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The best nonfiction audiobooks take involved, often intimidating subjects and reinvigorate them with sharp narration so you can stay focused and on track. In this list, we’ll share our picks for some of the best nonfiction audio out there, encompassing a wide array of topics—from the entire history of humanity to astrophysics to the American prison system. Engage with some of the most fascinating, deeply human real-life stories our catalog has to offer.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
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Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- Language: English
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owner's manual for everybody....
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Must Read for the Sheer Fun of It
- By J.B. on 10-16-19
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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Made in America
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land....
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Bryson Not Reading Makes For a Rare Fail
- By John on 02-28-14
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Made in America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-16-06
- Language: English
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Bryson does it again
- By Robert on 10-15-10
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-05-10
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America - majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes....
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Informational
- By Amber C on 03-29-17
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A Walk in the Woods
- Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- Narrated by: Rob McQuay
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-25-12
- Language: English
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In a Sunburned Country
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion up, down, and over the Appalachian Trail...
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Laugh out loud funny
- By Larry on 06-09-03
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In a Sunburned Country
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 05-30-00
- Language: English
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Abridged
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In the first of three essays included in this audiobook, Bill Bryson decides to move back to the United States, after nearly two decades in Britain. But not before taking one last trip....
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Bryson's best with Google
- By Shawn on 03-31-08
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Bill Bryson Collector's Edition
- Notes from a Small Island, Neither Here Nor There, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-09-06
- Language: English
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The Lost Continent
- Travels In Small Town America
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did....
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Written by Bryson's evil twin
- By M. S. Cohen on 08-11-14
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The Lost Continent
- Travels In Small Town America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 12-22-05
- Language: English
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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One of the most admired nonfiction writers of our time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in the life of his native country....
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Why 1927?
- By Mark on 10-18-13
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-01-13
- Language: English
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition....
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Too Little, Too Short
- By Charles L. Burkins on 11-30-07
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Shakespeare
- The World as Stage
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-23-07
- Language: English
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A Walk in the Woods
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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"Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire, I happened upon a path....
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the unforgetable stroll....
- By DocEdward on 12-17-02
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A Walk in the Woods
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
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Wie groß ist eigentlich das Universum? Was wiegt unsere Erde? Und wie ist das überhaupt möglich - die Erde zu wiegen?
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Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem
- Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-18-16
- Language: German
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- By: Bill Bryson, Francisco J. Ramos Mena - traductor
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
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Nos pasamos toda una vida con un solo cuerpo y casi no sabemos cómo funciona. Desde los genes hasta nuestra capacidad de hablar...
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Another Bill Bryson Amazing Book
- By Jorge Johnson on 02-13-22
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- Narrated by: Gerardo Quiroz
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-23-21
- Language: Spanish
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The Mother Tongue
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience, and sheer fun of the English language....
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More satire than history
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-18-15
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The Mother Tongue
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-15-15
- Language: English
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Shakespeare
- The World as a Stage
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions....
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Not the book you might think it is...
- By Russell on 10-11-09
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Shakespeare
- The World as a Stage
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-09-07
- Language: English
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Neither Here nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack and journeys from Hammerfest to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia....
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- By M. Craft on 08-12-14
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Neither Here nor There
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-01-09
- Language: English
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The Road to Little Dribbling
- Adventures of an American in Britain
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written....
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No Bryson?? Alas, another disappointed fan
- By Rick on 01-25-16
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The Road to Little Dribbling
- Adventures of an American in Britain
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-19-16
- Language: English
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
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Del autor de "Una breve historia de casi todo" (200.000 ejemplares vendidos). Nos pasamos toda una vida con un solo cuerpo y casi no...
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Lo mejor si te gusta la fisiología
- By Rene Davila Mendoza on 03-22-22
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El cuerpo humano
- Guía para ocupantes
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: Spanish
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One Summer
- America 1927
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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Audible is proud to present One Summer: America, 1927, the new book by Britain’s favourite writer of narrative nonfiction, Bill Bryson....
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Bill in usual greatness... but too much baseball!
- By Simon on 05-10-14
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One Summer
- America 1927
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-26-13
- Language: English
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The Secret History of Christmas
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it....
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
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The Secret History of Christmas
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-22-22
- Language: English
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