Science & Technology audiobooks

Raus aus der Konditionierung

By: Raphael Kleine-Termeer

Narrated by: Raphael Kleine-Termeer

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Raus aus der Konditionierung - Wie du wirklich glücklich wirst Das Fundament des unglücklich sein wird schon in unserer Kindheit gelegt und wir fallen der manipulativen Konditionierung zum Opfer. Egal ob in der Liebe oder im Berufs leben, überall werden uns Dinge suggeriert die uns unglücklich machen. Schluss mit dem unglücklich sein. Dieses... Read more

The Art and Science of Aging Well

By: Mark E. Williams, MD

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In the past century, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, and today, for the first time in human history, many people have a realistic chance of living to eighty or beyond. As life expectancy increases, Americans need accurate, scientifically grounded information so that they can take full responsibility for their own latter years. In... Read more

Parenthood by Proxy

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Parenthood by Proxy is a passionate and provocative summation of the perils of parenting and a road map to safety for America's families.Never one to shy away from tough truths, Dr. Laura marshals compelling evidence for the widespread neglect of America's children and condemns the numerous rationalizations to excuse it. Parents, special... Read more

How Could You Do That?!

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

How Could You Do That?! illustrates Dr. Laura Schlessinger's philosophy of personal responsibility through her usually provocative but always stimulating moral dialogues with callers about everyday ethical dilemmas.In her lively pull-no-punches style, Dr. Laura takes on the moral dilemmas of our time: from the mindless pursuit of pleasure and... Read more

Balanced and Barefoot

By: Angela J. Hanscom

Narrated by: Rebecca Mitchell

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive... Read more

*ReWired Brain

By: A.J. Gregory, Dr. Margaret Rukstalis & Dr. Ski ...

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Trade Negative Thinking for Confident, Fearless Living Most of us don't realize that we have a surprising amount of control over our own thoughts and behaviors and can unintentionally influence our brains negatively, causing cycles of bad choices and experiences.The ReWired Brain offers a clear framework for understanding our brains and the... Read more

A Basket of Plums

By: Joseph Emet

Narrated by: The Monks and Nuns at Plum Village

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

With traditional hymns from Plum Village and many of Thich Nhat Hanh’s well-know poems set to music, along with original compositions by songwriter Joseph Emet, A Basket of Plums Songbook is a perfect way to learn about mindfulness. These songs are for walking, sitting, breathing, eating, gratitude, and enjoying the present moment. Whether you... Read more

Live from New York City

By: Shakti Gawain

Narrated by: Shakti Gawain

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Shakti Gawain Live from New York City with the author of the best-selling "Creative Visualization"
In this live session — one of Shakti Gawain's finest presentations in her stellar career — she gives an entire, powerful seminar in Creative Visualization, showing how to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive changes in our lives.... Read more

The Human Shadow

By: Robert Bly

Narrated by: Robert Bly

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Through poetry, music and storytelling, Robert Bly takes us on a thought provoking and entertaining journey captured by this extraordinary live audio program recorded at the Open Center in New York City. Bly says parents make it clear there are certain parts of us they don’t like, ’you’re too noisy’ … One image is to say we take that part and... Read more

W.B. Yeats and His Father

By: Robert Bly

Narrated by: Robert Bly

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

These broadcast quality archival recordings have been edited down into an amazing journey led by one of the great and entertaining American thinkers in recent history. Robert explores the poetry of Yeats and goes deep into his biography to help bring to light the inspirations of his great works. Part english/history lesson, part poetry reading... Read more

Beauty Without Nature

By: James Hillman

Narrated by: James Hillman

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In this thought provoking recording, internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, Ph.D., author of The Soul’s Code and Re-Visioning Psychology, proposes the 21st Century’s “new urbanism”, one that integrates city and nature into a harmonious whole.
Says Hillman: “We are running out of nature! What beach isn’t marred by... Read more

The Heart of Understanding

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this recording, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh lectures on the Heart of the Prajñ?p?ramit? Sutra, which is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teachings. To this day, the Heart Sutra is recited daily in Mahayana temples and practice centers throughout the world. Thay, as his followers call him, offered this lecture at Green Gulch... Read more

