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By: Demetri Martin

Narrated by: Demetri Martin

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.

Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic... Read more

One on One

By: John Feinstein

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 16 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends.

John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus,... Read more

Seriously...I'm Kidding

By: Ellen DeGeneres

Narrated by: Ellen DeGeneres

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

~b~>With the winning, upbeat candor that has made her show on of the most popular and honored daytime shows on the air, beloved talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres shares her views on life, love, and American Idol.

"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit... Read more

Time for Outrage

By: Stéphane Hessel

Narrated by: Bob Walter

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This controversial, impassioned call-to-arms for a return to the ideals that fueled the French Resistance has sold millions of copies worldwide since its publication in France in October 2010. Rejecting the dictatorship of world financial markets and defending the social values of modern democracy, 93-old Stéphane Hessel -- Resistance leader,... Read more

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

By: David Foster Wallace

Narrated by: Paul Garcia

Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity,... Read more

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Chelsea Handler

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

WHAT . . . A RIOT!

Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original essays, the #1 bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea delivers one laugh-out-loud moment... Read more

Beyond Belief

By: Josh Hamilton

Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this intimate memoir, former Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton reflects on his battle with addiction and the impact it had on his career—and the spiritual journey that helped him heal.

Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character "... Read more

Total Frat Move

By: W.R. Bolen & the Creators of TotalFratMove.com

Narrated by: Alden Ford

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Put simply, it's time for a national update on college fraternities. Greek life today makes Animal House look like a Pixar movie. The amount of alcohol that is being consumed, promiscuous sex that is being enjoyed, and intense drug-induced raging that is taking place on campuses across the country has quietly reached ridiculous new heights.

... Read more

Both Flesh and Not

By: David Foster Wallace

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff & Katherine Kellgren

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Brilliant, dazzling, never-before-collected nonfiction writings by "one of America's most daring and talented writers." (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
Both Flesh and Not gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time.

Never has Wallace's seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this... Read more

Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Hat, and the FBI

By: Alphie McCourt

Narrated by: Alphie McCourt

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Just in time for Saint Patrick's Day! Alphie McCourt, author of the convivial memoir A Long Stone's Throw and youngest brother of Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes), releases his reminiscences of the beloved holiday. This story, written and read by the author, strings together retellings of a few of the expatriate Irishman's most memorable Saint... Read more

Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year

By: Alphie McCourt

Narrated by: Alphie McCourt

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the McCourt brothers, reminisces on Christmas past-from his childhood in Limerick to the celebrations of family and friends in New York as an adult with Frank and Malachy. Read more

Humblebrag

By: Harris Wittels

Narrated by: Harris Wittels

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From comedian and writer (Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints-based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed.


Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so... Read more

Here, There, Elsewhere

By: William Least Heat-Moon

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Blue Highways, PrairyErth, and Roads to Quoz, a dazzling collection of travel tales from the road.

Here, There, Elsewhere draws together for the first time William Least Heat-Moon's greatest short-form travel writing. Personally selected by the writer, these pieces take us from Japan, England, Italy, and Mexico to... Read more

It Takes Balls

By: Josh Wolf

Narrated by: Josh Wolf

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Josh Wolf--one of the stars and writers of Chelsea Lately and After Lately--delivers a hilarious collection of essays that reminds us all what it takes to conquer fatherhood without sacrificing manhood.

Struggling to make it as a stand-up comic didn't always fit with being a single parent. But Josh figured out his own set of rules--through... Read more

Man Up!

By: Ross Mathews

Narrated by: Ross Mathews

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In this hilarious and inspirational memoir, Ross Mathews -- best known as "Ross the Intern" from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno -- chronicles his life growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, apologetically genuine self on national... Read more

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" (Entertainment Weekly).

From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new collection of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the... Read more

Blue Highways

By: William Least Heat-Moon

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 17 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.
William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a... Read more

Thinking In Numbers

By: Daniel Tammet

Narrated by: Daniel Tammet

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The irresistibly engaging book that "enlarges one's wonder at Tammet's mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers" (Oliver Sacks, MD).

Thinking in Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates... Read more

Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies

By: Chris Kluwe

Narrated by: Chris Kluwe

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Hi. In your hands, right now, you hold the culmination of thousands of years of human intelligence, ingenuity, and brilliance. Now put your goddamn phone down and pay attention to my book.

What is in my book, you ask? (I'm really glad you asked, by the way, because now I get to tell you.)

Time travel. Gay marriage. Sportsballing. Futuristic... Read more

Man Repeller

By: Leandra Medine

Narrated by: Leandra Medine

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Engage using #manrepeller.
Silk parachute pants. A gold lamé jumpsuit. Ankle boots with fringe. Were these fashion-forward items sending men running in the opposite direction? Maybe, but Leandra Medine never cared.

Slipping into drop-crotch shorts and a boxed sequin blazer in the dressing room of Topshop in downtown Manhattan, a brokenhearted... Read more

Egghead

By: Bo Burnham

Narrated by: Bo Burnham

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?Ķ

Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and... Read more

Hollywood Said No!

By: Bob Odenkirk & David Cross

Narrated by: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Scott Adsit, Scott A...

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Mr. Show fans rejoice! After all these years, Bob and David are finally back together with a collection of hilarious, never-before-seen scripts, sketches, and ideas that may have just been too good for Hollywood.
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show, present to you this collection of... Read more

The Kid

By: Ben Bradlee Jr.

Narrated by: Dave Mallow

Length: 35 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for.

Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting average.... Read more

Never Have I Ever

By: Katie Heaney

Narrated by: Sarah Franco

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"I've been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face."

So begins Katie Heaney's memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family... Read more