Run Out Of Pages Non-fiction picks!
Audiobooks I've listened to and loved and ones that I can't wait to listen to!
We're Going to Need More Wine
Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
By Gabrielle Union
Narrated by: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
We're Going to Need More Wine
“Gabrielle Union is smart, funny, articulate and honest. She's also an excellent reader.I loved hearing her takes on growing up in a mostly white town, her experiences in Hollywood, about being in the room where it happens (or not, as the case may be). And, about owning her faults. I would love to sit down and have a glass of wine (or two) with her.”
Audrey, Belmont Books
My Beloved World
By Sonia Sotomayor
Narrated by: Rita Moreno
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary... Read more »
The Princess Diarist
By Carrie Fisher
Narrated by: Carrie Fisher & Billie Lourd
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
2018 GRAMMY® Winner for Best Spoken Word Album
The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie. *PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016 *New York Times Bestseller *
When Carrie Fisher recently... Read more »
Educated
A Memoir
By Tara Westover
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes
Educated
“Educated by Tara Westover is a wrenching account of a young woman who must choose between education on one hand and her family which is ruled by a religious misogynist apocalyptic zealot who lives off the grid and who might also be bi-polar, on the other. I thought the most fascinating part of Westover’s story would be her journey from backwoods Idaho to a Cambridge University PhD, but her relationship with her family, and one brother, in particular, was at the heart of this memoir and quest for self.”
Phyllis, Wellesley Books
Becoming
By Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hours 1 minute
Becoming
“I adore our former president and I miss him. Yet I cannot help but be ecstatic that Michelle is coming out with a book about her own life so that I can learn more about this powerful, intelligent, and singularly awesome woman. Barack would be the first to say that his wife is a superstar, and I can’t wait to get my hands on Becoming to read about her in her own words.”
Jax, Bookshop Santa Cruz
As You Wish
Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
By Cary Elwes, Joe Layden & Rob Reiner
Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Chris Sarandon, Andy Scheinman, Wallace Shawn & Robin Wright
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest,... Read more »
I'll Have What She's Having
How Nora Ephron's Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy
By Erin Carlson
Narrated by: Pippa Armstrong
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes
A backstage look at the making of Nora Ephron's revered trilogy--When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle--which brought romantic comedies back to the fore, and an intimate portrait of the beloved writer/director who inspired a generation of Hollywood women, from Mindy Kaling to Lena Dunham.
In I'll Have What She's Having... Read more »
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
By Alyssa Mastromonaco & Lauren Oyler
Narrated by: Alyssa Mastromonaco
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes
If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . .
Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval... Read more »
Without You
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent
By Anthony Rapp
Narrated by: Anthony Rapp
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
Anthony Rapp captures the passion and grit unique to the theater world as he recounts his life-changing experience in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Rent.
Anthony Rapp had a special feeling about Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent as early as his first audition, which won him a starring role as the video artist Mark... Read more »
The Lady from the Black Lagoon
Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
By Mallory O'Meara
Narrated by: Mallory O'Meara & Mallory O''Meara
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
The Lady from the Black Lagoon
“One part biography and one part autobiography Mallory O'Meara tells the story of Milicent Patrick a beautiful and talented artist and actress in 1950's Hollywood. It is the story of Milicent's successful creation of the creature from the Black Lagoon and how the male dominated Hollywood industry buried her contribution to one of the most well known movies of all time. O'Meara also shares the story of her professional life and how, despite the sixty years that separate them, it parallels Milicent's life. O'Meara illustrates with her unique perspective how far we have come, not very far, and how far we have yet to go. This book is empowering and validating.”
Ellen, Avid Bookshop
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
By Cara Robertson
Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
Length: 11 hours 46 minutes
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
“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 circumstances surrounding the incident and Lizzie's subsequent trial. Robertson has poured decades of research into this sensational book, breathing new life into a story that has captivated the american psyche for over a century. An excellent read for fans of David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon and Michelle McNamara's I'll be Gone in the Dark.”
Rachel Haisley, The King's English Bookshop
Endurance
A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
By Scott Kelly
Narrated by: Scott Kelly
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
NATIONAL BEST SELLER
A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.
The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly... Read more »
Forever Nerdy
Living My Dorky Dreams and Staying Metal
By Brian Posehn
Narrated by: Brian Posehn & Patton Oswalt
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes
The first memoir by beloved comedian, actor, and writer Brian Posehn, hilariously detailing what it's like to grow up as and remain a nerd, with a foreword by Patton Oswalt
Brian Posehn is a successful and instantly recognizable comedian, actor, and writer. He also happens to be a giant nerd. That's partly because he's been obsessed with such... Read more »
The World as It Is
A Memoir of the Obama White House
By Ben Rhodes
Narrated by: Mark Deakins & Ben Rhodes
Length: 15 hours 44 minutes
From one of Barack Obama’s closest aides comes a revelatory behind-the-scenes account of his presidency—and how idealism can confront harsh reality and still survive—in the tradition of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.’s A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House.
For nearly ten years, Ben Rhodes saw almost everything that happened at the... Read more »