Best New Nonfiction Audiobooks - April 2024

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• ASIN: B01FRSZAUO
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Spilled Milk: Based on a True Story

Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home. When social services jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit of safety and justice, Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home. When jury members and a love interest congregate to inspire her to fight, she risks losing the support of family and comes to the realization that some people simply do not ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00YQEFCR2
• ASIN: B00YQEFCR2
• Manufacturer: Audible Studios

Ordinary Grace: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the so... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
• ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions, and it was the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the emergence of Greece and Rome to the depredations by the Mongols, the transmission of the Black Death, the struggles of the Great Game, and the fall of Communism - the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. By way of events as disparate as the American Revolution and the world w... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01B6OC1J6
• ASIN: B01B6OC1J6
• Manufacturer: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• Manufacturer: Random House

Sold on a Monday: A Novel

A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the story behind the picture is worth a thousand more.  2 CHILDREN FOR SALE.  In 1931, near Philadelphia, ambitious reporter Ellis Reed photographs the gut-wrenching sign posted beside a pair of siblings on a farmhouse porch. With the help of newspaper secretary Lily Palmer, Ellis writes an article to accompany the photo. Capturing the hardships of American families during the Great Depression, the feature story generates national attention and Ellis's career skyrockets.  But the piece also leads to consequences more devastating than he and... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GL3G1DX
• ASIN: B07GL3G1DX
• Manufacturer: Recorded Books

Becoming

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• Manufacturer: Crown

The Life We Bury

A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JTA9Z7G
• ASIN: B00JTA9Z7G
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Seventh Street Books

The Deep State: How an Army of Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda

Former congressman and current Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz explains how we ended up with a politicized federal bureaucracy that actively works to promote the Democratic Party's agenda and undermine Donald Trump. The liberal media loves to characterize the Obama years as free of scandal. They pretend this is true because virtually every office in the executive branch worked to withhold evidence of wrongdoing, silence witness testimony, destroy federal records, classify embarrassing information, and retaliate against truth tellers. Yet these same tight-lipped lifers leaked like a sieve o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07G8LH7Y1
• ASIN: B07G8LH7Y1
• Manufacturer: HarperAudio

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All ... the GreatestRescue Mission of World War II

• ASIN: B001UID8DM
• ASIN: B001UID8DM
• Brand: Dutton Caliber
• Manufacturer: Dutton Caliber

Where the Crawdads Sing

Number-one New York Times best seller A Reese's Book Club + Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick "I can't even express in words how much I love this book...the way it's performed on Audible just took me right back to my long summers in Tennessee. This story has a special place in my heart - I didn't want it to end." (Reese Witherspoon)  "Painfully beautiful." (The New York Times Book Review) "Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver." (Bustle) How long can you protect your heart? For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 19... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07FSXPMHY
• ASIN: B07FSXPMHY
• Manufacturer: Penguin Audio

The Hideaway

Now a USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller!“A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling authorWhen her grandmother’s will wrenches Sara back home to Sweet Bay, Alabama, she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in life.After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• Brand: Thomas Nelson
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Before We Were Yours: A Novel

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly BestsellerFor readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a “thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal.”*Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all tha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• Manufacturer: Harper

West Cork

This much we do know: Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered days before Christmas in 1996, her broken body discovered at the edge of her property near the town of Schull in West Cork, Ireland. The rest remains a mystery. Gripping, yet ever elusive, join the real-life hunt for answers in the year's first not-to-be-missed, true-crime series. Investigative journalist Sam Bungey and documentarian Jennifer Forde guide listeners through the brutal, unsolved murder and the tangled web of its investigation, while introducing an intricate cast of characters, a provocative prime suspect, and a recoveri... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0792BWQWT
• ASIN: B0792BWQWT
• Manufacturer: Audible Originals

In Fact : The Best of Creative Nonfiction

A tenth anniversary collection of twenty-five narrative essays originally published in the journal, Creative Nonfiction, includes Lauren Slater's discussion of her work as a therapist at an institution where she was once a patient, John

• UPC: 3164130
• Rating: 3.0

The Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 3

Intelligent but accessible, and often poignant . . . [by] the biggest talents on the essay and blog beat. Publishers Weekly (on Vol.

• UPC: 10743963
• Rating: 3.571

The Best Creative Nonfiction

Gutkind and the staff of his landmark journal "Creative Nonfiction" have culled alternative publications, 'zines, blogs, literary journals, and other often overlooked publications in search of new voices and innovative ideas--essays and articles written with

• UPC: 5649635
• Rating: 3.0

The View from the Cheap Seats : Selected Nonfiction

An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman s probing, amusing, and distinctive

• UPC: 55344941
• Rating: 4.313

The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2

"Blending precise research and astute observation with flavorful, fascinating narratives." Publishers Weekly, starred review (for Vol.

• UPC: 8029650
• Rating: 4.167

The New New Journalism : Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft

A collection of interviews and dialogues with eighteen leading nonfiction writers sheds new light on the ways in which the authors perfect their craft, as well as how they conduct interviews, gather information, and decide

• UPC: 2699693
• Rating: 4.0

Best New Horror - Audiobook

Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945.

• UPC: 467405458

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) - Audiobook

Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people's lives. While her friends and sister have plunged headfirst into the world of dating and romances, Abby's been happy

• UPC: 285822953
• Rating: 4.0

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend - Audiobook

In How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, the monks build upon the basic puppy training covered in their book The Art of Raising a Puppy to tell you everything you need to know to

• UPC: 120947881
• Rating: 4.5

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Unabridged Audiobook) (Audio CD)

Books : The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Unabridged Audiobook) (Audio

• UPC: 840707862
• Rating: 3.633

New Audiobook Your Best Life Now 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential Osteen

• UPC: 193380138321
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 5 USD

Best of Women's Short Stories: Volume 1 (Audiobook CD)

• UPC: 202949006739
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 18 USD

NEW SEALED How Joyful People Think Audiobook Jamie Rasmussen lead better life CD

• UPC: 123818669951
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 7 USD

Good, Better, Blessed by Joel Osteen, Live at Lakewood Church - Audiobook, CD

• UPC: 391594657566
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

The Best of Tony Evans 2015 UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK on CD BRAND NEW

• UPC: 223953967899
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

Building Better Families Audio Book By Matthew W. Kelly Unabridged

• UPC: 283502662148
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 15 USD

Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen (Audiobook, 5 CD Set) NEW, FACTORY Sealed

• UPC: 254432408023
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 11 USD

The Best Live Performances By Connie Podesta Audio Book CD Motivational Help

• UPC: 192278387720
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 38 USD

How to Change for the Better CD Series

• UPC: 372750292002
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 6 USD

NEW It Gets Better PLAYAWAY HD AUDIOBOOK Dan Savage Terry Miller Unabridged RARE

• UPC: 281855713954
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 11 USD