Bestsellers
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Into Thin Air
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,626
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Performance10,967
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Story10,974
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were...
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Audio version RUINED with new narrator!
- By Shannon Ellis on 02-06-16
By: Jon Krakauer
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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong
- A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption
- By: Andy Glaze
- Narrated by: Andy Glaze
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall823
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Performance818
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Story818
Ultrarunner Andy Glaze has spent years moving through landscapes that test the limits of the human body—hundred-mile races, multi-day marathons, mountains and deserts that demanded everything.
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Smile
- By Chancy on 03-06-26
By: Andy Glaze
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This Vast Enterprise
- A New History of Lewis & Clark
- By: Craig Fehrman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Curtis Michael Holland, Kamali Minter, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance24
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Story24
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering...
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sweeping story
- By Jay Day on 04-25-26
By: Craig Fehrman
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27,175
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Performance24,107
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Story24,066
This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was...
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
By: Alfred Lansing
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A Marriage at Sea
- A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
- By: Sophie Elmhirst
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall819
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Performance764
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Story764
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY NPR, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, AND MORE “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction – the best kind. Elmhirst’s...
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Should have been a long article
- By Guy Deeds on 09-24-25
By: Sophie Elmhirst
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall601
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Performance529
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Story529
* Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces...
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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Into Thin Air
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,626
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Performance10,967
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Story10,974
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were...
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Audio version RUINED with new narrator!
- By Shannon Ellis on 02-06-16
By: Jon Krakauer
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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong
- A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption
- By: Andy Glaze
- Narrated by: Andy Glaze
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall823
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Performance818
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Story818
Ultrarunner Andy Glaze has spent years moving through landscapes that test the limits of the human body—hundred-mile races, multi-day marathons, mountains and deserts that demanded everything.
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Smile
- By Chancy on 03-06-26
By: Andy Glaze
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This Vast Enterprise
- A New History of Lewis & Clark
- By: Craig Fehrman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Curtis Michael Holland, Kamali Minter, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance24
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Story24
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering...
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sweeping story
- By Jay Day on 04-25-26
By: Craig Fehrman
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27,175
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Performance24,107
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Story24,066
This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was...
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
By: Alfred Lansing
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A Marriage at Sea
- A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
- By: Sophie Elmhirst
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall819
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Performance764
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Story764
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 ALSO NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY NPR, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORKER, AND MORE “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction – the best kind. Elmhirst’s...
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Should have been a long article
- By Guy Deeds on 09-24-25
By: Sophie Elmhirst
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall601
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Performance529
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Story529
* Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces...
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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My Next Breath
- A Memoir
- By: Jeremy Renner
- Narrated by: Jeremy Renner
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,549
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Performance4,403
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Story4,403
Acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner narrates his gripping and inspiring story of a near-fatal accident and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time. This program includes a note written and read by his daughter, Ava...
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Live this way
- By Jim on 05-06-25
By: Jeremy Renner
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Into the Wild
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,617
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Performance8,565
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Story8,566
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his...
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A Book that Never Left Me
- By Craig Mitchell on 08-07-07
By: Jon Krakauer
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Undaunted Courage
- Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,255
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Performance4,998
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Story4,984
From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson...
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Narration kills a great book
- By Prime Customer on 02-10-08
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The Stranger in the Woods
- The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
- By: Michael Finkel
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,772
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Performance4,275
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Story4,264
Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own. A New York...
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Captivating Then Exasperating
- By Gillian on 03-10-17
By: Michael Finkel
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,003
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Performance1,855
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Story1,855
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...
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Outstanding story read like a novel
- By Nashville Cat on 07-08-24
By: Hampton Sides
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The Indifferent Stars Above
- The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,488
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Performance2,154
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Story2,154
From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times...
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Absolutely enthralling
- By Sasha Anscum on 06-07-19
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MeatEater's American History: The Hide Hunters (1865-1883)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall442
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Performance425
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Story425
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater's American History comes a new audiobook original that immerses listeners into the brutal and unforgiving world of the professional buffalo hunters who drove America's most iconic wildlife species to...
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The Buffalo’s Plague - Ignorant Mankind
- By Ray C on 01-25-26
By: Steven Rinella
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Eat, Pray, Love
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15,166
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Performance10,617
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Story10,598
A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching for pleasure and devotion—the massive bestseller from the author of The Signature of All Things This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made...
