The Design of Everyday Things
By: Don Norman
Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Design doesn't have to complicated, which is why this guide to human-centered design shows that usability is just as important as aesthetics.
Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door.
The fault, argues this ingenious -- even... Read more
Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Ellie Beaven, Full Cast, Juliet Stevenson, Kenn...
Length: 3 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
In this BBC full-cast production, the ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill the man who took his life, his throne and his wife: Claudius.
In a tale of caution, tragedy and revenge, Hamlet is driven to madness by his mission and his father's legacy.
Michael Sheen stars as Hamlet, with Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as... Read more
Frida
By: Hayden Herrera
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 19 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
""Through her art, Herrera writes, Kahlo made of herself both performer and icon. Through this long overdue biography, Kahlo has also, finally, been made fully human."" — San Francisco ChronicleHailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and... Read more
View audiobookBossypants
By: Tina Fey
Narrated by: Tina Fey
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph).
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she... Read more
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
By: Matt Baume
Narrated by: Matt Baume
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
For decades, amidst the bright lights, studio-audience laughs, and absurdly large apartment sets, the real-life story of American LGBTQ+ liberation unfolded in plain sight in front of millions of viewers, most of whom were laughing too hard to mind. From flamboyant relatives on Bewitched to closely-guarded secrets on All in the Family, from... Read more
View audiobookHollywood: The Oral History
By: Jeanine Basinger & Sam Wasson
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon & Marni Penning
Length: 28 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today. From the archives... Read more
View audiobookFreaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek
By: Thea Glassman
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Life, Dawson’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, The O.C., Friday Night Lights, and Glee) that shaped the course of modern television and our pop cultural landscape forever.
The modern television landscape is defined by influential and ambitious shows for and... Read more
Burn It Down
By: Maureen Ryan
Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
Length: 13 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the YearIn this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the lid off patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions... Read more
View audiobookAll The Beauty in the World
By: Patrick Bringley
Narrated by: Patrick Bringley
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A best book of the year from New York Public Library, NPR, the Financial Times, Book Riot, and the Sunday Times (London).
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the... Read more
Dying of Politeness
By: Geena Davis
Narrated by: Geena Davis
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her “journey to badassery”—from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.At three years old, Geena Davis announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under... Read more
View audiobookThe 99% Invisible City
By: Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt
Narrated by: Roman Mars
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible. Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to consider why you don't see... Read more
View audiobookBrat
By: Andrew McCarthy
Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's StoriesI Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor, director, and author who found his start as an 80s Brat pack member.
Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at... Read more
The Kids in the Hall
By: Paul Myers
Narrated by: Paul Myers
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
It's finally here—the definitive, authorized story of legendary sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. Meticulously researched and written with the full cooperation and participation of the Kids by critically acclaimed biographer and comedy aficionado Paul Myers, The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy features exclusive interviews with Dave... Read more
View audiobookWaxing On
By: Ralph Macchio
Narrated by: Ralph Macchio
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times Bestseller!
Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn’t been a week Ralph Macchio hasn’t heard friendly shouts of “Wax on, wax off” or “Sweep the leg!” Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso in the #1 ranked Netflix show Cobra Kai, he is... Read more
Phasers on Stun!
By: Ryan Britt
Narrated by: Ryan Britt
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
An Esquire Best Book of 2022!
Written with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, Phasers on Stun! chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change.
For over five decades, the heart of Star Trek’s pro-science,... Read more
The Light Years
By: Chris Rush
Narrated by: Victor Lodato
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
The Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American history
Chris Rush was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family. But underneath the gleaming mid-century house, the flawless hostess mom, and the thriving businessman dad ran an unspoken tension that, amid... Read more
Into the Uncanny
By: Danny Robins
Narrated by: Danny Robins
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
I know what I saw...
'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me. We just need to figure out what the hell they are - the dead returning from the "undiscovered country" of death? Or the product of that equally... Read more
Becoming Free Indeed
By: Jinger Vuolo
Narrated by: Jinger Vuolo
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times Bestseller Read by the author.Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ.When Jinger Duggar Vuolo was growing up, she was convinced that obeying the... Read more
View audiobookComedy Comedy Comedy Drama
By: Bob Odenkirk
Narrated by: Bob Odenkirk, Steve Rudnick & Leo Benvenuti
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In this“essential” (Entertainment Weekly), “hilarious” (AV Club)memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty.
“I’ve known Bob Odenkirk for more than thirty years, and... Read more
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
By: Ai Weiwei
Narrated by: David Shih
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The “intimate and expansive” (Time) memoir of “one of the most important artists working in the world today” (Financial Times), telling a remarkable history of China over the last hundred years while also illuminating his artistic process
“Poignant . . . An illuminating through-line emerges in the many parallels Ai traces between his life and... Read more
David Copperfield's History of Magic
By: David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman & David Brit...
Narrated by: Feodor Chin & David Copperfield
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world’s greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form’s most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield’s secret museum.
In this personal journey through a unique performing art, David Copperfield... Read more
On Freedom
By: Maggie Nelson
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
An expansive, exhilarating work of criticism by one of the most significant writers of our day.
So often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a focus on passing moments of liberation, the rhetoric of freedom both rouses and repels. Does it remain key to our autonomy, justice, and well-being, or is freedom's long... Read more
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes
By: Rodrigo Garcia
Narrated by: Rodrigo Garcia
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
“(Garcia) now honors his parents in this brief yet profound memoir rendered all the more intimate in García's own voice.”—Booklist (starred review)“This is a beautiful farewell to two extraordinary people. It enthralled and moved me, and it will move and enthrall anyone who has ever entered the glorious literary world of Gabriel García... Read more
View audiobookPop Song
By: Larissa Pham
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Pop Song is a book about love and about falling in love—with a place, or a painting, or a person—and the joy and terror inherent in the experience of that love. Plumbing the well of culture for clues and patterns about love and loss—from Agnes Martin's abstract paintings to James Turrell's transcendent light works, and Anne Carson's Eros the... Read more
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