Essays audiobooks

River of Lakes

By: Bill Belleville

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St. Johns River stretches 310 miles along Florida's east coast, making it the longest river in the state. The first "highway" through the once wild interior of Florida, the St. Johns may appear ordinary, but within its banks are some of the most fascinating natural phenomena and... Read more

Music and Mind

By: Renée Fleming

Narrated by: Gina Daniels, Carin Gilfry, Patty Nieman, Cary ...

Length: 22 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book inspires us all to immerse ourselves in the vast potential of music and other creative arts to heal our wounds, sharpen our minds, enliven our bodies, and restore our broken connections.” —Bessel van der Kolk, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score

World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renée Fleming... Read more

The Believer

By: David Coggins

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions—“an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart” (Kirkus Reviews).

In The Optimist, David Coggins tackled the techniques of fly-fishing and meditated on its... Read more

Beyond Good and Evil

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a provocative exploration of morality and philosophy with "Beyond Good and Evil" by Friedrich Nietzsche, now available as a captivating audiobook. In this groundbreaking work, Nietzsche challenges conventional notions of morality and invites listeners to question long-held beliefs about good and evil.Through a series of aphorisms and... Read more

Utilitarianism

By: John Stuart Mill

Narrated by: Daniel Dorse

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the cornerstone of ethical philosophy with "Utilitarianism" by John Stuart Mill, now available as an enlightening audiobook. In this seminal work, Mill expounds upon the principles of utilitarianism, advocating for the greatest happiness of the greatest number as the foundation of morality.Listeners will be guided through Mill's... Read more

Discourse on Metaphysics

By: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a philosophical journey into the depths of metaphysics with "Discourse on Metaphysics" by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, now available as a captivating audiobook. In this groundbreaking work, Leibniz explores fundamental questions about the nature of reality, existence, and the universe.Through clear and concise discourse, Leibniz delves... Read more

«El mudo» y otros textos

By: Carson McCullers

Narrated by: Sara Iglesias

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

NUEVA COLECCIÓN CON ILUSTRACIONES DE SARA MORANTE EN EL 100.º ANIVERSARIO DEL NACIMIENTO Y EL 50.º ANIVERSARIO DE LA MUERTE DE CARSON MCCULLERS Una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana, un clásico indiscutible. Estas páginas presentan el esbozo inicial de la novela El corazón es un cazador solitario –titulada en un principio... Read more

Gorgias

By: Plato

Narrated by: Jeff Moon

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a captivating philosophical dialogue with "Gorgias" by Plato, now available as a thought-provoking audiobook. In this timeless work, Plato explores the nature of rhetoric, justice, and the pursuit of truth through a series of engaging conversations between Socrates and the famed rhetorician Gorgias.Listeners will be transported to... Read more

Las historias de Áfrika

By: Xavier Aldekoa

Narrated by: Carme Ambrós

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Un álbum que sucede en África, pero que nos resuena a todos, porque es una historia de niños y niñas que no se rinden jamás. Un maravilloso cuento infantil lleno de historias que nos inspiran a perseguir nuestros sueños. De la mano de Xavier Aldekoa, periodista y narrador especializado en África. Con espectaculares ilustraciones de Mercedes... Read more

La invasión de la pseudociencia

By: Jordi de Manuel Barrabín & Jesús Purroy

Narrated by: Arturo Mercado

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

La frontera entre la ciencia y la pseudociencia es fácil de cruzar, y en ocasiones nebulosa y difícil de distinguir. La proliferación de ideas pseudocientíficas y su difusión mediantes las redes sociales es innegable que tiene repercusiones en la vida cotidiana de todos. Hay bastantes ejemplos en el ámbito de la salud, en teorías... Read more

We Loved It All

By: Lydia Millet

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet’s first work of nonfiction is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological... Read more

Where to Nest

By: Kristen Van Nest

Narrated by: Kristen Van Nest

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

After college getting her dream job in New York City, Kristen Van Nest thought she had everything a modern millennial was supposed to want: a sexy zip code, a boyfriend, and a corporate job. But instead of feeling content, she soon realized she had no idea who she was and what made her happy. Naturally, she did what any sane person would do:... Read more

50 malentendidos en la ciencia

By: Brian Clegg

Narrated by: Gustavo Dardes

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Brian Clegg se ocupa de mostrarnos que hay (al menos) cincuenta malentendidos en la ciencia que debemos erradicar. Desde la idea de que los murciélagos son ciegos (¡para nada!), o lo que aprendemos desde la infancia: que tenemos cinco sentidos (¡son muchos más!), hasta aquello de que la Teoría del Big Bang explica el origen del universo (en... Read more

Are We There Yet?

