Social Science audiobooks

Janesville

By: Amy Goldstein

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

* Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize​ * 800-CEO-READ Business Book of the Year * A New York Times Notable Book * A Washington Post Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of 2017 * A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2017 * An Economist Best Book of 2017 * A Business Insider Best Book of... Read more

The Vanishing American Adult

By: Ben Sasse

Narrated by: Ben Sasse

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Former college president and now U.S. Senator Ben Sasse reads with the clarity and confidence of a voice pro in this friendly warning aimed at America's parents, teachers, and governing officials." — AudioFile Magazine

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — read by the author.

In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented... Read more

The Broken Ladder

By: Keith Payne

Narrated by: James Foster

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely examination by a leading scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequalityToday’s inequality is on a scale that none of us has seen in our lifetimes, yet this disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means. In The Broken Ladder psychologist Keith Payne examines how... Read more

From Crisis to Calling

By: Sasha Chanoff & David Chanoff

Narrated by: Joseph Bronzi

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Making the Hardest Decisions


As a young aid worker, Sasha Chanoff was sent to evacuate a group of refugees from the violence-torn Congo. But when he arrived he discovered a second group. Evacuating them too could endanger the entire mission. But leaving them behind would mean their certain death.

All leaders face defining moments, when values are... Read more

Overcoming Bias

By: Tiffany Jana & Matthew Freeman

Narrated by: Tiffany Jana

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Control, Conquer, and Prevail!

Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana and Matthew Freeman use vivid stories and fun (yes, fun!) exercises and activities to help us... 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

Melting Pot or Civil War?

By: Reihan Salam

Narrated by: Reihan Salam

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Long before Covid-19 and the death of George Floyd rocked America, Reihan Salam predicted our current unrest--and provided a blueprint for reuniting the country.

"Tthe years to come may see a new populist revolt, driven by the resentments of working-class Americans of color.”

For too long, liberals have suggested that only cruel, racist, or... Read more

Bones

By: Joe Tone

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border—and how their lives converged in a major criminal conspiracy

José and Miguel Treviño were bonded by blood and a shared vision of a better life. But they chose different paths that would end at the same violent crossroads—with considerable help... Read more

90s Bitch

By: Allison Yarrow

Narrated by: Allison Yarrow

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club Book Award, muse to a Givenchy fashion collection, and recommended by the The New York Times, The Skimm, US Weekly, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Refinery 29, Book Riot, Bitch Media, and more. ""Yarrow’s biting autopsy of the decade scrutinizes the way society reduced — or “bitchified” — women at... Read more

Mommy Burnout

By: Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler

Narrated by: Lisa Larsen

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The ultimate handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the ""perfect mom,"" filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect our kids from the damage burnout can cause.Moms, do you feel tired?... Read more

Nobody

By: Marc Lamont Hill

Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access... Read more

iGen

By: Jean M. Twenge

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation

Born after... Read more

Give Work

By: Leila Janah

Narrated by: Leila Janah

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid.
 
“An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but by giving them work. It’s required reading for anyone who’s... Read more

The Sun Does Shine

By: Anthony Ray Hinton & Lara Love Hardin

Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson & Kevin R. Free

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection

A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit.

“An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.”
—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was... Read more

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

By: Bernie Sanders

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, Independent congressman, presidential candidate and activist Bernie Sanders continues his fight against the imbalances in the nation’s status quo, and shows you how to make a difference to effect the changes America—and the world—need to create a better tomorrow.

Throughout the Presidential... Read more

The Prisoner's Wife

By: Asha Bandele

Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In her senior year of college, asha bandele and a group of other writers went to a prison to read their works for a Black History Month program. There, she met Rashid, a man who was serving 20 to life for murder, a man who spoke softly and wisely, a man who would become asha's soul mate. This is her account of a relationship that has thrived... Read more

The Man from the Train

By: Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 17 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial... Read more

All the Pieces Matter

By: Jonathan Abrams

Narrated by: Jonathan Abrams, January LaVoy, Prentice Onayem...

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors, and others involved in its creation.

Since its final episode aired in 2008, HBO's acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled, from the failures of the drug war and criminal... Read more

The Scarlett Letters

By: Jenny Nordbak

Narrated by: Jenny Nordbak

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Jenny Nordbak takes us to a place that few have seen, but millions have fantasized about, revealing how she transformed herself from a USC grad lacking in confidence into an elite professional dominatrix who finds her own voice, power and compassion for others.

On an unorthodox quest to understand her hidden fantasies, Jenny led a double life for... Read more

The Art of Screen Time

By: Anya Kamenetz

Narrated by: Anya Kamenetz

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Finally: an evidence-based, reassuring guide to what to do about kids and screens, from video games to social media.
Today's babies often make their debut on social media with the very first sonogram. They begin interacting with screens at around four months old. But is this good news or bad news? A wonderful opportunity to connect around the... Read more

A Child's Introduction to African American History

By: Jabari Asim

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive, entertaining look at heroes, heroines, and critical moments from African American history -- from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement -- by award-winning author Jabari Asim.

Jabari Asim goes beyond what's taught in the classroom to reveal a fact-filled history of African American history through politics,... Read more

The Most Dangerous Man in America

By: Bill Minutaglio & Steven L. Davis

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis, authors of the PEN Center USA award-winning Dallas 1963, comes a madcap narrative about Timothy Leary's daring prison escape and run from the law.

On the moonlit evening of September 12, 1970, an ex-Harvard professor with a genius I.Q. studies a twelve-foot high fence topped with barbed wire. A few... Read more

Slutever

By: Karley Sciortino

Narrated by: Karley Sciortino

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Slutever is a call-to-arms, a confessional memoir, and a slut manifesto—and it's all thanks to a sex-radical hedonist in a pink PVC mini dress.

"Slut" is a great word. It just sounds perfect-so sharp and clear and beautiful. It's one of those satisfying four letter words, like cunt and fuck. Slut also happens to be an anagram for lust, which is... Read more

The Love Gap

By: Jenna Birch

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A research-based guide to navigating the newest dating phenomenon--"the love gap"--and a trailblazing action plan to help smart, confident, career-driven women find (and keep) their match.

For a rising generation young women, the sky is the limit. Women can be anything and have everything. They are outpacing their male peers in higher education... Read more