Social Science audiobooks

Destined to Witness

By: Hans Massaquoi

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

Length: 19 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What would life be like for a black boy growing up in Nazi Germany? This unprecedented autobiography answers that question with the spellbinding true story of Hans J. Massaquoi's life in Hamburg during the height of Hitler's regime. Hans is the son of a black Liberian diplomat father and a white German mother. His father returns to Africa at the... Read more

The Generosity Network

By: Jennifer McCrea, Jeffrey C. Walker & Karl Weber

Narrated by: Laura Smith

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Generosity Network is the essential guide to the art of activating resources of every kind behind any worthy cause. Philanthropist Jeff Walker and fund-raising expert Jennifer McCrea offer a fresh new perspective that can make the toughest challenges of nonprofit management and development less stressful, more rewarding-- and even fun.... Read more

Snow-Storm in August

By: Jefferson Morley

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Editor and investigative reporter Jefferson Morley has been widely published in national periodicals and is the author of the critically acclaimed nonfiction work Our Man in Mexico. An eye-opening look at Washington's first race riot, Snow-Storm in August also offers revealing profiles of Arthur Bowen, the slave blamed for the riot, and ''Star... Read more

A Billion Wicked Thoughts

By: Ogi Ogas & Sai Gaddam

Narrated by: Andrew Garman

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The book on sex in the twenty-first century

Want to know what really turns your partner on? A Billion Wicked Thoughts offers the clearest picture ever of the differences between male and female sexuality and the teeming diversity of human desire. What makes men attracted to images and so predictable in their appetites?
What makes the set up to a... Read more

The Amistad Rebellion

By: Marcus Rediker

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Noted historian Marcus Rediker has earned numerous awards for his work, including the sought-after George Washington Book Prize. In The Amistad Rebellion, he turns his attention to the famed slave ship that set sail from Havana in 1839. Painstakingly researched, Rediker's account follows the slaves' point of view, from the joyous moments after... Read more

Ceremony

By: Leslie Marmon Silko

Narrated by: Pete Bradbury

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Leslie Marmon Silko's sublime Ceremony is almost universally considered one of the finest novels ever written by an American Indian. It is the poetic, dreamlike tale of Tayo, a mixed-blood Laguna Pueblo and veteran of World War II. Tormented by shell shock and haunted by memories of his cousin who died in the war, Tayo struggles on his... Read more

The Curse of the Good Girl

By: Rachel Simmons

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Rachel Simmons is a New York Times best-selling author and the founding director of the Girls' Leadership Institute. The Curse of the Good Girl looks into the phenomenon of the glass ceiling placed on girls who attempt to live up to the standard of being "good." Simmons then shows how parents can help build girls' self-esteem and give them the... Read more

Life, Animated

By: Ron Suskind

Narrated by: Ron Suskind & Owen Suskind

Length: 13 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. "A fantasy? A nightmare?" This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen... Read more

DNA USA

By: Bryan Sykes

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Having worked on numerous high-profile genetic investigations, including one focused on the famed Iceman of the Italian Alps, Bryan Sykes has become a premier authority on human genetics. In DNA USA, Sykes examines the unique fabric of the U.S. population-one of the world's most genetically variegated countries. His fascinating discoveries offer... Read more

Generation of Swine

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the legendary Hunter S. Thompson’s second volume of the “Gonzo Papers” is back. Generation of Swine collects hundreds of columns from the infamous journalist’s 1980s tenure at the San Francisco Examiner.

Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions and soldier-of-fortune... Read more

The Great Shark Hunt

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 29 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The first volume in Hunter S. Thompson’s bestselling Gonzo Papers offers brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in his signature style.

Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling “Gonzo Papers” is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s largest and, arguably, most important work, covering... Read more

Hell's Angels

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hell's Angels is Thompson's up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared. "[Thompson's] language is brilliant . [he] has... Read more

The Well-Tuned Brain

By: Peter C. Whybrow

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of American Mania, eminent neuroscientist Peter C. Whybrow here addresses overconsumption in modern society. Using personal stories and the latest research, Whybrow illuminates the path toward a sustainable market society of responsible and well-tuned individuals. Read more

The Social Conquest of Earth

By: Edward O. Wilson

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career.

Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences, The Social Conquest of Earth upends “the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first” (Discover). Refashioning the story of human... Read more

Living the Secular Life

By: Phil Zuckerman

Narrated by: Andy Paris

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A guidebook for living a life without religion, combining sociological insight and personal inspiration Over the last twenty-five years, "no religion" has become the fastest growing religion in the United States. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people have turned away from the traditional faiths of the past and embraced a secular-or... Read more

Singers and Tales

By: Michael Drout

Narrated by: Michael Drout

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this course, Professor Michael D. C. Drout traces literature back to its ultimate sources in oral tradition. Drout shows us how works as varied as the Odyssey, Beowulf, the Finnish Kalevala, and epic songs from the former Yugoslavia were shaped by their origins as songs sung - and composed - before a live audience. Understanding the oral... Read more

The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs

By: Joel Salatin

Narrated by: Joel Salatin

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From Christian libertarian farmer Joel Salatin, a clarion call to readers to honor the animals and the land, and produce food based on spiritual principles.
What on earth is The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs? It's an inspiring call to action for people of faith . . . a heartfelt plea to heed the Bible's guidance . . . .

It's an important and... Read more

The Seventh Sense

By: Joshua Cooper Ramo

Narrated by: Joshua Cooper Ramo

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why?

The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us... Read more

Doing Good Better

By: William MacAskill

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, even our... Read more

That's Not English

By: Erin Moore

Narrated by: Shannon Parks

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An expat’s witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmacked
In That’s Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a historic and fascinating cultural divide. In each of... Read more

Getting Wild Sex from Your Conservative Woman

By: Brandi Love

Narrated by: Brandi Love

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Even the most conservative women have a naughty side to them. To see it, you have to communicate and make them feel comfortable.
Brandi Love can show you what women want to hear, and what to do to get them to go wild on you!
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Mr. Smith Goes to Prison

By: Jeff Smith

Narrated by: Jeff Smith

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The fall from politico to prisoner isn't necessarily long, but the landing, as Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith learned, is a hard one.

In 2009, Smith lied to the Feds about seemingly minor campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and a day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison is the fish-out-of-water story of his time in... Read more

Grandma Says: Wake Up, World!

By: Agnes Baker Pilgrim

Narrated by: Agnes Baker Pilgrim

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Agnes Baker Pilgrim, known to most as Grandma Aggie, was the oldest living member of the Takelma Tribe, one of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz.A descendant of both spiritual and political tribal leaders, Grandma Aggie traveled tirelessly around the world to keep traditions alive, to help those in need, and to be a voice for the voiceless,... Read more

Wealth, Poverty, and Politics

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: David Cochran Heath

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in the country, argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. Pundits and politically motivated economists trumpet ambiguous statistics and sensational theories while... Read more