Essays audiobooks

Pantherzeit - Vom Innenmaß der Dinge (Ungekürzt)

By: Marica Bodrožić

Narrated by: Marit Beyer

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Als im Frühling 2020 die Welt zum Stillstand kam und auch die Erde durchzuatmen schien, las Marica Bodrožić zwei Monate lang auf ihrem Balkon jeden Abend Rilkes Gedicht "Der Panther". Wilder als alles Vergängliche, schreibt sie, der eigenen Eingesperrtheit zum Trotz, sei der Wunsch des Menschen in Freiheit zu leben. Was aber können wir tun,... Read more

白話陶庵夢忆

By: Zhang Dai & Li Rongbao

Narrated by: Li Rongbao

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

這是一個熱愛生活、享受生活的人，明末張岱生活于浙江山陰，上面四代當過官，非常富有，家裡有聲伎班4個還是5個，精通聲樂，組織過紹興的琴社，觀賞過當世這樣那樣的戲曲鼓吹，與女藝人有密切交往，賞雪，湖心亭賞雪，龍山賞雪，月夜賞雪，賞瓜洲；方物，吃好東西，傳食四方，吃螃蟹，吃柿子，怎樣收穫保存桔子，破塘筍；賞花，建蘭，一尺雪，菊花；園子廳閣；造船，樓船，船樓；鬥茶，自創茶葉品牌，喝好水，找好泉水... ... 你也可以這樣享受生活。 the Narrator is located at Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, send your precious comments to "Author.1992@pm.me" . Read more

En fransman i Stockholm 1844-45

By: François Rouel

Narrated by: Helge

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

En tidig höstdag år 1844 kommer François Rouel och hans följeslagare till Stockholm för att delta i kröningen av kung Oskar I. Efter en händelserik, men inte så trevlig första dag som fransman i Stockholm, skriver han senare: "Inte trodde jag, vid första dagen av min vistelse i huvudstaden, att jag sedermera skulle komma att bli kvar där i... Read more

What White People Can Do Next

By: Emma Dabiri

Narrated by: Emma Dabiri

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERIn the spirit of We Should All Be Feminists and How to Be an Antiracist, a poignant and sensible guide to questioning the meaning of whiteness and creating an antiracist world from the acclaimed historian and author of Twisted.

Vital and empowering What White People Can Do Next teaches each of us how to be agents of change... Read more

Imperiofilia y el populismo nacional-católico

By: Jose Luis Villacañas

Narrated by: Jorge Gonzalez Sánchez

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

En 2016, Elvira Roca Barea publicó "Imperiofobia y la leyenda negra", un ensayo que se proponía desmontar las bases de un antiespañolismo que desde hace siglos habría estado tergiversando la historia de nuestro país, dentro y fuera de nuestras fronteras. Con más de 100.000 ejemplares vendidos, y defendido por figuras como Arcadi Espada, Mario... Read more

Passing Tales

By: R.C. Waldun

Narrated by: R.C. Waldun

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From going on a not-so-ideal date to accidentally downing a carton of raw bacon, alongside attempts of dealing with dyslexia at the post office, Passing Tales is a collection of vignettes and short stories that exposes everyday life as a breeding ground for absurd encounters and hearty chuckles.
Vignettes:1: Maybe I Should Follow The Tracks2:... Read more

كوني أنثى متكاملة

By: فاطمة أسد

Narrated by: محمد محمود

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"الأنوثة.. لطالما بحثت عن مفهومها وما تحمل في طياتها من قيم، توهم للحظة بأنها نعومة الصوت لحد الذوبان! وخُيل لي لوهلة أنها بإبراز معالم الجسد!.. حاولت أن أراها كما يصوّرها المجتمع.. ولكن لم تعجبني نظرتهم لها! بل كانت مؤسفة باللنسبة لي.. فبعضهم صورها عورة لا يُسمح لها بالظهور للعالم أصلاً، وبعضهم فسرها حرية بلا حدود، وإلى مالانهاية، وبعضهم وقف... Read more

Meluku

By: Girish Karnad

Narrated by: Raghu Shivamogga

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕರ್ನಾಡ್ ಅವರ ಲೇಖನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ. Read more

Querida Jane, querida Charlotte

By: Espido Freire

Narrated by: Espido Freire

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Espido Freire nos lleva al mundo imaginario y geográfico de Jane Austen y las Brontë. En palabras de su propia autora, "la novela del XVIII presenta una limpieza de formas, una estructura y una percepción de la sociedad muy refrescante, frente a la emoción, los juicios y la crítica a la que estamos acostumbrados. Austen aboga por la... Read more

The Science of Jurassic World

By: Mark Brake & Jon Chase

Narrated by: David Doersch

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A tale of some of the most amazing creatures ever to grace this tiny planet—unearth how the science fiction of the Jurassic World franchise inspired the evolution of dinosaur science.



