Essays audiobooks

Una vida sin principios

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: ®bseal voice

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Una vida sin principios es un ensayo que nos traslada las reflexiones y críticas recurrentes de su autor Henry David Thoreau escritor, poeta y filósofo estadounidense. Nos traslada la idea principal de la relación de la economía con la vida, el precio que pagamos para crear riqueza. Dejamos en un segundo plano... Read more

AMLO. El costo de una locura

By: Pablo Hiriart

Narrated by: Jaime Collepardo

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Cuando se dice que el Obradorato es el peor sexenio del México reciente, no se habla desde la ideología, sino desde las cifras: en estos años, México ha perdido 2 billones 520 mil millones de pesos. «Eldestino de los pueblos que renuncian a la razón es siempre el mismo: la tragedia. Ese momento de insensatez colectiva se da cuando los argumentos... Read more

Voyage of the Beagle

By: Charles Darwin

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson

Length: 21 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"Voyage of the Beagle" is a renowned travel memoir written by Charles Darwin, chronicling his five-year journey aboard the HMS Beagle, which sailed from 1831 to 1836. The book provides a vivid account of Darwin's experiences, observations, and discoveries during the voyage, particularly focusing on the natural history, geology, and anthropology... Read more

Resa med Charley

By: John Steinbeck

Narrated by: Pascal Wibe

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Från Maine i norr, till Monterey i söder följer vi John Steinbeck på en resa genom USA tillsammans med hans pudel Charley. Året är 1960 och Steinbeck, medveten om att hans liv närmar sig sitt slut, vill återupptäcka sitt hemland en sista gång. Vi får ta del av Steinbecks reflektioner och hans skarpsynta iakttagelser om den amerikanska ensamheten... Read more

Notes from the Henhouse

By: Elspeth Barker

Narrated by: Raffaella Barker

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A sharp and witty collection of autobiographical essays by the late Elspeth Barker—acclaimed journalist and author of the beloved modern classic O Caledonia.

Following the publication of her acclaimed, darkly funny novel O Caledonia, Elspeth Barker’s sharp and witty essays appeared regularly in the national press. Notes from the Henhouse, a... Read more

The Asteroid Hunter

By: Dante Lauretta

Narrated by: Dante Lauretta & Sir Brian May

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story of the mission’s leader, Dr. Dante Lauretta (Sara Seager).

On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space.... Read more

Airplane Mode

By: Shahnaz Habib

Narrated by: Deepa Samuel

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence



The conditions of travel have long been dictated by the color of passports and the color of skin.



The color of one's skin and passport have long dictated the conditions of travel. For Shahnaz Habib, travel and travel writing have always been complicated pleasures. Habib threads the history... Read more

The Problem of Increasing Human Energy

By: Nikola Tesla

Narrated by: Steve Blofeld

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Problem of Increasing Human Energy," Nikola Tesla embarks on an intellectual voyage that explores the avenues through which human society could augment its collective energy resources for the betterment of mankind. First published in Century Magazine in 1900, this work showcases Tesla's profound ingenuity and his visionary approach to... Read more

Дуліна ад Барадуліна

By: Рыгор Барадулін

Narrated by: Рыгор Барадулін

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Показкі, эпіграмы, міні-оды «Свабодзе» ды іншыя бессаромныя жэсты, у т. л. эсэ «Як беларусы сэксам займаюцца».Бо праўды не заглушыш. Чытае аўтар.Кнігу ў pdf можна чытаць тут: http://docs.rferl.org/be-BY/2010/03/22/dulina_ad_baradulina.pdf Read more

Prisoner of the White Lines

By: R. E. Urycki

Narrated by: R. E. Urycki

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a captivating journey with R. E. Urycki's Prisoner of the White Lines, a mesmerizing travel memoir that transports readers across continents and through time. Experience the allure of hitchhiking through Europe, Africa, Israel, and Alaska, starting in the pivotal year of 1969. This book isn't just a travelogue — it's a time capsule to... Read more

Father, Son, and Soldering Gun

By: Steven V. Mycynek

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you embrace your life and how you came to be who you are today? While that can sometimes be painful, it could be the most powerful thing you ever do. Witness this power through the legacy of Victor Mycynek (1943-2004).Victor-an engineer, craftsman, and forestry enthusiast-was not a politician, celebrity, CEO, or business owner. He wasn't an... Read more

L’art d’être français

By: Michel Onfray

Narrated by: Frédéric KNEIP

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Lettres à de jeunes philosophes. Un manuel de résistance à l’intention des nouvelles générations.Que dire à des jeunes de vingt ans pour leur conduite dans ce monde qui part à la dérive ? La civilisation s’effondre, les valeurs s’inversent, la culture se rétrécit comme une peau de chagrin, les livres comptent moins que les écrans, l’école... Read more

