Social Science audiobooks

The Positive Thinking Workbook for Women

By: Victoria Tyler

Narrated by: Krystina Bailey

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Hello beautiful woman!Still struggling with negative thoughts, self-esteem, feelings of self-worth and that pesky negative self-talk?Still struggling to feel empowered, worthy and inspired by your life… but you don’t know where to start?Girl, I feel you!I know what it is like to be in that place of struggle wanting to find your purpose, longing... Read more

Swinging On The Garden Gate

By: Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

Narrated by: Jenna Rose Stein

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning memoir of coming of age and coming out bisexual by award-winning writer and teacher Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew. Every story begins with a word. As a young woman, Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew carried a word within her so potent that it spread through her every artery and vein. She carried it in secret until she was shown a different way and... Read more

Borders

By: Alexander C. Diener & Joshua Hagen

Narrated by: Jamie Renell

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

First published in 2012, Borders: A Very Short Introduction began with the premise that "we live in a very bordered world." The intervening decade has witnessed a flurry of events and developments that continue to highlight the centrality of borders in contemporary domestic and international affairs, as well as the interstices between the two,... Read more

The Mother Artist

By: Catherine Ricketts

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Few women artists feature prominently in the history of art, and even fewer who are mothers. What can we learn about ambition, limitation, and creativity from women who persist in doing both?



Forged in the stress of early motherhood, The Mother Artist explores the fraught yet generative ties between caregiving and creative practice. As a young... Read more

The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception

By: H. Keith Melton & Robert Wallace

Narrated by: Perry Daniels

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A top-secret manual for training CIA field agents in deception and sleight-of-hand was thought to be a rumor…until a single surviving copy was discovered in the agency’s archives.In 1953, a top-secret manual teaching agents sleight-of-hand and other deception techniques was written for the CIA by America’s then most famous magician. All copies... Read more

The Danish Secret to Happy Kids

By: Helen Russell

Narrated by: Helen Russell

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

What do Vikings know about raising children? Turns out, quite a lot… After a decade of living in Denmark and raising a family there, Helen Russell noticed that Nordic children are different. They eat differently. They learn differently. They run, jump and climb out in nature for hours a day, even though the weather is terrible and it's dark... Read more

More, Please

By: Emma Specter

Narrated by: Erin deWard

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

AS FEATURED IN NYLON • W MAGAZINE • GLAMOUR • BOOK RIOT • HEYALMA • BUSTLE • ELECTRIC LITERATURE • ROMPER • AND MORE!""Tender, funny, angry, and sharp as hell. This is an essential book for anyone with a body, anyone with a heart."" —Helen Rosner, James Beard Award-winning food journalist and New Yorker staff writerAn unflinching and deeply... Read more

Lifehouse

By: Adam Greenfield

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

How to reclaim power in a time of perpetual crisis



We are living through a Long Emergency: a near-continuous train of pandemics, heatwaves, droughts, resource wars, and other climate-driven disasters. In Lifehouse, Adam Greenfield asks what might happen if the tactics and networks of care that spring up in response to these times might be brought... Read more

Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders

By: Bernard Edwards

Narrated by: Kevin Hanssen

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy's African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East. With typical thoroughness, the Royal Navy went further, and took the... Read more

My Glorious Defeats

By: Barrett Brown

Narrated by: Barrett Brown

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Barrett Brown went to prison for four years for leaking intelligence documents. He was released to Trump’s America. This is his story.

After a series of escapades both online and off that brought him in and out of 4chan forums, the halls of power, heroin addiction, and federal prison, Barrett Brown is a free... Read more

Irish Mythology: Enthralling Myths, Folktales, and Legends of Gods, Goddesses, and Mythological Creatures of Ancient Ireland

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Colin Fluxman

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook beckons you into a world where the veil between the mundane and the magical is whisper-thin, where the landscapes of Ireland are not just settings but also active participants in tales of heroism, love, and betrayal.Within this audiobook lies the heart of Irish identity—a rich heritage of storytelling that has been passed down... Read more

Dateable

By: Jessica Slice & Caroline Cupp

Narrated by: Dana Swanson & Courtney Lin

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A much-needed guide to dating--from apps to hooking up, sex, long-term relationships and more--from disabled essayist and author Jessica Slice and bioethicist Caroline Cupp.

