Social Science audiobooks

How To Stay Married

By: Jilly Cooper

Narrated by: Samantha Bond

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.


'There is no one else like Cooper' Guardian

When Jilly Cooper, then a young Sunday Times journalist, was asked to write a book on marriage, she had been married to Leo Cooper for a mere seven years. In this 2011 reissue of that book, they were celebrating their Golden Wedding, and although the institution of marriage has... Read more

Public Parts

By: Jeff Jarvis

Narrated by: Jeff Jarvis

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

International bestselling author and optimistic internet thinker Jeff Jarvis examines the way the Internet has changed the way we form communities, create identities, engage in commerce, and live our lives.

A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create... Read more

How Civilizations Die (and Why Islam Is Dying Too)

By: David Goldman

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Past and present civilizations fail for many reasons, but the number one predictor of a civilization’s survival is its sense of religion—or lack thereof. So argues First Things columnist David Goldman in How Civilizations Die (and Why Islam Is Dying Too). The strength of a civilization’s religion affects its purpose, its fertility rate, and... Read more

The New Kids

By: Brooke Hauser

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the author's widely acclaimed New York Times article, The New Kids is immersion reporting at its most compelling. Brooke Hauser takes us deep inside a unique New York City high school over the course of a year as she follows diverse newcomers whose lives are at once ordinary and extraordinary, international headlines brought to life.... Read more

Tension City

By: Jim Lehrer

Narrated by: Jim Lehrer

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, THIS SPECIAL AUDIOBOOK RECORDING OF TENSION CITY INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND DEBATE EXCERPTS FROM 1960 THROUGH 2008!

“In his quiet but intense way, Jim Lehrer earns the trust of the major political players of our time,” notes Barbara Walters. “He explains and exposes their hopes and dreams, their strengths and... Read more

Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?

By: Toure

Narrated by: Toure

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A provocative look at what it means to be Black today. It includes excerpts from over 100 interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Cornel West, Skip Gates, Melissa Harris-Perry, Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley, Glenn Ligon, Malcolm Gladwell, Paul Mooney, NY Gov David Paterson, Harold Ford, Jr., Soledad O'Brien, Kamala Harris, Chuck D, Questlove and... Read more

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

By: Jane Jacobs

Narrated by: Donna Rawlins

Length: 17 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger context.  It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the... Read more

An Unquenchable Thirst

By: Mary Johnson

Narrated by: Mary Johnson

Length: 19 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS

An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world
 
At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw Mother Teresa’s face on the cover of Time and experienced her calling. Eighteen... Read more

Start Something That Matters

By: Blake Mycoskie

Narrated by: Blake Mycoskie

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.
 
What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to choose—and that you’ll find more success if you don’t. That’s the... Read more

India

By: Patrick French

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 17 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A monumental biography of the subcontinent from the award-winning author of The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul. Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the world... Read more

Haiti After the Earthquake

By: Paul Farmer

Narrated by: Meryl Streep

Length: 14 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

On January 12, 2010, a major earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people died, and the greater part of the capital was demolished. Dr. Paul Farmer, U.N. deputy special envoy to Haiti, who had worked in the country for nearly thirty years treating infectious diseases like tuberculosis and AIDS, and former... Read more

Crime Scene Investigation PT.2

By: Robert C. Shaler

Narrated by: Robert C. Shaler

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Profesor Robert C. Shaler continues his in-depth look at all aspects of crime scene investigation in part two. Popularized in the media by highly rated police procedurals, crime scene invesigation is an often misunderstood field of eneavor. Shaler breaks down the intricacies of how investigations are conducted in the real world, examining suhc... Read more

Future Science

By: Max Brockman

Narrated by: Various

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fascinating collection of writings that introduce the very latest theories and discoveries in science, editor Max Brockman presents the work of some of today’s brightest and most innovative young researchers. 
 
