Environment & Nature audiobooks

Getting Green Done

By: Auden Schendler

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Soccer moms drive Priuses. Sport utility vehicles are going hybrid. Families are using hemp shopping bags. More and more companies are developing “green” buildings. What’s more, the business consultants say going green is easy and profitable. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling with the... Read more

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: Robin Field

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In the early spring of 1845, Henry David Thoreau built and lived in a cabin near the shore of Walden Pond in rural Massachusetts. For the next two years, he enacted his own Transcendentalist experiment, living a simple life based on self-reliance, individualism, and harmony with nature. The journal he kept at that time evolved into his... Read more

The Global Deal

By: Nicholas Stern

Narrated by: James Adams

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2005, economist Nicholas Stern was commissioned by the British government to direct the largest study ever conducted into the scientific reality of global warming. The Stern Report, which made headlines around the world, is far and away the deepest and most far-reaching exploration into the economic and ethical consequences of this... Read more

How to Build a Dinosaur

By: James Gorman & Jack Horner

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In movies, in novels, in comic strips, and on television, we've all seen dinosaurs—or at least somebody's educated guess of what they would look like. But what if it were possible to build, or grow, a real dinosaur without finding ancient DNA? Jack Horner, the scientist who advised Steven Spielberg on the blockbuster film Jurassic Park and a... Read more

Summer World

By: Bernd Heinrich

Narrated by: Mel Foster

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

As the snow melts and the spring approaches, the animal kingdom awakens. In Summer World, Bernd Heinrich, the bestselling author of Winter World, brings us an up-close and personal view of that awakening and rebirth.



Almost all life on the surface of the earth derives its energy from the sun, either directly through photosynthesis or indirectly... Read more

Ecological Intelligence

By: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything, Daniel Goleman recasts the uproar over global warming and the assault of man-made toxins into our bodies in terms of the collective self-deception which both created this crisis and holds a key to its solution.

Ecological Intelligence argues that... Read more

Ecological Intelligence - Abridged

By: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything, Daniel Goleman recasts the uproar over global warming and the assault of man-made toxins into our bodies in terms of the collective self-deception which both created this crisis and holds a key to its solution.

Ecological Intelligence argues that... Read more

Green Hell

By: Steve Milloy

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Everywhere you look, all you see is green. People are "living green," businesses are"going green," and consumers are "buying green." But soon, this trendy "green"lifestyle won't be voluntary. It will be mandatory.InGreen Hell,Steve Milloy shows how the government and environmental eliteswill soon have you under their green thumb, controlling the... Read more

A Lion Called Christian

By: Anthony Bourke & John Rendall

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.

A Lion Called Christian tells the... Read more

Green Business Practices for Dummies - Abridged

By: Lisa Swallow

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Green Business Practices For Dummies provides readers with the information they need to reduce the environmental impact of the business with out reducing their bottom line. The practical and expert advice and tips presented in this title benefits business owners at all levels, from large corporations to small, family-run stores. The only... Read more

Green to Gold

By: Daniel C. Esty & Andrew S. Winston

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Green to Gold is an essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from it. This audio explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors’ years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders... Read more

Ivory's Ghosts

By: John Frederick Walker

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Long before gold and gemstones held allure, humans were drawn to the “jewels of the elephant” – its great tusks. Ivory is a supreme organic treasure, prized throughout the world for its pale, lustrous beauty and ability to be finely carved. In Ivory’s Ghosts, John Frederick Walker layers rich history and firsthand reportage to tell the... Read more

Forecast

By: Stephan Faris

Narrated by: Mel Foster

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending—and largely unanticipated—crises such changes have in store for the world.

Forecast provides the answers.

Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. Italy has... Read more

Finding Hope and Beauty In The Dark Places

By: Terry Tempest Williams

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Williams speaks out for some of the most disavowed individuals on the planet: prairie dogs, who are threatened with extinction, and Rwandan refugees. She deftly draws meaning out of moments of devastation with inspiring stories of rodents who pray at sunrise and sunset and a mother who, after losing her child to the ravages of war, creates a... Read more

The Anteater of Death

By: Betty Webb

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

If Lucy, the pregnant giant anteater from Belize, didn't kill the man found dead in her enclosure, who did? California zookeeper Teddy Bentley must find the real murderer before her furry friend is shipped off to another zoo in disgrace. Then another human bites the dust, the monkeys riot, and the wolves go nuts. Things get worse when the snooty... Read more

The Daily Coyote

By: Shreve Stockton

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

When city girl Shreve Stockton set out to ride her Vespa from San Francisco to New York, she never imagined she would end up making a log cabin in Wyoming her home, falling in love with a trapper, and working as a ranch hand. She also could not have predicted adopting Charlie, an orphaned coyote pup. In a world where coyotes are hunted as... Read more

Red Hot Lies

By: Christopher C. Horner

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Lies, threats, intimidation—these are the global warming alarmists' weapons, and they're only getting worse under President Barack Obama.From the author of the New York Times bestselling Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism) comes Red Hot Lies, an expos├® of the hypocrisy, deceit, and outright lies of the global... Read more

Over the Edge

By: Robert Kull

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What would lead a person to choose to live alone for a year on a small, remote island on the coast of southern Chile? What is it like to truly notice how, as humans, we are constantly shifting from a sense of isolation into the experience of freedom and belonging? Robert Kull discusses these questions, and more. Read more

Alex & Me

By: Irene Pepperberg

Narrated by: Julia Gibson

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times BestsellerThe remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. ""You be good. I love you,"" were Alex's final words to... Read more

Global Warming

By: Michael McElroy

Narrated by: Michael McElroy

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

What exactly is global warming? This authoritative course dispels the mystery and confusion surrounding this looming threat, while tackling tough issues of accountability and responsibility. Read more

The Ecological Planet

By: John Kricher

Narrated by: John Kricher

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned ornithologist John Kricher presents an absorbing analysis of the diverse ecosystems that exist on Planet Earth. He provides a factual study of the many fragile and threatened portions of our biosphere while giving a thorough description of the interaction between each system and the effect of man's presence in them. Professor Kricher... Read more

You Are Here

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

Narrated by: Thomas M. Kostigen

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“A passionate and heartfelt call to care.”
—Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and America’s Prophet In You Are Here, Thomas Kostigen, the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Green Book, takes us to the most extreme environmental areas on the planet to show how what we do from the comfort of our own home... Read more

Green Living for Dummies - Abridged

By: Liz Barclay

Narrated by: Brett Barry & Michael Grosvenor

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Features strategies to apply green principles in your daily life Minimize your impact on the world and enjoy a green lifestyle Want to join the worldwide environmental initiative? This practical guide is packed with realistic ways to help the environment and create a better home for you and your loved ones, from reducing energy use and waste... Read more

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

By: Thomas L. Friedman

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 20 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas L. Friedman's no. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of... Read more