{"id":16473,"date":"2012-07-11T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2012-06-23T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T21:36:37","slug":"amazing-audiobooks-part-three-enthralling-nonfiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/amazing-audiobooks-part-three-enthralling-nonfiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Audiobooks Part Three: Enthralling Nonfiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">These true tales range from the funny and flippant to the gritty and gruesome. Give nonfiction audio a try! You may find that nonfiction (which doesn&#8217;t always have a strong narrative thread you need to follow) is ideal for listening in stops and starts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=devil%20in%20the%20white%20city&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-16597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eriklarson1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eriklarson1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eriklarson1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eriklarson1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=devil%20in%20the%20white%20city&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Devil in the White City<\/a> <\/em>by Erik Larson<\/strong>; this gripping tale of a serial killer at the 1893 World&#8217;s Fair in Chicago is so spellbinding, you&#8217;ll want to extend your commute to hear more!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=bossypants&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-16598\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/bossypants.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/bossypants.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/bossypants.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/bossypants.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=bossypants&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bossypants<\/em><\/a> by Tina Fey<\/strong>, read by the author: this book is shriekingly funny. Truly one of the best audio books around &#8211; Fey is witty and direct, never sappy, and always gut-bustingly hilarious.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=henrietta%20lacks&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/em><\/a> by Rebecca Skloot<\/strong>; a universally praised book that mixes science with history and family drama.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=mindy%20kaling&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns <\/a><\/em>by Mindy Kaling<\/strong> Lexie <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-by-mindy-kaling\/\" target=\"_blank\">reviewed the book<\/a>, and I agree with her: this book is FUNNY. You&#8217;ll want to be best friends with Mindy by the end.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=i%20feel%20bad%20about%20my%20neck&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>I Feel Bad About My Neck<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <strong>by Nora Ephron<\/strong>: Ephron&#8217;s candid observations on life and getting older are enjoyable and crisply humorous.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=zeitoun&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-16599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zeitoun1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zeitoun1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zeitoun1.jpeg?resize=300%2C299&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zeitoun1.jpeg?w=301&amp;ssl=1 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=zeitoun&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Zeitoun<\/a> <\/em>by Dave Eggers<\/strong>: The gritty true story of the tribulations of Abduhlraman Zeitoun and his family in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=at%20home%20bill%20bryson&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>At Home<\/em><\/a> by Bill Bryson, read by the author<\/strong>: see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/at-home-by-bill-bryson\/\" target=\"_blank\">my review<\/a> for a longer rant on the excellence of this very excellent book.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=the%20partly%20cloudy%20patriot&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-16600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/partlycloudypatriot1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=the%20partly%20cloudy%20patriot&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=nsr&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">The Partly Cloudy Patriot<\/a><\/em> by Sarah Vowell, read by the author<\/strong>: You know Sarah Vowell&#8217;s voice already &#8211; she vocalized for Violet in Pixar&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=the%20incredibles&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=dvd&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Incredibles<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. You&#8217;ll also recognize the many luminaries\/musicians\/comedians\/TV personalities who make cameos in her delectable book &#8211; Conan O&#8217;Brien and Stephen Colbert, for example. Oh, and it&#8217;s full of intelligent and interesting essays about history and American culture, too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These true tales range from the funny and flippant to the gritty and gruesome. Give nonfiction audio a try! You may find that nonfiction (which doesn&#8217;t always have a strong narrative thread you need to follow) is ideal for listening in stops and starts. Devil in the White City by<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/amazing-audiobooks-part-three-enthralling-nonfiction\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[361,1,8],"tags":[705,2019,442,126,80,573,330,165,1187,676],"class_list":["post-16473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio-books","category-reference","category-staff-picks","tag-america","tag-audio-books-2","tag-biography","tag-books-on-cd","tag-england","tag-essays","tag-history","tag-humor","tag-memoir","tag-nonfiction"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-4hH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16473"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16657,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16473\/revisions\/16657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}