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An Inner Journey within an External One
- By YoginiZora on 07-20-06
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The Worst Hard Time
- The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Jacob York
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall462
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Performance416
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Story416
In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows. The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since...
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Excellent history ruined by Egan's bias & cynicism
- By Nathan on 03-21-23
By: Timothy Egan
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MeatEater's American History: The Mountain Men (1806-1840)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall892
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Performance850
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Story850
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men. Steven...
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Tough men in a tough world
- By R. Cope on 02-25-25
By: Steven Rinella
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The Boys in the Light
- An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
- By: Nina Willner
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Nina Willner
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall242
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Performance234
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Story234
“This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential for the present.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours An epic true story of the triumph of...
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Such a poignant tale
- By Lauren on 01-13-26
By: Nina Willner
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North of Ordinary
- By: Sue Aikens, Michael Vlessides
- Narrated by: Sue Aikens
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall131
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Performance129
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Story129
When the wild strips everything away, what’s left is who you are. In the raw, untamed wilds of Alaska—where the wind howls, predators hunt, and the sun disappears for months—only a rare few figure out how to survive. Sue Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic’s long-running TV...
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Overcoming Abandonment at 12
- By Raemar3356 on 03-22-26
By: Sue Aikens, and others
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SOG Codename Dynamite, Book 1
- A MACV-SOG 1-0's Personal Journal
- By: Henry L. Thompson
- Narrated by: Samuel Eriksson
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall94
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Performance90
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Story90
LT Dick Thompson, codename Dynamite, describes in detail that takes your breath away, brutal firefights and hand-to-hand combat against overwhelming odds. Follow Dynamite as he transitions from a Airborne Ranger Special Forces warrior into one of the most elite, tier-one special operators.
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Total BS!
- By Lindy Cline on 02-11-26
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MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,773
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Performance1,709
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Story1,709
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling series Campfire Stories: Close Calls comes a new original audiobook that brings to life the bold, hair-raising, and often tragic adventures of a generation of eighteenth-century frontiersmen: the Long Hunters. Steven Rinella (The MeatEater...
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History is wonderful
- By Marjo on 01-22-24
By: Steven Rinella, and others
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Junglekeeper
- What It Takes to Change the World
- By: Paul Rosolie
- Narrated by: Paul Rosolie
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall315
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Performance310
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Story310
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Most people assume that the world has been explored and true adventure is dead: This book is one man’s rebuttal. Explorer and conservationist Paul Rosolie shares his incredible life in the Amazon rainforest—and what we can learn from the people fighting to...
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Magical storytelling about a magical place
- By Anonymous on 01-28-26
By: Paul Rosolie
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Strength Beyond the Shadows
- Overcoming a Childhood of Trauma, Neglect, and Sexual Abuse
- By: Seth Gehle
- Narrated by: Seth Gehle, Mark Laita
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance34
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Story34
Seth Gehle's story is a testament to the courage and strength within each of us to overcome adversity and our personal traumas. For nearly sixteen years, Seth suffered unspeakable crimes and endured tragedy that no human should have to face.
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This had me hooked from the beginning
- By Amazon Customer on 02-27-26
By: Seth Gehle
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Angela's Ashes
- By: Frank McCourt
- Narrated by: Frank McCourt
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,067
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Performance8,073
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Story8,068
A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland—now with a new introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe. “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a...
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A classic book *and* a classic audiobook
- By Karen on 01-30-03
By: Frank McCourt
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Broken
- The Most Shocking Childhood Story Ever Told. An Inspirational Author Who Survived It.
- By: Shy Keenan
- Narrated by: Judy Mason
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,097
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Performance1,037
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Story1,035
I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned....
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Unbelievable Story
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-23
By: Shy Keenan
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The Lost Cities of El Norte
- Coronado’s Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance
- By: Peter Stark
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
By the bestselling author of Astoria, a thrilling and masterfully crafted narrative of the Conquistador Francisco Coronado’s expedition across 2,500 miles of the vast uncharted North American interior—“El Norte Misterioso” —where he was turned back by fierce indigenous resistance that...
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The Desire for Gold
- By l on 05-06-26
By: Peter Stark
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Jim Bridger
- Trailblazer of the American West
- By: Jerry Enzler
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall757
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Performance677
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Story676
Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of. Here, in a biography that finally gives this outsize...
