Science & Technology audiobooks

Sonic Wind

By: Craig Ryan

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Sixty years ago, cars and airplanes were still deathtraps waiting to happen. Today, both are safer than ever, thanks in part to one pioneering air force doctor’s research on seatbelts and ejection seats. The exploits of John Paul Stapp (1910–1999) come to thrilling life in this biography of a Renaissance man who was once blasted—faster than a... Read more

The Cancer Whisperer

By: Sophie Sabbage

Narrated by: Sophie Sabbage

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The self-published sensation and UK bestseller that has helped thousands touched by cancer.

“I have cancer. Cancer does not have me.”

Sophie Sabbage was forty-eight years old, happily married, and mother to a four-year-old daughter when she was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Since that shocking diagnosis, she has been on a remarkable... Read more

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition

By: Ashlee Vance

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

“Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers.” —School Library Journal""A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections."" —VOYAAn in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world’s most important entrepreneur, Elon MuskA fascinating and easily accessible young readers’ adaptation of Ashlee Vance’s New York Times... Read more

Testosterone Rex

By: Cordelia Fine

Narrated by: Cat Gould

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in our development. According to this familiar story, differences between the sexes are shaped by past evolutionary pressures—women are more cautious and parenting-focused, men seek status to attract more mates—re-created in each generation by sex hormones... Read more

Opening Skinner’s Box

By: Lauren Slater

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, Lauren Slater takes us from a deep empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic journals and textbooks, these often daring... Read more

The Book That Changed America

By: Randall Fuller

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling portrait of a unique moment in American history when the ideas of Charles Darwin reshaped American notions about nature, religion, science and race

“A lively and informative history.” – The New York Times Book Review

Throughout its history America has been torn in two by debates over ideals and beliefs.  Randall Fuller takes us back... Read more

Love Comes in Many Forms

By: Kim Ward

Narrated by: Mandy Kaplan

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Pickles was a tiny kitten when he came into Kim’s life. Kim was in a dark place. Pickles came along, and it was love at first sight for Kim. Pickles began to learn how to be a kitten and interact with his world. This story explains more about the relationships surrounding Pickles and how each relationship is connected to each other. Kim went on... Read more

The Emotionally Sensitive Person

By: Karyn D. Hall, PhD

Narrated by: Melinda Wade

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s a commonly heard phrase: Stop being so sensitive. These words can be frustrating to hear, and if you are an emotionally sensitive person, they often have the opposite of the desired effect. You cannot simply switch off your emotions like you would a TV show or a radio station playing an annoying song. But there are effective techniques... Read more

Evolve Your Brain

By: Joe Dispenza, DC

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 18 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Joe Dispenza, DC, has spent decades studying the human mind—how it works, how it stores information, and why it perpetuates the same behavioral patterns over and over. In the acclaimed film What the Bleep Do We Know!? he began to explain how the brain evolves—by learning new skills, developing the ability to concentrate in the midst of chaos,... Read more

How to Outmaneuver and Outsmart Anyone

By: Landon T. Smith

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The world is mired in conflict, in fact just about everywhere you go, you can see conflict happen. Conflict is in the news, it’s on the internet, we can’t even get away from it at home. Yet when it comes to conflict, how many of us seriously know how to handle it? Well, with the help of How to Outmaneuver and Outsmart Anyone, you can learn how... Read more

The Next Pandemic

By: Dr. Ali S Khan & William Patrick

Narrated by: Ben Sullivan

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases -- and the panic and corruption that make them worse.
Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but... Read more

Facing Cyber Threats Head On

By: Brian Minick

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

News breaks all the time that hackers have attacked another company. Media outlets regularly cover cyber events. The President issues executive orders, and Congress explores cyber legislation. With all these events happening, business leaders must ask: what does this mean for my business and me?Facing Cyber Threats Head On looks at cyber... Read more

The January Man

By: Christopher Somerville

Narrated by: Christopher Somerville

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The January Man by Christopher Somerville, read by Christopher Somerville.

