Social Science audiobooks

Christian Supremacy

By: Magda Teter

Narrated by: Erica Stevens Abbitt

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Erica Stevens Abbitt presents a panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theologySince the earliest days of Christianity, theologians expressed pervasive anxiety about Jews as equal members of society, and, with European expansion in the early modern... Read more

Size

By: Vaclav Smil

Narrated by: Stephen Perring

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness“No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than... Read more

Horror Noire

By: Robin R. Means Coleman

Narrated by: Julienne Irons

Length: 17 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. This book offers a comprehensive chronological survey of Black horror from the 1890s to present day.

In this second edition, Robin R. Means Coleman expands upon the history of notable... Read more

Hope and Healing

By: John Silvanus Wilson, Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In Hope and Healing, former Morehouse College president John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. looks to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to examine what it takes not only to survive as a relevant institution of higher education, but to thrive. Wilson draws on pivotal moments in the timelines of HBCUs and the work of past visionaries to... Read more

Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe

By: Eric L. Muller

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

It is 1942, and World War II is raging. In the months since Pearl Harbor, the US has plunged into the war overseas—and on the home front, it has locked up tens of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans in concentration camps, tearing them from their homes on the West Coast with the ostensible goal of neutralizing a supposed internal threat.

At... Read more

The Land of Hope and Fear

By: Isabel Kershner

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Length: 17 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • An urgent, wide-ranging portrait of the divisions among Israelis today, and the external threats to their country, at a critical juncture in its history. • Through moving narratives and on-the-ground reporting, a veteran New York Times correspondent who has spent decades working in Israel reveals what... Read more

King: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 20 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Narrator!

This program is narrated by Dion Graham, narrator of over 300 audiobooks and an AudioFile Golden Voice. Dion has won multiple Earphones and Audie Awards.

"Dion Graham superbly narrates this riveting audiobook, emulating the majestic cadence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, speeches. He... Read more

Becoming Batman

By: E. Paul Zehr

Narrated by: Rudy Sanda

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr explores the question: Could a mortal ever become... Read more

A Burning House

By: Brandon Washington

Narrated by: Charles Ray & Rick N. Jones

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite the civil rights progress he fought for and saw on the horizon in the 1950s and '60s, Martin Luther King Jr.—increasingly concerned by America's moral vision, admitted—"I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."In A Burning House, Brandon Washington contends that American Evangelicalism is a house ablaze: burning... Read more

Earthopolis

By: Carl H. Nightingale

Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward

Length: 32 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a biography of Earthopolis, the only Urban Planet we know of. It is a history of how cities gave humans immense power over Earth, for good and for ill. Carl Nightingale takes readers on a sweeping six-continent, six-millennium tour of the world’s cities, culminating in the last 250 years, when we vastly accelerated our planetary realms... Read more

De Beta a Alfa

By: Seducción Científica

Narrated by: Melina Colmenares

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué diferencia el comportamiento beta del alfa? ¿Qué es la seducción y cómo aplicarla para conocer mujeres y disfrutar relaciones?La masculinidad vive una crisis que amenaza a la humanidad, el objetivo de este libro es revelar esos secretos que te llevarán a tener relaciones donde ambos disfruten. ¿Te han atacado por tu forma de ser hombre? ¿Ya... Read more

Stop the Killing, 2nd Edition

By: Katherine Schweit

Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

There are many books on the subject of safety, but paper cannot protect you from the next shooter. Stop the Killing can help you transform the way you take control of your safety. This book provides you the keys to take action on what you can do to stop the mass shooting crisis in America.The book is written by the nation’s leading mass shooting... Read more

Steeple Chasing

By: Peter Ross

Narrated by: Peter Ross

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of A Tomb With a View - a celebration of the weird and wonderful churches of Britain

Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels,... Read more

Empires of the Americas 3-In-1 Bundle

By: Will Forrest

Narrated by: Andrew Cooper

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Journey Through the Wonders of the Americas in This Stunning 3-In-1 Bundle!Embark on an adventure across the vast empires of the Americas with this extraordinary 3-in-1 bundle, carefully crafted to introduce you to the remarkable civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas.Explore the intriguing stories of these ancient peoples, their... Read more

