Audiobooks Narrated by Stephen Mendel

In arguably his most personal and lasting work, America's most daringly original and controversial critic gives us brief, luminous readings of more than 80 texts by canonical authors - texts he has had by heart since childhood.

The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written-Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom-landed at the heart of one of the biggest scams in modern literary history.

America's most original and controversial literary critic writes trenchantly about 48 masterworks spanning the Western tradition - from Don Quixote to Wuthering Heights to Invisible Man - in his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction.

Do leaders make history or does history make leaders? A deep dive into how we define, seek, and become leaders.

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.

A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews.

The first in-depth look at the spiritual path of legendary storyteller Laura Ingalls Wilder.