Essays audiobooks

Berliner Sagen und Legenden

By: Kristina Hammann

Narrated by: Heiner Giersberg

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Berlin, die Stadt der Moderne, schläft nie. Sie ist das deutsche Epizentrum neuzeitlicher Errungenschaften. Medien, Wissenschaft, Politik alles rotiert hier auf Weltniveau. Solche Superlativen machen vergessen, dass hinter der Hektik ein historisches Vermächtnis liegt. Dieses Hörbuch gibt den Blick dorthin zurück frei: Kristina Hammann hat die... Read more

Mutual Rescue

By: Carol Novello

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving and scientific look at the curative powers--both physical and mental--of rescuing a shelter animal, by the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley.

MUTUAL RESCUE profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide. It explores... Read more

Hotbox

By: Matt Lee & Ted Lee

Narrated by: Matt Lee & Ted Lee

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"As the Lees deftly interview chefs, workers, and clients, their Southern charm enhances their narration...Even non-foodies will savor lesser known morsels of information and marvel at how the wealthy celebrate." — AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the authors.

Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering,... Read more

Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault

By: Cathy Guisewite

Narrated by: Cathy Guisewite & Anna Guisewite

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From the creator of the iconic "Cathy" comic strip comes her first collection of funny, wise, poignant, and incredibly honest essays about being a woman in what she lovingly calls "the panini generation."

As the creator of "Cathy," Cathy Guisewite found her way into the hearts of readers more than forty years ago, and has been there ever since.... Read more

The Animal's Companion

By: Jacky Colliss Harvey

Narrated by: Nicola Barber

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestselling author's compelling portrait of the universal human need for animal companions -- from dogs and cats to horses, birds, house-rabbits, and even exotica such as lizards and snakes.In The Animal's Companion, the acclaimed author of Red: A History of the Redhead, Jacky Colliss Harvey turns her keen eye for cultural... Read more

The Mission of a Lifetime

By: Basil Hero

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning former investigative reporter Basil Hero chronicles the life lessons humanity can learn from the twelve remaining Apollo astronauts who went to the Moon. In rare in-depth interviews, the twelve remaining lunar explorers, for the first time, talk at length about the real right stuff; the true source of courage, leadership, and the... Read more

The Atlas of Happiness

By: Helen Russell

Narrated by: Helen Russell

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This charming and entertaining guide offers listeners the chance to learn and be inspired by the "untranslatable" beliefs and unique perspectives on how to live a happier life from countries around the world. Listeners can seek and find happiness in their everyday lives guided by the diverse assortment of advice, history, and philosophies on how... Read more

Einstein para perplejos

By: Andrés Gomberoff & José Edelstein

Narrated by: Wenceslao Corral

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Un absorbente y entretenido conjunto de ensayos que abordan la vida y obra de Albert Einstein.
Albert Einstein es un modelo universal de la inteligencia, la humanidad y la imaginación. Sin embargo, su obra ha permanecido distante para el público general. En Einstein para perplejos, José Edelstein y Andrés Gomberoff buscan revertir esta... Read more

Einstein

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Luis Solís

Length: 28 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha ahora la biografía definitiva de Albert Einstein, uno de los iconos del siglo XX y su mayor genio. Albert Einstein es uno de los científicos más importantes de la historia y un icono del siglo XX. ¿Cómo funcionaba su mente? ¿Qué le hizo un genio? ¿Cómo era el hombre detrás de la celebridad? Walter Isaacson, que tuvo acceso a los archivos... Read more

Dances With Trout

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.



With the wry humor and wit that have become his trademark, John Gierach writes about his travels in search of good fishing and even better fish stories. In this new collection of essays on fishing—and... Read more

Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies

By: author

Narrated by: Rosie Akerman, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Grace Camp...

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A diverse group of celebrities, activists, and artists open up about what feminism means to them, with the goal of helping readers come to their own personal understanding of the word.



Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies is a collection of writing from extraordinary women, from Hollywood actresses to teenage activists, each telling the story... Read more

Arctic Dreams

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 17 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Award

This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing.

The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North:... Read more

Horizon

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 22 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN

From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western... Read more

Landfill

By: Tim Dee

Narrated by: Tim Dee

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the past hundred years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They now live not only on the coasts but in our slipstream following trawlers, barges, and garbage trucks. They are more our contemporaries than most birds, living their wild lives among us in towns and cities. In many ways they live as we do, walking the built-up world... Read more

Navigating the Post-Trust Era

By: Shiv Singh

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In these days of fake news, it is more difficult to know whom to trust and what to believe. We have entered, what Singh describes as, a post-–trust era. Here we shine a light on how we can be more mindful of the role we play, sometimes unwittingly, in condoning and promoting fakery and how we can become more alert to how vulnerable we are to... Read more

La misère des niches : musique et numérique, alerte sur les enjeux d'une mutation

By: Alain Brunet

Narrated by: Alain Brunet

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

« Chroniqueur de musique depuis 35 ans, je n’ai  jamais observé un problème d’une telle ampleur.  J’ai donc entrepris l’écriture de cet essai, sorte de  reportage mammouth sur la détérioration dramatique des conditions imposées aux musiciens à  l’aube de l’ère numérique. Les artistes évoluent  désormais dans un écosystème dominé par ... Read more

Why I Run

By: Kate Childs Graham

Narrated by: Karen Peakes, Timothy Andrés Pabon, JD Jackson,...

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Just weeks before President Trump was inaugurated, President Obama said this: “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.” Since then, thousands have taken that rallying cry to heart.Why I Run: 35 Progressive Candidates Who Are Changing Politics is a collection of... Read more

Curry

By: Naben Ruthnum

Narrated by: Naben Ruthnum

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

No two curries are the same. This Curry asks why the dish is supposed to represent everything brown people eat, read, and do. Curry is a dish that doesn’t quite exist, but, as this wildly funny and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn’t properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. By grappling with novels, recipes,... Read more

See You in the Piazza

By: Frances Mayes

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Frances Mayes

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling and beloved author Frances Mayes discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisine

The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface... Read more

Too Much Is Not Enough

By: Andrew Rannells

Narrated by: Andrew Rannells

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and Tammy Faye (coming Fall 2024!), the heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age memoir of a Midwestern boy surviving bad auditions, bad relationships, and some really bad highlights as he chases his dreams in New York City

“Candid, funny, crisp . . . honest and tender about lessons of the... Read more

Mother Country

By: Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

Narrated by: Catherine Ross, Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, Debra ...

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 JHALAK PRIZE***

A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation featuring David Lammy, Lenny Henry, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Hannah Lowe, Jamz Supernova, Natasha Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair.

For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey... Read more

Walking with Henry

By: Rachel Anne Ridge

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Just when you think it's the end of your story . . . grace shows up.

Sometimes it arrives as a moment of joy in the middle of despair. Sometimes you find it next to a trusted friend along an old, well-trodden path. And sometimes, grace has fuzzy ears, a bristled mane, and hope for a new start.

Join Rachel Anne Ridge, author of the beloved... Read more

Seven at Sea

By: Erik Orton & Emily Orton

Narrated by: George Newbern & Erica Sullivan

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Erik and Emily skillfully show it is possible to live big on a shoestring budget while giving their family an astonishing education in adventure, creativity, purpose, and grit. Linda and Richard Eyre are the bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children ValuesWorking the night shift as a temp in a high-rise cubicle, Erik Orton knew something had... Read more

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

By: Joel Golby

Narrated by: Joel Golby

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

*National Bestseller*

"This is a funny and beautiful book. What a little bastard." --Russell Brand
"Every paragraph is like doing a shot with a friend. A double." --Caitlin Moran

Joel Golby's writing for Vice and The Guardian, with its wry observation and naked self-reflection, has brought him a wide and devoted following. Now, in his first book,... Read more