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"Lucky Man" "Lucky Man"
Michael J. Fox reads from his new memoir, revisiting the night he attended the premiere of "Back to the Future" with Princess Diana, and the day he learned he had Parkinson's disease.
Apr 6, 2002
"War Letters" "War Letters"
Andrew Carroll, co-founder of the Legacy Project, presents correspondence from American soldiers that encompasses every major conflict from the Civil War to Desert Storm.
May 30, 2001
Don't touch the Channel Master Don't touch the Channel Master
In his memoir "Somehow Form a Family," Tony Earley recounts the arrival of color television in his family home and with it the invasion of "The Brady Bunch."
Read by Tony Earley May 22, 2001
Cherry Cherry
Mary Karr recalls an age when children seek out the very trouble their parents hope they will avoid.
By Mary Karr May 21, 2001
Twenty-five words or less Twenty-five words or less
In "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio," Terry Ryan's mother, Evelyn, keeps poverty at bay with wit, luck and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and '60s.
Read by Terry Ryan Apr 16, 2001
"The Oldest Rookie" "The Oldest Rookie"
In 1998, at age 35, Jim Morris, a high school teacher and baseball coach, made a bet with his young players that would catapult him from a tryout with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays all the way to the major leagues.
Read by Kevin O'Rourke Apr 3, 2001
An Apple III a day keeps the fun away An Apple III a day keeps the fun away
Before there was even a Web to surf, "Sunnyvale" author Jeff Goodell quit his job at Apple Computer to go sky diving.
Read by Jeff Goodell Mar 23, 2001
Deborah Weisgall
A Joyful Noise
Deborah Weisgall Oct 5, 2000
"Hell's Angel" "Hell's Angel"
Biker legend Sonny Barger recounts the formation of the Oakland Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club and the four wild decades that followed.
Interview by Nick Bryant Oct 5, 2000
Anaos Nin
Anaos Nin Reads
Anaos Nin Oct 5, 2000
Malachy McCourt
A Monk Swimming
Malachy McCourt Oct 5, 2000
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr. Oct 5, 2000
Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose
Shrub
Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose Oct 5, 2000
Maya Angelou
The Heart of a Woman
Biography | Random House Audio Oct 5, 2000
John McCain
Faith of my Fathers
Biography | Random House Audio Oct 5, 2000
Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography | TimeWarner Audio Oct 5, 2000
Jackie Lyden
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Jackie Lyden Oct 5, 2000
Elizabeth Kim
Ten Thousand Sorrows
Biography | BDD Audio Oct 5, 2000
Kenn Harper
Give Me My Father's Body
Kenn Harper Oct 5, 2000
Jane Goodall
Reason for Hope
Biography | TimeWarner Audio Oct 5, 2000
John Glenn
A Memoir
Biography | BDD Audio Oct 5, 2000
Keith Fleming
The Boy with the Thorn in his Side
Keith Fleming Oct 5, 2000
Edmund Morris
Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan
Biography | Random House Audio Oct 5, 2000
Walter Cronkite
A Reporter's Life
Biography | Random House Audio Oct 5, 2000
Jack Brehm
Jack Brehm: That Others May Live
Biography | Random House Audio Oct 5, 2000
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