Books Inc’s 2019 Event Titles

99 Percent Mine

A Novel

By: Sally Thorne
Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Readers and critics alike raved over USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s smash hit debut novel, The Hating Game—which sold in over 20 countries. Now she’s back with an unforgettable romantic comedy about a twin sister and brother struggling over an inheritance—and the sexy best friend who comes between them.Crush: a strong and often... Read more

The Good Lie

A Novel

By: Tom Rosenstiel
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

An intelligent and propulsive international political thriller in which political fixer Peter Rena is hired by the president to investigate the bombing of an American military base overseas

When a shadowy American diplomatic complex is attacked in North Africa, the White House is besieged by accusations of incompetence and wild conspiracy... Read more

Save Me the Plums

My Gourmet Memoir

By: Ruth Reichl
Narrated by: Ruth Reichl
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

“Ruth Reichl's latest memoir is delectable! The audio was superb. For readers who enjoy behind the scenes, travel, and food. Loved it! Read more

The Future of Humanity

Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

By: Michio Kaku
Narrated by: Feodor Chin
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The national bestselling author of The God Equation traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. 

“Amazing … Kaku is in smooth perfect control of it the entire time.” —The... Read more

Radio Free Vermont

A Fable of Resistance

By: Bill McKibben
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

 “We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact.”
–Bernie Sanders

A book that's also the beginning of a movement, Bill McKibben's debut novel Radio Free Vermont follows a band of Vermont patriots who decide that their state might be better off as its own republic.
 
As the host of Radio Free... Read more

American Cipher

Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan

By: Matt Farwell & Michael Ames
Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abducted by the Taliban and whose story has served as a symbol for America's foundering war in Afghanistan

”An unsettling and riveting book filled with the mysteries of human nature.” —Kirkus

Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl left his platoon's base in... Read more

WOLFPACK

How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

By: Abby Wambach
Narrated by: Abby Wambach
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

“Abby is a relatable revolutionary — with WOLFPACK, she inspires the confidence, leadership and sisterhood we all so desperately need right now.” — Amy Schumer

This program is read by the author.

Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College’s graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time... Read more

Falter

Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

By: Bill McKibben
Narrated by: Bill McKibben & Oliver Wyman
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

"[Oliver Wyman's] skillful, nuanced performance is enough to keep listeners from tossing their earbuds aside in despair...This isn't easy listening, but it's essential for anyone concerned about humanity's future." — AudioFile Magazine

This program includes a foreword read by the author.

Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest... Read more

Shrill

Notes from a Loud Woman

By: Lindy West
Narrated by: Lindy West
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

“Lindy West writes about difficult subjects with a hilarious, sharp style that may make you squirm, and is guaranteed to make you laugh—possibly quite loudly. Shrill is bursting with extraordinary insights into the social system that contains and ruins us, and ways to expand beyond what we’ve internalized. With a vulnerable (but again: hilarious)... Read more

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Abridged

Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

By: Samin Nosrat
Narrated by: Samin Nosrat
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

“Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will make you a better cook” (Bon Apetit). Millions of readers and cooks of all levels have radically transformed their skillset thanks to this indispensable cookbook from the chef NPR called “the next Julia Child.”

Transform how you prep, cook, and think about food with this visionary master class in cooking by Samin... Read more

Me for You

By: Lolly Winston
Narrated by: George Newbern & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a “winsome story with charm to burn about second acts and second chances” (Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author) that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again?

The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widower at fifty-four-years-old.... Read more

Swimming for Sunlight

By: Allison Larkin
Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
Length: 10 hours

When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark move back in with Katie’s grandmother in Florida, she becomes swept up in a reunion of her grandmother’s troupe of underwater performers—finding hope and renewal in unexpected places, in this sweet novel perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Claire Cook.

Aspiring costume designer Katie... Read more

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

By: Cara Robertson
Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

“Cara Robertson's first book details the events surrounding the infamous murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. Based entirely on primary sources: trial transcripts, contemporary accounts, and even recently discovered letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is an in-depth discussion of the... Read more

The Players Ball

A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise

By: David Kushner
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

“An engrossing microcosm of the internet’s Wild West years” (Kirkus Reviews), award-winning journalist David Kushner tells the incredible battle between the founder of Match.com and the con man who swindled him out of the website Sex.com, resulting in an all-out war for control for what still powers the internet today: love and sex.

In 1994,... Read more

Pan Am at War

How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II

By: Mark Cotta Vaz & John H. Hill
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Pan Am at War chronicles the airline's historic role in advancing aviation and serving America's national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the "wings of democracy," spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation. At the same time, it was... Read more

Infinite Baseball

Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark

By: Alva Noe
Narrated by: Barry Abrams
Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

In this deeply entertaining book, philosopher and baseball fan Alva Noë explores the many unexpected ways in which baseball is truly a philosophical kind of game. For example, he ponders how observers of baseball are less interested in what happens, than in who is responsible for what happens; every action receives praise or blame. To put it... Read more

Decisive Intuition

Use Your Gut Instincts to Make Smart Business Decisions

By: Rick Snyder
Narrated by: Tom Parks
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

At last a practical guide on intuitive decision-making for anyone in the business world to get to the answer they need faster.Intuition is the great differentiator in business. Listening to, trusting, and acting on your intuitive intelligence separates you from the pack as most people are not listening to theirs. Intuition is the one intangible... Read more

A Savage Order

How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security

By: Rachel Kleinfeld
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

The most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. These parts of the world are instead buckling under a maelstrom of gangs, organized crime, political conflict, corruption, and state brutality. Such devastating violence can feel hopeless, yet some... Read more

Late Bloomers

The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement

By: Rich Karlgaard
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

A groundbreaking exploration of how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness.

“What Yogi Berra observed about a baseball game—it ain't over till it's over—is true about life, and [Late Bloomers] is the ultimate proof of this. . . . It’s a keeper.”—Forbes

We live in a society where kids and parents... Read more

The Parade

A novel

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

From the bestselling author of The Monk of Mokha and The Circle comes a taut, suspenseful story of two foreigners' role in a nation's fragile peace.

An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors... Read more