Women’s Biographies and Memoirs
Animals:
How an Underachieving Labrador Won Our Hearts and Brought Us Peace
By: Mel C. Miskimen / Narrated By: Pam Ward
Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
Life after Loss… and plenty o’ Laughs?!
My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals
By: Laurie Zaleski / Narrated By: Erin Moon
Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
Oh a mighty HUZZAH for Moms and Animals!
How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World
By: Joal Derse Dauer, Elizabeth Ridley / Narrated By: Ann Richardson
Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
Gosh, how I do haaaate it when I’m disappointed in an Animals Pick…
One Woman, Ten Thousand Miles, and a Journey into the Heart of Shelters and Rescues
Written and Narrated By: Cara Sue Achterberg
Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
From fostering, to “pulling” from kill-shelters; Cara’s journey continues…
A True Story of Love and Friendship
Written and Narrated By: Martha Teichner
Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
Jeez! Oh how I haaaate saying with this one: I Want My Hours Back…! Also, a tiiiiiiny bit of a Spoiler Alert within this, sooo…
Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
By: Lara Prior-Palmer / Narrated By: Henrietta Meire
Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
Yes, Lara is a TOTAL ditz, self-absorbed, ill-prepared, you name it. But (So sue me)? She had me giggling!
By: Elisabeth Tova Bailey / Narrated By: Renee Raudman
Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
The beauty of life in The Microcosm
How a Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn to See
By: Jennifer Marshall Bleakley / Narrated By: Emily Durante
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
And Joey’s not the only precious horse in this book; I was BAWLING my head off halfway through >Sniffle<
Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer
Written and Narrated By: Antonia Murphy
Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
7 hrs and 20 mins in the head of a really funny woman—oh, to look at the world that way!
The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Neil Shah
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A heroine for Women’s History Month! Er, yeh, she has four legs, so what?
The Rescue Cat Who Helped Me Find My Way Home
By: Helen Brown / Narrated By: Heather Bolton
Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
A feel-good listen, even if I spent the first 1/3 wanting to throttle her
How a Broken Horse Fixed a Broken Heart
By: Susan Richards / Narrated By: Lorna Raver
Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
4th time I’ve listened to it—4th time I’ve cried
A Girl, A Bike, A Street Dog
By: Ishbel Rose Holmes (World Bike Girl) / Narrated By: Lucy Rayner
Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
Two damaged souls—coming together. Not to be missed!
Cultural Experiences:
A Chef's Hunger for More
By: Fatima Ali / Contributor: Tarajia Morrell / Narrated By: Nikhaar Kishnani, Deepa Samuel
Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
Oh thank GOSH! A Thanksgiving Listen that causes cravings, causes cheering, causes tears
Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
By: Tomiko Brown-Nagin / Narrated By: Karen Chilton
Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
Okay, this jumps around ALL OVER THE PLACE, but boy is it awesome!!!
Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country
Written and Narrated By: Sierra Crane Murdoch
Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
One journalist’s obsession with one woman’s obsession…
By: Alicia Elliott / Narrated By: Kyla Garcia
Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
Kyla Garcia turns mostly-crotchety essays into chipper and jaunty musings… Whatthe?!?
A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness
By: Cat Cora / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
Oy vey: Clueless! clueless! exASPeratingly clueless!
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
By: Ben Montgomery / Narrated By: Joe Barrett
Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
Wait, I know there’s a story in here SOMEwhere…!
Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
Written and Narrated By: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
Would I love to have a glass of wine with Union? Yesss! Would I listen to more of her essays? Nooooo!
By: Sonia Sotomayor / Narrated By: Rita Moreno
Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
Warm, rich with family. May I say that I’m now a fan…?
By: Helen Fremont / Narrated By: Gabra Zackman
Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
So “unsparing” that Fremont should feel some sense of shame…
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Joy Harjo
Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
What a surprise! What a real treat!
Written and Narrated By: Anuradha Bhagwati
Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
Hmm… Would it be possible to haaaate this any more than I do…?
Written and Narrated By: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
A long and heartfelt journey
My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers
Written and Narrated By: Bridgett M. Davis
Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
Loooooved Fannie! Wanted to strangle Bridgett Davis, though
The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
By: Patricia Williams, Jeannine Amber / Narrated By: Patricia Williams
Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
Tragic and funny with lots of explanations and excuses… so hmm…
The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family
By Joan Criddle and Teeda Butt Mam / Narrated by Christina Moore
Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
Brutal, with hit after hit, yet hopeful when all is said and done
Women through Grief:
How an Underachieving Labrador Won Our Hearts and Brought Us Peace
By: Mel C. Miskimen / Narrated By: Pam Ward
Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
Life after Loss… and plenty o’ Laughs?!
