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Self-Reliance
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Kurt Andersen & Joyce Bean
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Redefining the classic essay, this modern edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s most famous work, Self-Reliance, includes self-reflections from both historical and contemporary luminaries. With quotes from the likes of Henry Ford and Helen Keller to modern-day thought leaders like Jesse Dylan, Steve Pressfield, and Milton Glaser, we’re reminded of... Read more
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The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club
By: Laurie Notaro
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriends—and that's before she even puts on a bra.
For the past ten years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her wildly amusing... Read more
Select Essays
By: Michel de Montaigne
Narrated by: Clive Chafer
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Michel de Montaigne, one of the foremost writers of the French Renaissance and the originator of the genre of the essay, wrote on subjects ranging from friendship to imagination, from language to conscience. This collection includes twenty-two of Montaigne's essays, including "Of Prognostications," "Of the Custom of Wearing Clothes," "Of... Read more
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NPR Driveway Moments Dog Tales
By: NPR
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Dog lovers will delight in this audio celebration of the canine character. From our earliest encounters with Lassie, to the magical moments we share with our own imperfect but thoroughly lovable companions, dogs have become an integral part of our culture and beloved members of our family. NPR proudly presents these tales of unforgettable... Read more
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On China
By: Henry Kissinger
Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
Length: 20 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
“Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger.” —The Financial Times
In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the... Read more
Familyhood
By: Paul Reiser
Narrated by: Paul Reiser
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In the number one New York Times bestseller Couplehood, Paul Reiser wrote about the highs and lows of falling in love and getting married—and the heartbreak and hilarity that comes with it. In Babyhood, he turned his sharply observant eye to the experiences of having a brand-new family. And now in Familyhood, Reiser shares his observations on... Read more
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Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me
By: Chelsea's Family, Friends, and Other Victims
Narrated by: Johnny Kansas, Stephanie Stehling, Heather McDo...
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
A hilarious #1 bestselling collection of essays from those nearest and dearest to comedian Chelsea Handler--the people she's lied to.
"My tendency to make up stories and lie compulsively for the sake of my own amusement takes up a good portion of my day and provides me with a peace of mind not easily attainable in this economic climate." --... Read more
Beyond Bin Laden
By: James A. Baker III, Karen Hughes & Eric Conger
Narrated by: Gayle Humphrey
Length: 2 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in American history—an enemy who brought the United States what President George W. Bush called “a day of fire,” and ushered in a new era of terrorism. It took a decade of blood and sacrifice, of determination and frustration, but finally, in a nighttime raid at the end of a dirt road in Pakistan, the hunt... Read more
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Potsdamer Sagen und Legenden
By: Christine Anlauff
Narrated by: Uve Teschner
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Im Jahr 993 hinterließ Otto III. seiner Tante in einer Urkunde die Orte Poztupimi et Geliti, wobei Poztupimi für Potsdam mit unter den Eichen übersetzt werden könnte. Erst 1317 wurde die Ortschaft urkundlich als Postamp erwähnt und bekam im Jahr 1345 das Stadtrecht. Der Große Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm verhalf der Stadt zu mehr Glanz und... Read more
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Wien Sagen und Legenden
By: Lucas Edel
Narrated by: Uve Teschner
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wurde Wien im Jahr 881 in den Salzburger Annalen. König Otto der Erste verhalf Österreich zu einer Blütezeit und bereits im 11. Jahrhundert wurde Wien zur Hauptstadt des Herzogtums. 1221 bekam Wien das Stadt- und Stapelrecht verliehen, dies ermöglichte der Stadt noch größere Handelsbeziehungen. Unter der Herrschaft... Read more
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This Is an AudioBook
By: Demetri Martin
Narrated by: Demetri Martin
Length: 4 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.
Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic... Read more
The Wild Rover
By: Mike Parker
Narrated by: Mike Parker
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, is back with a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership. Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the tender age of 44, he suddenly finds... Read more
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A Cat Abroad
By: Peter Gethers
Narrated by: David Laundra
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
From the incomporable Peter Gethers comes true-life adventure featuring the author and his Scottish Fold feline, Norton-seasoned world-traveler and renowned ice-cream critic. Whether it is the trademark flattened ears of his breed or the personality quirks individual to Norton, this cat has an uncanny knack for attracting celebrity attention.... Read more
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I'm Over All That
By: Shirley MacLaine
Narrated by: Shirley MacLaine
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestseller—now in paperback. Award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine pens the most funny, accessible, and timely book of her career, detailing all the things she’s over…and a few she’s not.
At a certain time in life, we all come to realize what is truly important to us and what just doesn’t matter. For Shirley MacLaine, that... Read more
A Mother's Gift
By: Dan Gediman
Narrated by: various
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans with a focus on motherhood. The perfect Mother's Day gift.
Based on the NPR series of the same name, this new 1-CD collection of This I Believe essays will again gather a diverse group of essayists—ranging from famous to previously... Read more
Road to the Dales - Abridged
By: Gervase Phinn
Narrated by: Gervase Phinn
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad,
Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This audiobook is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal... Read more
The Taliban Shuffle
By: Kim Barker
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Major Motion Picture titled Whiskey Tango Foxtrot starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton.
From tea with warlords in the countryside to parties with drunken foreign correspondents in the “dry” city of Kabul, journalist Kim Barker captures the humor and heartbreak of life in post-9/11... Read more
Idiot America
By: Charles P. Pierce
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The culture wars are over and the idiots have won. This is a veteran journalist's caustically funny, righteously angry lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States.The three Great Premises of Idiot America:– Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units. – Anything can be true if someone... Read more
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans
By: Hunter Davies
Narrated by: Richard Burnip
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?'
Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about... Read more
Then Everything Changed
By: Jeff Greenfield
Narrated by: Michael Kramer & Jeff Greenfield
Length: 17 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
A brilliant and brilliantly entertaining tour de force of American politics from one of journalism's most acclaimed commentators.History turns on a dime. A missed meeting, a different choice of words, and the outcome changes dramatically. Nowhere is this truer than in the field where Jeff Greenfield has spent most of his working life, American... Read more
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Comrades
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by: Nelson Runger
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life.
Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them... Read more
Wait Til Next Year
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.
Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were... Read more
Lettres à Reynaldo Hahn
By: Marcel Proust
Narrated by: Michel Fau
Length: 2 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Marcel Proust avait 23 ans lorsqu'il rencontra le musicien Reynaldo Hahn dans le salon parisien de Mme Madeleine Lemaire, en 1894. Les deux jeunes gens ignoraient alors qu'ils deviendraient pour le premier, l'un des plus grands écrivains français et pour l'autre, l'un des compositeurs les plus courus du XXe siècle. Pendant deux ans, ils vont... Read more
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Dresdner Sagen und Legenden
By: Kristina Hammann
Narrated by: Uve Teschner
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Neue Ausgrabungen weisen auf eine Besiedlung des Elbtals durch die Slawen im 7. Jahrhundert hin. Dabei geht der Name auf das slawische Wort für Sumpfwald zurück. Um 929 von der Burg Meißen unterworfen, entwickelte sich die Stadtbevölkerung so geschwind, dass es zur Germanisierung und 1206 schließlich zur ersten urkundlichen Erwähnung von Dresden... Read more
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