Essays audiobooks

Rebound

By: Perry King

Narrated by: K.C. Collins

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to diversity and inclusion. “The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop.” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie... Read more

The Art of Setting Stones

By: Marc Peter Keane

Narrated by: Marc Peter Keane

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens. In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism,... Read more

Born to Be Public

By: Greg Mania

Narrated by: Greg Mania

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In this unique and hilarious debut memoir, writer and comedian Greg Mania chronicles life as a "pariah prodigy." From inadvertently coming out to his Polish immigrant parents, to immersing himself in the world of New York City nightlife, and finding himself and his voice in comedy. Born to Be Public is a vulnerable and poignant exploration of... Read more

Mirrors in the Earth

By: Asia Suler

Narrated by: Asia Suler

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A nature therapy session for the soul--encounter the benevolence of the living world through 12 essays on the Earth-healing powers of self-compassion and empathy.

When healing is needed at the deepest level, nature will always call us back home--not only to the oak woods or water-filled coves, but to the homes within ourselves.

In a series of 12... Read more

L'avenir de la civilisation

By: Jacques Bainville

Narrated by: Daniel Franck

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Dans le texte de cette conférence donnée en 1922, Jacques Bainville questionne la notion de civilisation. Commençant son analyse d'un point de vue étymologique et constatant qu'il n'existe pas de définition convaincante du mot "civilisation", c'est en tant qu'historien que Bainville nous fournit ici des éléments de réponse. Au lendemain d'un... Read more

Pawprints On Our Hearts

By: Kerk Murray

Narrated by: Gary Middleton

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"A powerful and emotional story." — Alyson Sheldrake, Bestselling author of Kat the Dog
#1 International Bestseller and 8x Literary Award WinnerIn his debut memoir, Kerk Murray shares his coming-of-age journey, paying tribute to the animals that touch our lives and the compassion that drives us forward. It's a story of love, loss, and the courage... Read more

December in Dacca

By: KS Nair

Narrated by: P. Mathai Abraham

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1971 war between India and Pakistan, to help liberate the beleaguered people of Bangladesh, is considered one of the last 'just wars' of the twentieth century. Good triumphed decisively, unequivocally and indisputably. Yet, given the scale of atrocity that was halted in its tracks, it is shocking that the compelling circumstances as well as... Read more

Rants from the Hill

By: Michael P. Branch

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to the land of wildfire, hypothermia, desiccation, and rattlers.The stark and inhospitable high-elevation landscape of Nevada’s Great Basin Desert may not be an obvious (or easy) place to settle down, but for self-professed desert rat Michael Branch it’s home. Of course, living in such an unforgiving landscape gives one many things to... Read more

Cartas de un ESTOICO

By: Séneca

Narrated by: Sergio Catalán

Length: 16 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Quizá pensamos que vamos a estar aquí para siempre, que las personas que queremos van a estar aquí para siempre.
Hoy día podemos comprar casi cualquier cosa con nuestros teléfonos de última generación sin mover el culo del sofá de nuestra casa, comunicarnos al instante con una persona que se encuentre al otro lado del planeta, medios de... Read more

Cara o cruz: Lázaro Cárdenas

By: Veka G. Duncan & Francisco Robles

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias & Gabriela Guraieb

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Es innegable que Lázaro Cárdenas marcó un punto de quiebre para México, pero eso no lo exime de sus controversias como presidente. ¿Su gobierno fue más burgués que socialista? ¿En realidad fue de izquierdas o sólo se trató de un disfraz? </strong></p>... Read more

Por la tangente

By: Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez

Narrated by: Daniel Cubillo

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

«El ensayista se entrega a las orillas: no intenta demostrar nada, apenas mostrar. El ensayo es la fuga de la tangente: rozar el globo y huir.» Criatura híbrida, anfibia, el ensayo literario ha sido definido de muy distintas maneras. Célebremente, Alfonso Reyes lo llamó el centauro de los géneros, por considerarlo el hijo mestizo del arte y de... Read more

Sócrates Café

By: Christopher Phillips

Narrated by: Rubén Hernández

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Hace mucho tiempo que la filosofía pareciera haber renunciado a su papel como guía en la vida de las personas y haber dejado esta función a la ciencia, la política, la autoayuda o la cultura del éxito económico y laboral. Sin embargo, las grandes preguntas de la vida como: ¿qué significado tienen el amor y la amistad?, ¿cómo puedo saber si he... Read more

