Social Science audiobooks

Kuni

By: Tsuyoshi Sekihara & Richard McCarthy

Narrated by: Kym Miller

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“Reading Kuni makes me want to dive into rural Japan...this book reminds me that leaders emerge when and where you least expect it.”
— ALICE WATERS, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant, activist, and author

A guide to reviving and revitalizing forgotten places and communities through the Japanese principles of kuni

Kuni offers a unique model for the... Read more

The Lies of the Land

By: Steven Conn

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A "piercing, unsentimental" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis.



It seems everyone has an opinion about rural America. Is it gripped in a tragic decline? Or is it on the cusp of a glorious revival? Is it the key to understanding America today? Steven Conn argues that we're missing the real question: Is... Read more

The Freaks Came Out to Write

By: Tricia Romano

Narrated by: Johnny Heller & Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

You either were there or you wanted to be. A defining New York City institution co-founded by Norman Mailer, The Village Voice was the first newspaper to cover hip-hop, the avant-garde art scene, and Off-Broadway with gravitas. It reported on the AIDS crisis with urgency and seriousness when other papers dismissed it as a gay disease. In 1979,... Read more

Dead Weight

By: Emmeline Clein

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought

"An authoritative, generous, and persuasive debut that I wish I could go back in time and gift to my teenage self.”—Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood

“Electric with insight, and suffused with a strange,... Read more

UNLOCKING THE POWER OF SOCIAL INTERACTION

By: CHRISTOPHER GORDON

Narrated by: Peter Finch

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"Unlocking the Power of Social Interaction" is your key to mastering the art of connection, offering practical insights and actionable strategies to elevate your social skills and thrive in diverse social settings. This comprehensive guide empowers you to cultivate authentic relationships, enhance communication, and leave a positive impact in... Read more

गौरवशाली ऐतिहासिक शौर्य परंपरा आणि मातंग समाज Gauravshali Aitihasik Shourya Parampara Ani Matang Samaj

By: Prof. Ambadas Sagat

Narrated by: Ritesh Tiwari

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

या ग्रंथात मातंग समाजातील शौर्य परंपरांसोबत त्यांच्या व्यावसायिक जीवनाचाही आढावा घेण्यात आला आहे. ग्रामसंस्कृती आणि गाववाड्यातील मातंगाचे स्थान आणि महत्त्व, त्याने गाव आणि गावाच्या कल्याणासाठी दिलेलं योगदान आणि केलेलं बलिदान याची विस्तारानं चर्चा करण्यात आली आहे. शेवटी मातंगानं या राष्ट्राच्या स्वातंत्र्य आणि संस्कृतीच्या संरक्षणासाठी केलेलं... Read more

Zeit der Zäune - Orte der Flucht (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Katja Riemann

Narrated by: Katja Riemann, Oliver Rohrbeck, Abbas Ayoubi, L...

Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Zeit der Zäune" erzählt von Orten der Flucht, zu denen Katja Riemann allein und ohne ein Team an ihrer Seite reiste. Wo sind diese Orte und wie leben Menschen im Interim? Sie geht der Frage nach, ob Menschen in offiziellen Camps, inoffiziellen Dschungeln, im Warten und der Ungewissheit erfinderisch sind und gestaltend. Und begegnete... Read more

La mujer del porvenir

By: Concepción Arenal

Narrated by: ®bseal voice

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Concepción Arenal nacida en (Ferrol-Galicia-España) fue experta en derecho, pensadora, periodista, poeta y autora dramática encuadrada en el realismo literario y pionera en el feminismo español. Se enfrentó a las convenciones de su tiempo y dedicó parte de su vida a defender a las personas más desfavorecidas, a... Read more

The Real Facts about Ethiopia

By: J.A. Rogers

Narrated by: Will Stauff

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Unveil the untold story of Ethiopia in J.A. Rogers' "The Real Facts About Ethiopia." This powerful 1936 exposé dismantles colonial stereotypes, unveiling a nation steeped in ancient history, vibrant culture, and fierce resistance. From its pre-Christian Axumite civilization to its unwavering defense against European domination, Rogers paints a... Read more

How It Feels To Be Colored Me

By: Zora Neale Hurston

Narrated by: Nerissa Bradley

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

How It Feels To Be Colored Me was first published in The World Tomorrow in May 1928. In this autobiographical piece that focuses on race and 1920s America, Hurston reflects on her early childhood in an all-black Florida town and her first experiences in life where she felt "different."
Hurston focuses on the similarities we all share and on her... Read more

