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  • All-American murder [CD book] : the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez, the superstar whose life ended on murderers' row

    All-American murder : the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez, the superstar whose life ended on murderers' row2018

    by James Patterson (read by Alex Abramovich )

    (10,568)

    Summary: Everyone thought they knew Aaron Hernandez. He was an NFL star who made the game of football look easy. Until he became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder. Rich with in-depth, on-the-ground...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 364.1523 PAT

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Listening is an act of love [CD book] : a celebration of American life from the StoryCorps Project.

    Listening is an act of love : a celebration of American life from the StoryCorps Project.2007

    (4,082)

    Summary: A compendium of true American life stories, drawn from an ambitious oral history project, features pieces representing every walk of life from all fifty states, in a nation-wide and thematically arranged celebration of the nation's shared humanity.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 973.92 LIS

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Why my third husband will be a dog [CD book] : the amazing adventures of an ordinary woman

    Why my third husband will be a dog : the amazing adventures of an ordinary woman2010

    by Lisa Scottoline

    (4,890)

    Summary: Together in one collection are Lisa Scottoline's "Philadelphia Inquirer "columns. In her column, Lisa lets her hair down, roots and all, to show the humorous side of life from a woman's perspective.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 818.54 SCO

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Endurance [CD book] : Shackleton's incredible voyage

    Endurance : Shackleton's incredible voyage2007

    by Alfred Lansing

    (115,570)

    Summary: In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 998.9 LAN

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The coldest winter [CD book] : America and the Korean War

    The coldest winter : America and the Korean War2007

    by David Halberstam (read by Edward Herrmann)

    (8,012)

    Summary: Explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War and evaluates political decisions and miscalculations on both sides of the conflict.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 951.9042 HAL

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Rich dad's guide to investing [CD book] : [what the rich invest in, that the poor and middle class do not!]

    Rich dad's guide to investing2001

    by Robert T Kiyosaki (read by Robert T. Kiyosaki)

    (16,248)

    Summary: In plain language you'll find the proven paths to becoming the ultimate investor. Some of the many important lessons you'll learn include: how to reduce overall investment risk by sticking with long...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 332.024 KIY

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Blink [CD book] : the power of thinking without thinking

    Blink : the power of thinking without thinking2005

    by Malcolm Gladwell (read by Author)

    (567,653)

    Summary: Utilizing case studies as diverse as speed dating, pop music, and the shooting of Amadou Diallo, Gladwell reveals that what we think of as decisions made in the blink of an eye are much more...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 153.44 GLA

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Naked [CD book]

    Naked2001

    by David Sedaris (read by David Sedaris)

    (258,836)

    Summary: The author turns the current mania for the memoir on its proverbial ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique world view--a sensibility at once...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 817.54 SED

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Me talk pretty one day [CD book]

    Me talk pretty one day2001

    by David Sedaris (read by Author)

    (679,121)

    Summary: Creative nonfiction writer David Sedaris presents a humorous, yet touching collection of personal essays. As featured in The New Yorker and Esquire as well as read aloud on National Public Radio,...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 817.54 SED

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Gulp [CD book] : adventures on the alimentary canal

    Gulp : adventures on the alimentary canal2013

    by Mary Roach (read by Emily Woo Zeller )

    (46,413)

    Summary: Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 612.3 ROA

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Stiff [CD book] : the curious lives of human cadavers

    Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers2003

    by Mary Roach (read by Shelly Frasier )

    (204,981)

    Summary: A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 611 ROA

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The skeleton crew [CD book] : how amateur sleuths are solving America's coldest cases

    The skeleton crew : how amateur sleuths are solving America's coldest cases2014

    by Deborah Halber (read by Laural Merlington )

    (1,468)

    Summary: The web sleuths pore over facial reconstructions and other online clues as they vie to solve cold cases and tally up personal scorecards of dead bodies. The Skeleton Crew delves into the macabre...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 363.25 HAL

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • A spy among friends [CD book] : Kim Philby and the great betrayal

