Social Science audiobooks

A Feminist Theory of Violence

By: Françoise Vergès

Narrated by: Kaliswa Brewster

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The mainstream discourse surrounding gender equality is a repertoire of violence: harassment, rape, abuse, femicide. These words designate a cruel reality. But don't they also hide another reality: that of violence committed with the complicity of the State? In this book, Françoise Vergès denounces the carceral turn in the fight against sexism.... Read more

The Brutish Museums

By: Dan Hicks

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020

'Essential' – Sunday Times

'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books

'A real game-changer'– Economist
Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of... Read more

Lost in Work

By: Amelia Horgan

Narrated by: Libby Mai

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

***Evening Standard's best non-fiction 2021***
'A brilliant, searing exposé of the lies underpinning work' - Owen Jones
'Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie—at least for most of us. For people today, the old assumptions are crumbling; hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure, well-paying job in the... Read more

Communication Skills: 8-in-1 Guide to Master Body Language, Assertiveness, Conversations, Persuasion, Humor, Small Talk, Social Skills & Email Writing

By: Lawrence Finnegan

Narrated by: K. C. Wayman

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

COMMUNICATION SKILLS - 8 MANUSCRIPTS IN 1 BOOK, INCLUDING: 1)BODY LANGUAGE:7 Easy Steps to Master Nonverbal Communication, Reading People, Microexpressions & Improve Your Charisma. 2)ASSERTIVENESS:7 Easy Steps to Master Assertive Social Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness & Social Dynamics. 3)CONVERSATION SKILLS:7 Easy Steps to... Read more

Tangled in Terror

By: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Narrated by: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

'Lyrical and uncompromising - Suhaiymah writes to disrupt' - gal-dem Islamophobia is everywhere. It is a narrative and history woven so deeply into our everyday lives that we don’t even notice it – in our education, how we travel, our healthcare, legal system and at work. Behind the scenes it affects the most vulnerable, at the border and in... Read more

Wissenschaft als Beruf

By: Max Weber

Narrated by: Jan Peter Richter

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Wissenschaft als Beruf ist ein Aufsatz des Soziologen und Ökonomen Max Weber. Er basiert auf einem Vortrag, den Max Weber am 7. November 1917 gehalten hat.
"'Persönlichkeit' auf wissenschaftlichem Gebiet hat nur der, der rein der Sache dient. Und nicht nur auf wissenschaftlichem Gebiet ist es so." - Max Weber Read more

Suicidio

By: Arnoldo Kraus

Narrated by: Bobby Sánchez & Yopa Ponce

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Según datos de la OMS, el suicidio es la segunda causa de defunción entre las personas jóvenes, con un total aproximado de 800 000 muertes al año a nivel mundial. Esto lo convierte en uno de los problemas de salud mental más preocupantes del presente, situación que se agrava debido a la creciente desigualdad económica y social, así como a la... Read more

The Girls Bathroom

By: Cinzia Baylis-Zullo & Sophia Tuxford

Narrated by: Cinzia Baylis-Zullo & Sophia Tuxford

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book from the girls behind the chart-topping podcast, The Girls Bathroom, and the ultra-successful YouTube channel, Sophia & Cinzia.


We all need incredible women in our life to build us up and keep us on track. To give us those tips and tricks we never knew were essential, and to advise us against making the same mistakes and messes... Read more

Sixty Harvests Left

By: Philip Lymbery

Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Sixty Harvests Left by Philip Lymbery, read by Barnaby Edwards.

A book of urgency but also of hope, as Lymbery shares solutions to save us' Chris Packham

‘Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we’ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too’ Hugh... Read more

Politik als Beruf

By: Max Weber

Narrated by: Jan Peter Richter

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Max Webers Aufsatz “Politik als Beruf” ist ein grosser Klassiker der Politikwissenschaft. Weber gibt hier eine wichtige Definition des Staates und die drei Grundanforderungen an Politiker. In einer turbulenten Zeit ist Webers Text aktueller denn je.
“Man kann sagen, daß drei Qualitäten vornehmlich entscheidend sind für den Politiker: Leidenschaft... Read more

Gud vill att du ska dö

By: Mitra Haghighat

Narrated by: Kristina Leon

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Mitra växer upp i Iran under ayatolla Khomeinis regim, men en demonstration i staden Qum blir startskottet för en revolution som kommer att förändra allt. Mitra går med i motståndsrörelsen MKO, Iranska folkets mujahedin, och får som sjuttonåring en ledarposition inom organisationen. I samband med en demonstration tillfångatas hon och hamnar för... Read more

