Nonfiction Audiobooks

ALL | A | C | F | H | I | L | M | N | R | S | T | W

American Gangster
And Other Tales of New York
Author: Mark Jacobson, Reader: Malcolm Hillgartner

This Big Apple journalist focuses on the king of the Harlem heroin trade in the 1970s. Successful and cunning, he led a glamorous life, bringing in over $1 million a day... until he landed in prison for 70 years. With several other famous essays, this is a vibrant, many-layered portrait of New York City. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Oscar-nominated Ruby Dee. "[He] boasts a novelistic eye and muscular prose."—Entertainment Weekly

Unabridged, 8 CDs, Nonfiction, E8B172, 9781433211720, $19.95
This item is In Stock.

Armageddon in Retrospect
And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace
Author: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Reader: Rip Torn, with an introduction read by Mark Vonnegut

2009 Audie Award winner, Short Stories/Collections. In these previously unpublished writings, Vonnegut discusses war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence. He recalls the Dresden firebombing, peeks at young men's fascination withwar machines, and shares his own despair in his first letter home as a former POW. "[He] does not mince words, and the material is thought-provoking, captivating, and humorous."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Nonfiction, E5F315, 9780143143154, $34.95
This item is In Stock.

The Art of Raising a Puppy
Authors: The Monks of New Skete, Reader: Michael Wager

Everything you need to know about the crucial first few months with your new best friend. Clear guidelines cover everything from the decision to adopt a pup, through preliminary obedience exercises. From the monks considered experts in breeding, raising, and training dogs, who authored the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend.

Abridged, 4 CDs, Animals, E4Z051, 9781598870510, ~~$24.95~~ Now $16.22
This item is In Stock.

Favourite Essays
Authors: Jonathan Swift, Michel de Montaigne, Joseph Addison, Thomas Carlyle, and more, Reader: Neville Jason

An unusual collection, containing some of the greatest essays in Western literature. Witty, informative, and imaginative, topics vary from starvation in Ireland, fine China, the extension of railways in the Lake District, and the tombs in Westminster Abbey. Akin to after-dinner monologues, they stretch in time from Montaigne's 16th-century France to G.K. Chesterton in the 20th century.

Audio Orig, 4 CDs, Nonfiction, E4E937, 9789626349373, $28.98
This item is In Stock.

High Tide in Tucson
Essays from Now or Never
Author/Reader: Barbara Kingsolver, Barbara Kingsolver

Delightful essays from a captivating novelist, author of Pigs in Heaven. Her words open windows on notions as diverse as modern motherhood, the history of private property, and the suspended citizenship of humans in the Animal Kingdom. The subject is essential kinships that reach beyond the expected.

Abridged, 2 cassettes, Nonfiction, General, E6H577, 9780694515776, $18.00
This item usually ships within 14-17 days.

Hooking Up
Author: Tom Wolfe, Readers: Tom Wolfe and Ron Rifkin

You can almost hear the white suit! In this no-holds-barred collection of essays and fiction, the Big Bad Wolfe riffs on literary giants Irving, Mailer, and Updike (The Three Stooges), the ways humans regard themselves, the sexual manners and mores of teenagers, and more! "Arch, vengeful, and incisive as ever."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 4 cassettes, Nonfiction, General, M4P775, 9780743517751, ~~$25.00~~ Now $16.25
This item is In Stock.

In Your Garden
Author: Vita Sackville-West, Reader: Janet McTeer

This charming collection of gardening articles is from the writer whose close friendship with Virginia Woolf inspired Woolf's Orlando. A useful, gracious, and poetic guide to some unusual but easy-to-grow plants. "McTeer's elegant rendering of the wonderful diction and flair of the mistress of Sissinghurst Castle is the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon of summer gardening."—AudioFile

Click here to listen to an audio sample

Unabridged, 4 cassettes, Nonfiction, General, E41094, 9781572700949, ~~$24.95~~ Now $16.22
This item is In Stock.

Total Pages: 3 1 2 3 Next >

Browse Nonfiction Audiobooks

Browse Audio Books:

Special Offers:

Customer Service: