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Genius
Genius
James Gleick
The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
18 min
4.5
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
26 min
4.3
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Chronicles of a Tortured Soul
13 min
3.6
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton with John Huey
My Story
16 min
4.4
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me
David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
18 min
4.2
The Snowball
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
32 min
4.6
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
18 min
4.3
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
A Tale of Desire and Despair in the Search for Fulfillment
20 min
4.4

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Behind the Badge
Behind the Badge
Johnny Joey Jones
Answering the Call to Serve on America’s Homefront
16 min
Original Sin
Original Sin
Jake Tapper
President Biden’s Decline and His Disastrous Second Run
20 min
A Different Kind of Power
A Different Kind of Power
Jacinda Ardern
A Memoir
16 min
4.4
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain Poet
A Knight’s Test of Honor, Temptation, and Truth
16 min
4.3
Abroad in Japan
Abroad in Japan
Chris Broad
Ten years in the Land of the Rising Sun
18 min
4.2
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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
Stories of lived experiences and triumphs against all odds
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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
The final works of authors who have left our world
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Best Memoirs
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Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser
Russ Buettner
How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success
21 min
3.2
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Michael J. Gelb
Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
19 min
4.6
Living Resistance
Living Resistance
Kaitlin B. Curtice
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
19 min
3.2
Bedtime Biography: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Bedtime Biography: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford
The Rise of the Mongol Empire and Its First Great Khan
37 min
4.6
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
Adventures of a Curious Character
7 min
3.4
Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
26 min
3.7
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
18 min
4.4
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin
The Complete Investor
12 min
4.2
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17 min
3.5
Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Bedtime Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
The Autobiography
35 min
4.6
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Steven Bartlett
Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success
17 min
4.4
Be Water, My Friend
Be Water, My Friend
Shannon Lee
The True Teachings of Bruce Lee
18 min
4.6
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Peter D. Kaufman
The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
26 min
4.2
A Man for All Markets
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
18 min
4.0
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
James Gleick
Learn the truth behind the legend
20 min
4.5
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23 min
4.3
The Maruti Story
The Maruti Story
R C Bhargava
How a Public Sector Company Put India on Wheels
19 min
Citizen
Citizen
Bill Clinton
My Life After the White House
19 min
3.6
The 50th Law
The 50th Law
50 Cent and Robert Greene
50 Cent's Secrets to Fearlessness and Success
18 min
4.0
The Reader
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
A Novel
19 min
On Character
On Character
Stanley McChrystal
Choices That Define a Life
17 min
4.4
How to Fail
How to Fail
Elizabeth Day
Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong
21 min
3.8
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
A Tale of Two Mirrored Fates
15 min
4.6
How to Lose Your Mother
How to Lose Your Mother
Molly Jong-Fast
A Daughter's Memoir
23 min

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