Environment & Nature audiobooks

The Beekeeper's Problem Solver

By: James E. Tew

Narrated by: Chuck Constant

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Author, experienced beekeeper, and apiary expect James E. Tew explains 100 common problems faced by beekeepers, clearly spelling out their underlying causes and how to solve all of them. Beekeeping requires understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Laying the groundwork for a successful hive is essential, and demands a keen... Read more

A River Divided

By: George Paxinos

Narrated by: Emma Grant Williams

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“As different artists sculpt different statues from the same block of marble, different environments produce different characters, even in identical twins.”
Evelyn, a geneticist and amateur archeologist, makes a formidable discovery in Israel, the consequence of which is the birth of Christopher and José, identical twins raised apart, one in... Read more

Nomad Century

By: Gaia Vince

Narrated by: Gaia Vince

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The program is read by the author.

Nomad Century is an urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where—and how—we live

“We are facing a species emergency. We can survive, but to do so will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before... Read more

The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion

By: Tansy E. Hoskins

Narrated by: Lisa Coleman

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

*Selected by Emma Watson for her Ultimate Book List*Fashion is political. From the red carpets of the Met Gala to online fast fashion, clothes tell a story of inequality, racism and climate crisis. In The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, Tansy E. Hoskins unpicks the threads of capitalist industry to reveal the truth about our clothes.Fashion... Read more

The Brutish Museums

By: Dan Hicks

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020

'Essential' – Sunday Times

'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books

'A real game-changer'– Economist
Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of... Read more

Sixty Harvests Left

By: Philip Lymbery

Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Sixty Harvests Left by Philip Lymbery, read by Barnaby Edwards.

A book of urgency but also of hope, as Lymbery shares solutions to save us' Chris Packham

‘Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we’ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too’ Hugh... Read more

Cornish Clouds and Silver Lining Skies

By: Ali McNamara

Narrated by: Mary Woodvine

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Meteorologist Sky Matthews does not like surprises.

Sky monitors her life like she does the weather, carefully and with a scientific eye. So, when she misses out on her dream job abroad and finds herself with no choice but to take a position on a tidal island off the Cornish harbour town of St Felix instead, she feels completely at sea. Worse... Read more

Wilder

By: Millie Kerr

Narrated by: Millie Kerr

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Wilder written and read by Millie Kerr.

FINALIST IN THE 2024 AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WRITING – YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE

A global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by passionate conservationists.

Rewilding is a radical new approach to wildlife conservation that offers remarkable... Read more

HowExpert Guide to Fishkeeping

By: HowExpert & Aurora Sandelands

Narrated by: Justin Smallbridge

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to your fabulous new hobby and a magnificent new world. This helpful guide will ensure your success in your new endeavor by teaching you the basics, and a little more, of fishkeeping. Learn every step of the way with 101 helpful tips so you can become an efficient fishkeeper in no time! In this book, you will learn the various kinds of... Read more

Potz Flitz und Stärnesprudel 2

By: Céline Landolt

Narrated by: Céline Landolt & Angelina Kreyenbühl

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Folge 2A: "Familiebsuech": Paulos Schwester kommt mit ihren Katzenkindern zu Besuch. Das wilde Katerchen Mico bringt einiges durcheinander. Ob Flitzis Sternensprudel-Sprüche da helfen? Folge 2B: "D Briefklinik": Flitzi zaubert an Käthis Post herum, sodass die Briefe in der Briefklinik repariert werden müssen. Neugierig wie es ist, will... Read more

The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time

By: Markus Rex

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

​​For readers of Endurance and other seafaring adventure stories comes a thrilling account of a twenty-first-century Arctic mission.The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time vividly describes one year aboard the Polarstern, a powerful ice-breaker ship that journeyed deep into the Arctic in 2019, carrying over 100 scientists and crew known as the... Read more

From Swamp to Wetland

By: Chris Wilhelm

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This book chronicles the creation of Everglades National Park, the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Prior to the park's creation, the Everglades was seen as a reviled and useless swamp, unfit for typical recreational or development projects.



