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A Different Kind of Power
A Different Kind of Power
Jacinda Ardern
A Memoir
16 min
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre
Step into the World of a Trading Legend
15 min
3.8
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
James Gleick
Learn the truth behind the legend
30 min
4.6
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
A Study of a Profoundly American Life
17 min
4.3
String Theory
String Theory
David Foster Wallace
On Tennis
13 min
3.7
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17 min
3.5
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
Niall Ferguson
Money’s Prophets 1798–1848
21 min
4.3
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
As told to Alex Haley
17 min
4.6

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The Maruti Story
The Maruti Story
R C Bhargava
How a Public Sector Company Put India on Wheels
19 min
Original Sin
Original Sin
Jake Tapper
President Biden’s Decline and His Disastrous Second Run
20 min
How to Lose Your Mother
How to Lose Your Mother
Molly Jong-Fast
A Daughter's Memoir
23 min
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain Poet
A Knight’s Test of Honor, Temptation, and Truth
16 min
4.2
Abroad in Japan
Abroad in Japan
Chris Broad
Ten years in the Land of the Rising Sun
18 min
4.2
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
26 min
4.3
Richard III
Richard III
William Shakespeare
A tyrant's ruthless climb to power and inevitable downfall
21 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
8 items
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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Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
26 min
3.7
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
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy
Al Pacino
A Memoir
21 min
4.4
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton with John Huey
My Story
16 min
4.4
Living Resistance
Living Resistance
Kaitlin B. Curtice
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
19 min
3.2
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
A Memoir
16 min
4.5
The Reader
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
A Novel
19 min
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
18 min
4.4
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
23 min
2.9
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23 min
4.3
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
The Snowball
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
32 min
4.6
Here, Right Matters
Here, Right Matters
Alexander Vindman
An American Story
20 min
4.3
Genius
Genius
James Gleick
The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
18 min
4.5
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Donald J. Trump
The Art of the Deal
17 min
3.5
Source Code
Source Code
Bill Gates
My Beginnings
25 min
4.3
Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama
The intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
36 min
4.4
Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
The harrowing experiences of the author in a concentration camp
17 min
4.3
The Man Without A Face
The Man Without A Face
Masha Gessen
The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
24 min
4.2
House of Huawei
House of Huawei
Eva Dou
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
18 min
4.1
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
An Experiment in Literary Investigation
24 min
4.6
Letting Go
Letting Go
David R. Hawkins
The Pathway of Surrender
18 min
4.5
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
18 min
4.3
Endure
Endure
Cameron Hanes
How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
18 min
4.0

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