Social Science audiobooks

Cats

By: John A. Rush

Narrated by: Kevin Moriarty

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

• Examines spiritual and occult beliefs connected to cats from Mayan, Aztec, and Native American mythology as well as from ancient India, Samaria, Babylon, Japan, and Egypt

• Looks at spiritual behaviors attributed to cats as well as modern biological research into cat behavior and their highly sophisticated sensory systems

• Reveals the... Read more

The Harvey Girls

By: Lesley Poling-Kempes

Narrated by: Joana Garcia

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning history of the women who went West to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway—and went on to shape the American Southwest

From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no... Read more

Humanizing Immigration

By: Bill Ong Hing

Narrated by: Rob Brinkmann

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“Incisive and compelling, reflecting the painful wisdom and knowledge that Bill Ong Hing has accrued over the course of fifty years . . . ”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow

First book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers a humanitarian approach to reform and... Read more

Mythologie van de Middellandse Zee

By: Marijke van Bergen

Narrated by: Roy van den Groot

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Deze boekenbundel bestaat uit twee titels.
1 - Griekse mythologie is als een oude schatkist vol verhalen die de menselijke ervaring en de wereld om ons heen verkennen. Het is een raamwerk waardoor mensen door de eeuwen heen hun plaats in het universum hebben begrepen. Deze verhalen waren niet alleen entertainment voor de oude Grieken, maar... Read more

An Army Afire

By: Beth Bailey

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

By the late 1960s, what had been widely heralded as the best qualified, best-trained army in United States history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end. Morale was tanking. AWOL rates were rising. And in August 1968, a group of Black soldiers seized control of the infamous Long Binh Jail, burned buildings, and beat a... Read more

Killers of the Dream

By: Lillian Smith

Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A Southern white writer, educator, and activist, Lillian Smith (1897–1966) spoke out all her life against injustice. In Killers of the Dream, her most influential book, she draws on memories of her childhood to describe the psychological and moral cost of the powerful, contradictory rules about sin, sex, and segregation—the intricate system of... Read more

Nirvana

By: Michael Azerrad

Narrated by: Michael Azerrad

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Selected as a 2024 Audie Award Nominee - Original WorkAn audiobook reflecting on the meaning of the revolutionary band Nirvana, their leader Kurt Cobain, and the band's personal, musical and cultural contexts in the '90s.It has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the... Read more

Wrong

By: Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

Narrated by: Rachel Perry

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging look at how American politics and media reinforce partisan identity and threaten democracy.



Why are so many of us wrong about so much? From COVID-19 to climate change to the results of elections, millions of Americans believe things that are simply not true—and act based on these misperceptions. In Wrong: How Media, Politics, and... Read more

"Not by Might, Nor by Power"

By: Moshe Menuhin

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 24 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in 1893, Moshe Menuhin was part of the inaugural class to attend the first Zionist high school in Palestine, the Herzliya gymnasium in Tel Aviv. He had grown up in a Hasidic home, but eventually rejected orthodoxy while remaining dedicated to Judaism.



As a witness to the evolution of Israel, Menuhin grew disaffected with what he saw as a... Read more

Abolition Democracy

By: Angela Y. Davis

Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis & Andrew Joseph Perez

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Revelations about U.S. policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world's leading democracy. It is within this context that Angela Davis, one of America's most... Read more

Identitätskrise (Ungekürzt)

By: Alice Hasters

Narrated by: Alice Hasters

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Unsere Gesellschaft befindet sich in einer Identitätskrise. Alle Systeme, die Sicherheit, Zukunft und Gerechtigkeit versprachen, scheinen versagt zu haben, und nun herrschen Zweifel und Verunsicherung. Identitätskrisen haben einen schrecklichen Ruf. Sie sind anstrengend für alle Beteiligten. Doch sie sind unbedingt notwendig - denn nur so können... Read more

Indian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Myths, Gods, and Goddesses from India

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

From the creation of the universe to celestial wars to reincarnation, Indian mythology features enigmatic tales of time, creation, and spirituality.Indian mythology is not simply a thing of the past. Modern-day festivals, celebrations, worship, music, dance, poetry, and film and television might portray or include aspects of Indian mythology.... Read more

Blazing the Way

By: Elise Baker

Narrated by: Melli Achna

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey through the untold stories of remarkable women leaders who defied societal norms and ignited a movement for women's rights? These women and girls came from the most disadvantaged groups in society yet defied the most powerful captains of industry. It's time to reclaim their narratives and... Read more

Decolonising My Body

By: Afua Hirsch

Narrated by: Afua Hirsch

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

How do we determine what is beautiful? Whose standards are we trying to meet when we spend our hard-earned money on our haircare, skincare and makeup; where do they come from, and how can we learn to undo them?

