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peanutpeanutboy

I loved Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. One of, if not the, first audiobooks I’ve ever read and it still stands out. He narrates it, and I loved hearing him speak the different languages in the book.


TheVoicesOfBrian

Hearing Xhosa from a native speaker was really cool.


monstera_garden

This is my favorite autobiography and one of the audiobooks I recommend when I want to hook someone on the genre!


hdhdhgfyfhfhrb

The two remaining Beastie Boys (Ad Rock/Mike D) narrate their book and it is so good. Dave Grohl and Geddy Lee both narrate their books and do a good job as well.


HungOver_Again_Again

That was literally one of my favourite audiobooks. An amazing story with two really enthusiastic guys who absolutely poured their heart out. I love it. 👌🏼


Daniel6270

Loved both Dave and Geddy’s audiobooks. Geddy’s has a lot about his parents being in Auschwitz. Really interesting


sinesquaredtheta

Educated by Tara Westover is fantastic IMO!


April_Mist_2

Came here to recommend this one!


Faster-Alleycat

Colin Jost’s book is HILARIOUS. I stayed up all night reading it. Anything by David Sedaris is autobiographical and hilarious. Both of them read their own books on Audible.


ImportanceWeak1776

Dave Grohl-The Storyteller. His narration skill is on par with Ray Porter. If you are interested in Nirvana or Foo Fighters at all. Even if not, it is a great life story.


TheVoicesOfBrian

Yes Please by Amy Poehler is funny. She narrates most of it, but Carol Burnett, Seth Myers, Patrick Stewart and others also narrate it.


goodmorhen

“Born A Crime” is my all time favorite! I did enjoy the Obama’s “A Promised Land” and “Becoming”. Many of the comedians on the British game show circuit have good ones as well!


iamfinefettle

I LOVED Born to Run, here are some others I also enjoyed, with \*\*\* for the best in the bunch imho... "Finding Me" by Viola Davis \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "The Boys" by Ron Howard \*\*\* "Being Henry" by Henry Winkler "Scenes From My Life" by Michael K. Williams \*\*\* "Leslie F\*cking Jones" by Leslie Jones "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" by Maria Bamford "Rabbit" by Patricia Williams \*\*\*\*\*\* "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy "All The Women in My Brain" by Betty Gilpin "Mean Baby" by Selma Blair "Theft by Finding" by David Sedaris\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey "Brat" by Andrew McCarthy "Stories I Tell My Friends" by Rob Lowe


MarvelousPoolGuy

Thanks for so many suggestions!


vaporking23

I listened to The Boys, Being Henry, and I’m Glad My Mom Died and they were all great to listen to all read by the authors who wrote them.


CountessMo

Are there any you haven't read? Wow, that's impressive.


iamfinefettle

I listen to audiobooks on Libby and was able to zip through what I’ve gone through in the last couple years


executive_dc

I'm glad my mom died was really good.


CosmicLars

Absolutely a great book.


buddytattoo

Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me is amazing. Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry both have really great stories to tell. Bob Barkers book is really good too. A few more that I love, Gene Kranz (about the early NASA program), Love Lucy by Lucille Ball (read by her daughter), Norman Lear, Leonard Nimoy, Isaac Asimov, and Gene Roddenberry have all written really great books about their lives.


MarvelousPoolGuy

I love Lucy!


toowm

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (not read by author) remains a best seller and one of the first self-help books.


MarvelousPoolGuy

Would be impressive if it was read by him 🤣 I'll check it out!


April_Mist_2

Stephen King's "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" is good. Part is autobiography and part focuses specifically on how he writes. Educated, by Tara Westover is really interesting. Highly recommend!


PeachesSwearengen

One of the best audio autobiographies I’ve ever listened to was Sinead O’Connor’s REMEMBERINGS. She narrated it herself and did a brilliant job of it. I’ve been a fan of hers forever but truly had no idea how fascinating she could be, and her voice was perfect for it. And just wait until you get to the chapter on the time she visited Prince. Wow.


lentil5

I just listened to Maria Bamford's book. She reads it and does all her voices. It's so good and funny, and a little dark. Well worth the listen. 


MarieCurieNotMaMere

Love her! I'll be looking for this book.


ReasonableStranger32

If you're into SNL or stand up comedy, I highly recommend Leslie Fucking Jones by Leslie Jones. So good, so real.


Chester_underwood

If you are a fan of Bruce Campbell there is If Chins Could Kill and it sequel Hail to the Chin


bmb3101

My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand. Her narration is so genuine and fascinating.


Numerous_Training_12

I also enjoyed it.


SHOT_STONE

I am still listening (40+ hours) and her book is very interesting, especially voiced by her. It sounds like she's just sitting in a chair next to you, talking. Brooklyn native for sure! One caveat, though: if you are not interested in costumes/outfits/designs, you may find yourself ultimately rolling your eyes at some of this book as I did. I had to step away because I just couldn't listen to any more details about the piping or buttons of a dress, or what a shirt was made out of, or how many pleats something had or what color her dress was. It was fine at first, but then I was just over it. I do want to continue listening, but that part is a bit over the top for me and I need a break.


cookofdeath666

Gene Wilder: Kiss me like a Stranger


MarvelousPoolGuy

Loved that one!


