Nonfiction audiobooks

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (09) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rauen, die Markgrafensteine und Pieskow waren Orte, die Fontane auf seiner Fahrt in das Land Beeskow-Storkow besuchte. Und natürlich den Scharmützelsee, der wie die nahezu an die hundert andere Seen wegen seiner guten Wasserqualität zu einem Besuch in das Land Beeskow-Storkow einlädt, "ein wenig gekannter Winkel, der nichtsdestoweniger seine... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (18) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"In den Tagen sommerlicher Lust: Mai, Juni, Juli und August, vergeht kein Sonntag, wo nicht Scharen von Besuchern den Brieselang umschwärmen", wusste schon Fontane. Und auch, dass man es über den "Finkenkrug" hinaus bis zur Försterei und der Königseiche schaffen muss, denn dort liegt die "Herrlichkeit". Tracks: 1 Der Brieselang 2 Die... Read more

The Prince, with eBook

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Narrated by: Shelly Frasier

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The Prince has long been both praised and reviled for its message of moral relativism and political expediency. Although a large part is devoted to the mechanics of gaining and staying in power, Machiavelli's end purpose is to maintain a just and stable government. He is not ambiguous in stating his belief that committing a small cruelty to... Read more

The Art of Persistence

By: Luke Chao & Sanjay Burman

Narrated by: Sanjay Burman

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“This audio book will illustrate how one of the most persistent people I’ve ever known operates.”
-Dori Benami,
Studio Executive,
Regency Enterprises


“They say that truth is much better than fiction…and a better movie script couldn’t be created for these stories.”
-Bruce Rosenberg,
Entertainment Attorney

From secretly brokering the sale of his high... Read more

The Top 10 Distinctions Between Bosses and Employees

By: Keith Smith

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re ready to take the journey to independence and financial success, here’s your ticket. In this life-changing audio book, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker Keith Cameron Smith tells you how to think like a boss instead of an employee. The key to moving beyond the employee role and up the economic ladder is mastering ten vital... Read more

A Thousand Hills

By: Stephen Kinzer

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Kagame grew up as a wretched refugee. He and a group of comrades, determined to force their way back home after a generation of exile, designed one of the most audacious covert operations in the history of clandestine war. Then, after taking power, they amazed the world by stabilizing and reviving their devastated country. Now, as President... Read more

The Top 10 Distinctions Between Winners and Whiners

By: Keith Cameron Smith

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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The Art of War, with eBook

By: Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Scott Brick & Shelly Frasier

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"All warfare is based on deception. Thus, when able to attack, we must seem unable. Hold out bait to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant."



Written before Alexander the Great was born, this... Read more

The Joy of Retirement

By: David C Borchard & Patricia A Donohoe

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

They say that 50 is the new 40. If you’re over 50, chances are you feel more vital, energetic, and passionate than ever. While you may be ready to retire, you may not be ready to stop working entirely. These days, life after work no longer conjures up images of couples wandering the malls, playing golf, and taking endless Caribbean cruises. As... Read more

Identical Strangers

By: Elyse Schein & Paula Bernstein

Narrated by: Alma Cuervo & Effie Johnson

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Elyse Schein had always known she was adopted, but it wasn't until her mid-thirties while living in Paris that she searched for her biological mother. What she found instead was shocking: She had an identical twin sister. What's more, after being separated as infants, she and her sister had been, for a time, part of a secret study on separated... Read more

Much Depends on Dinner

By: Margaret Visser

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Margaret Visser holds a doctorate in classics and appears frequently on television and radio shows. Much Depends on Dinner was chosen as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review and Publisher's Weekly. As the subtitle suggests, here she uses the framework of a simple meal to show us how our food has... Read more

Simon Winchester: The Man Who Loved China

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester tells the story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric biochemist at Cambridge University who embarked on two great love affairs—Lu Gwei-Djen and China. In this interview, Winchester discusses Needham's introduction to Chinese language, his creation of an intellectual force during war and conflict, China's... Read more

