Social Science audiobooks

The Buddha's Wife

By: Janet Surrey, PhD & Samuel Shem, PhD

Narrated by: Sherry Adams Foster

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

As the category of women’s spirituality continues to grow, The Buddha’s Wife offers to a broad audience for the first time the intimate and profound story of Princess Yasodhara, the wife Buddha left behind, and her alternative journey to spiritual enlightenment.What do we know of the wife and child the Buddha abandoned when he went off to seek... Read more

Banned Body Language Secrets

By: Daniel Smith

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you struggle to get your point across to people? Do you ever feel like you are somehow weak and ineffectual in the way you communicate? Perhaps others just don't take you seriously. There is no easy fix for all of your problems. However, whatever those problems are, if social interaction is involved then a firm grip on the tenets of... Read more

Population Control

By: Jim Marrs

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 13 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From the food we eat, the water we drink to the air we breathe, everything these days seems capable of killing us. Recently we have seen an unprecedented number of deaths due to medications for diseases that may not even exist, obscure cancers caused by our modern devices, and brutal police tactics. All a coincidence? Think again. In Population... Read more

Unfair

By: Adam Benforado

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Our nation is founded on the notion that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning, and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the camera angle of a defendant's taped confession, the number of photos in a mug shot book, or a simple word choice during a cross-examination.

In... Read more

Coming Out to Play

By: Robbie Rogers & Eric Marcus

Narrated by: Robbie Rogers

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A history making memoir of the first openly gay professional athlete in North America, now the producer of Fellow Travelers and My Policeman

“Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated

Robbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would... Read more

Violence In Our Public Schools

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Violence is a critical issue often overlooked, postponed for future handling. Delaying policies and security measures in schools increases the risk of student fatalities. While complete prevention of violence is possible, understanding statistical trends can identify high-risk schools. Delve deep into the concealed realities of school violence,... Read more

The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales

By: Erika Eichenseer, Franz Xaver von Schonwerth & ...

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In the 1850s, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth traversed the forests, lowlands, and mountains of northern Bavaria to record fairy tales, gaining the admiration of even the Brothers Grimm. Most of Schönwerth's work was lost—until a few years ago, when thirty boxes of manu­scripts were uncovered in a German municipal archive. Now, for the first time,... Read more

The Challenges of Becoming a Father

By: Bruce Linton, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Cory Smith

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Linton talks about what it means to be a father and a partner in parenting. He describes the developmental phases of fatherhood and how to share the experience with others in a meaningful way. Linton believes that engaging in a mutual support system with other fathers is key. He says, “Being a father is a journey that we’re going on, and it’s... Read more

Red

By: Jacky Colliss Harvey

Narrated by: Jacky Colliss Harvey

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Red is a brilliantly told, captivating history of red hair throughout the ages. A book that breaks new ground, dispels myths, and reinforces the special nature of being a redhead, with a look at multiple disciplines, including science, religion, politics, feminism and sexuality, literature, and art.

With an obsessive fascination that is as... Read more

The Donohue-Levitt Hypothesis And Morality Of Legalized Abortion

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Trevor Clinger

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In today's interconnected world, fueled by the freedom of press enshrined in the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution, media platforms have brought forth numerous contentious topics for public scrutiny. Among these, abortion stands out as a deeply polarizing issue currently dominating debates across social media, television screens,... Read more

StoryCorps: Outloud

By: David Isay

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

StoryCorps recognizes the profound historical importance of capturing the stories of the LGBTQ community and the urgent need for this work to happen now. StoryCorps OutLoud is a multi-year initiative dedicated to recording and preserving LGBTQ stories across America.
OutLoud honors the stories of those who lived before the 1969 Stonewall... Read more

The Spiral Notebook

By: Stephen Singular & Joyce Singular

Narrated by: Tom Taylorson

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

On July 20, 2012, twelve people were killed and seventy wounded at a mass shooting in a movie theater in Colorado. In 1999, twelve kids and one teacher at Columbine High School were murdered by two students. In 2012, twenty children and seven adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. Thirty-two were killed at Virginia Tech. Twelve killed at... Read more

The Martyr’s Curse

By: Scott Mariani

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

THE ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott AN ANCIENT CURSE. A SHOCKING MASSACRE.A THREAT TO UNLEASH THE ULTIMATE DISASTER. Could Ben Hope have... Read more

Spectacle

By: Pamela Newkirk

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese 'pygmy' - a person of petite stature - arrived from central Africa and was featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in its Monkey House, caging the slight 103-pound, 4-foot 11-inch tall man with an orangutan. The... Read more

Primates of Park Avenue

By: Wednesday Martin

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, Primates of Park Avenue is an “amusing, perceptive and…deliciously evil” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir of the most secretive and elite tribe—Manhattan’s Upper East Side mothers.

When Wednesday Martin first arrives on New York City’s Upper East Side, she’s clueless about the right addresses, the... Read more

Bobby Wonderful

By: Bob Morris

Narrated by: Bob Morris

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

His mother's last word was his name. His father's was "Wonderful." Together they inspired the title for this true story of love and redemption.

Bob Morris was always the entertainer in his family, but not always a perfect son. When he finds his parents approaching the end of their lives, he begins to see his relationship to them in a whole new... Read more

Pro-Voice

By: Aspen Baker

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Dialogue, Not Dogma

When Aspen Baker had an abortion at the age of twenty-four, she felt caught between the warring pro-life and pro-choice factions, with no safe space to share her feelings.

In this hopeful and moving book, Baker describes how she and Exhale, the organization she cofounded, developed their “pro-voice” philosophy and the creative... Read more

In Our Backyard

By: Nita Belles

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Modern slavery is happening all around you . . . and you can be part of the solution. Human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. Nor is it something that just happens to “other people,” such as runaways or the disenfranchised. Even kids in your own neighborhood can fall victim. But they don’t have to.
 Through true... Read more

The Well-Tuned Brain

By: Peter C. Whybrow

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of American Mania, eminent neuroscientist Peter C. Whybrow here addresses overconsumption in modern society. Using personal stories and the latest research, Whybrow illuminates the path toward a sustainable market society of responsible and well-tuned individuals. Read more

The Relationship Between Cults And Jews

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Al Remington

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In discussions about cults, terms like religion, brainwashing, and pyramid schemes frequently arise. The term 'cult' originally stemmed from religious contexts, initially with positive connotations. Even today, mainstream religions like Judaism can be viewed through this lens. This book draws parallels between modern cults and the earliest... Read more

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy

By: Sam Maggs

Narrated by: Holly Conrad & Jessica Almasy

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. With an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s... Read more

A Lucky Life Interrupted

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a dramatic year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life—from the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, whose iconic career in journalism has spanned more than fifty years

Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and... Read more

Bad Faith

By: Paul A. Offit, MD

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In recent years, there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio’s Amish country—despite the fact that these are all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world, many people disregard modern medicine in favor of using their... Read more

Tomorrowland

By: Steven Kotler

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact…and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how... Read more