Art audiobooks

Spioner, hemmelige koder og mystiske skrifter

By: All Verdens Historie

Narrated by: Reidun Berntsen

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Siden urtiden har mennesket søkt etter sannheten – eller forsøkt å skjule den. Allerede for 11 500 år siden skar folk i Vest-Sibir ut merkelige symboler i et stort stykke lerketre. Forskerne tolker tegnene som historiens første hemmelige kode. Vi vil trolig aldri finne ut hva tegnene sier, men arkeologene har ikke tenkt å gi opp. Trangen til å... Read more

A Brief History of the Mediterranean

By: Jeremy Black

Narrated by: Roger Davis

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home.

'The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.'
Samuel Johnson, 1776

The Mediterranean has always been a leading stage for world history; it is... Read more

Author Lauren Wilkinson Answers Your Questions About ‘American Spy’

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Lauren Wilkinson, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times
book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions
about “American Spy.” Read more

Pramila Jayapal On Her Path To Congress And Creating Political Change

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington state, was elected to
Congress in 2016. She is the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive
Caucus and has become a leader in pushing the party on issues such as
Medicare for All. Now Jayapal has a new book out, titled “Use the Power You
Have: A Brown Woman’s Guide to Politics and Political... Read more

Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma

By: Eddie Griffin

Narrated by: Eddie Griffin

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran comedian, film & television star, Eddie Griffin, takes the television viewing audience inside The Sayers Club at the historic and Iconic Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for an intimate glimpse into the 10th year of his nightly residency “The Eddie Griffin Experience”. Sammy Davis Jr. himself along with Frank Sinatra, Dean... Read more

Japanese Dream: Singer, Songwriter and Author from Kyoto, Japan

By: Hidemi Woods

Narrated by: Hidemi Woods

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A dream I wish to have in the night most isn’t about dating a Hollywood star, or making a great hit with my song. It’s not about my parents saying to me with tears “We were wrong. We’re sorry.” either.It’s about numbers. I once saw a woman on TV who won 4 million dollars by the lottery with the numbers she had seen in her dream. Shortly after... Read more

Geheime codes en mysterieuze geschriften

By: Alles over historia

Narrated by: Nienke van der Haak Kraeima

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Sinds de oertijd zijn mensen al naarstig op zoek naar de waarheid – of proberen we die te verbergen. Al 11.500 jaar geleden sneden volken in West-Siberië vreemde symbolen in een stuk larikshout. De tekens worden beschouwd als de eerste geheime code uit de geschiedenis. We zullen waarschijnlijk nooit weten welke boodschap erin vervat is, maar de... Read more

Millionkupp og tyveri

By: All Verdens Historie

Narrated by: Anne Berntsen

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

En augustmorgen i 1911 rusler en mann ubemerket ut av en bakdør på kunstmuseet Louvre med et maleri skjult under de vide klærne sine. Mannen har stjålet Mona Lisa, og snart settes det i gang en verdensomspennende jakt på kvinnen med det skjelmske smilet.- Read more

Quarantine Session #6 Jessica Anthony with Deb Olin Unferth at Greenlight Bookstore

By: Jessica Anthony

Narrated by: Deb Olin Unferth

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Jessica Anthony's Enter the Aardvark and Deb Olin Unferth's Barn 8 both engage with the ethics of contemporary political and cultural realities. In tonight's virtual conversation the two novelists (and longtime friends) get a chance to compare and contrast Anthony's novel of Washington corruption, deception, and absurdity, and Unferth's novel... Read more

Summer Reading Lists For Young People At A Time Of Crisis

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Amid dual national crises of a pandemic and outrage over racism and police
brutality, books provide opportunities both to learn more and to find
distraction from reality. Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Jason Reynolds, the
Library of Congress’ ambassador for young people’s literature, about summer
reading lists for youth that fit the current... Read more

Der Bratschist

By: Lars Bessel

Narrated by: Lars Bessel

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Der Bratschist" beschreibt die vielleicht ungewöhnlichste Flucht vor den Nazis – in ein Land, das auf den "Führer" wartet. Ein deutscher Jude rettet sich Weihnachten 1942 bei minus 20 Grad im Güterwaggon von Berlin nach Malmö. "Der Bratschist" - die wahre Lebensgeschichte eines "Weltstars" der Kammermusik. Read more

A Village Murder

By: Frances Evesham

Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

'I loved A Village Murder and its setting. It kept surprising me!' Faith Martin, #1 bestselling author
The start of a brand new series from the bestselling author of the Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries.
An English village can be deadly, when your past catches up with you...
In the beautiful rural Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, crammed full with... Read more

The Late Shift

By: Bill Carter

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 13 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestseller: A "gripping" true story of late-night comedy and behind-the-scenes drama (Los Angeles Times).



