Social Science audiobooks

Without Sanctuary: Photography, Lynching, and the Legacy of Racial Terror in America

By: Vines Graener

Narrated by: Vines Graener

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to Photography and Lynching in America: Without Sanctuary. In this powerful exploration, we confront the painful and often overlooked history of racial violence in the United States, particularly focusing on the practice of lynching in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This audiobook examines not just the brutality of these acts,... Read more

Ethnology

By: Mike Crawford

Narrated by: Brigit Henderson

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Ethnology is a branch of anthropology that focuses on the systematic study and comparison of cultures. It examines the origins, development, distribution, and interrelations of different human societies. Unlike ethnography, which involves detailed, first-hand observations of a single culture, ethnology takes a broader approach, analyzing data... Read more

Geratology

By: Mike Crawford

Narrated by: Brigit Henderson

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Geratology is the scientific study of aging, encompassing its biological, psychological, and social dimensions. While often confused with geriatrics, which focuses on medical care for older adults, geratology takes a broader approach, examining aging as a lifelong process that affects individuals and societies in complex ways. Understanding... Read more

The Practical Seductress

By: Sue Camaione

Narrated by: Sue Camaione

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat and RunBy Sue Camaione | Narrated by Sue Camaione | Published by Audiobook Publishing ServicesStep into the unapologetically bold and deeply personal memoir of Sue Camaione, a woman determined to defy societal expectations and embrace her own sexual and emotional freedom. In The Practical... Read more

Compassionate Listening

By: Esther Jameson

Narrated by: Mary Smiths

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Compassionate listening is an art that involves fully engaging with another person’s words, emotions, and underlying experiences. At its core, it goes beyond simply hearing someone speak; it is a deep, intentional act of understanding. It is about listening with the heart as much as with the ears, which requires a unique combination of patience,... Read more

How to Recognize Toxic Cultural Norms

By: Olivia Werner

Narrated by: Nicole Dekker

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

[How to Recognize Toxic Cultural Norms] unravels the invisible threads that bind us to societal expectations, examining with unflinching clarity the ways we've normalized our own diminishment. Through lyrical prose that moves like morning light across familiar surfaces, this revolutionary text illuminates the subtle violences we've accepted as... Read more

How Media Ownership Matters

By: Rodney Benson, Mattias Hessérus, Timothy Neff &...

Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Does it matter who owns and funds the media? As journalists and management consultants set off in search of new business models, there's a pressing need to understand anew the economic underpinnings of journalism and its role in democratic societies.



How Media Ownership Matters provides a fresh approach to understanding news media power, moving... Read more

Bad Medicine

By: Sarah A. Whitt

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In Bad Medicine, Sarah A. Whitt exposes how Native American boarding schools and other settler institutions like asylums, factories, and hospitals during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries worked together as a part of an interconnected system of settler domination. In so doing, Whitt centers the experiences of Indigenous youth and... Read more

Personhood

By: Mary Ziegler

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The next phase of the war over reproduction in America



What's next for the battle over abortion? Mary Ziegler argues that simply undoing Roe v. Wade has never been the endpoint for the antiabortion movement. Since the 1960s, the larger goal has been to secure recognition of fetuses and embryos as persons under the Fourteenth Amendment of the US... Read more

The Britannias

By: Alice Albinia

Narrated by: Alice Albinia

Length: 12 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From Neolithic Orkney, Viking Shetland, and Druidical Anglesey to the joys and strangeness of modern Thanet, The Britannias explores the farthest reaches of Britain's island topography, once known by the collective term "Britanniae" (the Britains). This expansive journey demonstrates how the smaller islands have wielded disproportionate... Read more

Your Body of Water

By: Siouxzi Connor

Narrated by: Cat Gould

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Sex, death, nature, and the "feminine": an autofiction romance in four acts.



Your Body of Water is an interweaving of autofiction with hydro-feminist mythologies, exploring via the emotional landscapes of four rivers and four "tragic feminine characters" (Ophelia, Leda, the Lady of Shalott, and Sappho) the author's own real life journey, with a... Read more

The Backstage of the Care Economy

By: Helma Lutz

Narrated by: Polly Lee

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

What is it like to care for another family, while yours remains in a different country? In today's capitalist society, migrant women performing care work in private households experience the painful tension of caring for both, often under precarious conditions.



Characterized as the "backstage" family, the carer's remote relationship with their... Read more

What is Queer Food?

By: John Birdsall

Narrated by: Adi Cabral

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A celebrated food writer's expansive, audacious excavation of the development of modern queer identity and food culture.