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JIM BRIDGER A CHARACTER WITH CHARACTER
- By Sword of Truth on 07-18-24
By: Jerry Enzler
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Touching The Void
- By: Joe Simpson
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,562
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Performance1,389
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Story1,387
Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell...
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Wonderfully told true story
- By David Shear on 01-17-14
By: Joe Simpson
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance218
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Story218
As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.
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The best African hunting author in my opinion
- By Chris Esplin on 04-10-24
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And Then We Hit a Rock
- A hilarious true story about a family of 5, a dog, and a cat moving onto a sailboat
- By: Greg Buenzli
- Narrated by: Mark Smeby
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance77
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Story77
A hilarious travel memoir about a man who moved with his wife, three kids, and two pets onto a forty-six-foot sailboat for a year. He expected it to be a yearlong version of Margaritaville, but what he got was shipwrecks, bad directions, hygiene calamities, and pirate attacks (sort of). Perfect...
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Stressful
- By Dan R Boatright on 01-24-26
By: Greg Buenzli
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The Art of Resilience
- Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
- By: Ross Edgley
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall892
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Performance783
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Story780
‘Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story.’ CHRIS HEMSWORTH ‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ BEAR GRYLLS ‘From reading this book, the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything.’ ANT...
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Loved it but
- By Keyvan Morseli on 11-14-20
By: Ross Edgley
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Paging Dr. Gupta
- By: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall546
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Performance478
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Story476
When Dr. Sanjay Gupta travels the world for CNN to report on natural disasters, conflicts, and catastrophes, he illuminates the stories of the affected and the afflicted. But a few times in his career, while reporting abroad, he’s been asked to don his surgeon’s cap and gloves to intervene in high-stakes medical emergencies. Far from his controlled and highly regulated operating rooms, Gupta found himself trying to save lives in the most makeshift and trying conditions.
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beyond imagination
- By MJ Herby Derenoncourt on 01-18-23
New releases
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This Vast Enterprise
- A New History of Lewis & Clark
- By: Craig Fehrman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Curtis Michael Holland, Kamali Minter, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance24
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Story24
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering...
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sweeping story
- By Jay Day on 04-25-26
By: Craig Fehrman
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Ninety-Six Hours
- A Wife and Mother's Desperate Search for the Lost Titan Sub
- By: Christine Dawood
- Narrated by: Christine Dawood
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
The devastating true story of one woman's search for her husband and son aboard the lost Titan sub. Written and read by Christine Dawood, widow and mother of two Titan submersible victims, Ninety-Six Hours is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the harrowing search and rescue operation following the Oceangate disaster in June 2023.
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moving and well paced
- By Jason & Diana Teel on 05-16-26
By: Christine Dawood
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A Fabulous Thru-Hike
- 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail
- By: Derick Lugo
- Narrated by: Rob Greenbaum
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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New York City native Derick Lugo's life changed in 2012 when he spontaneously decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. In the years that followed, he became an advocate for the outdoors and eventually set out on his second thru-hike—this time on the Continental Divide Trail, one of the most challenging long trails in the world. A Fabulous Thru-Hike: 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail is the relatable, laugh-out-loud story of Derick Lugo's six-month adventure. From the deserts of New Mexico to the rugged mountains of Montana, Derick confronts heat sickness, vertigo, and self-doubt.
By: Derick Lugo
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All the Medals Have Been Handed Out
- By: Guy Martin
- Narrated by: Dean Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Brought to you by Penguin. Guy’s been pushing himself to the outer limits, as usual. There's no medals, no big ceremony at the end of it all. He's just driven by putting himself through the misery. And coming out smiling. In search of suffering, Guy went to Colombia for the TV job, where he...
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absolutely awesome book !
- By Slowafbikerboi on 05-15-26
By: Guy Martin
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From 37 Yards to Kona
- How the Worst Swim of My Life Led to Triathlon's Biggest Stage
- By: Jason Millsaps
- Narrated by: Jason Millsaps
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance13
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Story13
In 2012, Jason Millsaps, a worship pastor and father of two, could barely swim 37 yards without gasping for air. Thirteen years later, he stood on the starting line of the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, one of the most demanding endurance events on earth. From 37 Yards to Kona is the raw, honest story of transformation from energy drink addiction and rock-bottom fitness to becoming a 16-time IRONMAN finisher, including the World Championship.
