Most Popular 2022: eAudiobook (Adult Nonfiction)

Check out our list of the top 25 most circulated adult nonfiction digital audiobooks across the consortium.

Updated December 16, 2022
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1

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Manson, Mark.
#1 New York Times Bestseller Over 2 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we...

2

Atomic Habits An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Clear, James.
The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 15 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit...

3

A Promised Land
Obama, Barack.
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...

4

Will
Smith, Will
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the...

5

Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind
Harari, Yuval Noah.
New York Times Bestseller A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and...

6

What Happened to You Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Winfrey, Oprah.

7

The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Duhigg, Charles.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD * This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits. "Few [books] become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception."--Financial...

8

Dare to Lead Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts
Brown, Brene.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and...

9

The Storyteller Tales of Life and Music
Grohl, Dave.
So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to tell these stories just as I...

10

The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
van der Kolk, Bessel.
#1 New York Times bestseller "Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." --Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher...

11

Untamed
Doyle, Glennon.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! "Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick) In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and...

12

Outliers The Story of Success
Gladwell, Malcolm
In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"-the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what...

13

Becoming
Obama, Michelle
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States   #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER * ONE OF...

14

12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos
Peterson, Jordan B.
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER  #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition...

15

The 1619 Project A New Origin Story
Hannah-Jones, Nikole.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington...

16

Daring greatly how to courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
Brown, Brené.
Every day we experience the uncertainty and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable. Here, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, saying it is not weakness but rather our clearest path to courage and meaningful connection.

17

Thinking, Fast and Slow
Kahneman, Daniel.
The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast...

18

The Body A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, Bill.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST * LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD "Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." --The Washington...

19

Atlas of the Heart Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brown, Brene.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful...

20

Taste My Life Through Food
Tucci, Stanley.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Stanley...

21

Educated A Memoir
Westover, Tara.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University

22

Is this Anything
Seinfeld, Jerry.

23

Grit : the power of passion and perseverance
Duckworth, Angela
In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit." "Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere" (People). The...

24

Crying in H Mart A Memoir
Zauner, Michelle.
From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story...

25

Greenlights
McConaughey, Matthew
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * MORE THAN FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD! Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award®-winning actor's unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater...

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