Science & Technology audiobooks

The Smarter Screen

By: Shlomo Benartzi

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A leading behavioral economist shows how businesses can improve consumer thinking and decision-making on screens.

The typical American office worker now spends the majority of his or her waking hours staring at a screen. In the 21st century, every business is a digital business, which is why it’s so critical to understand how we think and behave... Read more

The Brain

By: David Eagleman

Narrated by: David Eagleman

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life. 

"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and thought-provoking." —Nature

Locked in the... Read more

Jonas Salk

By: Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 20 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The authoritative account of one of the twentieth century’s most important—and controversial—scientistsWhen a waiting world learned on April 12, 1955, that Jonas Salk had successfully created a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, he became a hero overnight. Born in a New York tenement, humble in manner, Salk had all the makings of a... Read more

Infectious Madness

By: Harriet A. Washington

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves.

Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals... Read more

What to Think About Machines That Think

By: John Brockman

Narrated by: Brett Barry & Lisa Larsen

Length: 14 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.”Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in... Read more

Rosemary

By: Kate Clifford Larson

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference.Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. And yet, Rosemary was... Read more

The Ecology of Law

By: Fritjof Capra & Ugo Mattei

Narrated by: Jeff Hoyt

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE 2015 IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD IN POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS

The Ecology of Law

Fritjof Capra and Ugo Mattei argue that at the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an obsolete worldview. Capra, a bestselling author, physicist, and systems theorist, and Mattei, a... Read more

A Common Struggle

By: Patrick J. Kennedy & Stephen Fried

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times bestseller Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles. 

On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two... Read more

20 Quick And Easy Ways To Make Money With Facebook

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Shawn Salzman

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Facebook is undoubtedly one of the most popular websites in history, revolutionizing the way we connect with others. As the world's largest social media platform, it offers immense opportunities for monetization. In this book, I present twenty distinct tips to help you make money on Facebook. My goal is to provide you with strategies that can... Read more

Weil ich es dir nicht sagen konnte

By: Uwe Böschemeyer

Narrated by: Florentin Groll

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Sprache ist Ausdruck von Seele und Geist. Und wenn Sprache fehlt?" Jeder von uns kennt das: Man hat einen Gedanken, ein Gefühl, eine Befürchtung, man will sich mitteilen - und bringt kein Wort heraus. Aus Angst vor der Reaktion des Gegenübers, aus Scham oder weil man seinen Gesprächspartner nicht verletzen möchte. Wie groß der Schaden ist, den... Read more

Meditation Made Easy

By: Preston Bentley

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

There's more to meditation than just rhythmically chanting "Om" in a seated position - inner calm can be achieved through the simplest of actions, such as mindfully drinking a cup of tea. This guide shows you how to harness the power of meditation in your daily life with a variety of meditation techniques that you can learn and carry out in just... Read more

You're Lying

By: Lena Sisco

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Lena wrote You're Lying! because no matter what your profession or life circumstances, you need the skills to take control of a situation, detect deception, and reveal the truth. While you probably won't ever have to interrogate a detainee who doesn't want to tell you about an upcoming terrorist attack--as Lena has--You're Lying! will help you... Read more

Waves

By: Fredric Raichlen

Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore? In Waves, Fredric Raichlen traces the evolution of waves, from their... Read more

Rescue Road

By: Peter Zheutlin

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

For years, Greg Mahle struggled to keep the last of his family-run restaurants afloat in Ohio. When it finally closed, he was broke and unsure what to do next. Then a stranded van-load of puppies changed his life forever.


Join journalist Peter Zheutlin as he travels with Greg from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck... Read more

The Girl With Nine Wigs

By: Sophie van der Stap

Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

'It's Saturday and everything is different. No, I didn't go to the market this morning and I didn't have my usual coffee on Westerstraat. And no, I wasn't getting ready for a new semester at college. Next Monday, January 31st, I have to admit myself at the hospital for my first chemotherapy session. For the next two months, I'm expected each... Read more

Brief Candle in the Dark

By: Richard Dawkins

Narrated by: Richard Dawkins

Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In this hugely entertaining sequel to the New York Times bestselling memoir An Appetite for Wonder, Richard Dawkins delves deeply into his intellectual life spent kick-starting new conversations about science, culture, and religion and writing yet another of the most audacious and widely read books of the twentieth century—The God... Read more

Strangers Drowning

By: Larissa MacFarquhar

Narrated by: Larissa MacFarquhar

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their joys and defeats and wrenching dilemmas.

A... Read more

In This Together

By: Ann Romney

Narrated by: Ann Romney

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

When Mitt and Ann Romney met in their late teens, a great American love story began. And their life together would be blessed: five healthy sons, financial security, and a home filled with joy. Despite the typical ups and downs, they had a storybook life.

Then, in 1998, Ann was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She couldn't believe it was real;... Read more

Woman on Fire

By: Amy Jo Goddard

Narrated by: Kate Turnball & Amy Jo Goddard

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Based on her sought-after sexuality workshops, the coauthor of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men shows women how to master the 9 elements of sexual empowerment to reclaim their desire and live the sexually fulfilling lives they want. The prevalence of low sexual desire ranges from 26.7% among premenopausal women to 52.4% among naturally menopausal... Read more

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

By: George Washington Plunkitt

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In the days of Tammany Hall, politicians like George Washington Plunkitt spent their careers in service to the city--but first and foremost in the service of the political machine. Plunkitt seems never to have doubted exactly where he stood on the deeply corrupt, yet amazingly effective politics and government in which he spent his life; he was... Read more

The Heart Healers

By: James Forrester, M.D.

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 15 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

At one time, heart disease was a death sentence. By the middle of the twentieth century, it was killing millions and, as with the Black Death centuries before, physicians stood helpless. Visionaries, though, had begun to make strides earlier. On September 7, 1895, Ludwig Rehn successfully sutured the heart of a living man with a knife wound to... Read more

Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

By: Richard Guare PhD, Peg Dawson EdD & Colin Guare

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"I told you, I'll do it later."

"I forgot to turn in the stupid application."

"Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again."

"I can't walk the dog--I have too much homework!"

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now... Read more

Up With The Lark

By: Joan Bomford

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

'An evocative portrait of a forgotten period of Britain's farming history... is an ode both to the soil, and those who have worked it alongside her' Daily Telegraph

Joan Bomford wanted to be a farmer so much she always wore a tie like her dad. She ran away from school whenever she could to help him. As an 8 year-old she was the first person in... Read more

A Man on the Moon

By: Andrew Chaikin & Tom Hanks

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 23 hours

Abridged: No

On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when two Americans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon. Now the greatest event of the twentieth century is magnificently retold through the eyes and ears of the people who were there. Based on the interviews with twenty-three moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to... Read more