Social Science audiobooks

La enfermedad y sus metáforas | El sida y sus metáforas

By: Susan Sontag

Narrated by: Valentina Latyna

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Este volumen reúne los ensayos, La enfermedad y sus metáforas y El sida y sus metáforas, que siguen ejerciendo una influencia enorme en la reflexión médica y en las vidas de miles de pacientes y cuidadores. Susan Sontag escribió La enfermedad y sus metáforas en 1978, mientras se trataba de un cáncer. En el libro quiso demostrar cómo los mitos... Read more

Ante el dolor de los demás

By: Susan Sontag

Narrated by: Valentina Latyna

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Un lúcido ensayo sobre la representación documental e iconográfica del dolor. Veinticinco años después de Sobre la fotografía, Susan Sontag regresó al estudio de la representación visual de la guerra y la violencia. ¿Cómo nos afecta el espectáculo del sufrimiento ajeno? ¿Nos hemos acostumbrado a la crueldad? Para ello, la autora examina la serie... Read more

It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth

By: Remi Adekoya

Narrated by: Remi Adekoya

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

'Remi Adekoya is a welcome blast of unsentimental rigour into a race debate clogged up with emotion and moralism. His dissection of the economic underpinnings of the world's racial and national hierarchies will make uncomfortable reading for both liberals and conservatives' David Goodhart

'This terrifically illuminating book . . . offers a new... Read more

La méthode de Napoléon Hill - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Céline

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Si vous êtes à la recherche d'une nouvelle approche pour réussir votre vie, ce livre est fait pour vous. Contrastant avec la méthode de Napoléon Hill dans son livre "Plus malin que le diable", ce guide présente des "critiques" raisonnées et des alternatives efficaces pour atteindre vos objectifs. A la fin de la lecture, vous aurez entre... Read more

KlügerAls Napoleon Hill Methode - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Killian

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wenn Sie auf der Suche nach einem neuen Ansatz sind, um in Ihrem Leben erfolgreich zu sein, ist dieses E-Book genau das Richtige für Sie. Im Gegensatz zu Napoleon Hill's Methode in seinem Buch "Smarter Than the Devil", präsentiert dieser Leitfaden begründete "Kritiken" und effektive Alternativen, um Ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Am Ende der... Read more

Avoiding the Worst

By: Tobias Baumann

Narrated by: Adrian Nelson

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

How can we avoid worst-case scenarios?From Nineteen Eighty-Four to Black Mirror, we are all familiar with the tropes of dystopian science fiction. But what if worst-case scenarios could actually become reality? And what if we could do something now to put the world on a better path?In Avoiding the Worst, Tobias Baumann lays out the concept of... Read more

To Live Peaceably Together

By: Tracy E. K'Meyer

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book. A groundbreaking look at how a predominantly white faith-based group reset the terms of the fight to integrate US cities.

The bitterly tangled webs of race and housing in the postwar United States hardly suffer from a lack of scholarly attention. But Tracy K’Meyer’s To Live Peaceably... Read more

Like, Literally, Dude

By: Valerie Fridland

Narrated by: Valerie Fridland, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Keylor ...

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"With easygoing authority... [Fridland] offers context, and a welcoming spirit, to the many contentious realignments in our language."—The Wall Street Journal

“Smart and funny—I loved it!" —Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

A lively linguistic exploration of the speech habits... Read more

The Possibility of Life

By: Jaime Green

Narrated by: Jaime Green

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“Every page of this book makes our shared universe feel larger and more interesting than ever before, a true gift of fascinating science and engrossing storytelling.” —Matt Bell, author of Appleseed

A spellbinding exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the possibility of life on other planets shapes our understanding of... Read more

New Light on Witchcraft

By: Joseph McCabe

Narrated by: Oberon Michaels

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In this short history, scholar of religion Joseph McCabe explores the nature and development of witchcraft as an alternative religion fundamentally opposed to Christianity. He examines the inevitable persecution of witches by the established church, and describes how the development of the Enlightenment movement eventually led to the end of the... Read more

America the Beautiful?

By: Blythe Roberson

Narrated by: Kendra Hoffman

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Book of the Year —NPR, Vulture, Book Riot, B&N""America the Beautiful? is so funny and special and illuminating that it makes even me, a person who cannot tolerate trees or weather, wish I could've tagged along in the back seat."" — Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You. and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.The... Read more

Namwayut—We Are All One

By: Robert Joseph

Narrated by: Evan Adams

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Winner of the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award, 2023

We all share a common humanity. No matter how long or difficult the path ahead, we are all one.