Hoe migratie echt werkt

By: Hein de Haas

Narrated by: Ad Knippels

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Migratie-expert Hein de Haas vertelt het ware verhaal over migratie – winnaar PrinsjesBoekenprijs voor beste politieke boek BEKROOND MET DE PRINSJESBOEKENPRIJS VOOR BESTE POLITIEKE BOEK GENOMINEERD VOOR DE SOCIOLOGISCHE BRIL Al jaren zorgt het debat over migratie voor verdeeldheid binnen de wereldpolitiek en inmiddels lijkt de kloof groter dan... Read more

Autistic and Black

By: Kala Allen Omeiza

Narrated by: Aishah Nyeta

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

"It's time we bring forward Black autistic pain points and celebrate the triumphs of ourselves, family members, and organizations that care for these individuals. Through following the real stories of others from around the world, I hope fellow Black and autistic individuals will be empowered to realize that being Black and autistic is... Read more

History of Cuba: Cuba Libre! Cuban History from Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro

By: Carlos Fernando Alvarez

Narrated by: Burt Mason

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Learn Everything You Need to Know About the History of Cuba!
Have you always been interested in Cuba, its people, its history and fascinated with Cuban beliefs? Then this book is essential!
Cuba has a certain charm that may not be experienced anywhere else in the world. The culture of Cuba is vibrant and varied, and its music – rumba, timba, and... Read more

El Futuro De La Humanidad

By: Felipe Chavarro Polanía

Narrated by: Timoteo Herrera

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

En este fascinante libro electrónico nos sumergimos en el futuro de la humanidad, arrojando luz sobre la profunda influencia que la tecnología ejerce en nuestra sociedad. Descubra las provocadoras ideas y los reveladores análisis que se presentan, que nos preparan para navegar por el dinámico terreno tecnológico.
La narrativa nos impulsa a través... Read more

Remembering Peasants

By: Patrick Joyce

Narrated by: Philip Bird

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book…there are clues and messages for every fortunate reader who picks it up.” —Annie Proulx

*A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice*

A landmark history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity, but is rapidly... Read more

Sito

By: Laurence Ralph

Narrated by: Andre Santana

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A "profound", heart-wrenching story of violence, grief, and the American justice system, explored through the story of one teenager (Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted).

In September of 2019, Luis Alberto Quiñonez—known as Sito— was shot to death as he sat in his car in the Mission District of San Francisco. He was... Read more

The Great Mortality

By: John Kelly

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never... Read more

But You Don't Look Arab

By: Hala Gorani

Narrated by: Hala Gorani

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants. What is it like to have no clear identity in a world full of labels? How can people find a sense of belonging when they have never felt... Read more

Troubled

By: Rob Henderson

Narrated by: Rob Henderson

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

In this “affecting…intriguing…heartbreaking” (Booklist) coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on... Read more

Out of the Darkness

By: Frank Trentmann

Narrated by: Patty Nieman

Length: 37 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 Most Important Political Book of 2023, Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
A Best Book of 2023, The Telegraph (Great Britain)

A gripping and nuanced history of the German people from World War II to the war in Ukraine, including revealing new primary source material on Germany's transformation

In 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially.... Read more

Freedom's Mirror

By: Ada Ferrer

Narrated by: Vivia Font

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

During the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804, arguably the most radical revolution of the modern world, slaves and former slaves succeeded in ending slavery and establishing an independent state. Yet on the Spanish island of Cuba barely fifty miles distant, the events in Haiti helped usher in the antithesis of revolutionary emancipation. When... Read more

The Story of World Mythologies

By: Terri-ann White

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

These are the stories that have been told from the dawn of humanity and handed down, over millennia, to the present day.
From the ancient indigenous narratives of 'The Dreaming' in Australia to the classical founding tales of some of the greatest empires of Western antiquity, these accounts are at once creative works of art as well as valuable... Read more

LatinoLand

By: Marie Arana

Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell

Length: 18 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“A perfect representation of Latino diversity” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in “a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning... Read more

Police Deception and Dishonesty

By: Luke William Hunt

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In Police Deception and Dishonesty, Luke William Hunt—a philosophy professor and former FBI special agent—argues that many of our assumptions about policing and security are unjustified. Through a rich discussion of literature and case studies, he shows that there are compelling reasons to think that the police's widespread use of proactive... Read more