Social Science audiobooks

When the Night Comes Falling

By: Howard Blum

Narrated by: Zac Aleman

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Instant New York Times Bestseller“Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story.”—Kirkus Reviews""The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from acclaimed bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the... Read more

Wandering the Wards

By: Katie Featherstone & Andy Northcott

Narrated by: Piers Gibbon

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Wandering the Wards provides a detailed and unflinching ethnographic examination of life within the contemporary hospital. It reveals the institutional and ward cultures that inform the organization and delivery of everyday care for one of the largest populations within them: people living with dementia who require urgent unscheduled hospital... Read more

Finding Genius: Understanding Viruses

By: Richard Jacobs

Narrated by: Brian J. Ford

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is the result of 30+ interviews of genius-level science professionals in various fields. They have all been asked the same set of questions, and have answered, to the best of their ability and knowledge. What you’re about to read is the answers to these questions, not from all the individuals, but from the most interesting 4 or 5 who... Read more

Goddess Alpha

By: Jessica Théroux

Narrated by: Jessica Théroux

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Goddess Alpha: Directions Home features a blend of poetry, reflections, action, and meditations from goddesses representing each letter of the alphabet. The stories begin with Artemis, the virginal hunter, and continue with Eos, the ostentatious goddess of dawn, and Hecate, the healer. The chapters conclude with the Zorya sisters, who guard the... Read more

Hidden Healers

By: Stephanie S. Covington

Narrated by: Holly Adams

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping and deeply-felt examination of incarcerated women's lives



With unflinching clarity, Hidden Healers cuts through the myths about incarcerated women to expose the all-too-real brutalities they face within a criminal legal system never designed for them. Backed by three decades' experience providing therapeutic programs inside prisons... Read more

The Doll

By: Charles W. Chesnutt

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles Chesnutt's "The Doll" is a story of seeking truth, facing discrimination, and making bold choices for the sake of one's own livelihood. "The Doll", depicts the African American barber as a human character by showing him struggle with and simply show human thoughts and emotions. The story takes place during a time of huge racial... Read more

We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky

By: Mara Kardas-Nelson

Narrated by: Nene Nwoko

Length: 17 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mid-1970s, Muhammad Yunus, an American-trained Bangladeshi economist, met a poor female stool maker who needed money to expand her business. In an act known as the beginning of microfinance, Yunus lent $27 to forty-two women, hoping small credit would help them to pull themselves out of poverty. Soon, Yunus's Grameen Bank was born, and... Read more

Human Geography For Dummies

By: Kyle Tredinnick

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 16 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Human Geography For Dummies introduces you to the ideas and perspectives encompassed by the field of human geography and makes a great supplement to human geography courses in high school or college. So what is human geography? Human geography explores the relationship between humans and their natural environment, tracking the broad social... Read more

The Queer Parent

By: Lotte Jeffs & Stu Oakley

Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

LGBTQ+ people have more options than ever before when it comes to starting a family, but a lack of both focused information and mainstream representation can leave parents, prospective parents, friends, and relatives in the dark.



Authors Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley spoke to dozens of experts and queer families, and this hugely needed book is the... Read more

Don't Take It Personally

By: Eviatar Zerubavel

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Along with the concepts of social role, social group, social network, social class, and social structure, the notion of impersonality is one of the pillars of the sociological imagination: the ability to think beyond individuals and see them as members of particular social categories. Although almost every sociologist is at least implicitly... Read more

Strategically Navigating Anti-Black Racism in Professional Spaces

By: Pearis L. Jean, PhD

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

People often understand racism in terms of blatant, overtly hostile behaviors and attitudes. At work, however, racism often takes the form of microaggressions, being ignored, being invalidated or talked over, being overly criticized, or having assumptions made about your abilities.



You should not have to experience racism—and it is not your... Read more

The New Breadline

By: Jean-Martin Bauer

Narrated by: Jean-Martin Bauer

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • A humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working for the United Nations takes aim at the global food crisis—revealing how hunger anywhere affects lives everywhere and what steps we can take to change course.

"This book should be required reading for the entire human race."
... Read more

The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning

By: Catherine Meeks

Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the winner of The President Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award, a spiritual guide to restoring yourself from racial trauma and committing to the long work of dismantling racism.



In her work as executive director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Meeks has fought tirelessly to shed light on racism and provide tools and... Read more

The Black Woman’s Guide to Coping with Stress

By: Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you feel like you're doing it all for everyone—all the time? This book offers mindful self-awareness practices to help you prioritize self-care, soothe stress, and create a life of joy, fulfillment, and well-being.



