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Action & Adventure Nonfiction:
Travels with Albie: An American Journey
By: Peter Zheutlin / Narrated By: Gregg Rizzo
Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
Looking to escape Political Commentary…? >Ooooops< -Still- it has a DOG in it!!!
A Combat Veteran’s 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal- Recovering from PTSD and Moral Injury Through Meditation
By: Tom Voss, Rebecca Anne Nguyen / Narrated By: Tom Voss
Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
A rollercoaster, brims with honesty and insight, and at the end? Why, there’s beautiful, shining Hope…
Written and Narrated By: Kristin Knight Pace
Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
Wellll, this has its merits… -but- it has plenty of >meh< also
My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
By: Merlin Tuttle / Narrated By: Sean Runnette
Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
Oh gosh, went into this with loooow expectations but hopeful…? Finished oh soooo enchanted!!!
The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
By: Andy Hall / Narrated By: Jim Manchester
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
A dozen young men went up, sooo few came back down… a gripping account of a tragedy
One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe
By: Dean Nicholson, Garry Jenkins / Narrated By: Angus King
Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
The 21st-century way to make a difference in the world: Save an animal? Social media!
The One
Series: The One collection
Written and Narrated By: Jess Walter
Length: 49 mins
Can you really pack that much into just 49 minutes? …Yesssss…!!!
America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition
By: Andrew Friedman / Narrated By: Sean Runnette
Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
PerFECtion!!!!!
Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
By: Marilyn Johnson / Narrated By: Hillary Huber
Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
Oh just SPARE me to those who complained this is fluff and non-scientific… it’s just FUN!
A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
By: Noé Álvarez / Narrated By: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
Some lovely writing, some good imagery, but an awful lot of negativity in there also makes this painful at times…
A Man, a White German Shepherd & the Adventure of a Lifetime
Written and Narrated By: Joe Patterson
Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
Uhm? Actually? This is The Legend of Joe…
By: Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, Caprice Crane / Narrated By: Steve Jenkins
Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
The hard work after making that Dream Move… with a pig… a really, really BIG pig…
The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
Written and Narrated By: Donnie Eichar
Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
This story TOTALLY giveth what the narration taketh away
By: John Muir / Narrated By: Andre Stojka
Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
Sweet li’l story that’s almost over before ya know it!
Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
By: Lara Prior-Palmer / Narrated By: Henrietta Meire
Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
Yes, Lara is a TOTAL ditz, self-absorbed, ill-prepared, you name it. But (So sue me)? She had me giggling!
The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats
Written and Narrated By: Colin Butcher
Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
Plenty for the dog lover! Plenty for the cat lover! Plenty for the lover of detective stories!
The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
Written and Narrated By: Christopher McDougall
Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
What a great story! And what’s this? Did the song at the end leave a tear or two in my eye?
A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
By: Dion Leonard, Craig Borlase / Narrated By: Simon Bubb
Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
AWWWW! What a true feel-good kinda book!
What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird
By: Tom Michell / Narrated By: Bill Nighy
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
One I’ll listen to again and again. And again.
A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America
By: Britt Collins / Foreward By: Jeffrey Moussaleff-Masson / Narrated By: George Newbern
Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
How caring for the less fortunate can open the heart
The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
By: Gary Paulsen / Narrated By: Danny Campbell
Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
An old wonder of a book, now in audio!
The Further Adventures of Norton, the Cat Who Went to Paris, and His Human
By: Peter Gethers / Narrated By: David Laundra
Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
Oh man! How I wish my own cats were as inquisitive and mellow as Norton!
A Girl, A Bike, A Street Dog
By: Ishbel Rose Holmes (World Bike Girl) / Narrated By: Lucy Rayner
Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
Two damaged souls—coming together. Not to be missed!
By: Gerald Durrell / Narrated By: Rupert Degas
Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
Charming account with funny animal stories—if you can get past animals being ripped from their homes/habitats
Learning Life’s Lessons from One Very Big Dog
By: Colin Campbell / Narrated By: Rudy Sanda
Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
Awwwww, what a great dog!
The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-Wise Cat
By: James Bowen / Narrated By: Kristopher Milnes
Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
Maybe not my favorite, but gosh I love James and Bob!
By James Bowen / Narrated by Kristopher Milnes
Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
Fellow travelers on a hard but lovely road
How Ten Guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats, Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck, and a Few Turtles
By: Rescue Ink and Denise Flaim / Narrated By: Tom Weiner
Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
Not the best animal rescue book, but certainly different!
Action & Adventure Fiction:
A Novel
By: Seishu Hase / Translated By: Alison Watts / Narrated By: Akie Kotabe
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
Okaaaay… What. The. HECK! did I just listen to…?
Series: The Trail, Book 5
Written and Narrated By: David R. Lewis
Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
This series, these books, the gosh-danged stories? They just keep getting better ‘n better!
