Language audiobooks

The Freedom Writers Diary

By: Erin Gruwell & The Freedom Writers

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, Bahni Turpin & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic story of an incredible group of students and the teacher who inspired them, featuring updates on the students’ lives, new journal entries, and an introduction by Erin Gruwell
 
Now a public television documentary, Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart
 
In 1994, an... Read more

10 Things I Think I Know For Sure About...Getting Your Writing Published

By: John Lehman

Narrated by: John Lehman

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

10 Things I Think I Know For Sure About...Getting Your Writing Published is presented by John Lehman, founder of Rosebud magazine. John suggests writers stop thinking in terms of books, articles, poems and stories, and instead start thinking in terms of what benefits readers will receive from reading and buying them. Literary agent Georgia... Read more

How And Why A Poem Works

By: John Lehman

Narrated by: John Lehman

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A thought-provoking 51-minute audio presentation for writers, readers, students, teachers, parents…anyone who has ever wondered why a particular poem is their favorite. Includes Stopping By The Woods: Delving beneath the surface of Robert Frost's poetry. Read more

The Writer's Cave: Why Writers What They Do

By: John Lehman

Narrated by: John Lehman

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The Writer's Cave contains a treasure trove of dramatic examples from John Lehman, the founder of Rosebud magazine, on how the creative process works. This program includes an actual meeting with Orson Welles, myths about vampires that may apply to writers, and a strange occurrence that takes place in a humane society after midnight. Read more

Today's Authors Series: Phillip DePoy Discusses "The King James Conspiracy"

By: Phillip DePoy

Narrated by: Phillip DePoy

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Hear a lecture given by best-selling author Phillip DePoy as he reads from and discusses his historical novel set in 1605, "The King James Conspiracy," about a conspiracy that threatens the new translation of the Bible ordered by King James I, and the lives of the scholars working on it. Read more

Speak Up With Confidence

By: Jack Valenti

Narrated by: Jack Valenti

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Public speaking is one of the most intimidating and important aspects of many jobs. As a one-time speech writer for President Johnson, and in his current position as president of the M.P.A.A., Jack Valenti has written and delivered speeches in all kinds of settings. Originally published in 1982, Speak Up with Confidence is an indispensable... Read more

It's Never Too Late

By: Janet Allen

Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Recipient of the Milken Foundation National Educator Award, Janet Allen provides an inside look at some of the problems faced by teenagers in the classroom from the viewpoint of a teacher. This practical "how-to" book will appeal to teachers, parents, and anyone else concerned about indifferent or hostile students. The author enters the teaching... Read more

The Author at Work

By: Jenna Blum

Narrated by: Jenna Blum

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author Jenna Blum has scored critical and commercial success with her novels Those Who Save Us and The Stormchasers. One of Oprah's Top Thirty Women's Writers, Blum has also taught creative writing at Boston University and master novel workshops for Grub Street Writers. Here Blum shares insights into the writing... Read more

Between You and Me

By: Mary Norris

Narrated by: Mary Norris

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer, and finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice. Between You & Me features Norris's... Read more

Get Talking German in Ten Days Beginner Audio Course

By: Paul Coggle & Heiner Schenke

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you?ll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak German in just 10 days.Practice the most frequent words and expressions for:- getting a taxi- checking into a hotel- introducing yourself at a reception- ordering drinks- ordering a... Read more

Becoming Fluent

By: Richard Roberts & Roger Kreuz

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, students may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don’t seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do?In Becoming... Read more

Rapid Dutch, Vols. 1 & 2

By: Earworms Learning

Narrated by: Andrew Lodge & Marti van Bommel

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Earworms MBT is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning a new language. By repeatedly listening to melodies specially composed with rhythmic repetitions of Dutch and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not only be on the tip of your tongue but burned deeply into your long-term... Read more

Rapid Portuguese, Vols. 1 & 2

By: Earworms Learning

Narrated by: Marlon Lodge & Ana Valdez

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Earworms MBT is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning a new language. By repeatedly listening to melodies specially composed with rhythmic repetitions of Portuguese and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not only be on the tip of your tongue but burned deeply into your... Read more

Rapid Brazilian Portuguese, Vols. 1 & 2

By: Earworms Learning

Narrated by: Marlon Lodge & Ligia Goncalves

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Earworms MBT is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning a new language. By repeatedly listening to melodies specially composed with rhythmic repetitions of Brazilian Portuguese and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not only be on the tip of your tongue but burned deeply into... Read more

The Mother Tongue

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 1-5

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 6-10

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 16-20

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 11-15

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 21-25

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3 Lessons 26-30

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 3

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Modern Standard Arabic
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Modern Standard Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve... Read more

The Book of Human Emotions

By: Tiffany Watt Smith

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A thoughtful, gleeful encyclopedia of emotions, both broad and outrageously specific, from throughout history and around the world.

How do you feel today? Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok or... Read more

Long Story Short

By: Margot Leitman

Narrated by: Margot Leitman

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a practical storytelling guide from comedian, winner of multiple Moth storytelling competitions, and founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade storytelling program Margot Leitman. Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun,... Read more