Essays audiobooks

If You Live to 100, You Might As Well Be Happy

By: Rhee Kun Hoo

Narrated by: Tim Lounibos

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This endearing, giftable guidebook by Korean bestseller Dr. Rhee reflects on the wisdom he’s learned during his life: how to forgive, persevere, and stop the rat race, plus the joys of living simply and the power of ordinary happiness. He explores his relationships with his wife, children, and grandchildren, and how to stay whole as your body... Read more

Bits & Bites - The Invention of Food

By: Tom Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

What determines what we eat today? Who decides what ends up on our dinner tables tomorrow? And what are the real origins of our favorite foods? Tom Hillenbrand takes readers on a fast-paced journey through the culinary history of the world—from the campfires of many thousands of years ago to the invention of corn to the hamburgers of the future.... Read more

Des Königs NSA

By: Tom Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Kontrolle der Kommunikation, Profiling verdächtiger Personen, Doxxen von Gegnern - lange vor der Existenz des Internets entwickelten Europas Monarchen bereits ausgefeilte Systeme zur Bespitzelung ihrer Untertanen. Vor allem Briefe wurden systematisch erbrochen und gelesen. Ein faszinierender Ausflug in das Ziffernkabinett der Habsburger, das... Read more

Die Erfindung des Essens

By: Tom Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Wovon hängt ab, was wir heute essen? Wer bestimmt, was morgen auf den Tisch kommt? Und woher stammen unsere Leibspeisen eigentlich? Tom Hillenbrand lädt zu einer rasanten Reise durch die kulinarische Geschichte der Welt ein – von den Lagerfeuern vor vielen Tausend Jahren über die Erfindung des Maises bis zum Hamburger der Zukunft. In diesem... Read more

The King's NSA

By: Tom Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Monitoring communication, profiling suspicious persons, doxxing one's opponents long before the arrival of the internet, Europe's kings were already devising sophisticated systems for spying on their subjects. Letters, in particular, were systematically opened and read. A fascinating excursion into the Secret Cipher Chancellery of the Habsburgs,... Read more

Bite by Bite

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from natureIn Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or... Read more

We Refuse to Be Silent

By: Angela P. Dodson

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The women have something to say. Are you listening?In this powerful and needed collection, editor Angela P. Dodson brings together the voices of more than thirty-five accomplished women writers on the topic of violence and injustice against Black men. These writers are journalists, authors, scholars, ministers, psychologists, counselors, and... Read more

Off the Tracks

By: Pamela Mulloy

Narrated by: Jennifer Wigmore

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Train travel is having a renaissance. Grand old routes that had been canceled, or were moldering in neglect, have been refurbished as destinations in themselves. The Rocky Mountaineer, the Orient Express, and the Trans-Siberian Railroad run again in all their glory. Pamela Mulloy has always loved train travel. Whether returning to the... Read more

Puppy Brain

By: Kerry Nichols

Narrated by: Lisa Larsen

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

How do you raise a happy, healthy, and emotionally resilient dog? Full of actionable guidance, Puppy Brain will show you how to create a harmonious, fulfilling relationship with your pet, from Kerry Nichols, founder of Nicholberry Goldens.

Do you want to learn how to help your dog feel safe? Do you dream of owning a dog who enjoys meeting new... Read more

Mean Boys

By: Geoffrey Mak

Narrated by: Geoffrey Mak

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Mean Boys written and read by Geoffrey Mak.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON

"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say: yes, that is exactly how it is.”—Torrey Peters

A ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, madness and... Read more

Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of nature and the profound insights of Henry David Thoreau's timeless classic, "Walden," now available as an audiobook.In this captivating work, Thoreau reflects on his two-year experiment of living simply and self-sufficiently in a small cabin near Walden Pond. As you listen, you'll be transported to the... Read more

Sobrevalorado

By: Juan David Arbeláez

Narrated by: Juan David Arbeláez

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Bienvenido a SOBREVALORADO, una obra magistral de Juan David Arbeláez que fusiona el estoicismo, el cinismo, el sarcasmo y el humor negro en un cóctel explosivo de ingenio y reflexión. Inspirándose en la sabiduría atemporal de Marco Aurelio, el emperador filósofo, Arbeláez se embarca en un audaz viaje para despojar a las pretensiones modernas de... Read more

Empires of the Indus

By: Alice Albinia

Narrated by: Alice Albinia

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Indus rises in Tibet to flow west across India before turning south through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries it has been a route of imperial conquest. Following the mighty river upstream, this highly acclaimed, award-winning travelogue takes the listener on a voyage through 2000 miles... Read more

I Just Keep Talking

By: Nell Irvin Painter

Narrated by: Nell Irvin Painter

Length: 17 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of The History of White People and Old in Art School, a finalist for the NBCC Award, comes a comprehensive new collection of essays spanning art, politics, and the legacy of racism that shapes American history as we know it.

