Environment & Nature audiobooks

The Tyrannosaurus Rex: The History of the World’s Most Famous Dinosaur

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: KC Wayman

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent movie adaptations led to a huge resurgence in interest in dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. That interest continues to the present day, even though most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park weren’t actually from the Jurassic period. Triceratops, Velociraptor,... Read more

Living World: Through the Seasons

By: Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood, Sarah Pitt, Jo...

Narrated by: Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood, Sarah Pitt, Jo...

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Wildlife presenter Brett Westwood revisits selected highlights from the Living World archive

Since 1968, the BBC's iconic Living World has been introducing listeners to the best natural history Britain has to offer. Its veteran presenters have criss-crossed the country in all weathers and through all terrains, in search of remarkable species and... Read more

Wild Isles

By: Patrick Barkham & Alastair Fothergill

Narrated by: Patrick Barkham

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life. Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these... Read more

V

By: Florence Schechter

Narrated by: Florence Schechter

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

The journey towards celebrating your vagina can be a long one. But once you set off, you'll never look back.

Are you ready to begin this all-important adventure, and reach a place of confidence and admiration for your vagina, vulva and incredible body? By the end of this book, you will be ready to talk about the vulva... Read more

Every Mane Tells a Story

By: Tricia Sybersma

Narrated by: Sara Morsey

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrating the spirit of the horse. A message of hope, courage, and grace.Enjoy this unique experience of words, poetry, and music as you journey into the world of horses and healing."Gentle breath like the kiss of a summer breeze. Tail swishing like the wind rushing through trees...there are no words, only love." Read more

Of Cockroaches and Crickets

By: Frank Nischk

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way—and essential to all life on Earth.



Frank never planned to study... Read more

Uncertain Harvest

By: Ian Mosby, Sarah Rotz & Evan D.G. Fraser

Narrated by: Jenny Hoops

Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A menu for an edible future. In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 10 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. Uncertain Harvest brings together scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working... Read more

The Leak

By: Robert P. Crease

Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

How the discovery of a harmless leak of radiation sparked a media firestorm, political grandstanding, and fearmongering that closed a vital scientific facility.



In 1997, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory found a small leak of radioactive water near their research reactor. Brookhaven was—and is—a world-class, Nobel Prize–winning lab,... Read more

Toxic Exposure

By: Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP

Narrated by: Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

For years, Monsanto declared that their product Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed killer, was safe. But that all changed in 2015, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed data from scientific studies and concluded that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, was probably carcinogenic. The Environmental... Read more

Black Earth Wisdom

By: Leah Penniman

Narrated by: Karen Chilton, Janina Edwards, Bill Andrew Quin...

Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people’s spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate, curated by the acclaimed author of Farming While BlackAuthor of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman reminds us that ecological humility is an intrinsic part... Read more

Moonlight Sarabande

By: Rachel Lawson

Narrated by: Rachel Lawson

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

poetry of the night by poet author Rachel Lawson Read more

I place you into the fire

By: Rebecca Thomas

Narrated by: Thomas

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The incisive and vital first poetry collection from Mi'kmaw spoken-word poet and former poet laureate of Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia.We remember tomorrow and a thousand years ago.
From eel weirs to the buffalo.
We remember petroglyphs and Instagram photos.
See, we remember our history,
Without statues, money, or pictures of the Queen. In... Read more

Amanita Muscaria Microdosing

By: Bil Harret & Anastasia V. Sasha

Narrated by: Raven Ashborne

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Are you interested in learning about Amanita muscaria, but you can't seem to find reliable information?
Is the best information you have found until now inconsistent or even contradictive?
Do you want to learn how to forage your own Amanita muscaria mushrooms?
Amanita Muscaria mushroom has been used therapeutically in different parts of the world... Read more

Endurance

By: F.A. Worsley

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail by the captain of HMS Endurance.



"You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton,... Read more

The Only Kayak

By: Kim Heacox

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic!



In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox, writing in the tradition of Abbey, McPhee, and Thoreau, discovers an Alaska reborn from beneath a massive glacier, where flowers emerge from boulders, moose swim fjords, and bears cross crevasses with Homeric resolve. In such a... Read more

Anthropocene

By: Erle C. Ellis

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on the scale of geological time, has recently gained much ground. Global climate change, shifting global cycles of the weather, widespread pollution, radioactive fallout, plastic accumulation, species invasions, the mass extinction of species—these are... Read more

After the Dinosaurs

By: Donald R. Prothero

Narrated by: Will Tulin

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially mammals, which in their way were every bit as remarkable as their Mesozoic cousins. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its... Read more

Growth for Good

By: Alessio Terzi

Narrated by: Mitch Crawford

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Economic growth is wrecking the planet. It's the engine driving climate change, pollution, and the shrinking of natural spaces. To save the environment, will we have to shrink the economy? Might this lead to a better society, helping us break free from an obsession with material wealth that only benefits the few? Alessio Terzi takes these... Read more

The Container Victory Garden

By: Maggie Stuckey

Narrated by: Charity Spencer

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Grow and enjoy your own fresh veggies and herbs, even if you don't have a yard. Start a thriving container garden with this accessible beginner's guide and experience the satisfaction of seeing your grocery bill shrink.Do you want amazingly fresh veggies and herbs but are worried that you don't have enough space or the gardening experience?Even... Read more

The Magic of Mushrooms

By: Sandra Lawrence

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet—fungi.



At the center of countless superstitions, folkloric tales, and magical beliefs, as well as appearing in recipes and medicines both traditional and modern, mushrooms have incredible powers. The Magic of Mushrooms shows that from saving lives to expanding... Read more

The Great Displacement

By: Jake Bittle

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence

The “closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted” (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Under a White Sky) story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities torn apart by disaster, and the... Read more

Avocado Anxiety

By: Louise Gray

Narrated by: Louise Gray

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Avocado Anxiety written and read by Louise Gray.

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023
A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

‘This is fantastic’ THE TIMES
‘Deeply relatable’ SPECTATOR
‘Rigorous,... Read more

The Turning Tide

By: Jon Gower

Narrated by: Jon Gower

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water ‘Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.’ Roddy Doyle ‘Remarkable. Lively … Gower writes beautifully [and] the book is profoundly popular.’ Times Literary Supplement The... Read more

Eläintarha olohuoneessamme

By: Sesse Koivisto

Narrated by: Mona Kortelampi

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Millaista on, kun omassa kodissa kasvaa oikea tiikeri?On joulu 1968, kun biologit Sesse ja Ilkka Koivisto muuttavat asumaan Korkeasaareen. Ilkka Koivisto on hiljattain saanut työpaikan eläintarhan johtajana. Pariskunta ei kuitenkaan vielä arvaa, mitä kaikkea Korkeasaareen muuttaminen tulee pitämään sisällään. Vuosien saatossa vanhaan puuhuvilaan... Read more