Social Science 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?!
Travels with Albie: An American Journey
By: Peter Zheutlin / Narrated By: Gregg Rizzo
Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
Looking to escape Political Commentary…? >Ooooops< -Still- it has a DOG in it!!!
A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances
By: Bruce Deel, Sara Grace / Foreword By: Simon Sinek / Narrated By: Bruce Deel
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
My first Listen of 2023, and pass the tissues please…!
The Madness of American Incarceration
Written and Narrated By: Christine Montross
Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
A most DEFinite slug to the gut—with the tiiiiiniest of glimmers of Hope at the end. And I DO mean TINY
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.
The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West
By: Luke Harding / Narrated By: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
Enlightened the first Listen morphs into, well, stunned for the second… Do give this a Listen
Pioneer in Racial Advancement
By: John M. Carroll / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
The man’s story is sooo good, sooo inspiring…!
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…!
How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
By: David Sheff / Narrated By: Michael Boatman
Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
Listened to it twice cuz once, quite simply, was NOT enough.
(Abridged)
By: Chris Gardner / Narrated By: Andre Blake
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
Soooo torn about this one! Would you respect me less were I to be as indecisive as to neither Yay nor Boo it?!
The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
Written and Narrated By: Gregory Boyle
Length: 10 hrs
I prefer to say “Gosh”, but here? I HAVE to say it: Thank God for Gregory Boyle!
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…?
Written and Narrated By: Kevin Tuerff
Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
Actionable steps to be taken if you’re feeling grateful around 9-11 anniversaries
A 9/11 Hero Speaks Out About What He's Learned, How He's Struggled, and What No One Should Ever Forget
By: Michael Benfante / Narrated By: Chris Ruen
Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
Reluctantly giving this one a pass… There are better ways to handle PTSD, but ya gotta be honest, and ya gotta be brave
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Bakari Sellers
Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
A look at Black working class rural America? I think not. A look at Bakari being an ambitious bit of a buffoon? Oh totally…
By: Saroo Brierley / Narrated By: Vikas Adam
Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
Not the most stellar writing in the world, but GOSH what a story!!!
A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
By: Noé Álvarez / Narrated By: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
Some lovely writing, some good imagery, but an awful lot of negativity in there also makes this painful at times…
Dispatches from the Border
Written and Narrated By: Francisco Cantú
Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
Often haunting but, ultimately, as muddy as the Rio Grande
The Power of Boundless Compassion
Written and Narrated By: Gregory Boyle
Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
Whazza? No longer available but through CDs?!? This is a gem, an epic of love hard-won! Beautiful!!!
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!
The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission
By: Anthony David / Narrated By: Denise Chamberlain
Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
An amazing book about two truly amazing women
The Power of Radical Kinship
Written and Narrated By: Gregory Boyle
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
Pondering theology one gang member at a time
After Katrina
By: Chris Rose / Narrated By: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
Brings back memories, maybe too many…
By: John Steinbeck / Narrated By: Gary Sinise
Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
Wonderful Charley, wonderful stories. But the heartstopper is The South
How Dogs Have Captured Our Hearts for Thousands of Years
By: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson / Narrated By: John Lee
Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
A bit of a memoir of a very special dog; a LOT of science and such all too