Science & Technology audiobooks

Asking Better Questions

By: Robert Fuller, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether Fuller is talking about the end of the cold war or the digitarian movement, he's constantly reminding us to ask better questions. It's the questions we are formulating that gives us a clue into solving our personal and our global problems. Read more

The Genius of Dogs

By: Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect gift for dog lovers and readers of Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz—this New York Times bestseller offers mesmerizing insights into the thoughts and lives of our smartest and most beloved pets.Does your dog feel guilt? Is she pretending she can't hear you? Does she want affection—or just your sandwich? In their New York Times... Read more

Data, A Love Story

By: Amy Webb

Narrated by: Amy Webb & Brian Woolf

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively, thought-provoking memoir about how one woman "gamed" online dating sites like JDate, OKCupid and eHarmony – and met her eventual husband.

After yet another online dating disaster, Amy Webb was about to cancel her JDate membership when an epiphany struck: It wasn’t that her standards were too high, as women are often told, but that she... Read more

Allies in Healing

By: Laura Davis

Narrated by: Xe Sands & Sean Pratt

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"But what about me?"
"Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues?"
"Will we ever make love again?"
"Will the survivor love me in the end?"
"How do I know if I should throw in the towel?"Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to... Read more

Radiation

By: Robert Peter Gale & Eric Lax

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.

Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale,... Read more

Zero Waste City

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already reduced a huge amount of garbage from ending up in landfills. Read more

Saturday Night Widows

By: Becky Aikman

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning.

   In her forties – a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role – Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world.  In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and,... Read more

Beyond Humans, Widening Our Circle Of Friends

By: Priscilla Stuckey, Ph.D

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Stuckey encourages us to be aware of our connection with all the life that surrounds us, even in cities. In response to the idea that the world is a community rather than a collection of objects, she poses the question: “How do we interact with the more than human world as equal members of community, rather than trying to treat the world around... Read more

Physics in Mind

By: Werner R. Loewenstein

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

No one can escape a sense of awe when reflecting on the workings of the mind: we see, we hear, we feel, we are aware of the world around us. But what is the mind? What do we mean when we say we are “aware” of something? What is this peculiar state in our heads, at once utterly familiar and bewilderingly mysterious, that we call awareness or... Read more

The Problem is YOU

By: John Burke

Narrated by: Jason McCoy

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This book won’t help you with self-defeating behavior. It’s easier to spend your life procrastinating, sabotaging relationships, not finishing tasks, fearing failure and keeping other bad habits than it is to change. Just stay the way you are.This is how the voice of self-defeating behavior works on you. It works against your goals and interests... Read more

High Stakes Communications

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Larry Iverson

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Knowing how to lead difficult people in crucial conversations to improved relationships is an essential skill. In this audio program, you will learn proven tactics and strategies to assist you in anticipating problem people, stopping tensions from boiling over, retaining the upper hand in a conflict, stopping power plays, and helping those with... Read more

Watering The Seeds Of Mindfulness

By: Zachiah Murray

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Murray inspires us to take our mindfulness practice into our garden, whether it be in pots on our patio or plots in our backyards. You’ll want to learn the language of the land, understand the wisdom of the weeds, and home in on the blessings of compost with this sweet conversation. Hear her tale of her blindfolded walkabout in the New Zealand... Read more

The As If Principle

By: Richard Wiseman

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Victorian philosopher William James had a theory about emotion and behavior: It isn’t that our feelings guide our actions (feel happy and you will laugh). On the contrary, it is our actions that guide our emotions (laugh and you will feel happy). This led James to a remarkable conclusion: “If you want a quality, act as if you already have it.”... Read more

The Universe Within

By: Neil Shubin

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**

From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?
 
In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin... Read more

Bomb

By: Steve Sheinkin

Narrated by: Roy Samuelson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon.

A Newbery Honor book
A... Read more

The Insurgents

By: Fred Kaplan

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on previously unavailable documents and interviews with more than one hundred key players, including General David Petraeus, The Insurgents unfolds against the backdrop of two wars waged against insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the main insurgency is the one led at home by a new generation of officers—including Petraeus, John... Read more

The Globalist Papers

By: Samuel Avery

Narrated by: Andrew Mulcare

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The nation-state remains the political paradigm of the current era even as nuclear weaponry, global communications, climate change, and the global economy make it obsolete. The Globalist Papers shows the need now for unity among the nations of the world much the same way the Federalist Papers showed the need in the 1700’s for unity among the... Read more

The Myths of Happiness

By: Sonja Lyubomirsky

Narrated by: Kathy Keane

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky’s research-based lessons in how to find opportunity in life’s thorniest moments

In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements (marriage, children, professional satisfaction, wealth) and failures (singlehood, divorce, financial ruin,... Read more

Rescue Me

By: Melissa Wareham

Narrated by: Melissa Wareham

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Melissa Wareham always wanted to work with dogs. After failing her biology O-level she realised she'd have to start at the bottom, cleaning out kennels at Battersea Dogs Home.

From frail old men looking for a four-legged companion to famous folk who've lost their favourite hound, it seemed that at some point everyone passes through Battersea's... Read more

Make Your Brain Smarter

By: Sandra Bond Chapman

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the world's most innovative and respected cognitive neuroscientists combines the latest scientific discoveries with unique tests and exercises to improve your brainpower—for life.The human brain is not a static organ; it's plastic, which means it can grow and change. But just like a muscle, you have to exercise it. In Make Your Brain... Read more

The Birth of Tragedy

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: William Sigalis

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Birth of Tragedy stands alongside Aristotle’s Poetics as essential works for all who seek to understand poetry and its relationship to human life. In this, his first book, Nietzsche developed a way of thinking about the arts that unites the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus as the central symbol of human existence. Although tragedy serves as... Read more

Cesar Millan’s Short Guide to a Happy Dog

By: Cesar Millan

Narrated by: Armando Durán

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

After more than nine seasons as television's Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan has a new mission: to use his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions.Both inspirational and practical, A Short Guide to a Happy Dog draws on thousands of training encounters around the world... Read more

Tocqueville, éthique et politique - Abridged

By: Tocqueville

Narrated by: Rémi Pous

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Alexis de Tocqueville est célèbre pour ses analyses de la Révolution française, de la démocratie américaine et de l'évolution des démocraties occidentales en général. Il défend la liberté individuelle et l'égalité politique. Exprimant parfois des réserves sur l'évolution possible de la démocratie vers une dictature de la majorité au nom de... Read more

Jaurès, l'esprit du socialisme - Abridged

By: Jaurès

Narrated by: Rémi Pous

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jaurès est certainement l'un des plus grand orateurs du 20ème siècle. Homme politique, fervent défenseur de la République, socialiste convaincu, pacifiste actif, historien, philosophe et poète, Jean Jaurès est également, comme le soulignait à juste titre Léon Blum " un des plus hauts penseurs et un des plus grands écrivains dont la France ait pu... Read more