Social Science audiobooks

Aambatgod Aathvani

By: Shilpa Wadekar

Narrated by: Prashant Jadhav

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

पूर्वांचलामध्ये 60 वर्षे रा.स्व. संघाचे प्रचारक म्हणून काम केलेल्या श्री. मधुकरराव लिमये यांनी शब्दबद्ध केलेल्या त्यांच्या आठवणींचे मराठी रुपांतरण म्हणजे 'आंबट गोड आठवणी.' आसाम व उत्तर पूर्वांचलातील 60 वर्षांच्या आपल्या वास्तव्याने तेथे संघकार्य रुजविण्याचे कार्य करतांना आलेल्या बर्‍या वाईट अनुभवांचे हे कथन लेखकांच्या मनोरंजन शैलीमुळे वाचनीय... Read more

Still Life with Bones

By: Alexa Hagerty

Narrated by: Rose Akroyd

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims’ families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a quest for justice.

“Absorbing . . . multifaceted and... Read more

The Longest Race

By: Kara Goucher

Narrated by: Kara Goucher

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running.

Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from... Read more

Saguna Nirguna

By: Pratibha Auti Pandit

Narrated by: Madhavi Pansare

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

ईश्वरी शक्ती मानणा-या भक्तांमध्ये ईश्वराच्या आस्तित्वाबदद्ल सगुण आणि निर्गुण असे दोन प्रवाह आढळतात. निर्गुण या शब्दातच गुण रहितता सामावली आहे त्यामुळे ज्याला रूप नाही, ज्याला रंग नाही व ज्याला आकार नाही तो निर्गुण परमात्मा असे ईश्वराचे स्वरूप आणि जो ईश्वराच्या रूपाने भक्तांच्या कामासाठी नावारूपाला आला आणि ऐश्वर्य, ज्ञान आणि औदार्य या रूपाने... Read more

Bootstrapped

By: Alissa Quart

Narrated by: Beth Hicks

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own... Read more

Truth and Repair

By: Judith Lewis Herman

Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, a powerful manifesto for reimagining justice, based on the testimony of trauma survivors
 
The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put on trial, we heard far less about the outcomes of... Read more

Tending the Wild

By: M. Kat Anderson

Narrated by: Leslie Howard

Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

John Muir was an early proponent of a view we still hold today—that much of California was pristine, untouched wilderness before the arrival of Europeans. But as this book demonstrates, what Muir was really seeing when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley were the fertile gardens of... Read more

Rashtriya Aandolane Aani Sangh

By: Sankalan

Narrated by: Virajas Odhekar

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

देशाला परम वैभवाला नेण्याचे लक्ष्य रा. स्व. संघाने ठेवले आहे. संघाचा विचार आणि दृष्टिकोन वेळोवेळी संघाने विविध माध्यमांद्वारे समाजासमोर ठेवला आहे. 'राष्ट्र जागरण अभियान' निमित्ताने 'राष्ट्रीय आंदोलने आणि संघ' ही पुस्तिका प्रकाशित केली आहे. भारतीय राष्ट्रजीवनात आजवर जी आंदोलने झाली, त्या वेळी, त्या आंदोलनांमध्ये संघाचा सहभाग कशाप्रकारे राहिला... Read more

E nâtamukw miyeyimuwin

By: Ruth DyckFehderau

Narrated by: Matthew Arlon Iserhoff

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In this quietly powerful and deeply human book, Ruth DyckFehderau and twenty-one James Bay Cree storytellers put a face to Canada’s Indian Residential School cultural genocide. Through intimate personal stories of trauma, loss, recovery, and joy, they tell of experiences in the residential schools themselves, in the homes when the children were... Read more

What We Build with Power

By: David Delmar Sentíes

Narrated by: Alex Mitts

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A historically conscious manifesto calling for worker organizing in tech, led by Black and Latinx technologists

What We Build with Power is an urgent call for organizing shared strategies in order to disrupt the tech industry and move toward a more economically inclusive and equitable workforce.

Economic disparities between White, Black, and... Read more

10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada

By: Aaron W. Hughes

Narrated by: Tyler Hyrchuk

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Revisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct. These indelible dates interweave to offer an account of the political, social, cultural, and demographic forces that have shaped the modern nation. The diverse episodes include the... Read more

The Teachers

By: Alexandra Robbins

Narrated by: Alexandra Robbins

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

***A National Bestseller***

A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins.
 
Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always... Read more

The Body Liberation Project

By: Chrissy King

Narrated by: Chrissy King

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From author and wellness personality Chrissy King, an exciting, genre-redefining narrative mix of memoir, inspiration, and activities and prompts, with timely messages about social and racial justice and how the world needs to move beyond body positivity to something even more exciting and revolutionary: body liberation.

When Chrissy King first... Read more

What Remains?

By: Rupert Callender

Narrated by: Rupert Callender

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. This book is his brilliant, unforgettable story—the life and work of the world’s ?rst punk undertaker—but it's also about ordinary, everyday humanity and our capacity to face death with courage and compassion, to say goodbye to the people... Read more

The instinct of workmanship

By: Thorstein Veblen

Narrated by: Ethan Williams

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Instinct of Workmanship" is a book written by Thorstein Veblen, an American economist and social theorist. The book was published in 1914 and explores the relationship between humans and their work.Veblen argues that the instinct of workmanship is a fundamental human trait that drives individuals to create and produce. This instinct is... Read more

How to Talk to Anyone

By: Peter L. Lewis

Narrated by: Robert Kind

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you tired of feeling anxious or nervous when it comes to communicating with others? Do you struggle to strike up a conversation or maintain meaningful relationships? Do you just want some insights on how to level up your good talking abilities?LOOK NO FURTHER than "How to Talk to Anyone" by Peter L. Lewis, an expert in communication who has... Read more

How to Convert to Islam and Become Muslim

By: The Sincere Seeker Collection

Narrated by: Austin Vanfleet

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the Path to Islam: Your Comprehensive Guide to Embracing the FaithDiscover the essentials of submitting to your Creator and converting to Islam in this concise, easy-to-understand guide. Whether you're curious about Islam, ready to convert, or have already taken the step, this book is the perfect companion to guide you through your... Read more

Sex Games For Couples

By: Luna Skinner

Narrated by: Evan Brown

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Continue reading if you wish to spice up your relationship...It doesn't matter whether you've been together for years or just a few months; occasionally, relationships lose their luster. But even if the flame fades, you don't have to give up on each other! It is not always clear what caused a decline in interest. Plain sex, a lack of... Read more

Motherland

By: Priya Joi

Narrated by: Priya Joi

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A thought-provoking and nuanced memoir on motherhood, race and identity

M(other)land will be a powerful response to the absence of an inclusive and accessible blueprint for navigating life as a multi-faceted mother. Joi will interrogate this silence, providing a voice of understanding for all those who fall outside... Read more

Mitos japoneses: Grandes mitos, leyendas e historias de Japón

By: Matt Clayton

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

¿Sabía que, según la mitología japonesa, existe un número infinito de kami que habitan cada parte de la naturaleza?La mitología japonesa ofrece una mirada asombrosa sobre el mundo natural. A través de historias de heroicos samuráis, espeluznantes fantasmas vengativos y deidades que ejercen el poder de la naturaleza, junto a otras figuras... Read more

The Four Workarounds

By: Paulo Savaget

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can’t wait? The answer: a workaround.

For ages, global corporations have been lecturing small organizations and... Read more

Born Extraordinary

By: Meg Zucker

Narrated by: Meg Zucker

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A parent’s guide to empowering children to embrace their visible and invisible differences

    Meg Zucker was born with one finger on each hand, shortened forearms, and one toe on each misshapen foot, caused by a genetic condition called ectrodactyly. She would eventually pass this condition on to her two sons, and, along with her husband, raise... Read more

Who Gets Believed

By: Dina Nayeri

Narrated by: Ayesha Antoine

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Why are honest asylum seekers dismissed as liars? Former refugee and award-winning author Dina Nayeri begins with this question, turning to shocking and illuminating case studies in this book, which grows into a reckoning with our culture’s views on believability. From persuading a doctor that she’d prefer a C-section to learning to “bullshit... Read more

The True History of Merlin the Magician

By: Anne Lawrence-Mathers

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A medieval historian examines what we really know about the man who was "Merlin the Magician" and his impact on Britain.

The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy, and natural magic, as well as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His... Read more