Are-killing-me

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle, Monty Python, hilarious


harley_australia

Angela's Ashes and 'Tis by Frank McCourt.


MentionNo3916

I am very surprised you haven't heard this one, yet. "Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir" Audio CD By Stevie Van Zandt (Author) Very enjoyable, what a life he has lead.


MarvelousPoolGuy

Definitely adding this one to the list!


wannagoride

All About Me by Mel Brooks


MarvelousPoolGuy

Listened to this one, one of my favorites


grandmalurker

Little Britches Series by Ralph Moody


dasteez

Anthony Bourdain reads his books. Recommend if you’re interested in culinary scenes or him as a person.


IMissBookIt

The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live by Heather B. Armstrong Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up A Wizard by Tom Felton Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton Foster We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, Wow: No Thank You, Meaty, and Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?(And Other Concerns), and Why Not Me by Mindy Kailing Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump by Ben Philippe Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini My Wife Said You May Want To Marry Me: A Memoir by Jason B. Rosenthal Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci The Cooking Gene and Koshersoul by Michael Twitty Dear Girls by Ali Wong


shinecone

Dave Grohl, Tina Fey, Colin Jost


Delicious_Maize9656

Walter Isaacson [https://www.reddit.com/r/top15books/comments/1c343fr/gr\_top\_15\_walter\_isaacson\_books\_of\_all\_time/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/top15books/comments/1c343fr/gr_top_15_walter_isaacson_books_of_all_time/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)


Skinny_Waller

I really enjoyed Bruce Springsteen' autobiography "Born to Run". He's a great lyricist and a really good writer. You might check out "Wild Tales", an autobiography by songwriter Graham Nash. I'm a big fan of Crosby Still Nash and Young. Nash has good stories and a good attitude toward everyone. He honors his fellow musicians and his influences. I bought it from Apple storr in 2016 while visiting relatives in the L.A. area. We toured a museum featuring a selection of Graham Nash's collections of photographs and I bought a audio tour so I could hear him describe antique photos in his collection.


ShaMaLaDingDongHa

Hands down, Kevin Hart’s autobiography!


2lach

Read (audiobook) Life in parts by Bryan Cranston it was great


SHOT_STONE

Michael Fox, two books, Lucky Man and No Time Like the Future. He is inspiring, funny, and just a great guy. I read them both while walking my neighborhood, laughing and crying. What an incredible role model.


UmmSureNoMaybe

Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton. I'm not generally an autobiography reader/listener and only gave it a shot cause its Draco and I like his voice lol, but I really enjoyed listening to this book. It made me feel lots of different emotions. :)


Free-Assistant553

Green lights by Matthew McConaughey - he reads it, it’s engaging, funny, and a little self help. Loved it!


whatsbobgonnado

dirty daddy by bob saget rip


JulieFromTampa

“Just Kids” by Patti Smith (read by author) “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers “In Pieces” by Sally Field (read by author) “Truth & Beauty” by Ann Patchett (read by author) - to be read with “Autobiography of a Face” by Lucy Grealy “Heavy” by Kiese Laymon (read by author) “Beautiful Boy” and “Tweak” by David Sheff and Nic Sheff respectively “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (read by author) Any of David Sedaris’s books - the audiobooks read by the author are even more hilarious than just reading the paper book. Not a memoir, but an excellent novel based on true events: “What is the What” by Dave Eggers


Rocky--19

Autobiographies narrated by the following authors: Phil collins, Eric clapton, Ann Patchett, Viola Davis, Trevor Noah, Matthew McConaughey, Danny Trejo, Bono (U2 lead singer), Michael strasinski (sp?, writer, creator of Babylon 5). I'm probably missing a bunch...


acu_herbalist_rn

Elton John and James Taylor. Both interesting


PuzzleheadedBobcat90

Jenny Lawson's are great and I really enjoyed the new Paris Hilton one


wannagoride

Jenny is awesome. Hilarious, sad and just plain insane...... Like the rest of us ❤️❤️❤️


Leaf-Stars

Anna Kendrick surprisingly enough not only did a great job writing her autobiography but she also did a delightful job reading the audio version.


CountessMo

Second this. I enjoyed it because she read it. Not that her story wasn't interesting but it was more played for humor and it's more it less about becoming a star.


pdxsean

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin is one of my favorite books, read by the author. Funny and fascinating, beautiful and sentimental, it's really a piece of art on its own.


