10 audiobooks for fans of The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus, Alan Jolis
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.93 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 5 Audible (4)More about this pick
Ray Porter's measured, thoughtful delivery transforms this memoir into something urgent without ever raising his voice—the perfect match for a visionary banker quietly explaining how he upended global finance to fight poverty.
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
by Robert Kurson
Narrated by Ray Porter, Robert Kurson
★ 4.63 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.84 Audible (2.7K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's narration transforms this into a nail-biting thriller about three men gambling their lives on an insane four-month sprint to the Moon, capturing both the engineering desperation and the human courage that makes Apollo 8 feel impossibly dramatic.
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by Sean Parnell, John R. Bruning
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.63 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (7.4K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's gravelly delivery cuts through the chaos of combat and the raw intimacy of brotherhood—he makes you feel the weight of command decisions that haunt you long after the final mission ends.
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HOUSE TO HOUSE - An Epic Memoir of Urban War
by STAFF SERGEANT DAVID with BRUNING JOHN R BELLAVIA
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.53 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's narration transforms this brutal house-to-house account into something visceral and unforgettable—you're not just reading about Fallujah, you're inside it with Bellavia's Third Platoon.
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The Dark Art: My Undercover Life in Global Narco-terrorism
by Edward Follis, Douglas Century
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.00 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (452) ★ 4.68 Audible (625)More about this pick
Veteran DEA agent Edward Follis reveals the terrifying connections between drug cartels and international terrorism through his most dangerous undercover missions. Life-threatening operations that expose how narco-trafficking funds global terror networks.
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Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour
by Elton John, David Furnish - foreword
Narrated by Richard Armitage, Vikas Adam, Daniel Henning, Ray Porter, Jesse Einstein, Fred Berman, Edoardo Ballerini, Mark Boyett, Kevin T. Collins, Peter Ganim, Mike Cooper, John Lee, Oliver Wyman
★ 3.80 ABR Score (462 ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (314) ★ 4.33 Audible (148)More about this pick
Richard Armitage anchors this memoir with a gravitas that matches Elton's reflective tone, making decades of touring stories feel like a confidence shared with an old friend rather than celebrity spectacle.
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The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
by Hadley Vlahos
Narrated by Hadley Vlahos R.N.
★ 4.72 ABR Score (54.7K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (50.9K) ★ 4.89 Audible (3.8K)More about this pick
Hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos narrates her own profound experiences with dying patients, bringing intimate authenticity to these stories of life's most sacred transitions.
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Heavy
by Kiese Laymon
Narrated by Kiese Laymon
★ 4.57 ABR Score (51.8K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (45.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
Laymon confronts his relationship with food, violence, and his mother in this unflinching memoir about surviving as a Black body in Mississippi.
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I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God
by Bilquis Sheikh, Richard Schneider
Narrated by Lorna Raver
★ 4.48 ABR Score (11.4K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (9.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (1.9K)More about this pick
Bilquis Sheikh's spiritual journey from prominent Muslim woman to Christian convert unfolds through dreams and divine encounters. Lorna Raver conveys the profound personal transformation with appropriate reverence.
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Strangers
by Belle Burden
Narrated by Belle Burden
★ 4.47 ABR Score (24.4K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (22.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Burden narrates her own memoir about a whirlwind pandemic romance that began and ended with startling speed. Her personal delivery adds raw intimacy to this story of love found and lost during lockdown.
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