Disabled people date, have casual sex, marry, and parent. Yet our romantic lives are conspicuously absent from the media and cultural conversation. Sexual education does not... Read more

Die Hot With a Vengeance

By: Sable Yong

Narrated by: Sable Yong

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“With humor and candor, Die Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.” - TIME*ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READS*Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection about beauty and vanity, examining their stigmatization in the... Read more

#BlackEducatorsMatter

By: Darrius A. Stanley

Narrated by: Mirron Willis & Diana Blue

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The personal accounts, educator portraits, and research findings assembled by Darrius A. Stanley in #BlackEducatorsMatter constitute an unstinting exploration of the experiences of Black K–12 teachers in the United States. Spotlighting the invaluable work of Black educators, this volume reveals that although they are underrepresented in... Read more

The Enneagram for Teens

By: Ainsley Britain

Narrated by: Ainsley Britain

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.From author and Enneagram coach Ainsley Britain comes a fun and informative introduction to the Enneagram personality test, specially crafted for teens and young adults. In The Enneagram for Teens, readers will discover their type and gain valuable insights into their relationships, faith, future selves, and more.As one of the... Read more

Mastering AI

By: Jeremy Kahn

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A Fortune magazine journalist draws on his expertise and extensive contacts among the companies and scientists at the forefront of artificial intelligence to offer dramatic predictions of AI’s impact over the next decade, from reshaping our economy and the way we work, learn, and create to unknitting our social fabric, jeopardizing our... Read more

Ancestral Slavic Magic

By: Natasha Helvin

Narrated by: Robin Douglas

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

• Offers traditional rituals and spells to help you connect with your ancestors, see your family’s ancestral patterns, and change your destiny

• Examines the history of ancestor worship in the Slavic tradition and ancient Slavic burial and funeral customs, many of which are still practiced today in remote pockets of Russia

• Explores the... Read more

To Be a Problem

By: Dara Baldwin

Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color

For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and... Read more

Rebels with a Cause

By: Niobe Way

Narrated by: Niobe Way

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From NYU professor of developmental psychology Niobe Way, an in-depth exploration about what boys and young men teach us about themselves, us, and the toxic culture we have created, one in which we value money over people, toys over human connection, and academic achievement over kindness. Based on her longitudinal and mixed-method research over... Read more

The Outline Of Sanity

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Seth Trey

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The experiments of both Capitalism and Communism are almost complete, and they both lead to one big organization controlling everything you do.
In 1925, when this book was first published, it was true, and it is even truer today.
If you desire an alternative, consider this book, which considers Distributism, a philosophy whereby the actual people... Read more

Celtic Mythology

By: Adrian Danvers

Narrated by: KC Wayman

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

CELTIC MYTHOLOGYA Timeless Collection of Celtic Myths and LegendsUnlock the magic of ancient legends with "Celtic Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Celtic Myths and Legends." This meticulously crafted guide invites you to explore the rich tapestry of Celtic myths and legends that have shaped the cultural heritage of the Celts. Meet the... Read more

Vertical Progress

By: K. Oxovuieu

Narrated by: Remy Crikk

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Today people more than ever are overwhelmed by worry about current events. Why are some people devoured by hatred and bigotry? Can we avoid the next economic crisis? Can we prevent the next global war? Will computers take over our civilization any time soon? Even though Vertical Progress does not have all answers, it provides readers with plenty... Read more

Femina - Eine neue Geschichte des Mittelalters aus Sicht der Frauen (Ungekürzt)

By: Janina Ramirez

Narrated by: Hildegard Meier

Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein großes Buch, das viel mittelalterlichen Staub aufwirbelt! Sie kämpften gegen Wikinger, vergifteten ihre Feinde und waren Spioninnen - die vergessenen Frauen des europäischen Mittelalters kümmerten sich beileibe nicht nur um Haus und Hof. Dennoch ist es genau dieses Bild einer patriarchalen Gesellschaft, die Frauen unterdrückte, das unsere... Read more

No One Left

By: Paul Morland

Narrated by: Paul Morland

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A population calamity is unfolding before our eyes. It started in parts of the developed world and is spreading to the four corners of the globe. There are just too few babies being born for humanity to replace itself.

Leading demographer Paul Morland argues that the consequences of this promise to be calamitous. Labour shortages, pensions... Read more