Education audiobooks

This Plantation-Turned-University Grows Environmental Entrepreneurs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A former banana plantation in Costa Rica is now a school -- but the curriculum still involves growing fruit. EARTH University, founded in 1992, trains students from developing nations in responsible, sustainable agriculture. Graduates then apply their knowledge in their own countries, hoping to improve both the economy and the environment.... Read more

The Get to the Point! Guide to Microsoft Word 2016

By: Marc Allan Moore

Narrated by: Marc Allan Moore

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

GET TO THE POINT, GET WHAT YOU NEED, & GET IT DONE! Most people don't need to know how to use every obscure feature of Microsoft Word 2016—so when you want to get up and running without having to study dozens of commands you'll never use, the Get to the Point! Guide to Microsoft Word 2016 will show you how to do what you need to quickly,... Read more

España Decí Alpiste

By: Hernán Casciari

Narrated by: Hernán Casciari

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Después de la crisis de 2001, una nueva camada de argentinos desembarcó en España. Fueron muchos, estaban muertos de hambre, eran profesionales de clase media y tenían un afán secreto: corromper la cultura ibérica hasta conquistarla. Entre sus objetivos se destacaban: contaminar la gastronomía peninsular, seducir a la mujer española, imponer... Read more

Good Authority

By: Jonathan Raymond

Narrated by: Jonathan Raymond

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine a world where personal and professional growth are combined, where improving your relationships and owning your strengths at work translate directly into the rest of your life.Creating a company culture like that is not a dream. Through personal stories and real-life conversations, Jonathan Raymond takes you into the room with managers... Read more

Pushout

By: Monique W. Morris

Narrated by: Kristyl Dawn Tift

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months on the run, she was arrested and sent to a detention center for violating a court order to attend school.



Just... Read more

El Hemisferio Derecho

By: Hernán Casciari

Narrated by: Hernán Casciari

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"Conocí a mi hemisferio derecho de pura casualidad, una tarde desesperada del año noventa y nueve. Mi vida entonces era un caos. Llevaba más de seis meses sin redactar un párrafo decente y estaba hecho un trapo; ya no sabía qué hacer con mi tristeza. Fue el bloqueo literario más duradero de mi vida." El autor lo había intentado todo: empezar un... Read more

Compensation Systems, Job Performance, and How to Ask for a Pay Raise

By: Dr. Paulett Hemmings Ph.D.

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Employees perform assigned tasks, and the organization pays them for their work productivity. Compensation involves an exchange of labor for pay and benefits, and both the employer and the employee gain value from this transaction. Compensation is comprised of many different types of rewards and recognitions. Reward systems include base pay,... Read more

Inmates get federal grants for higher ed

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the experimental trial. Hari Sreenivasan explores what both advocates and critics are saying. Read more

Mentoring program aims to keep Latino males in school

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

On college campuses, Latino males are perhaps the most underrepresented group. These men are often expected to provide for their families, which can mean a choice between getting an education and getting a job. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our Rethinking College series on one program that’s trying to combat the issue by creating... Read more

College turns its football field into a farm

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

At Paul Quinn College, where once there was a football field, now there’s an organic farm. It’s not just a symbol of renewal for this once-struggling historically black college in Dallas; it’s where students work to pay tuition. As part of our Rethinking College series, Hari Sreenivasan explores how students learn to understand the expectations... Read more

Counting the benefits of teaching math to 3-year-olds

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage very young children to think and talk about math concepts throughout the days, by providing lessons through innovative games. Special correspondent... Read more

Religion and Science from Galileo to Bergson

By: John Charlton Hardwick

Narrated by: Mary Baker

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This impressive philosophical and investigational work focuses on giving the listener a historical sense of the fascinating relationship between the development of science and religious thought!.. Though by today's standard it is of course a bit undeveloped (science has moved on so much since Galileo, and even since Einstein) it is still... Read more

The Bridge to Brilliance

By: Nadia Lopez & Rebecca Paley

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo & Nadia Lopez

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“The story of Mott Hall Bridges Academy is the story of American education. Nadia Lopez . . . must be a principal, a mentor, and sometimes a mother. I hope that you’re as impressed by her dedication to these kids as I’ve been." 
—Brandon Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Humans of New York 

The inspirational account of the creation... Read more

In Chicago, preparing teachers for the classrooms

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Teaching is extremely difficult in urban school districts. In Chicago, for example, the city is confronting one of the worst budget crises in years, and keeping good teachers is a persistent struggle. But an intensive training program nearby is using innovative techniques that anticipate the challenges teachers will face in such demanding,... Read more

Give Your Child the World

By: Jamie C. Martin

Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?



Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine—one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world's... Read more

101 Bible Stories from Creation to Revelation

By: Zondervan

Narrated by: Andrew Finn McGill

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

101 Bible Stories from Creation to Revelation brings together 101 of the most well-known and beloved Bible stories. Written for young independent readers and with colorful artwork, this storybook Bible is sure to become a favorite. Each story is one page in length and features a picture depicting the main character or event of the story.Both... Read more

Early childhood educators struggle

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Science tells us that critical brain development in children begins well before kindergarten, so their care and education prior to starting school matter. But the very foundation of effective early education -- child care providers -- often struggle to earn a living wage. In fact, nearly half of these teachers require some sort of federal... Read more

Natalie Cole

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Before the daughter of Nat “King” Cole ever sang for an audience, she was lip-syncing in front of her bedroom mirror to the Supremes. Natalie Cole, the second of five children said her parents raised her to work hard for what she wanted.

The award-winning artist sat down with Wink Martindale to discuss what it was like growing up in a house... Read more

Bobby Vinton

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Bobby Vinton, “The Most Successful Unknown,” says he never wanted to be a musician; he wanted to be a football player instead. In fact, his parents would bribe him 25 cents an hour just to get him to practice his clarinet.

Vinton sat down with Wink Martindale in 1973 to discuss his success with “Blue on Blue” and the story behind “Roses are... Read more

The Andrews Sisters

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From 1934 to 1951, The Andrews Sisters recorded more than 400 songs, including hits such as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Rum and Coca Cola,” and sold almost 100 million records. Wink Martindale sat down with sisters Patty and Maxine to discuss how they got started and why breaking up was the best thing to happen to them.

In this interview... Read more

Raising Human Beings

By: Ross W. Greene

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence.

Parents have an important task: figure out who their child is—his or her skills, preferences, beliefs, values,... Read more

What one assistant principal learned

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Karen Ritter, an assistant principal at a high school just outside of Chicago, wanted to see her school through a student’s eyes. So she decided to follow 9th grader Alan Garcia, who came to her asking to be switched out of the many remedial classes in which he is enrolled, hoping to get a clear view of his experience in the classroom. Special... Read more

Miracle in Music City

By: Natalie Grant

Narrated by: Dr. Simona Chitescu-Weik

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In this third title in the Faithgirlz Glimmer Girls series by Natalie Grant, Miracle in Music City, the Glimmer Girls are at it again—looking for a mystery to solve. Gloria wants her daughters to learn they aren’t too young to make a difference, so she gets them involved in her annual benefit and auction. But as things often do with the trio of... Read more

Thinking about math in terms of literacy

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Algebra is a core subject for U.S. high school students. But should it be? Author Andrew Hacker believes we should reconsider how math is taught: only 5 percent of the American workforce actually uses math beyond arithmetic, though higher-level classes are widely required. But Hacker’s proposal to focus math instruction in a real-world context... Read more