Essays audiobooks

Fed, White, and Blue

By: Simon Majumdar

Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Simon Majumdar is probably not your typical idea of an immigrant. As he says, “I’m well rested, not particularly poor, and the only time I ever encounter ‘huddled masses’ is in line at Costco.” But immigrate he did, and thanks to a Homeland Security agent who asked if he planned to make it official, the journey chronicled in Fed, White, and Blue... Read more

Way to a Woman's Heart - Abridged

By: Chuck Snyder

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Celebrated chef Mike Stevenson’s cookbook uses the universal language of food to draw in women and men from all walks of life to the Table of Love & Relationships. With the adour of amazing food recipes and enticing relationship treats and wisdom nuggets, A Way to a Woman’s Heart is a must-read for every woman who toils in the kitchen, eager... Read more

The Job

By: Steve Osborne

Narrated by: Steve Osborne

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"How ya doin?"

With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, Steve Osborne has riveted thousands of people through the legendary storytelling outfit The Moth (and over a million times on their website) with his hilarious, profane, and touching tales from his twenty years served as an NYPD street cop. Steve... Read more

A-Z of Hell: Ross Kemp’s How Not to Travel the World

By: Ross Kemp

Narrated by: Mark Meadows

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Ross Kemp's fascinating guide of the worst places in the world.

Want to know where to discover the perfect sunset in Fiji? How about a tropical paradise in St Lucia, or one of the world’s beautiful natural wonders in the Alps?

Well this is NOT the book for you.

But if you want to know about meeting transvestite prostitutes in a South African... Read more

Visions and Revisions

By: Dale Peck

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Part memoir, part extended essay, Visions and Revisions is a revolutionary look at the 1990s AIDS epidemic from ""one of our most adventurous and singularly talented writers working today"" (San Francisco Chronicle). Reminiscent of Joan Didion's White Album or Kurt Vonnegut's Palm Sunday, Visions and Revisions is a collage-style portrait of a... Read more

Vanity Fair: May 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Has Anyone Seen My Pants?

By: Sarah Colonna

Narrated by: Sarah Colonna

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

How does a gal with a successful career, great friends, and a razor-sharp wit find herself wandering pants-less through the hallways of a casino hotel in Iowa on New Year's Eve?

Ask Sarah Colonna.

Has Anyone Seen My Pants? is a laugh-out-loud trip around America (and Mexico!) with Sarah as she braves crying in nail salons, mother-daughter road... Read more

Meet Me in Atlantis

By: Mark Adams

Narrated by: Andrew Garman

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city of Atlantis. A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Then he made a second, stranger... Read more

I Hate Myselfie

By: Shane Dawson

Narrated by: Shane Dawson

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller ● Publishers Weekly Bestseller ● Los Angeles Times Bestseller ● Wall Street Journal Bestseller

A brilliant, hilarious, and honest essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author and YouTube sensation Shane Dawson about how messy life can get when you’re growing up but how rewarding it can feel when the... Read more

Was bleiben wird - Ein Gespräch über Herkunft und Zukunft

By: Gregor Gysi & Friedrich Schorlemmer

Narrated by: Gregor Gysi & Friedrich Schorlemmer

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Was von den Träumen blieb Vor der Wende standen sie auf verschiedenen Seiten: Gregor Gysi, Sohn des DDR-Kulturministers Klaus Gysi und Anwalt, und Friedrich Schorlemmer, Pfarrerssohn und Oppositioneller. In diesem sehr persönlichen Gespräch mit dem Journalisten Hans-Dieter Schütt erinnern sich beide an ein verschwundenes Land und wie sie es... Read more

Vanity Fair: April 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Landmarks

By: Robert Macfarlane

Narrated by: Roy McMillan

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane, read by Roy McMillan

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS

'Few books give such a sense of enchantment; it is a book to give to many, and... Read more

Life from Scratch

By: Sasha Martin

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Sasha Martin set herself a rather ambitious goal: to cook—and eat—her way around the world with 196 recipes from 196 countries in 196 weeks. Enter Global Table Adventure, a project that proves to be more than just a culinary challenge as Sasha attempts to navigate the vicissitudes of marriage, motherhood, and life’s failures and successes, all... Read more

Discontent and its Civilizations

By: Mohsin Hamid

Narrated by: Mohsin Hamid

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From “one of his generation’s most inventive and gifted writers” (The New York Times), intimate and sharply observed commentary on life, art, politics, and “the war on terror.”
 
Mohsin Hamid’s brilliant, moving, and extraordinarily clever novels have not only made him an international bestseller, they have earned him a reputation as a “master... Read more

Stay

By: Dave Burchett

Narrated by: Maurice England

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Amazing (furry) lessons from a dog’s life

You’ll be enthralled by this story of a man and his lovable Labrador retriever, Hannah, and what their canine friendship can show us about life, grace, and long walks in the park.

Hannah was Dave Burchett’s best friend. He couldn’t imagine starting a day without her tail wagging an energetic greeting, her... Read more

Uganda Be Kidding Me

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the wildlife or Chelsea. But... Read more

Creatures of a Day, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In his long career, eminent psychotherapist and author Irvin Yalom has pressed his patients and readers to grapple with life's two greatest challenges: that we all must die, and that each of us is responsible for leading a life worth living. In Creatures of a Day, he and his patients confront the difficulty of these challenges. Although these... Read more

I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One On TV

By: Maz Jobrani

Narrated by: Maz Jobrani

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

“A funny, insightful memoir” (Kirkus Reviews) about growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it as an actor in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.

After he emigrated with his family to the US during the Iranian Revolution, Maz Jobrani spent most of his youth trying to fit... Read more

Uganda Be Kidding Me

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Chelsea Handler

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this uproarious collection of travel essays, Chelsea Handler sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever.

On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the wildlife or Chelsea. But whether she's fumbling the seduction of a guide by not knowing where tigers live... Read more

Good Dog

By: David DiBenedetto & Editors of Garden & Gun

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When Garden & Gun magazine debuted a column aptly named "Good Dog," it quickly became one of the publication's most popular features in print. Now, Editor in Chief David DiBenedetto (proud owner of a Boykin spaniel) and the editors of G&G have gathered the most memorable stories, as well as original pieces, in this collection of essays... Read more

Bon Appetempt

By: Amelia Morris

Narrated by: Amelia Morris

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many... Read more

Journeys Home

By: Andrew McCarthy

Narrated by: Traber Burns, Patrick Lawlor, Adam Verner, Shau...

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell... Read more

Vanity Fair: March 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

When the Facts Change

By: Tony Judt

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

In an age in which the lack of independent public intellectuals has often been sorely lamented, the historian Tony Judt played a rare and valuable role, bringing together history and current events, Europe and America, what was and what is with what should be. In When the Facts Change, Tony Judt’s widow and fellow historian Jennifer Homans has... Read more