Reconciliation belongs to everyone. In this profound book, Chief Robert Joseph, globally recognized peacebuilder and Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk People, traces his... Read more

The True Story of Pocahontas

By: Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow & Angela L. ...

Narrated by: Rainy Fields

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people. Read more

Biting the Hand

By: Julia Lee

Narrated by: Julia Lee

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Lee's narration of her brilliant memoir is penetrating with insight, raw with confessions, radiant with fury. Her meticulous writing is already stupendous, but the unguarded emotions that flow through her candid voice are a remarkable enhancement. Her tears of frustration and gratitude will surely prove contagious." - Booklist (starred... Read more

Rising

By: Graci Harkema

Narrated by: Graci Harkema

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

An identity that spans the globe.

In this astonishing memoir, Graci Harkema revisits her experience growing up as an adoptee from the Congo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She traces her path to claiming and living her own story, becoming a successful consultant on diversity, equity and inclusion, racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, and women in... Read more

Wedded Wife

By: Ms. Rachael Lennon

Narrated by: Freya Parker

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage around the world.

In this fascinating feminist history, Rachael Lennon tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from the ancient customs of the stone age through to the... Read more

"You Should Be Grateful"

By: Angela Tucker

Narrated by: Angela Tucker

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

An adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges these adoptees have as they navigate multiple cultures

“Your parents are so amazing for adopting you! You should be grateful that you were adopted.”

Angela Tucker is a Black woman, adopted from foster care by white parents. She has heard this... Read more

Daughters Healing from Family Mobbing

By: Stephanie A. Sellers, PHD

Narrated by: Julie Slater

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A galvanizing call to end family-based anti-female violence, shaming, and shunning--stories and practices for healing from Family Mobbing.

“Family Mobbing” is a strategic process of power and control. When daughters are mobbed, they’re not just shunned, attacked, or slandered: they’re also subjugated by a system of family rules that reinforces... Read more

Манипуляция общественным сознанием: теория и практика

By: Олег Борисович Иванов

Narrated by: Пётр Энтис

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Информационное общество ежедневно, а то и ежеминутно ставит перед сложными вызовами и государства, и социальные группы, и каждого отдельного человека. Трудно не заблудиться в потоке новостей и мнений, осознавать собственные интересы, строить планы, в соответствии с собственными, а не навязанными разными – от политических до коммерческих –... Read more

In Their Own Words

By: Darren Grimes

Narrated by: Graham Dunlop, Kyle Delisle & Marissa Leblanc

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

What is the cost of an education?
Is education an additive process or a reductive one?
How does one weigh the benefits of tradition against the threat of being at odds with the future?
How does one refuse the offer of a better life for their children?
What if the offer is compulsory?
What happens when the tree of knowledge bares rotten fruit?
While... Read more

Juegos que juega la gente

By: Eric Berne

Narrated by: Arturo de la Rosa

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Juegos que juega la gente" es un bestseller internacional y un clásico revolucionario de la psicología social.
¡Más de 5 millones de copias vendidas en todo el mundo!
Este libro es una obra maestra, única, que tiene muchos consejos útiles para entender la naturaleza de las relaciones humanas. Según el Dr. Eric Berne, los juegos son patrones de... Read more

Urala Surala

By: Pu La Deshpande

Narrated by: Saurabh Gogte

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

पु.लं.च्या काही पूर्वप्रकाशित तर काही अप्रकाशित निवडक लेखांचा संग्रह ! पु.लं या पुस्तकाबद्दल म्हणतात- 'माझं लिखाण आनंदाने हसत हसत स्वीकारणार्‍या माझ्या वाचकवर्गालाच हे 'उरलंसुरलं' कृतज्ञपूर्वक अर्पण करतो.' Read more

On Browsing

By: Jason Guriel

Narrated by: Tom Lute

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon—and gaining new appreciation—amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops.Written during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, On Browsing’s essays chronicle what we’ve lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless... Read more

Muhammad "El profeta del Islam"

By: Marting Lings

Narrated by: Qasim Barrio

Length: 21 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

La biografía de Muhammad que nos presenta Martin Lings es un relato aclamado internacionalmente, completo y fiel de la vida del Profeta, basado en la Sira, el conjunto de biografías en árabe de los siglos octavo y noveno que narran numerosos episodios de la vida del Profeta. Incluye traducciones originales de muchos pasajes que revelan las... Read more