Essays audiobooks

Education and History

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more

Philosophical Thoughts

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more

The Second Chance Dog

By: Jon Katz

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

I had no idea that Frieda would enter my life and alter it in the most profound way, but that' s one of the beautiful things about animals. They change you, and you almost never see it coming." In 2007, a few years after purchasing Bedlam Farm in upstate New York, Jon Katz met Maria Wulf, a quiet, sensitive artist hoping to rekindle her creative... Read more

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

By: Ann Patchett

Narrated by: Ann Patchett

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book ReviewBlending literature and memoir, New... Read more

Rob Delaney

By: Rob Delaney

Narrated by: Rob Delaney

Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From a Deadpool 2 fan favorite comes a “hilarious, raw” (Rolling Stone) memoir about love, sex, parenthood, work, substance abuse, and everything else that makes life wonderful and/or horrible.

Rob Delaney is a comedy superstar. But if you’re ever watched him steal scenes as Peter in Deadpool 2, binged his streaming series Catastrophe,... Read more

Dr. J

By: Julius Erving & Karl Taro Greenfeld

Narrated by: Julius Erving

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“A terrific memoir by a man worthy of one.” — Sports IllustratedAn honest, unflinching self-portrait of the basketball legend whose classy public image as a superstar and a gentleman masked his personal failings and painful losses, which he describes here—from his own point of view—for the very first time.For most of his life, Julius Erving has... Read more

Vanity Fair: December 2013 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Pintura del Siglo XX-1º

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

La variedad y complejidad de la pintura de este siglo aconseja dividir su presentación en dos series, como hemos hecho en esta colección. Los "fauves", el cubismo, el futurismo, el expresionismo, el dadaísmo, el surrealismo y gran multitud de estilos se enfrentan en este siglo en busca de una originalidad que es el elemento fundamental de su... Read more

Vida y cultura del Siglo XIX

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Tantos movimientos culturales y sociales determinan un siglo XIX muy denso y desconcertante. La cultura se difunde en el pueblo y produce una serie de conmociones políticas y económicas que nadie habría podido prever con anterioridad. Por todas estas causas el silgo XIX es al mismo tiempo progresista y desconcertante, como podemos ver en esta... Read more

Escultura del Siglo XX

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

La agitación socioeconómica provoca una reacción escultórica contra los estilos anteriores dando lugar a un nuevo naturalismo que busca de nuevo su inspiración en el clasicismo renacentista. Rodin es el autor más representativo de este nuevo estilo, pero hay muchos otros autores, como se puede ver en esta breve colección que ahora les... Read more

Pintura del Siglo XX-2º

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Ya hemos dicho que nos hemos visto obligados a distinguir dos colecciones de este periodo por la gran cantidad de obras producidas y el número de nuevos estilos puestos en marcha. Sólo hemos pretendido mencionar los más impactantes y mostrar los autores y las obras más conocidas y admiradas de nuestro siglo. Grabado en español ibérico (España). Read more

Arte del Siglo XIX

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Una sensibilidad y una cultura tan explosiva y sorprendente como la de este siglo produce un arte semejante, que pretende fundir todos los hallazgos anteriores de un modo demasiado controvertido. Pese a todos sus descubrimientos particulares, el arte del XIX no consigue un sello de calidad como los siglos anteriores (Renacimiento y Barroco, por... Read more

Vida y cultura del Siglo XX

By: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz

Narrated by: Juan Manuel Rollán & Tomás Campos

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

La tensión social y económica del siglo XIX desemboca en una dura convulsión política en la Europa del XX, que se manifiesta en dos guerras mundiales que superaron toda la violencia humana conocida hasta entonces. Al mismo tiempo que estas conmociones bélicas, se inician infinidad de movimientos culturales que nadie hubiera podido prever. La... Read more

Vanity Fair: November 2013 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Scotland’s Jesus

By: Frankie Boyle

Narrated by: Angus King

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain. It's a funny book about the news, partly because it was decided that... Read more

The Church

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection: C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more

English and Literature

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more

The Art of Writing and the Gifts of Writers

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith... Read more

How Did All This Happen?

By: John Bishop

Narrated by: John Bishop

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re a man of a certain age you’ll know there comes a point in life when getting a sports car and over-analysing your contribution to society sounds like a really good idea. With a good job in sales and marketing and a nice house in Manchester that he shared with his wife and kids, John Bishop was no different when he... Read more

Heidelberg Sagen und Legenden

By: Christine Giersberg

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Hören Sie die schönsten Sagen und Legenden der Stadt am Neckar. Heidelberg kann auf eine große Geschichte zurückblicken. Uve Teschner erzählt die schönsten Sagen. Eine Hörbuch-Reise in das sagenhaft Heidelbergen, mit der der Verlag die alte Tradition des Geschichtenerzählens aufgreift und sie mit dem modernen Medium Hörbuch verbindet. Read more

Devoted

By: Rebecca Ascher-Walsh

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Unlikely Friendships meets Marley and Me. In this heartwarming book, author Rebecca Ascher-Walsh presents a collection of inspiring dog stories—dogs who comfort veterans, dogs who learn to surf, dogs who detect cancer, and dogs who save the day: each one is devoted. These thirty-eight uplifting dog stories showcase the most amazing dog rescues,... Read more

Egghead

By: Bo Burnham

Narrated by: Bo Burnham

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?Ķ

Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and... Read more

Ruhrgebiet Sagen und Legenden

By: Christine Giersberg

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit diesem Hörbuch, präsentiert von der WAZ und dem John Verlag gehen Sie auf eine sagenhafte Reise durch das Ruhrgebiet. Hören Sie die schönsten Sagen und Legenden aus Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen und vielen weiteren Orten des Ruhrgebietes. Der Pott hat einiges zu erzählen. Hören Sie folgende... Read more

Paddle Your Own Canoe

By: Nick Offerman

Narrated by: Nick Offerman

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.

Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson?  Combining... Read more