Social Science audiobooks

Imperial nostalgia

By: Peter Mitchell

Narrated by: Alan Gilchrist

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A strong emotional attachment to the memory of empire runs deep in British culture. In recent years, that memory has become a battleground in a long-drawn ideological war, inflecting debates on race, class, gender, culture, the UK’s future and its place in the world. This provocative and passionate book surveys the scene of the imperial memory... Read more

Historia mínima de los feminismos en América Latina - Abridged

By: Dora Barrancos

Narrated by: Adriana Galindo

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Con el propósito de que públicos amplios se acerquen a aspectos fundamentales de las luchas por los derechos de las mujeres, este libro narra el largo periplo de las feministas en América Latina. En un extraordinario esfuerzo de síntesis, se revisan propuestas y acciones emprendidas por una variedad de colectivos de mujeres: desde la formulación... Read more

At Home on an Unruly Planet

By: Madeline Ostrander

Narrated by: Madeline Ostrander

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"Madeline Ostrander narrates in tones of warning, anger, and sadness as she ticks off the environmental crises facing the world. She adds something else, too: sentiment."- AudioFile

This program is read by the author.

From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, a vivid account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of... Read more

The Viral Underclass

By: Steven W. Thrasher

Narrated by: Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl & Steven W. Thrasher

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author with a foreword written and read by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl.

"An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class...readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world."
—Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This... Read more

On Critical Race Theory

By: Victor Ray

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.

“A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick
 
From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality... Read more

To Govern the Globe

By: Alfred W. McCoy

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 15 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders.During the long centuries of Iberian and British... Read more

I Too Am America

By: Shawn Dove & Nick Chiles

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no cavalry coming!We are the iconic leaders we have been waiting for, curators of the change we’re seeking to see.I Too Am America examines the promise and peril of Black men and boys in America by exploring the lives of two talented young men, Jamare Winston in Detroit and Romero Wesson in Oakland, who at once embody all that we want... Read more

Fire in the Streets

By: Douglas R. Groothuis

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"What can we do amidst all the controversies over race and gender in society today? Do we have anything constructive to offer the world? As Jesus's followers, we do, and this book shows the way. A dangerous and revolutionary philosophy is responsible for the street fires in America. It fuels the actions of Black Lives Matter and Antifa. It... Read more

After the Ivory Tower Falls

By: Will Bunch

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Will Bunch, the epic untold story of college—the great political and cultural fault line of American lifeWinner of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award | Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | ""This book is simply terrific."" —Heather Cox Richardson | ""Ambitious and... Read more

Reclaiming Calliope

By: Fides Krucker

Narrated by: Fides Krucker

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The practice and politics of the unfettered female voice--reclaiming your power through voice, song, and opera-inspired exercises.

For centuries, opera has used women’s voices to convey male stories. Within an art form dominated by men, the female voice is a means to an end: controlled, denatured, and crafted to carry words and intentions that... Read more

Regenesis

By: George Monbiot

Narrated by: George Monbiot

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2022 Orwell Prize for Journalism | A Sunday Times (London) Bestseller | Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation

“George Monbiot is one of the most fearless and important voices in the global climate movement today.” —Greta Thunberg

For the first time in millennia, we have the opportunity to transform not... Read more

Acceptance

By: Emi Nietfeld

Narrated by: Julia Knippen

Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review

A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit

Growing up in a house filled with dirty... Read more

Asian American Histories of the United States

By: Catherine Ceniza Choy

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history

Original and expansive, Asian American Histories of the United States is a nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the US. Reckoning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the... Read more

The American Nation: A History, Vol. 4

By: Lyon Gardiner Tyler & Albert Bushnell Hart

Narrated by: Joseph Tabler

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken RealmsEngland in America, 1580–1652 by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, President of William and Mary College Narrated by Joseph TablerVolume 4 of 27 in The American Nation: A History published by Harper Brothers (1904–1918). Edited by Albert Bushnell Hart, Professor of History at Harvard... Read more

