Science & Technology audiobooks

Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels

By: Michele Root-Bernstein & Robert Root-Bernstein

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Written with wit and narrative force, Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels is an enriching excursion into the world of folk medicine. The award-winning team of Robert and MichelE Root-Bernstein provide a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of medical traditions. In addition to the honey, mud, and maggots used in wound therapy, the... Read more

Every Creeping Thing

By: Richard Conniff

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Popular natural history writer Richard Conniff received much acclaim for his earlier book, Spineless Wonders: Strange Tales from the Invertebrate World. In the same vein, Every Creeping Thing is a fascinating look at some of nature's most misunderstood creatures. Traveling the world over, Conniff shatters popular myths and shares extraordinary... Read more

Steve Jobs

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Roberto Medina

Length: 27 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha la biografía definitiva de Steve Jobs, el fundador de Apple, escrita con su colaboración. La muerte de Steve Jobs ha conmocionado al mundo. Tras entrevistarlo en más de cuarenta ocasiones en los últimos dos años, además de a un centenar de personas de su entorno, familiares, amigos, adversarios y colegas, Walter Isaacson nos presenta la... Read more

The Narcissism Epidemic

By: Jean M. Twenge, PhD & W. Keith Campbell, PhD

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Narcissism—an inflated view of the self—is everywhere. Public figures say it's what makes them stray from their wives. Parents teach it by dressing children in T-shirts that say "Princess." Teenagers and young adults hone it on Facebook, and celebrity newsmakers have elevated it to an art form. And it's what's making people depressed, lonely,... Read more

Taboo!

By: Fouzia Saeed

Narrated by: Ashlyn Kindberg

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Taboo!: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area is a journey of discovery into the infamous red-light district of Lahore, Pakistan, known as the Shahi Mohalla (the Royal Bazaar) or Heera Mandi (the market of diamonds). The phenomenon of prostitution coupled with music and dance performances has ancient roots in South Asia. Regardless of the... Read more

Moving From Despair To Hope In Threshold Times: Part 1

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

We do not have to join the ranks of despair in these challenging times. We have a choice. As Loeb says, “History is not ended, the future is not foreclosed, there are things we can do even if we can’t quite see the path.” He encourages us to find what has meaning for us and take a stand. We can influence the arc of time toward a positive future. Read more

Moving From Despair To Hope In Threshold Times: Part 2

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes our activity for positive change in the world makes a visible leap and other times the impact of our work takes a seemingly long time to show any results. As Loeb points out, “You draw hope from the knowledge that whatever it is that you do, something unexpected is going to happen and it often happens at the periphery of your vision.” Read more

Go Wild

By: John J. Ratey & Richard Manning

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being.

In Go Wild, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of... Read more

Do Fathers Matter?

By: Paul Raeburn

Narrated by: Paul Raeburn

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

For too long, we've thought of fathers as little more than sources of authority and economic stability in the lives of their children. Yet cutting-edge studies drawing unexpected links between fathers and children are forcing us to reconsider our assumptions and ask new questions: What changes occur in men when they are "expecting"? Do fathers... Read more

Go Wild

By: John J. Ratey & Richard Manning

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being.

In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of... Read more

Architecture: Portals To Consciousness

By: Anthony Lawlor

Narrated by: Phil Cousineau

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Architect Lawlor feels physical forms frame portals to the vitality and inspiration of consciousness. He shares the idea that beautiful places remind us of those aspects of ourselves. This far ranging dialogue takes us from our homes as a reflection of the quality of our consciousness to why skyscrapers and “McMansions” are giving way to the... Read more

The New Rules of Marketing and PR, Fourth Edition

By: David Meerman Scott

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The benchmark guide to marketing and PR, updated with the latest social media and marketing trends, tools, and real-world examples of success

The New Rules of Marketing & PR, 4th Edition is the pioneering guide to the future of marketing, an international bestseller with more than 300,000 copies sold in over 25 languages. It offers a... Read more

Middle School Makeover

By: Michelle Icard

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Middle School Makeover is a guide for parents and educators to help the tweens in their lives navigate the socially fraught hallways, gyms, and cafeterias of middle school. The audiobook helps parents, teachers, and other adults in middle school settings to understand the social dilemmas and other issues that kids today face. Author Michelle... Read more

Commit to Win

By: Heidi Reeder

Narrated by: Heidi Reeder

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What do you need besides motivation and willpower?

In Commit to Win, Heidi Reeder, PhD, unpacks over forty years of research by psychologists and economists to show that the key to reaching any goal, whether it’s to hit the gym more often or to finally quit that dead-end job, isn’t motivation, willpower, or determination. It’s commitment. Busting... Read more

Where Does It Hurt?

By: Jonathan Bush & Stephen Baker

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industry

Where else but the doctor’s office do you have to fill out a form on a clipboard? Have you noticed that hospital bills are almost unintelligible, except for the absurdly high dollar amount? Why is it that technology in other industries drives prices down, but in health care... Read more

Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

By: Robert Bryce

Narrated by: Steven Menasche

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In the face of today’s environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how... Read more

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

By: David Meerman Scott

Narrated by: David Meerman Scott & Sean Pratt

Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The benchmark guide to marketing and PR, updated with the latest social media and marketing trends, tools, and real-world examples of success

The New Rules of Marketing & PR, 4th Edition is the pioneering guide to the future of marketing, an international bestseller with more than 300,000 copies sold in over 25 languages. It offers a... Read more

Nature's Nether Regions

By: Menno Schithuizen

Narrated by: Steven Menasche

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of evolution as you’ve never heard it before

What’s the easiest way to tell species apart? Check their genitals. Researching private parts was long considered taboo, but scientists are now beginning to understand that the wild diversity of sex organs across species can tell us a lot about evolution.

Menno Schilthuizen invites readers... Read more

Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

By: Robert Bryce

Narrated by: Steven Menasche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how... Read more

The Man Who Knew Too Much

By: David Leavitt

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the... Read more

Magnet

By: Darcy Pattison

Narrated by: Josiah Bildner

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“Pattison’s clear explication of magnets integrates facts into a story formatthat children will easily comprehend…An engaging account of scientific observation and experimentation for kids.” Kirkus Reviews “…inviting…appealing…interesting….” Booklist OnlineThe compass needle always pointed north.This simple observation sent William Gilbert deep... Read more

How Not to Be Wrong

By: Jordan Ellenberg

Narrated by: Jordan Ellenberg

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands

The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t... Read more

Proof

By: Adam Rogers

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A spirited narrative on the fascinating art and science of alcohol sure to inspire cocktail party chats on making booze, tasting it, and its effects on our bodies and brains.Drinking gets a lot more interesting when you know what's actually inside your glass of microbrewed ale, single-malt whisky, or Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. All of them begin... Read more

iRules

By: Janell Burley Hofmann

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

As Janell Burley Hofmann, mother of five, wrapped her 13-year-old's iPhone on Christmas Eve, she was overwhelmed by questions: "Will my children learn to sit and wonder without Googling? Should I know their passwords for online accounts? Will they experience the value of personal connection without technology?"



To address her concerns, she... Read more