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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Philip Freeman
The Macedonian who conquered the world
27.7 min
4.6
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin
The Complete Investor
12.5 min
4.2
The Surrender Experiment
The Surrender Experiment
Michael A. Singer
My Journey into Life’s Perfection
15.9 min
4.1
The Man Who Solved the Market
The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
22.9 min
4.3
Letting Go
Letting Go
David R. Hawkins
The Pathway of Surrender
18.2 min
4.5
On the Road
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
A classic literary chronicle of American restlessness
14.3 min
3.5
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17.3 min
3.5
We the Women
We the Women
Norah O'Donnell
The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
19.4 min
4.7

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Emergency
Emergency
Neil Strauss
This Book Will Save Your Life
18.3 min
3.3
The Promise of a Pencil
The Promise of a Pencil
Adam Braun
How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
3.9
The Blue Sweater
The Blue Sweater
Jacqueline Novogratz
Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
4.6
The Black Jacobins
The Black Jacobins
C.L.R. James
Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
27.9 min
4.6
Mandela’s Way
Mandela’s Way
Richard Stengel
Lessons on Life
4.4
Mandelas Weg
Mandelas Weg
Richard Stengel
Liebe, Mut, Verantwortung – Die Weisheit eines Lebens
26.5 min
4.5
Things a Little Bird Told Me
Things a Little Bird Told Me
Biz Stone
Confessions of a Creative Mind
4.1
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum
16.5 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
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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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Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
The Autobiography
35.4 min
4.6
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23.3 min
4.3
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
The bestselling inspiration for the hit Broadway musical
38.1 min
4.6
On Character
On Character
Stanley McChrystal
Choices That Define a Life
16.8 min
4.5
Muskism
Muskism
Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff
A Guide for the Perplexed
28.4 min
Greenlights
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
A tour into the life and mind of award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey
39.9 min
4.3
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
25.9 min
4.5
Bedtime Biography: Long Walk to Freedom
Bedtime Biography: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
45.8 min
4.6
Bedtime Biography: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Bedtime Biography: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford
The Rise of the Mongol Empire and Its First Great Khan
36.9 min
4.6
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
A Study of a Profoundly American Life
17.3 min
4.4
What I Know for Sure
What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey
Collected life lessons from Oprah's popular column
12 min
4.4
Losing My Virginity
Losing My Virginity
Richard Branson
How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
30.5 min
4.4
Walden
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Life in the Woods
20.2 min
4.6
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Finding hope in the face of insurmountable odds
18.9 min
4.1
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
22.8 min
4.3
Run Zohran Run!
Run Zohran Run!
Theodore Hamm
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Sensational Campaign to Become New York City's First Democratic Socialist Mayor
20.1 min
Genius
Genius
James Gleick
The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
17.6 min
4.5
This Is for Everyone
This Is for Everyone
Tim Berners-Lee
The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
21.7 min
4.5
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Edmund Morris
A look into the unknown stories of Thomas Edison's life
31.9 min
4.7
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
James Gleick
Learn the truth behind the legend
30.1 min
4.6
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Insights from an American Polymath
18.2 min
4.6
Bedtime Biography: Stasiland
Bedtime Biography: Stasiland
Anna Funder
Scenes From Behind the Berlin Wall
45.4 min
4.6
Nobody's Girl
Nobody's Girl
Virginia Roberts Giuffre
A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
21.9 min
4.4
The Madness of Believing
The Madness of Believing
Josh Owens
A Memoir from Inside Alex Jones's Conspiracy Machine
24.4 min
3.9

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