Social Science audiobooks

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

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

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

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

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

Couples Therapy Workbook

By: Isabella Males

Narrated by: Carol Reynald, Frank White & Tim Rosbach

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you and your partner been having difficulties that make it hard to get the most out of the time that you’re spending together? Does it seem that you’re largely unable to have a relaxing and loving relationship with your partner?Are you frustrated because you're in a relationship that's dying a seemingly inevitable death? Or do you feel like... Read more

Chicas en Tecnología®

By: Carolina Hadad, Mariana Varela & Sofía Contreras

Narrated by: Claudia Bergallo

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

La tecnología tiene un papel determinante en lo cotidiano: el trabajo, la educación y la vida social. Pero es un área desigual para las mujeres. Este audiolibro da cuenta de la brecha de género en tecnología y de la invisibilización de las pioneras y las líderes, pero es también una invitación a reiniciar el sistema, a que las mujeres ... Read more

Ecocide

By: David Whyte

Narrated by: Steph Bower

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

We have reached the point of no return. The existential threat of climate change is now a reality. The world has never been more vulnerable. Yet corporations are already planning a life beyond this point. The business models of fossil fuel giants factor in continued profitability in a scenario of a five-degree increase in global temperature. An... Read more

Kompendium wiedzy dla autorów kryminałów

By: Margota Kott

Narrated by: Andrzej Hausner

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Marzysz o napisaniu kryminału, ale nie wiesz, jak się do tego zabrać? Boisz się błędów logicznych, ciągle myli ci się patomorfolog z patologiem i zastanawiasz się, czy zabójstwo i morderstwo oznaczają to samo? Kompendium wiedzy dla autorów kryminałów rozwieje wszystkie twoje wątpliwości, wskaże najważniejsze elementy policyjnego śledztwa, także... Read more

Sun Lore of All Ages

By: William Tyler Olcott

Narrated by: Graham Dunlop

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the ruins of Greek and Roman temples to Mexico's Pyramid of the Sun and the enduring mysteries of Stonehenge, this captivating study circles the earth in its examination of the legends, traditions, and superstitions that all cultures have woven about the sun.Starting with solar creation myths, this volume explores ancient ideology... Read more

Selenskyj - Abridged

By: Wojciech Rogacin

Narrated by: Markus Sulzbacher

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Als Wolodymyr Selenskyj – bis dahin ein populärer Schauspieler und Comedian – 2019 überraschend die ukrainische Präsidentschaftswahl gewann, ging die Welt davon aus, dass er ein schwaches Staatsoberhaupt sein und sich vom Kreml mithilfe der Oligarchen leicht lenken lassen würde. Doch das Gegenteil war der Fall: Selenskyj erwies sich als Mann mit... Read more

The Coronation

By: Charles Eisenstein

Narrated by: Charles Eisenstein

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned public speaker, bestselling author, social critic, and activist Charles Eisenstein offers a way forward from our present moment through a series of unforgettable essays that give us a new model of sense-making. Through a series of piercing essays, The Coronation takes listeners through the initiation of the Covid era?exploring topics... Read more

The Coronation

By: Charles Eisenstein

Narrated by: Charles Eisenstein

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned public speaker, bestselling author, social critic, and activist Charles Eisenstein offers a way forward from our present moment through a series of unforgettable essays that give us a new model of sense-making. Through a series of piercing essays, The Coronation takes listeners through the initiation of the Covid era?exploring topics... Read more

La trastienda de Trump

By: Daniel Estulin

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Quién está detrás de Donald Trump? Desde el inicio de su carrera presidencial, Donald Trump, con un discurso en extremo xenófobo y antisistema, logró sortear todos los obstáculos hasta ser elegido presidente de la mayor democracia del orbe. ¿Cómo es posible que este individuo demencial haya conseguido tal hazaña? ¿Quién lo apoyó para llegar a la... Read more

Dying to Know: Is There Life After Death?

By: Josh Langley

Narrated by: Alan Irving

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Determined to find out what happens when we die, Josh Langley takes readers on an extraordinary journey to uncover the secrets to the age-old question pondered by all of humanity.Visiting crematoriums, conducting out-of-body experiments and entering conversations with the deceased, you're invited on this daring and intriguing afterlife... Read more

En la boca del cocodrilo

By: Anna Goffin

Narrated by: Karina Castillo

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Hoy estoy viva porque mi padre tenía mala puntería... Desató un deseo dormido: hablar. Quien calla es un cómplice en el cuento, de ahí nace este libro. Las historias son para contarse y así cobrar vida propia. Desde mi experiencia de vida personal y profesional, así como con el testimonio de vivencias reales de muchas mujeres de varios países,... Read more

El cristal roto

By: Joseluis Canales

Narrated by: Sergio Alberto Bustos de la Tijera

Length: 15 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

El abuso sexual a menores es una realidad social, muy dolorosa, que a lo largo de los años se ha mantenido velada entre mitos e información a medias. Las estadísticas no mienten: por lo menos en Latinoamérica uno de cada cinco menores de edad sufren abuso sexual antes de cumplir los 12 años. Si bien es cierto que la población femenina es la más... Read more

The White Allies Handbook

By: Lecia Michelle

Narrated by: Julienne Irons

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

You've read White Fragility and How to Be an Antiracist, but what comes next? The answer lies in this clear, actionable guide providing an invaluable four-week program for becoming an ally who makes a real difference in the racial justice fight.



Black women have always been the driving force behind real change in this country—especially when it... Read more

La violencia invisible

By: Jean-Charles Bouchoux

Narrated by: Ignacio Casas

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

La violencia no son solo gritos y golpes. Hay muchas formas de violencia menos espectaculares. Más sutiles. Más insidiosas. A veces, la violencia invisible es «normal». Es «útil». Permite expresar frustración, por ejemplo, o tomar una decisión que nos hace progresar. Sin embargo, en muchas ocasiones, la violencia invisible es «tóxica». No sirve... Read more

Ginseng Diggers

By: Luke Manget

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The harvesting of wild American ginseng (panax quinquefolium), the gnarled, aromatic herb known for its therapeutic and healing properties, is deeply established in North America and has played an especially vital role in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains. Traded through a trans-Pacific network that connected the region to East... Read more

Criminal (In)Justice

By: Rafael A. Mangual

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In his impassioned-yet-measured book, Rafael A. Mangual offers an incisive critique of America's increasingly radical criminal justice reform movement, and makes a convincing case against the pursuit of "justice" through mass-decarceration and depolicing.After a summer of violent protests in 2020—sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna... Read more

God, Grades, and Graduation

By: Ilana M. Horwitz

Narrated by: Kate Mulligan

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The surprising ways in which a religious upbringing shapes the academic lives of teensIt's widely acknowledged that American parents from different class backgrounds take different approaches to raising their children. Upper- and middle-class parents invest considerable time facilitating their children's activities, while working class and poor... Read more

Human Rights in Canada

By: Dominique Clément

Narrated by: Ian Sherwood

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This book shows how human rights became the primary language for social change in Canada and how a single decade became the locus for that emergence. The author argues that the 1970s was a critical moment in human rights history—one that transformed political culture, social movements, law, and foreign policy. Human Rights in Canada is one of... Read more

Riders in the Storm

By: John D. Warner, Jr.

Narrated by: Amir Abdullah

Length: 18 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The service of African-American soldiers during the Civil War is one of that conflict's most stirring, if still not completely understood, aspects.

Where the infantry regiments recruited largely free Blacks from the North, the 5th focused on escaped slaves who it was believed would be better horsemen. Not only would the former slaves be... Read more