Environment & Nature audiobooks

Halcyon Journey

By: Marina Richie

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

More than one hundred species of kingfishers brighten every continent but Antarctica. Not all are fishing birds. They range in size from the African dwarf kingfisher to the laughing kookaburra of Australia. This first book to feature North America's belted kingfisher is a lyrical story of observation, revelation, and curiosity in the presence of... Read more

Return of the Bison

By: Roger Di Silvestro

Narrated by: Asa Siegel

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Return of the Bison is the story of how this symbol of the American West was once almost lost to history and of the continuing journey to bring bison back from the brink. Author and naturalist Roger Di Silvestro explores the complex history of the bison's decimation and how a rising awareness of their possible extinction formed the roots of many... Read more

Royal Robbins

By: David Smart

Narrated by: Brian P. Craig

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a... Read more

ملخص كتاب الحياة الخفية للأشجار

By: بيتر ووهلبين

Narrated by: Sahla Books

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

عندما بدأ Peter Wohlleben عمله في إدارة الغابات عام ألف وتسعمائة وسبعة وثمانين، كان ما يعرفه عن الحياة الخفية للأشجار مماثلًا لما يعرفه الجزار أو القصاب عن الحياة العاطفية للحيوانات. فحياة الأشجار وسلامة الغابة مهمة بالنسبة لطبيعة عمله، ولطالما كانت ضروريةً لصناعة الأخشاب. لكنه تعلم، بمرور الوقت، أن ينتبه لما هو أكثر من جودة جذوع الأشجار... Read more

ملخص كتاب أكل الحيوانات

By: جوناثان سافران فوير

Narrated by: Sahla Books

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

من أجل معرفة ما ينبغي علينا أكله أو لا، في هذا الكتاب -الذي تحول لفيلم وثائقي يستقصي الكاتب جوانب طعامنا التي لا نعرف عنها شيئا، ما الذي وراء كل سمكة نأكلها، وكل دجاجة نقليها، وكلّ برجر نطلبه..أحيانًا قد يصدمك الكاتب ويجعلك تشعر بعدم الارتياح. ولكن في الوقت نفسه، سيقدم لك معلومات من الضروري أن يعرفها أي شخص يرغب في أن يكون مستهلكا واعيًا ويتخذ... Read more

La luna nueva

By: Rabindranath Tagore

Narrated by: Horacio Lanci

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“Madre ¿dónde estaba yo antes de nacer? ¿Dónde me encontraste…?” Estas preguntas parecen, en toda su simplicidad y candor, reunir en sí toda la magia y la ternura de “La luna nueva”, en cuyas páginas Rabindranath Tagore nos comunica, a través del diálogo entre una madre y su pequeño niño, su mundo pleno de pureza y espiritualidad.Si en el arte... Read more

Invasive Species

By: Julie Lockwood & Dustin J. Welbourne

Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbor invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with speedy commercial and recreational travel and the global movement of biological matter for... Read more

Hope – How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life

By: Niall Harbison

Narrated by: Niall Harbison

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue there’s a story. Like the sweet gentle McMuffin... Read more

This Is Wildfire

By: Nick Mott & Justin Angle

Narrated by: Christopher Ragland

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents This Is Wildfire by Nick Mott and Justin Angle, read by Christopher Ragland.

Finalist for the Western Writers of the West Spur Award

A practical guide for living with wildfire, including essential history and science, actions you can take to protect your home, and guiding principles for life in an increasingly fiery... Read more

The Accidental Homesteader

By: Kathi Lipp

Narrated by: Kathi Lipp

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are. Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give... Read more

Eating Dirt

By: Charlotte Gill

Narrated by: Asha Vijayasingham

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the BC National Award for Non-Fiction

A tree planter's vivid story of a unique subculture and the magical life of the forest.

Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in the forests of Canada. During her million-tree career, she encountered hundreds of clearcuts, each one a collision site between human civilization and... Read more

A Walk Up The Hill

By: Madhav Gadgil

Narrated by: Anuj Datta

Length: 16 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Madhav Gadgil was born in Pune in 1942, just as Salim Ali's superbly illustrated Book of Indian Birds was published. Influenced by his birdwatcher father, he learnt to recognize birds from their pictures even before he could read. He is an unusual combination of a person fascinated by the diversity of the natural world, of the landscapes and the... Read more

It Stops Here

By: Rueben George & Michael Simpson

Narrated by: Rueben George

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE GEORGE RYGA AWARD*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CITY OF VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARD*

A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fight against an... Read more

Walleye

By: Paul J. Radomski

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Among the more than 34,000 species of fish, few have the walleye's following—among anglers and diners, states conferring official status on the fish, and towns battling for recognition as the Walleye Capital of the World. And among those passionate fans, few know the walleye as well as Paul J. Radomski does—a fisheries biologist, lake ecology... Read more

Less Heat, More Light

By: John D. Aber

Narrated by: David Stifel

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A straightforward and fact-based exploration of how weather happens, how it relates to climate, and how science answers major questions about Earth as a system

Climate change is one of the most hotly contested environmental topics of our day. To answer criticisms and synthesize available information, scientists have been driven to devise... Read more

10 Simple Habits That Lead to an Organized, Decluttered, and Efficient Home

By: Sweet Palmer

Narrated by: Lily Cox

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Keep your home in its best state with 10 Simple Habits That Lead to an Organized, Decluttered, and Efficient Home! This book will will help you manage your clutter and provide you and your family with a safe, organized, and efficient home.This book understands that your family plays a significant part in keeping your house efficient, which is... Read more

Walking the Bones of Britain

By: Christopher Somerville

Narrated by: Christopher Somerville

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Travelling a thousand miles and across three billion years, Christopher Somerville (walking correspondent of The Times and author of Coast, The January Man and Ships of Heaven) sets out to interrogate the land beneath our feet, and how it has affected every aspect of human history from farming to house construction, the... Read more

PREPPER’S LONG-TERM SURVIVAL GUIDE

By: Scarlett Morrison

Narrated by: Elmer Bowman

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In an ever-changing world marked by unpredictability, the need for preparedness has never been more evident. "Prepper’s Long-Term Survival Guide: Navigating Challenges and Thriving in Uncertain Times" is an essential handbook that equips you with the skills and mindset needed to not only survive but thrive during extended periods of... Read more

Hoch die Hände, Klimawende! (Ungekürzt)

By: Gabriel Baunach

Narrated by: Patrick Imhof

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Gabriel Baunach trifft mit diesem Buch den Kern des Themas: gute Lösungen statt schlechtes Gewissen! Mehr jute Politik als Jutebeutel! Schlau machen, Mund aufmachen und den Handabdruck nutzen - all hands on deck!" Dr. Eckart v. Hirschhausen, Arzt, Wissenschaftsjournalist und Gründer der Stiftung Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen Willst du was... Read more

Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene møter Miss Maggie med den røde hatten

By: Anne-Lene Bleken

Narrated by: Anne-Lene Bleken

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Dette er den tredje historien i serien om Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene. Miss Susie er den mest bedårende katten i hele universet. Det synes hun i hvert fall selv, selv om dem hun møter, ikke alltid er helt enige. Faktisk synes de fleste at hun er spenna gæren. I denne historien forteller hun om en skrekkelig dag i sitt liv, da hun møtte... Read more

Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene får besøk av Fetter Felix

By: Anne-Lene Bleken

Narrated by: Anne-Lene Bleken

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Dette er den sjette historien i serien om Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene. Hun elsker sine solbriller og er ikke et sekund i tvil om at hun er den yndigste katten i hele universet. Det er bare det at dem hun møter på sin vei, synes noe helt annet. De tror hun er spenna gæren. I denne historien forteller hun om en helt forferdelig dag i... Read more

Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene

By: Anne-Lene Bleken

Narrated by: Anne-Lene Bleken

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Dette er den første historien i serien om Miss Susie med de magiske solbrillene. Miss Susie er den mest bedårende katten i hele universet. Det synes hun i hvert fall selv, selv om dem hun møter, ikke alltid er helt enige. Faktisk synes de fleste at hun er spenna gæren. I denne historien forteller hun om den verste dagen i sitt liv, da de magiske... Read more

Salleyland

By: Whit Gibbons

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Following his retirement from academic life, renowned naturalist and writer Whit Gibbons and his family purchased a tract of abandoned farmland where the South Carolina piedmont meets the coastal plain. Described as backcountry scrubland, it was originally envisioned as a family retreat, but soon the property became Gibbons's outdoor learning... Read more

Tenacious Beasts

By: Christopher J. Preston

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These... Read more