Social Science audiobooks

Obesidade Infantil - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A obesidade infantil é um problema de saúde pública crescente que envolve o acúmulo excessivo de gordura corporal em crianças e adolescentes. Essa condição é uma das preocupações mais prementes da atualidade, dado seu impacto substancial na saúde e bem-estar das gerações mais jovens. Este capítulo discutirá a definição e prevalência da obesidade... Read more

Apocalipsis imbécil - Abridged

By: Florián Recio

Narrated by: Martín Quirós

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pensar ha sido considerado muchas veces como una actividad peligrosa, pero con los avances de la inteligencia artificial, es posible que incluso acabe siendo directamente abolida por la ley. Sirva este libro como revulsivo a la tendencia a mantener el cerebro al ralentí y con riesgo serio de que se nos acabe calando. Guárdelo bajo su almohada y... Read more

A Arte da Autoanálise: Descubra o Seu Próprio Diabo Interior com base nos Métodos de Napoleon Hill - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Na obra "Mais Esperto Que o Diabo", Napoleon Hill nos ensina que o maior obstáculo para o nosso sucesso é o nosso próprio "diabo interior". Este "diabo" é representado por nossos medos, dúvidas e autossabotagem. A autoanálise é o processo de examinar a nós mesmos, de dentro para fora. É um processo essencial para o nosso autoconhecimento e... Read more

O Mindset Empreendedor: Desenvolvendo uma Mente Rica, inspirado nos Ensinamentos de Napoleon Hill - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O mindset é a maneira como pensamos e nos comportamos. Ele influencia nossas ações e decisões, e pode ser um grande diferencial para o sucesso nos negócios. Empreendedores com um mindset positivo e proativo têm mais chances de superar obstáculos e alcançar seus objetivos. Eles são mais resilientes, persistentes e focados em seus... Read more

Game of Shadows - Abridged

By: Mark Fainaru-Wada & Lance Williams

Narrated by: Arnie Mazer

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside down

For years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars blazed... Read more

The New Joys of Yiddish - Abridged

By: Leo Rosten

Narrated by: Ron Rifkin, Peter Riegert, Harry Goz, Michael G...

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said “to give body and soul to the Yiddish language,” The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians, and students,... Read more

Over the Edge - Abridged

By: Greg Child

Narrated by: Aramand Schultz

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The climbers swept up in the events of August 2000 are people little different from the rest of us. Though their climbing skills taught them a thing or two about survival, it was their individual characters and their compassion for one another that kept them alive. Like anyone who has witnessed warfare and death, they feel pain over the... Read more

Ranting Again - Abridged

By: Dennis Miller

Narrated by: Dennis Miller

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dennis Miller is back, and he is Ranting Again in this hilarious compendium of wit, wisdom, and righteous outrage.  This is good news for all of us who fume at the country's lack of common sense, and seethe at the absurdity of the daily headlines.

Setting his sights higher and wider than ever before, Dennis Miller is at the top of his game,... Read more

Caça às bruxas, globalização e solidariedade feminista na África dos dias atuais - Abridged

By: Silvia Federici

Narrated by: Andressa Bodê

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Em sua obra, Silvia Federici estrutura sua análise a partir do processo de cercamento e privatização de terras comunais e, examinando o ambiente e as motivações que produziram as primeiras acusações de bruxarias na Europa, relaciona essa forma de violência à ordem econômica. Evidencia, enfim, que marcas desse processo foram deixadas também nos... Read more

Dismistifying the Subtle Art of Liging the F*-Se - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Christopher

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Description of the goal of the e-book: present a critical and alternative approach in relation to Manson's book, seeking to stimulate further reflection on the topic and offer new perspectives to readers. The book "The Subtle Art of Liging the F*dse" by Mark Manson has become a great sales success, presenting a unique and unusable approach to... Read more

Persecution - Abridged

By: David Limbaugh

Narrated by: David Limbaugh

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“Limbaugh’s meticulously researched book is a devastating indictment of liberal intolerance-and a call to arms for all true believers of religious liberty to reclaim their rightful place in the public square.”—Michelle Malkin, nationally syndicated columnist and author of InvasionThis New York Times bestseller is that rare phenomenon, a book... Read more

The Gold of Exodus - Abridged

By: Howard Blum

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mount Sinai, for many, it is the most sacred place on Earth - the
site where God descended to give Moses the Ten Commandments.
Yet for centuries, mankind has not known its exact location.

