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The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
25.8 min
4.2
Run Zohran Run!
Run Zohran Run!
Theodore Hamm
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Sensational Campaign to Become New York City's First Democratic Socialist Mayor
20.1 min
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
As told to Alex Haley
22.6 min
4.6
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Bedtime Biography: Edison
Edmund Morris
A look into the unknown stories of Thomas Edison's life
31.9 min
4.7
Bedtime Biography: Florence Nightingale
Bedtime Biography: Florence Nightingale
Cecil Woodham Smith
1820-1910
32.6 min
4.8
For the Record
For the Record
David Cameron
An honest account from a prime minister who truly altered his country’s course
31 min
4.4
Comandante
Comandante
Rory Carroll
Inside Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
21.7 min
4.1
On Character
On Character
Stanley McChrystal
Choices That Define a Life
16.8 min
4.5
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Athletes' Road to Glory
Athletes' Road to Glory
Stories and insights from iconic athletes and Olympians
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Behind the Music
Behind the Music
Stories of the melodies and minds that shaped our worlds
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Rebel Entrepreneurs
Rebel Entrepreneurs
Lessons from the business world's rule breakers and risk takers
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Books about Nobel Laureates
Books about Nobel Laureates
Dive into the live and work of history's most notable nobel laureates
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Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
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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
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Titan
Titan
Ron Chernow
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
30 min
4.5
Good Arguments
Good Arguments
Bo Seo
How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
25.1 min
4.6
Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
The harrowing experiences of the author in a concentration camp
16.9 min
4.3
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Donald J. Trump
The Art of the Deal
16.9 min
3.5
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Finding hope in the face of insurmountable odds
18.9 min
4.1
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Journey Through Elon Musk’s Visionary Mind
19.4 min
3.8
A Hymn to Life
A Hymn to Life
Gisèle Pelicot
Shame has to Change Sides
20.7 min
From Third World to First
From Third World to First
Lee Kuan Yew
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
20.9 min
4.6
Disrupting the Game
Disrupting the Game
Reggie Fils-Aimé
From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo
19.1 min
4.3
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
15.2 min
4.4
Bedtime Biography: Madame Curie
Bedtime Biography: Madame Curie
Eve Curie
A Biography
25.8 min
4.7
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Survival and Ingenuity Isolated
13.8 min
3.9
Endure
Endure
Cameron Hanes
How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
17.8 min
3.9
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
A Study of a Profoundly American Life
17.3 min
4.4
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Philip Freeman
The Macedonian who conquered the world
27.7 min
4.6
Nobody's Girl
Nobody's Girl
Virginia Roberts Giuffre
A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
21.9 min
4.4
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
Ryan Holiday
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
17.4 min
4.2
Being Thomas Jefferson
Being Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Burstein
An Intimate History
24.4 min
4.4
The Madness of Believing
The Madness of Believing
Josh Owens
A Memoir from Inside Alex Jones's Conspiracy Machine
24.4 min
Greenlights
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
A tour into the life and mind of award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey
39.9 min
4.3
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father
Barack Obama
A Story of Race and Inheritance
19.6 min
4.1
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23.3 min
4.3
Careless People
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
17.7 min
4.1
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
23.4 min
2.9

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