Cara o cruz: Francisco I. Madero

By: Rosa Luisa Guerra Vargas & Edgar Rojano

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias & Gabriela Guraieb

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

La pregunta constante que uno podría hacerle a Francisco I. Madero es: ¿estábamos listos para la democracia o sólo soltó al tigre, como dijo Porfirio Díaz? ¿Cómo fue que Madero se deslindó de su futuro como empresario para entrar en el mundo de la política? ¿Qué implicó su visión espiritista? ¿Qué pasó realmente en Ciudad Juárez? ¿El respeto... Read more

Cara o cruz: Benito Juárez

By: Alejandro Rosas & Angélica Vázquez del Mercado

Narrated by: Alejandro Ivarias & Gabriela Guraieb

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Benito Juárez ha sido un personaje muy controversial en la historia de México. Es amado o es odiado. ¿Fue un autoritario o un patriota? ¿Fue un vendepatrias? ¿Se equivocó en la Ciudadela? </strong></p> ¿Sólo conocemos al Juárez de las monografías... Read more

Por amor a la física

By: Walter Lewin & Warren Goldstein

Narrated by: Óscar Vegas Naval

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Las esperadas memorias de uno de los intelectuales más impredecibles, combativos e influyentes de los últimos treinta años. «Has cambiado mi vida» es una frase muy común en los emails que Walter Lewin recibe a diario de fans cautivados por sus «videoclases» sobre las maravillas de la física. Durante cuarenta y tres años como profesor en el... Read more

على بلد المحبوب - Abridged

By: أحمد خير الدين

Narrated by: محمد الخيام

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

هناك شيء بالغ الرمزية فيما جرى لهذہ السفينة القديمة وركابها وطاقمها في الأيام الأولى لهذہ الحرب. حكايات هؤلاء الناجين توضح كيف أن تقلبات هذہ الحرب الكاسحة ازدرت سيادة الدول وأنكرت حياد مواطنيها الذين طالتهم خلال مساراتها. سواء كانوا بحارة مصريين أو شباب أمريكيين». هكذا اختصرت صحيفة هيرالد تريبيون الأمريكية مأساة الباخرة المصرية التي اشتراها... Read more

Red Sauce Brown Sauce

By: Felicity Cloake

Narrated by: Felicity Cloake

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The charming and joyful follow-up book from ‘the nation’s taster in chief,’ Felicity Cloake. If there’s one thing that truly unites Britain, from Aberdeen to Aberystwyth, St Ives to St Pancras, it’s an obsession with breakfast. We all have an opinion on the merits of brown sauce versus... Read more

The Science of Monsters

By: Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence

Narrated by: Angele Masters

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-have for any fan of horror and fantasy movies—Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining (Stephen King), and so many more! If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, the women behind the Horror... Read more

Somewhere We Are Human

By: Reyna Grande & Sonia Guiñansaca

Narrated by: Avi Roque, Diana Pou, Marisa Blake & Christian ...

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

""[These contributions] touch on so many different facets of the immigrant experience that readers will find much to ponder... [and] experience how creative writing enriches our understanding of each other and our lives."" –BooklistIntroduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh NguyenA unique collection of 41 groundbreaking essays,... Read more

Talking About a Revolution

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Narrated by: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook includes an exclusive conversation between Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied started out a dynamic, optimistic, na�ve, youthful grass-roots organiser and oil rig worker before she found herself taking on the heft of the Australian political and media establishment, unintentionally.

From her new home... Read more

Raising Raffi

By: Keith Gessen

Narrated by: Keith Gessen

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“A wise, mild and enviably lucid book about a chaotic scene.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times

“Memoirs of fatherhood are rarely so honest or so blunt.” —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic

“An instant classic.” —M. C. Mah, Romper

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY LIT HUB & THE MILLIONS

An unsparing, loving account of fatherhood and the... Read more

Virology

By: Joseph Osmundson

Narrated by: Joseph Osmundson

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Literary Hub

A leading microbiologist tackles the scientific and sociopolitical impact of viruses in twelve striking essays.
Invisible in the food we eat, the people we kiss, and inside our own bodies, viruses flourish—with the power to shape not only our health, but our social, political, and economic... Read more

Some Sports Stories

By: Bob Ettinger

Narrated by: Jesse Boyd & D'Andre McPheeters

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

One reader called it "a love letter to sports" while other readers have commented on it having a "The Wonder Years" feel, Some Sports Stories is a collection of short stories each having one thing in common. In one way or another, every story has something to do with sports. Read more

The Great Indoorsman

By: Andrew Farkas

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Many authors have traveled and explored the out-of-doors, both in life and then in their books, proving themselves stalwart, audacious, even heroic; Andrew Farkas is not among them. He is brave enough to admit that the outdoors isn’t for him. Instead, in these essays Farkas reports on his bold explorations of a very different territory: the... Read more