LibGuides: Non-Fiction Audiobooks: Most Popular Titles: Winter 2017

Top 10 Most Popular

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J. D. Vance From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
Call Number: CD B Vance
ISBN: 9780062570109
Publication Date: 2016
What Happened
by Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history.
Call Number: CD 328.7309 Cli
ISBN: 9781508239758
Publication Date: 2017
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson What is the nature of space and time? How do people fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within them? There's no better guide through these mind expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Call Number: CD 523.01 Tys
ISBN: 9781538408018
Publication Date: 2017
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history...but in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry.
Call Number: CD B Leonardo
ISBN: 9781508241980
Publication Date: 2017
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of Apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Call Number: CD B Noah
ISBN: 9781531865030
Publication Date: 2016
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
by Al Franken A book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate.
Call Number: CD B Franken
ISBN: 9781478912569
Publication Date: 2017
Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002
by David Sedaris From deeply poignant to laugh-out-loud funny, these selections reveal with new intimacy a man longtime readers only think they know.
Call Number: CD 818.54 Sed
ISBN: 9781478915768
Publication Date: 2017
Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.
Call Number: CD B Springsteen
ISBN: 9781508224228
Publication Date: 2016
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
by Sheryl Sandberg From the Facebook COO and New York Times bestselling author of Lean In, and the New York Times bestselling author of Originals, a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about finding resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks.
Call Number: CD 155.937 San
ISBN: 9781524779658
Publication Date: 2017
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Call Number: CD 976.6004 Gra
ISBN: 9780307747440
Publication Date: 2017

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Big Magic: Creative Living beyond Fear
by Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert offers powerful insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits that are needed in order to live the most creative lives.
Call Number: CD 153.35 Gil
ISBN: 9781611764680
Publication Date: 2015
The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne Byrne reveals “the secret” power within us all, passed down through the ages, which can lead to health, wealth, and happiness.
Call Number: CD 158.1 Byr
ISBN: 9780743566193
Publication Date: 2006
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson A much needed moment of real talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, this is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
Call Number: CD 158.1 Man
ISBN: 9780062667304
Publication Date: 2016
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis.
Call Number: CD 305.8009 Coa
ISBN: 9780451482211
Publication Date: 2015
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Gawande asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
Call Number: CD 362.175 Gaw
ISBN: 9781427244239
Publication Date: 2014
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
by Margot Lee Shetterly The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space.
Call Number: CD 510.92 Lee
ISBN: 9780062667168
Publication Date: 2016
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
Call Number: CD 797.123 Bro
ISBN: 9781611761696
Publication Date: 2013

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari Integrates history and science to challenge everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our heritage...and our future.
Call Number: CD 909 Har
ISBN: 9781494506902
Publication Date: 2015
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson The hilarious and loving sequel to a...classic of travel writing: Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson's valentine to his adopted country of England.
Call Number: CD 914.204 Bry
ISBN: 9780147526878
Publication Date: 2016
Unbroken: A World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand In 1943, while World War II raged on in the Pacific Theater, Lieutenant Louis Zamperini was the only survivor of a deadly plane crash in the middle of the ocean.
Call Number: CD 940.54 Hil
ISBN: 9781101912621
Publication Date: 2010
Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
by Bill O'Reilly [Chronicles] the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the listener from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe.
Call Number: CD 973.3 ORe
ISBN: 9781427290397
Publication Date: 2017
Bossypants
by Tina Fey Filled with hilarious anecdotes from an otherwise normal childhood, Fey's memoir chronicles her meteoric rise to success.
Call Number: CD B Fey
ISBN: 9781609419691
Publication Date: 2011
Grant
by Ron Chernow Chernow has produced a portrait of Grant that is a masterpiece, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
Call Number: CD B Grant
ISBN: 9780525529217
Publication Date: 2017
Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow Traces the life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.
Call Number: CD B Hamilton
ISBN: 1415999813
Publication Date: 2004

Non-Fiction Audiobooks: Most Popular Titles: Winter 2017

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Top 10 Most Popular

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