Self Portrait

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 25 mins)
• By David Sedaris
• Narrated By David Sedaris

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 eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Mindy Kaling
• Narrated By Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur

Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?”

Bossypants

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 35 mins)
• By Tina Fey
• Narrated By Tina Fey
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told....

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 28 mins)
• By Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty
• Narrated By Matt Walton
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. This is the story of a preacher's kid from North Dakota who grew up to be one of the most innovative leaders of our time. Eleven times, Jackson led his teams to the ultimate goal: the NBA championship - six times with the Chicago Bulls and five times with the Los Angeles Lakers. This book is full of revelations.

Detroit: An American Autopsy

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Charles LeDuff
• Narrated By Eric Martin

In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age - mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs - Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts.

With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous indignation that only a native son can possess, journalist Charlie LeDuff sets out to uncover what has brought low this once-vibrant city, his city.