Essays audiobooks

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

By: Mike Stangle & Dave Stangle

Narrated by: Dave Stangle & Mike Stangle

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX

Two reckless but lovable all-American bros make a strong case for maturing slowly through their outrageous yet enlightening misadventures across this great country of ours.

My brother and I are looking for wedding dates for our cousin’s wedding.

We’ve been told by the bride that bringing... Read more

Benchwarmer

By: Josh Wilker

Narrated by: Chris Lutkin

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

For most of his life, Josh Wilker has been on the sidelines. Spending his days in a cubicle in the far reaches of Chicago, and his nights in front of Red Sox games, he has been content to let others take center stage. From childhood onward, he sought comfort from anxiety and depression in the archival pages of sports almanacs and stat sheets: a... Read more

Curiosity

By: Alberto Manguel

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Alberto Manguel's The History of Reading was an international bestseller translated into thirty-four languages and for which Manguel earned the MEdicis Prize. Fourteen years later, Manguel anchors his new book in the primal connection between reading and curiosity. Tracing twenty-five centuries of human history, from the fourth century BC to the... Read more

Dead White Guys

By: Matt Burriesci

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Matt Burriesci set out to write a book about thirty-two great books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid... Read more

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy

By: Sam Maggs

Narrated by: Holly Conrad & Jessica Almasy

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. With an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s... Read more

The Age of Obama

By: Charles Krauthammer

Narrated by: Charles Krauthammer

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The brilliant stylist, popular weekly columnist, Fox News commentator, and bestselling author Charles Krauthammer reflects on the legacy of our 44th president.  In these five new essays, Krauthammer offers a critique of the Obama Administration:  its failed and ambivalent foreign policy, the lawlessness of its rule by executive order, and an air... Read more

My Paris Dream

By: Kate Betts

Narrated by: Kate Betts

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A charming and insightful memoir about coming of age as a fashion journalist in 1980s Paris, by former Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar editor Kate Betts, the author of Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style

“You can always come back,” my mother said. “Just go.”

As a young woman, Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own in a... Read more

In Your Prime

By: India Knight

Narrated by: India Knight

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of In Your Prime, written and read by India Knight.

Our mothers' fifty is not our fifty. We have no map, no blueprint, no nothing. There is no longer any sense of what is and isn't age appropriate, or even of whether age-appropriateness is still relevant. We're supposed to be grown... Read more

The Game

By: Jon Pessah

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 20 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The incredible inside story of power, money, and baseball's last twenty years.

In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: cancelling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war with each other, their decades-long battle with the players has turned America... Read more

A Bone to Pick

By: Mark Bittman

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Since his New York Times op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. The Times’ only dedicated opinion columnist covering the food beat, Bittman routinely makes readers think twice about how the food we eat is produced, distributed, and cooked, and shines... Read more

The Smartest Book in the World

By: Greg Proops

Narrated by: Greg Proops

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Greg Proops is an internationally renowned comedian, best known for starring on the hit improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his popular award-winning podcast, "The Smartest Man in the World," which Rolling Stone magazine called "some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now." But Proops is also a fountain of... Read more

Around the World in 50 Years

By: Albert Podell

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the inspiring story of an ordinary guy who achieved two great goals that others had told him were impossible. First, he set a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world, during the course of which he blasted his way out of minefields, survived a breakdown atop the Peak of Death, came within seconds of being... Read more

When the Balls Drop

By: Brad Garrett

Narrated by: Brad Garrett

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic Brad Garrett.

In this no-holds-barred book of comedic and personal essays, Brad Garrett divulges his hilarious—and irreverently honest—experiences with the many challenges and ultimately joys of... Read more

Content

By: Cory Doctorow

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Hailed by Bruce Sterling as a "political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek," Cory Doctorow is the web's most celebrated high-tech pop-culture maven. Content is the first collection of Doctorow's infamous articles, essays, and polemics.Here's why Microsoft should stop treating its... Read more

No Better Friend

By: Robert Weintraub

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 14 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in World War II.

Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's relationship deepened... Read more

Vanity Fair: June 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 4 hours 47 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

Vanity Fair: January–April 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 20 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Listen to Vanity Fair on the goGet the latest issue as it hits newsstandsBuy a single issue or subscribeVanity 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... Read more

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