Audio Nonfiction
🥇 01
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.
🥈 02
BIG DUMB EYES
🖋️ Nate Bargatze
🏢 Hachette Audio
The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career. Read by the author. 6 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.
🥉 03
ORIGINAL SIN
🖋️ Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
🏢 Penguin Audio
An account of Joe Biden’s initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences. Read by Jake Tapper. 8 hours, 52 minutes unabridged.
04
ABUNDANCE
🖋️ Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
🏢 Simon & Schuster Audio
A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress. Read by the authors. 7 hours, 14 minutes unabridged.
05
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.
06
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.
07
MARK TWAIN
🖋️ Ron Chernow
🏢 Penguin Audio
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit. Read by Jason Culp. 44 hours, 36 minutes unabridged.
08
MY NEXT BREATH
🖋️ Jeremy Renner
🏢 Macmillan Audio
The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it. Read by the author. 6 hours, 35 minutes unabridged.
09
HOW COUNTRIES GO BROKE
🖋️ Ray Dalio
🏢 Simon & Schuster Audio
The author of “Principles” evaluates the forces that contribute to what he calls the “big debt cycle.” Read by Jeremy Bobb and the author. 10 hours unabridged.
10
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS
🖋️ John Green
🏢 Listening Library
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. Read by the author. 5 hours, 36 minutes unabridged.
11
A CLEAN MESS
🖋️ Tiffany Jenkins
🏢 Random House Audio
Jenkins recounts her journey from being incarcerated to becoming a sober mother of three children. Read by the author. 7 hours, 3 minutes unabridged.
12
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.
13
HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER
🖋️ Molly Jong-Fast
🏢 Penguin Audio
A contributing writer at Vanity Fair and podcast host describes her relationship with her mother, Erica Jong. Read by the author. 6 hours, 55 minutes unabridged.
14
NOT MY TYPE
🖋️ E. Jean Carroll
🏢 Macmillan Audio
The journalist shares moments from her life and the two trials in which she accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation. Read by the author. 12 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.
15
MATRIARCH
🖋️ Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O'Leary
🏢 Random House Audio
The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life’s journey. Read by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland and Angie Beyincé. 17 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.