Social Science audiobooks

The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing

By: Andrea Warner

Narrated by: Stephanie Németh Parker

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism, and reproductive rights
When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then the film, written by former... Read more

They Were Here Before Us

By: Eyal Halfon & Ran Barkai

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other... Read more

All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words

By: Peter Brown & Steven Gaines

Narrated by: Adam Stevens, Anthony Howell, Ben Jacobson, Emm...

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.

All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking... Read more

A Field Guide to the Apocalypse

By: Athena Aktipis

Narrated by: Athena Aktipis

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this finally it? The end times?Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like the party we call... Read more

I Hope We Choose Love

By: Kai Cheng Thom

Narrated by: Nicky Endres

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith?

In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom... Read more

Facing the Unseen

By: Damon Tweedy, M.D.

Narrated by: Damon Tweedy, M.D.

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent call to center psychiatry and mental health care into the mainstream of medicine

As much as we all might wish that mental health problems, with their elusive causes and unsettling behaviors, simply did not exist,... Read more

Gods, Heroes & Monsters

By: Mark Daniels

Narrated by: Mike Cooper

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Since the dawn of communication, humankind has looked around itself and used myths and legends to make sense of the world. Imaginative tales of goddesses, heroes, villains and beasts bring understanding to the biggest questions in life: Who made the world? What happens when we die? Where did we come from? How should we live our lives? Gods,... Read more

Finish What We Started

By: Isaac Arnsdorf

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The immersive, captivating untold story of the mass radicalization of the Republican Party in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, entrenching the political power of a radical right-wing fringe dedicated to dismantling democracy itself.
 
Inspired by Donald Trump’s election lies, a growing movement of grassroots activists mobilized around the... Read more

Bound Feet & Western Dress

By: Pang-Mei Natasha Chang

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A harrowing dual memoir that braids the story of a Chinese-American woman’s search for identity with the dramatic tale of her great-aunt, who was born at the turn of the century in tradition-bound China and went on to become Vice President of China’s first women’s bank.

"In China, a woman is nothing."

Thus begins the saga of a woman born at the... Read more

Language City

By: Ross Perlin

Narrated by: Ross Perlin

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and codirector of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New... Read more

Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership

By: Chaya M. Milchtein

Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau & Chaya M. Milchtein

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive guide to car ownership and maintenance intended for anyone—regardless of age, gender or experience.

When did you last pick up a book about cars? Typically written for men, particularly automotive enthusiasts and mechanics, these books rarely appeal to the everyday car owner. Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership is... Read more

Hitler's Furies

By: Wendy Lower

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Wendy Lower’s stunning account of the role of German women on the World War II Nazi eastern front powerfully revises history, proving that we have ignored the reality of women’s participation in the Holocaust, including as brutal killers. The long-held picture of German women holding down the home front during the war, as loyal wives and... Read more

Native Nations

By: Kathleen DuVal

Narrated by: Carolina Hoyos

Length: 21 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today

“A feat of both scholarship and storytelling.”—Claudio Saunt, author of Unworthy Republic

Long before the... Read more

How the Other Half Lives

By: Jacob A. Riis

Narrated by: Yosef Kant & Christ Matthews

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"How the Other Half Lives" is a groundbreaking work that delves into the gritty reality of life in the tenements of New York City at the end of the 19th century. Through the innovative use of photography coupled with vivid narrative journalism, Jacob Riis exposes the dire living conditions, overcrowding, and stark poverty faced by immigrants and... Read more

Aakhri Hadi e Kainat

By: Irshad Alasar Jafferi

Narrated by: Syed Nazar Kazmi, Farrukh Khan Shams & M.Ilyas ...

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"Aakhri Hadi e Kainat" by Irshad Alasar Jafferi is a captivating exploration of the life and imminent arrival of Imam Mehdi, a central figure in Islamic eschatology. Through meticulous research and profound insight, Jafferi presents a vivid portrayal of Imam Mehdi's birth, upbringing, and spiritual journey. Delving into historical events and... Read more

Hadas

By: Sasha

Narrated by: Patricia Aguilar

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Este audiolibro no es para cualquiera. Está destinado a aquellas personas que tienen la capacidad de creer o se permiten el sueño fantástico de encontrarse con un ser de los llamados elementales.
A lo largo de este audiolibro iremos descubriendo secretos y cualidades de los seres que forman el universo mágico y su relación con la naturaleza.... Read more

ADHD ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS

By: ADRIAN ELAND

Narrated by: Evan Brown

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"ADHD Organizing Solutions" is a comprehensive guide designed to empower individuals with ADHD to overcome organizational challenges and create an environment that promotes focus and productivity. Packed with practical strategies and tailored solutions, this book provides a roadmap for decluttering both your physical space and mental landscape,... Read more

SACRED INTIMACY

By: WILONA LYNCH

Narrated by: Eloise Wilson

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"Sacred Intimacy" is a profound exploration of the spiritual dimensions woven into the fabric of human connection, providing a guide to transcending the physical and embracing a deeper, more meaningful level of intimacy. This transformative journey delves into the sacred aspects of love, inviting couples to cultivate a connection that nourishes... Read more

An Unholy Traffic

By: Robert K. D. Colby

Narrated by: James R. Cheatham

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the... Read more

EL ARTE DE LA PAZ - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Alvaro

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En un mundo lleno de desafíos y conflictos, la búsqueda de la paz surge como un ideal esencial y urgente para la supervivencia y la prosperidad de la humanidad. Si bien la historia está marcada por guerras y conflictos violentos, ha llegado el momento de cuestionar y reflexionar sobre el verdadero significado de la paz y cómo podemos lograrla de... Read more

Generación Z

By: John Schlimm

Narrated by: Noé Velázquez

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Tratar con la Generación Z no tiene que ser complicado. Conoce todo de ella y úsalo a tu favor. Al interactuar con quienes pertenecen a la Generación Z, la brecha generacional puede parecer más grande que nunca, ya seas su padre, profesor, entrenador, pariente, vecino o cualquier otra cosa. Te ignoran, se niegan a encender sus cámaras en las... Read more

Ägyptische Mythologie: Ein fesselnder Überblick über die ägyptischen Mythen, Götter und Göttinnen

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Marko Kraft

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Wussten Sie, dass die alten Ägypter an ein Leben nach dem Tode glaubten? Sie werden erstaunt sein, wie intensiv sie sich auf das Jenseits vorbereiteten!Dieses Buch ist voller Geschichten über das Leben der alten Ägypter, ihre Götter und ein paar der größten Mythen der Antike. Die Götter spielten eine wichtige Rolle im Leben der Menschen. Sie... Read more

I Heart Politics

By: Phoenix Andrews

Narrated by: Adrian Gray

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Taking readers on an irresistible adventure through some of the most colourful, outrageous and polarising events of recent years - from Brexit to the C apitol Hill Riots and QAnon rallies to Extinction Rebellion protests - Phoenix Andrews shows how if we want to understand what's really happening behind the headlines we need to think about one... Read more

Sanar para crecer y trascender

By: Dafna Viniegra

Narrated by: Dafna Viniegra, Artemisa Téllez, Valeria Zenil,...

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

La historia real de Dafna es una lucha diaria contra las secuelas del abuso sexual infantil, la violación y el miedo a vivir condenada a un abismo de sufrimiento. ¿Cómo aliviar las heridas que deja un abuso sexual en la infancia? ¿A quién pedir ayuda cuando has sufrido una violación en la adolescencia? ¿En qué momento una mujer, casi una niña,... Read more