Social Science audiobooks

Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen

By: Julie Hines Mabus

Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In the late 1960s, Patsy Channing, a stunningly beautiful young woman, was suspended from the venerable Mississippi State College for Women for breach of conduct. The resulting scandal reached all the way to the Columbus courthouse, and the press ate it up.



But Patsy's story starts long before that, living with a preoccupied and troubled mother... Read more

Unruly Therapeutic

By: Foluke Taylor

Narrated by: Foluke Taylor

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Centering the experiences of Black women allows for richer therapeutic practices for everyone.“Black feminisms have provided a foundation from which it becomes more possible to speak and write of interconnection―of a spirited life, soul, a natural mystic blowing through the air―and engagement with all of this in therapeutic practice.”Part... Read more

Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious

By: David Dark

Narrated by: David Dark

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

We can't just be done with religion, argues David Dark. The fact of religion is the fact of us. Religion is the witness of everything we're up to—for better or worse.



David Dark is one of today's most respected thinkers, public intellectuals, and cultural critics at the intersection of faith and culture. Since its original release, Dark's Life's... Read more

The Patriarchs

By: Angela Saini

Narrated by: Sohm Kapila

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, a groundbreaking exploration of gendered oppression—its origins, its histories, our attempts to understand it, and our efforts to combat it

For centuries, societies have treated male domination as natural to the human species. But how would our understanding of gender inequality—our imagined past... Read more

The Transgender Issue

By: Shon Faye

Narrated by: Shon Faye

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An incisive case for trans justice from a powerful new voice



In this brilliant introduction to trans politics, journalist Shon Faye gives an incisive overview of systemic transphobia and argues that the struggle for trans rights is necessary to any struggle for social justice.



So often, Faye argues, trans people are understood as a "side issue,"... Read more

Manipulação: Técnicas Proibidas e Psicologia Sombria

By: Edward Collins

Narrated by: Paulo Da Silva

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Quer aprender a convencer, influenciar e manipular as decisões dos outros? Tem interesse em chamar a atenção dos outros e gerar confiança e influência?A persuasão, a manipulação mental e a hipnose são três temas que viajam no limite da ética, uma vez que a pessoa manipulada nunca é consciente das técnicas aplicadas sobre ela para modificar seu... Read more

Vision Changing Charity

By: Ian Bruce

Narrated by: Philip Bretherton

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The late twentieth century saw charities grow from timid service deliverers into major providers with campaigning teeth. What caused this? How did they gain confidence and strength? In this fascinating history, examined through the eyes of RNIB from 1970 to 2010, Ian Bruce examines the internal drivers and the external socio-political... Read more

Abducciones Alienígenas

By: Francis Castellán

Narrated by: Vinicio Aguinaga

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Has mirado el cielo y te has preguntado si existen seres que nos podrían estar observando en ese mismo momento? ¿Te has preguntado cuáles son los casos más impactantes de contacto con seres de otros mundos? ¿Qué es lo que sucede cuando un ser humano tiene un contacto cercano con un extraterrestre? Entonces sigue leyendo..
“Se encuentra frente al... Read more

The Most Holy Trinosophia

By: Comte De Saint-Germain

Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

La Très Sainte Trinosophie, The Most Holy Trinosophia, or The Most Holy Threefold Wisdom, is a French esoteric book, allegedly authored by Alessandro Cagliostro or the Count of St. Germain. Dated to the late 18th century, the 96-page book is divided into twelve sections representing the twelve zodiacal signs. The veiled content is said to refer... Read more

Le Prix à payer

By: Lucile Quillet

Narrated by: Audrey Saffré

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

« Où passe l'argent des femmes, celui qu'elles ont et celui qu'elles n'auront jamais ? À force d'écrire sur la vie des femmes, leur travail, leurs enfants, leur corps, leur vie affective, leur argent depuis des années, j'ai réalisé tout ce que l'idéal du couple hétéronormé leur coûtait. Et me suis demandé : le couple est-il une arnaque ? J'ai... Read more

Como Analisar as Pessoas. Linguagem Corporal

By: Edward Collins

Narrated by: Paulo Da Silva

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagina ter a capacidade de saber o que as pessoas ao seu redor pensam sem que precisem lhe dizer,saber se estão mentindo, conhecer suas verdadeiras intenções, se alguém gosta de você ou não, se alguém gosta ou não de você e até mesmo antecipar o que alguém está prestes a fazer. Por incrível que pareça, essas e muitas outras coisas podem ser... Read more

La Santa Muerte

By: John Venkman

Narrated by: Vinicio Aguinaga

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Te has preguntado cómo llega a ser venerada una figura tan conectada con lo macabro y el fin de la vida? ¿En qué consiste el movimiento de la Santa Muerte? ¿Te gustaría saber más sobre sus orígenes y seguidores? Entonces sigue leyendo…
“La muerte y yo firmamos un pacto. Ni ella me persigue, ni yo huyo de ella. Simplemente…algún día nos... Read more

