Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad

Omar El Akkad is an award-winning journalist and author who has travelled around the world to cover many of the most important news stories of the last decade. Below, the Canada Reads-nominated author of the dystopian tale American War recommends for Audible listeners some of his favourite nonfiction titles from recent years, as well as a few he considers "all-time greats."
Liste de produits
    • Auteur(s): Ivan Coyote
    • Narrateur(s): Ivan Coyote
    • Durée: 5 h et 12 min
    • Date de publication: 2017-08-02
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 90 évaluations
    • "Perhaps my favourite nonfiction book of 2017. Coyote’s memoir is warm, honest, and frequently hilarious. I read it in one sitting."
    • Dispatches from Syria
    • Auteur(s): Janine di Giovanni
    • Narrateur(s): Teri Schnaubelt
    • Durée: 5 h et 21 min
    • Date de publication: 2016-10-25
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 évaluations
    • "One of the most harrowing accounts I've ever read on the reality of the Syrian government's crimes against its own people. Not an easy listen."
    • Three Tenant Families
    • Auteur(s): James Agee
    • Narrateur(s): Lloyd James
    • Durée: 15 h et 13 min
    • Date de publication: 2015-12-10
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 évaluations
    • "Agee's masterwork on poverty-stricken tenant farmers during the Great Depression has influenced me more than almost any other book. It's absolutely timeless."
    • The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis
    • Auteur(s): Patrick Kingsley
    • Narrateur(s): Thomas Judd
    • Durée: 8 h et 50 min
    • Date de publication: 2016-05-03
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • "A thorough and well-researched investigation of what the Mediterranean migration crisis really looks like. Excellent, on-the-ground journalism."
    • A Memoir
    • Auteur(s): Sonali Deraniyagala
    • Narrateur(s): Hannah Curtis
    • Durée: 5 h et 24 min
    • Date de publication: 2013-03-05
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 13 évaluations
    • "Deraniyagala lost her family — and almost died herself — during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake. She writes about the tragedy with incredible fearlessness. A small, devastating book."
    • Auteur(s): Patti Smith
    • Narrateur(s): Patti Smith
    • Durée: 9 h et 50 min
    • Date de publication: 2011-07-26
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 161 évaluations
    • "Patti Smith is one of the finest artists alive, and her memoir is a piece of absolute magic."
    • A Biography
    • Auteur(s): Mary V. Dearborn
    • Narrateur(s): Tanya Eby
    • Durée: 29 h et 40 min
    • Date de publication: 2017-05-16
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4 out of 5 stars 9 évaluations
    • "The best biography I read last year was Dearborn’s reexamination of an endlessly examined writer. I learned so many new details about Hemingway's life from this book."