Throughout her prolific writing career, Nell Painter has published works on such... Read more

Mattie, Milo, and Me

By: Anne Abel

Narrated by: Jen Jacob & George Hahn

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love... Read more

Indonezja. Ludożercy wczoraj i dziś

By: Alicja Kubiak & Jan Kurzela

Narrated by: Jakub Kamieński

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Niebywała opowieść o wizycie w najbardziej dzikich i oddalonych od cywilizacji zakątkach Indonezji. Czy wśród rdzennych ludów Indonezji do dziś istnieje ludożerstwo? Niebywała opowieść o wizycie w najbardziej dzikich i oddalonych od cywilizacji zakątkach państwa południowo-wschodniej Azji. Autorzy wraz z przewodnikiem odwiedzają m.in. plemię,... Read more

Bruce Chatwin: A BBC Radio Collection

By: Bruce Chatwin

Narrated by: Russell Tovey, Ian Hogg, Ioan Meredith, Patrick...

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of full-cast dramas and readings from the giant of travel writing – plus a bonus documentary

Author and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was one of the 20th Century’s most charismatic writers. His first book, In Patagonia, changed the face of travel writing and made him a literary sensation. Collected here are dramatisations and readings of... Read more

Die Kritik der reinen Vernunft

By: Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Volker Braumann

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Was ist Raum? Was ist Zeit? Was die Bedingungen der Möglichkeit von Erfahrung und Wissenschaft? Diese Fragen beschäftigen Philosophen seit jeher. Im ersten Teil seiner bahnbrechenden «Kritik der reinen Vernunft», der von ihm sogenannten «Transzendentalen Ästhetik», gibt Immanuel Kant auf diese zwei Fragen Antworten, die die die Diskussion... Read more

Like Love

By: Maggie Nelson

Narrated by: Senn Annis

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artists



Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes, and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson's... Read more

A Modest Proposal

By: Dr. Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Anna Isaksen

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal, a timeless satire that masterfully uses irony to critique 18th-century economic policies. Swift, the foremost prose satirist in the English language, presents a shocking and provocative solution to alleviate Ireland’s economic distress. This audacious proposal is not only a darkly humorous... Read more

This Part Is Silent

By: SJ Kim

Narrated by: Hannah Choi

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A searing essay collection that explores displacement and loss, creativity and change, institutional power and progress.



Born in Korea, raised in the American South, and trying her best to survive British academia, SJ Kim probes her experiences as a writer, a scholar, and a daughter to confront the silences she finds in the world. With curiosity... Read more

Familiarity Breeds Content

By: Joseph Epstein

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

A collection of personal essays from America’s most revered essay writer, Joseph Epstein.

America’s greatest living essayist writes about life and aging and being all too nicely out of it. In these personal pieces, he takes on topics as varied as grieving for a dead son, learning Latin late in life, and the pleasures of living with cats. Epstein... Read more

100 Things to Hate Before You Die

By: Claudia Stavola

Narrated by: Claudia Stavola

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedian Claudia Stavola understands we’re living in sensitive times and the word hate is controversial, so she doesn’t use it loosely. She only uses it for serious infractions like gender reveal parties, guys who wear shorts when it’s forty below, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle. You’ll be thoroughly entertained and in awe of how Stavola’s... Read more

El arte de vivir. Manual de vida

By: Epícteto

Narrated by: ®bseal voice

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Epícteto fue uno de los filósofos griegos de la escuela estoica, con un mensaje principalmente práctico, claro y directo. Fundó su propia escuela en Nicópolis. Algunas de sus enseñanzas a modo de ensayo o discursos han sido recogidas como una especie de manual. Dirige a sus alumnos para centrar su atención y... Read more