Social Science audiobooks

Of Dice and Men

By: David M. Ewalt

Narrated by: Rob Brinkmann & Pavi Proczko

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Lord of the Rings meets Moneyball in this fascinating and authoritative history of Dungeons & Dragons that “tracks D&D’s turbulent rise, fall, and survival, from its heyday in the 1980s…to the twenty-first century” (The Wall Street Journal), by award-winning journalist David M. Ewalt.

Even if you’ve never played Dungeons &... Read more

Children of Coercive Control

By: Evan Stark

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 17 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book... Read more

The Unclaimed

By: Pamela Prickett & Stefan Timmermans

Narrated by: Nan McNamara

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

“A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity.”—Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America

“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’... Read more

The Lie Detectives

By: Sasha Issenberg

Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?

A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called "Moneyball for politics," journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era's most pressing challenge: how to win... Read more

Shakespeare's Sisters

By: Ramie Targoff

Narrated by: Hannah Curtis

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period by drawing us into the lives of four women who were committed to their craft long before anyone ever imagined the possibility of “a room of one’s own.”

In an innovative and engaging narrative of everyday life in Shakespeare’s... Read more

I Finally Bought Some Jordans

By: Michael Arceneaux

Narrated by: Michael Arceneaux

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

""Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have an ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like he's crawling around inside your head opening file cabinets and telling you what the... Read more

Our Biggest Fight

By: Frank H. McCourt, Jr.

Narrated by: Frank H. McCourt, Jr., Michael J. Casey & Jonat...

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The internet as we know it is broken. Here’s how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better internet—before it’s too late.

“In the spirit of Thomas Paine’s Revolution-era Common Sense, this manifesto challenges us to create new digital architectures to safeguard... Read more

How to Be Old

By: Lyn Slater

Narrated by: Lyn Slater

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Elle's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2024

A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as “Accidental Icon,” brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age.

When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon,... Read more

Egyptian Made

By: Leslie T. Chang

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

An incisive exploration of women and work, showing how globalization’s promise of liberation instead set the stage for repression—from the acclaimed author of Factory Girls

“Vividly rendered . . . Chang brings us into living rooms and onto assembly lines with female characters as captivating as they are complex. . . . [She] blazingly captures all... Read more

Trash

By: Cedar Monroe

Narrated by: Janet Metzger

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Every day across the US, 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In this sweeping debut, activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe writes indelibly about and for poor white people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from white supremacy, and working for liberation alongside other poor folks.



Monroe introduces us to... Read more

Una mujer segura no acepta menos de lo que se merece.

By: Yeismar González

Narrated by: Yeismar González

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

¡Atención mujeres seguras y empoderadas! Hoy les traigo un audiolibro que cambiará por completo su forma de ver la vida y de enfrentar cualquier desafío que se les presente."Una mujer segura no acepta menos de lo que se merece. La mujer empoderada sabe que su felicidad y bienestar son su responsabilidad" es una obra que reafirma la importancia... Read more

The Rosicrucian Mysteries

By: Max Heindel

Narrated by: Graham Dunlop

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Max Heindel is recognized as one of the greatest western mystics of the 20th century and he is the founder of the Rosicrucian Fellowship and author of a number of essential Rosicrucian works. 
First published in 1916, Heindel's "The Rosicrucian Mysteries" is regarded as a classic work providing a guide for students to understand basic Rosicrucian... Read more

El Peor Desastre Marítimo De La Historia

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"En 'El Peor Desastre Marítimo de la Historia', el lector se sumerge en un relato apasionante que desentraña los misterios y tragedias detrás de uno de los eventos más impactantes jamás registrados en los anales marítimos. Desde los detalles escalofriantes del naufragio hasta los actos heroicos de supervivencia, esta obra nos transporta a través... Read more

Hexen - Eine Weltgeschichte in 13 Prozessen vom Mittelalter bis heute (Ungekürzt)

