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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
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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
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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 countryโs 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
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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
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Lost in My Own Backyard
By: Tim Cahill
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Length: 2 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
โLetโs get lost together . . . โ
Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of hisโand Americaโsโfavorite destinations: Yellowstone, the worldโs first national park. Cahill has been โputtering around in the parkโ 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
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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 โbirders,โ spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the worldโs 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
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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 nurtureโฆthe 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
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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 bestsellingย The Professor and the Madmanย 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
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Krakatoa
By: Simon Winchester
Narrated by: Simon Winchester
Length: 12 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The bestselling author ofย The Professor and the Madmanย andย The Map That Changed the Worldย 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
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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
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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
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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 โbirders,โ spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the worldโs 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
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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
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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
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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.ย "Supporting sustainable agriculture, supporting family farms, and being able to donate the profits to charity are all extremely gratifying."ย We all can share in the gratification by following Newman's lead. Read more
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A Short History of Nearly Everything - Abridged
By: Bill Bryson
Narrated by: Bill Bryson
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: Yes
One of the worldโs 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
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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
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The Lord God Made Them All
By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Now available as an audio book for the first time, The Lord God Made Them All is the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderful and the fourth volume in James Herriot's classic collections of animal stories--the basis for the PBS Masterpiece television series, All Creatures Great and Small.
In this repackaged volume, after serving in the... Read more
Every Living Thing
By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
A perfect gift for anyone who loves animals, this fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection, the basis for the All Creatures Great and Small television series.
Every Living Thing: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki... Read more
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