Science & Technology audiobooks

Shocked

By: David Casarett

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has become just another serious complication.

As a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was underwater for over an hour. When she was... Read more

Cloud Surfing

By: Tom Koulopoulos

Narrated by: Tom Koulopoulos

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

When people hear “the Cloud,” they think of cloud computing, just a sliver of what the Cloud is today. The Cloud has grown: it represents the consummate disruptor to structure; a pervasive social and economic network that will soon connect and define more of the world than any other political, social, or economic organization. The Cloud is the... Read more

Physics for Poets

By: Richard T. Kouzes

Narrated by: Richard T. Kouzes

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

For many with a background in humanities, the thought of exploring the sciences can seem to be daunting at best. This can be especially true with regard to physics which often incorporates complex mathematical formulas as well. But that doesn't have to be the case. In fact, many of the most significant principles of physics can be broken down... Read more

Political Ideals - Abridged

By: Bertrand Russell

Narrated by: Peter Bishop

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Russell sets forth the idea that political ideals must be based upon the ideals that best benefit the individual to create the best life possible. He details the issues that his current economic system and the unequal distribution of wealth present in achieving said ideals. He puts forth his beliefs on what the purposes of an economic system... Read more

Rewire

By: Richard O'Connor, Ph.D.

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Undoing Depression offers a brain-based guide to help us finally get rid of the bad habits that plague usWe humans tend to get in our own way time and time again—whether it comes to not speaking up for ourselves, going back to bad romantic partners, our umpteenth diet, or engaging in any of a range of bad habits we just... Read more

Manipulative Relationships

By: Michael Wright

Narrated by: Alex Mendoza

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

When you enter into a relationship with someone there is a chance of you being manipulated even though you entered that relationship with pure intentions. A manipulative relationship is often one sided and unbalanced as it only advances the goal of the manipulator at the expense of the person being manipulated. Since it primarily centers on... Read more

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Before 25)

By: Jesse Payne, Ed.D.

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Before 25) is based on Dr. Jesse Payne's and Daniel Amen’s work together with young people and parents and educators who work with young people. It is an owner’s manual specifically written for the developing brain, packed with interesting information, relatable stories and easy-to-follow brain prescriptions... Read more

Get Up!

By: James A. Levine

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From the codirector of the Mayo Clinic / Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative and inventor of the treadmill desk comes a fascinating wake-up call about our sedentary lifestyle.That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the... Read more

Blue Mind

By: Wallace J. Nichols

Narrated by: Wallace J. Nichols

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the... Read more

Blue Mind

By: Wallace J. Nichols

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.


Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In BLUE MIND, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the... Read more

The Clinton, Inc.

By: Daniel Halper

Narrated by: Harvey Betancourt

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence.In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to... Read more

How God Changes Your Brain

By: Andrew Newberg, MD & Mark Robert Waldman

Narrated by: James C. Lewis

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

God is great—for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies and a wide-reaching survey of people's religious and spiritual experiences, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, MD, and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries:
Not only do prayer and spiritual... Read more

Enchanted Objects

By: David Rose

Narrated by: Corey Brill

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Who Owns the Future, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs, improve our lives, and form “an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future” (The Wall Street Journal).

We are now standing at the precipice of the next... Read more

Autism Breakthrough

By: Raun K. Kaufman

Narrated by: Raun K. Kaufman

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in biomedical ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate autism expert and educator with no trace of his former condition.... Read more

Discovering The Place Where You Live

By: Gary Kamiya

Narrated by: Phil Cousineau

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Kamiya drove a cab for 7 years in San Francisco. But he says to truly know your town you must do some “systematic flitting.” He describes this as walking around and “letting the city come to you as you maintain a sense of discovery and wonderment…Then you are motivated to start doing some research…The more you delve in, the more fascinating... Read more

Haatchi & Little B

By: Wendy Holden

Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 International Bestseller

When Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever.

Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair. Before being united with Haatchi, Little B was anxious and found it... Read more

The Skeleton Crew

By: Deborah Halber

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The Skeleton Crew provides an entree into the gritty and tumultuous world of Sherlock Holmes–wannabes who race to beat out law enforcement—and one another—at matching missing persons with unidentified remains.



In America today, upwards of forty thousand people are dead and unaccounted for. These murder, suicide, and accident victims, separated... Read more

The Dolphin Way

By: Shimi Kang

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In this inspiring book, Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and expert in human motivation Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why pushy “tiger parents”... Read more

Physics for Rock Stars

By: Christine McKinley

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From the host of the History channel’s Brad Meltzer’s Decoded: the laws of the universe like you’ve never experienced them before.

This approachable audiobook explains the world of physics with clarity, humor, and a dash of adventure. Physics for Rock Stars is not a weighty treatise on science, but a personal tour of physics from a quirky... Read more

Buzz

By: Katherine Ellison

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"An absorbing, sharply observed memoir."
-Kirkus Reviews

A hilarious and heartrending account of one mother's journey to understand and reconnect with her high-spirited preteen son-a true story sure to beguile parents grappling with a child's bewildering behavior.

Popular literature is filled with the stories of self-sacrificing mothers bravely... Read more

How to Shit in the Woods

By: Kathleen Meyer

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

World changes come fast and furious, and in the backcountry it is no different. The practice of "packing-it-out"—adopted to protect high-use areas and fragile ecosystems—is here to stay. We are now often urged or even required to haul our poop home. To assist with all this responsible human waste disposal, Kathleen Meyer discusses the latest in... Read more

Life's Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path Throughout Life

By: Dr. Robert V. V. Hurst & Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst

Narrated by: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know that each child is unique in the family and has his or her own personality that is different from all the others?. It is your order of birth that determines who you really are. Your interactions with your siblings. mold your character. Dr. Robert V. V. Hurst wrote this book after following his orthodontic patients for over 40... Read more

Never Go Back

By: Dr. Henry Cloud

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone makes mistakes, big and small. Sometimes our mistakes take us down the wrong path and send us spiraling into destructive life patterns, and sometimes we learn a lesson and never make the same mistake again. But how? How do we recognize our destructive patterns, make new choices, and then follow through?



In Never Go Back, bestselling... Read more

American Catch

By: Paul Greenberg

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author of Four Fish Paul Greenberg looks to New York oysters, gulf shrimp, and Alaskan salmon to tell the surprising story of why Americans no longer eat from local watersIn 2005, the United States imported twelve billion dollars’ worth of seafood, nearly double what we had imported ten years earlier. During that same period, our... Read more