Women's Biographies

A Piece of Cake : A Memoir by Brown, Cupcake. Publication: Books on Tape, 2007 From the Publisher: There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage,... Show More View Details

Abigail's Story {Recorded Books Inspirational Women of the Bible; Unabridged.} by Burton, Ann. Narrator Botchan, Rachel. Publication: Recorded Books, 2008 From the Publisher: Ann Burton’s critically acclaimed first novel in this compelling Biblical series tells the fictionalized tale of a young... Show More View Details

Aim High {Unabridged.} by Grey-Thompson, Tanni. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: Aim High reveals what has motivated Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, UK's leading wheelchair athlete, through the highs and low... Show More View Details

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes {Unabridged.} by Angelou, Maya. Publication: Recorded Books, 2008 From the Publisher: "In this beautiful exploration of her life in 1960s Africa, Maya Angelou reaffirms her stature as one of the most gifted... Show More View Details

Amelia Earhart : the Sky's No Limit {American Heroes (Books in Motion (Firm))} by Van Pelt, Lori. Publication: Books in Motion, 2008 From the Publisher: "As a tomboy growing up in Kansas, Amelia Earhart delighted in trying new and risky things. In her 20s she fell in love ... Show More View Details

American Indian Stories by Zitkala-S̈a. Publication: CoolBeat Audiobooks, 2008 From the Publisher: "Based on the life of the author and members of her tribe, these stories provide a revealing glimpse into the world of t... Show More View Details

Anne Morrow Lindbergh : Her Life by Hertog, Susan. Narrator Gavin, Marguerite. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2007 View Details

Bag Lady Papers : the Priceless Experience of Losing It All : a True Story by Penney, Alexandra. Publication: Tantor Media, 2010 View Details

Being Martha : the Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life by Allen, Lloyd. Narrator Lawlor, Patrick G. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2006 From the Publisher: "Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Martha’s family, close friends and colleagues, Allen reveals the woman ... Show More View Details

Between Two Worlds : Escape from Tyranny : Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Salbi, Zainab.; Becklund, Laurie. Publication: Tantor Media, 2008 From the Publisher: "Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family of... Show More View Details

Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin : Writers Running Wild in the Twenties by Meade, Marion. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "This exuberant group portrait of four extraordinary writers—Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker, ... Show More View Details

Bobby and Jackie : a Love Story by Heymann, C. David. Publication: Tantor Media, 2009 From the Publisher: "From the New York Times bestselling author of American Legacy, RFK, and A Woman Named Jackie comes an in-depth look at ... Show More View Details

Bread of Angels : a Journey to Love and Faith by Saldana, Stephanie. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2010 From the Publisher: "In 2004, twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Saldaña traveled to Damascus, Syria, on a Fulbright fellowship to study the ro... Show More View Details

Called Out of Darkness : a Spiritual Confession by Rice, Anne. Narrator Potter, Kirsten. Publication: Books on Tape, 2008 From the Publisher: "For her readers old and new, this book explores the continuing interior pilgrimage of Anne Rice. In 2005, Anne Rice sta... Show More View Details

Casada conmigo : cómo triunfé después del divorcio {Unabridged.} by Torres, Dayanara.; Torres-Alvarez, Jeannette. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: "La ex Miss Universo Dayanara Torres escribió este libro a manera de memorias no para sanar sus heridas del pasado sino ... Show More View Details

Chasing Rubi : The Truth About Porfirio Rubirosa, the Last Playboy : Spy? Assassin? or Just a Gigolo? by Wall, Marty.; Wall, Isabella. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 View Details

Clara Barton : Founder of the American Red Cross by Stevenson, Augusta. Narrator Gavin, Marguerite. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2007 From the Publisher: "Children will enjoy listening to early evidence of young Clara Barton’s calling as when Patch, her beloved dog, is inju... Show More View Details

Condoleezza Rice : An American Life : a Biography by Bumiller, Elisabeth. Publication: Books on Tape, 2008 From the Publisher: "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the first African-American woman in a job originally held by Thomas Jefferson, is ... Show More View Details

Cracker Queen : a Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life {Southern Voices Audio; Unabridged.} by Hannon, Lauretta. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: "Award-winning author and humorist Lauretta Hannon is also a popular contributor to Georgia Public Radio. A collection o... Show More View Details

Disgraced {Unabridged.} by Ahmed, Saira. Narrator Gonsalves, Aileen. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: Brought up in a stiflingly traditional Muslim household in England, where the rules are enforced by violent punishments,... Show More View Details

Doris Lessing : a Biography by Klein, Carole. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "Both in her personal life and in her literature, Doris Lessing broke the rules. Born in Persia and raised in Rhodesia b... Show More View Details

Dorothy Parker : What Fresh Hell Is This? : a Biography by Meade, Marion. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "Known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories, Dorothy Parker... Show More View Details

Duchess by Foreman, Amanda. Publication: Tantor Media, 2009 From the Publisher: "Winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize, Amanda Foreman's bestselling work is a penetrating, marvelously writte... Show More View Details

East to the Dawn : The Life of Amelia Earhart by Butler, Susan. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2007 View Details

Education by Barber, Lynn. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2010 From the Publisher: "When Lynn Barber was sixteen, a stranger in a maroon sports car pulled up beside her as she was on her way home from sc... Show More View Details

Eleanor Roosevelt : a Life of Discovery {Unabridged.} by Freedman, Russell. Narrator Caruso, Barbara. Publication: Recorded Books, 1997 From the Publisher: Almost anything scares young Eleanor: mice, the dark, and a host of imaginary dangers. But she learns to hide her feelin... Show More View Details