Conozcamos Noruega

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Noruega oficialmente Reino de Noruega, es un país soberano ubicado en Europa del norte, cuya forma de gobierno es la monarquía democrática parlamentaria. Su territorio está organizado en once provincias o fylker y su capital y ciudad más poblada es Oslo. Junto con Suecia, Finlandia y una parte de Rusia, forma la península escandinava. Por otro... Read more

HABIBITUS

By: Hengameh Yaghoobifarah

Narrated by: Banafshe Hourmazdi

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Wer unsere Gegenwart verstehen will, muss die Texte von Hengameh Yaghoobifarah lesen

Mit einem Vorwort von Fatma Aydemir.

Rechter Terror, Rassismus unter Linken, Rape Culture, fades Essen und schlechtes Netz: Seit 2016 legt Hengameh Yaghoobifarah in der taz-Kolumne »Habibitus« schonungslos den Finger in die Wunden »deutscher Leitkultur«.... Read more

I Can Hear the Cuckoo

By: Kiran Sidhu

Narrated by: Aysha Kala

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life." - Nigel Warburton

From the award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart Valley

Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses... Read more

Norse Myths and Viking History 2-In-1 Bundle

By: Secrets of History

Narrated by: Andrew Cooper

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Venture Into the Viking Age with This Captivating 2-In-1 Collection!Embark on an enthralling journey through Norse mythology and Viking history with this incredible 2-in-1 bundle.This book will guide you through the fascinating stories and significant events that shaped the Viking Age. Unravel the mysteries of the Norse gods, and delve into the... Read more

Fans

By: Michael Bond

Narrated by: Michael Bond

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

'A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material' – TLS

Fans takes the reader on a journey through a constellation of fandoms, and along the way demonstrates some fundamental truths about the human condition.

Fascinating and thought-provoking, Fans is a story of... Read more

Vom Kochen und Töten

By: Leon Joskowitz

Narrated by: Christoph Scheermann

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit seiner Philosophie des Kochens hat Joskowitz ein einfühlsames Buch über die Stellung der Menschen in der Natur geschrieben. Der Philosoph und Koch betrachtet die Küche als Mittelpunkt des menschlichen Lebens. Er begibt sich auf eine Reise zu den Anfängen der menschlichen Kultur, zeigt, welche individuellen wie gesellschaftlichen Kräfte dem... Read more

Celebrity Nation

By: Landon Y. Jones

Narrated by: Jean-François Montoya

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A former People magazine editor reveals how our cult of celebrity has shaped our politics, our culture, and our personal lives—for better or worse

From the writer and editor who coined the term “baby boomer” comes Celebrity Nation, an exploration into how and why fame no longer stems only from heroic achievements but from the number of “likes”... Read more

The Vibes You Feel

By: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Narrated by: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

Read by the author.This inspiring book for teens and young women explores what it means to listen to God’s voice, better understand the “vibes” and intuition the Spirit uses as guidance, and live a life that proclaims your heavenly truth. Filled with personal lessons from author and Grammy-nominated artist Kierra “Kiki” Sheard-Kelly and... Read more

Psychedelic Buddhism

By: Lama Mike Crowley

Narrated by: Michael Ellick

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

• Presents guidance and techniques for Buddhists who wish to incorporate psychedelics into their practice as well as for psychonauts who are interested in the maps of inner space provided by Buddhism

• Explores the use of psychedelics in Buddhist practice, sharing the kind of spiritual experiences that can be gained with each

• Describes... Read more

Indigenous Relations

By: Bob Joseph

Narrated by: Bob Joseph

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely sequel to the bestselling 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act—and an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to work more effectively with Indigenous Peoples.

We are all treaty people. But what are the everyday impacts of treaties, and how can we effectively work toward reconciliation if we’re worried our words and actions will... Read more