Travel audiobooks

Last Breath - Abridged

By: Peter Stark

Narrated by: Peter Stark

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Sudden, extreme deaths have always fascinated us-- and now more than ever as athletes and travelers rise to the challenges of high-risk sports and journeys on the edge. In this spellbinding book, veteran travel and outdoor sports writer Peter Stark reenacts the dramas of what happens inside our bodies, our minds, and our souls when we push... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (20) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wer mit dem Auto nordwärts aus Berlin rausfährt, ist schnell an Blumberg vorbei - verpasst somit auch einen Blick auf die frühgotische, im 13. Jahrhundert erbaute Kirche. Der Grund: Blumberg liegt quasi quer zur Ausfallstraße Richtung Norden. Rechterhand allerdings wird auch der eilige Autofahrer ein reizvolles Naturensemble registrieren: den... Read more

Out of the Frying Pan - Abridged

By: Keith Floyd

Narrated by: Keith Floyd

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Keith Floyd’s exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter. But here, for the first time, he tells his own story – and it is full of surprises. An idiosyncratic, splendid autobiography of a well known personality, and the discovery of a writing... Read more

A Walk in the Woods - Abridged

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Bill Bryson

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body
 
“The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times 
 
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to... Read more

A Year in Provence - Abridged

By: Peter Mayle

Narrated by: Peter Mayle

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

More than 40,000 listeners have enjoyed this story on cassette. Now anyone who's ever dreamed of getting away from it all can enjoy the charms and challenges of A Year in Provence on CD!
Peter Mayle and his wife had been to Provence as tourists. They had dreamed of one day trading the long, gray winters and damp summers of England for the blue... Read more

Into Thin Air - Abridged

By: Jon Krakauer

Narrated by: Jon Krakauer

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top.  No one had... Read more

Groovin' - Abridged

By: Rich Israel

Narrated by: J. R. Moorland

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Do you have the courage to follow your dreams? In this delightful coming-of-age memoir, Rich Israel takes off on a journey of self-discovery during the late 1960s. Renouncing societal norms, he hitchhikes across the country, works at a circus, and rides a horse hundreds of miles through the Rocky Mountain wilderness—all the while, the draft and... Read more

Geschichten aus Thailand - Abridged

By: Günther Ruffert

Narrated by: Henk Flemming

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kein Thai wird je verstehen, warum sich diese verrückten Europäer möglichst nackt in die pralle Sonne legen, wo doch in Thailand jedes kleine Kind schon lernt, dass man sich der sengenden Tropensonne so wenig wie möglich aussetzt. Umgekehrt fällt es den Europäern schwer, die für Thais so selbstverständlichen und allgegenwärtigen Geister zu... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (14) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Karwe gehört den Knesebecks, Wustrau dagegen ist berühmt geworden als Wohnsitz des alten Zieten", ist bei Fontane zu lesen. Und auch, dass er weniger vom Sohn, dem "letzen Zieten" hielt, mehr vom Vater. Ehrung für den alten Zieten auch in der Dorfkirche: ein bedeutendes Epitaph für den General Friedrich II. An die Zieten erinnert natürlich das... Read more

In 80 Tagen um die Welt - Abridged

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Philipp Moog

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Der reiche Engländer Phileas Fogg sorgt im ganzen Land für Aufsehen: Er wettet, dass er es schafft, in 80 Tagen um die Welt zu reisen, und setzt dabei sein ganzes Vermögen aufs Spiel. Niemals kann das gelingen, meinen seine Freunde. Doch Fogg veranlasst seinen Diener zum Packen der nötigsten Sachen und schon sitzen beide im Zug Richtung Dover.... Read more

The Bondi to Manly Walk - Abridged

By: Tara Wells

Narrated by: Tara Wells

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Bondi to Manly Walk is the definitive guide to Sydney’s stunning coastline.A spectacular 80-kilometre (50-mile) track connects Sydney's iconic beaches of Bondi and Manly, and will have you winding through secluded bays, protected bushland and the glittering harbour city.A must-have for visitors, the guidebook will equally delight the most... Read more

So You Think You Know CANADA, Eh? - Abridged

By: Marianne Jennings

Narrated by: Melinda Wade

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How well do you REALLY know Canada? Did you know: Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen? That hockey is NOT the official national sport of Canada? The Canadian passport contains hidden images? Canada could have been named Britannia or Borealia? Parts of Canada are as cold as Mars? A Canadian pharmacist invented peanut butter? If you're Canadian,... Read more

Who's Gonna Drive You Home? - Abridged

By: Charles Brickfield

Narrated by: Charles Brickfield

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Adapted from the 2015 book Bad Uber, an unintentional antiwork novel. A true account of leaving a worthy career to join the gig economy.As the Uber phenomenon takes over London with its minicab booking app, destroying the trade of the world-famous black cab, trampling history under wheel and smashing prices, Charles Brickfield brings us the life... Read more

Expat Wife, Happy Life! - Abridged

By: Florence Reisch-Gentinetta

Narrated by: Mollie Fowler

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“Darling, I have been promoted and they’ve asked us to move abroad!”

