Me Talk Pretty One Day
By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one... Read more
View audiobookHow to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
By: Joanna Faber & Julie King
Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Michele Pawk, Candace Tha...
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”
For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to... Read more
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
By: Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers’ intense and often fraught emotional lives—and how to support them through this critical developmental stage—from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure
In teenagers, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens... Read more
Hunt, Gather, Parent
By: Michaeleen Doucleff
Narrated by: Michaeleen Doucleff
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them?
“Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids.” —Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review
When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother,... Read more
Dear Girls
By: Ali Wong
Narrated by: Ali Wong & Justin Hakuta
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Heartfelt and hilarious essays from the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actress, star of the Netflix original series Beef, and two-time member of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year list
“A collection of letters to her baby girls that are barn-burning reflections on being a working mom, marriage, sex,... Read more
When I Was Your Age
By: Kenan Thompson
Narrated by: Kenan Thompson
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
“Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie JonesWhen I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan ThompsonKenan Thompson... Read more
View audiobookAll You Can Ever Know
By: Nicole Chung
Narrated by: Janet Song
Length: 6 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth. She believed that her biological parents had made the ultimate sacrifice in the hope of giving her a better life, that... Read more
View audiobookUntangled
By: Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An award-winning guide to the sometimes erratic and confusing behavior of teenage girls that explains what’s going on, prepares parents for what’s to come, and lets them know when it’s time to worry.
Look for Under Pressure, the companion guide to coping with stress and anxiety among girls, available now.
In this... Read more
The Salt Path
By: Raynor Winn
Narrated by: Raynor Winn
Length: 9 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Bring nature into your home with the uplifting true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the South West coastline, brought to you by Penguin.
Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood.
With... Read more
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People
By: Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Narrated by: Rachel Perry
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed—and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment. As an adult, you have fought hard to establish your own sense of self, and heal the wounds... Read more
View audiobookWe Were Once a Family
By: Roxanna Asgarian
Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
One of Literary Hub's most anticipated books of 2023
"Narrator Suehyla El-Attar gives an impassioned performance that enhances the touching, terrifying tale of social injustice and systemic failure. Her delivery is compelling and clear, evoking a captivating listening experience from this true-crime tragedy."- Library Journal
The shocking, deeply... Read more
Somebody's Daughter
By: Ashley C. Ford
Narrated by: Ashley C. Ford
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
"Ashley C. Ford brings listeners into her life in this outstanding coming-of-age story...Listeners will cheer as Ford attends college and weep as she visits her father in prison, and when he is finally released." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
This program is read by the author, and includes a bonus conversation between the author... Read more
In Love
By: Amy Bloom
Narrated by: Amy Bloom
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post)
“A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full of life. . . . Bloom has a... Read more
Everyday Utopia
By: Kristen R. Ghodsee
Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal), “spirited and inspiring” (Jacobin) tour through the ages in search of the thinkers and communities that have dared to reimagine how we might better live our daily lives.
In the 6th century BCE, the Greek philosopher Pythagoras—a man remembered today more for his theorem about right-angled triangles than... Read more
The Montessori Toddler
By: Simone Davies
Narrated by: Susie Berneis
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
It’s time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the pedagogical principles developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a “terrible two” into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery. With hundreds of practical ideas for every aspect of living with a toddler, you’ll... Read more
View audiobookFighting for Our Friendships
By: Danielle Bayard Jackson
Narrated by: Danielle Bayard Jackson
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Bumble BFF’s resident friend expert identifies the 9 most common conflict types in women's platonic relationships, sharing practical strategies to resolve issues and strengthen ties.
Using a combination of psychology, science, narrative, and a few of the author's signature scripts and out-of-the-box exercises, readers will learn:
The three... Read more
Disarming the Narcissist
By: Wendy T. Behary, LCSW
Narrated by: Joana Garcia
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Do you know someone who is overly arrogant, shows an extreme lack of empathy, or exhibits an inflated sense of entitlement? Do they exploit others, or engage in deluded thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personality disorder, and when it comes to dealing with narcissists, it can be difficult to get your point across. So, how do you... Read more
View audiobookWhy Does He Do That?
By: Lundy Bancroft
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and to change your life. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men shows you how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive... Read more
View audiobookThe 5 Love Languages
By: Gary Chapman
Narrated by: Gary Chapman
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Simple ideas, lasting love.Between busy schedules and long days, expressing love can fall by the wayside. We forget to compliment, to give gifts “just because,” to linger in an embrace. The things that say “I love you” seem to either not get said or not get through. This is an audio book about saying it — and hearing it — clearly. No gimmicks.... Read more
View audiobookMatrescence
By: Lucy Jones
Narrated by: Lucy Jones
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A New Statesman and Daily Mail BOOK OF THE YEAR
'The best book I've ever read about motherhood' Jude Rogers, Observer
'I kept scribbling in the margins: 'We need to know this stuff!'' Joanna Pocock, Spectator
A radical new examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and body
During pregnancy, childbirth, and... Read more
Men Who Hate Women
By: Laura Bates
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.
Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote... Read more
First Love
By: Lilly Dancyger
Narrated by: Lilly Dancyger
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
A “vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays” (Associated Press) that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space
“A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship as identity-crafting.”—Elle
Lilly Dancyger always thought... Read more
The Other Significant Others
By: Rhaina Cohen
Narrated by: Rhaina Cohen
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
"Author Rhaina Cohen’s vocal warmth and commitment to her ideas make this a touching audiobook. Her thinking and humanitarian spirit are well served by a performance that resonates with her broad sociological perspectives, as well as her desire to connect with listeners."—AudioFile
This program is read by the author.
"Rhaina Cohen’s moving,... Read more
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
By: Mira Kirshenbaum
Narrated by: Adriane McNeely
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
To make up or break up? Whether you’re just getting serious or have a long-term commitment, no other question causes so much heartache and self-doubt. Many other books tell you how to fix your relationship. This groundbreaking bestseller is the first one to help you choose whether you should try—or you need to go. Psychotherapist Mira... Read more
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