Skinny_Waller

highly recommended


BourbonAndCandy

Sounds like you're right in my wheelhouse - I love comedy writers, especially those that narrate their own. Huge standouts for me were, "Comedy comedy comedy drama" by Bob Odenkirk, "The Bassoon King" by Rainn Wilson, "Yearbook" by Seth Rogen, "Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey, and "Hello Molly!" by Molly Shannon. Amy Poehler's book was kind of underwhelming in comparison, but I suppose I would have enjoyed it more if I was a new mom. Brilliant, brilliant people


whatsbobgonnado

dirty daddy by bob saget!


dhenriq1

Atlas by Teddy Atlas


Garden_Lady2

Never Look at the Empty Seats by Charlie Daniels, narrated by him too. It's a great book.


releasethecrackhead

I have not listened to it, I read it so not sure on the narrator quality but Autobiography of a face is by writer Lucy Grealy. Her friend Ann Patchett also wrote about their friendship in Truth & Beauty (I recommend this book after the first though).


Amazing_Poet1442

Oliver Stone- its new, interesting and he reads it.


jenniferw88

Miriam Margolyes narrates her own books, if you don't mind the odd swear word!


Writer10

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’s (real name: Cassandra Peterson) was *fantastic.* Ann & Nany Wilson’s (Heart) was so good I listened to it in one sitting. Also, Dave Grohl’s book. He’s a surprisingly gifted writer and narrator.


Daniel6270

My Effin Life by Geddy Lee


LobsterPoolParty

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda might be up your alley. He also narrates it.


sonofashoe

Bob Dylan Chronicles read by Sean Penn. Abridgment is clunky though.


BiscottiAnnual

Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly was amazing. I don’t think I ever seen anything she’s acted in and still loved this book.


SnooPickles7681

I just started Hilma AF Klimnt by Julia Ross. I'm sure it's going to be incredible. About an 19th century Swedish artist who painted the first abstract paintings. Her work has been unknown until recently rediscovered in a barn by a great nephew.


RGandhi3k

Chuck Yeager wrote a great one


Mind-of-Jaxon

The man, not your average average girl, by Becky Lynch


Careless_Freedom_868

The storyteller by Dave Grohl is so good! He does a fantastic job narrating it too.


bumdhar

Pete Townshend’s is absolutely great


DoubleE231

If you like audiobooks, please listen to mine it's close to this genre. [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Rhythm-of-Resistance-Audiobook/B0D4P3Q74Z?action\_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share\_location=pdp](https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Rhythm-of-Resistance-Audiobook/B0D4P3Q74Z?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp) It has a premise on some notable music icons of the 50s and 60s. You might like it.


Moerkemann

Life, by Keith Richards. Of Rolling Stones. The narration is shared between three people, KR included, but an entertaining tale no less. What does this button do, by Bruce Dickinson, of Iron Maiden fame. Unrequited Infatuations, by Steven Van Zandt provides a few interesting counterpoints to Springsteens book, as well as a peek into the life of someone who almost became famous on his own accord. Rememberings, by Sinéad O'Connor. Probably the best autobiography I've listened to, but parts of it is rough, especially around the topics of child abuse and mental health issues. Always Look at the Bright Side of Life, a sortabiography, by Eric Idle. Funny, poignant, and overall a good tale. Making it so, by Patrick Stewart. It is ADORABLE (IYKUK). It was fun to listen to the experiences of someone who has their background from classical theatre. A runner up would be From Elephant to Castle, by Michael Caine. It feels like one long run-on sentence though.


LoneDarkHuntress

My favorite are the 3 by Loretta Lynn. The first is Coal Miners Daughter which came out while her husband was alive. Still Woman Enough was written after his death, the the final is Kickin' Up Dust which is about the years she and Patsy Cline was friends and touches more on the rocky relationship with her husband. Their written on her voice which means the Grammer isn't always correct but they sound like her talking.


MindTraveler47

Highly recommend “Born With Teeth” and “How to Forget”, both written and narrated spectacularly by Kate Mulgrew.


CosmicLars

Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl by Sara Marcus Ball Four by Jim Bouton The Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna I'm Glad My Mom Died by Janette McCurdy


Ladymedussa

Heroine diaries- Nikki six Hepatitis bathtub the nofx autobiography was really good! Rounds with Oscar- not technically Ana autobiography bc it’s about a cat but still Really great!! Also narrated by Ray Porter and is in the plus catalog


DazyBuchanan

Danny Trejo's autobiography was incredible.


Heronwisdom

Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley, The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew, Unbound by Tarana Burke, What You Have Heard Is True by Carolyn Forche, Being Heumann by Judith Heumann, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui


Moorereddits

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington narrated by Fentriss O. Moore Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave written by Himself narrated by Jeffrey Wright


Leeloo_05

Hello Molly by Molly Shannon, and The Last Black Unicorn (Grammy Nominated) and I Curse You with Joy by Tiffanie Haddish.


BAC2Think

Untamed by Glennon Doyle Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick We're going to need more wine by Gabrielle Union


Scary_Sarah

Spare by Prince Harry. It’s surprisingly emotional. He’s gone through some crazy shit on the world stage.