Talking Nonfiction

This episode covers great books on the topics of animals and then actors: Wild Ones by Jon Mooallem, The Tiger by John Vaillant, The Last Rhino by Lawrence Anthony, Born Standing Up by Steve Martin, and Paul and Me by A.E. Hotchner.

This episode covers five great books on adventure travel: The Impossible First by Colin O’Brady, The Skies Belong to Us by Brendan Koerner, Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams, Going Home by Lynn Schooler, and Too Far From Home by Chris Jones.

This episode covers five great books with writers on writing: Daily Rituals by Mason Currey, The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti, and The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer.

This episode goes over five great books on personal growth: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers, Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown, Grit by Angela Duckworth, Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg, and The Power Paradox by Dacher Keltner.

This episode covers five great works of war history: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson, Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic, On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, and The Nine by Gwen Strauss.

This episode covers five great sports books: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Heart of the Game by S.L. Price, Open Ice by Jack Falla, Open by Andre Agassi, and Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, with each of the last two written by J.R. Moehringer.

This episode covers five great works of history: Astoria by Peter Stark, Hellhound on his Trail by Hampton Sides, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon, and Triangle by David Von Drehle

In this episode, I briefly cover five great works on ocean adventure: The Outlaw Sea by William Langewiesche, The Wave by Susan Casey, In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Trapped Under the Sea by Neil Swidey.

This episode covers five great books on justice: A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton, A Shot in the Moonlight by Ben Montgomery, and Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown.

This short episode covers five great memoirs: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, Educated by Tara Westover, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, and Not Fade Away by Peter Barton.