Biography & Memoir Audiobooks

"Grammy-nominated R&B legend Al B. Sure! tells all in this inspiring survivor's memoir that reveals the untold story of his near-death health emergency, shocking ties to Sean Combs, romance with the late Kim Porter, and the extraordinary highs and life-threatening lows of being a pioneering New Jack Swing superstar. Days after Homeland Security agents raided Sean Combs's compounds in a federal sex-trafficking investigation, the multiplatinum R&B legend Al B. Sure! claimed that when people heard how he had wound up in a coma two years earlier, they were "really going to need to call Homeland Security." Al B.'s remarks set off a media firestorm as he speculated about possible ties between his life-threatening medical crisis and Sean Combs. The connections run deep—Al B. Sure!'s ex-wife, Kim Porter, became Combs's longtime girlfriend and the mother to three of his children before her unexpected death in 2018. An open letter by Quincy Brown, the son of Al B. and Kim, praising Combs as a father figure sparked a media frenzy, as did Al B.'s calls for an investigation into Porter's death from pneumonia. For years, Al B. Sure! had been ringing the alarm about alleged gang stalking, surveillance, death threats, human trafficking, and psychological warfare against him and others in his orbit. People called him crazy. Now, back from the brink of death, he reclaims his power and his truth in this inspiring survivor's memoir about one man's journey to find inner peace despite what he claims were countless attempts to break him. This remarkable story transcends Al B.'s health crisis. It chronicles his journey from the tough streets of Money Earnin' Mount Vernon to new jack swing stardom, as well as his influential role at Uptown Records—where Combs got his start in the industry as an intern. But of the small group of key figures who were there at Uptown's founding, Al B. is one of the few still living to tell the whole story."

Al B. Sure!, Leta McCollough Seletzky (Author), Al B. Sure! (Narrator)

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ReaDY: The Power to Change Your Story

"Daddy Yankee is a record-breaking rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and icon. In his first book, ReaDY, published simultaneously in English and Spanish, he shares the story of his journey from Puerto Rico to global fame, his brush with death, the reclaiming of his faith, and how tests of strength can transform your life. Known by his fans as Daddy Yankee, Raymond Ayala is a record-breaking rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and icon. He is also a philanthropist advocating for vulnerable children and an accomplished entrepreneur. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Daddy Yankee broke though in 2004, releasing his international hit single ''Gasolina,'' along with the history making album Barrio Fino. In 2021, ''Gasolina'' was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of all Time.” In 2024 Luis Fonsi and DY collaborated on ''Despacito,'' a chart topper in close to 50 countries and the second most-watched YouTube video ever. After 8 studio albums, 94 singles, and over 100 music videos, Daddy Yankee has won five Latin Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, two Latin American Music Awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and six ASCAP Awards. Now, he is speaking to his fans, and readers everywhere in ReaDY, his first book. ReaDY is an inspirational guide to building the life you dream of in a book threaded through with the story of his rise from the streets of Puerto Rico to international superstardom. When he found himself at the wrong end of a gun, the victim of a random shooting that brought him face-to-face with mortality and ended his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, Raymond had to find a new path. He set his sights on his other passion—making music. In this collection of lessons learned in his now three-decade long career, DY shares the roots of the set of convictions that have led him to the top of his profession—to face fear, to be an ambassador for his culture and all Latin culture, dedication to family, to always be learning, and most importantly, a reliance on his faith. ReaDY shows how he transformed his story—and empowers readers to do the same. Meant to inspire his readers to action and their own transformations, ReaDY showcases Daddy Yankee’s drive, while humanizing one of the biggest music stars in the world. "

Daddy Yankee (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Laughter is the Best Medicine: My autobiography

Jimmy Tarbuck (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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American Girl, American Dreams: My Life with Tom Petty

Jane Petty, Pamela Des Barres (Author), Tbd (Narrator)

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The Echo Inside: Hearing voices, talking back, and confronting the mysteries of consciousness

Alison Smith (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Iceland Annie: The Evolution of a CrossFit Games Legend

"An inspiring memoir by CrossFit legend Annie Thorisdottir, the first woman to win the CrossFit Games twice. In 2011, Annie Thorisdottir earned the title “Fittest Woman on Earth” after winning the CrossFit Games in only her third year as a competitor. In 2012, she did it again, becoming the first woman to ever win the Games twice, solidifying herself amongst the CrossFit greats. Iceland Annie is the story of how she got there, and everything that happened after. From bursting onto the CrossFit scene at the 2009 Games and famously hitting her first-ever muscle-up mid-competition, to becoming a two-time champion and mentor to athletes like Katrin Davidsdottir, to surviving the traumatic birth of her daughter and the battle with postpartum depression—culminating in a stunning 2021 comeback, when she placed third at the Games less than a year after giving birth. Now, for the first time ever, Annie shares the intimate details of her career, delving into her mental resilience, determination, and the struggles and triumphs she’s faced as a top-level competitor over three separate decades."