Food in America and Europe has long been shaped, twisted, and upended by queer creatives. Beloved food writer John Birdsall fills the gap between the past and present, channeling the twin forces of criticism and cultural... Read more

The Time Beneath the Concrete

By: Nasser Abourahme

Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Time beneath the Concrete, Nasser Abourahme argues that settler colonialism is always as much an attempt to conquer time as it is to conquer land. Taking as his primary object Palestinian refugee camps, created in the fallout of the eliminatory violence of Israel's founding, Abourahme shows how these camps become the primary place where... Read more

Urban Planning

By: Lyric Vale

Narrated by: Olivia Hayes

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Cities are living, breathing organisms that reflect humanity's most ambitious dreams and most pressing challenges. More than mere collections of buildings and infrastructure, they are complex ecosystems where social, economic, technological, and environmental dynamics interweave to create the spaces where human life unfolds. This comprehensive... Read more

Social and Cultural Dynamics

By: Lyric Vale

Narrated by: Olivia Hayes

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Cities are living, breathing organisms composed not of concrete and steel, but of human stories, interactions, relationships, and collective dreams. Beyond their physical infrastructure, urban environments are complex social ecosystems where diverse human experiences intersect, collide, and transform—creating a dynamic tapestry of cultural... Read more

Urbanization and Growth

By: Lyric Vale

Narrated by: Olivia Hayes

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Human civilization is fundamentally a story of movement, migration, and collective settlement—with cities emerging as the most complex and dynamic manifestations of our collective human experience. From ancient settlements clustered around rivers and trade routes to today's sprawling global metropolises, urbanization represents a profound... Read more

中国人的婚礼

By: 常胜利

Narrated by: EWAYBOOK

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：中国古代，婚礼就形成六个仪式，即“纳采、问名、纳吉、纳徵、请期、亲迎”，称为“六礼”，而且沿袭千年。本文就是用生动、通俗的语言，分别讲述各个地区、民族和不同社会阶层婚礼的特异之处、细微之处，富有知识性、趣味性，使读者在轻松愉快的氛围中，了解中国传统民俗，了解中国传统文化。作者简介：常胜利，是老北京民间艺术文化的 “活字典”，著有《聊聊老北京民间艺术》，以老北京的民间艺术为主题，展现了丰富的老北京文化；还著有《聊聊老北京的民歌》，以相声表演的形式对老北京民歌的种类、呈现方式、内容等进行了详尽介绍。 Read more

Takedown: The Hidden War on Online Exploitation

By: Jasper Marwood

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Takedown: The Hidden War on Online Exploitation⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you eager to elevate your career and deepen your knowledge in the fight against online exploitation?
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Celtic Mythology

By: Leo Campbell

Narrated by: LC History Studio

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Enter the enchanting realm of Celtic mythology, where ancient sagas, legends, and battles weave a tapestry of wonder and intrigue.From the haunting melodies of Dagda's harp to the misty rolling hills and rugged mountains where myths come alive, Celtic mythology has stirred the imagination of poets, authors, and songwriters across generations.In... Read more

Black Ops, Aliens, Spirits, Bigfoot and our untold History

By: Ian Paterson

Narrated by: Mark Thomas

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A fast paced book which doesn't just explore the possibility that everything is connected - it also explains why! With the most up to date information on fascinating subjects.Ancient EarthAncient Moon and MarsAnunnakiEgyptDinosaurs and ManBloodlinesLittle Green MenSouls and SpiritsBlack Ops and Secret Space ProgramCrop CirclesOther AliensMen in... Read more

Criminology

By: Mike Crawford

Narrated by: Brigit Henderson

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Criminology is the scientific study of crime, criminals, and the criminal justice system. It examines the nature, causes, and consequences of criminal behavior, seeking to understand why individuals engage in crime and how society responds to such acts. Criminology is not limited to merely studying criminal acts, but also investigates the... Read more

Grabbing A Slice Of "Minnesota Nice"

By: Lucas LaMont

Narrated by: Ethan Walsh

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Minnesota has a code, don't cha know?Knowing this code is essential for living in the state famous for an accent only the Coen Brothers could replicate. But if you only focused on the accents in Fargo, you might have missed the nuance.After all, there has to be some reason Minnesotans live in a state where winter lasts six months out of the... Read more

Chorology

By: Mike Crawford

Narrated by: Brigit Henderson

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Chorology, the study of the geographical distribution of organisms, offers crucial insights into how life is spread across the planet. This scientific discipline examines the patterns, processes, and factors that determine where species occur and why they are found in particular regions. From dense tropical rainforests to arid deserts and remote... Read more