    A spy among friends : Kim Philby and the great betrayal2014

    by Ben Macintyre (read by John Lee)

    (21,746)

    Summary: Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, while he was...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 327.1247 MAC

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • In the kingdom of ice [CD book] : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette

    In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette2014

    by Hampton Sides (read by Arthur Morey )

    (20,989)

    Summary: A dramatic account of the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole cites the contributions of German cartographer August Peterman, New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett and...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 910.45 SID

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The art of meditation [CD book]

    The art of meditation1989

    by Daniel Goleman (read by Daniel Goleman)

    (215)

    Summary: Clinical psychologist Daniel Goleman explains 4 simple basic meditation techniques: Breath meditation, Body scan meditation, Mindfulness meditation, and Walking meditation.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 158.12 GOL

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The best of the moth [CD book]. Volume 1-10

    The best of the moth . Volume 1-102011

    Summary: Presents a collection of stories from various storytelling events sponsored by the Moth, a non-profit organization that holds regular storytelling evenings in bars, restaurants, and a variety of other venues in New York and elsewhere.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 818.6 BES

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The master of disguise [CD book] : my secret life in the CIA

    The master of disguise : my secret life in the CIA2014

    by Antonio J Mendez (read by Malcolm McConnell )

    (3,067)

    Summary: From the author of Argo comes an unforgettable behind-the-scenes story of espionage in action. In the first ever memoir by a top-level operative to be authorized by the CIA, Antonio J. Mendez reveals...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 327.1273 MEN

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • NPR [CD book] : the first 40 years.

    NPR : the first 40 years.2010

    (475)

    Summary: A celebration of this anniversary milestone, featuring both new content and some of the most historic and iconic moments in NPR's first forty years on the air.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 791.44 NPR

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • NPR funniest driveway moments [CD book]

    NPR funniest driveway moments2008

    (452)

    Summary: A collection of Driveway Moments--stories that keep you in the car to listen to the end even after you've reached your destination. Stories from Jonathan Winters, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sarah Silverman, David Sedaris, Larry David and more.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 791.44 NPR

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Food [CD book] : a love story

    Food : a love story2014

    by Jim Gaffigan

    (30,282)

    Summary: "What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 817.6 GAF

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons [CD book] : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery

    The tale of the dueling neurosurgeons : the history of the human brain as revealed by true stories of trauma, madness, and recovery2014

    by Sam Kean (read by Henry Leyva )

    (11,871)

    Summary: Early studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents--and see how the victim...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 617.48 KEA

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The energy bus [CD book] : 10 rules to fuel your life, work, and team with positive energy

    The energy bus : 10 rules to fuel your life, work, and team with positive energy2012

    by Jon Gordon

    Summary: Gordon takes listeners on an enlightening journey revealing 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment. Drawing upon his...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 650.1 GOR

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Miracles [CD book] : what they are, why they happen, and how they can change your life

    Miracles : what they are, why they happen, and how they can change your life2014

    by Eric Metaxas (read by Fred Sanders )

    (2,083)

    Summary: The best-selling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy shares compelling case stories that support theories about the plausibility of miracles to discuss what they are, why they happen and how they can be understood.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 231.73 MET

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • All joy and no fun [CD book] : the paradox of modern parenthood

    All joy and no fun : the paradox of modern parenthood2014

    by Jennifer Senior

    Summary: Award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior isolates and analyzes the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies,...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 306.874 SEN

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Embattled rebel [CD book] : Jefferson Davis as commander in chief

    Embattled rebel : Jefferson Davis as commander in chief2014

    by James M. McPherson (read by Robert Fass )

    (1,207)

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 973.7 MCP

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Burnt toast makes you sing good [CD book] : a memoir of food and love from an American Midwest family

    Burnt toast makes you sing good : a memoir of food and love from an American Midwest family2014

    by Kathleen Flinn (read by Cassandra Campbell )

    (2,214)

