Social Science audiobooks

I'm Judging You

By: Luvvie Ajayi

Narrated by: Luvvie Ajayi

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

*Updated edition includes bonus chapter*

Winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Humor

"A truth-riot of a book!"—Shonda Rhimes

New York Times Bestseller
#1 Washington Post Bestseller
Redbook “20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall”
GoodHousekeeping.com “17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall”
BookRiot “100 Must-Read Hilarious Books”
Goodreads Choice... Read more

Original Gangstas

By: Ben Westhoff

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred review

A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur.

Amid rising... Read more

My (Underground) American Dream

By: Julissa Arce

Narrated by: Julissa Arce

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A National Bestseller!

What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States?

JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often... Read more

The Boys of Dunbar

By: Alejandro Danois

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

As the crack epidemic swept across inner-city America in the early 1980s, the streets of Baltimore were crime ridden. For poor kids from the housing projects, the future looked bleak. But basketball could provide the quickest ticket out, an opportunity to earn a college scholarship and perhaps even play in the NBA.



Dunbar High School had one of... Read more

The Art of Community

By: Charles Vogl

Narrated by: Tom Dheere

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Community builders face a difficult task: create spaces-physical, virtual, or both-where we can be connected, defeat loneliness, and enrich our lives. Charles Vogl outlines seven ancient principles any organization can follow to create robust, thriving, positive communities.



This book is a guide for leaders seeking to build a community, to... Read more

The Art of Community

By: Charles Vogl

Narrated by: Tom Dheere

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Create a Culture of Belonging!

Strong cultures help people support one another, share their passions, and achieve big goals. And such cultures of belonging aren't just happy accidents - they can be purposefully cultivated, whether they're in a company, a faith institution or among friends and enthusiasts. Drawing on 3,000 years of history and his... Read more

Die Olympischen Spiele - Der Mythos

By: Tina Angelou

Narrated by: Alexia Leondiadis

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Entdecken Sie die Geheimnisse der Olympischen Spiele durch ihre Ursprungsmythen. Titanen und Giganten gegen Götter! Wer verhindert die Ehe der schönen Prinzessin? Welche Prophezeiung wird das Orakel geben, um den Bürgerkrieg zu beenden? Hören mit Erzählung, Musik und Soundeffekten. Gehen Sie auf den Spuren der antiken griechischen Mythen und... Read more

Weapons of Math Destruction

By: Cathy O'Neil

Narrated by: Cathy O'Neil

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric—with a new afterword
 
“A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent.”—Financial Times
 
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The... Read more

The Red Bandanna

By: Tom Rinaldi

Narrated by: Tom Rinaldi

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller

What would you do in the last hour of your life?
 
The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage
  
One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him... Read more

Neuroplasticity

By: Moheb Costandi

Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Fifty years ago, neuroscientists thought that a mature brain was fixed like a fly in amber, unable to change. Today, we know that our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes. This concept of neuroplasticity has captured the imagination of a public eager for self-improvement -- and has inspired countless Internet entrepreneurs... Read more

The Wife Drought

By: Annabel Crabb

Narrated by: Annabel Crabb

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

‘I need a wife.' It's a common joke among women juggling work and family, but it's no joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front and an asset on the work front, and is an advantage enjoyed by vastly more men than women. Full of candid and funny stories from politics and the media, The Wife Drought... Read more

Una vida con ángeles

By: Tania Karam

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Descubre cómo los ángeles se comunican contigo Descubre cómo los ángeles se comunican contigo La "mejor conferencista espiritual de México", según la revista Quién, te enseña cómo llevar una relación cercana con tus ángeles y cumplir con tu misión de vida. Tania Karam te comparte un aprendizaje increíble para conocer la esencia de los Ángeles; a... Read more

Australia's Most Murderous Prison

By: James Phelps

Narrated by: Stan Pretty

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An unprecedented spate of murders in the 1990s earned Goulburn Jail the ominous name ‘The Killing Fields'. Inmates sentenced or transferred to the 130-year-old towering menace declared they had been given a death sentence. Serial killer Ivan Milat, the ‘Terror Five' militants who plotted attacks across Sydney in 2005, Brothers 4 Life founder... Read more

The Kingdom of Speech

By: Tom Wolfe

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The maestro storyteller and reporter provocatively argues that what we think we know about speech and human evolution is wrong.

Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is a captivating, paradigm-shifting argument that speech -- not evolution... Read more

NYC program helps refugee kids prepare for school

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Students at the Refugee Youth Summer Academy in New York City are taking their first steps to adjusting to life in a U.S. classroom. This year's class of 118 students comes from families who have been granted asylum in the U.S. The NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano has the story. Read more

Syrian Refugees Find Mental and Physical Rehabilitation

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Now five years old, the war in Syria has taken an immense emotional and physical toll on those close to the fighting. Nisreen Katbi fled from Syria to Jordan four years ago and now runs a center that helps fellow refugees experiencing physical and psychological trauma. The center provides full-time care, free of charge. Three University of... Read more

In Iceland, refugees bring diversity, economic growth

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

As refugees from war flee across continental Europe, a few have found safety in an unlikely place: Iceland. New legislation there relaxes immigration controls, worrying some residents -- but more citizens favor diversifying their mostly white and Christian nation. In fact, the country’s economy may rely on population growth. Malcolm Brabant... Read more

Healthy food to those in need

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Sam Polk was making millions on Wall Street when he had a life-changing revelation: he wanted to help those in need. His focus became so-called "food deserts," regions with limited access to healthy food. Polk founded Everytable to serve nutritious meals at minimal prices for low-income populations, but higher prices for customers who can afford... Read more

Troubled Refuge

By: Chandra Manning

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating and original portrait of the escaped-slave refugee camps and how they shaped the course of emancipation and black citizenship.By the end of the Civil War, nearly half a million slaves had taken refuge behind Union lines in what became known as “contraband camps.” These were crowded, dangerous places, yet some 12–15 percent of the... Read more

Votes of Confidence

By: Jeff Fleischer

Narrated by: Nick Mondelli

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

With 2016 promising to be an interesting and hotly contested election year, Votes of Confidence offers young readers an essential guide to the past, present, and future of American elections. Read more

What Does Queer Mean Anyway?

By: Chris Bartlett

Narrated by: Randal Schaffer

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In this clear and concise text Chris Bartlett provides direct explanations for how to use and interpret vocabulary like "queer", "transgender", and "intersex". Writing to those who are unsure of how to talk about alternative sexualities and gender, the author uses case studies and historical examples to unpack this often misused and... Read more

Mind = Blown

By: Matthew Santoro

Narrated by: Matthew Santoro

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

YouTube sensation Matthew Santoro amazes with eye-opening facts that are sure to blow your mind.

Matthew Santoro's originality and humor has attracted millions of fans, making him a beloved YouTube star. His weekly videos on amazing and little-known facts are eagerly anticipated by his many subscribers and followers around the world. In his... Read more

We Are Not Such Things

By: Justine van der Leun

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 19 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Justine van der Leun reopens the murder of a young American woman in South Africa, an iconic case that calls into question our understanding of truth and reconciliation, loyalty, justice, race, and class.The story of Amy Biehl is well known in South Africa. The twenty-six-year-old white American Fulbright scholar was brutally murdered on August... Read more

A Brief History of Vice

By: Robert Evans

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, A Brief History of Vice explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—or more intoxicating.

Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern... Read more