Environment & Nature audiobooks

The Domestication of Dogs and Cats: The History and Legacy of People’s Favorite Pets

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Michelle Humphries

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

As the oft-repeated and invariably accurate pearl of wisdom goes, a dog truly is man's best friend. For a long time, people have almost universally loved dogs, and it seems to have been that way for at least tens of thousands of years. When affection is abundantly and consistently expressed, this pure, unspoken, wholesome love is one that is... Read more

The Return of Wolves

By: Eli Francovich

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Uncover on-the-ground reporting on the conflict between conservationists, ranchers, and an iconic predator—and discover the solution that might appease them all. 

The gray wolf has made an astonishing comeback in Washington. Nearly eradicated by the 1990s, conservationists and environmentalists have cheered its robust return to the state over... Read more

Return

By: Lynx Vilden

Narrated by: Lynx Vilden

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In this stunning memoir, beloved internationally acclaimed earth advocate chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves.In 1991, twenty-four-year-old Lynx Vilden crawled out of a sweat lodge covered in mud, her face streaked with tears, and whispered a promise... Read more

Thanks for Sharing

By: Eleanor Tucker

Narrated by: Julie Maisey

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fascinating book, Eleanor Tucker sets out a bold vision of how sustainable sharing can save us money, and lead to a happier future.

What is the Sharing Economy? How can it help us live more affordable, more sustainable, and ultimately more fulfilling lives?  What would happen if for one year a family pledged to share as much as they... Read more

Writing Landscape

By: Linda Cracknell

Narrated by: Linda Cracknell

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Inhabiting a landscape, walking a landscape, writing a place and time.Linda Cracknell is a writer of place and nature who believes in being alert, observing, and writing from the particulars of each experience. Engaging bodily with her writing, she is someone for whom getting mud on her boots, sleeping high up in the hills, or being slapped by... Read more

Chicken Boy

By: Arthur Parkinson

Narrated by: Arthur Parkinson

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A charming portrait of life in the company of hens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower Yard

Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, Arthur Parkinson never wanted a dog, or a cat, or a pony - just hens. As a kid, he was known as 'chicken boy', a taunt Arthur now proudly reclaims with his... Read more

Auge y caída de los dinosaurios

By: Steve Brusatte

Narrated by: Cristian Villamil

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Los dinosaurios, como jamás te los habían contado. Tiranosaurios primitivos del tamaño de un ser humano, monstruos carnívoros de dimensiones descomunales, misteriosos reptiles emplumados... Los dinosaurios, las criaturas más formidables de la Tierra, se desvanecieron hace ya sesenta y seis millones de años, pero siguen siendo uno de los... Read more

Not Too Late

By: various authors

Narrated by: various narrators, Erin deWard, Ramón de Ocampo...

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit, climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment.Not Too Late brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific, social, and emotional dimensions of the most urgent issue human beings have... Read more

The Last Cold Place

By: Naira de Gracia

Narrated by: Aven Shore

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don’t Exist in this “compelling blend of memoir, environmental writing, and scientific exploration” (Kirkus Reviews) from a young scientist studying penguins in Antarctica—a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of... Read more

Flying Green

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

Narrated by: Christopher de Bellaigue

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Can flying be green?

Everyone loves to travel, and the industry’s room for growth seems almost limitless—except that flying will soon be responsible for 19 percent of global emissions. Some people have even decided never to fly. Over the coming decades, aviation will witness more innovation than at any time since the invention of the jet engine... Read more

365 Ways to Save the Planet

By: Georgina Wilson-Powell

Narrated by: Georgina Wilson-Powell

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Step up your sustainability and unlock your full eco potential with 365 easy, trackable changes.

