Science & Medicine Bios & Memoirs
A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life
By: David Giffels / Narrated By: Eric Michael Summerer
Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
No I didn’t weep; but gosh! did I feel, or what?!
Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence
By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont / Narrated By: Arthur Flavell
Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
Light on action; heavy on experiences that haunt… for a lifetime
A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
By: Lindsey Fitzharris / Narrated By: Daniel Gillies
Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
Ahhhhh… m’ sister read the Publisher’s Summary… something you should NOT do if you’re going to enjoy this VAStly AWEsome book!
A Memoir of Love, AIDS, and Chosen Family in the American South
By: Ruth Coker Burks, Kevin Carr O'Leary / Narrated By: Ruth Coker Burks
Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
Moving, heartfelt, emotionally evocative, and I could go on. Let’s leave it at simply stunning.
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words
Written and Narrated By: Michael Ausiello
Length: 10 hrs
Oh gosh… reeeally wanted to LOVE this… can I settle for just LIKING it…?
Everything I Observed About Love Whilst Dying
By: Joe Hammond / Narrated By: Russell Tovey
Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
Well-written, well-narrated. BeYONd heartbreaking, yet so very loving
By: Marilyn Yalom, Irvin D. Yalom / Narrated By: Jim Frangione, Pam Ward
Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
Sooo going against the reviews but: This is what happens when an Existentialist faces death, and it ain’t pretty…
Seventeen Brushes with Death
By: Maggie O'Farrell / Narrated By: Daisy Donovan
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Beautifully written, hauntingly touching; just absolutely stunning…
A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife
By: Rodney Stotts, Kate Pipkin - contributor / Narrated By: James Fouhey
Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
Listen to the Universe; Lean into the Dream…!
The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
ZOUNDS!!!!!!
My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
By: Merlin Tuttle / Narrated By: Sean Runnette
Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
Oh gosh, went into this with loooow expectations but hopeful…? Finished oh soooo enchanted!!!
Our Journey of Love and Loss
By: Susan Ducharme Hoben / Narrated By: Marie Hoffman
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
Come to this—No judgment and with an open mind and heart
The Magic and Madness of a Life for the Birds
Written and Narrated By: Eric Dempsey
Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
Yeh yeh yeh—like watching paint dry… BUT if you’re NUTTY about birds? AWESOME!!!
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
By: Bill Bryson / Narrated By: Rob McQuay
Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! …oops… wait… is it okay to laugh…?
A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
By: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz / Narrated By: Erik Singer
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
Heads up? Has NOTHING to do with Mutter’s Marvels… a bio, people… which is a category I’m sooo fond of!
Life Among the Emperors
Written and Narrated By: Lindsay McCrae
Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
Okay okay writing’s not the best okay! -BUT- It has freaking penguins!!!
Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants
By: Hannah Mumby / Narrated By: Gemma Lawrence
Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
Unwieldy wordsmithing, a LOT of time hopping, odd segues, leave this a very near miss
On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers
By: Ali Khan, William Patrick / Narrated By: Ben Sullivan
Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
Kinda good, kinda…. >Meh<
Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
By: Joshua Davis / Narrated By: Will Damron
Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
And the battle goes on and on. And on… So very WOW-ish!
By: Todd Zwillich / Narrated By: Todd Zwillich, Angelo Di Loreto
Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
A bit of a fistfight, with lots o’ history and personalities thrown in
Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
By: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer / Narrated By: Chike Johnson
Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
What a wonderful boy! What a wonderful audiobook!!!