By: Marion Gibson

Narrated by: Ute Piasetzki

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

"Wie man eine Hexe erkennt? - Man muss einfach herausfinden, ob sie einen mächtigen Mann verärgert hat!" Daily Mail In 13 Prozessen aus Geschichte und Gegenwart begegnet Marion Gibson Menschen vom Rande der Gesellschaft, meist Frauen, die als böse und gefährlich abgestempelt, als Hexen angeklagt, verurteilt und nicht selten getötet werden. Die... Read more

Impatiente

By: Mounia El Kotni & Maëlle Sigonneau

Narrated by: Mounia El Kotni & Maëlle Sigonneau

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Maëlle a 30 ans quand elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein métastatique, réputé incurable. En partant de son expérience, et en allant à la rencontre d'autres patient·e·s, d'oncologues, de chirurgiens, de psychologues mais aussi d'associations, de travailleur·se·s socia·le·ux, d'entrepreneur·e·s, de laboratoires pharmaceutiques... Read more

Crows and Ravens

By: Rick de Yampert

Narrated by: Matt Weisgerber

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, this book gives you a unique look at two of the most popular magical creatures of all time. The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions. This guide teaches you how to welcome these... Read more

Hunt for the Shadow Wolf

By: Derek Gow

Narrated by: Angus King

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned rewilder Derek Gow has a dream: that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain as it has already returned elsewhere. As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver, he began to hear stories of the wolf, both real and mythical, and his fascination with this creature grew. With increasing curiosity, Derek started to piece together... Read more

Usos amorosos de la postguerra española

By: Carmen Martín Gaite

Narrated by: Mercè Montalá

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Un relato agridulce y entretenidísimo escrito con mano maestra. Una obra mayor del ensayismo en castellano. Tras una investigación exhaustiva que comprende consultorios senti­mentales, revistas del corazón y discursos políticos, Carmen Martín Gaite reconstruye aquí la historia doméstica de los primeros años de postguerra, una etapa sombría donde... Read more

Beyond Hope

By: Bariz Shah

Narrated by: Ubai Dahoud

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful story of how one man didn't let other people define him
'Bariz gifts us his truth-telling, delivered with unwavering optimism.' Matt Brown, author of She Is Not Your Rehab'Beautifully written. Takes us right inside a young person's life and is ultimately uplifting in the way they take control of that life.' Kathryn Ryan, RNZ Nine to... Read more

Who Runs the World?

By: Lois Quam

Narrated by: Tosca Hopkins

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Women and girls across the world are often made to feel as if the challenges, limitations, and barriers they face are personal, belonging to them alone. When, in fact, they affect us all. The issues are systemic, societal, and global – and we have the power to create change.In Who Runs the World?, author Lois Quam emphasizes the need to unlock... Read more

Welcome to AI

By: David L. Shrier

Narrated by: Roger Davis

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating guide to the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence and how this powerful technology will impact our lives, our careers, and our world.



Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution.



In schools and universities AI technology has forced a reevaluation of the way... Read more

Housewife

By: Lisa Selin Davis

Narrated by: Lyssa Browne

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the complete social history of the housewife archetype, from colonial America to the 20th century, and re-examine common myths about the “modern woman.”
 
The notion of “housewife” evokes strong reactions. For some, it’s nostalgia for a bygone era, simpler and better times when men were breadwinners and women remained home with the... Read more

Keltische Mythologie: Ein fesselnder Überblick über keltische Mythen, Göttinnen und Götter

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Marko Kraft

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Die keltische Mythologie ist genauso faszinierend wie die ägyptische oder griechische Mythologie. Aber sie scheint nicht die Aufmerksamkeit zu erhalten, die sie verdient. Dieses Buch versucht, das zu ändern.Götter, Göttinnen, Feen und übernatürliche Wesen sind die Hauptfiguren in keltischen Geschichten und Erzählungen aus längst vergangenen... Read more

Red Tarot

By: Christopher Marmolejo

Narrated by: Christopher Marmolejo

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Designed to be used with any deck, Red Tarot interrogates the images, themes, and power structures that have been read into and onto the cards—and guides readers to radical and empowering reclamation.

Today, we have a wealth of tarot resources with many goals—but few address the historically marginalized.

Red Tarot speaks to anyone who is othered... Read more