Todos los cuerpos

By: Olivia Laing

Narrated by: Sara Gómez

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Olivia Laing nos ofrece en este nuevo ensayo un análisis del cuerpo y sus insatisfacciones a través de los grandes movimientos por la libertad del siglo XX. El cuerpo es una fuente de placer y de dolor, a su vez vulnerable y rebosante de poder. En este ambicioso ensayo, Olivia Laing emprende un apasionante viaje a través de las luchas históricas... Read more

Time to Think

By: Hannah Barnes

Narrated by: Hannah Barnes

Length: 17 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING

'This is what journalism is for' - Observer

Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS's flagship gender service for children.

The Tavistock's Gender Identity Development... Read more

Una historia compartida

By: Julia Navarro

Narrated by: Marta Fernández

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

El libro más personal de Julia Navarro Una sugerente invitación a compartir las historias escritas y vividas por mujeres: con ellos, sin ellos, por ellos, frente a ellos. Hasta el siglo XX la Historia la escribieron los hombres. Eso explica por qué las mujeres apenas aparecemos como sujetos de las historias de la Historia. Sin embargo, la lista... Read more

Unprocessed

By: Kimberley Wilson

Narrated by: Kimberley Wilson

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis. But what most don't know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution - what we eat - is being ignored.

Nutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined. It... Read more

End Poverty. Make Trillions.

By: Darryl Finkton Jr.

Narrated by: Darryl Finkton Jr.

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever wonder why poverty exists and how we could get rid of it? Here's your answer.
Darryl Finkton, Jr. is a hedge fund manager turned community organizer. Raised in poverty, Darryl went on to graduate from Harvard College and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. In “End Poverty. Make Trillions.” Darryl shares how he... Read more

Malditos

By: J. W. Ocker

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

En estas páginas encontrarás desde el opulento Diamante Hope o la terrorífica Muñeca Annabelle hasta el español Sillón del Diablo. Son objetos malditos, y todo lo que necesitan para desatar una ola de desgracia es tu participación… Leerás relatos que tienen lugar a lo largo de muchas décadas y en todos los continentes. Los objetos están al... Read more

Serena Cruz o la verdadera justicia

By: Natalia Ginzburg & Atalaire (Translator)

Narrated by: Anabel Moreno

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"Escribo este breve libro para que recuerden la historia de Serena Cruz todos cuantos la leyeron en los diarios, así como para difundirla entre quienes la desconocen. Además, lo escribo para que se recuerden otros hechos, relativos a las adopciones y a los niños, que en su momento causaron un gran impacto y cayeron enseguida en el olvido.... Read more

Ei armoa Suomen selkänahasta: Ihmisluovutukset Neuvostoliittoon 1944–1981

By: Jussi Pekkarinen & Juha Pohjonen

Narrated by: Raiko Häyrinen

Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Uraauurtava tietoteos ihmisistä, joista tuli politiikan pelinappuloita.Suomesta luovutettiin ihmisiä Neuvostoliittoon vuodesta 1944 aina vuoteen 1981 asti. Luovutetuissa oli niin saksalaisia kuin venäläisiäkin sotavankeja, inkeriläisiä kuin vankikarkureitakin. Teos keskittyy luovutuksiin toisen maailmansodan jälkimainingeissa sekä kylmän sodan... Read more

An Affirming Flame

By: Roger Cohen

Narrated by: Roger Cohen & Mark Deakins

Length: 16 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

“For more than forty years Roger Cohen has ventured to every corner of the earth to chronicle the great upheavals of our age, but he’s never lost sight of what really matters: love, hope, and all the mysteries of the human heart. Here, in this collection of columns that will take you from the streets of Kyiv to an execution chamber in Alabama,... Read more

Unbounded

By: Maria Thattil

Narrated by: Maria Thattil

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

What would you change in your life if you could silence the voice that tells you: you're not enough, keep quiet, you can't do it, or there is no space for you?

As we grow and move through the world, it shrinks us and puts us in boxes - tells us who we should be, what we're capable of, and who to love.

As a queer child of immigrants, Maria Thattil... Read more

The Case for Cancel Culture

By: Ernest Owens

Narrated by: Ernest Owens

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

"A necessary discourse about power and control, and who ultimately has a voice versus whose is often stifled." —Preston D. Mitchum, LGBTQIA attorney, activist, and adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University

The first major case for cancel culture as a fundamental means of democratic expression... Read more

Africatown

By: Nick Tabor

Narrated by: Chris Butler

Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

An epic story, Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution.In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast,... Read more