Five Wishes

By: Gay Hendricks

Narrated by: Gay Hendricks

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

How do dreams come true? Two decades ago, before he was an internationally acclaimed author and teacher, Gay Hendricks didn't know. In fact, he didn't even know what his deepest desires were. Then, when he least expected it — at a cocktail party — a question prompted an epiphany. The opposite of the small talk he dreaded at such gatherings, the... Read more

The Greatest Secret of All

By: Marc Allen

Narrated by: Marc Allen

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The law of attraction — how to use the mental and physical abilities we were born with to create wealth and success — is wonderful to know, but many who have discovered this secret still lead miserable lives. The Greatest Secret of All clearly explains this law of manifestation but then takes it a quantum leap further, revealing what is truly... Read more

A Few Seconds of Panic

By: Stefan Fatsis

Narrated by: Stefan Fatsis

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis infiltrated the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving expert status (comparable to a grandmaster ranking in chess). Now he infiltrates a strikingly different subculture—pro football. After more than a year spent working out with a strength coach and polishing his craft with a gurulike... Read more

The Pixar Touch

By: David A. Price

Narrated by: David Drummond

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pixar Touch is
a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the "fraternity
of geeks" who shaped it. With the help of visionary businessman Steve Jobs
and animating genius John Lasseter, Pixar has become the gold standard of
animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot made at
Lucasfilm in 1982 all... Read more

What's It All About? - Abridged

By: Michael Caine

Narrated by: Michael Caine

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

From Alfred to Zulu, Michael Caine has been Britain's best-loved actor for half a century.

Now, for the first time, he reveals the truth behind his remarkable life. From his time as an evacuee during the Blitz to his front-line military service in the Korean War, from his early days as an assistant stagehand to becoming... Read more

The Dark Side

By: Jane Mayer

Narrated by: Richard McGonagle

Length: 16 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to... Read more

Reporting America at War

By: Michelle Ferrari & James Tobin

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Now, for the first time, the nation's most respected reporters share their stories as the eyes and ears of the nation to create a fascinating oral history. Some of the most influential journalists of our time, including Christiane Amanpour, Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer, Peter Arnett and Andy Rooney convey the facts, the brutality and the drama... Read more

The Pig Who Sang to the Moon

By: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Narrated by: Tim Jerome

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's groundbreaking When Elephants Weep explored emotions in the animal kingdom, particularly from animals in the wild. Now, he reveals startling evidence that barnyard creatures have complex feelings too … among them, love, loyalty, friendship, sadness, grief, and sorrow. Weaving history, literature, science, and his own... Read more

No Greater Glory

By: Dan Kurzman

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

During the night of February 3, 1943, a torpedo shattered the side of the SS Dorchester off the coast of Greenland. The 904 men aboard, who would certainly have drowned, were saved, thanks to the tremendous bravery of the four chaplains aboard: the Reverend George L. Fox (Methodist), the Reverend Clark V. Poling (Dutch Reformed), Father John P.... Read more

As Luck Would Have It

By: Joshua Piven

Narrated by: J. P. Guimont

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Once upon a time, there was a swimming-pool repairman who only had a hundred-dollar bill to pay for a hot dog, requested the change in lottery tickets, and subsequently won $180 million. Strange, but ultimately true. In this insightful, thoroughly entertaining book, countless similar case studies of "as luck would have it …" are presented,... Read more

Love as a Way of Life

By: Gary Chapman

Narrated by: Gary Chapman

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Each day involves countless interactions with others–not only among family and friends but also with neighbors, coworkers, even telephone solicitors. An attitude of love may ot be your top priority in some of these encounters. But what if the ancient maxim “love your neighbor as yourself” applied to everyone, including those you meet in the most... Read more

Empires of the Sea

By: Roger Crowley

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Empires of the Sea tells the story of the fifty-year world war between Islam and Christianity for the Mediterranean: one of the fiercest and most influential contests in European history. It traces events from the appearance on the world stage of Suleiman the Magnificent—the legendary ruler of the Ottoman Empire—through "the years of... Read more