Audio Nonfiction
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REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT
🖋️ Malcolm Gladwell
🏢 Hachette Audio
Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics. Read by the author. 8 hours, 25 minutes unabridged.
🥈 02
CHER: THE MEMOIR, PART ONE
🖋️ Cher
🏢 HarperAudio
In the first part of her memoir, the multiple award-winning pop culture icon traces her childhood and forays into the world of entertainment. Read by Stephanie J. Block and the author. 15 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.
🥉 03
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
🖋️ Jonathan Haidt
🏢 Penguin Audio
A look at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. Read by Sean Pratt and the author. 10 hours, 33 minutes unabridged.
04
BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS
🖋️ Ina Garten
🏢 Random House Audio
A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa. Read by the author. 8 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.
05
GREENLIGHTS
🖋️ Matthew McConaughey
🏢 Random House Audio
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years. Read by the author. 6 hours, 42 minutes unabridged.
06
NEXUS
🖋️ Yuval Noah Harari
🏢 Random House Audio
The author of “Sapiens” delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence. Read by Vidish Athavale. 17 hours, 29 minutes unabridged.
07
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
🖋️ Bessel van der Kolk
🏢 Penguin Audio
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. Read by Sean Pratt. 16 hours, 17 minutes unabridged.
08
FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN
🖋️ Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
🏢 Random House Audio
Presley’s memoir, completed by her daughter, explores her relationships and challenges. Read by Riley Keough and Julia Roberts. 5 hours, 42 minutes unabridged.
09
ELON MUSK
🖋️ Walter Isaacson
🏢 Simon & Schuster Audio
The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence. Read by Jeremy Bobb. 20 hours, 27 minutes unabridged.
10
OUTLIVE
🖋️ Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
🏢 Random House Audio
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. Read by Peter Attia. 17 hours, 8 minutes unabridged.
11
MY TIME TO STAND
🖋️ Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani
🏢 Recorded Books
Blanchard recounts abusive experiences and her time in prison. Read by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard. 6 hours, 35 minutes unabridged.
12
THE SERVICEBERRY
🖋️ Robin Wall Kimmerer
🏢 Simon & Schuster Audio
The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy. Read by the author. 1 hour, 56 minutes unabridged.
13
TARGETED: BEIRUT
🖋️ Jack Carr and James M. Scott
🏢 Simon & Schuster Audio
An account of the attack of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983. Read by Ray Porter. 14 hours, 18 minutes unabridged.
14
EXTREME OWNERSHIP
🖋️ Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
🏢 Macmillan Audio
Applying the principles of Navy SEALs leadership training to any organization. Read by the authors. 8 hours, 15 minutes unabridged.
15
FRAMED
🖋️ John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
🏢 Random House Audio
Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration. Read by Michael Beck and the authors. 13 hours, 55 minutes unabridged.