16 Best audiobook books like Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom by Jaivet Ealom

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Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

By: Jaivet Ealom

4.62

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore de…

If you liked the audiobook plot in Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom by Jaivet Ealom , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Franklin's 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea book and Jaivet Ealom's Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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2. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

By: Tanya Talaga

4.52

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1966, twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
"Rebuilding an inequitable and harmful relationship is not easy. But for the good of all our children – Indigenous and not – the hard work must begin."

-Tanya Talaga, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

3. The Weird Sisters

By: Eleanor Brown

4.20

Format: None pages,

A major new talent tackles the complicated terrain of sisters, the power of books, and the places w… read more

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4. Three Day Road

By: Joseph Boyden

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Paperback

It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree woman to live off the land, has received word that one of … read more

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5. The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future

By: Fawzia Koofi , Nadene Ghouri

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi was left to di… read more

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6. My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route

By: Sally Hayden

4.48

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The Western world has turned its back on migrants, leaving them to cope with one of the most devast… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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7. The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer

By: Christopher Clarey

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This  New York Times  bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis pl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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8. Mr Einstein's Secretary

By: Matthew Reilly

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A SECRETARY LIKE NO OTHERIN AN EPIC SPANNING 40 YEARSAll Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to stu… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Reilly's Mr Einstein's Secretary book and Jaivet Ealom's Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

  • audiobook
"But to hate is cheap. One does not need any money to hate."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"Every decision comes down to a choice. This is the right choice."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"Some readers turn up their noses at such books, considering them to be too lowbrow. But not I. One who reads such a book reads it for pleasure, for joy. pg43"

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

"I am supposed to be this brilliant man. Well, here is the most important thing I know: retain your inner joy. If you do that, you will live a successful and happy life."

-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary

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9. Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

By: Harley Rustad

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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10. Sister Viv

By: Grantlee Kieza

4.65

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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12. No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison

By: Behrouz Boochani

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Winner of The Victorian Prize for Literature, and the Prize for Non-Fiction, Victorian Premier's Li… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
"At times the cooks express a small amount of generosity and pour half a glass of milk for every prisoner."

-Behrouz Boochani, No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison

Cover of All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row by James  Patterson

13. All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row

By: James Patterson

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reac… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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14. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

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  • australia
  • audiobook
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15. Rebel

By: Rahaf Mohammed

4.21

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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16. Peace by Chocolate

By: Jon Tattrie

4.47

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Tareq Hadhad was worried about his father: Isam did not know what to do with his life. Before the w… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of How to be Remembered by Michael             Thompson

17. How to be Remembered

By: Michael Thompson

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

On an ordinary night in an ordinary year, Tommy Llewellyn's doting parents wake in a home without t… read more

Similar categories in Michael Thompson's How to be Remembered book and Jaivet Ealom's Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

  • audiobook
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18. Off the Record

By: Peter Mansbridge

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and revealing look into … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew

By: Avi Shlaim

4.38

Format: 400 pages, ebook

In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their belo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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20. My Journey to the World Cup

By: Sam Kerr

3.44

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Follow Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie Rules as a kid to becoming one of the worl… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
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21. Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

By: Jaivet Ealom

4.62

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore de… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook

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Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

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Tanya Talaga

4.52

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My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route

Sally Hayden

4.48

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Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

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Paullina Simons

4.37

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Fiona McIntosh

3.89

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Bryan Brown

3.56

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