Nonfiction audiobooks

A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

By: Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein

Narrated by: Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes—and what we can do about it.
 
We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide,... Read more

Have a Little Faith

By: Michael Elliott

Narrated by: A.T. Chandler & Michael Elliott

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"You already know John Hiatt is one of our best songwriters, but what you might not know is his life is as great a story as his songs. . . . I thought I knew my John Hiatt, but I learned a lot." —David Menconi, author of Step It Up and Go



By the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record labels, burned through two... Read more

How It Feels to Be Free

By: Ruth Feldstein

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1964, Nina Simone sat at a piano in New York's Carnegie Hall to play what she called a "show tune." Simone, and her song, became icons of the civil rights movement. But her confrontational style was not the only path taken by black women entertainers.



In How It Feels to Be Free, Ruth Feldstein examines celebrated black women performers,... Read more

The Raging 2020s

By: Alec Ross

Narrated by: Alec Ross

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

In the face of unprecedented global change, New York Times bestselling author Alec Ross proposes a new social contract to restore the balance of power between government, citizens, and business in The Raging 2020s.

For 150 years, there has been a contract. Companies hold the power to shape our daily lives. The... Read more

The Anxiety Sisters' Survival Guide

By: Abbe Greenberg & Maggie Sarachek

Narrated by: Abbe Greenberg & Maggie Sarachek

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A warm and practical guide to coping with anxiety—and finding ways to laugh anyway.
 

Got anxiety? Join the club. More specifically, join the Anxiety Sisterhood. Abs and Mags, aka the Anxiety Sisters, have spent the past thirty years figuring out how to outsmart their anxiety-ridden brains, and the last five years sharing what they’ve learned with... Read more

Confessions of the Other Mother

By: Harlyn Aizley

Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

After author Harlyn Aizley gave birth to her daughter, she watched in unanticipated horror as her partner scooped up the baby and said, "I'm your new mommy!" While they both had worked to find the perfect sperm donor, Aizley had spent nine months carrying the baby and hours in labor, so how could her partner claim to be their child's mommy?



Many... Read more

The Seeker Human Collection

By: Seeker

Narrated by: Trace Dominguez, Tara Long, Amy Shira Teitel, A...

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn all about the science of puberty, sex and even death in The Seeker Human Collection!
The P Word: The Science of Growing UpWe all remember the p word we dreaded hearing about as adolescents…puberty. Sweaty, sticky and pimply, we all go through puberty at some point in our lives, but why? Listen in as Seeker takes you on a scientific roller... Read more

Indie Horror

By: Wisecrack

Narrated by: Jared Bauer & Helen Floersh

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen in as Wisecrack breaks down the philosophy behind popular indie horror films like Midsommar, Hereditary, and Jordan Peele’s social thriller Get Out. You’ll also hear interesting takes on why motherhood is so terrifying in horror movies, how production company Blumhouse cracked the genre by being cheap, and more in this curated collection,... Read more

Make Good the Promises

By: Kinshasha Holman Conwill & Paul Gardullo

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The companion volume to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit, opening in September 2021With a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Eric Foner and a preface by veteran museum director and historian Spencer CrewAn incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the... Read more

Lives of Weeds

By: John Cardina

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective on how these tenacious plants came about, why they are both inevitable and essential, and how their ecological success is ensured by determined efforts to eradicate them. Linking botany,... Read more

Calling in "The One" Revised and Expanded

By: Katherine Woodward Thomas

Narrated by: Katherine Woodward Thomas

Length: 16 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic guide to finding love and creating life-altering miracles of happiness and fulfillment, now revised and updated with new insights, stories, teaching points, and transformational exercises.

Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with?... Read more

Fundamentos Del Adiestramiento De Perros

By: LIBROTEKA

Narrated by: LIBROTEKA

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Tener un nuevo cachorro o un perro adulto es siempre un momento emocionante para toda la familia. Hay una buena razón por la que los perros son conocidos como el mejor amigo del hombre, y un perro leal es más que una simple mascota, ya que se convierte en un miembro querido de la familia. Sin embargo, para lograr ese nivel de amor y compañía, es... Read more

Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain

By: Chris Goss

Narrated by: Steven Crossley & Bruce Mann

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The term "fighter ace" grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied but is usually considered to be five or more.



