Essays audiobooks

Cara o cruz: Francisco I. Madero

By: Rosa Luisa Guerra Vargas & Edgar Rojano

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias & Gabriela Guraieb

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

La pregunta constante que uno podría hacerle a Francisco I. Madero es: ¿estábamos listos para la democracia o sólo soltó al tigre, como dijo Porfirio Díaz? ¿Cómo fue que Madero se deslindó de su futuro como empresario para entrar en el mundo de la política? ¿Qué implicó su visión espiritista? ¿Qué pasó realmente en Ciudad Juárez? ¿El respeto... Read more

Por amor a la física

By: Walter Lewin & Warren Goldstein

Narrated by: Óscar Vegas Naval

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Las esperadas memorias de uno de los intelectuales más impredecibles, combativos e influyentes de los últimos treinta años. «Has cambiado mi vida» es una frase muy común en los emails que Walter Lewin recibe a diario de fans cautivados por sus «videoclases» sobre las maravillas de la física. Durante cuarenta y tres años como profesor en el... Read more

Sócrates Café

By: Christopher Phillips

Narrated by: Rubén Hernández

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Hace mucho tiempo que la filosofía pareciera haber renunciado a su papel como guía en la vida de las personas y haber dejado esta función a la ciencia, la política, la autoayuda o la cultura del éxito económico y laboral. Sin embargo, las grandes preguntas de la vida como: ¿qué significado tienen el amor y la amistad?, ¿cómo puedo saber si he... Read more

Cara o cruz: Lázaro Cárdenas

By: Veka G. Duncan & Francisco Robles

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias & Gabriela Guraieb

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Es innegable que Lázaro Cárdenas marcó un punto de quiebre para México, pero eso no lo exime de sus controversias como presidente. ¿Su gobierno fue más burgués que socialista? ¿En realidad fue de izquierdas o sólo se trató de un disfraz? </strong></p>... Read more

Por la tangente

By: Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez

Narrated by: Daniel Cubillo

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

«El ensayista se entrega a las orillas: no intenta demostrar nada, apenas mostrar. El ensayo es la fuga de la tangente: rozar el globo y huir.» Criatura híbrida, anfibia, el ensayo literario ha sido definido de muy distintas maneras. Célebremente, Alfonso Reyes lo llamó el centauro de los géneros, por considerarlo el hijo mestizo del arte y de... Read more

على بلد المحبوب - Abridged

By: أحمد خير الدين

Narrated by: محمد الخيام

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

هناك شيء بالغ الرمزية فيما جرى لهذہ السفينة القديمة وركابها وطاقمها في الأيام الأولى لهذہ الحرب. حكايات هؤلاء الناجين توضح كيف أن تقلبات هذہ الحرب الكاسحة ازدرت سيادة الدول وأنكرت حياد مواطنيها الذين طالتهم خلال مساراتها. سواء كانوا بحارة مصريين أو شباب أمريكيين». هكذا اختصرت صحيفة هيرالد تريبيون الأمريكية مأساة الباخرة المصرية التي اشتراها... Read more

Red Sauce Brown Sauce

By: Felicity Cloake

Narrated by: Felicity Cloake

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The charming and joyful follow-up book from ‘the nation’s taster in chief,’ Felicity Cloake. If there’s one thing that truly unites Britain, from Aberdeen to Aberystwyth, St Ives to St Pancras, it’s an obsession with breakfast. We all have an opinion on the merits of brown sauce versus... Read more

The Science of Monsters

By: Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence

Narrated by: Angele Masters

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-have for any fan of horror and fantasy movies—Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining (Stephen King), and so many more! If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, the women behind the Horror... Read more

Talking About a Revolution

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Narrated by: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook includes an exclusive conversation between Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied started out a dynamic, optimistic, na�ve, youthful grass-roots organiser and oil rig worker before she found herself taking on the heft of the Australian political and media establishment, unintentionally.

From her new home... Read more

Raising Raffi

By: Keith Gessen

Narrated by: Keith Gessen

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“A wise, mild and enviably lucid book about a chaotic scene.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times

“Memoirs of fatherhood are rarely so honest or so blunt.” —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic

“An instant classic.” —M. C. Mah, Romper

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY LIT HUB & THE MILLIONS

An unsparing, loving account of fatherhood and the... Read more

Somewhere We Are Human

By: Reyna Grande & Sonia Guiñansaca

Narrated by: Avi Roque, Diana Pou, Marisa Blake & Christian ...

