Essays audiobooks

Nine Nasty Words

By: John McWhorter

Narrated by: John McWhorter

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller
 
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much.

Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact,... Read more

Couchsurfing in Saudi-Arabien

By: Stephan Orth

Narrated by: Timo Kinzel

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephan Orth hat ein Faible für Länder mit schlechtem Ruf – und als Saudi-Arabien endlich Touristenvisa vergibt, ist er einer der ersten Individualreisenden. Als Couchsurfer erhält er Einblicke in eine verschlossene Gesellschaft, wie sie bisher keinem westlichen Besucher möglich waren. Er betritt Neuland und wird Zeuge eines rasanten Wandels:... Read more

Of Woman Born

By: Adrienne Rich

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman & Nicole Lewis

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Adrienne Rich's influential and landmark investigation concerns both the experience and the institution of motherhood.

The experience is her own—as a woman, a poet, a feminist, and a mother—but it is an experience determined by the institution, imposed on all women everywhere. She draws on personal materials, history, research, and literature... Read more

The Same River Twice

By: Pam Mandel

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed travel writer Pam Mandel's thrilling account of a life-defining journey from the California suburbs to Israel to the Himalayan peaks and back.



Given the choice, Pam Mandel would say no and stay home. It was getting her nowhere, so she decided to say yes. Yes to unknown countries, night shifts, language lessons, bad decisions, to... Read more

Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend

By: Ben Philippe

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.
In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe’s candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid,... Read more

You Are Your Best Thing

By: Tarana Burke & Brené Brown

Narrated by: Tarana Burke, Brené Brown, the Contributors, Mi...

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.

Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox,... Read more

Don't Be a Soyboy!

By: Liam Schwartz

Narrated by: Jason Belvill

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

What's the Biggest Threat to American Society? It's an Infection like none other: Soyboys. A Generation of Limp Wristed Beta Males has corrupted our American Society, lowered the Birthrate for Western Civilizations and is causing mass migration. No Woman Wants a Boy, much Less a SoyBoy. In this Book, you'll understand why Soy is lowering male... Read more

Sieben Quadratmeter Glück

By: Marion Hahnfeldt

Narrated by: Lena Drieschner

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Weil weniger so viel mehr bedeuten kann: Minimalistisch leben im Wohnmobil<br/><br/>Mein Haus, mein Auto, mein Boot – wer hat, der kann, und wer nichts hat, zieht in den Caravan? Das mag früher so gewesen sein, und noch immer ist das Leben in einem Wohnwagen eher ungewöhnlich und verhältnismäßig günstig.<br/>Doch die Idee von... Read more

Su cuerpo dejarán. Una invitación a repensar los cuidados, los trabajos invisibilizados y las dinámicas familiares

By: Alejandra Eme Vázquez

Narrated by: Lina Franco

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Su cuerpo dejarán es un ensayo escrito desde la experiencia directa de cuidados remunerados en el ámbito familiar, que tiene como propósito establecer un diálogo horizontal con las lectoras y los lectores sobre la precarización del trabajo, la vejez [propia y ajena], el espacio doméstico, las políticas de lo familiar y todas las dinámicas que se... Read more

Goodbye, Again

By: Jonny Sun

Narrated by: Jonny Sun

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The wonderfully original author of Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too gives us a collection of touching and hilarious personal essays, stories, poems—covering topics such as mental health, happiness, and what it means to belong.Jonny Sun is back with a collection of essays and other writings in his unique, funny, and heartfelt style. The... Read more

Cook, Eat, Repeat

By: Nigella Lawson

Narrated by: Nigella Lawson

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

“Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think greedily about it, reflect deeply on it, learn from it; it provides comfort, inspiration, meaning, and beauty…More than just a mantra, ‘cook, eat, repeat’ is the story of my life.” 

Cook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful combination of recipes intertwined with narrative essays about... Read more

I’m Not Here to Give a Speech

By: Gabriel García Márquez

Narrated by: Luis Bermudez

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout his life, Gabriel García Márquez spoke publicly with the same passion and energy that marked his writing. Now the wisdom and compassion of these performances are available in English for the first time. I’m Not Here to Give a Speech records key events throughout the author’s life, from a farewell to his classmates delivered when he... Read more

Es muss schreien, es muss brennen (Ungekürzt)

By: Leslie Jamison

Narrated by: Bettina Hoppe

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Leslie Jamison erkundet die Tiefe von Verlangen, Intimität und Obsession und testet dabei auch die Grenzen ihrer eigenen Offenheit und ihres Mitgefühls für andere aus. Wie kann man empathisch über menschliche Erfahrung schreiben, ohne die kritische Distanz zu verlieren? Wie das Beteiligtsein verarbeiten, ohne der Selbstbezogenheit zu erliegen?... Read more

