Science & Technology audiobooks

Rediscovering America's Founding Principles

By: Jacob Needleman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

American democracy has existed for more than two hundred years, surviving challenges, betrayals, bashing, bloody wars, and the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001.Here Jacob Needleman explores the sacred meaning of America. Read more

The Story of Light - Abridged

By: Ben Bova

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the creation of life to the exploration of the heavens and the stars— from the origins of the earth to the possibility of life on other planets, Ben Bova unveils the beauty and science behind the phenomenon of light. Bova masterfully explains how light affects us every day of our lives— from our religions to our sex... Read more

Using Intuition To Heal

By: Judith Orloff, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

With humor and compassion, Judith Orloff, M.D. explains that by listening to your inner voice and connecting with your body’s natural powers of healing, you can live a more satisfying and joyful life. “Intuition is about balance. It’s a form of passion for me, a way of enjoying life. It’s listening in a fresh way, every single moment,... Read more

The Universe in a Nutshell

By: Stephen Hawking

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world.

Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the... Read more

Diamond - Abridged

By: Matthew Hart

Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On a hot morning in May 1999, three Brazilian garimpeiros(small-scale miners) found a large pink diamond in the muddy waters of the Abaete River, a discovery that captivated the diamond trade. Beginning with this dramatic and revealing story, Matthew Hart takes readers on a journey far beyond the window at Tiffany's, into an obsessive, largely... Read more

Germs - Abridged

By: Judith Miller

Narrated by: Murphy Guyer

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this “engrossing, well-documented, and highly readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) New York Times bestseller, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to reveal Washington's secret strategies for combating germ warfare and the deadly threat of biological and chemical weapons.

Today Americans have begun... Read more

The Infinite Field Of Possibilities: Viewing Change Through A Kaleidoscope

By: Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Eastern philosophy tells us that the only constant in life is change. We move into our day feeling secure about the future, then suddenly we are faced with a catastrophe. A new world is born and our lives are forever altered. In these times of transition what do we do? How do we move beyond fear and anger to live heartfully in the field of... Read more

The Soul Of America

By: Jacob Needleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Jacob Needleman, internationally acclaimed author and philosopher, takes us on a journey back to the beginning of America and re-tells the story of America in a way that inspires and invites us to explore the lives of our forefathers and the sacred dimension of their founding principles. Read more

Riddle of the Compass - Abridged

By: Amir D. Aczel

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The story of the compass is shrouded in mystery and myth, yet most will agree it begins around the time of the birth of Christ in ancient China. A mysterious lodestone whose powers affected metal was known to the Chinese emperor. When this piece of metal was suspended in water, it always pointed north. This unexplainable occurrence led to the... Read more

Thinking Together: A Socratic Dialogue

By: Christopher Phillips

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1996, Phillips started on a journey across America introducing his love of questions, using the Socratic method, to anyone who was interested.  In creating his first Socrates Café, he created an atmosphere of free exchange and energetic thinking, reviving the pleasures of examining one's most cherished beliefs. Read more

Next

By: Michael Lewis

Narrated by: Michael Lewis

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In Liar's Poker barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great change in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the... Read more

The Art of Seduction - Abridged

By: Robert Greene

Narrated by: Jeff David

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Robert Greene's previous bestseller, The 48 Laws of Power, distilled 3,000 years of scheming into a guide People praised as "beguiling... literate... fascinating" and Kirkus denounced as "an anti-Book of Virtues."

In Art of Seduction, Greene returns with a new instruction book on the most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power—because... Read more

De l'amitié

By: Ciceron

Narrated by: Jean-Pierre Michaël

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Scaevola, vieillard et augure, rapporte à Cicéron une conversation tenue avec Laelius et Fannius sur l'amitié. Cicéron écrit alors un traité où se mêlent dialogues et récits sur le sens que doit avoir l'amitié, et la conduite qu'elle dicte aux hommes qui se réclament d'elle. Ce texte, écrit en 44 avant J.-C., s'inspire de la philosophie... Read more

Matter Of Perception, A:  Seeing Your World with Clarity

By: Susan Gregg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Susan Gregg tells us that  "life is as it is," and our whole concept of reality is colored by what we tell ourselves about it.  She offers us an ancient Toltec formula for changing our experience of life without changing external situations. Read more

Journey Into Wisdom

By: Pramila Jayapal

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

India, an ancient culture, has many gifts to share with the western world.  Pramila Jayapal, is an Indian-born, Western educated woman, banker turned community activist, who returns to India to explore the complex issues of progress and development, immersing herself in the life of her native land. Read more

Cyberselfish - Abridged

By: Pauline Borsook

Narrated by: Paula Parker

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From one of the most controversial personalities in the high-tech world comes this rare critique of the narcissism, ignorance and anti-communitarianism of the digital elite and their culture. Until now, the lofty pronouncements of the high-tech gurus and society's obsession with them have seldom been questioned. Sub-titled 'A Critical Romp... Read more

The Relationship Cure - Abridged

By: John Gottman, PhD & Joan De Claire

Narrated by: John Gottman, PhD & Joan De Claire

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones

“This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.” Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your... Read more

The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design

By: William McDonough

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

McDonough shares how his early life growing up in Hong Kong affected his worldview, and how his work has been influenced by innovative designs of Thomas Jefferson. He describes his work with chemist Michael Braungart in designing from the point of view of nature. Read more

Close to Shore - Abridged

By: Michael Capuzzo

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history.

In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual... Read more

Dot-Gone

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ongoing corporate bloodletting in the dot-com industry. Read more

What Is Your Calling?

By: Richard Leider

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Leider points out that a calling is more than just finding a job; it involves talents, passions, environment and values. Read more

The Global Wisdom Society

By: Winston Franklin & Chris Bache

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The power of the individual, standing together with others of like mind in community and working for creative change, serves as the focal point of this spirited dialogue about the rise of a global wisdom society. Read more

Emotional Alchemy

By: Tara Bennett-Goleman & Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

We all have coping strategies that let us adapt to adversity. Yet as we grow older these thought patterns are no longer needed and we can even pay a price if we continue to use them. Learn about these patterns, called schemas, that hide our mental habits and shatter our peace of mind. Read more

Radical Son

By: David Horowitz

Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz

Length: 18 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally a radical socialist, the current driving force behind the rise of the Hollywood right recounts how he moved from one set of political convictions to another over the course of thirty years, and challenges readers to consider how they came by their own convictions. Read more