Nonfiction Favorites

1000 Words

A Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round

By: Jami Attenberg
Narrated by: Jami Attenberg, Kamali Minter, Joy Osmanski & André Santana
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

“Are you an artist? Stop right here and pick up 1000 Words. Read or listen to a little each day to refresh your outlook and commitment to creating. It's positive and challenging and just perfect for helping you make progress on your art. Definitely a new favorite for me. Read more

Bone of the Bone

Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class

By: Sarah Smarsh
Narrated by: Sarah Smarsh
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.

In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling... Read more

The Anxious Generation

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

By: Jonathan Haidt
Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Jonathan Haidt
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

“Raising kids in the digital age is no easy feat. For current or aspiring parents, this book provides some absolutely essential information on the current crisis with kids and how to get out of it. Read more

The Art of Power

My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By: Nancy Pelosi
Narrated by: Nancy Pelosi
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance.

When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for... Read more

Of Time and Turtles

Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell

By: Sy Montgomery
Narrated by: Sy Montgomery
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

“Some indigenous people believe the earth is a turtle. It's also a totem for unity. Sy Montgomery tenderly invites us to learn more and "slip into turtle time" in one of the best new nature books of the year. Beautifully written and well researched! Read more

The Lazy Genius Way

Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done

By: Kendra Adachi
Narrated by: Kendra Adachi & Emily P. Freeman
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Being a Lazy Genius isn't about doing more or doing less. It’s about doing what matters to you.
 
“I could not be more excited about this book.”—Jenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast
 
The chorus of “shoulds” is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun,... Read more

Under the Henfluence

Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them

By: Tove Danovich
Narrated by: Tove Danovich
Length: 7 hours

Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much about them. In Under the Henfluence, culture reporter Tove Danovich explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the moment her first... Read more

A City on Mars

Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?

By: Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scientific American’s #1 Book for 2023
* A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Times Best Science and Environment Book of 2023 *

“Helpfully pulls back the curtain on some of the lesser-discussed challenges to humanity’s off-Earth pursuits . . . Any reader enthusiastic about space settlement will... Read more

The Purest Bond

Understanding the Human-Canine Connection

By: Jen Golbeck & Stacey Colino
Narrated by: Jen Golbeck
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

This feel-good, comprehensive exploration of the profound bond between humans and dogs from Jen Golbeck, the “internet’s dog mom” behind the massive social media platform The Golden Ratio, and award-winning science writer Stacey Colino “will bring something magical and meaningful into your life” (Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling... Read more

Our Moon

How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

By: Rebecca Boyle
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A riveting feat of science writing that recasts that most familiar of celestial objects into something eerily extraordinary, pivotal to our history, and awesome in the original sense of the word.”—Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World

FINALIST FOR THE LOS... Read more

Come and Eat

A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table

By: Bri McKoy
Narrated by: Diana Batarseh
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

In today's busy world, we all crave something deeper and truer. Whether we're seeking relationships that go beyond the surface or gatherings that allow for joy and pain, Bri McKoy reminds us that all we need is a table, open hearts, and a simple invitation: come and eat.Join Bri as she invites you to discover how a common dining room table can... Read more

The Lazy Genius Kitchen

Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before

By: Kendra Adachi
Narrated by: Kendra Adachi
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way comes a fresh perspective for getting the most out of your kitchen!

“An empowering, transformative, and slightly sassy guidebook.”—Jenna Fischer, actress, author, and producer/cohost of Office Ladies podcast 

You want your kitchen to be the heartbeat of the home, but you’re... Read more

The Soul of an Octopus

A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

By: Sy Montgomery
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

In this astonishing book from the author of the best selling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Read more

Unraveling

What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater

By: Peggy Orenstein
Narrated by: Peggy Orenstein
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

“A lively, frank and funny memoir from the pandemic year 2020, this is about a lot more than knitting. The author, a life-long knitter, set out to make a sweater from scratch: shear, spin and dye the wool into yarn. In the process, she learnt much about the history of fiber production: invention of spinning, women's rights, climate and... Read more

Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

By: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

“Harari's brilliant cross-discipline synthesis of humanity's last 100,000 year story arc is sweeping and brilliant. I would almost use a phrase usually reserved for beach read thrillers-it's a page-turner. Rarely does a book stir up conversation in academic circles while still being so accessible to a general audience. That a history book has... Read more

Wild Asana

Animals, Yoga, and Connecting Our Practice to the Natural World

By: Alison Zak
Narrated by: Mandy Kaplan
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Ever wonder about the dog in Downward Dog or the pigeon in Kapota? Rewild your yoga practice by connecting to the animals behind the asanas.

For nature-loving yogis and readers of World of Wonders and Yoga Mythology

From Downward Dog to Cobra, Wild Asana invites you into an embodied exploration of the animals that inspire familiar yoga poses.... Read more

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

A New History of a Lost World

By: Steve Brusatte
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

A sweeping and revelatory new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists. ""THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY.""  — Scientific AmericanThe dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs... Read more

The Tipping Point

How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia: discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior. The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person... Read more

Talking to Strangers

What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

“Instead of reading this important book outright, Gladwell uses a podcast-style format to really engage the listener. Thoroughly engaging, interesting, and enlightening, audio is definitely an excellent way to read this book. Read more

Grunt

The Curious Science of Humans at War

By: Mary Roach
Narrated by: Abby Elvidge
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Bestselling author Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them.... Read more