Audiobooks Like What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

10 audiobooks for fans of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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   Night

   The Night Trilogy • Book 1

   by Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel, François Mauriac

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.64 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.4M) ★ 4.73 Audible (11.1K)

   4h 17m listening time • Released 2006

   George Guidall's measured, unflinching narration transforms Wiesel's testimony into something unbearable and essential—his voice never flinches from the darkness, forcing you to witness rather than look away.

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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

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (7.4K)

   10h 18m listening time • Released 2012

   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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   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

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.84 Audible (2.7K)

   12h 20m listening time • Released 2018

   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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   HOUSE TO HOUSE - An Epic Memoir of Urban War

   by STAFF SERGEANT DAVID with BRUNING JOHN R BELLAVIA

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)

   9h 20m listening time • Released 2007

   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 Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

   by Jim DeFede

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (70.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (67.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.3K)

   6h 28m listening time • Released 2017

   Ray Porter's warm, measured narration transforms this true story of small-town Canadian kindness into something quietly devastating—the kind of 9/11 story that reminds you humanity showed up that day.

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   Targeted: Beirut — The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror

   by Jack Carr, James M. Scott

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.34 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (957)

   14h 36m listening time • Released 2024

   Ray Porter's gravitas transforms this meticulously reported history into something that feels like overhearing a former operator piece together the attack that launched the war on terror. Essential listening for anyone who wants to understand how we got here.

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   Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

   by Kevin D. Mitnick, Steve Wozniak, William L. Simon

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.16 ABR Score (38.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.97 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (10.9K)

   13h 59m listening time • Released 2011

   Ray Porter's narration captures the obsessive thrill of the hunt on both sides—you'll hear Mitnick's paranoia and genius crackle through 14 hours of cat-and-mouse that feels genuinely urgent.

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   Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient

   by Marcus Brotherton

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.01 ABR Score (602 ratings)

   ★ 4.41 Goodreads (473) ★ 4.73 Audible (129)

   8h 25m listening time • Released 2020

   Ray Porter's measured, unflinching delivery transforms this Medal of Honor story into something bigger than combat heroics—it's about the invisible battles won through faith and grit after the war ends.

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   The Washington War: FDR's Inner Circle and the Politics of Power That Won World War II

   by James Lacey

   Narrated by Ray Porter, James Lacey

   ★ 3.91 ABR Score (358 ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (203) ★ 4.62 Audible (155)

   19h 34m listening time • Released 2019

   Ray Porter's commanding narration transforms this political thriller into a masterclass in power dynamics, making the infighting between FDR's rivals as gripping as any battlefield account.

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    The Last Lecture

    by Randy Pausch

    Narrated by Eric Singer

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (370.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (365.2K) ★ 4.53 Audible (5.7K)

    4h 36m listening time • Released 2008

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