Social Science audiobooks

Towards Gender Partnership

By: Riane Eisler, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In the war of the sexes, both lose. says Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade, a seminal study of early societies based on partnership rather than domination, continues her keen re-thinking of social reality by focusing here on gender, pleasure and sexuality. Read more

Poetry, Passion and Zen

By: Jane Hirshfield

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Poetry offers depth and color to life and is a natural way to express what it means to be human. Hirshfield offers gentle wisdom about writing and appreciating poetry. She says, "The poem is the speech of the inner heart, the inner mind. If you can simply hear what it's saying as if it were being whispered to you in the dark, you will understand... Read more

Reclaiming Native Culture

By: Winona Laduke

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Passionate, outspoken, and articulate, Winona LaDuke is an internationally known activist for indigenous rights and environmental and women's issues. All over the world, she observes, colonialism is encroaching upon natural ecosystems and the people who have lived in them for many centuries--but destroying land and cultures is not a sustainable... Read more

Dialogue With Sir Laurens Van der Post: A Mythic Journey, Part 1

By: Laurens Van der Post

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The experiences of Sir Laurens Van der Post, including time in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and a sojourn in the Kalahari desert after World War II, give him a broad perspective. He shares with us the mythic origins of Hitler and Nazism, and why the end of “the age of leaders” is relevant today. Read more

Down and Out in Paris and London

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Orwell's own experiences inspire this semi-autobiographical novel about a penniless man living in Paris in the early 1930s. The narrator's poverty brings him into contact with strange incidents and characters, which he manages to chronicle with great sensitivity and graphic power. The latter half of the book takes the English narrator to his... Read more

The Eternal Feminine

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

For both men and women, this dialogue offers tremendous insights into who we are and what we need. In fairy tales, Woodman explains, the hero needs a container in which to bring the hard-won treasure home, or else it may be lost or stolen. She tells us that container is the "eternal feminine" quality of being receptive instead of fearing and... Read more

The Mythic Power of Film

By: Geoffrey Hill

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

After listening to this exploration of the mythological significance of films, you will never watch movies with the same eyes again. Psychotherapist Geoffrey Hill describes cinema as an art form revealing the fears and desires, symbols and issues of contemporary times. Read more

Wagner’s Ring Cycle In Our Lives

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“People experience a myth as the truth, in metaphor form, for themselves,” says psychiatrist and author Jean Bolen. Her book Ring of Power (HarperSanFrancisco 1992) describes the truths that Wagner’s great mythical Ring cycle of operas shows us about personal family situations and world politics. The parallels are fascinating and compelling. Read more

Saving America-Saving the World

By: Helen Caldicott, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An articulate firebrand and one of the world's leading advocates of nuclear disarmament, environmentalism and citizen action delivers a scathing wake-up call about abuses of power in American government, media and industry, and the urgent need to truly care for the planet and each other. Read more

Alchemy and Archetypes

By: Carol Pearson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

We all possess the archetypes necessary for the hero’s journey. Though one or two may be predominant in our lives, we can call forth and awaken these inner guides as needed on our quest. In this provocative interview, Carol Pearson reveals how these archetypes can aid our experience of soul initiation. Her message is one of gentleness and... Read more

Mind At Large

By: William Irwin Thompson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Open your mind and brace yourself as this visionary intellect blasts brilliant, biting and provocative insights across every subject he faces, including CNN, global politics, pop culture, the men's movement, virtual reality, Joseph Campbell and Rudolf Steiner. Whether comparing television to radio or Aztec human sacrifice to computer terminal... Read more

Stories of Love and Wisdom

By: Diane Wolkstein

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Stories are a combination of that which happens and that of which we also dream, says storyteller Diane Wolkstein. In this interview brimming with stories and dreams, she tells how she discovered the variety and similarities in the world's oldest love stories from many cultures. Read more

The Popcorn Report - Abridged

By: Faith Popcorn

Narrated by: Faith Popcorn

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Future Is In Your Hands

Faith Popcorn has seen it coming -- and now she tells you how to profit from the enormous transformation that will sweep mainstream America in the coming years. The founder of BrainReserve, the top-dollar trend-spotter for the nation's biggest blue-chip companies, Popcorn now shares her vision of the future for... Read more

Beyond Love - Abridged

By: Dominique Lapierre

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human... Read more

Reviving the Archaic: a New View of Evolution

By: Terence McKenna

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Terence McKenna boldly retells early human history, describing the role of “psychedelic shamanism” in early partnership societies, in the development of language and imagination, and in the past and future evolution of humanity. Read more

Of Kings and Warriors

By: Robert Moore

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Within each of us are four fundamental archetypes--King, Warrior, Magician and Lover--which Robert Moore describes as "programs for human emotional, behavioral and mental functioning." These archetypes need to be recognized and integrated into our lives for us to achieve maturity and self-realization. Read more

The Universe is a Story

By: Brian Thomas Swimme, PhD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

According to cosmologist Swimme, science, humanity, and the natural world have all suffered from a myopic fragmentation of scientific knowledge. Yet some voices in physics today are beginning to echo the wonder and mystery of ancient mystical intuitions, and to present a more unified view of the nature and history of the world. Join Swimme in... Read more

Songs of the Doomed - Abridged

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Hunter S. Thompson

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The third volume of the legendary “Gonzo Papers” recalls high and hideous moments in Hunter S. Thompson’s life and career—featuring a new introduction from comedian Tim Heidecker.

With Thompson’s trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to... Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 3 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A SENSE OF WONDER. Campbell explores the richness of the mythologies of so-called "primitive" societies, the relevance of ritual, and the need to create a mythology reflecting the unity of all humanity. Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 2 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

IN PURSUIT OF THE MYSTERY. Taking the Hero's journey leads one into the darkest part of the forest where true wisdom lies. Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 12 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

ADVENTURES IN MYTH. Campbell tells us why the quest is the highest adventure and how its pursuit will transform our lives. Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 1 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

THE MYTHIC JOURNEY. Campbell lays the groundwork for understanding the immeasurable value of myth to our lives. Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 7 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

THE DIVINE DANCE. From Christ to Buddha to Krishna to Mohammed, from the God of Abraham to the Great Spirit of the Native American, Campbell points out the deeper reality behind the masks. Read more

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 9 of 13

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

ROOTS OF MYTH. Campbell speaks of his early stirrings, and in the process lays the foundation for understanding the world of myth. Read more