Upon getting her first tattoo at 40 years old, award-winning journalist Afua Hirsch embarked on a journey to... Read more

San Fernando: última parada.

By: Marcela Turati

Narrated by: Kerygma Flores

Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

San Fernando. Última parada podría ser una novela de terror. Lo más terrorífico es que no lo es. En este libro se cuenta la historia de una pequeña ciudad, con una terminal de autobuses en la que desaparecen los pasajeros. La mayoría son hombres jóvenes que viajan a Estados Unidos en busca de un mejor futuro. Van ligeros de equipaje y de dinero.... Read more

Reise in die Finsternis

By: John Douglas & Mark Olshaker

Narrated by: Mike Langhans

Length: 16 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Ob David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy oder Jeffrey Dahmer: Es gibt kaum einen US-Serienkiller, den John Douglas als weltweit führender Experte und Pionier im Bereich Profiling nicht befragt hätte. Nach seinem Bestseller »Mindhunter«, Vorlage für die erfolgreiche Netflix-Serie, taucht er in »Reise in die Finsternis« nun noch tiefer in die Gedankenwelt... Read more

Ñamérica

By: Martín Caparrós

Narrated by: Javier Gómez

Length: 30 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

*Prix Roger Caillois 2023* *Premio Ortega y Gasset de Periodismo a la Trayectoria profesional 2023* La crónica definitiva de un territorio inacabable: Hispanoamérica. Hay una región del mundo donde veinte países y más de 400 millones de personas comparten una lengua, una historia, una cultura, preocupaciones y esperanzas. La conocemos mal;... Read more

El acoso moral

By: Marie-France Hirigoyen

Narrated by: Neus Sendra

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Recuperamos El acoso moral, un longseller de Paidós, donde la autora analiza este tipo de relaciones perversas a través de numerosos testimonios y nos enseña a identificarlas allá donde se produzcan, ya sea en la pareja, la familia o la empresa. «Acoso moral» es el concepto que describe la posibilidad de destruir a alguien solo con palabras,... Read more

Germaanse mythologie

By: Marijke van Bergen

Narrated by: Roy van den Groot

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

We gaan nu de prachtige wereld in van de Germaanse mythologie, waar goden de hemel bewonen, mythische wezens ronddwalen en epische verhalen de essentie van het bestaan vormgeven. Deze verzameling van goden, godinnen, verhalen, mythen en sagen uit de Germaanse streken neemt je mee op een reis door de tijd, terug naar de wortels van een rijke en... Read more

Burning Out on the COVID Front Lines

By: Dhaval R Desai M.D.

Narrated by: Dhaval R Desai M.D.

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

This memoir tells the story of Georgia physician Dhaval Desai's life during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a new father, frontline physician and healthcare leader on the brink of burnout, and a member of an ethnic minority in the South, his tale is marked by chaotic intersections. His commitment to fostering and advocating for humanity in medicine... Read more

An Other World

By: Hanif Fazal

Narrated by: Frewine Kiros, Hanif Fazal & Paul Stefano

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

We speak in we. A journey towards racial healing and the relationships that set us free.

Addressing the leaders of today and tomorrow, An Other World alternates between heart-wrenching but hopeful letters to Hanif Fazal’s daughter Amina, reflections on Fazal’s formative life experiences and lessons on identity, Black and Brown relationships, and... Read more

Killers Caught

By: Emily G. Thompson

Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong. Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the lucky breaks, the chases, the painstaking detective work, and the unlikely heroes that led to the capture of some of the world's most notorious murderers and serial killers, such as "The Good Nurse" poisoner Charles Cullen, finally... Read more

The Canceling of the American Mind

By: Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott

Narrated by: Rikki Schlott

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A “galvanizing” (The Wall Street Journal) deep dive into cancel culture and its dangers to all Americans from the team that brought you Coddling of the American Mind.

Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects, including hard data and research on what cancel... Read more

The Joy Strategist: Your Path to Inner Change

By: Grace Harry

Narrated by: Grace Harry

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A prescriptive on how to re-discover joy and live with it in our personal, professional, and creative lives, written by a top music executive who guided the careers of legendary hip-hop, R&B, and pop singers. In her thirty years working as a music industry executive at Island Def Jam and Jive Records, Grace Harry has lived her many creative... Read more