Essays audiobooks

Mastery of Life

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life – they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson’s ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities. Reading and... Read more

The Language Food

By: Dan Jurafsky

Narrated by: Steven Menasche

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.

Why do we eat toast for breakfast, and then toast to good health at dinner? What does the turkey we eat on Thanksgiving have to do with the country on the eastern Mediterranean? Can you figure out how much your dinner will cost by counting the... Read more

When the Facts Change

By: Tony Judt

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

In an age in which the lack of independent public intellectuals has often been sorely lamented, the historian Tony Judt played a rare and valuable role, bringing together history and current events, Europe and America, what was and what is with what should be. In When the Facts Change, Tony Judt’s widow and fellow historian Jennifer Homans has... Read more

Bon Appetempt

By: Amelia Morris

Narrated by: Amelia Morris

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many... Read more

My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space

By: Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella

Narrated by: Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The incomparable Lisa Scottoline, along with daughter Francesca, is back with more wild and wonderful wit and wisdom: My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space.

Critics and readers loved Lisa Scottoline's first collection of true-life stories, which only encouraged her—now she's back with these all-new, exciting adventures. She's... Read more

Talk Show

By: Dick Cavett

Narrated by: Dick Cavett

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, and culture and politics today For years, Dick Cavett played host to the nation's most famous personalities on his late-night talk show. In this humorous and evocative book, we get to hear Cavett's best tales, as he recounts great... Read more

Brief Encounters

By: Dick Cavett

Narrated by: Dick Cavett

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2016 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word Album

Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life

In Brief Encounters, the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduces us to the fascinating characters who have crossed his path, from James... Read more

Fallen Leaves

By: Will Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The final and most personal work from Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian Will Durant—discovered thirty-two years after his death—is a message of insight for everyone who has sought meaning in life or the council of a wise friend in navigating life's journey.From 1968 to 1978, Will Durant made four public allusions to the existence of... Read more

Our Boston

By: Andrew Blauner

Narrated by: various narrators, Peter Berkrot, Johnny Heller...

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor... Read more

Dan Gets a Minivan

By: Dan Zevin

Narrated by: Dan Zevin

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In the bestselling and beloved tradition of Dave Barry, a coming-of-middle-age tale by Thurber finalist Dan Zevin, master of "Seinfeld-ian nothingness" (Time) about a man's inevitable transition into midlife and fatherhood. The least hip citizen of Brooklyn, Dan Zevin has a working wife, two small children, a mother who visits each week to... Read more

Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: McAvoy Layne

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Huck Finn of foreign correspondents provides a colorful account of old Honolulu, the island nobility, the City of Refuge on the Kona coast, and the active volcano of Kilauea. These selections of Mark Twain's newspaper dispatches are both charming and informative. The light touch of the great humorist is seldom missing as he reveals the... Read more

The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim

By: Iceberg Slim

Narrated by: Bobby Spears

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim, the fierce and lyrical icon for criminal reformation describes himself as "ill…from America's fake fa├ºade of justice and democracy." For Iceberg Slim, the illness may have been a detriment, but for us it's a gift. His tales serve as a chilling reminder that we are all inmates of one prison or another, and the... Read more

Creatures of a Day, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In his long career, eminent psychotherapist and author Irvin Yalom has pressed his patients and readers to grapple with life's two greatest challenges: that we all must die, and that each of us is responsible for leading a life worth living. In Creatures of a Day, he and his patients confront the difficulty of these challenges. Although these... Read more

Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life

By: Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg

Narrated by: Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Every morning more than three million listeners tune in to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio—mostly to hear the Mikes’ (Golic and Greenberg) riotous back-and-forth on everything from why baseball managers should dress like real people to how to lose a fight with the wife with dignity. In Mike and Mike’s Rules for Sports and Life, the... Read more

You Can Observe a Lot by Watching

By: Yogi Berra & Dave Kaplan

Narrated by: Dale Berra

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "team player" as a buzzword but rewards only the showboaters and prima donnas?  Well, You Can Observe a Lot by Watching.  In this happy and hilarious guide to teamwork, sportsmanship, and winning, Yogi Berra... Read more

Stay

By: Dave Burchett

Narrated by: Maurice England

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Amazing (furry) lessons from a dog’s life

You’ll be enthralled by this story of a man and his lovable Labrador retriever, Hannah, and what their canine friendship can show us about life, grace, and long walks in the park.

