Travel audiobooks

The Lady and the Panda - Abridged

By: Vicki Croke

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine... Read more

Provence A-Z - Abridged

By: Peter Mayle

Narrated by: Peter Mayle

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own.

Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost twenty years there has found to be the most interesting,... Read more

Panola Explores the World at Christmas - Abridged

By: Denise C Moore Contreras

Narrated by: Denise C Moore Contreras

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

IntroductionIn ‘Panola Explores the World at Christmas,’ we meet Panola, a bright and imaginative 12-year-old with a love for science, maps, and exploration. Rooted in her African American and Dominican heritage, Panola’s story is one of curiosity and dreams. As her family celebrates their traditional Noche Buena, Panola dreams of embarking on... Read more

Mit zwei Pferden um die Welt - Abridged

By: Manfred S. Schulze

Narrated by: Manfred S. Schulze

Length: 20 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Reiseerzählung nach Tagebuchaufzeichnungen von der ersten und einzigen Erdumrundung zu Pferde. Ein viereinhalbjähriges Abenteuer zwischen Verzweiflung und Triumph. Ständige Bedrohungen durch Korruption und Willkür, Rücksichtslosigkeit und Straßenräuber, schweißen die Pferde und den Abenteurer zusammen und lassen sie zu einer untrennbaren Einheit... Read more

Bill Bryson Collector's Edition - Abridged

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Bill Bryson

Length: 17 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Notes from a Small Island
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to move his wife and kids back to his homeland of the United States. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. The result is a hilarious social commentary that... Read more

Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road - Abridged

By: Tom Bodett

Narrated by: Tom Bodett

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of short stories from The Big Garage on Clear Shot chronicles the offbeat lives of the colorful inhabitants of The End of the Road, a small town in Alaska. Read more

A Year in the World - Abridged

By: Frances Mayes

Narrated by: Frances Mayes

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself—and her readers—in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places.

A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (01) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bad Freienwalde gilt als ältester Badeort Brandenburgs und trägt dies nach Theodor Fontane auf "Schritt und Tritt zur Schau". Dass es ein märkisches Bad ist und als solches in allem jene Leichtbegnüglichkeit zeigt, die noch immer ein Grundzug des märkischen Wesens bildet, erfuhr Fontane verstärkt bei seinen Besuchen ab 1850, hatte sich doch sein... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (11) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Den Park bezeichnete Fontane als "glückliche Mischung" und das Schloß Rheinsberg als "kleines Sanssouc", in dem Friedrich der Große als Kronprinz seine musischen Neigungen und Talente auslebte. Rheinsberg und Umgebung waren es, die Fontane anregten, die Mark Brandenburg und ihre Schlösser und Seen beschreiben zu wollen. Ein Besuch lohnt sich... Read more

Push the Rock - Abridged

By: R.W. Long

Narrated by: R.W. Long

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Living the American Dream at the pinnacle of his life, R.W. Long had it all: a loving family, a promising career, and a multitude of blessings. All of this was cut short with the diagnosis of an incurable disease. In the prime of life, he lost nearly everything he had worked for and felt he was given a life sentence and incarcerated in his own... Read more

Y te cruzaste en mi camino - Abridged

By: Daniel Gallart Gámez

Narrated by: Martín Quirós

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

¡Hola! Te podría contar que este verano me fui a las idílicas islas griegas con el cañón de mi novio. Que hice el amor en una cala escondida en Mykonos, que probé la deliciosa comida griega y disfruté de las increíbles puestas de sol de Santorini. Pero cuando tu pareja te confiesa que es gay y se marcha a vivir a Australia con el clon de Chris... Read more

A Ásia é logo ali - Abridged

By: Vários Autores

Narrated by: Adriana Sousa & Geraldo Côrtes

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Ásia é Logo Ali é um convite para embarcar em uma viagem cultural pelas principais festividades que iluminam e celebram a diversidade do continente asiático. Conheça de perto o vibrante Festival das Lanternas na China, o intenso Thaipusam na Malásia, o exótico Songkran na Tailândia e outras celebrações que refletem a rica herança cultural, os... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (Gesamtausgabe) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 19 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In den "Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg" lehrt uns Theodor Fontane das Land und seine Geschichte kennen und lieben. Deren ungebrochene Faszination beruht auf der Mischung aus genauer Beschreibung, kulturhistorischem Hintergrund und literarischer Ausdruckskraft des Erzählers Fontane. Als Hörbuch des Unterlauf & Zschiedrich... Read more