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

""[These contributions] touch on so many different facets of the immigrant experience that readers will find much to ponder... [and] experience how creative writing enriches our understanding of each other and our lives."" –BooklistIntroduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh NguyenA unique collection of 41 groundbreaking essays,... Read more

Virology

By: Joseph Osmundson

Narrated by: Joseph Osmundson

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Literary Hub

A leading microbiologist tackles the scientific and sociopolitical impact of viruses in twelve striking essays.
Invisible in the food we eat, the people we kiss, and inside our own bodies, viruses flourish—with the power to shape not only our health, but our social, political, and economic... Read more

Some Sports Stories

By: Bob Ettinger

Narrated by: Jesse Boyd & D'Andre McPheeters

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

One reader called it "a love letter to sports" while other readers have commented on it having a "The Wonder Years" feel, Some Sports Stories is a collection of short stories each having one thing in common. In one way or another, every story has something to do with sports. Read more

La pérdida de la ambigüedad

By: Thomas Bauer

Narrated by: Roger VIdal

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué tienen en común la desaparición de las variedades de manzana, la aparición de políticos en programas de entrevistas, el fundamentalismo religioso y el mercado del arte y la música? La diversidad se reduce en todas partes, lo inesperado y lo desajustado se rechaza. En lugar del contenido peculiar, hay una supuesta autenticidad: ya no es el... Read more

A Burst of Light

By: Audre Lorde

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"Lorde's words — on race, cancer, intersectionality, parenthood, injustice — burn with relevance 25 years after her death." — O, The Oprah Magazine

Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for... Read more

Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton & Rebecca Solnit

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A “lyrical” (Chicago Tribune) final work of nonfiction from the National Book Award–winning author of Arctic Dreams and Horizon, a literary icon whose writing, fieldwork, and mentorship inspired generations of writers and activists.
 
“Mesmerizing . . . a master observer . . . whose insight and moral clarity have... Read more

The Great Indoorsman

By: Andrew Farkas

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Many authors have traveled and explored the out-of-doors, both in life and then in their books, proving themselves stalwart, audacious, even heroic; Andrew Farkas is not among them. He is brave enough to admit that the outdoors isn’t for him. Instead, in these essays Farkas reports on his bold explorations of a very different territory: the... Read more

Ojos herejes

By: Sergio Rodríguez Blanco

Narrated by: Fabián García

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

En catorce crónicas, que son también ensayos sobre literatura y arte desde o sobre México, Ojos herejes examina los procesos intelectuales de la creación y cuestiona la momentánea fe que nos exige el arte. El itinerario de Sergio Rodríguez Blanco nos recuerda a las mejores páginas de sus dos modelos del viajero intelectual: el José Vasconcelos... Read more

Be More Human

By: Tony Riddle

Narrated by: Tony Riddle

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep, breathe and move.

The bright lights, late nights and constant hustle of our modern world have detached us from the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, connect and thrive.

Be... Read more

RSS -Varalaarum Arasiyalum

By: Pa Raghavan

Narrated by: Kalyanaraman G

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"தேசமெங்கும் எத்தனையோ பல மதக்கலவரங்களின் பின்னணியில் ஆர்.எஸ்.எஸ்ஸின் பெயர் தொடர்ந்து அடிபட்டு வந்திருக்கிறது. அப்பழுக்கற்ற தேசியவாத இயக்கம் என்று அதன் ஆதரவாளர்களும், சந்தேகமில்லாமல் மதவாத இயக்கம் என்று எதிர்ப்பாளர்களும் தொடர்ந்து கூறி வந்திருக்கிறார்கள். எது உண்மை? சுதந்தர இந்தியாவின் மிகப்பெரிய கலவர காண்டத்தை பாபர் மசூதி இடிப்புச் சம்பவத்தின்... Read more

Jalan-Jalan

By: Margo Weinstein

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Can you combine wanderlust and motherhood?Margo Weinstein did.For decades, Margo Weinstein escaped her demanding legal practice by kayaking, whitewater rafting, trekking, and climbing in remote regions. Then she had a son and found herself in the kiddie pool on a Disney cruise. Searching for a new path, a jalan-jalan, that could accommodate... Read more

The Fleur-De-Lis, Khaki Shorts and Me

By: Graeme C Legge

Narrated by: Les Horovitz

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When Graeme joined Scouts aged twelve, who knew it would lead to a commitment beyond forty years? Challenges and adventures within Victoria, interstate and international sites led to an enthralling life. Hard to imagine how many have been uplifted and encouraged by Graeme in his variety of roles. He’s certainly made a highly valued contribution... Read more

Tales of Al

By: Lynne Cox

Narrated by: Suzanne Barbetta

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The moving, inspiring story of Al, the ungainly, unruly, irresistible Newfoundland puppy who grows up to become a daring rescue dog and super athlete—part of Italy's elite, highly specialized corps of water rescue dogs who swoop out of helicopters and save lives.

Lynne Cox—acclaimed best-selling author of Swimming to Antarctica—is internationally... Read more

Swing and a Hit

By: Paul O'Neill & Jack Curry

Narrated by: Jack Curry

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This fun and fiery New York Times bestselling memoir tells the life story of All Star Yankee and five-time World Champion, Paul O’Neill, like you’ve never seen him before.

In Swing and Hit​, O’Neill elaborates on his most important hitting principles, lessons, and memories—exploring those elements across ten chapters (to align with the nine... Read more