Environment & Nature audiobooks

La vida secreta de las plantas

By: Peter Tompkins

Narrated by: Carlos Moreno

Length: 17 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Las plantas son seres vivos maravillosos. Son las únicas criaturas que, en medio del silencio, producen su propio alimento y, sin duda, constituyen la mayor fuente de riqueza de nuestro planeta: incluso el carbón y el petróleo fueron vida vegetal en el pasado. Los estudios y experimentos sobre la comunicación de las plantas indican que todos los... Read more

Los hombres que odian a las mujeres

By: Laura Bates

Narrated by: Eva Fernández

Length: 15 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagina un mundo en el que una vasta red de incels y otros misóginos son capaces de operar prácticamente sin ser detectados. Estos extremistas cometen actos terroristas deliberados contra las mujeres. Los adolescentes vulnerables son entrenados y radicalizados. No tienes que imaginar ese mundo, ya vives en él. Quizá no lo sepas porque no nos... Read more

Every Living Thing

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A perfect gift for anyone who loves animals, this fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection, the basis for the All Creatures Great and Small television series.

Every Living Thing: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki... Read more

Eat, Poop, Die

By: Joe Roman

Narrated by: Claire Christie

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Joe Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying—and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe.

If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains—eating, pooping, and dying along the way—are its heart and... Read more

Starborn

By: Roberto Trotta

Narrated by: George Weightman

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A sweeping inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human history 

For as long as humans have lived, we have lived beneath the stars. But under the glow of today’s artificial lighting, we have lost the intimacy our ancestors once shared with the cosmos.  

In Starborn, cosmologist Roberto Trotta reveals how stargazing has shaped the course of... Read more

Why Can't We Be More Like Trees?

By: Judith Bluestone Polich

Narrated by: Ryan Paige

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

• Shares breakthrough research on how tree and plant communities function, revealing a holistic, interconnected, communal, and sentient new world

• Examines the attributes we share with trees and plants and how the behaviors of altruism, cooperation, and community are genetically coded in our beings

• Looks at how to learn to see, think,... Read more

The Two-Headed Whale

By: Sandy Winterbottom

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An elegant blend of "polemic, industrial history, nautical writing, elegy, and ecology" (The Scotsman), The Two-Headed Whale charts the tragic history of the post-war whaling industry alongside the author's thrilling memoir of sailing the Antarctic.



In 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to... Read more

The Two-Headed Whale

By: Sandy Winterbottom

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An elegant blend of "polemic, industrial history, nautical writing, elegy, and ecology" (The Scotsman), The Two-Headed Whale charts the tragic history of the post-war whaling industry alongside the author's thrilling memoir of sailing the Antarctic.



In 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to... Read more

Water for All

By: David Sedlak

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

It is not your imagination: water crises are more frequent. Our twentieth-century systems for providing the water that grows food, sustains cities, and supports healthy ecosystems are failing to meet the demands of growing population and the challenges brought on by climate change. But the grim news reports—of empty reservoirs, withering crops,... Read more

Clanlands in New Zealand

By: Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish

Narrated by: Graham McTavish & Sam Heughan

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

*With a foreword by Sir Peter Jackson*

Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride.

They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand.

Join our intrepid Scotsmen on their latest... Read more

Survive and Thrive

By: Bill Fulton & Jeanne Devon

Narrated by: Bill Fulton & Jeanne Devon

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the authors.Get ready for a refreshing and unique take on preparedness. This essential guide is for regular people who want to handle disaster situations confidently, without digging a network of underground bunkers stockpiled with weaponry.From the really loud wake-up call of the COVID-19 pandemic to the escalating climate crisis, the... Read more

Come Offrire Al Vostro Amico A Quattro-zampe Una Vera Vita Da Cani

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Marcellino Vicari

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Come offrire al vostro amico a 4 zampe una vera vita da cani- e come farvi un amico per la vita” è il manuale completo che vi spiega come tenere un cane e occuparsi di lui, scritto da un proprietario che ama circondarsi di questi animali a tal punto che sua moglie è sicura che nella sua vita precedente lui stesso fosse un cane! Owen Jones... Read more

Birding Under the Influence

By: Dorian Anderson

Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic... Read more

Fly Fishing Small Streams

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting. Read more

Alone in Wonderland

By: Christine Reed

Narrated by: Christine Reed

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Indie National Excellence Award for Nonfiction Category.



Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park.



Her Rugged... Read more

Born of Ice and Fire

By: Graham Shields

Narrated by: Graham Mack

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today's remarkable biodiversity



More than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a "Snowball Earth" that persisted for millions of years. Incredibly, this unimaginable cold led to the remarkable... Read more

The Unity of Science

By: Irwin Shapiro

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life



For Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major scientific discoveries that have changed our views of nature and, in turn, spawned further questions.



Shapiro, an award-winning scientist and... Read more

Hindsight

By: Jenna Watt

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"Essential reading for lovers of the Great outdoors" —Roger Cox, Scotsman magazine



Longlisted for the 2022 Highland Book Prize



In 2019, Jenna Watt took part in the stalking of a hind on the vast Highland estate of Corrour: part of an immersive attempt to understand the ideas that lie behind 'rewilding', and what it means emotionally and physically... Read more

Methuselah's Zoo

By: Steven N. Austad

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Opossums in the wild don't make it to the age of three; our pet cats can live for a decade and a half; cicadas live for seventeen years. Whales, however, can live for two centuries and tubeworms for several millennia. Meanwhile, human life expectancy tops out around the mid-eighties, with some outliers living past 100 or even 110. Is there... Read more

How To Run Britain

By: Robert Peston

Narrated by: Nick Biadon & Robert Peston

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

THE MUST-READ BOOK FROM ITV'S ROBERT PESTON AND KISHAN KORIA, REVISED AND UPDATED FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION

*Previously published as Bust?*

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Britain is facing uncertainty, threats and risk: new Prime Minister, new government, new political landscape, at home and abroad. But how much should change? And how much will change?

How To Run... Read more

Christmas on the Farm

By: Adam Henson

Narrated by: Adam Henson, Lucy Price-Lewis & Neville Farmer

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Wrap up warm and retreat to the wintry countryside with farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, as he recounts his Christmas memories tending to an assorted cast of animals, and celebrates the farmers who make our celebrations possible.

Adam Henson has spent his whole life on Bemborough farm - over 50 winters and Christmases. During that... Read more

2,8 Grad

By: Marie-Luise Wolff

Narrated by: Madeleine Coco Sanders

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Alles hat seinen Preis - auch die Erde.

Das Ziel der Pariser Klimakonferenz von 2015, die Erderwärmung auf 1,5 Grad Celsius zu beschränken, gilt für die Wissenschaft als gescheitert. Laut Weltklimarat steuert unser Planet bis zum Ende des Jahrhunderts auf eine Erwärmung von mindestens 2,8 Grad Celsius zu. Das brächte unser gesamtes Ökosystem zum... Read more

Beginners Feng Shui

By: Michele Castle

Narrated by: Sumara Meers

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A beginners guide to learning the fundamentals of Feng Shui and energy flow in the home, known as Chi. This ancient art of placement which brings balance, helps to improve the harmony and prosperity within your space. Ideal as a gift for the novice wanting to learn more or beautiful coffee table book to inspire you on your next home renovation. Read more

The Lost Sounds

By: author

Narrated by: Chris Watson, Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Woodland, moorland, sea ... Great Britain is home to vast array of beautiful natural settings, each with its own unique sounds. The award-winning audiobook for The Lost Words and its sister, The Lost Spells, showcased the immersive power of a natural soundscape. Compiled by renowned wildlife recordist Chris Watson, these soundscapes acted as the... Read more