In this heart-pounding adventure, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Howard Blum tells the enthralling story of two modern-day adventurers -... Read more

Murder in Greenwich - Abridged

By: Mark Fuhrman

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Newsflash: Grand Jury just empaneled to investigate the unsolved murder of Martha Moxley!The night of October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned and stabbed with a golf club on the grounds of her family1s Greenwich home.The golf club that killed Martha came from the house of Thomas and Michael Skakel, two boys who had been... Read more

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos - Abridged

By: Michelle Ann Abate

Narrated by: Camilla Rivera

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos: New Perspectives on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" sheds new light on the past importance, ongoing significance, and future relevance of a comics series that millions adore: Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. More specifically, it examines a fundamental feature of the series: its core cast of characters. In... Read more

Drew Houston: O Revolucionário por Trás do Dropbox - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A tecnologia moldou o mundo moderno de maneiras que poucas outras forças conseguiram. Em meio a essa revolução, uma figura emergiu como pioneira no campo do armazenamento em nuvem: Drew Houston. Co-fundador e CEO do Dropbox, Houston transformou a maneira como armazenamos, compartilhamos e acessamos nossos dados. Este livro explora sua jornada,... Read more

Satya Nadella: O CEO que Transformou a Microsoft - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Satya Nadella é um nome que se tornou sinônimo da revitalização da Microsoft. Desde que assumiu o cargo de CEO em 2014, ele liderou uma transformação notável da empresa, impulsionando-a para a era da computação em nuvem e dos serviços de software, e expandindo seus horizontes para novos mercados. Este livro é uma biografia completa de... Read more

Patriarchale Belastungsstörung - Abridged

By: Beatrice Frasl

Narrated by: Beatrice Frasl

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Patriarchat und mentale Gesundheit: Beatrice Frasl wühlt tief in den Eingeweiden unseres "kranken" Gesundheitssystems. Psychische Gesundheit ist politisch In Ländern wie Deutschland und Österreich können wir uns auf eine medizinische Notversorgung verlassen. Gibt es einen Unfall, wird ein Rettungswagen gerufen, Patient*innen werden in ein... Read more

Ava's Man - Abridged

By: Rick Bragg

Narrated by: Rick Bragg

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • With the same emotional generosity and effortlessly compelling storytelling that made All Over But the Shoutin’ a beloved bestseller, Rick Bragg continues his personal history of the Deep South.

This time he’s writing about his grandfather Charlie Bundrum, a man who died before Bragg was born but left an indelible... Read more

Las Malvinas: los sobrevivientes del incendio - Abridged

By: Gian Calsina Calixto

Narrated by: América Barón

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Esta crónica narra las historias de las víctimas y de los sobrevivientes de uno de los peores incendios en la historia del Perú. En el año 2017, Jorge Luis Huamán y Jovi Herrera perdieron la vida al no poder escapar del siniestro, pues permanecían encerrados en un contenedor donde trabajan de manera habitual, sin contrato y sin seguridad en el... Read more

Her Way - Abridged

By: Don Van Natta Jr. & Jeff Gerth

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The truth about the most important woman in America

In Her Way, two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalists deliver: Previously undisclosed details about the Clinton's multi-decade plan for powerincluding 8 years in the White House for Bill and 8 years for Hillary.

Never-before-revealed information about Hillary's... Read more

Obesidade & Nutrição - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

A obesidade é uma condição de saúde complexa caracterizada pelo excesso excessivo de gordura corporal, que pode ter efeitos na saúde física e emocional. No mundo contemporâneo, a obesidade se tornou uma epidemia global, afetando pessoas de todas as idades, gêneros e origens étnicas. Compreender a obesidade e sua relação intrínseca com a nutrição... Read more

Lies and Fairy Tales That Deny Women Happiness - Abridged

By: Jeanne Martinson

Narrated by: Jeanne Martinson

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As women, we have grown up to believe in stories that impact our abilities, desires, roles, and potential. Some of these stories are presented as "fairy tales" - myths we hear as small children that program our perspectives to determine whether we become a victim or a self-determined woman. From Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and... Read more

The Hardness Factor - Abridged

By: Steven Lamm

Narrated by: Steven Lamm

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A diet, exercise, and supplement regimen to help men achieve optimal sexual fitnessSexual fitness goes hand in hand with overall health: Good sex means a man is most probably in good condition. The Hardness Factor is a comprehensive guide to sexual fitness for men, pointing the way to an enhanced self image, better sex, and improved health, and... Read more

Lust auf Archäologie! - Abridged

By: Wolfgang Korn

Narrated by: Bernt Hahn, Ingeborg Wunderlich & Dominik Freib...

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit verblüffendem Einfallsreichtum und originellen Methoden nehmen Archäologen die Spuren der Vergangenheit auf. Wolfgang Korn gibt uns Einblicke in eine Wissenschaft, deren Geschichten sich wie ein Krimi lesen. Wir besuchen die Grabräuber in Ägypten, begeben uns auf die Spur des schlitzohrigen Troia-Entdeckers Heinrich Schliemann, forschen nach... Read more