Science & Technology audiobooks

Metaphysics

By: Aristotle

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Aristotle's Metaphysics was the first major study of the subject of metaphysics - in other words, an inquiry into 'first philosophy', or 'wisdom'. It differs from Physics, which is concerned with the natural world: things which are subject to the laws of nature, things that move and change, are measurable. In Metaphysics, the study falls on... Read more

Emotional Intelligence

By: Ryan James

Narrated by: Miguel Rodriguez

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you possess all the qualities required to succeed at work?Do you have what it takes to build fulfilling, gratifying, and rewarding personal relationships?What if you were told there is a superpower that exists within all of us to help us enjoy more satisfying personal and professional relationships?The secret for building solid personal and... Read more

Forces of Nature

By: Professor Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen

Narrated by: Samuel West

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Sunday Times Bestseller A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions. How did life on Earth begin?What is the nature of space and time?What... Read more

How scientists are tracking a massive iceberg

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf is disappearing section by section. A fast-growing rift, one of the largest ever seen, is now teetering on the edge of breaking away from the glacier. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how scientists have tracked the steady loss of ice. Read more

The Global Silicon Valley Handbook

By: Michael Moe & The Global Silicon Valley Team

Narrated by: Mark Schectman

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A fun and practical guide to thrive not only in Silicon Valley, but in the emerging Global Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley has become synonymous with big ideas, start-ups, and inventing the future. But today, the magic of Silicon Valley has gone viral and global. From Austin to Boston, from Shanghai to Dubai, a Global Silicon Valley is emerging.

In... Read more

Imagining A Sustainable and Regenerative Society

By: Daniel Pinchbeck

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Change is going to come no matter what, so it behooves us to engage our imagination toward the kind of future we want. We need to go deep into what truly makes us happy. Pinchbeck is advocating nothing less than the need to embrace our responsibility for understanding what’s happening and play an active part in caring for the world. Even though... Read more

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

By: Dan Egan

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award

A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and... Read more

How Emotions Are Made

By: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

“Fascinating . . . A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.” — Wall Street Journal“A singular book, remarkable for the freshness of its ideas and the boldness and clarity with which they are presented.” — Scientific American

“A brilliant and original book on the science of emotion, by the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin.”... Read more

Autism: A Family's Journey

By: Michael Terrill

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

How would you feel if your two-year-old child was diagnosed as autistic and mentally retarded? That he would go into his room and never come out, and would be institutionalized by age seventeen? This was the grim life sentence handed down to Lori and Jim Cairns regarding their son, JR. This diagnosis was made in 1996 - when little was known... Read more

The Little Things

By: Andy Andrews

Narrated by: Andy Andrews

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Wall Street Journal BestsellerHave you ever wondered why we spend so much time and energy thinking about the big challenges in our lives when all the evidence proves it’s actually the little things that change everything?  That’s right…  Absolutely everything.Little Things embodies Andy’s own approach to life and work, detailing for the first... Read more

No Shortage of Good Days

By: John Gierach

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes listeners from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico—saltwater or fresh, it's all fishing and all irresistible. As always he writes perceptively about a wide range of subjects: the charm of familiar waters, the etiquette of working with new... Read more

Weaponized Lies

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Dan Piraro

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously Published as A Field Guide to Lies

We’re surrounded by fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track. Here are the fundamental lessons in critical thinking... Read more

The Power of Different

By: Gail Saltz, M.D.

Narrated by: Gail Saltz, M.D.

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be “disabilities,” revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths.

In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling author Gail Saltz examines the latest scientific... Read more

Liminal Thinking

By: Dave Gray

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do some people succeed at change while others fail? It’s the way they think! Liminal thinking is a way to create change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs. What beliefs are stopping you right now? You have a choice. You can create the world you want to live in, or live in a world created by others. If you are ready to start... Read more

Thinking Machines

By: Luke Dormehl

Narrated by: Gus Brown

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

When most of us think about Artificial Intelligence, our minds go straight to cyborgs, robots, and sci-fi thrillers where machines take over the world. But the truth is that Artificial Intelligence is already among us. It exists in our smartphones, fitness trackers, and refrigerators that tell us when the milk will expire. In some ways, the... Read more

Wish Lanterns

By: Alec Ash

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically... Read more

Gizelle's Bucket List

By: Fern Watt

Narrated by: Fern Watt

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” (Kirkus Reviews).

When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New... Read more

Inferno

By: Steven Hatch

Narrated by: Steven Hatch

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A first-hand account of the Ebola epidemic by an American doctor who has been featured on the front page of the New York Times.Dr. Steven Hatch first came to Liberia in November 2013, to work at a hospital in Monrovia. Six months later, several of the physicians Dr. Hatch had mentored and served with were dead or barely clinging to life, and... Read more

Irresistible

By: Adam Alter

Narrated by: Adam Alter

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers

“One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are... Read more

Younger

By: Sara Szal Gottfried

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Reset Diet shows every woman how to create a lifestyle that will help her look great, feel energized, and slow down the effects of aging.Feel destined for cellulite, saddle bags, and belly fat? Does your family come from a long line of Alzheimer's, cancer, or heart... Read more

The #ArtOfTwitter

By: Daniel Parsons

Narrated by: J.D. Kelly

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

MASTERING TWITTER IS THE MOST POWERFUL WAY TO GET YOUR VOICE HEARD AS A CREATIVE PROFESSIONALIn The #ArtOfTwitter, fantasy writer and Twitter coach Daniel Parsons explains how he grew a 90,000 strong army of loyal followers and gained real-world influence as an indie author. Breaking his tactics into short chapters and simple, actionable steps,... Read more

Dancing with Elephants

By: Jarem Sawatsky

Narrated by: Jarem Sawatsky

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

If you need some encouragement in living with joy, read this book. It will change your perspective on everything. —Lana PhilipsSawatsky beautifully models a way to dance in the gale of full catastrophe, to celebrate life, to laugh with it and at himself. —Jon Kabat-Zinn, national bestselling author...beautiful and inspiring book...full of humor... Read more

Hygge – Die Kunst, das Leben zu geniessen

By: Katja Schütz

Narrated by: Carmen Molinar

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Je stressiger unser Alltag ist, desto stärker ist unser Wunsch nach Rückzug und Erholung. Die dänische Glücksphilosophie "Hygge" beschreibt einen neuen Weg für mehr Wohlfühlen im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Dänen zählen zu den glücklichsten Menschen weltweit. Hygge ist nicht individualistisch, sondern widmet sich der Sehnsucht nach Zusammengehörigkeit,... Read more

The Lost Love

By: Michael Lanfield

Narrated by: Michael Lanfield

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

At the core of our being, lies the heart. The heart is what contains human emotion, including love and compassion. Though humanity wants world peace, we can’t seem to live peacefully amongst one another. Religious institutions, schools and educational systems, military and governments have done little to nothing to end the violence. Love is the... Read more