Los cómplices del presidente

By: Anabel Hernández

Narrated by: Karina Castillo

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Los cómplices del presidente contiene la denuncia más consistente y documentada que se ha hecho hasta ahora sobre corrupción e impunidad durante el presente sexenio. Los cómplices del presidente fue publicado originalmente a fines de 2008. Van más de 40 000 ejemplares vendidos desde entonces. En la nota a esta nueva edición en Debolsillo, la... Read more

سر الرجل

By: شريف أبو فرحة

Narrated by: جمال مرعي

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

ماذا يريد الرجل من المرأة؟ "في هذا الكتاب أتوجه للمرأة بحديثي أكثر مما أتوجه للرجل، فهي المسؤولة عن التعامل مع هذا الكائن المسمى "الرجل" بكل ما فيه من قدرات وتناقضات وأفكار، وهي المسؤولة عن ترويضه أو ترويض نفسها لتنجح في التعامل معه بالصورة التي تحقق النجاح في هذه الحياة." لماذا يرفض الرجل الاعتذار؟ لماذا يصعب الاعتراف بأخطائه؟ لماذا لا... Read more

The Real Ambassadors

By: Keith Hatschek

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Keith Hatschek tells the story of three determined artists: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and Iola Brubeck and the stand they took against segregation by writing and performing a jazz musical titled The Real Ambassadors. First conceived by the Brubecks in 1956, the musical's journey to the stage for its 1962 premiere tracks extraordinary twists... Read more

Atoms and Ashes

By: Serhii Plokhy

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly.Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing... Read more

Dark Age Ahead

By: Jane Jacobs

Narrated by: Christine Williams

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A dark age is a culture’s dead end. In North America, for example, we live in a virtual graveyard of lost and destroyed aboriginal cultures. In this powerful and provocative book, renowned author Jane Jacobs argues convincingly that we face the coming of our own dark age.Throughout history, there have been many more dark ages than the one that... Read more

California Soul

By: Keith Corbin & Kevin Alexander

Narrated by: Keith Corbin

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • A sharply crafted and unflinchingly honest memoir about gangs, drugs, cooking, and living life on the line—both on the streets and in the kitchen—from one of the most exciting stars in the food world today

“Beautiful. Moving. Inspiring. Get it.”—Chris Storer, Emmy Award–winning creator of The Bear

A SALON BEST BOOK OF... Read more

Emerging Domestic Markets

By: Gregory Fairchild

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The term "emerging market" refers to a country where incomes are currently low but that is likely to experience rapid growth and increasing economic competitiveness. Yet many of the characteristics of emerging markets—including demographic shifts, rising educational attainment, and growing urbanization—are also found closer to home, in... Read more

Dollars for Life

By: Mary Ziegler

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A new understanding of the slow drift to extremes in American politics that shows how the antiabortion movement remade the Republican Party



"A sober, knowledgeable scholarly analysis of a timely issue." —Kirkus Reviews



The modern Republican Party is the party of conservative Christianity and big business—two things so closely identified with the... Read more

Hot and Unbothered

By: Yana Tallon-Hicks

Narrated by: Kristin Condon

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed sex therapist’s practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discover your deepest sexual desires, communicate your wants and needs, define your boundaries, and have the sex you want.While popular culture is saturated with sex, the gap between informed sex education and satisfying sex is vast, and it often leaves... Read more

How to Be Authentic

By: Skye C. Cleary

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An illuminating introduction to the philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir and its relevance to modern life

In an age of self-exposure, what does it mean to be authentic?

“Authenticity” has become attenuated to the point of meaninglessness; everyone says to be yourself, but what that means is anyone’s guess. For existential philosopher Simone de... Read more

Longpath

By: Ari Wallach

Narrated by: Ari Wallach

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

""An antidote to nearsightedness. Ari Wallach won’t just leave you planning months or years ahead—he challenges you to look generations ahead. Get ready to think and think again."" — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLifeA paradigm-shifting manifesto for transforming our thinking from... Read more

Dirty Talk Bible

By: Kenelm Little

Narrated by: Evan Brown

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Tell me whether you ever feel awkward or shy about dirty talk.  Many people feel awkward when they first start dirty talking to their partner. And, let's be honest, how can you enjoy dirty talk if you're always concerned about how you sound? Dirty talk bible is here to assist! This book will save you time, energy, and money by providing you with... Read more

Silencing White Noise

By: Willie Dwayne Francois III

Narrated by: Willie Dwayne Francois III

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Racism is omnipresent in American life, both public and private. We are immersed in what prominent Black church leader Willie Dwayne Francois III calls white noise—the racist speech, ideas, and policies that lull us into inaction on racial justice. White noise masks racial realities and prevents constructive responses to microaggressions,... Read more