Social Science audiobooks

Caça às bruxas, globalização e solidariedade feminista na África dos dias atuais - Abridged

By: Silvia Federici

Narrated by: Andressa Bodê

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Em sua obra, Silvia Federici estrutura sua análise a partir do processo de cercamento e privatização de terras comunais e, examinando o ambiente e as motivações que produziram as primeiras acusações de bruxarias na Europa, relaciona essa forma de violência à ordem econômica. Evidencia, enfim, que marcas desse processo foram deixadas também nos... Read more

Sobre o significado de "gossip" - Abridged

By: Silvia Federici

Narrated by: Andressa Bodê

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Narrar a história das palavras que são frequentemente usadas para definir e degradar as mulheres é um passo necessário para compreender como a opressão de gênero funciona e se reproduz. A história do termo "gossip" [atualmente traduzido como "fofoca"] é emblemática nesse contexto. Por meio dela, podemos acompanhar dois séculos de ataques contra... Read more

A caça às bruxas e o medo do poder das mulheres - Abridged

By: Silvia Federici

Narrated by: Andressa Bodê

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Por que voltar a falar, hoje, sobre caça às bruxas? Silvia Federici revisita os principais temas de sua obra e nos brinda com um ensaio que apresenta as raízes históricas dessas perseguições, que tiveram como alvo principalmente as mulheres. Read more

Por que falar outra vez em caças às bruxas? - Abridged

By: Silvia Federici

Narrated by: Andressa Bodê

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Por que voltar a falar, hoje, sobre caça às bruxas? Silvia Federici revisita os principais temas de sua obra e nos brinda com um ensaio que apresenta as raízes históricas dessas perseguições, que tiveram como alvo principalmente as mulheres. Read more

Emotional Self-Care for Black Women & Spiritual Self-Care for Black Women

By: EasyTube Zen Studio

Narrated by: EasyTube Zen Studio

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the transformative power of self-care designed exclusively for Black women with our empowering guidebook, "Emotional Self-Care for Black Women & Spiritual Self-Care for Black Women."
Delve into the unique journey of emotional and spiritual well-being, tailored to address the specific needs and experiences of Black women in today's... Read more

Je band met Nederland - Verhuisd uit Peru (Maria de Pilar & Carlos Cornejo)

By: Peter de Ruiter

Narrated by: Peter de Ruiter

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Voor liefhebbers van 'Ik vertrek', 'Erica op reis' en de programma's van Floortje Dessing.Wat valt op, als je als buitenlander naar Nederland verhuist? Nederland presenteert zich graag als gastvrij en tolerant land, maar hoe wordt daar daar door nieuwkomers over gedacht? Dit is hun verhaal.In deze reeks vertellen Nederlanders en... Read more

La rivalidad femenina y cómo acabar con ella

By: Elisabeth Cadoche y Anne de Montarlot

Narrated by: Sonia Gómez, Sara Gómez & Susana Gomez

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Una reflexión necesaria sobre el tabú de la rivalidad femenina por las autoras de El síndrome de la impostora. En paralelo a la guerra contra el patriarcado se está llevando a cabo una batalla entre las propias mujeres. Una pugna en la que amigas, colegas de trabajo o familiares compiten por el éxito, por su aspecto y por una idea determinada de... Read more

Streampunks - Abridged

By: Wellington Felix

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O nome streampunks foi dado, por Robert Kyncl e Maany Peyvan, a alguns YouTubers com milhões de seguidores e características específicas, a partir da junção de dois termos – streaming (de vídeo) com punk (do movimento punk, anarquista e rebelde). Ton Felix examina o ecossistema em que os streampunks se inserem e busca mensurar sua relevância... Read more

Invisible Lines

By: Maxim Samson

Narrated by: Neil Gardner

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Our world has innumerable boundaries, ranging from the obvious - like an ocean - to subtle differences in language or climate. Most of us cross invisible lines all the time, but don't stop to consider them.

In Invisible Lines, geographer Maxim Samson presents 30 such unseen boundaries, intriguing and unexpected examples of the myriad ways in... Read more

México antes de ser México 3 - El clásico mesoamericanos (primera parte)

By: Patricio

Narrated by: Carlos Zertuche

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

El periodo Clásico mesoamericano fue un tiempo de crecimiento, desarrollo y consolidación, en el que tanto la gente como los distintos poderes se concentraron en grandes centros urbanos. Al interior de majestuosas y vibrantes ciudades como Teotihuacan —una megalópolis con características únicas, algo así como el Nueva York de aquellos tiempos—,... Read more

A Purposeful Life

By: Dawn Butler

Narrated by: Dawn Butler

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Dawn Butler is the trailblazing Labour MP for Brent Central, best known for speaking truth to power. In 2021, she was famously ejected from the House of Commons and threatened with police for calling Boris Johnson a liar. Her tireless campaigning to eradicate injustice, from the Met Police to the NHS, has changed lives,... Read more