By: Alicia Elliott / Narrated By: Kyla Garcia
Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
Kyla Garcia turns mostly-crotchety essays into chipper and jaunty musings… Whatthe?!?
Coping with Loss Every Day
By: Ty Alexander / Foreword By: Tia Williams, Janina Edwards / Narrated By: Myra Lucretia Taylor
Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
Yup, there are dated references (And nods to Oprah...Ick), but soooo glorious…!
A Memoir
By: Melissa Gould / Narrated By: Rachel Botchan
Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
Where I FINally lost all sympathy and wanted to throttle Gould… wait for it… wait for it… HERE:
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Nora McInerny
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A book about sorrow, and breaking down… uhm, with a very happy ending…?
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Sarah McColl
Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
The death of a mom; the death of a young marriage
How a Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn to See
By: Jennifer Marshall Bleakley / Narrated By: Emily Durante
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
And Joey’s not the only precious horse in this book; I was BAWLING my head off halfway through >Sniffle<
How a Broken Horse Fixed a Broken Heart
By: Susan Richards / Narrated By: Lorna Raver
Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
4th time I’ve listened to it—4th time I’ve cried
A Girl, A Bike, A Street Dog
By: Ishbel Rose Holmes (World Bike Girl) / Narrated By: Lucy Rayner
Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
Two damaged souls—coming together. Not to be missed!
Military Women:
Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
A mighty Huzzah! for women!
A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.
By: Diane Carlson Evans / Contributor: Bob Welch / Foreword By: Joseph Galloway / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
So sobering; so very good
Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By: Kim Barker / Narrated By: Kirsten Potter
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Looking for darkly comedic? Comedic darkness? Looking for good writing? Uhm…?
The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
By: Katherine Sharp Landdeck / Narrated By: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
Such AWEsome women in this well-crafted and engaging audiobook!
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
By: Ben Montgomery / Narrated By: Joe Barrett
Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
Wait, I know there’s a story in here SOMEwhere…!
The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell / Narrated By: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
From the print reviews? I do believe Juliet Stevenson makes this is a grand and daring tale
A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam
By: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN / Narrated By: Janet Metzger
Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
A (young) woman to be proud of
Written and Narrated By: Anuradha Bhagwati
Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
Hmm… Would it be possible to haaaate this any more than I do…?
The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
By: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon / Narrated By: Kathe Mazur
Length: 10 hrs
A story of women who rock, and of one who sacrificed it all
The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
By: Maria Goodavage / Narrated By: Neil Shah
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
A heroine for Women’s History Month! Er, yeh, she has four legs, so what?
Well Known Women:
A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era
By: Laurence Leamer / Narrated By: Carrington MacDuffie
Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
A mishmash of EVERYthing that adds up to…? Uhm… not much…
The Story of the Lunachicks
Written and Narrated By: The Lunachicks, Jeanne Fury
Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
Memories! Ahhh, memories! Come for this reminder of simpler times, tutu and combat boots times!
Seventeen Brushes with Death
By: Maggie O'Farrell / Narrated By: Daisy Donovan
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Beautifully written, hauntingly touching; just absolutely stunning…
By: Sarah Vowell / Narrated By: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, Stephen Colbert
Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
No finer essayist on All Things American—The Good, The Bad, The Ugly… The Hilarious…!
A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness
By: Cat Cora / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
Oy vey: Clueless! clueless! exASPeratingly clueless!
A True Story of Love and Friendship
Written and Narrated By: Martha Teichner
Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
Jeez! Oh how I haaaate saying with this one: I Want My Hours Back…! Also, a tiiiiiiny bit of a Spoiler Alert within this, sooo…
Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
Written and Narrated By: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
Would I love to have a glass of wine with Union? Yesss! Would I listen to more of her essays? Nooooo!
By: Sonia Sotomayor / Narrated By: Rita Moreno
Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
Warm, rich with family. May I say that I’m now a fan…?
The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By: Hallie Rubenhold / Narrated By: Louise Brealey
Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
Very much wanted to love this, but… >Meh<
My Gourmet Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Ruth Reichl
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
A 60’s rebel takes on corporate media… oh, and recipes too!
Written and Narrated By: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
A long and heartfelt journey