Social Science audiobooks

The End of Big

By: Nicco Mele

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

Radical connectivity—our ability to connect instantly, constantly, and globally—is altering the exercise of power with dramatic speed and reshaping our biggest institutions. Governments, corporations, centers of knowledge, and expertise are eroding before the power of the individual. In some cases this is a positive development, but as Mele... Read more

935 Lies

By: Charles Lewis

Narrated by: Don Lee

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Facts are and must be the coin of the realm in a democracy. Unfortunately, for citizens in the United States and throughout the world, distinguishing between fact and fiction—always a formidable challenge—is now more difficult than ever, as a constant stream of questionable information pours into media outlets.

In 935 Lies, Charles Lewis reminds... Read more

Latino Americans

By: Ray Suarez

Narrated by: Ray Suarez

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

As the largest minority in the country, Latino Americans make up an integral part of American history and continue to make major social, cultural, and political contributions. Latino Americans shares their story, revealing the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and others who have made an impact on history.

Author... Read more

On Immunity

By: Eula Biss

Narrated by: Tamara Marston

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear—fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in your child's air, food, mattress, medicine, and vaccines. She finds that you cannot immunize your child, or yourself, from the world.

In this bold, fascinating book, Biss investigates the metaphors and... Read more

StoryCorps: Outloud

By: David Isay

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

StoryCorps recognizes the profound historical importance of capturing the stories of the LGBTQ community and the urgent need for this work to happen now. StoryCorps OutLoud is a multi-year initiative dedicated to recording and preserving LGBTQ stories across America.
OutLoud honors the stories of those who lived before the 1969 Stonewall... Read more

Unfair

By: Adam Benforado

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Our nation is founded on the notion that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning, and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the camera angle of a defendant's taped confession, the number of photos in a mug shot book, or a simple word choice during a cross-examination.



In... Read more

The Convert

By: Deborah Baker

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam' s argument with the... Read more

Stubby the War Dog

By: Ann Bausum

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Unedited Jacket copy: The Story of a Dog So Brave He Saved Livesand Won Hearts. This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied forces on the Western Front during World War I. This brave and clever dog could detect enemy soldiers, impending gas attacks, and even salute higher-ranking... Read more

Brothers

By: Donna Britt

Narrated by: Rachel Leslie

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Former Washington Post columnist Donna Britt's memoir presents an honest and thoughtful look at a life spent giving to others. In 1977, Britt lost one of her brothers in a senseless police shooting. Plagued by her grief, she spent the next three decades putting her own needs aside to care for the men in her life. "[A] gutsy memoir . Britt writes... Read more

When Everything Changed

By: Gail Collins

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 15 hours

Abridged: No

An enthralling blend of oral history and Gail Collins' keen research, this definitive look at 50 years of feminist progress shimmers with the amusing, down-to-earth liberal tone that is this New York Times columnist's trademark. "An engrossing account . deadly serious and great fun to read at the same time . sure to become required... Read more

Nickel and Dimed

By: Barbara Ehrenreich

Narrated by: Cristine McMurdo-Wallis

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers... Read more

Shoptimism

By: Lee Eisenberg

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Lee Eisenberg's The Number hit the New York Times best-seller list and became an instant classic with those wanting to learn more about retiring comfortably. Here he investigates the forces that compel Americans to shop till they drop. A timely exploration, Shoptimism takes a critical look at an often downplayed aspect of American economic... Read more

Great Time Coming

By: David Falkner

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

David Falkner, noted author of five previous books about baseball, deftly portrays the rise to stardom of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play on a major-league team in baseball's modern era. As Falkner traces the development of Robinson's natural skill and tireless dedication, he focuses on the strengths that earned Robinson a... Read more

Shock of Gray

By: Ted Fishman

Narrated by: Kerin McCue

Length: 16 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author Ted C. Fishman reveals the stunning challenges of a world awash with seasoned citizens. By 2030, those over 50 will outnumber people under 17 for the first time in history. Fishman explores the resulting impact on families, businesses, nations, and medical care. Read more

A Short History of Medicine

By: F. Gonzalez-Crussi

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Praised for his erudite writing, renowned scientist Frank GonzAlez-Crussi penned this concise history of medicine, beginning with the most primitive healthcare practices and ending with the technology of modern medicine that we enjoy today. As with all Modern Library Chronicles, A Short History of Medicine is a wonderful primer for anyone... Read more

The Table Comes First

By: Adam Gopnik

Narrated by: Adam Gopnik

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Multiple award-winning author Adam Gopnik has written for the New Yorker since 1986. In this work, Gopnik charts America's transformation from being simply aware of what they eat to being obsessive about it. This fascinating culinary journey will transport listeners from 18th-century France and the origin of America's popular modern tastes to... Read more

The Professor in the Cage

By: Jonathan Gottschall

Narrated by: Quincy Dunn-Baker

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge, and an opportunity. Pushing forty, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, part of him yearns to cross the street and join up. The other part is terrified. Gottschall eventually works up his... Read more

The Empire of Necessity

By: Greg Grandin

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Fordlandia, the story of a remarkable slave rebellion that illuminates America' s struggle with slavery and freedom during the Age of Revolution and beyond One morning in 1805, off a remote island in the South Pacific, Captain Amasa Delano, a New England seal hunter, climbed aboard a distressed Spanish ship carrying... Read more

The Manor

By: Mac Griswold

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Mac Griswold' s The Manor is the biography of a uniquely American place that has endured through wars great and small, through fortunes won and lost, through histories bright and sinister-- and of the family that has lived there since its founding as a New England slave plantation three and a half centuries ago. In 1984, the landscape historian... Read more

Def Jam, Inc.

By: Stacy Gueraseva

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Def Jam is the hip-hop label that introduced mainstream America to the likes of Run DMC, LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and Slick Rick. Beginning in the NYU dorm room of co-founder Rick Rubin, this never-before-told story captures all the behind-the-scenes action, outrageous hype, and raw talent that made rap a household word. Read more

Letters to a Young Sister

By: Hill Harper

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of two NAACP awards for his writing, bestselling author Hill Harper is an acclaimed actor known for his role on CSI: NY. A Brown University and Harvard Law School alum, Harper is also a passionate public servant. In this book he offers comforting advice for today's youth through his own wisdom as well as that of such luminaries as... Read more

Lost in the City

By: Edward P. Jones

Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Caroline Clay, Peter Jay Fernan...

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward P. Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the critically acclaimed novel The Known World. A finalist for the National Book Award, Lost in the City features 15 poignant short stories, each set in Washington, D.C. Far removed from marble monuments and the offices of rich politicians, the nation's capital that Jones captures is... Read more

The City

By: Joel Kotkin

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In this erudite and enjoyable Los Angeles Times best-seller, Joel Kotkin explores the history of cities around the globe. He argues that urban areas must be places where there is a shared feeling of sacredness, civic identity, and moral order. These exciting concentrations of ideas and energy have long been and should continue to be meaningful... Read more

The Ragged Edge of the World

By: Eugene Linden

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning journalist Eugene Linden has written numerous critically acclaimed works on the environment. In The Ragged Edge of the World, Linden recounts his experiences in locales ranging from Vietnam to Antarctica, offering an intimate look at creatures and cultures struggling to adapt to globalization. Read more