Science & Technology audiobooks

Zika

By: Donald G. McNeil

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

A gripping narrative about the Zika virus from the New York Times science reporter covering the outbreak.

Until recently, Zika virus—once considered a mild disease—was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August of 2015, doctors in Brazil’s northeast region began to notice a trend: many mothers who had recently experienced Zika... Read more

The Tree

By: Colin Tudge

Narrated by: Enn Reitel

Length: 19 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.

There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented... Read more

The Hospital Always Wins

By: Issa Ibrahim

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Issa Ibrahim’s memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to a horrific family tragedy, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly twenty years.Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his family’s... Read more

Parallel Worlds

By: Michio Kaku

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Is our universe dying?
Could there be other universes?
In Parallel Worlds, world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku—an author who “has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth” (Wall Street Journal)—takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe.

In... Read more

The Good Good Pig

By: Sy Montgomery

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later... Read more

Cyberspies

By: Gordon Corera

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 17 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The previously untold—and previously highly classified—story of the conflux of espionage and technology, a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the Internet ageAs the digital era becomes increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world;... Read more

Getting to Like

By: Jeremy Goldman & Ali B. Zagat

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin & Sean Pratt

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In the last decade alone, the face and nature of the job market has evolved dramatically. It’s now a given that personal branding will have a significant impact on your professional opportunities. It’s not an exaggeration that your brand and reputation could make-or break-your career.

In order to connect with new employers and clients and... Read more

Bonded By Battle

By: Nancy Roe Pimm

Narrated by: Carrie Olsen

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Dogs have faithfully followed humans into combat since the dawn of time. At first they simply provided emotional support. As soldiers found ways to use the canine’s remarkable senses of smell and hearing, their bond deepened. The military working dog team was born.Today dog teams are active across all branches of the military. Read more

Altenpflege mit Herz - Abridged

By: Sascha Sandhorst

Narrated by: Armin Dallapiccola

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Pflege von Menschen, die auf diese angewiesen sind, ist einer der wichtigsten Dienstleistungsbereiche in unserer Gesellschaft, da die Familien heutzutage kaum mehr in der Lage sind, dies für ihre betroffenen Angehörigen zu leisten. Umso wichtiger zu wissen, dass diejenigen, die sich um einen selbst oder die lieben Verwandten kümmern, dies... Read more

Garbology

By: Edward Humes

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The average American produces 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime and $50 billion in squandered riches are rolled to the curb each year. But our bins are just the starting point for a strange, impressive, mysterious, and costly journey that may also represent the greatest untapped opportunity of the century.



In Garbology, Edward Humes... Read more

Mind of the Raven

By: Bernd Heinrich

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 16 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Bernd Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world.... Read more

Rise of the Machines

By: Thomas Rid

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

As lives offline and online merge, it's easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the story of cybernetics, a control theory of man and machine. Thomas Rid delivers a portrait of our technology enraptured era.

Springing from mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a... Read more

Life

By: John Brockman

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain, Antony Ferguson & Jonathan Yen

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we've come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at... Read more

Walking the Nile

By: Levison Wood

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of... Read more

Grieving the Loss of Someone You Love

By: Raymond R. Mitsch & Lynn Brookside

Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Few losses are as painful as the death of someone close. No valley is as vast as grief, no journey as personal and life changing. Compassionate and wise guides Raymond Mitsch and Lynn Brookside shine a light on the road through grief. They can help you endure the anguish and uncertainty; understand the cycles of grief; sort through the emotions... Read more

Being a Beast

By: Charles Foster

Narrated by: Charles Foster

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A passionate naturalist explores what it’s really like to be an animal―by living like them

How can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans, the beasts. And to do that, he tried to be like them, choosing... Read more

Pathways to Possibility

By: Rosamund Stone Zander

Narrated by: Rosamund Stone Zander

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Rosamund Zander is a miracle. Her generous voice will resonate with you, change you and help you create work that matters." —Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception

The bestselling author of The Art of Possibility returns with a new vision for achieving true human fulfillment that's sure to appeal to fans of Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and... Read more

Self-Reg

By: Dr. Stuart Shanker

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

There’s no such thing as a bad kid. That’s what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there’s a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical new technique allows children and the adults who care for... Read more

West Mountain Epilogue - Abridged

By: Jay Parini

Narrated by: Jay Parini

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A reading by Jay Parini of thirty-three of his most celebrated poems.

Jay Parini's readings are always an event, but too rare. For the first time, Parini has recorded his best known and most recent poems in an audiobook that welcomes the listener to enter his universe, which revolves around his deep connection to nature and underlines his... Read more

Skip the Guilt Trap

By: Gael Lindenfield

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Free yourself from the guilt trap and move on with your life. Simple steps to free yourself from guilt Guilt is a major underlying cause of emotional disorders such as low self-esteem, depression, OCD and other mental illnesses. This guide, written by one of the UK’s most respected psychotherapists and... Read more

Dog Gone

By: Pauls Toutonghi

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Saturday, October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog—a six-year-old golden retriever named Gonker—bolts into the woods. Just like that, he has vanished. And Gonker has Addison's disease. If he's not found in twenty-three days he will die.



The search begins. Fielding and his father, John, are dispatched... Read more

Surviving a Borderline Parent

By: Freda B. Friedman & Kimberlee Roth

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Between 6 and 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD. Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and... Read more

Under the Stars

By: Dan White

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the High Sierra to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White travels the nation to experience firsthand—and sometimes face first—how the American wilderness transformed from the devil's playground into a source of adventure, relaxation, and renewal.



Whether he's camping nude in cougar country, being attacked by wildlife while "glamping,"... Read more

Philosophy Talk, Vol. 6

By: John Perry & Ken Taylor

Narrated by: John Perry & Ken Taylor

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Host philosophers Ken Taylor and John Perry invite you to join them in conversation on a wide variety of issues, ranging from popular culture to our most deeply held beliefs about science, morality, and the human condition. Philosophy Talk challenges listeners to identify and question their assumptions and to think about things in new ways.Fun,... Read more