James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams
The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
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If You Tell
If You Tell
Gregg Olsen
A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
22 min
Good for a Girl
Good for a Girl
Lauren Fleshman
A Woman Running in a Man's World
17 min
Everything I Know about Love
Everything I Know about Love
Dolly Alderton
A Memoir
18 min
Love, Pamela
Love, Pamela
Pamela Anderson
A Tell-All Memoir of the Actress, Icon & Former Playboy Playmate
15 min
And Finally
And Finally
Henry Marsh
Matters of Life and Death
16 min
The Office BFFs
The Office BFFs
Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
Tales of the Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There
19 min
Kitchen Confidential
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
18 min
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Books about Nobel Laureates
Books about Nobel Laureates
Dive into the live and work of history's most notable nobel laureates
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Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
Stories of lived experiences and triumphs against all odds
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The Truth About Giving Back
The Truth About Giving Back
A closer look at charity and the reality of its impact
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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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Celebrity Stories
Celebrity Stories
Inside the lives of the biggest names in Sports and Entertainment
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The Life & Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
The Life & Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
The personal life and work of Britain's longest-reigning monarch
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Biographies for the Family
Biographies for the Family
A Bedtime Biography collection
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G-Man
G-Man
Beverly Gage
J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
18 min
4.4
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Kate Andersen Brower
The Grit and Glamour of an Icon
17 min
4.2
All About Me!
All About Me!
Mel Brooks
My Remarkable Life in Show Business
19 min
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
15 min
4.5
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
Paul Newman
A Memoir
24 min
4.5
And There Was Light
And There Was Light
Jon Meacham
Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
19 min
4.5
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
A Memoir
20 min
4.8
The Last Folk Hero
The Last Folk Hero
Jeff Pearlman
The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
18 min
Beyond the Wand
Beyond the Wand
Tom Felton
The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
16 min
4.4
Spare
Spare
Prince Harry
A Tell-All Memoir of the British Royal Family and the Institution
19 min
4.1
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17 min
3.4
Surrender
Surrender
Bono
40 Songs, One Story
19 min
4.5
The Revolutionary
The Revolutionary
Stacy Schiff
Samuel Adams
16 min
4.6
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
A Memoir
16 min
4.5
Cinema Speculation
Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino
Hollywood History Through the Eyes of a Contemporary Filmmaker
18 min
4.0
Empire of Pain
Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
19 min
4.5
The Mamba Mentality
The Mamba Mentality
Kobe Bryant
How I Play
13 min
4.5
Faith, Hope and Carnage
Faith, Hope and Carnage
Nick Cave
A Meditation on Faith, Art, Music, Freedom, Grief, and Love
17 min
4.2
Endurance
Endurance
Alfred Lansing
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
22 min
4.7
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday with William Dufty
The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
18 min
4.3
Killing the Legends
Killing the Legends
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
16 min
4.3
Confidence Man
Confidence Man
Maggie Haberman
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
19 min
3.7
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
18 min
4.3
Live Wire
Live Wire
Kelly Ripa
Long-Winded Short Stories
17 min
3.1

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