Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Books on Cassette, Family & Children

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Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values
by Macmillan Audio (Audio Cassette)

Running with Scissors: A Memoir
by Macmillan Audio (Audio Cassette)

David J. Pelzer
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by Recorded Books (Audio Cassette)

The sequel to "A Child called 'It'", this second title in a planned trilogy continues the painful tale of the author's childhood. After surviving his abusive mother and alcoholic father, he lived in five different foster homes, spent time in juvenile detention and joined the Air Force.

Ron Chernow
Alexander Hamilton
by Penguin Audio (Audio Cassette)

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood
by HarperCollins Audio (Audio Cassette) (Release Date: 1997-05-06)

Jenny McCarty
Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism
by Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Audio Cassette)

One morning, Jenny McCarthy sensed something was wrong and ran into her two-year-old son Evan's room to discover him seizing. In that moment, Jenny was thrust into the midst of a medical odyssey. After numerous misdiagnoses and many harrowing, life-threatening episodes, Evan was finally diagnosed with autism. But Jenny didn't know what to do next and soon found herself alone, without any resources except for her determination to help her son. Realizing that she'd have to become a detective, Jenny spoke with many doctors, parents, governmental agencies, and private foundations and became an expert of Google research. At last, she discovered a combination of behavioral therapy, diet, and supplements that became the key to saving Evan from autism. Here, she shares her experiences and knowledge and offers a roadmap for other concerned parents.

A Man Named Dave
by HarperAudio (Audio Cassette) (Release Date: 1999-10-20)

Alexandra Fuller
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, an African Childhood
by Recorded Books (Audio Cassette)

When the ship veered into the Cape of Good Hope, Mum caught the spicy, heady scent of Africa on the changing wind. She smelled the people: raw onions and salt, the smell of people who are not afraid to eat meat, and who smoke fish over open fires on the beach and who pound maize into meal and who work out-of-doors. She held me up to face the earthy air, so that the fingers of warmth pushed back my black curls of hair, and her pale green eyes went clear-glassy.“Smell that,” she whispered, “that’s home.”Vanessa was running up and down the deck, unaccountably wild for a child usually so placid. Intoxicated already. I took in a faceful of African air and fell instantly into a fever.In Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with visceral authenticity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. ...

John Steinbeck
Travels with Charley (Classics on Cassette)
by Highbridge Audio (Audio Cassette)

At the age of 58, Steinbeck, with his French poodle Charley, set out to redisover the country he had been writing about about for so long--from Maine to California.8 cassettes.

Brooke Shields
Down Came the Rain: MY JOURNEY THROUGH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
by Hyperion (Audio Cassette) (Release Date: 2005-05-03)

In this compelling memoir, Brooke Shields talks candidly about her experience with postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, and provides millions of women with an inspiring example of recovery. When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter,Rowan Francis, into the world,something unexpected followed-a crippling depression.Now, for the first time ever,in DOWN CAME THE RAIN, Brooke talks about the trials, tribulations, and finally the triumphs that occurred before,during, and after the birth of her daughter.

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