Essays audiobooks

Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

By: Diane Keaton

Narrated by: Diane Keaton

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks.
 
Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the lines of the conventional notion of beauty. In... Read more

Der unbekannte Soldat - Zum Andenken an Bertha von Suttner (ungekürzt)

By: Stefan Frankenberger

Narrated by: Cornelius Obonya, Stefano Bernadin & Angehörige...

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"WER NICHT FÜR DEN FRIEDEN ARBEITET, DER ARBEITET GEGEN IHN" Der unbekannte Soldat ist eine Hommage an Bertha von Suttner, die erste Botschafterin des Pazifismus, lange bevor er eine greifbare Theorie einer Welt ohne Waffen war und lange bevor diese Welt in Trümmer fiel. Unterlegt und eingerahmt von musikalischen Interventionen, versammelt das... Read more

Our Boston

By: Andrew Blauner

Narrated by: various narrators, Peter Berkrot, Johnny Heller...

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor... Read more

I Don't Know What You Know Me From

By: Judy Greer

Narrated by: Judy Greer

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

You know Judy Greer, right? Maybe from The Wedding Planner, 13 Going on 30, Carrie, Arrested Development, or The Descendants. Yes, you totally recognize her. And, odds are, you already feel like she’s your friend. 

In her first book of essays, I Don’t Know What You Know Me From, Greer writes about everything you would hope to hear from your best... Read more

Dirty Daddy

By: Bob Saget

Narrated by: Bob Saget

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Millions of viewers know and love Bob Saget from his role as the sweetly neurotic father on the smash hit Full House, and as the charming wisecracking host of America's Funniest Home Videos. And then there are the legions of fans who can't get enough of his scatological, out-of-his-mind stand-up routines, comedy specials, and outrageously... Read more

The Opposite of Loneliness

By: Marina Keegan

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at the New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.



As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief,... Read more

The Snow Leopard - Abridged

By: Peter Matthiessen

Narrated by: Peter Matthiessen

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas...

IN 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the... Read more

Vanity Fair: May 2014 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 40 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

Sous Chef

By: Michael Gibney

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME

The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney uses twenty-four hours to animate the intricate camaraderie and culinary choreography in an upscale New York restaurant kitchen. Here readers will find all the details, in rapid-fire... Read more

Not Cool

By: Greg Gutfeld

Narrated by: Steve Kramer

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Behind every awful, dangerous decision lurks one evil beast: the Cool.  
 
From politics to the personal, from fashion to food, from the campus to the locker room, the desire to be cool has infected  all aspects of our lives. At its most harmless, it is annoying. At its worst, it is deadly, on a massive scale.  The Cool are the termites of life,... Read more

Vanity Fair: April 2014 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 4 hours 37 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

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Chelsea Handler

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

WHAT . . . A RIOT!

Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original essays, the #1 bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea delivers one laugh-out-loud moment... Read more

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

WHAT . . . A RIOT!

Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original essays, the #1 bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea delivers one laugh-out-loud moment... Read more

Jakobsweg Sagen und Legenden

By: Christine Giersberg

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Wer den Jakobsweg erlebt hat, weiß von seiner Mystik und der Faszination, die Jahr um Jahr tausende Pilger anzieht. Der Weg nach Santiago de Compostela ist voller Abenteuer. Und so begegnen den Pilgern auf der Reise viele Geschichten, Sagen, Mythen und Legenden. Von den wundersamsten Legenden, die sich auf diesem heiligen Weg ereignet haben... Read more

This Explains Everything

By: John Brockman

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot, Antony Ferguson, Michelle Ford &...

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are... Read more

Vanity Fair: March 2014 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 6 hours 44 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

Dance of the Reptiles

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Arte Johnson

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A collection of the best Miami Herald columns from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system.

If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling... Read more

C. S. Lewis

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 38 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an extensive collection of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis that have been brought together in one volume for the first time. As well as his many books, letters, and poems, Lewis also wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but... Read more

Never Have I Ever

By: Katie Heaney

Narrated by: Sarah Franco

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"I've been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face."
So begins Katie Heaney's memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family... Read more

Ham: Slices of a Life

By: Sam Harris

Narrated by: Sam Harris

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In a collection of personal essays that are “both rip-roaringly funny and sentimental, drawing natural (and justified) comparisons to David Sedaris and David Rakoff” (Esquire), longtime recording artist and actor Sam Harris recounts stories of friendship, love, celebrity, and growing up and getting sober.

In sixteen brilliantly observed true... Read more

Never Have I Ever

By: Katie Heaney

Narrated by: Sarah Franco

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"I've been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face."

So begins Katie Heaney's memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family... Read more

Vanity Fair: February 2014 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 4 hours 58 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

Mastery of Life

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life - they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson's ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities. Reading and... Read more

Mastery of Life

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life – they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson’s ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities. Reading and... Read more