Future Science features eighteen young scientists, most of whom are presenting their work and ideas to a general audience for the... Read more

The Secret Knowledge

By: David Mamet

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

For the past thirty years, David Mamet has been a controversial and defining force in theater and film, championing the most cherished liberal values along the way. In some of the great movies and plays of our time, his characters have explored the ethics of the business world, embodied the struggles of the oppressed, and faced the flaws of the... Read more

Simpleology

By: Mark Joyner

Narrated by: Mark Joyner

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The simple way to achieve personal and business success! Simpleo.logy is that cutting edge speed-learning psychology which governs success or failure in every endeavor. It provides the explanation for those who succeed in life…because consciously or unconsciously they have been following these 5 laws, and those who face failure have been... Read more

Hope and Glory

By: Stuart Maconie

Narrated by: Stuart Maconie

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

In Hope and Glory Stuart goes in search of the places, people and events of the century we have just left behind that have shaped the look and character of modern Britain. From the death of Victoria to the demise of New Labour, he takes a single event from each decade of the 20th century that offers up a defining moment... Read more

Lesebuch der Sozialen Demokratie, Band 4: Europa und Soziale Demokratie

By: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Lesebücher der Sozialen Demokratie bieten die Möglichkeit, sich den Themenfeldern selbständig anzunähern. Sie sind klar in der Sprache, fundiert in der Analyse und bieten Zugänge aus Theorie und Praxis. In knapper und verständlicher Form finden Sie hier eine solide Einführung zu den großen Linien und Kontroversen der einzelnen Seminarthemen.... Read more

Survey: Muslim-Americans

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and with the American military involved in multiple Muslim nations, a Gallup survey showed strong positive feelings among Muslim-Americans about their prospects in this country. Ray Suarez discusses the poll's findings with Mohamed Younis of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. Read more

Lesebuch der Sozialen Demokratie, Band 1: Grundlagen der Sozialen Demokratie

By: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Lesebücher der Sozialen Demokratie bieten die Möglichkeit, sich den Themenfeldern selbständig anzunähern. Sie sind klar in der Sprache, fundiert in der Analyse und bieten Zugänge aus Theorie und Praxis. In knapper und verständlicher Form finden Sie hier eine solide Einführung zu den großen Linien und Kontroversen der einzelnen Seminarthemen.... Read more

Lesebuch der Sozialen Demokratie, Band 3: Sozialstaat und Soziale Demokratie

By: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Lesebücher der Sozialen Demokratie bieten die Möglichkeit, sich den Themenfeldern selbständig anzunähern. Sie sind klar in der Sprache, fundiert in der Analyse und bieten Zugänge aus Theorie und Praxis. In knapper und verständlicher Form finden Sie hier eine solide Einführung zu den großen Linien und Kontroversen der einzelnen Seminarthemen.... Read more

Lesebuch der Sozialen Demokratie, Band 2: Wirtschaft und Soziale Demokratie

By: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Lesebücher der Sozialen Demokratie bieten die Möglichkeit, sich den Themenfeldern selbständig anzunähern. Sie sind klar in der Sprache, fundiert in der Analyse und bieten Zugänge aus Theorie und Praxis. In knapper und verständlicher Form finden Sie hier eine solide Einführung zu den großen Linien und Kontroversen der einzelnen Seminarthemen.... Read more

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Donna Franklin

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

According to renowned sociology scholar Donna L. Franklin, relationships between American black men and women are in a state of crisis. The schism between black men and women is the result of complex, large-scale societal, economic, and cultural trends, and the African-American legacy of slavery. Franklin asserts that black men and women need to... Read more

Give Smart

By: Joel L. Fleishman & Thomas J. Tierney

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In the first half of the twenty-first century, giving to family and community foundations alone will be ten times in today's dollars what it was throughout the entire twentieth century. Yet despite tremendous innovation in the social sector, philanthropy's natural state is under-performance. Not since Andrew Carnegie wrote The Gospel of Wealth... Read more

Indonesia on the Rise

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Indonesia is an evolving, prospering democracy, but the country continues to struggle with corruption and economic inequality. Ray Suarez reports. Read more