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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

By Nelson Mandela
Narrated by Michael Boatman
Length: 27h 39m

World Leaders

★★★★★ 4.8 (10,611 ratings)

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The Diary of a Young Girl

By Anne Frank
Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter
Length: 10h 8m

World War II

★★★★½ 4.7 (49,665 ratings)

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

By Trevor Noah
Narrated by Trevor Noah
Length: 8h 44m

Apartheid Era

★★★★½ 4.7 (107,923 ratings)

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📝 War Memoirs

Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War

By William Manchester
Narrated by Barrett Whitener
Length: 15h 2m

Pacific War

★★★★½ 4.6 (1,187 ratings)

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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment

By Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by Tim Jerome
Length: 12h 37m

World War II

★★★★★ 4.8 (14,106 ratings)

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

By Laura Hillenbrand
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
Length: 13h 56m

World War II

★★★★★ 4.8 (89,234 ratings)

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👑 World Leaders

A Promised Land

By Barack Obama
Narrated by Barack Obama
Length: 29h 10m

Modern Politics

★★★★★ 4.9 (127,640 ratings)

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

By William Manchester and Paul Reid
Narrated by Clive Chafer and Paul Reid
Length: 53h 23m

World War II

★★★★½ 4.7 (2,528 ratings)

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Becoming: The intimate, inspiring and award-winning memoir from the bestselling author and former First Lady

By Michelle Obama
Narrated by Michelle Obama
Length: 19h 3m

Modern Politics

★★★★★ 4.8 (197,014 ratings)

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⭐ Hidden Heroes

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

By Margot Lee Shetterly
Narrated by Robin Miles
Length: 10h 47m

Space Race

★★★★½ 4.4 (13,342 ratings)

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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers

By Liza Mundy
Narrated by Erin Bennett
Length: 14h 4m

World War II

★★★★½ 4.4 (6,581 ratings)

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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

By Kate Moore
Narrated by Angela Brazil
Length: 15h 37m

Labor History

★★★★½ 4.6 (22,433 ratings)

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✈️ Immigrant Stories

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

By Frank McCourt
Narrated by Frank McCourt
Length: 15h 8m

Irish Immigration

★★★★½ 4.4 (6,614 ratings)

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

By Ocean Vuong
Narrated by Ocean Vuong
Length: 7h 19m

Vietnamese American Experience

★★★★½ 4.3 (19,890 ratings)

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Beautiful Country: A Memoir

By Qian Julie Wang
Narrated by Qian Julie Wang
Length: 9h 38m

Chinese American Experience

★★★★½ 4.4 (4,311 ratings)

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Histories

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

By Jeannette Walls
Narrated by Jeannette Walls
Length: 10h 25m

American Life

★★★★½ 4.6 (43,899 ratings)

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Educated: A Memoir

By Tara Westover
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Length: 12h 10m

Family Memoir

★★★★½ 4.6 (218,361 ratings)

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The Year of Magical Thinking

By Joan Didion
Narrated by Barbara Caruso
Length: 5h 5m

Family Memoir

★★★★½ 4.4 (12,393 ratings)

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