Viaje a Ixtlán

By: Carlos Castaneda

Narrated by: Sergio Gutiérrez Sánchez Rüed

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

En el tercer libro sobre su iniciación como "hombre de conocimiento", Carlos Castaneda desanda camino hasta los primeros tratos con su maestro, el brujo yaqui don Juan, y añade al recuento de prodigios las arduas labores de disciplina física y mental que desde un principio lo preparaban para un acto decisivo de poder. La historia se cierra con... Read more

Relatos de poder

By: Carlos Castaneda

Narrated by: Sergio Rüed

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Las lecciones de brujería que aborda Carlos Castaneda conllevan sus postulados a la conclusión de que los misterios del conocimiento secreto se disipan en el acto mismo de cobrar concreción definitiva. Puede advertirse el paralelismo entre la iniciación guerrera que el autor ha cursado y la disciplina del Zen, en estos tres capítulos: "Un... Read more

Making Nice with Naughty

By: Thomas L. Murray, Jr., PhD

Narrated by: Thomas L. Murray, Jr.

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Unlock Your Intimate Potential: Embrace Passion with Balance!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Your unwavering discipline in managing emotions and achieving accolades leaves you yearning for something more, especially within your sex life. It's time to explore the... Read more

Containing Big Tech

By: Tom Kemp

Narrated by: Dave Clark

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The path forward to rein in online surveillance, AI, and tech monopolies

​Technology is a gift and a curse. The five Big Tech companies—Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—have built innovative products that improve many aspects of our lives. But their intrusiveness and our dependence on them have created pressing threats to our civil... Read more

Dream Town

By: Laura Meckler

Narrated by: Debi Tinsley & Laura Meckler

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a group of well-intentioned people fulfill the promise of racial integration in America?

In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what’s being done to move forward—in... Read more

Selbstliebe – Über Herkunft und Gerechtigkeit (ungekürzt)

By: bell hooks

Narrated by: Luise Georgi

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

What's Love Got to Do with It? – Warum Liebe(n) eine gesellschaftliche Notwendigkeit ist   »Dieses Buch, das sich mit der aktuellen Bedeutung der Liebe im Leben der Schwarzen befasst und eine Vorlage für das Überleben und die Selbstbestimmung der Schwarzen bieten soll, führt uns kühn zum Kern der Sache. Uns selbst mit Liebe zu begegnen, unser... Read more

Gender-Critical Feminism

By: Holly Lawford Smith

Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The expectation used to be that men would be masculine and women would be feminine, and this was assumed to come naturally to them in virtue of their biology. On this view, sex is gender and gender is sex.



A new view of gender has emerged in recent years, a view on which gender is an "identity," a way that people feel about themselves in terms of... Read more

The Ark of Taste

By: David S Shields & Giselle Kennedy Lord

Narrated by: Melissa Miranda

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the heritage foods that give the United States its culinary identity, in this visual encyclopedia for curious eaters and gardeners.

The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of our nation's food heritage preserving treasures passed down for generations—some rare, some endangered, all delicious.

Created by Slow Food USA, the Ark shines light... Read more

Live to See the Day

By: Nikhil Goyal

Narrated by: Christopher F. Costa

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

An indelible portrait of three children struggling to survive in the poorest neighborhood of the poorest large city in America

Kensington, Philadelphia, is distinguished only by its poverty. It is home to Ryan, Giancarlos, and Emmanuel, three Puerto Rican children who live among the most marginalized families in the United States. This is the... Read more

Lieben lernen – Alles über Verbundenheit (ungekürzt)

By: bell hooks

Narrated by: Luise Georgi

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

»Frauen, die sich für die Liebe entscheiden, müssen klug, waghalsig und mutig sein.« Ein großartiges Plädoyer für die Macht der Liebe Liebe(n) geht uns alle an. Unsere Sehnsucht und Suche nach Liebe hören nie auf. Egal wie alt wir sind. Warum fällt es uns dennoch so schwer, den wahren Stellenwert der Liebe gesellschaftlich anzuerkennen?... Read more

The Perennials

By: Mauro F. Guillén

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Get the best from accelerating social change with the new audiobook from the bestselling author of 2030 and “acclaimed thought leader” (Kirkus), Mauro Guillén. Adam Grant praises how the book "invites us to rethink our careers, our families, and our future plans.” Find out why business leaders and bestselling authors around the world are calling... Read more

Quiet Street

By: Nick McDonell

Narrated by: Nick McDonell

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold and deeply personal exploration of wealth, power, and the American elite, exposing how the ruling class—intentionally or not—perpetuates cycles of injustice

"[A] story about American inequity, and how it mindlessly, immorally, reproduces itself. Unlike most such stories, however, this one left me believing in the possibility...of drastic... Read more

Desire

By: Lauren Fogel Mersy & Jennifer A. Vencill

Narrated by: Samara Naeymi

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A radically inclusive, sex-positive guide to managing the inevitable libido differences in our relationships, authored by two certified sex therapists who are passionate about good sex

2024 Distinguished Book Award Winner, selected by the American Psychological Association’s Division 44

Desire invites readers of all ages, genders, sexual... Read more