LibGuides: Non-Fiction Audiobooks: Most Popular Titles: Winter 2018

Top 10 Most Popular

Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover A searing, unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, raised by Mormon survivalists in the mountains of Idaho and forbidden to go to school, defies her family and earns a PhD from Cambridge University.
Call Number:
CD B Westover
ISBN: 9780525528074
Publication Date: 2018
Fear: Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence.
Call Number:
CD 973.933 Woo
ISBN: 9781508240099
Publication Date: 2018
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
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
by Rachel Hollis Each chapter begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up.
Call Number:
CD 248.843 Hol
ISBN: 9781543676839
Publication Date: 2018
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
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
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
Calypso
by David Sedaris This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk, and also Sedaris' darkest and warmest book yet.
Call Number:
CD 814 Sed
ISBN: 9781478964179
Publication Date: 2018
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson brings his uncompromising voice to readers wanting to lead a deeper and more profoundly meaningful life.
Call Number:
CD 170.44 Pet
ISBN: 9781984833976
Publication Date: 2018
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

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Rising Strong
by Brené Brown The physics of vulnerability is simple: If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall. The author of the Number One New York Times bestsellers Daring Greatly and The Gifts of Imperfection tells us what it takes to get back up, and how owning our stories of disappointment, failure, and heartbreak gives us the power to write a daring new ending.
Call Number:
CD 158 Bro
ISBN: 9781101913802
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
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur genius Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success.
Call Number:
CD 158.1 Duc
ISBN: 9781442397132
Publication Date: 2016
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
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
by Brené Brown A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture.
Call Number:
CD 158.2 Bro
ISBN: 9780525494904
Publication Date: 2017
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
Fascism: A Warning
by Madeleine Korbel Albright From one of the most admired international leaders, comes a timely, considered, and personal look at the history and current resurgence of fascism today and the virulent threat it poses to international freedom, prosperity, and peace.
Call Number:
CD 320 Alb
ISBN: 9780062857729
Publication Date: 2018
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
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
by Michael Pollan Michael Pollan elegantly brings together in a single narrative this unruly history, the story of the current resurgence in psychedelic research, and his own fantastic personal adventure with these substances.
Call Number:
CD 615.7 Pol
ISBN: 9780525627159
Publication Date: 2018
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondō Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if people properly simplify and organize their home once, they'll never have to do it again.
Call Number:
CD 648 Kon
ISBN: 9781494508944
Publication Date: 2015

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Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda From Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking hit musical.
Call Number:
CD 792.642 Mir
ISBN: 9781478913641
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
The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The Age of Flight had begun. How did they do it? And why?
Call Number:
CD 920 McC
ISBN: 9781442376083
Publication Date: 2015
Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
by Bill O'Reilly Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing series.
Call Number:
CD 940.54 ORe
ISBN: 9781427299062
Publication Date: 2018
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
by Jon Meacham Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.
Call Number:
CD 973 Mea
ISBN: 9780525640059
Publication Date: 2018
One Summer: America, 1927
by Bill Bryson A fascinating and gripping narrative featuring such outsized American heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge).
Call Number:
CD 973.91 Bry
ISBN: 9780739315293
Publication Date: 2013
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
by James B. Comey Former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.
Call Number:
CD B Comey
ISBN: 9781427298294
Publication Date: 2018
In Pieces
by Sally Field In this intimate, haunting literary memoir read by the author, Sally Field tells her story for the first time, and in her own gorgeous words, about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.
Call Number:
CD B Field
ISBN: 9781549143076
Publication Date: 2018
Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit
by Christopher Matthews RFK would prove himself to be the rarest of politicians—both a pragmatist who knew how to get the job done and an unwavering idealist who could inspire millions.
Call Number:
CD B Kennedy
ISBN: 9781442389984
Publication Date: 2017
The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
by John McCain Senator John McCain presents a candid new political memoir covering everything from 2008 up to the present.
Call Number:
CD B McCain
ISBN: 9781508244462
Publication Date: 2018

Non-Fiction Audiobooks: Most Popular Titles: Winter 2018

WINTER 2018

Top 10 Most Popular

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