Annie Thorisdottir (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Unti Nonfiction

Anon9780063263963 (Author), Tbd (Narrator)

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A Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts & Poems

"From the foreword by Quentin Tarantino: 'One of the reasons Michael's work has such meaning for me is he's writing about feelings and emotions that it seems at times the last few generations have become blind to. Some of Michael's work is about family remembrances. A moment he saw his mother wrap her arms around his father's waist, or how his sister looked in one dress in particular. Some of them are thought jazz. Some are the best recordings of the gypsy life of a movie actor I've ever read. Michael stuck on some location, on some crappy movie, bored out of his mind with too much time on his hands and not enough per diem is Michael at his funniest. But for me, the real journey that Michael the writer is exploring is what it means to be a man in a world where the notions of manhood that some of us grew up with are barely remembered. But then if everybody embarked on the hero's journey, everybody would be a hero, wouldn't they?' Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts & Poems explores not only Madsen's remarkable life and experiences in and out of Hollywood, but also his familial influences that have participated in crafting and shaping him, including thoughts on his father; his mother and the rumor that he was born without a left hand; ghosts, whiskey, and payback; Robert Mitchum, James Cagney, and 'sensitive sons of bitches'; the mentality of actors and growing up to be a man; his first audition; drunken behavior; epic drinkers; and much, much more."

Maya Sloan, Michael Madsen, Thomas Warming (Author), Michael Madsen (Narrator)

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Cher: Part Two: The Memoir

Cher (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

"The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America. Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of young boys, took flight from the massacres of Sudan's civil war. They became known as the Lost Boys. With little more than the clothes on their backs, sometimes not even that, they streamed out over Sudan in search of refuge. Their journey led them first to Ethiopia and then, driven back into Sudan, toward Kenya. They walked nearly one thousand miles, sustained only by the sheer will to live. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky is the three boys' account of that unimaginable journey. With the candor and the purity of their child's-eye-vision, Alephonsian, Benjamin, and Benson recall by turns: how they endured the hunger and strength-sapping illnesses-dysentery, malaria, and yellow fever; how they dodged the life-threatening predators-lions, snakes, crocodiles and soldiers alike-that dogged their footsteps; and how they grappled with a war that threatened continually to overwhelm them. Their story is a lyrical, captivating, timeless portrait of a childhood hurled into wartime and how they had the good fortune and belief in themselves to survive."

Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Judy A. Bernstein (Author), Murphy Applin, Suzanne Toren (Narrator)

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The Motel: High Times in 90s Ibiza

"The deliciously hedonistic autobiography of Claire Manumission - the club promoter, performer and mastermind behind Ibiza's most iconic club nights. The most intriguing part of Manumission, Ibiza's most notorious club night, is that if anyone else told you the story, you would scarcely believe them. Claire Manumission however, one half of the boundary-pushing duo behind the scenes, remembers it all. In all of its decadent glory. This is the story - her story - of the club that changed the scene forever. The Motel: High Times in 90s Ibiza expertly navigates the cast of 1.5 million guests - from supermodels and superstar DJs, rock royalty and Hollywood A-listers - that passed through its doors and delivers a story through raucous, jaw-dropping anecdotes that capture an incredibly unique point in time, place and culture. It is only right that Manumission gets to tell this story; With her partner Mike, she re-wrote party history by creating a brand new space for it to happen in. And, for once, it is a corner of cultural history seen from the perspective of a woman who tilted club life on its axis. The afterglow of "Brat Summer" demonstrates that people yearn for either the nostalgia or the lifestyle that Manumission helped curate during her career. Youth culture today is a high-execution homage to the 90s club scene - only, of course, more Insta-friendly. This book will be the catalyst that relaunches Manumission back into the public conscious whilst evolving their legacy for future generations. Nearly two decades after the club's last party, interest has never been higher as to just what shocking acts happened behind its doors. It can't all be true. Can it? Submit to Claire Manumission as she unleashes a candid, shocking and empowered tell-all from the epicentre of global youth culture. Strap yourself in."

Claire Manumission (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Essential: Being Latino and Indispensable in America

"A deeply reported and personal exploration of identity, resilience, and belonging from one of the most influential Spanish-language journalists in the world, Essential offers a nuanced, urgent portrait of what it means to be Latino in today’s America and the contradictions of being vital to a country that still struggles to recognize you fully. In a country still grappling with its sense of identity and the question of who belongs, Essential explores: What does it mean to be Latino in America today? Blending years of on-the-ground reporting with personal reflection, Enrique Acevedo offers a layered, urgent portrait of a community both shaping and being shaped by the nation’s future. Latinos comprise nearly one in five Americans, including more than eleven million in California alone. Yet their place in the national conversation is too often reduced, politicized, or misunderstood, especially when filtered through the narrow lens of immigration. With President Trump back in office and immigration again a defining fault line in American politics, this book arrives at a pivotal moment. From frontline workers during the pandemic to families navigating the opaque machinery of deportation, Essential explores labor, identity, resilience, and the quiet contradictions Latinos carry every day. It challenges the false choice between assimilation and exclusion. It calls on the country to expand its definition of belonging to reflect its people's full complexity and history. Part memoir, part chronicle, Essential is a powerful testament to the stories we tell about who we are and who we still have the chance to become."

Enrique Acevedo (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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