When beloved host Johnny Carson announced his retirement after thirty years on The Tonight Show, millions of Americans mourned. But inside the television industry, the news ignited a battle between two amazing talents—Jay Leno... Read more

Drinking and Tweeting

By: Brandi Glanville & Leslie Bruce

Narrated by: Brandi Glanville

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Fans have been waiting for Brandi’s scoop on one of the biggest divorces of the decade since her husband of eight years abandoned her and their two sons to marry country-singer LeAnn Rimes. Not only does Brandi spill the beans about her side of the split, but the lovable housewife also shares the incredible wild ride that took her from a life in... Read more

Lot Six

By: David Adjmi

Narrated by: Micky Shiloah

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“David Adjmi has written one of the great American memoirs, a heartbreaking, hilarious story of what it means to make things up, including yourself. A wild tale of lack and lies, galling humiliations and majestic reinventions, this touching, coruscating joy of a book is an answer to that perennial question: how should a person be?” — Olivia... Read more

TITANIC - Das endgültige Hörmagazin, Folge 2: Redaktionskonferenz

By: Moritz Hürtgen & Torsten Gaitzsch

Narrated by: Moritz Hürtgen, Torsten Gaitzsch & Martina Werner

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Titanic Redaktionskonferenz. Das endgültige Hörmagazin Jeden Monat spricht TITANIC-Chefredakteur Moritz Hürtgen gemeinsam mit Ressortleiter Torsten Gaitzsch und einem weiteren Mitglied der Redaktion über die wenige Tage später erscheinende neue Ausgabe, deren Entstehung - und alles, was TITANIC-Leser/innen schon immer wissen wollten: Interna,... Read more

Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

By: Leonard Koren

Narrated by: Brian Richy

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book.

Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and... Read more

Motorsäge Geräusche

By: Roland Pink

Narrated by: Roland Pink

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Baumfällarbeiten im Profibetrieb. Teilweise mit 3 Motorsägen. Soll als Störgeräusch,Einschlafhilfe oder Hintergrundgeräusch dienen. Babyeinschlafhilfe. Read more

Jamie Kaler: Happy Father Daze

By: Jamie Kaler

Narrated by: Jamie Kaler

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally from New Hampshire, Jamie graduated from Boston University on an NROTC scholarship and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 5 years before beginning his career as a performer. As a comedian he was one of the new faces at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has appeared on Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, Live at... Read more

Racial Protests Mean Africa Takes Another Look At The U.S. — And Itself

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Protests over the killing of George Floyd have struck a global chord.
Across the African continent, they have sparked not only demonstrations,
but also a new examination of the roles of race, colonialism and
exploitation through the centuries. The reputation of the United States as
a safe and desirable place to visit is also under scrutiny.... Read more

La critique n'a jamais tué personne

By: Nathalie Petrowski

Narrated by: Nathalie Petrowski

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

''J'ai aimé être journaliste à la folie. J'ai aimé écrire pour un journal, être publiée, informer les lecteurs, les toucher et les faire réagir. Participer à une grande conversation à ciel ouvert, qui parfois ne menait peut-être à rien, mais qu'importe, l'essentiel était d'en faire partie.'' Avec une plume aussi bien trempée que son caractère,... Read more

Grieving Northern Italians Mount Campaign To Investigate Officials’ Pandemic Response

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have
begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near
the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to
the disease. The campaign for justice, led by bereaved relatives, has
quickly ensnared Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.... Read more

The Book of Awesome Women Writers

By: Becca Anderson

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The Women Who Wrote Their Way Into HistoryA packed timeline of the greatest women writers: From the first recorded writer to current bestsellers, Becca Anderson takes us through time and highlights women who have left their mark on the literary world. This expansive compilation of women writers is a chance to delve deeper into the lives and... Read more

Classic Radio Spotlight: Jack Benny, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast & Jack Benny

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Enjoy eight hours of classic radio episodes starring the incomparable Jack Benny, including several episodes from his regular radio series The Jack Benny Program.For over half a century, Jack Benny was one of the great comics of stage, screen, radio, and television. On his long-running radio and television programs, Benny was depicted as a miser... Read more