Different Essays

By: Charles Pinwill

Narrated by: Mike Cooper

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

These are easily the most challenging essays on the planet. Pinwill is an original conceptual thinker with a dry sense of humor and turn of phrase. Whether its politics, national economics, history, theology or money his writing all comes from somewhere different. You’ll need to buy his essays to discover whether you love or hate them. He has... Read more

Die Selbstgerechten

By: Wagenknecht Sahra

Narrated by: Viola Müller

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Urban, divers, kosmopolitisch, individualistisch – links ist für viele heute vor allem eine Lifestylefrage. Politische Konzepte für sozialen Zusammenhalt bleiben auf der Strecke, genauso wie schlecht verdienende Frauen, arme Zuwandererkinder, ausgebeutete Leiharbeiter und große Teile der Mittelschicht. Ob in den USA oder Europa: Wer sich auf... Read more

Finding 42: Cut The Rope

By: Benny Mailman

Narrated by: Adam Trupp

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Finding 42, at its core, is an amazing adventure series that will thrust you into the adventurous and magical world of Benny Mailman as he breaks from a forced reality and creates his own. Humor is the air Benny breathes, and insight is his exhale At all times you will either be intrigued, laughing, or making notes in the margins. Your heart... Read more

Los niños perdidos

By: Valeria Luiselli

Narrated by: Elvira Liceaga

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

«¿Por qué viniste a los Estados Unidos? Ésa es la primera pregunta del cuestionario de admisión para los niños indocumentados que cruzan solos la frontera». A partir de su trabajo como traductora para la defensa de niños migrantes en la corte migratoria de Nueva York, Valeria Luiselli pudo conocer de primera mano el enredado proceso legal del... Read more

And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again

By: Ilan Stavans

Narrated by: Raechel Wong

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As our world is transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, writers offer a powerful antidote to the fearful confines of isolation: a window onto lives and corners of the world beyond our own. In Mauritius, a journalist contends with denialism and mourns the last days of summer, lost to the lockdown. In Paris, a writer struggles to protect his... Read more

Did I Say That Out Loud?

By: Kristin van Ogtrop

Narrated by: Kristin van Ogtrop

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on the indignities of middle age and how to weather them with grace: "A pure pleasure to read" (Cathi Hanauer, author of Gone).
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Do you hate the term “middle age?” So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to... Read more

El enigma de Colón y los descubrimientos de América

By: Juan Eslava Galán

Narrated by: Salvador Serrano

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Juan Eslava Galán nos ofrece en este audiolibro un nuevo acercamiento a uno de los personajes más legendarios y enigmáticos de la Historia, Cristóbal Colón. Reflexiones que nos aproximarán a sus orígenes, cómo fueron verdaderamente sus relaciones con otros grandes personajes contemporáneos, cómo fueron sus exploraciones y cómo termina su propia... Read more

The Discourses of Epictetus

By: Epictetus

Narrated by: Robin Homer

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Epictetus was born a slave but at an early age developed a passion for philosophy and with the permission of his master he studied under Musonius Rufus. He obtained his freedom sometime after the death of Nero in 68 AD and later began teaching in Rome until his banishment from the city around 93 AD, after which he travelled to Nicopolis in... Read more

La mochila que ríe

By: David Cerrone

Narrated by: Mario Rios

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

La mochila que ríe cuenta con humildad, sencillez y humor los 366 días de andanzas por el mundo de un profesor-actor francoitaliano que decidió abandonar su trabajo en Nueva York para cumplir un sueño. De Estocolmo a París, pasando por los cinco continentes y viviendo en 18 países, David investigó la esencia de la risa y del humor universal con... Read more

Marcher sur un Lego et autres raisons d’aimer la vie

By: Stéphane Dompierre

Narrated by: Martin Vachon

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Pourquoi j’aime tant la vie alors que tout m’irrite? Je l’ignore. Mais je sais que tu es un peu comme moi, ami lecteur, amie lectrice. Ce livre douloureusement autobiographique est pour toi, je sais qu’il te fera du bien. Tu vois, déjà, tu te sens moins seul(e). Et la solitude, c’est irritant. Presque autant qu’être avec des gens. Read more

Nature ( Unabridged )

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

First published anonymously in 1836, Nature marks the beginning both of Emerson’s literary career and the Transcendentalist movement. Asking why his generation “should not also enjoy an original relation to the universe,” Emerson argues that “Man is a god in ruins” who might yet be redeemed by the renewal of harmony with nature. Encompassing... Read more