Looking Deeply

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Looking Deeply (Digitally Remastered) is a selection of talks by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh offered during meditation retreats throughout North America. In these lectures, Thay, as his followers call him, talks about mindfulness within the context of the social and political issues of our time. Although these talks were recorded in... Read more

Politics of Feeling

By: James Hillman

Narrated by: James Hillman

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Recorded many years ago in New York City, the audio recording of this weekend workshop has been honed down to a steady stream of wisdom, inspiration and classic, never before released James Hillman . It will energize and challenge your world and life viewl
James Hillman was the father of Archetypal Psychology. This field uses metaphors derived... Read more

Mindful Living Every Day

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: The Monks and Nuns at Plum Village

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Recorded on location in Plum Village, France, gives an overview of the concrete practices that help bring awareness to our breath, body, and mind in each moment. Members of the monastic and lay community of Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrate and talk about their experience with essential mindfulness practices such as: Sitting and Walking Meditation,... Read more

Chanting Breath by Breath

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: The Monks and Nuns at Plum Village

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In Plum Village, the practice of chanting in English is a flower, slowly blossoming. The chants and music in this program are some of the first petals to open on this beautiful flower. Chanted by the resident community of Plum Village in 2002, these recordings include most of the chants contained in Chanting from the Heart, with live tracks from... Read more

Being Peace

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Developing upon teachings on the art of mindful living begun in Being Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh shows the connection between inner peace and peace on earth. Recorded live in New York in 1991, he teaches us how mindful breathing and awareness is refreshing and healing, and how it can be used as the basis for examining the roots of war and social... Read more

Men and Women

By: Robert Bly & Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Robert Bly & Deborah Tannen

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This discussion between best-selling authors Deborah Tannen (You Just Don't Understand) and Robert Bly (Iron John) is presented as a sort of continuing education program. It is utterly delightful. The authors are both funny and serious. They care a great deal about the topic of women and men's conversational styles. The production is so well... Read more

Disruptive Marketing

By: Geoffrey Colon

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Now that 75 percent of screen time is spent on connected devices, digital strategies have moved front and center of most marketing plans.

But what if that’s not enough? What if most people ignore company messages? What if consumer engagement never goes further than the “like” button? A sobering reality is hitting marketers. Technology hasn’t just... Read more

Wild Sex

By: Carin Bondar

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small, based on the author’s popular web series Wild Sex, which has received over fourteen million views Birds do it, bees do it―every member of the animal kingdom does it, from fruit flies to blue whales. But if you think humans have a tough time dating, try having... Read more

The Ten Gates

By: Brother Phap Hai

Narrated by: Brother Phap Hai

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Ten Gates," with Brother Phap Hai, is taken from a 12-week course: Dharma from Deer Park Monastery, a meditation practice center in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. The course consists of twelve weekly sessions, each on a different theme and suggested reflections and exercises for us to practice. It is up to you... Read more

Men, Machines, and Modern Times, 50th Anniversary Edition

By: Elting E. Morison

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This 50th Anniversay Edition of Men, Machines, and Modern Times, though ultimately concerned with a positive alternative to an Orwellian 1984, offers an entertaining series of historical accounts taken from the nineteenth century to highlight a main theme: the nature of technological change, the fission brought about in society by such change,... Read more

Scapegoat

By: Emilio Corsetti III

Narrated by: Fred Filbrich

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

On April 4, 1979, a Boeing 727 with 82 passengers and a crew of 7 rolled over and plummeted from an altitude of 39,000 feet to within seconds of crashing were it not for the crew’s actions to save the plane. The cause of the unexplained dive was the subject of one of the longest NTSB investigations at that time.

While the crew’s efforts to save... Read more

Truly Seeing

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing on the story of a Zen student asking his teacher for his most advanced teaching, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh shares his own experiences on how to take care of sadness, anger, loss, injustice, and how to transform the seeds of suffering we have inherited from past generations. Using examples and often humorous stories, this... Read more