Essays audiobooks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rollback

By: Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In his blockbuster new book Rollback, New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., offers the first critical analysis of the 2010 midterm elections and answers the number-one question on conservatives' minds: How do we roll back the liberal policies and big government programs that Obama/Pelosi/Reid rushed through Congress before the... Read more

Trier Sagen und Legenden

By: Erhard Schmied

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Das heutige Trier geht aus einer römischen Stadtgründung mit dem Namen Augusta Treverorum vor über 2000 Jahren hervor. Der Sage nach soll 1300 Jahre vor der Gründung Roms Trebeta, der Sohn des Königs Ninus, einen Ort an der Mosel mit dem Namen Treberis gegründet haben. Zur Zeit Konstantin des Großen wurden bedeutsame Bauwerke, wie die heutige... Read more

The Pioneer Woman

By: Ree Drummond

Narrated by: Ree Drummond

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Wildly popular award-winning blogger, accidental ranch wife, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) tells the true story of her storybook romance that led her from the Los Angeles glitter to a cattle ranch in rural Oklahoma, and into the arms of her real-life Marlboro Man.
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