In January 2006, a month or two after my father died, I thought I saw him again – a momentary impression of an old man, a little stooped, setting off for a walk in his characteristic fawn corduroys... Read more

Aus der Welt

By: Michael Lewis

Narrated by: Matthias Lühn

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Lewis' neuer Bestseller Irren ist menschlich, sagen wir, und lassen uns immer wieder von unserem Bauchgefühl leiten. Michael Lewis geht dem Phänomen intuitiver Entscheidungsprozesse jetzt auf den Grund. Sujet seines neuen Buches Aus der Welt ist nicht mehr die Wall Street, sondern die faszinierende Freundschaft der weltbekannten... Read more

Free to Make

By: Dale Dougherty

Narrated by: Jeff Machado

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating study of the global Maker Movement that explores how ‘making’ impacts our personal and social development—perfect for enthusiastic DIY-ers
 
Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker Movement, a social revolution that is changing what gets... Read more

The Valley of the Gods

By: Alexandra Wolfe

Narrated by: Arden Hammersmith

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Reporter Alexandra Wolfe’s biting but admiring story of Silicon Valley, and the men and women whose hubris and ambition are changing the world.

Each year, young people from around the world go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company, strike it rich, and become powerful and famous. In “a jauntily paced anthropological look at Northern... Read more

Why Won't You Apologize?

By: Harriet Lerner

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“If you want to know why Harriet Lerner is one of my great heroes, Why Won’t You Apologize? is the answer. This book is a game changer.” —Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rising Strong

“Harriet Lerner is one hell of a wise woman. She draws you in with deft and engaging prose, and then changes your life with her... Read more

The Unsettlers

By: Mark Sundeen

Narrated by: Mark Sundeen

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

“An in-depth and compelling account of diverse Americans living off the grid.” —Los Angeles Times

The radical search for the simple life in today’s America.

On a frigid April night, a classically trained opera singer, five months pregnant, and her husband, a former marine biologist, disembark an Amtrak train in La Plata, Missouri, assemble two... Read more

The Power of Meaning

By: Emily Esfahani Smith

Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.

Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life’s secrets. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning... Read more

The Trump Survival Guide

By: Gene Stone

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

National BestsellerDon’t despair. Don’t retreat. Fight back.A call-to-action for Democrats, moderate Republicans, and other anti-Trump dissenters, detailing the history of social and political policies, how Obama treated them, how Trump has the power to undermine them, and what people can do to fight back.The stunning election of Donald J. Trump... Read more

Storm in a Teacup

By: Helen Czerski

Narrated by: Chloe Massey

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial.
Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? Our home here on... Read more

Ninja Psychology 101

By: Madison Taylor

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you want to become a ninja as a kid? Do you still want to, at least a little? Who wouldn’t want to be a ninja? Ninjas are ruthless and stealthy and always cool. Well, now is your chance to make your dream come true. All of your dreams can come true now, actually. This book will teach you how to become a true ninja at life.
You have just... Read more

Nätokraterna

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

På vilka sätt har internets framfart påverkat samhälle och maktstrukturer? Hur förändras människans levnadsvillkor och världsbild i samband med de nya förutsättningar som digitaliseringen för med sig? Den digitala revolutionen är i många avseenden ett faktum som fört med sig oanade konsekvenser för det samhälle vi en gång kände till. I boken... Read more

Synteism - att skapa gud i internetåldern

By: Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist

Narrated by: Emil Rehnström

Length: 18 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Kan individualismen beskrivas som en religion? Och är vår verklighet fysisk eller virtuell? Synteism är ett internationellt fenomen och en växande rörelse som bygger på övertygelsen om att motsatsparet teism och ateism är en förlegad konstruktion och att människor tack vare den nya teknologin står inför en unik möjlighet att skapa en ny sorts... Read more