Non-Fiction Favorites
More of a science/history person? The resident Bards Alley mood readers got you! Sometimes we're also feeling something more adventurous or educational; check out our non-fiction picks here!
South to America
A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
By: Imani Perry
Narrated by: Imani Perry
Length: 16 hours 32 minutes
“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsAn essential, surprising journey... Read more
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The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
By: Kate Moore
Narrated by: Angela Brazil
Length: 15 hours 52 minutes
1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous—the girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. They were the radium girls.
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The Rise of Wolf 8
Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog
The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone: Book #1
By: Rick McIntyre
Narrated by: Geoff Sugiyama
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.” —Washington Post“[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.” —Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayYellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild... Read more
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Sentient
How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses
By: Jackie Higgins
Narrated by: Joan Walker
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this “revelatory book” (Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author) explores how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, revealing that we are not limited to merely five senses.
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Down Along with That Devil's Bones
A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy
By: Connor Towne O'Neill
Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Audiobook details Add to Wish List“The past won’t go anywhere — especially the racist past endorsed by the contemporary enablers of the Nathan Bedford Forrest mythology. O’Neill’s combination of historical research on the ‘Southern Cause’ and Jim Crow racism, combined with visits to the most contentious monuments to slavery, bring this work to visceral life. Down Along with That... Read more
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Empire of Pain
The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe
Length: 18 hours 6 minutes
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of... Read more
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So You Want to Talk about Race
By: Ijeoma Oluo
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 7 hours 41 minutes
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaA current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk about Race,... Read more
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Born to Be Hanged
The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
By: Keith Thomson
Narrated by: Feodor Chin
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes
Discover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England—perfect for readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough (Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God) The... Read more
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Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
By: David Grann
Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee & Danny Campbell
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Audiobook details Add to Wish List“The Osage Indians were the wealthiest people per capita in the 1920s - they were also getting murdered in diabolical schemes. This story touches on a range of topics, it is a lament for the mistreatment of the Native Americans, a sinister domestic thriller, a perplexing mystery set in the untamed west, a testament to a dying breed of wily... Read more
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Otherlands
A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
Narrated by: Adetomiwa Edun
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
“Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth—from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago.”—The Economist
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • “One of those rare books that’s both deeply informative and daringly imaginative.”—Elizabeth Kolbert,... Read more
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Island of the Lost
Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Audiobook details Add to Wish List“This book is astonishing! Two historical shipwrecks happened at the same time in 1864 on opposite coasts of Auckland Island, almost 300 miles south of New Zealand in the Southern Ocean. Only three men survived of the twenty-four who were on the Invercauld, lead by Captain George Dalgarno. Some of the men climbed a 2,000 foot cliff in search of... Read more
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The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Daniel James Brown
Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes
Audiobook details Add to Wish List“Determined to beat the odds, nine working-class boys from the University of Washington's rowing team overcome a depressive beginning to defeat the world at Hitler's 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Underdogs from day one, fighting poverty and privilege along the way, this crew shocks all with their unbelievable come-from-behind effort to become... Read more
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