Audiobooks Like What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

10 audiobooks for fans of What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

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   Outliers: The Story of Success

   by Malcolm Gladwell

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (923.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (873.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (49.4K)

   7h 18m listening time • Released 2008

   Success isn't just talent and hard work—it's birth dates, cultural background, and 10,000 hours of practice that create achievement. Malcolm Gladwell narrates his own exploration of the hidden factors that separate high achievers from everyone else.

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   Success isn't just talent and hard work—it's birth dates, cultural background, and 10,000 hours of practice that create achievement. Malcolm Gladwell narrates his own exploration of the hidden factors that separate high achievers from everyone else.

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   David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

   by Malcolm Gladwell

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (217.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.97 Goodreads (192.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (24.6K)

   7h 1m listening time • Released 2013

   Gladwell reexamines the biblical story and modern examples to argue that disadvantages often become advantages in disguise. His own narration adds personal conviction to case studies ranging from dyslexic entrepreneurs to civil rights activists who turned weakness into strength.

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   Gladwell reexamines the biblical story and modern examples to argue that disadvantages often become advantages in disguise. His own narration adds personal conviction to case studies ranging from dyslexic entrepreneurs to civil rights activists who turned weakness into strength.

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   Blink

   by Malcolm Gladwell, Barry Fox, Irina Henegar

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.37 ABR Score (651.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.96 Goodreads (624.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (26.7K)

   7h 44m listening time • Released 2005

   Gladwell explores rapid decision-making and intuitive thinking, examining how our brains make split-second judgments. His own narration adds personal conviction to the psychological insights.

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   Gladwell explores rapid decision-making and intuitive thinking, examining how our brains make split-second judgments. His own narration adds personal conviction to the psychological insights.

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   Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

   by Stephen E. Ambrose

   Narrated by Tim Jerome

   ★ 4.95 ABR Score (151.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (140.3K) ★ 4.87 Audible (11.4K)

   12h 37m listening time • Released 2012

   Ambrose chronicles Easy Company's journey from D-Day to Hitler's Eagle's Nest through interviews with the paratroopers themselves—the definitive account of ordinary soldiers in extraordinary circumstances.

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   Ambrose chronicles Easy Company's journey from D-Day to Hitler's Eagle's Nest through interviews with the paratroopers themselves—the definitive account of ordinary soldiers in extraordinary circumstances.

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   Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

   by John Carreyrou

   Narrated by Will Damron

   ★ 4.94 ABR Score (323.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (283.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (39.3K)

   11h 37m listening time • Released 2018

   Carreyrou exposes how Elizabeth Holmes built Theranos on completely fake blood-testing technology, defrauding investors and endangering patients for years. Will Damron's steady narration matches the methodical investigation, letting the shocking facts speak for themselves without sensationalism.

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   Carreyrou exposes how Elizabeth Holmes built Theranos on completely fake blood-testing technology, defrauding investors and endangering patients for years. Will Damron's steady narration matches the methodical investigation, letting the shocking facts speak for themselves without sensationalism.

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   Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

   by Lori Gottlieb

   Narrated by Brittany Pressley

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (456.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (411.2K) ★ 4.72 Audible (45.1K)

   14h 21m listening time • Released 2019

   Gottlieb reveals what happens when therapists need therapy themselves, with Brittany Pressley capturing both professional insight and personal vulnerability beautifully.

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   Gottlieb reveals what happens when therapists need therapy themselves, with Brittany Pressley capturing both professional insight and personal vulnerability beautifully.

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   Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

   by S.C. Gwynne

   Narrated by David Drummond

   ★ 4.72 ABR Score (84.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.25 Goodreads (68.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (15.9K)

   15h 9m listening time • Released 2016

   Gwynne chronicles the forty-year war between Comanches and settlers through Quanah Parker's incredible story. David Drummond's narration matches the epic scope of this sweeping history.

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   Gwynne chronicles the forty-year war between Comanches and settlers through Quanah Parker's incredible story. David Drummond's narration matches the epic scope of this sweeping history.

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   Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

   by David Epstein

   Narrated by Will Damron

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (91.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (80.9K) ★ 4.7 Audible (10.2K)

   10h 46m listening time • Released 2019

   Epstein dismantles the 10,000-hour rule with compelling research showing why late starters and dabblers often outperform specialists, and Damron's narration keeps the dense material engaging.

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   Epstein dismantles the 10,000-hour rule with compelling research showing why late starters and dabblers often outperform specialists, and Damron's narration keeps the dense material engaging.

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   The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided

   by Jonathan Haidt

   Narrated by Jonathan Haidt

   ★ 4.53 ABR Score (79.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (66.9K) ★ 4.62 Audible (12.9K)

   11h 1m listening time • Released 2012

   Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores why political opponents assume the worst about each other's motives, and he narrates his own insights beautifully.

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   Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores why political opponents assume the worst about each other's motives, and he narrates his own insights beautifully.

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    Digest of The Boys in the Boat

    by A Reader's Companion

    Narrated by Edward Herrmann

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (43.6K ratings)

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (9) ★ 4.83 Audible (43.6K)

    14h 24m listening time • Released 2013

    Nine working-class teenagers from Depression-era Seattle row toward Olympic glory in Nazi Germany. Edward Herrmann's authoritative voice matches the story's historical weight perfectly.

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    Nine working-class teenagers from Depression-era Seattle row toward Olympic glory in Nazi Germany. Edward Herrmann's authoritative voice matches the story's historical weight perfectly.

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