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The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
The inspiring story of Helen Keller’s triumph over blindness and deafness
9.7 min
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Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23.3 min
4.3
Good Arguments
Good Arguments
Bo Seo
How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
25.1 min
4.6
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
Gilded Rage
Gilded Rage
Jacob Silverman
Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley
20.4 min
3.9
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin
The Complete Investor
12.5 min
4.2
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
25.9 min
4.5
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Nabeel Qureshi
A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity
19.5 min
4.1
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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
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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
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Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
The Autobiography
35.4 min
4.6
House of Huawei
House of Huawei
Eva Dou
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
18.3 min
4.1
Careless People
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
17.7 min
4.1
From Third World to First
From Third World to First
Lee Kuan Yew
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
20.9 min
4.6
The Reader
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
A Novel
18.8 min
4.4
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
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Edmund Morris
A look into the unknown stories of Thomas Edison's life
31.9 min
4.7
Future Forward
Future Forward
Glenn Rifkin
Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern
23.2 min
4.7
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
23.4 min
2.9
Titan
Titan
Ron Chernow
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
30 min
4.5
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
Adventures of a Curious Character
7.5 min
3.4
The Madness of Believing
The Madness of Believing
Josh Owens
A Memoir from Inside Alex Jones's Conspiracy Machine
24.4 min
Amazon Unbound
Amazon Unbound
Brad Stone
Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
20.7 min
4.4
Bedtime Biography: Napoleon The Great
Bedtime Biography: Napoleon The Great
Andrew Roberts
How Napoleon Conquered Europe and Changed the World
38.9 min
4.7
Letting Go
Letting Go
David R. Hawkins
The Pathway of Surrender
18.2 min
4.5
Endure
Endure
Cameron Hanes
How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
17.8 min
3.9
Disrupting the Game
Disrupting the Game
Reggie Fils-Aimé
From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo
19.1 min
4.3
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Great
Andrew Roberts
How Napoleon Conquered Europe and Changed the World
33.8 min
4.6
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me
David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
18 min
4.2
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Finding hope in the face of insurmountable odds
18.9 min
4.1
We the Women
We the Women
Norah O'Donnell
The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
19.4 min
4.7
This Is for Everyone
This Is for Everyone
Tim Berners-Lee
The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
21.7 min
4.5
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
As told to Alex Haley
22.6 min
4.6
Comandante
Comandante
Rory Carroll
Inside Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
21.7 min
4.1

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