    Summary: In this family history interwoven with recipes, Kathleen Flinn returns readers to the mix of food and memoir beloved by readers of her bestselling The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. Burnt...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 641.5977 FLI

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The quantum moment [CD book] : how Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg taught us to love uncertainty

    The quantum moment : how Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg taught us to love uncertainty2014

    by Robert P. Crease (read by Alfred Scharff Goldhaber )

    (481)

    Summary: Do we live in one of many parallel worlds, with near-identical versions of ourselves spread across the multiverse? Is a "quantum leap" unthinkably massive or subatomically small? The language and the...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 530.12 CRE

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Lives in ruins [CD book] : archaeologists and the seductive lure of human rubble

    Lives in ruins : archaeologists and the seductive lure of human rubble2014

    by Marilyn Johnson (read by Hillary Huber )

    (2,002)

    Summary: The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue! turns her piercing eye and charming wit to the real-life avatars of Indiana Jones-the archaeologists who sort through the muck and mire of...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 930.1 JOH

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • An astronaut's guide to life on earth [CD book]

    An astronaut's guide to life on earth2013

    by Chris Hadfield (read by Chris Hadfield)

    (55,931)

    Summary: Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 629.45 HAD

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The boys in the boat [CD book] : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics2013

    by Daniel Brown (read by Edward Herrmann)

    (273,178)

    Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 797.123 BRO

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The history of the United States [CD book]

    The history of the United States2003

    by Allen C Guelzo

    Summary: Chronicles the history of the United States from its colonial origins to the beginning of the 21st century.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 973 GUE

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 2 of 2 details

  • The origin and evolution of earth [CD book] : from the big bang to the future of human existence

    The origin and evolution of earth : from the big bang to the future of human existence2013

    by Robert M Hazen

    Summary: Examines Earth's origin from simple atoms that were created in the big bang, transformed into heavy elements in stellar explosions, then forged into a planet inside the nebula that gave birth to the...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 550 HAZ

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • The American Civil War [CD book]

    The American Civil War2000

    by Gary W. Gallagher

    Summary: Examines the causes of the American Civil War, why the North won, how military campaigns unfolded, and how the war affected various elements of American society.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 973.7 GAL

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Deep down dark [CD book] : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free

    Deep down dark : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free2014

    by Hector Tobar (read by Henry Leyva)

    (11,264)

    Summary: The exclusive, official story of the survival, faith, and family of Chile's thirty-three trapped miners.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 363.11 TOB

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • History of the ancient world [CD book] : a global perspective

    History of the ancient world : a global perspective2011

    by Gregory S Aldrete

    (535)

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 930 ALD

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Dead wake [CD book] : the last crossing of the Lusitania

    Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania2015

    by Erik Larson (read by Scott Brick)

    (134,641)

    Summary: The story of the sinking of the Lusitania.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 940.4514 LAR

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Being mortal [CD book] : medicine and what matters in the end

    Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end2014

    by Atul Gawande (read by Robert Petkoff)

    (172,078)

    Summary: Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling,...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 362.175 GAW

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • In the heart of the sea [CD book] : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex

    In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex2000

    by Nathaniel Philbrick (read by Scott Brick )

    (102,285)

    Summary: This is the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex, the inspiration for Melville's great classic, Moby Dick. In 1820, the Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales....  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 910.45 PHI

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Uganda be kidding me [CD book]

    Uganda be kidding me2015

    by Chelsea Handler (read by Author)

    (18,730)

    Summary: Whenever Chelsea Handler travels, one thin is certain : she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 817.6 HAN

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

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  • Killing Patton [CD book] : the strange death of World War II's most audacious general

    Killing Patton : the strange death of World War II's most audacious general2014

    by Bill O'Reilly (read by Bill O'Reilly)

    (24,144)

    Summary: Presents an account of General George Patton's leadership during the final months of World War II in Europe, and the events surrounding his mysterious death.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: CD BOOK 355 O'RE

    Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction

    copies in: 1 of 1 details