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C. S. Lewis and His Times

by George Sayer ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

Numerous biographies have been written about this great theologian, literary critic, and novelist, but we have found this to be the best.Sayer describes Lewis’ early years, hinting at childhood evidence of the brilliance and eccentricity that would later become Lewis’ hallmarks. He discusses Lewis’ academic career, his life-transforming conversion to Christianity, and the role of religion in his ... Read more

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Numerous biographies have been written about this great theologian, literary critic, and novelist, but we have found this to be the best.Sayer describes Lewis’ early years, hinting at childhood evidence of the brilliance and eccentricity that would later become Lewis’ hallmarks. He discusses Lewis’ academic career, his life-transforming conversion to Christianity, and the role of religion in his
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Book of Lives

A Memoir of Sorts

by Margaret Atwood ...

Narrated by Margaret Atwood ...

Unabridged

25 hours 36 min

How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures.“Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.”Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents ... Read more

$45.00 CAD

How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures.“Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.”Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents
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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer ...

Narrated by Jon Krakauer ...

Abridged

5 hours 58 min

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 still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six ... Read more

$19.95 CAD

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 still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six
... Read more
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All Creatures Great and Small

The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

by James Herriot ...

Narrated by Christopher Timothy ...

Unabridged

15 hours 41 min

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James ... Read more

$25.81 CAD

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul

A People's History of Afghanistan

by Lyse Doucet ...

Narrated by Lyse Doucet ...

Unabridged

13 hours 52 min

**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, ... Read more

$39.00 CAD

**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on,
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My Life as a Russian Novel

A Memoir

by Emmanuel Carrere ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

In work after work, the critically acclaimed author Emmanuel Carrère has trained his unblinking gaze on the lives of others as they fight a losing battle with that most fearsome of adversaries—the self. Now, determined to escape the bleak visions of his narratives, he takes on a film project in the heart of Russia while also embarking on a new love affair back home in Paris. But soon enough, the ... Read more

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In work after work, the critically acclaimed author Emmanuel Carrère has trained his unblinking gaze on the lives of others as they fight a losing battle with that most fearsome of adversaries—the self. Now, determined to escape the bleak visions of his narratives, he takes on a film project in the heart of Russia while also embarking on a new love affair back home in Paris. But soon enough, the
... Read more
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Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda

The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain, Amy Landon ...

Unabridged

15 hours 15 min

Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career lows and her institutional confinement, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for over twenty-two years. Now, for the first time, we have the story of their love in the couple's own letters. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda consists of more than seventy-five percent previously unpublished or out-of-print letters as well as ... Read more

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Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career lows and her institutional confinement, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for over twenty-two years. Now, for the first time, we have the story of their love in the couple's own letters. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda consists of more than seventy-five percent previously unpublished or out-of-print letters as well as
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Agatha Christie

The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the legendary creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

by Lucy Worsley ...

Narrated by Lucy Worsley ...

Unabridged

13 hours 47 min

The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie
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Другие берега

by Владимир Набоков, Владимир Набоков ...

Narrated by Владимир Солдатов ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

"Другие берега" – это мемуары Набокова, в которых он воскрешает свое прошлое от первых младенческих ощущений вплоть до появления на свет своего сына. В этих воспоминаниях он связывает воедино все знаки и образы, которые являлись ему в детстве и юности, рассматривает, как эти образы изменялись и преломлялись в дальнейшем. Эти мемуары наполнены большой нежностью к своему прошлому. Все, что ... Read more

$23.65 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Другие берега" – это мемуары Набокова, в которых он воскрешает свое прошлое от первых младенческих ощущений вплоть до появления на свет своего сына. В этих воспоминаниях он связывает воедино все знаки и образы, которые являлись ему в детстве и юности, рассматривает, как эти образы изменялись и преломлялись в дальнейшем. Эти мемуары наполнены большой нежностью к своему прошлому. Все, что
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Orwell's Roses

by Rebecca Solnit ...

Narrated by Rebecca Solnit ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

**Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography“An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and times and also through the life and times of roses.” —Margaret Atwood**“A captivating account of Orwell as gardener, lover, parent, and endlessly curious thinker.” —Claire Messud, Harper's“Nobody who reads it will ever ... Read more

$27.00 CAD

**Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography“An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and times and also through the life and times of roses.” —Margaret Atwood**“A captivating account of Orwell as gardener, lover, parent, and endlessly curious thinker.” —Claire Messud, Harper's“Nobody who reads it will ever
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou ...