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Your Next Listen
- By Terry Hurt on 05-17-26
By: Jason Millsaps
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Love at First Fall
- A Stuntman's Journey
- By: Aaron Crippen
- Narrated by: Mickey O’Sullivan
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Love at First Fall is a true story about what happens after everything breaks. From near-death accidents and war zones to Hollywood stunt sets, Aaron Crippen built a life around surviving the fall. As a professional stuntman and soldier, danger was routine. Failure was familiar. Pain was part of the job. But the hardest fall didn’t come from fire, combat, or concrete. It came quietly, through loss, silence, and the moment survival stopped being enough. What followed wasn’t another stunt or another deployment. It was something far more vulnerable: learning how to live without armor.
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Reality Real
- By Bess Catherine McCord on 05-05-26
By: Aaron Crippen
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This Vast Enterprise
- A New History of Lewis & Clark
- By: Craig Fehrman
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Curtis Michael Holland, Kamali Minter, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering...
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sweeping story
- By Jay Day on 04-25-26
By: Craig Fehrman
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Ninety-Six Hours
- A Wife and Mother's Desperate Search for the Lost Titan Sub
- By: Christine Dawood
- Narrated by: Christine Dawood
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The devastating true story of one woman's search for her husband and son aboard the lost Titan sub. Written and read by Christine Dawood, widow and mother of two Titan submersible victims, Ninety-Six Hours is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the harrowing search and rescue operation following the Oceangate disaster in June 2023.
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moving and well paced
- By Jason & Diana Teel on 05-16-26
By: Christine Dawood
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A Fabulous Thru-Hike
- 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail
- By: Derick Lugo
- Narrated by: Rob Greenbaum
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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New York City native Derick Lugo's life changed in 2012 when he spontaneously decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. In the years that followed, he became an advocate for the outdoors and eventually set out on his second thru-hike—this time on the Continental Divide Trail, one of the most challenging long trails in the world. A Fabulous Thru-Hike: 3,100 Miles on the Continental Divide Trail is the relatable, laugh-out-loud story of Derick Lugo's six-month adventure. From the deserts of New Mexico to the rugged mountains of Montana, Derick confronts heat sickness, vertigo, and self-doubt.
By: Derick Lugo
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All the Medals Have Been Handed Out
- By: Guy Martin
- Narrated by: Dean Williamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Guy’s been pushing himself to the outer limits, as usual. There's no medals, no big ceremony at the end of it all. He's just driven by putting himself through the misery. And coming out smiling. In search of suffering, Guy went to Colombia for the TV job, where he...
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absolutely awesome book !
- By Slowafbikerboi on 05-15-26
By: Guy Martin
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From 37 Yards to Kona
- How the Worst Swim of My Life Led to Triathlon's Biggest Stage
- By: Jason Millsaps
- Narrated by: Jason Millsaps
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2012, Jason Millsaps, a worship pastor and father of two, could barely swim 37 yards without gasping for air. Thirteen years later, he stood on the starting line of the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, one of the most demanding endurance events on earth. From 37 Yards to Kona is the raw, honest story of transformation from energy drink addiction and rock-bottom fitness to becoming a 16-time IRONMAN finisher, including the World Championship.
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Your Next Listen
- By Terry Hurt on 05-17-26
By: Jason Millsaps
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Love at First Fall
- A Stuntman's Journey
- By: Aaron Crippen
- Narrated by: Mickey O’Sullivan
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Love at First Fall is a true story about what happens after everything breaks. From near-death accidents and war zones to Hollywood stunt sets, Aaron Crippen built a life around surviving the fall. As a professional stuntman and soldier, danger was routine. Failure was familiar. Pain was part of the job. But the hardest fall didn’t come from fire, combat, or concrete. It came quietly, through loss, silence, and the moment survival stopped being enough. What followed wasn’t another stunt or another deployment. It was something far more vulnerable: learning how to live without armor.
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Reality Real
- By Bess Catherine McCord on 05-05-26
By: Aaron Crippen
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Worst Tits Ever
- A Raw Memoir of Survival, Humor, and Reinvention
- By: Angela Harger Thompson
- Narrated by: Angela Harger Thompson
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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When the world was shutting down, Angela escaped on a grand adventure. What began as a sailing passage across the Pacific to film a documentary became an unexpected reckoning with love, loss, and the God of the wind and waves. Quarantined at sea with near strangers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Angela’s romantic relationship turns tumultuous and her life as she knows it begins to unravel. With nowhere to run and nothing to distract her, she is forced to face challenges, uncertainty, and courageously find a way through her fear.