What if sustainability didn't have to be so complicated? 365 Ways to Save the Planet cuts through the noise and explains exactly how to live a "greener" lifestyle day by day. With its approachable ideas and achievable daily actions, anyone can up... Read more

Flickering

By: Pattiann Rogers

Narrated by: Pattiann Rogers & John A. Rogers

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“[Rogers’] poems bring an openness of spirit and an almost scientific curiosity to the world at her feet, cataloging unexpected connections everywhere she looks.” —New York Times Book Review

A new collection from a poet whose “celebrations of science and approachable yet profound spiritual connection to the Earth delight, entertain, and... Read more

Grounded

By: James Canton

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of The Oak Papers comes a beautiful meditation on how to foster a profound and healing spiritual communion with the natural world, exploring how the sacred can be accessed by looking to the past, to our ancestors and how they tread through their worlds.“Canton's writing has an exquisite, somewhat dreamlike quality.”—Peter... Read more

Four in Hand

By: Alicia Mountain

Narrated by: Alicia Mountain

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Comprised of four heroic crowns of sonnets, Alicia Mountain’s Four in Hand is both formal and experimental, ranging from lyric romantic and familial narratives to blank verses of reconfigured found text pulled from financial newsletter emails. Language and white space equally captivate with their sparsity and abundance as Mountain pursues the... Read more

Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition)

By: Douglas W. Tallamy

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet. 

In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple... Read more

8-8 3 Is The Meaning of Family

By: Berlin Julien Theodore M.ED JD

Narrated by: Sommers Smith

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Every 11 years there are various changes in appearance and activity that take place in the sun. The levels of solar radiation vary, as well as how much material is ejected by the sun into space and the number of and size of the solar flares and sunspots on the sun. These changes do not just affect space but Earth’s surface and atmosphere too. ... Read more

The Prepper's Long-Term Survival Handbook & Off Grid Living

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David & Greg Bond

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Prepper’s Survival Handbook, you will discover: 
The Prepper Checklist - an ultimate list of gear, equipment and provisions that should always be packed and ready in your survival kit  Where and how to find water in the wilderness, by using various wildlife and nature clues  How to avoid starvation and find food in different environments,... Read more

The Prepper’s Long Term Survival Handbook

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Prepper’s Survival Handbook, you will discover: 
The Prepper Checklist - an ultimate list of gear, equipment and provisions that should always be packed and ready in your survival kit  How to develop a survival mindset and stay calm and collected when crisis hits Where and how to find water in the wilderness, by using various wildlife and... Read more

The Holistic Book of Herbal Medicine & Natural Remedies

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

In The Holistic Book of Herbal Medicine & Natural Remedies, you will discover:
A 7-step framework for herbalism newbies that will give you the knowledge and tools to start making your own homemade herbal remedies  How to stop relying on expensive synthetic drugs by using easily available (and equally effective) herbs you can find at... Read more

The Great Survival Book of Foraging Wild Edible Plants

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Great Survival Book of Foraging Wild Edible Plants, you will discover:
30+ of the most common wild edible foods that you can safely forage  The basic tools you need to start foraging (hint: you probably already have all of them at home!) A detailed description of every poisonous and non-poisonous look-alike The health benefits of wild... Read more

The Backyard Homestead

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David & Greg Bond

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

In The Backyard Homestead, you’ll discover:
How to best prepare yourself for the homesteading journey before you go “all-in,” and why it’s important to properly inform yourself first The top 5 ways to prepare your land for success and how you can implement them even with no experience Why you’ll likely need to terraform your land, as well as... Read more

Compost Science for Gardeners

By: Robert Pavlis

Narrated by: David Skulski

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Create your own compost and grow better plants. With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book is your key to building healthier soil and growing better plants. Using plain language... Read more

Ecological Footprint

By: Mathis Wackernagel & Bert Beyers

Narrated by: Adam Farnsworth

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The only metric that tracks how much nature we have – and how much nature we use Ecological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature with what our planet can renew — its biocapacity — and distils this into one number: how many... Read more

Off Grid Living & Solar Power Simplified

By: Small Footprint Press

Narrated by: Vicky David & Greg Bond

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In Off Grid Living & Solar Power Simplified, you will discover:
The 4 main components of a simple off-grid solar power system and how they work with each other to power your off grid life The main concepts of electricity, including the difference between direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) How to read and understand labels on... Read more