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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
James Shapiro
1599
23 min
4.4
The Quiet Mind
The Quiet Mind
John E. Coleman
The firsthand account of a CIA agent who traveled the Eastern world in search of mindfulness
28 min
3.9
Promises to Keep
Promises to Keep
Joe Biden
On Life and Politics
31 min
4.0
The Biggest Bluff
The Biggest Bluff
Maria Konnikova
How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
24 min
4.1
Across That Bridge
Across That Bridge
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America
21 min
4.5
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
23 min
2.9
Becoming Beauvoir
Becoming Beauvoir
Kate Kirkpatrick
A Life
24 min
4.4
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
26 min
4.4

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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
A Tale of Desire and Despair in the Search for Fulfillment
20 min
There's Always This Year
There's Always This Year
Hanif Abdurraqib
On Basketball and Ascension
17 min
Extremely Hardcore
Extremely Hardcore
Zoë Schiffer
Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
19 min
4.3
The Whole Story
The Whole Story
John Mackey
Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism
17 min
On Call
On Call
Anthony Fauci
A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
22 min
3.6
The Yankee Way
The Yankee Way
Andy Martino
The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
17 min
The Situation Room
The Situation Room
George Stephanopoulos
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
20 min
3.7
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces
Whoopi Goldberg
My Mother, My Brother, and Me
15 min
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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
5 items
Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words
The final works of authors who have left our world
8 items
Best Memoirs
Best Memoirs
Memoirs to teach and transport you
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Begin Again
Begin Again
Eddie S. Glaude
James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
22 min
4.5
The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King
King's journey to becoming the leading figure in the American civil rights movement
33 min
4.8
Natives
Natives
Akala
Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
22 min
4.6
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
A memoir about running and writing
24 min
4.3
I Am Dynamite!
I Am Dynamite!
Sue Prideaux
A Life of Nietzsche
28 min
4.3
This Is What America Looks Like
This Is What America Looks Like
Ilhan Omar
My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
23 min
4.3
Wuhan Diary
Wuhan Diary
Fang Fang
Dispatches from a Quarantined City
19 min
4.0
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
Austin Channing Brown
Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
22 min
4.0
Trust First
Trust First
Bruce Deel with Sara Grace
A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances
23 min
4.3
Fall and Rise
Fall and Rise
Mitchell Zuckoff
The Story of 9/11
26 min
4.4
Stonewall
Stonewall
Martin Duberman
The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America
29 min
3.5
Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust
Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust
Hédi Fried
A survivor’s account of Auschwitz
25 min
4.6
Solitary
Solitary
Albert Woodfox
Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement. My Story of Transformation and Hope
31 min
4.5
The Undying
The Undying
Anne Boyer
Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care
19 min
3.7
Help Me!
Help Me!
Marianne Power
One Woman's Quest to Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Her Life
28 min
4.1
Reasons to Stay Alive
Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig
An optimistic memoir about depression and anxiety
24 min
4.4
Hidden Valley Road
Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker
Inside the Mind of an American Family
31 min
4.3
Touching the Rock
Touching the Rock
John M. Hull
An Experience of Blindness
18 min
4.5
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book
Alice B. Toklas
Traditional French recipes and a window into the Parisian avant garde
19 min
4.1
Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
26 min
3.8
Poverty Safari
Poverty Safari
Darren McGarvey
Understanding the Anger of Britain’s Underclass
25 min
4.1
You Never Forget Your First
You Never Forget Your First
Alexis Coe
A Biography of George Washington
24 min
4.0
Warren Buffett's Ground Rules
Warren Buffett's Ground Rules
Jeremy C. Miller
Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor
16 min
4.2
The Salt Path
The Salt Path
Raynor Winn
The story of a couple who lost everything and ventured out on the English coast
21 min
4.3

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