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Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs audiobooks

The most popular biographies and memoirs on audio, many read by the people who lived them. Updated October 21, 2026.

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Biographies & Memoirs
In the Shadow of Eight
by Collin Gosselin · read by the author

“Real talk, read by the guy who lived it. Even I can't call this homework. Hit play.”

2NYT Best Seller
Biographies & Memoirs
The Steps
by Sylvester Stallone · read by the author

“Why climb the steps of a hardcover? Stallone will carry you up.”

3NYT Best Seller
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Biographies & Memoirs · History
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister
by Charles Spencer · read by the author

“A royal family story told by family. Much better than squinting at footnotes.”

4NYT Best Seller
Biographies & Memoirs
One Helluva Ride
by Michael Douglas · read by the author

“A movie star reads you his life story. Basically a film you watch with your eyes closed.”

5NYT Best Seller
Biographies & Memoirs
Devil on My Shoulder
by Alice Cooper with Daniel Richler · narrated by Alice Cooper, Jason Culp

“Hearing Alice Cooper tell his own stories beats squinting at tiny print in a dark room. Far more theatrical.”

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Biographies & Memoirs · Self-Help
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey · read by the author

“McConaughey reading to you is a green light. Reading it yourself is a red one.”

7NYT Best Seller
Comedy · Biographies & Memoirs
Actually, Nevermind
by Taylor Tomlinson · read by the author

“A comedian reads you her own book. That's called customer service, and reading could never.”

8NYT Best Seller
Biographies & Memoirs
This Is Me
by Hayden Panettiere · read by the author

“She tells it herself, in her own voice. Your only job is not falling asleep. Manageable.”

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Biographies & Memoirs
Once Upon a Trainwreck
by Christy Carlson Romano · read by the author

“Childhood nostalgia, no homework required. Even your old book report never sounded this honest.”

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