For the Luftwaffe, a number of its fighter pilots, many of whom had fought with the... Read more

Redeeming Justice

By: Jarrett Adams

Narrated by: Jarrett Adams

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW
“A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR
“Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAM
 
He was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his... Read more

Healthy Kids, Happy Moms

By: Sheila Kilbane, MD

Narrated by: Sheila Kilbane, MD

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

One in two children suffer from a chronic or recurring illness. If you feel stuck in a cycle of recurrent antibiotic use, missed school, sleepless nights and ER visits, Dr. Sheila Kilbane can help.In?this book, integrative pediatrician Sheila Kilbane, MD, shares the methodology she's developed over almost twenty years of practicing medicine: a... Read more

Дзержинский

By: Леонид Млечин & Феликс Дзержинский

Narrated by: Владислав Погиба

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Эта аудиокнига, представляемая студией "Ардис", посвящена человеку, чья жизнь и деятельность вызывает у нынешних поколений противоречивые чувства. Непримиримый борец с контрреволюцией, создатель устрашающей многих ЧК, тот, кому было поручено вернуть к нормальной жизни огромное число беспризорников, человек, чьё имя носил один из символов... Read more

I Take My Coffee Black

By: Tyler Merritt

Narrated by: Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Merritt, James Iglehart, Je...

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In the wake of his deeply powerful viral videos ("Before You Call the Cops" and "Walking While Black"), Tyler Merritt shares his experiences as a black man in America with truth, humor, and poignancy. Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has... Read more

A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues

By: Peter Hughes

Narrated by: Peter Hughes

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From antiquity to the present day, this book offers a fascinating insight into the histories, movements and conflicts which have come to shape our world, viewed through the stories of the destruction of 21 statues. 

Confederate soldiers hacked to pieces. A British slave trader dumped in the river. An Aboriginal warrior twice beheaded. A Chinese... Read more

Head First

By: Alastair Santhouse

Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley & Alastair Santhouse

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Lori Gottlieb and Henry Marsh, a distinguished psychiatrist examines his own practice.
 

Alastair Santhouse knew something was wrong the night he was on call during his medical training and got the news that a woman on the way to the ER had died in the ambulance. That meant he could go back to sleep! But he couldn't. He was... Read more

At Your Best

By: Carey Nieuwhof

Narrated by: Carey Nieuwhof

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT
 
“Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN

You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and... Read more

Redeeming Heartache

By: Dr. Dan B. Allender & Cathy Loerzel

Narrated by: Candace Kirkpatrick & Bill Russell

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Find freedom and healing from painful memories and relational struggles and learn how your past has uniquely prepared you to experience more joy. Tragedy and pain inevitably touch our lives in some way. We long to feel whole, but more often than not, the way we've learned to deal with our wounds pushes us away from the very restoration we need... Read more

REIKI: Aprende Las Energías Curativas Naturales Del Reiki

By: LIBROTEKA

Narrated by: LIBROTEKA

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Los fundamentos En general se divide en 3 grandes etapas de competencia, que son el primer, segundo y tercer grado, quienes practican el reiki podrán curarse y sanar a sí mismos y a los demás. El segundo grado de los practicantes tiene la capacidad de curar y sanar a cualquier persona a distancia, lo que se conoce como curación a distancia. El... Read more

Guía De Audio Hipnoterapia

By: LIBROTEKA

Narrated by: LIBROTEKA

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Ahora, muchos más individuos practican la autohipnosis en la comodidad de sus propios hogares. Mientras que esto se puede hacer, es mejor hacerlo uno tiene conocimiento o fondo en la práctica.  Para saber más sobre la audiohipnoterapia, hay que investigar antes de probarla o practicarla en casa. La investigación sobre la audiohipnoterapia puede... Read more

Beyond Collaboration Overload

By: Rob Cross

Narrated by: Brian Holden

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Companies have no idea if collaboration benefits corporate performance, individual productivity, or employee well-being.

Collaboration, that seemingly Good Thing all companies encourage, is creating an epidemic of overload and burnout. It crushes our vitality and well-being, prevents us from being innovative, and blocks our companies from being... Read more