Främlingar som knarkgrossister

By: Diverse

Narrated by: Iggy Malmborg

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Den så kallade Vilmos Horvath, var en av ligaledarna för den ledande europeiska narkotikasmuggling under det tidiga 1970-talet. Med hand om smugglingen till Italien, Tyskand och slutligen Sverige var han involverad i ett stor kriminellt nätverk. Under 1971-1972 smugglade han och hans kumpaner in över 300 000 kapslar fenmetralin till Sverige. I... Read more

Assata Taught Me

By: Donna Murch

Narrated by: Patryce Williams

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Black Panther and Cuban exile, Assata Shakur, has inspired multiple generations of radical protest, including our contemporary Black Lives Matter movement. Drawing its title from one of America’s foremost revolutionaries, this collection of thought-provoking essays by award-winning Panther scholar Donna Murch explores how social protest is... Read more

The Prophet of the Andes

By: Graciela Mochkofsky

Narrated by: Alma Cuervo

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The remarkable true story of how one Peruvian carpenter led hundreds of Christians to Judaism, sparking a pilgrimage from the Andes to Israel and inspiring a wave of emerging Latin American Jewish communities
 
“If Gabriel García Márquez had written the Old Testament, it might read like Graciela Mochkofsky's staggering true account of... Read more

Psychology of Peoples

By: Gustave Le Bon

Narrated by: Tyler Boss

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

After receiving a doctorate in medicine, Le Bon travelled in Europe, North Africa, and Asia and wrote several books on anthropology and archaeology. His interests later shifted to natural science and social psychology. Gustave Le Bon is best known for his seminal work „Crowd Psychology“ where he describes the psychological effects in various... Read more

Voices from Home

By: Ephraim Osaghae

Narrated by: Radostin Radev

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Every human being is part of a bigger family, which is figuratively represented by the family tree. We have roots that extend beyond places and cultures of our current residences. This is particularly true for people in diaspora. Our roots still weigh a lot into our everyday living irrespective of geographical distance and time. Thus, would it... Read more

AfriCANthology

By: A. Gregory Frankson

Narrated by: A. Gregory Frankson, Coriolan, Alicia Cox, Chlo...

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Truth spoken plainly and powerfully is difficult to dismiss and impossible to ignore. Edited with purpose by A. Gregory Frankson, AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets brings together some of Canada's most influential dub, page, and spoken word poetic voices and gives them space to speak freely about their personal journeys in... Read more

A Handbook for Migrants

By: Ephraim Osaghae

Narrated by: Radostin Radev

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A Reflective Guide for Meaningful and Whole-Life ExperienceImmigrants are important contributors to the success and growth of many countries. But they face challenges before they can fully attain social and economic balance. Each immigrant needs all the help that he or she can get. This book provides that, and much more. It's presented from an... Read more

Papa, viens me chercher !

By: Nina Delcroix, Thierry Delcroix & Jacqueline Remy

Narrated by: Rémy Wibaut & Thais Laurent

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

« Je m'appelle Nina, j'ai 16 ans, et je reviens de l'enfer. Pendant plus d'un an, je me suis vendue à des inconnus. Mon corps, mon sexe, mon sourire, j'ai tout offert... Pour de l'argent, oui. Mais moi, je me racontais que c'était pour conquérir ce dont je rêvais depuis mes 13 ans : la liberté.Au moment où j'entreprends ce récit, je ne suis... Read more

Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing

By: author

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A long-treasured but forgotten classic of folk healing, with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil.

Ossman & Steel's Guide to Health or Household Instructor (its original title) is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The book draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German... Read more

El tabú de la virginidad

By: Sigmund Freud

Narrated by: Braian Quevedo

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Este trabajo fue escrito por el padre de psicoanálisis Sigmund Freud que publicó en 1918 bajo el título de "Psicología del amor". Freud comienza a partir de la exigencia cultural de virginidad de la mujer para llegar al matrimonio, buscando el "estado de servidumbre" que garantice su ulterior posesión sin sobresaltos. Esa medida de servidumbre... Read more