by Kim Stanley Robinson ; photographed by Kim Stanley Robinson ; Read by Kim Stanley Robinson ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2022
Kim Robinson narrates his history of the Sierra Nevada--which range from California to Nevada--and the people who lived there, especially those who explored the mountains and protected them. He also tells stories of his own life. Robinson is a bestselling author of science fiction, and this personal reflection is well written, but the abundance of information, some of it only loosely connected to the mountains, gives the narration a stream-of-consciousness effect. Robinson's pace is deliberate and easy to follow. His delivery is sufficiently expressive, and his entire performance is that of a person telling stories of his travels.
Pub Date: May 10, 2022
Duration: 16 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781549112492
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
by Fatima Bhutto ; Read by Fatima Bhutto ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 27, 2026
Bhutto narrates her memoir with delicate sincerity that invites the listener to be the person their dog believes they are.
Writer and columnist Bhutto explores a lifetime of grief, love, and self-doubt. Using a soft, intimately conversational tone, Bhutto contends with the murder of her father when she was very young, her estrangement from her controlling stepmother, and her decades-long entanglement with a man who took advantage of her understandable terror of losing people. Against these difficult circumstances, she sets the transformative love of her terrier, and her voice warms whenever Coco is her subject. Bhutto intersperses her own experiences with research on how humans first domesticated wolves as well as how dogs fit into worldwide religious traditions.
Bhutto narrates her memoir with delicate sincerity that invites the listener to be the person their dog believes they are.Pub Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Duration: 4 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668118405
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Feb. 17, 2026
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by Paul Rosolie ; Read by Paul Rosolie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 20, 2026
An exciting, inspiring, and provocative audiobook.
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This memoir, environmental manifesto, and recounting of adventures in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest is a compelling listen. Rosolie tells the story of the Junglekeepers organization, dedicated to protecting the rainforest, with a heart-stopping pace. Rosolie and his team capture some of the world’s largest anacondas, climb to the top of the jungle canopy, fight for the survival of rare macaws, and meet the Indigenous Mashco Piro tribe. The Junglekeepers bring travelers to this most remote part of the planet where they have built the “world’s tallest treehouse.” Sadly, after overcoming threats of logging and mining and saving more than 100,000 acres of wilderness, the organization now faces drug dealers who want to use the land for their own purposes.
An exciting, inspiring, and provocative audiobook.Pub Date: Jan. 20, 2026
Duration: 10 hrs, 36 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217159543
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Feb. 9, 2026
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