Biography & Autobiography

Philemon

by King James Version Read by David Lawrence 4.7
Philemon is a brief yet profound letter from the Apostle Paul, written during his imprisonment, addressing Philemon, a prominent member of t…

Jesus of Nazareth

by John Mark and King James Version Read by Bellona Times 4.1
"Jesus of Nazareth, a Biography, by John Mark," recognizes the author of the second Gospel as that "John, whose surname was M…

Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig Van Beethoven Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Explore the intimate thoughts and reflections of one of history's greatest composers in Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven. This colle…

Travels in the Interior of Africa

by Mungo Park Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 3.7
Mungo Park, a Scottish surgeon and explorer, was sent out by the 'Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa' after M…

The Lincoln Story Book

by Henry L. Williams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Fo…

American Cookery

by Amelia Simmons Read by Betsie Bush 4.5
American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, was the first known cookbook written by an American, published in 1796. Until this time, the cookbooks …

Five Years of My Life

by Alfred Dreyfus Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French Army was court martialed in 1894 on a trumped up charge of treason and condemned to life impr…

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great boo…

The Indian To-day

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Based in part upon the author's own observations and personal knowledge, it was the aim of the book to set forth the status and outlook of t…

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
III. SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MAN, AND CONCLUSION.Part 3 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, …

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"I congratulate you that, after much patient research, careful preparation, and untiring labor, you have completed your voluminous work…

Bismarck

by Georges Lacour-Gayet Read by Pamela Nagami 4.3
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) famously said, "The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches or the decisions of the ma…

A Bunch of Everlastings

by Frank W. Boreham Read by Tim Bower 4.2
A collection of brief biographies and the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. It is biography and devotional Bible…

The Mason-Bees

by Jean-Henri Fabre Read by Bellona Times 4.1
This is more than a book about bees and their lives; the author talks about his cats, red ants, and insect psychology in general. Jean Hen…

Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

by Sarah Knowles Bolton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…

Dogs and All About Them

by Robert Leighton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This comprehensive guide on dog-rearing looks at dogs as more than just pets - as people's best friends. The author describes each breed of …

Lives of the Saints

by Alban Butler Read by Maria Therese 3.7
Lives of the Saints offers a rich tapestry of short biographies celebrating the lives of saints, one for each day of the year. Compiled from…

Certified - The True Story of David Harris

by David Harris Read by David Harris 4.3
Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…

The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln

by Wayne Whipple Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…

A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

by May Sinclair Read by Expatriate 3.9
In 1914, at the age of 51, the novelist and poet May Sinclair volunteered to leave the comforts of England to go to the Western Front, joini…

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