England's Mistress : the Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Williams, Kate. Narrator Bailey, Josephine. Publication: Tantor Media, 2008 From the Publisher: "Emma Hamilton was England's first superstar. She fought her way out of dire poverty to become a fashion icon, an Ambass... Show More View Details

Epilogue : a Memoir by Roiphe, Anne Richardson. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: "Weaving between heartbreaking memories of her marriage and the pressing needs of her new day-to-day routine, Roiphe con... Show More View Details

Evidence Not Seen : [A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II] by Rose, Darlene Deibler. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "“‘As an American spy, you are worthy of death….’ With that, he drew his finger across his throat then slapped the hilt ... Show More View Details

Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton by Buchanan, Angela Marie. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 View Details

Facets of Ayn Rand : Memoirs by Sures, Mary Ann.; Sures, Charles. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2006 From the Publisher: "Facets of Ayn Rand is based on forty-eight hours of interviews with Mary Ann and Charles Sures, longtime personal frien... Show More View Details

Faith of Condoleezza Rice by Montgomery, Leslie. Publication: Crossway Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "Explores Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's faith journey, discovering how the spiritual seeds planted in her early ... Show More View Details

Fat Girl : a True Story {Unabridged.} by Moore, Judith. Publication: Recorded Books, 2005 From the Publisher: “I am fat,” begins Judith Moore’s unflinching account of her life. As she describes her obsessions with food, struggle... Show More View Details

Finding Iris Chang : Friendship, Amibition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind by Kamen, Paula. Narrator Dunne, Bernadette. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2007 View Details

Frankie's Place : a Love Story by Sterba, Jim. Narrator Lane, Christopher. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2006 From the Publisher: "In this Tracy-Hepburn romance, a down-to-earth newspaperman charms a sophisticated New York author while their long pat... Show More View Details

Franklin & Lucy : Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life by Persico, Joseph E. Publication: Books on Tape, 2008 From the Publisher: "When Franklin Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, returned from an inspection of the battlefront in WWI, E... Show More View Details

Freedom in the Family : a Mother-daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights {Griot Audio; Unabridged.} by Due, Tananarive.; Due, Patricia Stephens. Publication: Recorded Books, 2008 From the Publisher: "Tananarive Due, best-selling author and American Book Award winner, and her mother, Patricia Stephens Due, guide listen... Show More View Details

Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times by Thomas, Helen. Narrator Cummings, Judith. Publication: Phoenix Books & Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: " She has reported on every president from Kennedy to Clinton. Now, multiple award-winning journalist Helen Thomas, th... Show More View Details

Gather Together in My Name {Unabridged.} by Angelou, Maya. Publication: Recorded Books, 2008 From the Publisher: "Maya Angelou—critically-acclaimed poet, writer, and playwright—is a living testament to what a woman may become when sh... Show More View Details

Girls from Ames : a Story of Women & a Forty-year Friendship {Unabridged.} by Zaslow, Jeffrey. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: "Best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow is a Will Rogers Humanitarian Award winner and was the replacement advice columnist ... Show More View Details

Girls Like Us by Weller, Sheila. Narrator Ericksen, Susan. Publication: Tantor Media, 2009 From the Publisher: "Girls Like Us is an epic treatment of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, midcentury women who dared to break ... Show More View Details

Golden Mountain : Beyond the American Dream by Kai, Irene. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2006 From the Publisher: "A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die... Show More View Details

Gritos y susurros : experiencias intempestivas de 38 mujeres {Unabridged.} by Dresser, Denise. Publication: Recorded Books, 2008 From the Publisher: "Los textos reunidos es este libro dan palabra y voz a 38 mujeres mexicanas de mundos diversos y trayectorias diferentes... Show More View Details

Growing Up Bin Laden : Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World by Bin Laden, Najwa.; Bin Laden, Omar.; Sasson, Jean P. Publication: Tantor Media, 2009 From the Publisher: "A true story that few ever believed would come to light, Growing Up bin Laden uncovers startling revelations and hidden... Show More View Details

Hazel Scott : the Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC {Griot Audio; Unabridged.} by Chilton, Karen. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: "The acclaimed coauthor of I Wish You Love, Karen Chilton explores the life of legendary jazz performer and civil rights... Show More View Details

Henrietta Howard : King's Mistress, Queen's Servant {Unabridged.} by Borman, Tracy. Narrator Franklin, Julia. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of George II. Orphaned at twelve ... Show More View Details

Homemade Life : Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table {Unabridged.} by Wizenberg, Molly. Publication: Recorded Books, 2009 From the Publisher: "After Molly Wizenberg’s father died, she traveled to Paris and—amidst its culinary delights—realized her heart was in t... Show More View Details

Honeymoon in Tehran : Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran by Moaveni, Azadeh. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "Azadeh Moaveni was an American reporter in Tehran in 2005 covering the rise of Ahmadinejad when the unexpected happened... Show More View Details

I Am Rosa Parks {Nonfiction on Cassette; Unabridged.} by Parks, Rosa.; Haskins, James Narrator Floyd, Patricia R. Publication: Recorded Books, 2006 From the Publisher: When Rosa Parks was a young girl, black children in the South could not go to the same schools as white children. Black ... Show More View Details

I Feel Bad About My Neck : And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Ephron, Nora. Publication: Books on Tape, 2007 From the Publisher: From the screenwriter who brought us When Harry Met Sally comes a hilarious, candid look at issues that concern women. ... Show More View Details