Nonfiction audiobooks

Black Pill

By: Elle Reeve

Narrated by: Elle Reeve

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Polarized—reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.

Award-winning journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the... Read more

Everyday Dharma

By: Suneel Gupta

Narrated by: Suneel Gupta

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

“Suneel Gupta shares how to chisel away the everyday layers that prevent us from clarity and joy. Written with compassion and wit, you will find yourself within its pages, and by the book’s end, it’s very possible that you will have uncovered just what most lights the fire within you.” —Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of... Read more

The Black Period

By: Hafizah Augustus Geter

Narrated by: Hafizah Augustus Geter

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed poet reclaims her origin story as the queer daughter of a Muslim Nigerian immigrant and a Black American visual artist in this groundbreaking memoir, combining lyrical prose, biting criticism, and haunting visuals.

“Hafizah Augustus Geter is a genuine artist, not bound by genre or form. Her only loyalty is the harrowing beauty of the... Read more

In Plain Sight

By: Ross Coulthart

Narrated by: Ross Coulthart

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ...
Are we not alone? The moment we have an answer might have arrived.Award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura... Read more

Force and Freedom

By: Kellie Carter Jackson

Narrated by: Machelle Williams

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From its origins in the 1750s, the white-led American abolitionist movement adhered to principles of "moral suasion" and nonviolent resistance as both religious tenet and political strategy. But by the 1850s, the population of enslaved Americans had increased exponentially, and such legislative efforts as the Fugitive Slave Act and the Supreme... Read more

Against Civility

By: Alex Zamalin

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The first history of racial injustice to examine how civility and white supremacy are linked, and a call for citizens who care about social justice to abandon civility and practice civic radicalism

The idea and practice of civility has always been wielded to silence dissent, repress political participation, and justify violence upon people of... Read more

The New Silk Roads

By: Peter Frankopan

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East.  

"All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this revelatory new book.

In... Read more

The Rise of Rome

By: Anthony Everitt

Narrated by: Clive Chafer

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth
and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's
preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory
into an erudite book filled with lasting lessons for our time. He
chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the... Read more

Sounds Fake But Okay

By: Sarah Costello & Kayla Kaszyca

Narrated by: Sarah Costello & Kayla Kaszyca

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Somehow, over time, we forgot that the rituals behind dating and sex were constructs made up by human beings and eventually, they became hard and fast rules that society imposed on us all."



True Love. Third Wheels. Dick pics. "Dying alone." Who decided this was normal?



Sarah and Kayla invite you to put on your purple aspec glasses—and rethink... Read more

Lesbian Love Story

By: Amelia Possanza

Narrated by: Amelia Possanza

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

For readers of Saidiya Hartman and Jeanette Winterson, Lesbian Love Story is an intimate journey into the archives—uncovering the romances and role models written out of history and what their stories can teach us all about how to loveWhen Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer... Read more

Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition

By: Rich Roll

Narrated by: Rich Roll

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“Finding Ultra blends Rich Roll’s story of superhuman personal transformation with an amazingly practical guide to plant-based living. It’s also an enlightened manifesto for anyone wanting to transform their life.”—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Zones books
 
“An incredible story of... Read more

Midnight in Moscow

By: John J. Sullivan

Narrated by: John J. Sullivan & Matt Godfrey

Length: 17 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation.

For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S.... Read more

Net Positive

By: Andrew Winston & Paul Polman

Narrated by: Andrew Winston, Paul Polman & Tom Parks

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Runaway climate change and gross inequality are ravaging the world. Who can help lead us to a better future? Business.



These and other massive challenges threaten our very existence on the planet. Yet division and discord risk undermining our response, just when we need to come together.



At this critical time in history, the imperative to... Read more

Gorbachev

By: William Taubman

Narrated by: Henry Strozier

Length: 32 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionThe definitive biography of the transformational Russian leader by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Khrushchev.When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the USSR. was one of the... Read more

The Burgundians

By: Bart van Loo

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 21 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the... Read more

The Right

By: Matthew Continetti

Narrated by: Carl Sayles

Length: 14 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A magisterial intellectual history of the last century of American conservatismWhen most people think of the history of modern conservatism, they think of Ronald Reagan. Yet this narrow view leaves many to question: How did Donald Trump win the presidency? And what is the future of the Republican Party?In The Right, Matthew Continetti gives a... Read more

Good and Angry

By: David Powlison

Narrated by: Jim Seybert

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Something that matters to you just isn't right. First you see the problem, then you feel it. It starts with a rush of adrenaline and often a rush of words, but it ends with an overwhelming sense of irritation that impacts how we talk to those we live and work with. We know anger affects us negatively, but we don't know any other way to respond... Read more

Always Looking Up - Abridged

By: Michael J. Fox

Narrated by: Michael J. Fox

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of building walls around himself, he developed a personal policy of engagement and... Read more

Solitude

By: Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen & Thuy-vy T. Ng...

Narrated by: Leanne Woodward

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key... Read more

Rogers v. Rogers

By: Alexandra Posadzki

Narrated by: Emily Nixon

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting, deeply reported account that takes us inside the dramatic battle for control of Canada’s largest wireless carrier, and paints a broader picture of the cutthroat telecom industry, the labyrinth of regulatory and political systems that govern it, and the high-stakes corporate games played by the Canadian establishment.

Alexandra... Read more

You Only Die Once

By: Jodi Wellman

Narrated by: Jodi Wellman

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A kick-in-the-pants wake-up call to start living meaningfully in light of how many Mondays you have left from longtime coach, positive psychology expert, and Penn Resilience Program instructor Jodi Wellman

How many Mondays do you have left? 

Does that question send you into a panic spiral, or are you convinced that, unlike everyone in the... Read more

Dawn of Detroit

By: Tiya Miles

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit.



In this richly... Read more

Last Train to Paradise

By: Les Standiford

Narrated by: Del Roy

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.

In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D.... Read more

Under the Influence

By: Robert H. Frank

Narrated by: Trevor White

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, an audiobook narrated by Trevor White about bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a brighter future Psychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social... Read more