Environment & Nature audiobooks

Forest Bathing

By: Dr. Qing Li

Narrated by: Ramon Tikaram

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness

Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that... Read more

The Secret Teachings of Plants

By: Stephen Harrod Buhner

Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant medicines came from the plants themselves and not through trial-and-error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of cognition available to all human beings—the brain-based linear and the heart-based... Read more

Honeybee Democracy

By: Thomas D. Seeley

Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Honeybees make decisions collectively—and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these... Read more

The Mushroom at the End of the World

By: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world—and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions,... Read more

American Serengeti

By: Dan Flores

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

America’s Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghorn antelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than two hundred years ago these creatures existed in such abundance that John... Read more

The Elephant Whisperer (Young Readers Adaptation)

By: Lawrence Anthony & Graham Spence

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them.



In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years... Read more

Lead with Your Heart

By: Allan J. Hamilton, MD

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author and celebrated neurosurgeon Allan J. Hamilton, MD, combines his understanding of the human brain with nearly 30 years' experience training horses to offer wisdom on such universal themes as leadership, motivation, ambition, and humility. The results are showcased in more than 100 thoughtful essays that treat working with... Read more

Growing a Revolution

By: David R. Montgomery

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population.



But there is reason for hope. David R. Montgomery... Read more

Indian Creek Chronicles

By: Pete Fromm

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award, Indian Creek Chronicles is Pete Fromm's account of seven winter months spent alone in a tent in Idaho guarding salmon eggs and coming face to face with the blunt realities of life as a contemporary mountain man. A gripping story of adventure and a modern-day Walden, this... Read more

Zero Waste Home

By: Bea Johnson

Narrated by: Henrietta Meire

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for the better: they now have more time together, they’ve cut their annual spending by a remarkable... Read more

The Unnatural World

By: David Biello

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The Unnatural World chronicles a disparate band of unlikely heroes: an effervescent mad scientist who would fertilize the seas; a pigeon obsessive bent on bringing back the extinct; a low-level government functionary in China doing his best to clean up his city, and more. These scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people are all working toward... Read more

The Thing with Feathers

By: Noah Strycker

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.



The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing... Read more

The Serengeti Rules

By: Sean B. Carroll

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean B. Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought... Read more

Dangerous Years

By: David W. Orr

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers the future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: Even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will... Read more

A Voyage for Madmen

By: Peter Nichols

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the... Read more

The Cyanide Canary

By: Robert Dugoni & Joseph Hilldorfer

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Early in the morning on August 27, 1996, twenty-year-old Scott Dominguez showed up for an ordinary day at the fertilizing plant where he worked. By 11:00 a.m., he was clinging to life, unconscious and suffocating from toxic exposure to cyanide in a tank that was supposed to contain only mud and water.



EPA Special Agent Joseph Hilldorfer was... Read more

Fool's Paradise

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

If John Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him fly-fishing's foremost scribe, Fool's Paradise chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever)... Read more

No Shortage of Good Days

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes listeners from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico—saltwater or fresh, it's all fishing and all irresistible. As always he writes perceptively about a wide range of subjects: the charm of familiar waters, the etiquette of working with new... Read more

All Fishermen Are Liars

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

For John Gierach, “the master of fly-fishing” (Sacramento Bee), fishing is always the answer—even when it’s not clear what the question is. In All Fishermen Are Liars, Gierach travels around North America seeking out quintessential fishing experiences, whether it’s at a busy stream or a secluded lake hidden amid snow-capped mountains. He talks... Read more

A Fly Rod of Your Own

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

John Gierach is known for his witty, trenchant observations about fly-fishing. In A Fly Rod of Your Own, Gierach once again takes us into his world and scrutinizes the art of fly-fishing. He travels to remote fishing locations where the airport is not much bigger than a garage and a flight might be held up because a passenger is running late. He... Read more

The Sting of the Wild

By: Justin O. Schmidt

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge.



In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects, seeing the world... Read more

The Living Great Lakes

By: Jerry Dennis

Narrated by: Barry Press

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

If fresh water is to be treasured, the Great Lakes are the mother lode. No bodies of water can compare to them. One of them, Superior, is the largest lake on earth, and the five lakes together contain a fifth of the world's supply of standing fresh water. Their surface area of 95,000 square miles is greater than New York, New Jersey,... Read more

Dogs Who Serve

By: Lisa Rogak

Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Military working dogs have played a vital role in the United States armed forces throughout history. In this celebration of their contributions to our nation, Lisa Rogak profiles these heroic dogs, capturing the devotion and respect these amazing canines, their devoted handlers, and fellow soldiers share for each other.



A heartwarming collection... Read more

Garbology

By: Edward Humes

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The average American produces 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime and $50 billion in squandered riches are rolled to the curb each year. But our bins are just the starting point for a strange, impressive, mysterious, and costly journey that may also represent the greatest untapped opportunity of the century.



In Garbology, Edward Humes... Read more