Essays audiobooks

The Selfishness of Others

By: Kristin Dombek

Narrated by: Rachel Fulginiti

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

They’re among us, but they are not like us. They manipulate, lie, cheat, and steal. They are irresistibly charming and accomplished, appearing to live in a radiance beyond what we are capable of. But narcissists are empty. No one knows exactly what everyone else is full of—some kind of a soul, or personhood—but whatever it is, experts agree that... Read more

Chuck Klosterman Presents Chuck Klosterman X

By: Chuck Klosterman

Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times–bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman presents a unique Audio Companion for Chuck Klosterman X, in which he contextualizes and reads from the collection of his best articles and essays, providing both a fascinating tour of the past decade and an ideal introduction to the mind of one of the sharpest and most... Read more

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...

By: Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors-and born vaudevillians-Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR's Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar..... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the... Read more

The Voyage of the Beagle

By: Charles Darwin

Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

During the five-year voyage of the Beagle, the young naturalist Darwin collected some of the scientific evidence that led to his ideas on volution and natural selection. Read more

Never Sniff a Gift Fish

By: Patrick F. McManus

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Humorist Patrick F. McManus has been called "a master at spoofing sportsmen" by Publishers Weekly. His rib-tickling books about hunting, fishing, and camping receive rave reviews from national media. The New York Times Book Review writes, "Everybody should read Patrick McManus." In the chapters of Never Sniff a Gift Fish, McManus will teach you... Read more

The Birth of a Nation

By: Nate Parker

Narrated by: Nate Parker

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film, The Birth of a Nation, surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil, while also exploring Turner’s relevance to contemporary dialogues on race relations.

Based on astounding events in American history, The Birth of a Nation... Read more

My Cubs

By: Scott Simon

Narrated by: Scott Simon

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured—and now triumphant—franchise.

Heartbreak and hope. Charmed and haunted. My Cubs is Scott Simon’s love letter... Read more

Insane Clown President

By: Matt Taibbi

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy’s uncertain future, by the country’s most perceptive and fearless political journalist.

In twenty-five pieces from Rolling Stone—plus two original essays—Matt Taibbi tells the story of Western civilization’s very own train wreck,... Read more

South and West

By: Joan Didion

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr & Nathaniel Rich

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks—writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.

Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of... Read more

More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas

By: Ace Collins

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Ace Collins has dug deep to uncover the true stories behind your favorite Christmas songs. Explore how these songs came into being, and discover a deeper appreciation for these melodic messages of peace, hope, and joy that celebrate the birth of Jesus. 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

Bread and Wine

By: Shauna Niequist

Narrated by: Shauna Niequist

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Join New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist as she offers an enchanting mix of funny and vulnerable storytelling in this collection of recipes and essays about the surprising and sacred things that happen when people gather around the table.Bread & Wine is a literary feast about the moments and meals that bring us together. With... Read more

America the Beautiful

By: Ben Carson, M.D.

Narrated by: Brandon Hirsch

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place?In America the Beautiful, Dr. Ben Carson helps us learn from our past in order to chart a better course for our future. From his personal ascent from inner-city poverty to international medical and... Read more

Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas

By: Ace Collins

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Enrich your holiday celebrations as you discover the incredible stories and the inspiration behind the Christmas songs you know and love.Jingle Bells Mary
Did You Know?
The First Noel
O Holy Night
Silver Bells
White ChristmasThe songs that you've sung since you were a child continue to bring Christmas to life each year. Now, you'll learn how your... Read more

The Truth (with jokes)

By: Al Franken

Narrated by: Al Franken

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Al Franken's landmark bestseller, Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them…a Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, was praised as a "bitterly funny assault" (The New York Times) that rang "with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet" (Associated Press). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for... Read more

Dave Barry's Money Secrets

By: Dave Barry

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing a book about how to understand money. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as· How the U.S. economy works, including the often-overlooked role of Adam Sandler.
· Why it is not a good idea to use... Read more

American Thighs

By: Jill Conner Browne

Narrated by: Jill Conner Browne

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"If I can save one woman from these thighs, I will not have lived in vain," #1 New York Times bestselling humorist Jill Conner Browne writes in American Thighs, her handbook and memoir for the Hot and Flashy. Whether young enough to look "hot" or of the age to only feel that way (in flashes with buckets of sweat), every woman has given, or will... Read more

Venice for Lovers

By: Louis Begley & Anka Muhlstein

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Every year for the thirty they have been married, Louis Begley and Anka Muhlstein have escaped to Venice to write. In Venice for Lovers, Begley and Muhlstein fashion their own personal homages to Venice, one with a novella, the other with a personal essay. In her contribution to the book, Muhlstein charmingly describes how she and her husband... Read more

The Routes of Man

By: Ted Conover

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Roads bind our world—metaphorically and literally—transforming landscapes and the lives of the people who inhabit them. Roads have unparalleled power to impact communities, unite worlds and sunder them, and reveal the hopes and fears of those who travel them. With his marvelous eye for detail and his contagious enthusiasm, Ted Conover explores... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners - 31 Stories of Adventure, Comebacks, and Family Ties

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Narrated by: Christina Traister & Dan John Miller

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

31 Stories of Adventure, Comebacks, and Family TiesComebacks Everyday Adventures Family Ties Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners - 31 Stories on Starting Out, Running Therapy, and Camaraderie

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Narrated by: Christina Traister & Dan John Miller

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

31 Stories on Starting Out, Running Therapy, and CamaraderieStarting Out Running Therapy Camaraderie Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners - 39 Stories about Pushing Through, Where It Takes You, and Triathlons

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Narrated by: Christina Traister & Dan John Miller

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

39 Stories about Pushing Through, Where It Takes You, and TriathlonsA Step at a Time Fortitude Interesting Places Triathlons Read more

Don't Vote - It Just Encourages the Bastards

By: P. J. O'Rourke

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Put the country's big, fat political ass on a diet. Lose that drooping deficit. Slim those spreading entitlement programs. Firm up that flabby pair of butt cheeks which are the Senate and the House.Having had a lot of fun with what politicians do, P.J. O'Rourke now has a lot of fun with what we should think about those politicians. Nothing good,... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog - 31 Stories about Family, Courage, and How to Listen

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Joyce Bean & Phil Gigante

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

31 Stories about Family, Courage, and How to ListenLearning About Family Learning to Have Courage Learning to Listen Read more