Narrated by Maya Angelou ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

Maya Angelou’s memoir is a modern American classic, capturing the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right.“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James BaldwinSent by their mother to live with their ... Read more

$23.00 CAD

Maya Angelou’s memoir is a modern American classic, capturing the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right.“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James BaldwinSent by their mother to live with their
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Mother Mary Comes to Me

by Arundhati Roy ...

Narrated by Arundhati Roy ...

Unabridged

11 hours 29 min

Named One of The New York Times Book Review’s Top Ten Books of the YearWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for NonfictionOne of the best-reviewed books of the year, a raw and deeply moving memoir that “pulses with compassion and moral outrage” (The Wall Street Journal) from the legendary author of The ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Named One of The New York Times Book Review’s Top Ten Books of the YearWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for NonfictionOne of the best-reviewed books of the year, a raw and deeply moving memoir that “pulses with compassion and moral outrage” (The Wall Street Journal) from the legendary author of The
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Coyote

The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard

by Robert M. Dowling ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard—the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, “the poet laureate of America’s emotional badlands” (Jack Kroll).Sam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale, Shepard became an embodiment of the fierce independence and wild freedom of the American West. Taking us from the creative ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard—the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, “the poet laureate of America’s emotional badlands” (Jack Kroll).Sam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale, Shepard became an embodiment of the fierce independence and wild freedom of the American West. Taking us from the creative
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The Glass Castle

A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls ...

Narrated by Jeannette Walls ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts. MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST The perennially bestselling, extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts. MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST The perennially bestselling, extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption,
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Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern
... Read more
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The Library Book

by Susan Orlean ...

Narrated by Susan Orlean ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

Susan Orlean’s bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post) ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Susan Orlean’s bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post)
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Born with Teeth

A Memoir

by Kate Mulgrew ...

Narrated by Kate Mulgrew ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

In this New York Times bestselling memoir about a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms, meet the most inspiring and memorable character Kate Mulgrew ever portrayed: herself.Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil," Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

In this New York Times bestselling memoir about a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms, meet the most inspiring and memorable character Kate Mulgrew ever portrayed: herself.Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil," Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a
... Read more
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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion ...

Narrated by Barbara Caruso ...

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

Didion's journalistic skills are displayed as never before in this story of a year in her life that began with her daughter in a medically induced coma and her husband unexpectedly dead due to a heart attack.This powerful and moving work is Didion's "attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness, about marriage and children ... Read more

$26.10 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Didion's journalistic skills are displayed as never before in this story of a year in her life that began with her daughter in a medically induced coma and her husband unexpectedly dead due to a heart attack.This powerful and moving work is Didion's "attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness, about marriage and children
... Read more
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Shakespeare

The World as Stage

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare: ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare:
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We Breed Lions

Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture

by Rick Westhead ...

Narrated by Rick Westhead, Stephen Brunt ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYFINALIST FOR THE 2026 HERITAGE TORONTO BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling ... Read more

$38.00 CAD

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYFINALIST FOR THE 2026 HERITAGE TORONTO BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling
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Prairie Fires

The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

by Caroline Fraser ...

Narrated by Christina Moore ...

Unabridged

21 hours 26 min

The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls-the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true story of her life has never ... Read more

$42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls-the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true story of her life has never
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Our Voice of Fire

A Memoir of a Warrior Rising

by Brandi Morin ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

Winner, 2024 Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read AwardWinner, 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for NonfictionFinalist, 2023 R****akuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Winner, 2024 Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read AwardWinner, 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for NonfictionFinalist, 2023 R****akuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean

An Essay Collection

by Joan Didion ...

Narrated by Kimberly Farr, Hilton Als ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From one of our most iconic and influential writers, the award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt.With a forward by Hilton Als, ... Read more

$20.00 CAD

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From one of our most iconic and influential writers, the award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt.With a forward by Hilton Als,
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Deliberate Cruelty

Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

by Roseanne Montillo ...

Narrated by Mia Barron ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

This glittering, “wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told” (Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys) explores the intertwined fates of literary icon Truman Capote and infamous socialite Ann Woodward—featured in the hit TV series Feud: Truman Capote vs. The Swans—sweeping us to the upper echelons of Manhattan’s high society, where falls from grace are all the more shocking.When Ann ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

This glittering, “wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told” (Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys) explores the intertwined fates of literary icon Truman Capote and infamous socialite Ann Woodward—featured in the hit TV series Feud: Truman Capote vs. The Swans—sweeping us to the upper echelons of Manhattan’s high society, where falls from grace are all the more shocking.When Ann
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