Language audiobooks

Reading the OED

By: Ammon Shea

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its... Read more

Communication Matters I

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Deborah Tannen

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

When I wrote You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation I didn't know that what everyone would respond to most strongly is the question, "Why don't men like to stop and ask for directions?" (Before the book was published, no one talked about this gender difference; as a result of the book, it is now the ubiquitous subject of jokes,... Read more

Communication Matters II: That's Not What I Meant!

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Deborah Tannen

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The following series of lectures draws on linguistics, or the scientific study of language, to show the many ways in which language has a profound effect upon human relationships. These lectures address the various aspects and implications of what Professor Tannen calls 'conversational style.' It also looks at the dynamics of specific situations... Read more

You Are Special - Abridged

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Fred Rogers

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The beloved host of PBS’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, subject of the acclaimed documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and the forthcoming biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, offers warm words of advice and encouragement, along with reflections on his own childhood

For more than fifty years, Fred Rogers and his... Read more

Behind the Wheel - Spanish 2

By: Behind the Wheel

Narrated by: Mark Frobose

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Now that you know the basics of Spanish, put your knowledge into practice with the unique stories and dialogue lessons offered in Spanish Level 2. Read a story about a couple in a restaurant and then practice ordering yourself a campechano, maybe a cerveza (o dos!) while you're at it. Or read a dialogue set in a store and then form your own... Read more

Behind the Wheel - Spanish 1

By: Behind the Wheel

Narrated by: Mark Frobose

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Spanish Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Spanish, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Spanish. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and two native Latin American Spanish speakers to aid... Read more

You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard, 2nd Edition - Abridged

By: Bert Decker

Narrated by: Bert Decker

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Bert Decker, who has trained thousands of business people to communicate better, comes the revised and updated version of his top-selling book You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard

Effective communication is essential in business and in everyday life. The most powerful communicators reach not just our minds, but our hearts: They win our... Read more

A Way With Words II

By: Michael Drout

Narrated by: Michael Drout

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In A Way with Words:Writing, Rhetoric, and the Art of Persuasion, widely published professor Michael D.C. Drout embarked on a thought-provoking investigation into the role of rhetoric in our world. Now, in A Way with Words II: Approaches to Literature, the renowned literary scholar leads a series of lectures that focus on the big questions of... Read more

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

By: Mignon Fogarty

Narrated by: Mignon Fogarty

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. More than seven million episodes have now been downloaded, and Mignon has... Read more

Making Your Point - Abridged

By: David Bartlett

Narrated by: Jonathan Coleman

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Making Your Point provides the secrets of sharper, better, and more influential speaking and writing tips from leading strategic communications expert David Bartlett.

We all need to speak, write and communicate more effectively. Dave Bartlett shares his decades of experience as a strategic communications consultant in an accessible, easy to apply... Read more

PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Russisch

By: div. & PONS-Redaktion

Narrated by: Yury Kovalev, Irina Kuhn & Inge Spaughton

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Im Auto, beim Joggen oder zu Hause auf dem Sofa: mit PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Russisch erweitern Sie Ihren Wortschatz mühelos. Wie heißt eigentlich "Zum Wohl!" oder was sagen Sie, wenn Sie jemanden einladen möchten? Mit mehr als 450 nützlichen Wörtern und Sätzen in 12 Themenbereichen sind Sie für die wichtigsten Situationen gewappnet.... Read more

PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Japanisch

By: Kayo Funatsu-Böhler, Hiroyuki Ota & PONS-Redaktion

Narrated by: Karin Adam, Toshiko Arai-Sixt, Bettina Höfels, ...

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Im Auto, beim Joggen oder zu Hause auf dem Sofa: Mit PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Japanisch erweitern Sie Ihren Wortschatz mühelos. Was heißt eigentlich "Tintenfisch" oder was sagen Sie, wenn Sie mit Kreditkarte zahlen wollen? Mit mehr als 530 nützlichen Wörtern und Sätzen in 14 Themenbereichen sind Sie für die wichtigsten Situationen... Read more

PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Chinesisch

By: Jie Tan Spada & PONS-Redaktion

Narrated by: Karin Adam & Jie Tan Spada

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Im Auto, beim Joggen oder zu Hause auf dem Sofa: mit PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Chinesisch erweitern Sie Ihren Wortschatz mühelos. Was heißt eigentlich "Jasmintee" oder was sagen Sie, wenn Sie eine Gabel beim Essen brauchen? Mit mehr als 520 nützlichen Wörtern und Sätzen in 15 Themenbereichen sind Sie für die wichtigsten Situationen... Read more

Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer Englisch - Abridged

By: Langenscheidt-Redaktion

Narrated by: div.

