Education audiobooks

The Story of Liberty

By: Charles C. Coffin

Narrated by: Edward Lewis

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Does America still have a rendezvous with destiny? Is there yet a generation to come forth from this nation which will turn the hearts of not only its countrymen back to the living God, but the heart of the world as well?Charles C. Coffin's The Story of Liberty, originally published in 1879, reaches back into the records of history to observe... Read more

A Personal Odyssey

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is the gritty, powerful story of Thomas Sowell’s life-long education in the school of hard knocks, as the journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this... Read more

Nietzsche in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

With Friedrich Nietzsche, philosophy was dangerous not only for philosophers but for everyone. Nietzsche ultimately went mad, but his ideas presaged a collective madness that had horrific consequences in Europe in the early 1900s. Though his philosophy is more one of aphorisms and insights than a system, it is brilliant, persuasive, and... Read more

Voucher Wars

By: Clint Bolick

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In June 2002, the US Supreme Court's ruling in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris opened the door to school choice. In Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle over School Choice, Clint Bolick recounts the dramatic twelve-year struggle to finally give families a choice in education. As the central figure in the legal battle over school choice, Bolick tells... Read more

García Márquez in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

García Márquez stands on the shoulders of a great Latin American literary heritage. But he is also that modern rarity, a writer with aspirations to high art who also remains hugely popular. For those who fall under his spell, his novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, is one of the richest literary dreams ever written. Its “magical realism” has... Read more

American Literature

By: Francis E. Skipp

Narrated by: Stuart Langton

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field, Barron’s EZ-101 Study Keys give you a valuable overview of your college-level course. Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and... Read more

Psychology

By: Don Baucum

Narrated by: Stuart Langton

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in its subject field, Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys give you a valuable overview of your college-level course. Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and... Read more

Confucius in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Confucius taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominant social force in China from the second century BCE until the mid-twentieth century. It would appear that his aim was to turn his pupils into good government officials, but his quaint humanistic platitudes, maxims, and quasi-enigmatic anecdotes made spiritual fodder for the next two... Read more

God’s Harvard

By: Hanna Rosin

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Since 2000, America’s most ambitious young evangelicals have been making their way to Patrick Henry College in Virginia, a small Christian school that has earned the nickname “God’s Harvard.” Most of these students are homeschoolers whose idealism and discipline put the average American teenager to shame. The school grooms them to become the... Read more

Beckett in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Samuel Beckett’s work evokes passionate responses: readers and playgoers either revere it or consider it a load of pretentious nonsense. But his philosophy of pessimism will always find a new generation of young readers, for it bursts the rainbow soap bubbles of illusion, leaving us blinking with stinging eyes at unremitting reality. Beckett’s... Read more

Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A highly sensitive and intelligent child, Virginia Woolf grew up in a large family prone to psychological instability. Throughout her life, she was subject to periods of mental breakdown, yet when she was lucid she was capable of a uniquely perceptive and frank introspection. Under the influence of the Bloomsbury Group and their progressive... Read more

Borges in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges’ frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is both timely and pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Drawing from his multi-ethnic and -lingual upbringing in Argentina, Borges’ focus on universal themes early on came to belittle the... Read more

The Courage to Teach, Tenth Anniversary Edition

By: Parker J. Palmer

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is for teachers who have good days and bad—and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life.”— Parker J. Palmer, from the IntroductionFor many years, Parker Palmer has worked on behalf of... Read more

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed

By: Howard Gardner

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents. Every known civilization... Read more

We Can Do

By: Moshe Kai Cavalin

Narrated by: Cristofer Jean

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Moshe Kai Cavalin entered college at eight and graduated at the tender young age of eleven. Throughout We Can Do, Moshe Kai emphasizes that he is not a genius and that any youngster—with good planning, a strong heart, hard work, and a resilient mind—can succeed beyond any expectations. Cavalin tells listeners, “I was able to reach the moon, but... Read more

The Heart a Teacher

By: Paula J. Fox

Narrated by: Lyndsay Vitale

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Heart of a Teacher is a celebration of thanks to the teachers of the world. The Heart of a Teacher is filled with inspirational stories and poems that reflect the hearts of teachers and their commitment to making a difference in each life they touch. Mac Anderson explains why he chose to publish this book: "Part of my intention in publishing... Read more

Louder Than Words

By: Benjamin K. Bergen

Narrated by: Benjamin K. Bergen

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether it’s brusque, convincing, fraught with emotion, or dripping with innuendo, language is fundamentally a tool for conveying meaning—a uniquely human magic trick in which you vibrate your vocal cords to make your innermost thoughts pop up in someone else’s mind. You can use it to talk about all sorts of things—from your new labradoodle... Read more

Many Ways to Say I Love You

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for new parents and those whose children are grown.

Fred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are... Read more

Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Lily Tomlin, Blair Brown, Richard Kind, Joanne ...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring collection of thoughts to take with us on the paths we travel in life.

For all the roads we choose to travel, and even those we don't, Fred Rogers has an observation, a story, some insights to share. Whether you're facing graduation, a new job, a new baby, marriage, any change in your life--expected or not--the wisdom that Mister... Read more

Frankenstein

By: Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Julian Sands

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Shelley creates the most famous "monster" of all time in this classic tale of a 19th-century man's attempt to control nature and science. The remains of corpses stitched together and brought to life by harnessed electricity bring Dr. Frankenstein face to face with both mortality and morality in his tiny, terrified village.
This Frankenstein... Read more

The Opposite of Spoiled

By: Ron Lieber

Narrated by: Ron Lieber

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller“We all want to raise children with good values—children who are the opposite of spoiled—yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts, and part-time jobs, this engaging and important book is a must-read for... Read more

Spare Parts

By: Joshua Davis

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Joshua Davis's Spare Parts--now a major motion picture--is a story about overcoming insurmountable odds and the young men who proved they were among the most patriotic and talented Americans in this country—even as the country tried to kick them out.

Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest .... Read more

The Available Parent

By: John Duffy

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens.Teenagers are often left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by the changes in their child at adolescence and by... Read more

How Smart Students Pay for School, 2nd Edition

By: Reyna Gobel

Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In the second edition of How Smart Students Pay for School, there's a valuable new section for military service members, veterans, and their families. Tax numbers are updated for the early 2013 tax filing season. Recent graduates will learn about the new income-based repayment plan, Pay as You Earn.Getting into college is just as hard as... Read more