By: Shefa Gold

Narrated by: Shefa Gold

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

It's the perpetual question: Are we there yet? We've probably asked and answered it countless times. But impatience can cloud the real question: Where are we right now? Are We There Yet? shows a way to turn travel into a spiritual practice.From the Gully to the Crossroads--walking, driving, flying--Rabbi Shefa Gold shares her experience and... Read more

Coragem é agir com o coração - Abridged

By: Fred Elboni

Narrated by: Fred Elboni

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 Como abraçar a vulnerabilidade e ter relações mais honestas e verdadeiras (inclusive com você mesmo).   COR  (coração) +  AGEM  (do verbo agir) =  CORAGEM  (agir com o coração) Coragem não tem nada a ver com pular de paraquedas, falar em público ou enfrentar um adversário poderoso. Experimentamos a verdadeira coragem quando revelamos o que está... Read more

BULLSH!T

By: Jonathan Ancer

Narrated by: Rebecca Davis

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

An outrageous miscellany of serious and light-hearted lies, myths, untruths, fibs and fabrications that tells the tall tale of South Africa. The fibs come thick and fast, like a burst sewerage pipe: Why everything we’ve learnt about Shaka Zulu, ‘Africa’s Napoleon’, is a pack of lies. Back in the darkest of ages (the 1970s!), citizens were told... Read more

The Archbishop Interviews: Series 1 and 2

By: Justin Welby

Narrated by: Justin Welby, Elif Shafak, Susan Blackmore, Ste...

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Archbishop Justin Welby explores the inner lives of public figures in revealing conversations

Listen now to fascinating and remarkable conversations between The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and leading men and women as they discuss big questions about humankind. This collection is a must-listen for anyone looking to explore life... Read more

Wayfarer

By: Phoebe Smith

Narrated by: Phoebe Smith

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor Winn On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost... Read more

The Coming Insurrection

By: The Invisible Committee

Narrated by: Jason McCoy

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Coming Insurrection" is a provocative manifesto penned by the enigmatic collective known as The Invisible Committee, which surfaced in France in 2007. This radical leftist treatise diagnoses contemporary society as deeply afflicted by the malaises of capitalism, alienation, and pervasive surveillance, arguing that the fabric of modern life... Read more

Charlie Hustle

By: Keith O'Brien

Narrated by: Ellen Adair & Keith O'Brien

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The... Read more

The Erich Fromm Reader

By: Erich Fromm

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

"Fromm crossed the boundaries of traditional disciplines to expound his view on the alienation of man in an increasingly technological world." —Newsweek



Erich Fromm's basic idea was to look at the individual as a social being, and to look at society as an ensemble of many individuals who have not only mutual ideas and convictions based on a... Read more

Transient and Strange

By: Nell Greenfieldboyce

Narrated by: Nell Greenfieldboyce

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In her career as a science reporter, Nell Greenfieldboyce has reported from inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room of a particle collider; she's presented news on the color of dinosaur eggs, ice worms that live on mountaintop glaciers, and signs of life on Venus. In this, her debut book, she delivers a wholly... Read more

Nowhere, Exactly

By: M.G. Vassanji

Narrated by: Raoul Bhaneja

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world.

Home is never a single place, entirely and unequivocally. It is contingent. The abstract "nowhere," then, is the true home.

M.G. Vassanji has been exploring the immigrant experience for... Read more

Harlan Ellison's Watching

By: Harlan Ellison

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 20 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“An enjoyable, irascible collection” of smart and sometimes-scathing film criticism from a famously candid author (Library Journal).

Everyone’s a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The... Read more