Essays audiobooks
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
View audiobookSous 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
View audiobookChelsea 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
View audiobookThis 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
View audiobookVanity 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
View audiobookDance 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
View audiobookHam: 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: 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
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
View audiobookMastery 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
View audiobookMastery 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
View audiobookVanity Fair: October–December 2013 Issue - Abridged
By: Vanity Fair
Narrated by: various narrators
Length: 15 hours 40 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 a 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... Read more
View audiobookShort Stories
By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more
View audiobookLetters
By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: No
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more
View audiobookThings That Matter
By: Charles Krauthammer
Narrated by: Charles Krauthammer & George Newbern
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
From America’s preeminent columnist, named by the Financial Times the most influential commentator in the nation, a must-have collection of Charles Krauthammer’s essential, timeless writings.
A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenged conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer dazzled readers for decades with his... Read more
Vanity Fair: January 2014 Issue - Abridged
By: Vanity Fair
Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators
Length: 5 hours 16 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
View audiobookTotal Frat Move
By: W. R. Bolen & the Creators of TotalFratMove. com
Narrated by: Alden Ford
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER
Put simply, it's time for a national update on college fraternities. Greek life today makes Animal House look like a Pixar movie. The amount of alcohol that is being consumed, promiscuous sex that is being enjoyed, and intense drug-induced raging that is taking place on campuses across the country has quietly... Read more
Blue Highways
By: William Least Heat-Moon
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank... Read more
View audiobook