That’s what I dreamed of: adventure, change, freedom... but now? Really? Right now? I’m not ready, I’m not organized, the kids, me, us, and everything that goes with it... How do I know if this is the right decision?

If these questions resonate, this book is for you. While... Read more

Bella Tuscany - Abridged

By: Frances Mayes

Narrated by: Frances Mayes

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy.

Having spent her summers in Tuscany for the past several years, Frances Mayes relished the opportunity to... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (09) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rauen, die Markgrafensteine und Pieskow waren Orte, die Fontane auf seiner Fahrt in das Land Beeskow-Storkow besuchte. Und natürlich den Scharmützelsee, der wie die nahezu an die hundert andere Seen wegen seiner guten Wasserqualität zu einem Besuch in das Land Beeskow-Storkow einlädt, "ein wenig gekannter Winkel, der nichtsdestoweniger seine... Read more

Im fernen Osten - Abridged

By: Marie von Bunsen

Narrated by: Meike Graf

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Im fernen Osten - Die Beschreibung einer Reise durch Japan aus dem Jahre 1911 - von Marie von Bunsen, gelesen von Meike Graf. In der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts führten die Reisen der Deutschen bereits schon in alle Welt, selten jedoch bis nach Japan. Eine der wenigen Japanreisenden damals war eine adlige Dame aus Preußen:... Read more

The Grand Canyon - Abridged

By: Donald Davis

Narrated by: Donald Davis

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

If you have never ridden a mule along a 48-inch wide trail whose ledge drops off, in places, 700 feet to the Colorado River, straight down, you may have difficulty picturing the temporary insanity that leads otherwise responsible adults to sign away the remainder of their natural life expectancy just for the chance to see the Grand Canyon's... Read more

Ein deutsches Klassenzimmer - Abridged

By: Jan Kammann

Narrated by: Jan Kammann

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Jan Kammann unterrichtet Englisch und Geographie in einer internationalen Vorbereitungsklasse in Hamburg. Im Klassenraum kommen Schüler aus über zwanzig Nationen zusammen - aus Lebenswelten, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Eines Tages ist ihm klar: Er will mehr über ihre Herkunft wissen und kennenlernen, was für sie bis vor Kurzem... Read more

Vom Ostpreußischen Gemüt - Abridged

By: Inge Mommert

Narrated by: Inge Mommert

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lieder und Gedichte in ostpreußischer Mundart. Inge Mommert liest eine Auswahl aus "Plachandern und Quiddern auf Deiwel komm raus" (Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg) sowie aus "Das Hausbuch des ostpreußischen Humors" (Rowohlt). Read more

حول العالم فى 200 يوم - Abridged

By: أنيس منصور

Narrated by: سامي العربي

Length: 23 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

هذا الكتاب يعد جوهرة أدبية نادرة.. إنه رحلات عبر مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، معرفية أحيانا، فلسفية دائما، مدهشة في كثير من الأحيان. قول طه حسين في مقدمة الطبعة الثالثة لهذا الكتاب: "هذا كتاب ممتع حقاً: تقرؤه، فلا تنقص متعتك، بل تزيد كلما تقدمت في قراءته". ويقول محمود تيمور في مقدمة الطبعة "التاسعة": كاتب الرحلات الناجح هو الذي تتوفر له ألمعية... Read more

The City of Falling Angels - Abridged

By: John Berendt

Narrated by: John Berendt

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It was seven years ago that Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil achieved a record-breaking four-year run on the New York Times bestseller list. John Berendt's inimitable brand of nonfiction brought the dark mystique of Savannah so startlingly to life for millions of people that tourism to Savannah increased by 46%. It is Berendt and only... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (22) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Falkenberg und Malchow sind inzwischen Teile Berlins, zu Fontanes Zeiten fuhr man noch nach ¿auswärts¿. Ihm waren in Malchow die Pfarre und in Falkenberg die Spuren derer von Humboldt interessant. Im Dorf Kienbaum, am Ausgang der Liebenberger Heide, zur Linken des Flüßchens Löcknitz gelegen, beschäftigten ihn die märkischen... Read more

I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Abridged

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Bill Bryson

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body.

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens—as he later put it, "it was... Read more