Main Hanuman - Abridged

By: Pawan Kumar

Narrated by: Ranvijay Pratap Singh

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lord Hanuman is one of the most integral part of the epic Ramayana, and is worshipped entire country. The fated encounter of Lord Ram and Hanuman in the epic teaches one many things, but seldom do we see a story written from the perspective of the latter. This new book bridges this very gap by making Hanuman the protagonist! Written in an... Read more

A Soldier's Promise - Abridged

By: First Sgt. Daniel Hendrex

Narrated by: Lee Sellars

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An uplifting story of unlikely friendship and hope during the Iraq War.

After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, First Sergeant Daniel Hendrex was dispatched along with his unit, Dragon Company, to Husaybah, a small town bordering Syria in the Sunni-dominated Al Anbar Province in Iraq. Their mission was to plug the bottleneck at the border... Read more

El mundo a través de sus cárceles - Abridged

By: Fernando Gómez Hernández

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Descubre las historias más increíbles en un recorrido por las distintas cárceles de los cinco continentes. El protagonista de La vuelta al mundo en 80 cementerios reaparece con este libro para explicarnos todas las curiosidades, anécdotas y sucesos de las cárceles más importantes de la historia de la humanidad: la cárcel de Alcatraz, la prisión... Read more

Setting the Table - Abridged

By: Danny Meyer

Narrated by: Danny Meyer

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake ShackSeventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (23) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Für Theodor Fontane war das Oderbruch ein "Bild voll Schönheit und Fruchtbarkeit". Eine Landschaft geschaffen von Natur und Menschenhand. Friedrich II. wagte das für seine Zeit gewaltige Projekt, die Trockenlegung des 60 Kilometer langen und 17 Kilometer breiten Landstrichs. Der Schutz vor dem Wasser ist allerdings eine stetige und somit auch... Read more

Simple Courage - Abridged

By: Frank Delaney

Narrated by: Frank Delaney

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“HEAVEN HELP THE SAILOR ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.”
–old folk prayer

In late December 1951, laden with passengers and nearly forty metric tons of cargo, the freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise steamed westward from Europe toward America. A few days into the voyage, she hit the eye of a ferocious storm. Force 12 winds tossed men about like playthings and... Read more

City of the Soul - Abridged

By: William Murray

Narrated by: William Murray

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

“One lifetime is not enough for Rome,” the famous saying goes, and anyone who’s ever been there knows these words to be true. In City of the Soul, William Murray begins to show us why.

Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he takes us on an intimate walking tour of some of Rome’s most... Read more

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (13) - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Gunter Schoß

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Neuruppin, die Geburtsstadt Fontanes, ist eher nüchtern, aber durch seine Schachbrettanordnung schon wieder sehenswert; seine Straßen und Plätzen wie mit dem Lineal gezogen aufgebaut nach dem verheerenden Brand von 1787. Vom großen Brand verschont blieb u.a. auch die Kirche St. Trinitatis, 1836 - 1841 von Schinkel, dem zweiten großen Sohn der... Read more

Ostpreußische Erinnerungen - Abridged

By: Inge Mommert

Narrated by: Inge Mommert

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lieder, Gedichte, Episoden aus Ostpreußen. Inge Mommert vermittelt in ihren Erinnerungen liebenswerte, zum Schmunzeln anregende Bilder des Lebens in den Orten ihrer Kindheit und Jugend. Read more

Faithful Travelers - Abridged

By: James Dodson

Narrated by: James Dodson

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In Final Rounds, James Dodson told the poignant story of the golf trip of a lifetime with his terminally ill father. Now, armed with a fly-fishing rod and reel, he embarks with his seven-year-old daughter on an equally memorable journey across America in search of clear-running streams, swift elusive fish, and the eternal truths that only nature... Read more