Science & Technology audiobooks

Nature Obscura

By: Kelly Brenner

Narrated by: Erica Sullivan

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A distinctive, funny, inspiring, and intimate dive into urban nature.With wonder and a sense of humor, Nature Obscura author Kelly Brenner aims to help us rediscover our connection to the natural world that is just outside our front door—we just need to know where to look.Through explorations of a rich and varied urban landscape, Brenner reveals... Read more

Salt

By: Mark Kurlansky

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance—salt, the only rock humans eat—and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends economic, scientific, political, religious, and... Read more

Surrounded by Idiots

By: Thomas Erikson

Narrated by: David John

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way?

You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was... Read more

Steve Jobs

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

Length: 25 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and... Read more

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto

By: Tiffany Yu

Narrated by: Tiffany Yu

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Founder of advocacy organization Diversability and creator of the viral Anti-Ableism Series on TikTok, Tiffany Yu takes readers on a revelatory examination of disability—how to unpack your biases and build a disability-inclusive and accessible world.

As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD and a permanent arm injury... Read more

American Sirens

By: Kevin Hazzard

Narrated by: Gilbert Glenn Brown

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world
 
Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local... Read more

Five Days at Memorial

By: Sheri Fink

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 17 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter

“An amazing tale, as... Read more

Stop Walking on Eggshells

By: Paul T. Mason, MS & Randi Kreger

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are "walking on eggshells" to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is "yes," someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD)—a mood disorder that causes negative self-image, emotional... Read more

Waste Wars

By: Alexander Clapp

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.
                                                                                          
Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do... Read more

The Happiness Hypothesis

By: Jonathan Haidt

Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation shows how a deeper understanding of the world's philosophical wisdom can enrich and transform our lives

The Happiness Hypothesis is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world's civilizations—to... Read more

Grown Woman Talk

By: Sharon Malone, M.D.

Narrated by: Sharon Malone, M.D.

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A must-read for anyone who cares about their quality of life . . . Dr. Sharon Malone is the first person I turn to for a whole host of issues, especially my health.”—MICHELLE OBAMA

A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession, from a leading OB/GYN and... Read more

Our Malady

By: Timothy Snyder

Narrated by: Timothy Snyder

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom.

On December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill. Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency... Read more

The Autistic Brain

By: Temple Grandin & Richard Panek

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies... Read more

Work

By: James Suzman

Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book is a tour de force." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take

A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman

Work defines who we are. It determines our status, and dictates how, where, and with whom we spend most of our time. It mediates our self-worth... Read more

Talk

By: Alison Wood Brooks

Narrated by: Alison Wood Brooks

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking book that reveals the hidden architecture of our conversations and how even small improvements can have a profound impact on our relationships in work and life—from a celebrated Harvard Business School professor and leading expert on the psychology of conversation.

“Alison Wood Brooks brings to life the science of conversation,... Read more

Scarcity Brain

By: Michael Easter

Narrated by: Michael Easter

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Comfort Crisis asks: Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and stuff to information and influence, why can’t we ever get enough?

“Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’s fixations, so you can stop seeking and start living.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of... Read more

Widen the Window

By: Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD

Narrated by: Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD & Fred Sanders

Length: 19 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"I don't think I've ever read a book that paints such a complex and accurate landscape of what it is like to live with the legacy of trauma as this book does, while offering a comprehensive approach to healing."
--from the foreword by Bessel van der Kolk

A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the... Read more

Solidarity

By: Leah Hunt-Hendrix & Astra Taylor

Narrated by: Veronica Giguere

Length: 14 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity—not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change.

“A window into what is possible when we reject the politics of division, trade... Read more

The Botany of Desire

By: Michael Pollan

Narrated by: Michael Pollan

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for... Read more

This Life

By: Martin Hägglund

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 16 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the René Wellek Prize

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Millions, and The Sydney Morning Herald

A profound, original, and accessible book that offers a new secular vision of how we can lead our lives. Ranging from fundamental existential questions to the most pressing social issues of our time, This Life shows why our... Read more

Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club)

By: Susan Cain

Narrated by: Susan Cain

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Sadness is your superpower. In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet explores the power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing grief in order to live life to the... Read more

Life in Three Dimensions

By: Shigehiro Oishi, PhD

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience

For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for... Read more

The Road to Wisdom

By: Francis S. Collins

Narrated by: Francis S. Collins

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From “national treasure” Francis Collins (Philip Yancey), the New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God and former director of the National Institutes of Health, comes a deeply thoughtful guidebook to get us beyond societal divisions and back to the sources of wisdom—"the sort that can save us before it is too late” (Jane... Read more

The Holographic Universe

By: Michael Talbot

Narrated by: Nick Mondelli

Length: 13 hours

Abridged: No

Nearly everyone is familiar with holograms—three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a laser. Two of the world's most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the human mind. University of London physicist David Bohm,... Read more