Fortuito

By: Luciana Wainer

Narrated by: Luciana Wainer & Valeria Zenil

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“Fortuito: que sucede inesperadamente y de casualidad. Parto fortuito: la noticia inesperada de un embarazo que se desconoce y del cual ningún médico pudo dar cuenta antes de que fuera demasiado tarde. […] El imprevisible y terrorífico momento de sentir que una liga ‘se rompe’ dentro de ti. Denuncia fortuita: lo inesperado de encontrarte, de un... Read more

Poétique de Aristote

By: Aristote

Narrated by: Philippe LEBEAU

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

La Poétique est un ouvrage d’Aristote portant sur l’art poétique et plus particulièrement sur les notions de tragédie, d’épopée et d’imitation. Probablement rédigé autour de 335 av. J-C, il a influencé la réflexion occidentale sur l’art pendant des siècles et suscité de nombreux débats. Plusieurs allusions au fil du texte suggèrent que la... Read more

Femmes de sciences oubliées

By: Pays des maths

Narrated by: Pays des Maths

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Femmes de Sciences Oubliées" est un voyage captivant à travers les annales de l'histoire scientifique, révélant les récits longtemps négligés de femmes qui ont contribué de manière significative à l'avancement de la connaissance. Dans ce livre, nous rencontrons une galerie de figures fascinantes qui ont repoussé les frontières du savoir malgré... Read more

The Dogma of Christ

By: Erich Fromm

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"Fromm's developing thought merits the critical attention of all concerned with the human condition and its future." —The Washington Post



The essays in this fascinating volume examine present-day psychological and cultural problems with the keen insight and humanistic sympathies characteristic of Erich Fromm's work.



The Dogma of Christ provides... Read more

Your Eyes Will Be My Window

By: Jodi Varon

Narrated by: Sharon Freedman

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Your Eyes Will Be My Window reclaims the two erasures of Esta Plat. Murdered in Ukraine by Nazi troops in 1942, evidence of the life of Esta Plat was preserved in a bundle of her letters until the letters were tossed into a dumpster and destroyed. Haunted by the inheritance of survivor's guilt and shame in a family that kept no Old World... Read more

Bin Yılın Aşk Mektupları - Abridged

By: Ali Murat İrat

Narrated by: Zeynep Önen

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bir aşka dair en kalıcı şey nedir? Hele bir yangından artakalan küller gibi dağılan aşkların yaşandığı teknoloji çağında... Bir aşkı bize olduğu gibi anlatan, onun nelere kadir olabileceğini bütün çıplaklığıyla gösteren şey nedir? Sözler mi, hediyeler mi, davranışlar mı, asla akıldan çıkmayan hatıralar mı? İşte bir aşkı, o aşkın tarafları... Read more

The Strenuous Life

By: Theodore Roosevelt

Narrated by: John Hemilton

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The speech "The Strenuous Life" by Theodore Roosevelt, is one of his most famous and enduring speeches. Delivered in Chicago on April 10, 1899, to the Hamilton Club, it served as a call to action for Americans to embrace hard work, duty, and perseverance as the foundation of a prosperous and strong nation. Roosevelt argued against a life of ease... Read more

Pathless Forest

By: Dr Chris Thorogood

Narrated by: Sebastian Humphreys

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying... Read more

Thoughts Out of Season

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"Thoughts Out of Season" is a collection of four essays written by Friedrich Nietzsche between 1873 and 1876. Originally published in German as "Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen," this work represents Nietzsche's critique of contemporary German culture, education, and society. In these essays, Nietzsche challenges prevailing attitudes and values,... Read more

Himmel Hölle Geisterwelt

By: Emanuel Swedenborg

Narrated by: Volker Braumann

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Für Immanuel Kant waren seine Träume und Visionen nichts weiter als Unsinn und Hirngespinste. Balzac dagegen stellte ihn in eine Reihe mit Zarathustra, Buddha und Jesus Christus. Für die Mehrheit seiner Zeit war er ein verschrobenes Original, über dessen Berichte aus der Geisterwelt sich launig spekulieren ließ. Für viele Künstler und... Read more

Pielgrzymka inaczej

By: Barbara Szmigiero

Narrated by: Katarzyna Nowak

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Pełna ironii i humoru opowieść o współczesnym pielgrzymowaniu do Ziemi Świętej Nieoczekiwany telefon od starszej siostry z Wiednia przerywa monotonię w życiu Izabeli, szczęśliwej mężatki i mamy. Prezent w postaci dwunastodniowej pielgrzymki do Ziemi Świętej spada jej jak z nieba. Jednak czy jest to najlepszy kierunek podróży dla zadeklarowanej... Read more

Wander Woman

By: Beth Santos

Narrated by: Beth Santos

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

“The ideal companion for the solo traveler, both before and during her trip.” — Pauline Frommer  
Achieve your solo female travel dreams with this empowering guide for women who want to see the world—perfect for anyone who has felt the tug of wanderlust after reading Wild, Eat Pray Love, or What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding.

If you’ve... Read more