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Two Wheels to Freedom
- The Story of a Young Jew, Wartime Resistance, and a Daring Escape
- By: Arthur J. Magida
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student who not just survived but resisted and saved hundred of lives—all while retaining his infectious zeal for life.
By: Arthur J. Magida
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Against All Odds: The Green Beret Guide To Epic Survival Stories
- By: Bob Mayer
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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They had no rescue coming. No second chances. No margin for error. Poon Lim watched his ship go down in the South Atlantic with 54 men aboard. He was alone on a wooden raft for 133 days. Juliane Koepcke fell 10,000 feet from a disintegrating aircraft into the Amazon jungle — the sole survivor of 93 people aboard. José Salvador Alvarenga drifted 6,700 miles across the Pacific in an open fishing boat for 438 days. Beck Weathers was left for dead twice on the slopes of Everest and walked himself back to camp anyway. These are not stories of luck. They are stories of specific decisions, ...
By: Bob Mayer
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Une Saison à Téhéran
- By: Lucie Azema
- Narrated by: Anoushka Rava
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucie Azema livre un témoignage rare et précieux sur le quotidien en Iran, ses luttes, espoirs et traditions – loin des clichés et des regards occidentaux. Grâce à son expérience de vie à Téhéran, elle éclaire la richesse, la complexité et les paradoxes d’un pays souvent...
By: Lucie Azema
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Die Säulen des Meeres
- Eine Reise zu den letzten unberührten Orten der Welt
- By: Sylvain Tesson
- Narrated by: Tom Wlaschiha
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In seinem neuen Abenteuer erklimmt er die Säulen des Meeres, von der Felsnadel im französischen Étretat bis zum Totem Pole in Tasmanien, von den Färöer-Inseln bis zum Kap Hoorn begibt er sich auf eine Reise um die Welt, um jene Felspfeiler zu besteigen, die wie steinerne Mahnmale vor den Küsten in den Himmel ragen. An den Schnittpunkten von Meer, Wind, Sonne und Stille sucht Tesson nicht nur die Herausforderung des Aufstiegs zu entlegenen, vom Menschen unberührten Orten.
By: Sylvain Tesson
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Pinprick Eyes
- A Memoir
- By: Danielle K. Hart
- Narrated by: Adrienne Fleming
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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"I changed the details to save my skin. I kept the truth to save yours." From the outside, Danielle Hart had it all: the successful career, the handsome husband, the beautiful children, and the home on the ocean. They were the couple everyone envied—the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People come to life. But behind the filtered photos and the dinner parties, a rot was spreading.
By: Danielle K. Hart
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Irrenhaus am Ende der Welt
- Die Belgica-Expedition von 1897-1899
- By: Julian Sancton
- Narrated by: Matthias Hinz
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Im August 1897 bricht der belgische Kommandant Adrien de Gerlache auf, um die Antarktis zu erobern. Bereits auf dem Weg gen Süden gibt es zahlreiche Rückschläge: Stürme, Beinahe-Meutereien, Strandungen. Als der nach Ruhm strebende de Gerlache schließlich vor der Wahl steht, geschlagen nach Hause zurückzukehren oder kurz vor Wintereinbruch tiefer ins Eis zu fahren, entscheidet er sich für Letzteres – mit fatalen Folgen. Die Belgica bleibt im Packeis stecken.
By: Julian Sancton
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Above the Call of Duty
- 101st Airborne & SOG Missions
- By: Roger Lockshier
- Narrated by: Justin Smallbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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As a UH-1C gunship platoon leader and pilot in Vietnam, I can highly recommend Roger’s book. Primarily because while dozens of books have been written by pilots who flew in Vietnam, few have been written by crew chiefs who were as critical to mission success as the pilots and whose duties were not only varied but arguably more interesting.
By: Roger Lockshier
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By Coincidence
- Chance, Choice and the Life in Between
- By: Ro-Derick Dunn
- Narrated by: William Wells
- Length: 21 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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A raw and gripping memoir of survival, betrayal, and transformation. From the streets of Stockton to the prison yards of California, Ro-Derick Dunn’s life was shaped by violence, loyalty, and hard choices. Caught in a cycle of retaliation, broken trust, and institutional failure, he faced the realities of street life head-on—until the pain of the past and the weight of regret forced him to confront who he had become.