It all began in 1993. Jurassic Park was a movie landmark in the development of computer-generated imagery and animatronic visual effects. Jurassic Park became the... Read more

Satisfied

By: Alyssa Joy Bethke

Narrated by: Alyssa Joy Bethke

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have!

Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions.

With all of its expectations and contradictions,... Read more

Sidecountry

By: John Branch

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times reporter John Branch's riveting, humane pieces about ordinary people doing extraordinary things at the edges of the sporting world have won nearly every major journalism prize. Sidecountry gathers the best of Branch's work, featuring twenty of his favorites from the more than 2,000 pieces he has published in the paper.



Branch is... Read more

Letters to My White Male Friends

By: Dax-Devlon Ross

Narrated by: Dax-Devlon Ross

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Author Dax-Devlon Ross radiates the equanimity needed for listeners to absorb his healing perspectives. His performance is adroit and appealing, and has the added benefit of palpable commitment to his insights and engagement with his personal stories." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author.

In Letters to My White Male Friends,... Read more

Northern Light

By: Kazim Ali

Narrated by: Kazim Ali

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The child of South Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, he finds himself thinking of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of... Read more

A la conquista del cuerpo equivocado

By: Miquel Missé

Narrated by: Pol Nubiala

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

El relato más popular sobre la transexualidad ha señalado que nuestro malestar reside en nuestro cuerpo y la solución es transformarlo. Sin embargo, otras voces han querido impugnar ese relato con nuevas preguntas: ¿y si el origen de nuestro malestar no estuviera en nuestro cuerpo?, ¿seguiría estando en el cuerpo el remedio? Encontrar una... Read more

Por favor, cierra los ojos

By: Byung-Chul Han

Narrated by: Randolfo Barrionuevo

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Hoy día, el exceso de información, de transparencia y de rendimiento nos ha conducido a un tiempo incapaz de callar ni de concluir ningún proceso, un tiempo que ya no exhala ningún aroma. Pero el pensamiento no es posible sin silencio. Para poder pensar y concluir, hay que poder cerrar los ojos y contemplar. "Hoy es necesaria una evolución del... Read more

Omelette

By: Jessie Ware

Narrated by: Jessie Ware

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Musings on food, society and life from one of the country's best loved foodies. Includes bonus material exclusive to the audiobook.

"Are you hungry darling, shall I make you an omelette?"

My mother's omelettes are slightly overdone but always generous in cheese and well-seasoned. My omelettes are just the same, though more often slightly... Read more

What's the Difference?

By: Brette Warshaw

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From the creator of the popular What’s the Difference? Newsletter, a whimsical and practical reference for food nerds and novices alike, covering dozens of culinary topics, that clears up confusion over similar terms, techniques, dishes, and more.

Do you know the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? Bourbon and rye? Crumbles, cobblers, and... Read more

The Blue Wonder

By: Frauke Bagusche

Narrated by: Kristina Lao

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate account of the beauty, mystery, and amazing science of the ocean.

In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean. Drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, she uses photographs and playful prose to reveal:
deep-sea reefs that... Read more

We Can Do Better Than This

By: Amelia Abraham

Narrated by: Amelia Abraham, Owen Jones, Peppermint, Amrou A...

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? 35 extraordinary voices share their stories and visions for the future.

We talk about achieving 'LGBTQ+ equality', but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we solve this urgent problem, allowing queer people... Read more

Contra la España vacía

By: Sergio del Molino

Narrated by: Sergio del Molino

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Sergio del Molino vuelve sobre «el país que nunca fue» «El ensayista más original e imprevisible de España.»
Carlos Alsina En su publicación, La España vacía sorprendió por su inusual mezcla de géneros: libro de viajes, ensayo literario, novela, crónica social... Y se ha convertido ya en un clásico reciente sobre la mirada de un escritor a su... Read more

As a Dog Thinketh

By: Monique Anstee

Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Daily reflections, guidance, and sound advice from a top trainer and competitor.Confused by your canine? Monique Anstee believes we have made dog training much too hard, when it really is very simple. Anstee teaches you to think differently, which will help you get out of your mind and into the moment.Monique Anstee trains dogs kindly, but... Read more

A True History of the United States

By: Daniel A. Sjursen

Narrated by: Daniel A. Sjursen

Length: 24 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“Thought-provoking—a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history."  —Kirkus (starred review)

Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s... Read more

Still Breathing

By: Suzette Llewellyn & Suzanne Packer

Narrated by: Suzette Llewelyn & Suzanne Packer

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an audiobook-exclusive interview with the project’s editors, Suzette Llewellyn and Suzanne Packer.A timely book and a conversation starter on race in Britain.’ Rachel Edwards, Author of Darling and Lucky‘A timely book in a year that has made clear that Britain still has a very long way to go towards becoming the model of racial equality... Read more