Science & Technology audiobooks

This One Wild and Precious Life

By: Sarah Wilson

Narrated by: Sarah Wilson

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

“Sarah Wilson is a force of nature – quite literally. She has taken her pain and grief about our sick and troubled world and alchemized it into action, advocacy, adventure, poetry, and true love.” — ELIZABETH GILBERTWill you sleep through the revolution? Or do you want to wake up and reclaim your one, wild and precious life? From New York... Read more

Silent Spring

By: Rachel Carson

Narrated by: Susie Berneis

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Conservationist Rachel Carson spent over six years documenting the effects on DDT—a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide—on numerous communities. Her analysis revealed that such powerful, persistent chemical pesticides have been used without a full understanding of the extent of their potential harm to the whole biota, including the... Read more

Less is More

By: Jason Hickel

Narrated by: Ben Crystal & Clifford Samuel

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause. Capitalism demands perpetual expansion, which is devastating the living world. There is only one solution that will lead to meaningful and immediate change: DEGROWTH.

If we want to have a... Read more

Briefly Perfectly Human

By: Alua Arthur

Narrated by: Alua Arthur

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula.""A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd... Read more

Finding the Mother Tree

By: Suzanne Simard

Narrated by: Suzanne Simard

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery

“Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The... Read more

Leonardo da Vinci

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 17 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Soon to be a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS!

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).

Based on thousands of... Read more

Unlearning Silence

By: Elaine Lin Hering

Narrated by: Elaine Lin Hering

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Unlearning Silence is the book I wish I had when I started my career….This book is going to change the workplace for the better."—Pooja Lakshmin MD, psychiatrist & best-selling author of Real Self-Care

“A necessary read…Unlearning Silence offers an opportunity and tools to change things within and around us – for... Read more

All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**

"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston Chronicle

A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.

All Creatures Great and... Read more

The Forbidden Garden

By: Simon Parkin

Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of The Island of Extraordinary Captives, the riveting, untold true story of the botanists at the world’s first seed bank who faced an impossible choice during the Siege of Leningrad: eat the collection to prevent starvation, or protect their life’s work to help end world hunger?

In the summer of 1941, German troops... Read more

Starry Messenger

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"This engaging, conversational book begs to be read aloud, and who better than its author?... Tyson’s warmth and erudition make him a superb narrator of this excellent, thought-provoking book."- Library Journal

"Like a spaceship traveling the stars, Tyson's voice flows smoothly as he delivers complex topics and positive perspectives on the... Read more

The Intersectional Environmentalist

By: Leah Thomas

Narrated by: Leah Thomas, Hayden Bishop & Erin Walker

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From the activist who coined the term comes a primer on intersectional environmentalism for the next generation of activists looking to create meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable change. The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental... Read more

Inflamed

By: Rupa Marya & Raj Patel

Narrated by: Raj Patel & Rupa Marya

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the authors.

Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world.

The Covid... Read more

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

By: Nick Offerman

Narrated by: Nick Offerman

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the... Read more

How Minds Change

By: David McRaney

Narrated by: David McRaney

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The 2022 Porchlight Marketing and Sales Book of the Year

A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds—and others do in an instant—by the bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart

What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to... Read more

Unshrinking

By: Kate Manne

Narrated by: Kate Manne

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it—from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled

“An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our... Read more

Legacy

By: Uché Blackstock, MD

Narrated by: Uché Blackstock, MD

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH

“This book is more than a memoir—it also serves as a call to action to create a more equitable healthcare system for patients of color, particularly Black women.” —Essence

One of NPR’s 11 Books to Look Forward to in 2024

One of Good Morning America’s 15... Read more

Feel It All

By: Casey Tanner

Narrated by: Casey Tanner

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking guide to sexuality that dispels the stale cultural attitudes about sex that leave too many feeling inadequate, and offers an expansive, attachment-based framework to free us and develop bolder, more satisfying relationships with our sexual selves.When it comes to sex, most people feel insecure. But it’s not because we’re... Read more

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition

By: Russell A. Barkley, PhD

Narrated by: William Sarris

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

If you're among the millions of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you need the latest facts about the disorder and its treatment. You need practical strategies to help develop your strengths and achieve your goals, whether on the job, in family relationships, or in personal pursuits. From renowned ADHD... Read more

Raising Good Humans

By: Hunter Clarke Fields & Carla Naumburg

Narrated by: Jennifer & Gilmour

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical AcceptanceA kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you’ll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids.Whether you’re... Read more

Health and Safety

By: Emily Witt

Narrated by: Emily Witt

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

"The first great book about what it was like to live through the Trump presidency"—Emily Gould, The Cut

A TIME AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF 2024
• From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about drugs, techno, and New York City

In the summer of 2016, a divisive presidential election was... Read more

Thinking, Fast and Slow

By: Daniel Kahneman

Narrated by: Patrick Egan

Length: 20 hours

Abridged: No

The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first... Read more

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

By: Jason Schreier

Narrated by: Ray Chase

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes listeners on a fascinating odyssey behind... Read more

The Anxious Person's Guide to Non-Monogamy

By: Lola Phoenix

Narrated by: Lola Phoenix

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Embarking on a non-monogamous relationship can be a daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear, and confusion, something Lola Phoenix knows about all too well.



In this all-you-need-to-know guide to exploring non-monogamy, polyamory, and open relationships, Lola draws upon their years of experience in giving advice and being... Read more

Looking After Your Autistic Self

By: Niamh Garvey

Narrated by: Lara Hutchinson

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism'

Take charge of your needs including sensory self-care and emotional regulation for a calmer and happier life.

It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults. In fact, many autistic adults feel more overwhelmed as they age as the stresses of social demands... Read more