By: Ro-Derick Dunn
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After Everything Changed
- A Daughter's Memoir Of Loss And Recovery
- By: Rhonda Findling
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 1960s, thirteen-year-old Rhonda Findling’s world shatters when her charismatic father confesses that he’s in love with another woman—and soon abandons the family altogether. Forced from a comfortable suburban life into poverty and instability, she grows up navigating heartbreak, bullying, her mother’s struggles and depression while searching for her own romantic love. Set against the backdrop of Brooklyn, Long Island, and the turbulent cultural shifts of the late 60s and early 1970s, After Everything Changed is a deeply intimate memoir about loss, survival, longing, and ...
By: Rhonda Findling
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The Price of Love
- The Fate of a Woman—and a Warning to the West
- By: Sabatina James
- Narrated by: Susan Fouche
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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After escaping a forced marriage and enduring brutal punishment for converting from Islam to Christianity, Sabatina James shares her extraordinary journey from a devout Muslim upbringing to a life marked by persecution, exile, and unwavering faith. The Price of Love offers an unflinching look at the high cost of apostasy, the rise of radical Islam, and the silence that often surrounds both.
By: Sabatina James
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THE BROADCAST THAT STARTED A PANIC
- A True Documented Terror - The 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast - The Panic That Changed Broadcasting Forever
- By: Ted Lazaris
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Editorial Review A gripping, heart-pounding account of the night fear spread faster than facts, this Documented Terror installment captures the raw human panic that followed the 1938 radio broadcast heard across America. With cinematic pacing, authentic historical detail, and deeply human moments of danger and survival, the story transforms a famous broadcast into a chilling reminder of how quickly ordinary life can collapse into chaos. This is not just a retelling of history — it is a powerful, unforgettable experience that shows how one night changed broadcasting, emergency response, ...
By: Ted Lazaris
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Into the Wild
- Meet The Modern-Day Explorer ‘Keeping Adventure Alive’
- By: Lucy Shepherd
- Narrated by: Lucy Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Lucy Shepherd’s story of her journey to become an explorer, her world-first expedition across the Amazon’s Kanuku Mountains and her mission to share the wild places of our world. What does it really take to become an explorer? To travel beyond maps and certainty...
By: Lucy Shepherd
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Free High
- By: Keelo Phillips
- Narrated by: Anita Jones
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Free High is a raw and unfiltered memoir that takes readers deep into the highs and lows of addiction. I share my journey through drug use, the streets, and the endless pursuit of the next escape—only to realize that the ultimate high wasn't found in substances but self-discovery and resilience. From the first high to the down spiral, I expose the painful truths of addiction, the chaos it creates, and the struggle to break free. This gripping and honest account isn't just about survival—it's about transformation, redemption, and finding a life worth living beyond the haze.
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The realness!
- By Anonymous on 05-04-26
By: Keelo Phillips
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Dead Reckoning
- To the Antarctic and Beyond
- By: BEN KOETHER
- Narrated by: Dave Corey
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Ben Koether was born into a boating community on the edge of Long Island Sound, learning to maneuver a small penguin class sailboat on his own through the fog by the time he was eight years old. The water became his playground. He would go on to spend an entire summer on the Atlantic when he was fourteen, helping to sail the famous VEMA, captained by none other than the renowned Lou Kenedy. But the beginning of his greatest adventures took place in 1959, when he set sail for the uncharted waters of the Antarctic and became the youngest navigator of the then largest Icebreaker in US History.
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Amazing journey of a extraordinary life
- By R A Koether on 04-19-26
By: BEN KOETHER
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HE LEFT ME WITH THE KIDS
- SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN SINGLE PARENTHOOD
- By: ABIOLA FASHINA
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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He didn't just leave the relationship. He left the children, the mortgage, the school fees, the sleepless nights - and the child who still asks where daddy is. And yet, you are still here. Still standing. Still showing up. He left me with the kids! is for every woman walking the exhausting, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant read of single parenthood after abandonment. From the red flags no one warned you about, to the financial storms, the silent depression, and the restoration waiting on the other side, this book walks with you through every stage with honesty, warmth, practical ...