In The Black Woman's Guide to Coping with Stress, Black psychologist and registered nurse Cheryl Woods Giscombe introduces the... Read more

Lytton

By: Peter Edwards & Kevin Loring

Narrated by: Kevin Loring & Wayne Ward

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From bestselling true-crime author Peter Edwards and Governor General's Award-winning playwright Kevin Loring, two sons of Lytton, the BC town that burned to the ground in 2021, comes a meditation on hometown―when hometown is gone.

“It’s dire,” Greta Thunberg retweeted Mayor Jan Polderman. “The whole town is on fire. It took a... Read more

The Curanderx Toolkit

By: Atava Garcia Swiecicki

Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Arranging ofrendas. Brewing pericón into a healing tea. Releasing traumas through baños and limpias. Herbalist and curandera Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering this traditional knowledge of curanderismo, Mexican folk healing, which had been marginalized as Chicanx and Latinx Americans assimilated to US culture. She teaches how to... Read more

Poor Richards Almanack (Unabridged)

By: Benjamin Franklin

Narrated by: Nancy Hebner

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In the annals of American literature, Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack stands as a timeless masterpiece. This unabridged edition captures the wit, wisdom, and practical advice that made Franklin's almanac a beloved companion for generations. From its humble beginnings as a calendar, Poor Richard's Almanack evolved into a literary... Read more

The Soul of London (Unabridged)

By: Ford Madox Ford

Narrated by: Fabiola Saad

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the heart of London, where history whispers through cobblestone streets and the River Thames flows like a liquid tapestry, there lies a soul that transcends time. Ford Madox Ford's "The Soul of London" is an evocative masterpiece that captures the essence of this vibrant metropolis. Through the eyes of a young American artist, we embark on a... Read more

A Failure of Initiative (Unabridged)

By: House of Representatives

Narrated by: Bryan Corsaut, Patricia Dinsmoor & Yvonne Vallejos

Length: 20 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the United States government launched a massive investigation into the intelligence failures that allowed the attacks to happen. The resulting report, known as the "9/11 Commission Report," was a scathing indictment of the intelligence community, and it led to a number of reforms. But what if the... Read more

Dads Matter More

By: George Varner Jr.

Narrated by: George Varner Jr.

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

What if I told you... Everything you believed about Fatherhood was based on lies? In Dads Matter More we embark on a Bold, provocative journey to dismantle the top 10 lies that society has Told Us about fatherhood. Prepare to be challenged, enlightened, and perhaps even angered, as This Unique book confronts the lies head-on, advocating for a... Read more

The Big Book of Restorative Justice

By: Howard Zehr, Allan Macrae, Lorraine Stutzman Am...

Narrated by: Karen Chilton & Adam Prugh

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time, the four most popular restorative justice audiobooks in the Justice & Peacebuilding series —The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated, The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing, The Little Book of Family Group Conferences, and The Little Book of Circle Processes — are available in one audio volume.... Read more

La generación ansiosa

By: Jonathan Haidt

Narrated by: Luis García Márquez

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

El libro que desvela las causas del colapso psicológico de la Generación Z   La salud mental de los niños y adolescentes se derrumba. Desde 2010, en los países desarrollados se ha observado un inquietante y pronunciado aumento en el número de jóvenes diagnosticados con ansiedad, depresión y otros trastornos psicológicos. Pero ¿qué es lo que ha... Read more

BEDTIME SHORT STORIES FOR KIDS

By: Sandra Farmer

Narrated by: Eloise Wilson

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Reading bedtime stories to children is a beloved tradition that has been passed down for generations. It's a special time for bonding with your child, and a great way to help them wind down and relax before sleep."Bedtime Short Stories for Kids" is a collection of enchanting tales that are perfect for reading to children at bedtime. These short... Read more

Analectas

By: Confucio

Narrated by: José Peña Coto

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

“Al ver a una persona virtuosa piensa en igualarla; al ver a una persona no virtuosa reflexiona sobre ti mismo.” Confucio.SABIDURIA ORIENTAL MILENARIA. Las Analectas, "Lún Yǔ" (论语), son una colección de enseñanzas, dichos y pensamientos del filósofo chino Confucio (551-479 a.C.) y sus discípulos. Esta obra, compilada por sus seguidores después... Read more