Audiobooks Like Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

10 audiobooks for fans of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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   Elon Musk

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Jeremy Bobb

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (86.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (77.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (9.3K)

   20h 39m listening time • Released 2023

   Isaacson spent two years shadowing the world's most controversial innovator, and Jeremy Bobb captures both the genius and chaos of Musk's contradictory nature.

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   Isaacson spent two years shadowing the world's most controversial innovator, and Jeremy Bobb captures both the genius and chaos of Musk's contradictory nature.

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   Steve Jobs

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Dylan Baker

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.4M) ★ 4.7 Audible (35.3K)

   25h 18m listening time • Released 2011

   Isaacson's comprehensive biography chronicles Jobs' perfectionist obsessions and revolutionary vision through Dylan Baker's measured narration across this extensive portrait.

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   Isaacson's comprehensive biography chronicles Jobs' perfectionist obsessions and revolutionary vision through Dylan Baker's measured narration across this extensive portrait.

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   Einstein: His Life and Universe

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Edward Herrmann

   ★ 4.39 ABR Score (219.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (204.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (15.7K)

   21h 30m listening time • Released 2007

   Edward Herrmann's measured narration matches Isaacson's exploration of how Einstein's rebellious nature drove both his revolutionary science and complicated personal life.

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   Edward Herrmann's measured narration matches Isaacson's exploration of how Einstein's rebellious nature drove both his revolutionary science and complicated personal life.

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   Leonardo da Vinci

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Alfred Molina

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (142.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (130.5K) ★ 4.6 Audible (12.2K)

   17h 1m listening time • Released 2017

   Walter Isaacson traces how Leonardo's scientific curiosity fueled his artistic genius, examining thousands of notebook pages to reveal the mind behind the Mona Lisa.

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   Walter Isaacson traces how Leonardo's scientific curiosity fueled his artistic genius, examining thousands of notebook pages to reveal the mind behind the Mona Lisa.

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   The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (48.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.12 Goodreads (40.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (8.2K)

   17h 28m listening time • Released 2014

   Isaacson traces the digital revolution from Ada Lovelace's algorithms to modern Silicon Valley through interconnected genius and collaboration. Dennis Boutsikaris keeps complex technical history engaging across seventeen hours.

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   Isaacson traces the digital revolution from Ada Lovelace's algorithms to modern Silicon Valley through interconnected genius and collaboration. Dennis Boutsikaris keeps complex technical history engaging across seventeen hours.

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   Kissinger: A Biography

   by Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

   ★ 4.03 ABR Score (6.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.01 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (1.0K)

   34h 30m listening time • Released 2013

   Isaacson traces how a refugee became America's most admired and reviled figure, exploring the contradictions that made Henry Kissinger both celebrated and despised. Malcolm Hillgartner handles the complex political narrative across this massive biographical scope with authority.

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   Isaacson traces how a refugee became America's most admired and reviled figure, exploring the contradictions that made Henry Kissinger both celebrated and despised. Malcolm Hillgartner handles the complex political narrative across this massive biographical scope with authority.

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   Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

   by Jeff Bezos, Walter Isaacson

   Narrated by L. J. Ganser

   ★ 3.74 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.85 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.17 Audible (694)

   8h 55m listening time • Released 2020

   Bezos's annual shareholder letters and speeches reveal his business philosophy and long-term thinking strategies. Essential reading for understanding how customer obsession and innovation built one of the world's largest companies.

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   Bezos's annual shareholder letters and speeches reveal his business philosophy and long-term thinking strategies. Essential reading for understanding how customer obsession and innovation built one of the world's largest companies.

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   A Promised Land

   The Presidential Memoirs • Book 1

   by Barack Obama

   Narrated by Barack Obama

   ★ 4.78 ABR Score (335.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (279.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (56.0K)

   29h 10m listening time • Released 2020

   Obama chronicles his path from community organizer to president, including behind-the-scenes details of healthcare reform, the financial crisis, and daily White House life. Hearing his own reflective voice adds depth to already intimate political memoir, especially his honest assessments of leadership challenges.

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   Obama chronicles his path from community organizer to president, including behind-the-scenes details of healthcare reform, the financial crisis, and daily White House life. Hearing his own reflective voice adds depth to already intimate political memoir, especially his honest assessments of leadership challenges.

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   Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

   Long Walk to Freedom #1-2

   by Nelson Mandela, Michael Boatman, Sharon Gelman

   Narrated by Michael Boatman

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (100.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (94.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (5.0K)

   27h 39m listening time • Released 2011

   From rural childhood through 27 years in prison to South Africa's presidency, Mandela chronicles his transformation and his country's journey from apartheid to democracy. This essential autobiography reveals the man behind the global icon.

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   From rural childhood through 27 years in prison to South Africa's presidency, Mandela chronicles his transformation and his country's journey from apartheid to democracy. This essential autobiography reveals the man behind the global icon.

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    Truman

    by David McCullough

    Narrated by Nelson Runger

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (97.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (92.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.5K)

    54h 11m listening time • Released 2011

    McCullough's masterpiece traces the haberdasher who became president during history's most momentous decisions—from Hiroshima to the Marshall Plan. Nelson Runger guides you through this epic 54-hour journey.

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    McCullough's masterpiece traces the haberdasher who became president during history's most momentous decisions—from Hiroshima to the Marshall Plan. Nelson Runger guides you through this epic 54-hour journey.

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