Essays audiobooks

Class Clown

By: Dave Barry

Narrated by: Dave Barry

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

America’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.

How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people?

In Class Clown, Dave Barry... Read more

What My Father and I Don't Talk About

By: Michele Filgate

Narrated by: Raquel Beattie, Cassandra Campbell, Krystal Ham...

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A follow-up to the wildly successful What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About, this collection of essays from sixteen notable writers breaks the silence on the complex—and sometimes contentious—relationships we have with our fathers.

What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About has become a rare gem in the literary world. Both a viral sensation online and... Read more

Cosmic Insights: Unveil the Universe's Messages

By: Grant Eversley

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Cosmic Insights: Unveil the Universe's Messages ⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐
Are you looking to progress in your life and solidify your understanding by unlocking the secrets embedded in the stars?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to understand the wisdom of the universe?
Your search ends here!
This guide serves as... Read more

The Transcendentalist

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz. "The Transcendentalist" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that was first published in 1841. In this work, Emerson defines and reflects on the Transcendentalist movement, a philosophical and literary movement that was influential in the United States in the 19th century.... Read more

The Landscape Garden

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Mark Antony Stormrider

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Landscape Garden, Edgar Allan Poe takes readers on an intellectual journey through the aesthetics of nature, exploring the intricate relationship between art and the natural world. Originally penned in 1842, this essay delves into the philosophy of landscape design, arguing that gardens should mirror the human soul, blending beauty,... Read more

Journey Through the Wilderness: Embracing Nature's Solitude

By: Jasper Thornfield

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Journey Through the Wilderness: Embracing Nature's Solitude
⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐
Are you looking to find peace, strength, and rediscover yourself through the solitude of nature?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to embrace the wilderness?
Your search ends here!
This guide serves as your definitive companion... Read more

A Murder of Touts

By: Chris Farrell

Narrated by: Chris Farrell

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

At the start of a new relationship, she asked a simple question. His naïve response resulted in a yearlong string of life-threatening experiences, massive spider encounters, unexpected hilarity, and...enlightenment. All in the search for love.In the 1990’s, for the first time in history, it was possible to simply strap on a backpack and circle... Read more

Maelzel's Chess Player

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Marcus Aurelius Green

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Maelzel's Chess Player by Edgar Allan Poe is a riveting exploration of one of the 19th century’s greatest mechanical marvels, the famed "Mechanical Turk" chess-playing automaton. In this essay, Poe employs his signature analytical mind to unravel the mystery behind the automaton, which captivated audiences across Europe and America. The... 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

A Defence of Humility

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Humility gets a bad rap these days, especially when contrasted with philosophies of egoism and self-assertion. But can we see the world as it really is without losing ourselves for a moment to take up the perspective of another?Such is the argument of G. K. Chesterton in this delightful essay, “A Defence of Humility.”This essay is one in a... Read more

A Defence of Nonsense

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Nonsense, argues G. K. Chesterton, deserves more serious attention than we may initially assume. It is in nonsense that we regain a sense of wonder at the world – by appreciating the pure serendipitousness of the beauty that fills our lives.This essay is one in a series titled The Defendant, first published as a collection in 1901, after the... Read more

A Defence of Detective Stories

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

While some may argue that the detective story is an example of cheap, dispensable popular fiction, G. K. Chesterton begs to differ. He is, after all, the author of the Father Brown mysteries! Where else but in detective novels do we appreciate the romance of the city?This essay is from a series titled The Defendant, first published as a... Read more

No Half Measures

By: Jennifer Nandi

Narrated by: Roshni

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is the next best thing to going birdwatching with Jennifer. Read it for the sheer pleasure of going travelling in the wild with an informed, engaging guide.”- Pradip Krishen, Author of Trees of Delhi and Jungle Trees of Central IndiaTasked with steering a very important client through an area of unrest and insurgency, Jennifer embarks... Read more

Golf Wisdom for Everyone: Simple Tips from a Golf Pro

By: Landon Greyson

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Golf Wisdom for Everyone: Simple Tips from a Golf Pro
⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you aiming to enhance your golf skills and deepen your understanding of the game?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all the essential elements to transform your golf game?
Your search ends here!
This audiobook serves as your... Read more

The Thinking Heart

By: David Grossman

Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Searing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followed

We know David Grossman's voice of ringing moral clarity from way back: since the late 1980s and The Yellow Wind, his classic work on the urgency of the two-state... Read more

Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn't ever sailed before and had not the... Read more

Driving Over Lemons

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Chris Stewart, the eternal optimist. A man who flies to Spain, sees a peasant farm on the wrong side of the river and, with scarcely a second thought, hands over a cash deposit. And then finds he has acquired not just the farm, but the farmer, too, who has no intention of leaving. Not to mention the lack of running water, electricity or... Read more

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree

By: Chris Stewart

Narrated by: Chris Stewart

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras - an oddball region of Spain, south of Granada. Funny, insightful and real, the book became an international bestseller.

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they... Read more

Ir a La Habana

By: Leonardo Padura

Narrated by: Jorge Tito Gómez Cabrera

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Un fascinante paseo por La Habana con un guía de lujo, el propio Leonardo Padura. Los buenos novelistas siempre cuentan en sus historias con un personaje que acaba siendo tan importante como el protagonista: la ciudad donde trascurren los hechos. Por eso no hay mejor guía para conocer La Habana que Leonardo Padura, el autor que mejor le ha... Read more

Grundlinien einer Erkenntnistheorie

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In seinen frühesten Veröffentlichungen hat Rudolf Steiner den Versuch unternommen, aus den naturwissenschaftlichen Schriften Goethes diejenigen epistemologischen und wissenschaftstheoretischen Prinzipien herauszuarbeiten, die den Goethe'schen Arbeiten auf diesem Feld unausgesprochen zugrunde liegen. Im Lichte der Steiner'schen Deutung erscheinen... Read more

Wahrheit und Wissenschaft

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In dieser Schrift setzt Rudolf Steiner sich mit Grundgedanken Goethes und Fichtes auseinander und entwickelt dabei die erkenntnistheoretischen Grundlagen seiner späteren anthroposophischen Geisteswissenschaft. Read more

Theosophie

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Die ›Theosophie‹ (1904) stellt Rudolf Steiners klassische Darstellung des anthroposophischen Welt- und Menschenverständnisses dar. Sie dokumentiert Steiners intensives Eintauchen in die theosophische Gedankenwelt Annie Besants und Charles Leadbeaters um die Jahrhundertwende und seinen Versuch einer Harmonisierung derselben mit seiner eigenen,... Read more

Ein Weg zur Selbsterkenntnis des Menschen

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 2 hours 43 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

In Ausführung der Dreigliederung des Sozialen Organismus

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Christian Clement

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In seinen Aufsätzen ›In Ausführung der Dreigliederung des sozialen Organismus aus den Jahren 1919/20 reagierte Steiner, wie schon in seinen "Kernpunkten der sozialen Frage", auf die Krise des modernen Bewusstseins, die in den gesellschaftlichen Konflikten des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts sowie im Ersten Weltkrieg ihren destruktiven Ausdruck gefunden... Read more