Hannah was Dave Burchett’s best friend. He couldn’t imagine starting a day without her tail wagging an energetic greeting, her... Read more

Garis Batas: Perjalanan di Negeri-Negeri Asia Tengah

By: Agustinus Wibowo

Narrated by: Fitra Hartono

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Negeri apa di seberang sungai sana? Penduduk desa Afghan setiap hari memandang ke "luar negeri" yang hanya selebar sungai jauhnya. Memandangi mobil-mobil melintas, tanpa pernah menikmati rasanya duduk dalam mobil. Mereka memandangi rumah-rumah cantik bak vila, sementara tinggal di dalam ruangan kumuh remang-remang yang terbuat dari batu dan... Read more

伤心的水

By: 尤今

Narrated by: 方馨

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

尤今惯常以如刃的目光读大地，以细腻的心思读生活，再以璀璨的笔杆，抒写缤纷的世界。 她说："小时看漫画，常常看到牧牛的童子坐在牛背上吹笛子，因此把牛目为浪漫的象征；年龄稍长，读及牛的颂诗，又把牛当成是劳动的楷模。成长之后，背着行囊，足履四海，才发现牛和世间万物一样，没有一个固定不变的"模式"。 同样是云，却美丑不一。同样是河，却有悲有喜。同样是泥，却大好大坏。把囿限于模子之内的目光看世界，不但辜负了大地，也糟蹋了万物。" 《伤心的水》一书内收了一百篇袖珍小品，叙述了一百则喜怒哀乐的故事。人间有爱，万物有情，即使是一滴水珠、一片树叶，也有感觉，只要用心眼去体会，便能通过它们，听到一条河、一棵树的故事；而当小河汇人大海、小树扎根于大地时，我们便也同时能够听到惊涛拍岸的澎湃、听到根须入土... Read more

亮一盏灯

By: 尤今

Narrated by: 李荣德

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

披风戴雪缩着脖子走向家门的人，看到漫天飞雪中那团团温暖的灯光，虚悬着的心，立刻便安定了。瞧，家在咫尺，风再嚣张、雪再泼辣，又何足以畏呢？ 长期以来孜孜矻矻地以笔杆在纸上耕耘的尤今，一直都尝试在字里行间亮起一盏盏灯，一方面用以点燃读者对生活的热忱；另一方面，也希望借着文字的亮光，唤起大家对病态现象的注意。以《亮一盏灯》作为书名，正因为它很好地阐明了她的创作宗旨。 中国《羊城晚报》为尤今开设了一个专栏"昙花的话"，这65 篇小品文，在成书之前，就曾发表于该专栏内，其中多篇作品亦曾为中国其他杂志转载。 © 2021 by You Jin. Published in paper format in Singapore by Lingzi Media, recorded by... Read more

Drumul către Little Dribbling

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Vlad Robaș

Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Cîştigător al National Geographic Traveller Reader Award pentru cea mai bună carte de călătorie a anului 2016 După succesul Însemnărilor de pe o insulă mică, Bill Bryson porneşte într-o nouă călătorie de explorare a Marii Britanii, de data aceasta de-a lungul "Liniei Bryson", un traseu imaginar stabilit chiar de el între punctele cele mai... Read more

Însemnări de pe o insulă mică

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Vlad Robaș

Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

După o şedere de mai bine de douăzeci de ani în Marea Britanie şi înainte de a se întoarce în Statele Unite împreună cu familia, Bill Bryson porneşte într-o călătorie de rămas-bun, un fel de tur al insulei care i-a fost atîta vreme cămin. Folosind mijloacele de transport în comun şi făcînd drumeţii ori de cîte ori i se iveşte ocazia, autorul... Read more

Continentul uitat. America micilor oraşe

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Vlad Robaș

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

După ce a petrecut zece ani în Anglia, Bill Bryson vrea să-şi rememoreze copilăria, aşa că pleacă din locul în care s-a născut, Des Moines, Iowa, într-o călătorie prin 38 dintre statele americane, pe care o documentează cu mult umor. Autorul speră să se reîntîlnească cu peisajele idilice ale copilăriei sale, însă găseşte lanuri nesfîrşite de... Read more

Magical Thinking

By: Augusten Burroughs

Narrated by: Augusten Burroughs

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This book was written in an era before trigger warnings. Sensitive readers please proceed with caution. —Love, Augusten.


From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry—a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not... Read more

Die Schwelle der geistigen Welt

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Nach Abschluss seines esoterischen Hauptwerkes, der ›Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss‹ von 1910, suchte Rudolf Steiner immer wieder nach neuen Wegen, die nunmehr im Kern entwickelte Anthroposophie in andere sprachliche und textuelle Formen zu bringen. Mit den Schriften ›Ein Weg zur Selbsterkenntnis des Menschen‹ (1912) und ›Die Schwelle der... Read more