By: ABIOLA FASHINA
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From Shack to White House
- A Memoir of Four Lives
- By: Theo W. Braddy
- Narrated by: Theo W. Braddy
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In From Shack to White House, Theo Braddy takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through four extraordinary lives. Each one marked by loss, resilience, and faith. From the dusty backroads of Georgia to the corridors of power in Washington, Theo's story is a powerful testament to what it means to rise again, again, and again.
By: Theo W. Braddy
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Mongolian Love Letters
- Finding My Footing at the Edge of the World
- By: Rachael Lundin
- Narrated by: Rachael Lundin
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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One year after losing her husband of many years to a sudden brain bleed, Rachael Lundin did something that made perfect sense to no one but her: she packed a floor-length gala gown, four books, and one amazing sleeping bag, and flew to Mongolia to ride 700 kilometers across the Gobi Desert on horseback. She wasn't running away. She was trying to find out if she was still there. Mongolian Love Letters is the true story of the Gobi Gallop—the longest annual charity ride on the planet—told by a woman who arrived exhausted, grieving, and uncertain she had any business being there.
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A Grueling Body & Soul Endurance Adventure Experience!
- By Lucy H. Delaney on 05-03-26
By: Rachael Lundin
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Back from the Dead
- The Untold Story Of the 7/7 Bombings
- By: Dan Biddle, Douglas Thompson
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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For years living was a fate worse than death for Dan Biddle. In a moment of someone else’s madness, he lost all meaning to his existence along with both his legs, his left eye, his spleen and all hearing in his left ear. His body and mind were devastated on 7 July 2005, during the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. It took ten seconds to disassemble him. It’s taken twenty years for him to find the inner peace and brutal honesty reveal his daily battle to go on surviving.
By: Dan Biddle, and others
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After the Storms
- From Red Dirt to Redemption
- By: S E Cunningham
- Narrated by: S. E. Cunningham
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In After the Storms: From Red Dirt to Redemption, S.E. Cunningham provides a powerful memoir of resilience, tracing his journey from a childhood of poverty and family struggle in Oklahoma to his experiences as a 19D Cavalry Scout and law enforcement officer. As the youngest of eight children, Cunningham describes himself as the "caboose" of a family shaped by his mother’s unshakable faith and his father’s battle with alcoholism. A central, formative event in the book is the 1979 Lawton tornado, which leveled his family home and taught him the "weight of loss".
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What a journey!
- By DiveChick on 05-05-26
By: S E Cunningham
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Captured by the Russians
- A True Story
- By: Charles Burrall
- Narrated by: Charles Burrall
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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On September 11, 1984, five young American sailors were seized at gunpoint by the Soviet Union in the north Bering Sea and taken captive to Siberia. This is the story of what happened. The audiobook is two stories in one: Alaskan high seas adventure combined with the Christian testimony of five young American sailors who take a stand for their faith amidst intense interrogation by high-ranking officers in the Soviet military.
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Thrilling Story
- By Smith on 05-03-26
By: Charles Burrall
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Not Yet, Not Yet
- Tomorrow Has Just Begun
- By: Kevin Mohatt
- Narrated by: Kevin Mohatt
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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What happens when the heart stops beating? What is death? In this gripping, true story Kevin Mohatt describes his death—and how returning to life forever changed the meaning of fear, faith, and purpose. Written with raw honesty and vivid detail, it explores the moment of leaving the body and his encounter with divine presence. What was seen there challenges everything we think we know about death. Filled with indescribable peace, brilliant light, and a love beyond human language, this near-death experience offers profound insight into the soul’s survival and the purpose of life on Earth.
By: Kevin Mohatt
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What You Take with You
- Wildfire, Family and the Road Home
- By: Therese Greenwood
- Narrated by: Athena Karkanis
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire that would rage for weeks, burn more than 85,000 hectares and force 80,000 people to flee. In this book, she tells her dramatic story, and contemplates mourning, memory, and rebuilding.
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The Yellow Envelope
- One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World
- By: Kim Dinan
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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What Would You Do with a Yellow Envelope? In this captivating memoir, Kim Dinan takes readers on an extraordinary expedition that all began with a mysterious gift: a simple yellow envelope containing three life-altering rules. Fueling her with curiosity and courage, Kim and her partner set out...
By: Kim Dinan