Social Science audiobooks

The Conspiracy Theory

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The expressions conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory or conspiranoia are used to refer to certain theories that explain an event or a chain of events, commonly, of political, social, economic, religious or historical importance, through action secret of some group. The term conspiracy theory is usually associated specifically... Read more

Das Einhorn

By: Bernd Roling & Julia Weitbrecht

Narrated by: Sebastian Fischer

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Alles Einhorn? Vom Wunderallheilmittel der Antike bis zum Symbol der Queer-Bewegung in der Moderne – eine spannende Reise durch die Kulturgeschichte

Aus der Wunderkammer ins Kinderzimmer, vom christlichen Motiv zum Symbol der Queer-Bewegung: Das Einhorn fasziniert die Menschen seit jeher. Während es sich heute als fantastisches Motiv auf T-Shirts... Read more

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

By: Frederick Douglass

Narrated by: Sarah Rife

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes... Read more

Inspirational lessons from Trees (Trees In Myths & Folklore)

By: Niina Niskanen

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A long time ago Finns, Finno-Ugric tribes and Baltic tribes practised animistic nature-based belief, where everything in nature had its own place and spirit. Trees were widely worshipped. Some trees, holier than others were called spirit trees. In this course, you will learn about ancient tree worship and mythologies and stories told about... Read more

History of India and Indian Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to Major Civilizations, Empires, Events, People, and Myths

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Two manuscripts in one audiobook: History of India: An Enthralling Overview of Significant Civilizations, Empires, Events, People, and Religion Indian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Myths, Gods, and Goddesses from India In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover: How National Highway 1 goes all the way back to the Mauryan... Read more

Realizing a Good Life

By: Elizabeth Comack

Narrated by: Elizabeth Comack

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Realizing a good life is almost always defined in material terms, typified by individuals (usually men) who have considerable wealth. But classed, gendered and racialized social supports enable the “self-made man.” Instead, this book turns to Indigenous knowledge about realizing a good life to explore how marginalized men endeavour to... Read more

The Transgender Child: Revised & Updated Edition

By: Stephanie A. Brill & Rachel Pepper

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever since its initial publication in 2008, The Transgender Child has been lauded as the most trusted source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child. Utilized around the world and translated into multiple languages, The Transgender Child has won accolades from medical... Read more

Sex After Grief

By: Joan Price

Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Sex after Grief is the first book to address sex and grief together and treat sex as a normal, positive, life-affirming part of emerging from such a difficult time. Joan Price, the top expert on senior sex, draws on her own experiences as a widow since 2008, when she lost the love of her life to cancer. She shares her raw grief journey, sexual... Read more

In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

By: Alice Walker

Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In this groundbreaking classic essay collection, Alice Walker speaks out as a Black woman, writer, mother, and feminist on topics ranging from the personal to the political.Originally published forty years ago, Alice Walker’s first collection of nonfiction is a dazzling compendium that remains both timely and relevant. In these thirty-six... Read more

Europe Between the Oceans

By: Barry Cunliffe

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Length: 18 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings



In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory through the ancient world to the medieval Viking period. Cunliffe views... Read more

Welcome to the O.C.

By: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage & Alan Sepinwall

Narrated by: Alan Sepinwall, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage...

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & CountryWelcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show’s creators, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, providing a... Read more

The Scandal of Cal

By: Tony Platt

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The University of California, Berkeley—widely known as "Cal"—is admired worldwide as a bastion of innovation and a hub for progressive thought. Far less known are the university's roots in plunder, warfare, and the promotion of white supremacy. As Tony Platt shows in The Scandal of Cal, these original sins sit at the center of UC Berkeley's... Read more

An Other Kingdom

By: Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann & John McKnight

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Our seduction into beliefs in competition, scarcity, and acquisition are producing too many casualties. We need to depart a kingdom that creates isolation, polarized debate, an exhausted planet, and violence that comes with the will to empire. The abbreviation of this empire is called a consumer culture.



We think the free-market ideology that... Read more

The Book of James

By: Valerie Babb

Narrated by: Valerie Babb & Sean Polite

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The unique social, cultural, and political life of the incomparable LeBron James
 
LeBron James is the hero in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of American antiblackness. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy... Read more

This Won't Help

By: Eli Grober

Narrated by: Eli Grober

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Part catharsis, part diagnosis, this divinely wry collection from New Yorker and McSweeney's satirist Eli Grober will strike a chord with those who are dismayed by the chaos of our times. None of it will help—but a few good laughs won't hurt. Probably.



There's a lot going on, all the time. It may feel overwhelming. Don't worry. It will end. This... Read more

Building and Dwelling

By: Richard Sennett

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A reflection on the past and present of city life, and a bold proposal for its future



In this sweeping work, the preeminent sociologist Richard Sennett traces the anguished relation between how cities are built and how people live in them, from ancient Athens to twenty-first-century Shanghai. He shows how Paris, Barcelona, and New York City... Read more

The Second Half

By: Ellen Warner

Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi, Hannah Choi & Carmen Jewel Jones

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.



The Second Half explores how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to... Read more

Reforming Criminal Justice

By: Matthew T. Martens

Narrated by: Tim Tremaine

Length: 14 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Noted Attorney and Seminary Graduate Matthew T. Martens Answers the Question: Does the Design and Operation of the American Criminal Justice System Reflect Christian Love of Neighbor?  Jesus told his followers that the entirety of the Old Testament's law is encapsulated in the commands to love God and to love their neighbors as themselves.... Read more

The New Crusades

By: Khaled A. Beydoun

Narrated by: Neil Shah

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book to examine global Islamophobia from a legal and ground-up perspective, from renowned public intellectual Khaled A. Beydoun.



Islamophobia has spiraled into a global menace, and democratic and authoritarian regimes alike have deployed it as a strategy to persecute their Muslim populations. With this book, Khaled A. Beydoun details... Read more

Gender Euphoria

By: Laura Kate Dale

Narrated by: Laura Kate Dale

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition center on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for... Read more

The Illuminati Mayhem & Murder

By: Frank White

Narrated by: Mysti Jording & Omar Johnson

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Illuminati Mayhem & Murder" by Frank White delves into the enigmatic and often misunderstood world of the Illuminati, the secret society that has captivated imaginations and sparked controversies for centuries. This comprehensive volume combines White's two groundbreaking works, providing an unparalleled exploration of the group's... Read more

The Loneliness Files

By: Athena Dixon

Narrated by: Emana Rachelle

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to be a body behind a screen, lost in the hustle of an online world? In our age of digital hyper-connection, Athena Dixon invites us to consider this question with depth, heart, and ferocity, investigating the gaps that technology cannot fill and confronting a lifetime of loneliness.



Living alone as a middle-aged woman without... Read more

Racial Emotion at Work

By: Tristin K. Green

Narrated by: Linda Jones

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This timely book unravels race and emotion in the workplace—exploring why racial emotion is often left out of equity conversations and why we must confront it.

Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us... Read more

Skid Dogs

By: Emelia Symington-Fedy

Narrated by: Emelia Symington-Fedy

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture.



Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of "best" friendships and their... Read more