Park advocates drew on new ideas concerning the value of biota and ecology, the... Read more

Attracting Hummingbirds

By: Daniel I Stein

Narrated by: Luke Andreen

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

You’ve decided to make a hobby of supporting these miniature marvels. Way to go! We all benefit from strengthening our connection with nature.Whether you are designing a hummingbird haven in your backyard, bringing some life to your apartment window, or just learning about the wild world around you, Attracting Hummingbirds will help you in the... Read more

Das kleine Weltretten 1x1 - Naturschutz, Umweltschutz & Klimaschutz für Einsteiger: Wie Sie die Probleme der heutigen Welt erkennen und in kleinen Schritten nach und nach verbessern

By: Marieke Gesing

Narrated by: Nils Himmeröder

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Unsere Welt ist im Wandel, das Klima verändert sich. Arten, die lange auf unserer Erde existiert haben, verschwinden und die Ressourcen werden knapp. Die Menschen sehen langsam ein, dass Entwicklung nicht immer gut ist. Wir beuten unsere Erde aus, dabei sollten wir sie pflegen, denn wir haben nur diese eine. Langsam setzt jedoch ein Umdenken... Read more

Orígenes

By: Lewis Dartnell

Narrated by: José García

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Por qué? ¿Pero por qué? ¿Y por qué? La historia humana como nunca antes te la habían contado. Cuando se habla de algo tan inabarcable como la historia de la humanidad solemos poner el foco en cosas muy concretas. Nos gusta enumerar los líderes que marcaron la diferencia, señalar ciertos fenómenos como la migración o describir las consecuencias... Read more

Als gezond verstand koning was

By: Dennis Storm

Narrated by: Dennis Storm

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Gebruik je gezond verstand! We schrikken niet meer van foto's van zeeschildpadden die stikken in plastic verpakkingen, we beseffen allemaal dat we eigenlijk minder zouden moeten vliegen en we weten dat de vleesindustrie een desastreuze impact heeft op het milieu. We weten het allemaal, maar we doen bijna niets. Waarom niet? En hoe kunnen we dat... Read more

Birds and Us

By: Tim Birkhead

Narrated by: Tim Birkhead

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed ornithologist Tim Birkhead traces the history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have worshipped birds as gods, hunted them for... Read more

Minimalism + Minimalist Budget 2-in-1 Book

By: Clifford Page

Narrated by: Richard Soto & Pia Nebrada

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Is your house strewn with useless clutter you thought would make you happy, but never did? Do you need to let go of meaningless possessions and money-wasting habits, but you just don’t know how to start? Then you need to keep reading...
Recent studies have shown that clutter can be bad for our mental health. Not only can it hurt our bank... Read more

The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale

By: Nancy F. Castaldo

Narrated by: Mikhaila Aaseng

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exhilarating installment of the award-winning Scientists in the Field series, journey to the isolated islands of Isle Royale National Park where the longest predator/prey study in the world is being conducted along with a controversial genetic rescue to save not only the wolves and moose, but the entire island ecosystem.On Isle Royale, a... Read more

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal

By: Justin Gregg

Narrated by: Justin Gregg

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This funny, "extraordinary and thought-provoking" (The Wall Street Journal) book asks whether we are in fact the superior species. As it turns out, the truth is stranger—and far more interesting—than we have been led to believe.

At first glance, human history is full of remarkable feats of intelligence. We invented writing. Produced incredible... Read more

The Long Summer

By: Brian Fagan

Narrated by: Michael Langan

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than a century we’ve known that much of human evolution occurred in an Ice Age. Starting about fifteen thousand years ago, temperatures began to rise, the glaciers receded, and sea levels rose. The rise of human civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, known as the Holocene. Until very recently we had no... Read more

Hothouse Earth

By: Bill McGuire

Narrated by: Mike Cooper

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Providing a post-COP26 perspective on the climate emergency, Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide acknowledges that it is now practically impossible to keep this side of the 1.5°C dangerous climate-change guardrail. The upshot is that we can no longer dodge the arrival of a disastrous, all-pervasive climate breakdown that will come as a hammer... Read more

Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test

By: Marlene Zuk

Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

A lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.
For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit.... Read more

Nowhere Left to Go

By: Benjamin von Brackel

Narrated by: Tom Beyer

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Harrowing journeys of animals and plants—fleeing skyrocketing temperatures—reported from the frontlines of the greatest migration of species since the Ice Age.



As humans accelerate global warming while laying waste to the environment, animals and plants must flee to the margins: on scattered nature reserves, between major highways, or among urban... Read more