Environment & Nature audiobooks

Basin and Range

By: John McPhee

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

To geologists, rocks are beautiful, roadcuts are windowpanes, and the earth is alive-a work in progress. The cataclysmic movement that gives birth to mountains and oceans is ongoing and can still be seen at certain places on our planet. One of these is the Basin and Range region centered in Nevada and Utah. In this first book of a Pulitzer... Read more

On the Wing - Abridged

By: Alan Tennant

Narrated by: Alan Tennant

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon -- an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths.
On the Wing transports us from the windswept flats of the Texas barrier islands -- where the tundra falcons pause during their... Read more

Seeing the Bible Anew

By: Bishop John Shelby Spong

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Increasingly, theological positions on war, women, and discrimination against the gay community are at the heart of contemporary American political debate. At the center of these controversies is the Bible. Based on a cultural and historical context of the Bible, Spong gives us a worldview that promotes respect and love for each other, our... Read more

Rediscovering our Own Wildness

By: Jesse Wolf Hardin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The natural world may be our most valuable aid to finding the greatest meaning in our lives. Jesse Wolf Hardin rediscovers this every day with the help of the wild canyon that is his home in New Mexico. Read more

The Suburban You

By: Mark Falanga

Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

You are about to discover that living in the suburbs is a whole lot funnier than you ever thought possible. For this country’s 145,892,494 (give or take) suburbanites, Mark Falanga is an utterly deadpan (and thoroughly entertaining) spokesman.

Mark Falanga is a slick urban dweller, at the top of his game professionally, with a gorgeous corporate... Read more

Sustaining Hope in Impossible Times

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Loeb has gathered the stories of activists and visionaries, people who have faced enormous challenges and worked against seemingly insurmountable odds and found their efforts answered, sometimes in unexpected ways. When things look bleakest, Mr. Loeb explains, they've found that "there's something deeper that's more sustaining, that exists... Read more

Cosmocracy: Democracy for The Cosmos

By: Henryk Skolimowski

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Eco-philosopher Henryk Skolimowski suggests how answers to the big questions of life may be discovered within: "A new light that illumines our minds about the unity of the entire humankind." His theology of light looks ahead to our biological and spiritual evolution into beings that can subsist on light alone. Read more

Lost in My Own Backyard

By: Tim Cahill

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“Let’s get lost together . . . ”

Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has been “puttering around in the park” for a quarter of a century, slowly covering its vast scope and exploring its remote backwoods. So... Read more

Activists for Freedom, Equity and Justice

By: Medea Benjamin & Kevin Danaher

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As Medea Benjamin says, "Patriotism is holding your nation to the highest standards possible. But we also have to evolve as human beings to a global consciousness." When we see the world from the point of view of these two visions, our own evolution becomes more attainable. Read more

The Big Year - Abridged

By: Mark Obmascik

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A classic in the making -- an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.

In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests -- the race... Read more

Spiritual Revolution in Business

By: Paul Dolan

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Dolan is a fourth-generation winemaker, former president of the well-known Fetzer Vineyards, and instrumental in introducing American wine lovers to the diverse varieties of wines that now enjoy broad popularity. He launched the organic wine industry in California and around the world. The simple techniques he discovered have opened the... Read more

Of Whales and Belly Flowers, Rebirth and Hope

By: Robin Kobaly & Doug Thompson

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Masculine and feminine, earth and sea, forest and desert, nature and nurture…the balance of life shows up beautifully and metaphorically in the relationship and the work of Robin Kobaly and Doug Thompson. She is one of the nation's foremost experts on native desert plants; he is a leader in experiential research with marine mammals. Read more

Krakatoa

By: Simon Winchester

Narrated by: Simon Winchester

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword... Read more

The Map That Changed the World

By: Simon Winchester

Narrated by: Simon Winchester

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology.In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery... Read more

The Science and Mysticism of Water

By: West Marrin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In an age where we see water as a commodity to be bought and sold, and we attempt to control it in the hope that it will serve our immediate needs, West Marrin invites us to reexamine our relationship to this substance, which the ancients viewed as a sentient being. Read more

Cultural Nonviolence

By: Satish Kumar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In the spirit of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Jesus, Satish Kumar brings a gentle wisdom to the difficult questions that must be answered if we are to end the pattern of destruction that threatens our world today. His simple, yet comprehensive perspective addresses the violence that is pervasive in human society and, amazingly, offers... Read more

The Big Year

By: Mark Obmascik

Narrated by: Del Roy

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic in the making -- an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.

In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests -- the race... Read more

One Water, One Air, One Mother Earth

By: Corbin Harney

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and sit with this wise and gentle-spoken Western Shoshone elder and spiritual leader. You'll hear stories of his childhood in a white man's world, and teachings he learned from his grandmother. In the measured words of a wise man, he explains the hazards we face in a nuclear world, and how we can live respectfully on this one mother earth. Read more

The Soul of A Dolphin

By: Brenda Peterson

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

If you have an animal so advanced that being around them creates a kind of bliss in us, instead of enslaving that animal, why not just borrow their beautiful, free sounds? Brenda Peterson is a gifted nature writer who has spent her life observing and interacting with animals in profound ways. Read more

Coal

By: Barbara Freese

Narrated by: Shelly Frasier

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, powered navies, fueled economies, and expanded frontiers. It made China a twelfth-century superpower, inspired the writing of... Read more

Living Organic

By: Nell Newman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

From food for pets to investment alternatives, Newman describes how simple choices lead to big results.  "Supporting sustainable agriculture, supporting family farms, and being able to donate the profits to charity are all extremely gratifying."  We all can share in the gratification by following Newman's lead. Read more

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Abridged

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Bill Bryson

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.

In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to... Read more

The Seashell on the Mountaintop

By: Alan Cutler

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

How could a seashell get into a rock? And how could that rock get to the top of a mountain? The "seashell question" plagues 17th century thinkers who fervently believed the planet was young and the human race supreme. Read more

The Voice of the Poet: Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

Narrated by: Richard Wilbur

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A remarkable series of audiobooks, featuring distinguished twentieth-century American poets reading from their own work. A first in audiobook publishing--a series that uses the written word to enhance the listening experience--poetry to be read as well as heard. Each audiobook includes rare archival recordings and a book with the text of the... Read more