Series: The Sixth World, Book 2
By: Rebecca Roanhorse / Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
Wherein a Book 2 exceeeeds expectations…!!!
Series: Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1
By: Derek Landy / Narrated By: Rupert Degas
Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
Oh how wonderful! Excellent writing with BeYONd excellent narration make for such a fun ride!
By: Lisa McMann / Narrated By: Alexa Magro
Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
NOT flat-out grand; but jeez… Wound up sobbing a time… or two…
Series: The Luck Uglies, Book 1
By: Paul Durham / Narrated By: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
Just how it should be! Forget about the kids who’ll LOVE this cuz it’s all about meeeeee!!! I LOVED it too!
And Other Tales
By: Zen Cho / Narrated By: Nancy Wu
Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
Somewhat shallow and then WHAM! A most satisfying conclusion
Series: The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe, Book 1
By: Gordon McAlpine / Narrated By: Arte Johnson
Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
Li’l charmer, this was!
Series: Kenny and the Dragon, Book 2
By: Tony DiTerlizzi / Narrated By: Alan Cumming
Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
Did I LOVE the first in the series? Good cow, man: This one? Soooo good and Whazzis? Even tears?!
By: Norton Juster / Foreword By: Norton Juster / Narrated By: Rainn Wilson
Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
The audiobook that spawned an entire Newsletter…!
Series: Kenny and the Dragon, Book 1
By: Tony DiTerlizzi / Narrated By: Alan Cumming
Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
AWESOME “Anthropomorphic” fun!
A Dog in King Arthur's Court
Series: Cavall in Camelot, Book 1
By: Audrey Mackaman / Narrated By: Derek Perkins
Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
Introduces the seamier side of Camelot but with SUCH an innocent hero… Arthur’s deerhound!
A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State
Series: Serge Storms, Book 14
By: Tim Dorsey / Narrated By: Oliver Wyman
Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
Shaaaaaamelessly raucous and raunchy… oh how I laughed…
Series: Evil Alien Warlord Cat, Book 1
By: Johnny Marciano, Emily Chenoweth / Narrated By: Oliver Wyman, Vikas Adam
Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
A tale FRAUGHT with eeeeevil… yet soooo aDORable….!!!
Project: Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust Rediscoveries
By: Clair Huffaker / Narrated By: Phil Gigante
Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
loved it! Loved It!! LOVED IT!!!
Series: The Trail, Book 4
Written and Narrated By: David R. Lewis
Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
Action-packed? Check. Bit of a kinda sorta tear or two along the way? CHECK!
By: Mira Bartók / Narrated By: Simon Vance
Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
DeLIGHTful, and OH Simon Vance!!!
Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 1
By: Michelle Paver / Narrated By: Ian McKellen
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
LOVED IT! LOVED Sir Ian! …but whazzis…? Where is Book Twooooo…?!
By: J.R. Rain / Narrated By: Alex Freeman
Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
Had SUCH high hopes for this, but alas! Narrator Alex Freeman dashed them all!
2,186 Miles of Friendship
By: Karen Lord Rutter / Narrated By: Charles Winfield
Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
Sweet, yes, but PLENty of Boooooo tooooo!!!
Written and Narrated By: Nance Crawford
Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
Just in time for the winter solstice! Just in time for Christmas!
By: Christopher Morley / Narrated By: Nadia May (aka Wanda McCaddon, Donada Peters)
Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
Oh how I loved this little book! Oh what a charmer!
Series: Chet and Bernie Mysteries, Book 0.1
By: Spencer Quinn / Narrated By: Jim Frangione
Length: 52 mins
A sweet and compelling start to what miiiiiight be an awesome series
By: Rafael Sabatini / Narrated By: Robert Whitfield
Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
A jolly swashbuckler of a jaunt!
By: Jean Craighead George / Narrated By: Christina Moore
Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
Sort of uneven, kinda depressing, ultimately hopeful. But ALWAYS a solid and wonderful look at Nature and Animals of Feeling
A Novel
Written and Narrated By: C. A. Fletcher
Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
And this might show how easy an audience I am: I was taken by the twists at the end!
A Novel
By: Paulette Jiles / Narrated By: Grover Gardner
Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
Apparently Grover Gardner makes this a better audiobook than a book!
Series: The Trail, Book 3
Written and Narrated By: David R. Lewis
Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
Seriously! Is there not a single one in this series that isn’t good ol’ rollicking fun?!
Series: The Trail, Book 1
Written and Narrated By: David R. Lewis
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
Audiobook Accomplice’s FIRST Western, and it’s a Yesssssss!!!
Written and Narrated By: David R. Lewis
Series: The Trail, Book 2
Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
Reckon so’s it’s kindly likely I’m agonna be hittin’ the Trail with Lewis again pretty dadgum soon…!