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wörter und Wendungen für alle wichtigen Situationen auf der Reise. Schnell in den wichtigen Urlaubssituationen in der Fremdsprache zurechtkommen – mit dem Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer lernt man besonders schnell. Über 80 einzelne reiserelevante Situationen werden intensiv eingeübt – mit konkreten Sätzen, Wörtern und Redewendungen. Beim Hören... Read more

Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer Französisch - Abridged

By: Langenscheidt-Redaktion

Narrated by: Langenscheidt-Redaktion

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wörter und Wendungen für alle wichtigen Situationen auf der Reise Schnell in den wichtigen Urlaubssituationen in der Fremdsprache zurechtkommen – mit dem Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer lernt man besonders schnell. Über 80 einzelne reiserelevante Situationen werden intensiv eingeübt – mit konkreten Sätzen, Wörtern und Redewendungen. Beim Hören... Read more

Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer Russisch - Abridged

By: Langenscheidt-Redaktion

Narrated by: div.

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Schnell in den wichtigen Urlaubssituationen in der Fremdsprache zurechtkommen – mit dem Langenscheidt Audio-Sprachführer lernt man besonders schnell. Über 80 einzelne reiserelevante Situationen werden intensiv eingeübt – mit konkreten Sätzen, Wörtern und Redewendungen. - Vermittelt die wichtigsten Redewendungen und Wörter zu typischen... Read more

Talking with Confidence for the Painfully Shy - Abridged

By: Don Gabor

Narrated by: Don Gabor

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

s much about "speaking in public" as it is about "public speaking, " Talking with Confidence for the Painfully Shy can help even the most shy person speak up and speak out in any business or social situation. Read more

There's Room For Me Here

By: Janet Allen & Kyle Gonzalez

Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister & Kate Forbes

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

What do you do with your students who can't--or won't--read and write? In this practical book, award-winning teachers, Janet Allen and Kyle Gonzales share classroom-tested strategies for motivating and helping young people to become literate. Read more

Last Chance

By: Phillip Burrows & Mark Foster

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

'How can Mr Frank be angry now?' thinks Mike happily. His film is good and he is the only cameraman on the volcano. Now he can go home. But then he finds Jenny and she is dying. Rocks start to move and Mike is afraid. Can they get off the volcano alive? And what happens to Mike's camera and film? Read more

Lord Jim

By: Joseph Conrad & Clare West

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A hundred years ago a seaman's life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger. He is young, strong, confident of his bravery. He dreams of great adventures - and the chance to show the world what a hero he is. But the sea is no place for dreamers. When the chance comes, on a calm moonlit night in... Read more

The Riddle of the Sands

By: Erskine Childers & Peter Hawkins

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

When Carruthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea. But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind. He and Davies soon find themselves sailing in the stormy waters of the North Sea, exploring the channels and sandbanks around the German Frisian... Read more

PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Polnisch

By: div. & PONS-Redaktion

Narrated by: Inge Spaughton, Kamilla Tarasiewicz & Igor Wrób...

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Im Auto, beim Joggen oder zu Hause auf dem Sofa - mit PONS mobil Wortschatztraining Polnisch erweitern Sie Ihren Wortschatz mühelos! Was heißt eigentlich "Rote-Bete-Suppe" oder was sagen Sie, wenn Sie einen Arzt brauchen? Mit mehr als 450 nützlichen Wörtern und Sätzen in 13 Themenbereichen sind Sie für die wichtigsten Situationen gewappnet.... Read more

Ethan Frome

By: Edith Wharton & Susan Kingsley

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in Massachusetts. He works long hours every day, but his farm makes very little money. His wife, Zeena, is a thin, grey woman, always complaining, and only interested in her own ill health. Then Mattie Silver, a young cousin, comes to live with the Fromes, to... Read more

The Garden Party and Other Stories

By: Katherine Mansfield & Rosalie Kerr

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen! But life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe ...or if you are a child from the wrong social class ...or a singer without work and the rent to be paid.... Read more