Essays audiobooks

All It Takes Is Guts

By: Walter E. Williams

Narrated by: Peter Kjenaas

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a collection of Walter Williams' essays, drawn from his syndicated column. Williams writes with brilliant clarity—and he doesn't mince words. He destroys a number of prevailing myths, such as that economic and social disparities are the result of racism and that economic sanctions will help punish the South African blacks more that the... Read more

Blue Nights

By: Joan Didion

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.
 
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The Time of Our Lives

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Tom Brokaw

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Generation and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America’s greatness.
 
“What happened to the America I thought I knew?”... Read more

The Bohemian Girl

By: Willa Cather

Narrated by: Laurie Klein

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Uprooted from a well-ordered life in Virginia when she was nine, Willa Cather came of age in the West during the last years of the American frontier. She developed a love for the beauty of the open grassland and an abiding interest in the Old World customs of her neighbors, the dreamers and builders who inhabit her fiction. This collection... Read more

Aachen Sagen und Legenden

By: Nadine Boos

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Erste Spuren vom heutigen Kurbad Aachen lassen sich bis in die Jungsteinzeit zurück verfolgen, später folgten Besiedlungen durch die Kelten und Römer. Pippin der Jüngere erwähnte die Stadt erstmals schriftlich im Jahr 765 als Aquis villa. Sein Sohn, Karl der Große, machte Aachen einige Jahre später zu seiner Residenz und ordnete den Bau eines... Read more

Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 17 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

“Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone showcases the roller-coaster of a career at the magazine that was his literary home.Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist’s friend and editor for nearly thirty-five years, has... Read more

You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again - Abridged

By: Heather McDonald

Narrated by: Heather McDonald

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You’ll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again is the laugh-out-loud story of an attractive Los Angeles woman who found herself in the predicament of being an unwilling virgin. As an actress, writer, and stand-up comedienne, Heather McDonald passed up ample opportunities to have her V-card revoked by handsome, rich, and sometimes even fabulously... Read more

Heart of the Game

By: S.L. Price

Narrated by: Tom Schiff

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”
 —Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of... Read more

Work! Consume! Die!

By: Frankie Boyle

Narrated by: Angus King

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Brace yourself, Frankie’s back, and he’s more outspoken and brilliantly inappropriate than ever. There are fears that this year could see the start of a double-dip recession, or worse still a double-dip-with-misery-sprinkles and f**k-where’s-my-job?-sauce. Why not chuckle into the howling void as taloned fingers reach up to... Read more

My Shit Life So Far

By: Frankie Boyle

Narrated by: Angus King

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn’t accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand. I don't think anyone can have written an autobiography without at some point thinking... Read more

Small Man in a Book

By: Rob Brydon

Narrated by: Rob Brydon

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

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Rob Brydon - star of Gavin and Stacey, Steve Coogan's partner in The Trip, and one of Britain's favourite comedians - tells the funny and frank story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book.

A multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and inspired... Read more

Socrates in the City

By: Eric Metaxas

Narrated by: Eric Metaxas & the contributing authors

Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the extraordinary success of the New York Times bestseller Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas’ latest book offers inspirational and intellectually rigorous thoughts about the great questions surrounding us all today.The Greek philosopher Socrates famously said that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Taking this as a starting point, Eric... Read more

The Thomas Sowell Reader

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of half a century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from Dr. Sowell’s letters, books, newspaper columns, and articles in both scholarly journals and popular magazines. The topics range from late-talking children to... Read more

No Buddy Left Behind

By: Terri Crisp

Narrated by: Nicole Vilencia

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes bonus photographs!The love of a dog or cat helps heal soldiers’ emotional trauma. One very special woman and program reunites them after the war.“I have sacrificed a lot to serve my country. All that I ask is to be allowed to bring home the incredible dog that wandered into my life here in Iraq and prevented me from becoming terribly... Read more

Seriously...I'm Kidding

By: Ellen DeGeneres

Narrated by: Ellen DeGeneres

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

~b~>With the winning, upbeat candor that has made her show on of the most popular and honored daytime shows on the air, beloved talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres shares her views on life, love, and American Idol.

"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit... Read more

21st Century Dodos

By: Steve Stack

Narrated by: Steve Stack

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A fond farewell to the many inanimate objects, cultural icons and general stuff around us that find themselves on the verge of extinction. We’ve all heard of the list of endangered animals, but no one has ever pulled together a list of endangered inanimate objects. Until now, that is. Steve Stack has... Read more

The Gap Yah Plannah - Abridged

By: Orlando

Narrated by: Orlando

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Orlando, the original Sloane-dog and intrepid gapper, will finally release his diaries to inspire other travellers to follow in his chunder-filled footsteps. From sleepless nights in Buenos Aires to charitable endeavours in Tanzanah, Orlando will give the low-down on the ultimate gap experience… Just back from his travels,... Read more

Keys to the Deeper Life

By: A. W. Tozer

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Although never considered to be a popular speaker nor prolific writer, A. W. Tozer's audiences did appreciate what he had to say, and he was probably the most widely read Christian writer of his time. Keys to the Deeper Life contains six of his best-known essays and editorials. In them he rigorously examines many of the failings and foibles of... Read more

Time for Outrage

By: Stéphane Hessel

Narrated by: Bob Walter

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This controversial, impassioned call-to-arms for a return to the ideals that fueled the French Resistance has sold millions of copies worldwide since its publication in France in October 2010. Rejecting the dictatorship of world financial markets and defending the social values of modern democracy, 93-old Stéphane Hessel -- Resistance leader,... Read more

Billy Connolly's Route 66

By: Billy Connolly

Narrated by: James McPherson

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Follow much-loved Scottish comedian and bestselling author Billy Connolly across Route 66, on this unforgettable journey filled with music, modern history and hilarious stories.

Billy Connolly first dreamed of taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 when he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the greatest rock 'n' roll records of all time - and... Read more

The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex

By: Mark Kermode

Narrated by: Mark Kermode

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode showed us the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, in The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, he takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What's wrong with modern movies?'

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Joyce Bean & Phil Gigante

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Dogs have always been considered companions and playmates that brighten and enrich our lives but they are also wonderful and amazing teachers. The lessons we learn from our canine friends come in all shapes and sizes, just like they do. In this audiobook, dog lovers share what they have learned from our greatest heroes and healers. Chicken Soup... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden & Fred Stella

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Cats have always been wonderful companions and playmates that brighten and enrich our lives but they are also amazing teachers. In this audiobook, cat lovers, both lifelong and reluctant, share what they have learned from their furry companions. Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat will delight listeners with humorous,... Read more

Arguably

By: Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 28 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

"All first-rate criticism first defines what we are confronting," the late, great jazz critic Whitney Balliett once wrote. By that measure, the essays of Christopher Hitchens are in the first tier. For nearly four decades, Hitchens has been telling us, in pitch-perfect prose, what we confront when we grapple with first principles-the principles... Read more