Essays audiobooks

Democracy and Social Ethics

By: Jane Addams

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged Lectures: Charitable Effort - Filial Relations - Household Adjustment - Industrial Amelioration - Educational Methods - Political Reformvites listeners to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library. In... Read more

The Closer

By: Mariano Rivera

Narrated by: Michael Kay

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.

Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He... Read more

Good Talk, Dad

By: Bill Geist & Willie Geist

Narrated by: Bill Geist & Willie Geist

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut Little League Confidential was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling American Freak Show--have begun an... Read more

Zoom

By: Bob Berman

Narrated by: Bob Berman & Dan Woren

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the speed of light to moving mountains -- and everything in between -- Zoom explores how the universe and its objects move.

If you sit as still as you can in a quiet room, you might be able to convince yourself that nothing is moving. But air currents are still wafting around you. Blood rushes through your veins. The atoms in your chair... Read more

The Carnivore's Manifesto

By: Patrick Martins

Narrated by: Mike Edison

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.

We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming,... Read more

On Tennis

By: David Foster Wallace

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Infinite Jest and Consider the Lobster: a collection of five brilliant essays on tennis, from the author's own experience as a junior player to his celebrated profile of Roger Federer at the peak of his powers. 

A "long-time rabid fan of tennis," and a regionally ranked tennis player in his youth, David Foster Wallace wrote... Read more

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris, Sian Phillips, Dylan Baker & Ela...

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life.

In "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck," three strangers commiserate about... Read more

How to Be Alone

By: Jonathan Franzen

Narrated by: Jonathan Franzen & Brian d'Arcy James

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Passionate, strong-minded nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections was the best-loved and most-written-about novel of 2001. Nearly every in-depth review of it discussed what became known as "The Harper's Essay," Franzen's controversial 1996 investigation of the fate of the... Read more

This I Believe

By: Jay Allison & Dan Gediman

Narrated by: various

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features 80 Americans—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that begins with the book's title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share... Read more

Just a Guy

By: Bill Engvall & Alan Eisenstock

Narrated by: Bill Engvall

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill Engvall has been making people laugh professionally for more than 20 years, and along with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and Ron White, is a founding member of the superstar Blue Collar Comedy Tour. In this audiobook, Engvall explains what it means to be ‘just a guy' using all-new stories from his own life. Bill has always lived with... Read more

This I Believe II

By: Jay Allison & Dan Gediman

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collection of inspiring personal philosophies from another noteworthy group of people

This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers seventy-five essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that begins the book's title. With contributors who run the gamut from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to ordinary folks like a... Read more

Belle Weather

By: Celia Rivenbark

Narrated by: Celia Rivenbark

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

No matter what side of the Mason-Dixon line you live on, you will find Celia Rivenbark's hilarious observations about Southern living as easy as a tall drink of sweet tea on a hundred degree day. In this latest collection of laugh-out-loud essays, you'll experience:
*The joys of Remodeling Tara
*Harry Potter Bitch-slaps Nancy Drew
*Britney's To Do... Read more

You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning

By: Celia Rivenbark

Narrated by: Celia Rivenbark

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling classics We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp, comes a collection of essays so funny, you'll shoot co'cola out of your nose. Topics include such gems as:

• Why Miss North Carolina is too nice to hate

• How Gwyneth Paltrow wants to improve your pathetic life

• Strapped for cash? Try... Read more

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog

By: Lisa Scottoline

Narrated by: Lisa Scottoline

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A hilarious collection of stories from the life of The New York Times bestselling author of Look Again

At last, together in one collection, are Lisa Scottoline's wildly popular Philadelphia Inquirer columns. In her column, Lisa lets her hair down, roots and all, to show the humorous side of life from a woman's perspective. The Sunday column... Read more

Suck It, Wonder Woman!

By: Olivia Munn & Mac Montandon

Narrated by: Olivia Munn

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Today's hottest geek and host of G4's ATTACK OF THE SHOW dishes her unique brand of humor of on everything from Star Wars, gadgets, and her love of banana cream pie.

Olivia Munn is an actress, comedian and television host, best known for being the face of the G4 network. She also occasionally likes to get dressed up as Wonder Woman. SUCK IT... Read more

Travels in Siberia

By: Ian Frazier

Narrated by: Ian Frazier

Length: 20 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A Dazzling Russian travelogue from the bestselling author of Great Plains

In Travels in Siberia, Ian Frazier trains his eye for unforgettable detail on Siberia, that vast expanse of Asiatic Russia. He explores many aspects of this storied, often grim region, which takes up one-seventh of the land on earth. He writes about the geography, the... Read more

All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 15 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic multimillion copy bestseller

Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.

When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian. But within a year,... Read more

All Things Bright and Beautiful

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The basis for the PBS Masterpiece series and the second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series.

Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the fifty years since his animal stories were first introduced to the world.

All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to... Read more

All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 15 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Readers adore James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom, and the basis for the PBS Masterpiece drama.

In the midst of World War II, James is training... Read more

Every Living Thing

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A perfect gift for anyone who loves animals, this fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection, the basis for the All Creatures Great and Small television series.

Every Living Thing: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki... Read more

James Herriot's Animal Stories

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Available for the first time on CD, ten more delightful stories from the pen of the world's most beloved veterinarian—a perfect gift book guaranteed to delight the Yorkshire vet's worldwide legions of fans.

When you enter the world of James Herriot's Animal Stories, you'll share his wonder and humor, his adventures and misadventures as he... Read more

James Herriot's Cat Stories

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

James Herriot's Cat Stories is the purr-fect gift for anyone who loves cuddling kitties.

Kittens and cats of all kinds abound in this program and, like their flesh-and-blood counterparts, they will purr their way into the hearts and minds of everyone who hears their stories. This warm and joyful volume of stories collects some of the Yorkshire... Read more

The Lord God Made Them All

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Now available as an audio book for the first time, The Lord God Made Them All is the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderful and the fourth volume in James Herriot's classic collections of animal stories--the basis for the PBS Masterpiece television series, All Creatures Great and Small.

In this repackaged volume, after serving in the... Read more

A Mother's Gift

By: Dan Gediman

Narrated by: various

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans with a focus on motherhood. The perfect Mother's Day gift.

Based on the NPR series of the same name, this new 1-CD collection of This I Believe essays will again gather a diverse group of essayists—ranging from famous to previously... Read more