Travel audiobooks


Roads - Abridged
By: Larry McMurtry
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: Yes
As he crisscrosses America -- driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- Larry McMurtry shares his fascination with this nation's great trails and the culture that has developed around them.
Ever since he was a boy growing up in Texas only a mile from Highway 281, Larry McMurtry has felt the pull of the road. His town was... Read more


Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (18) - Abridged
By: Theodor Fontane
Narrated by: Gunter Schoß
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"In den Tagen sommerlicher Lust: Mai, Juni, Juli und August, vergeht kein Sonntag, wo nicht Scharen von Besuchern den Brieselang umschwärmen", wusste schon Fontane. Und auch, dass man es über den "Finkenkrug" hinaus bis zur Försterei und der Königseiche schaffen muss, denn dort liegt die "Herrlichkeit". Tracks: 1 Der Brieselang 2 Die... Read more
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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


Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (17) - Abridged
By: Theodor Fontane
Narrated by: Gunter Schoß
Length: 45 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Manche Denkmäler, die man vorher kaum beachtet hatte, wurden aufgrund Fontanscher Beschreibungen vor dem Zerfall gerettet. Kloster Lehnin als älteste Gründung der Zisterzienser in der Mark gehört dazu. So wurde von 1871 bis 1878 auch die Klosterkirche nach alten Unterlagen wieder aufgebaut. Heute finden hier im Sommer Konzerte statt. Kloster... Read more
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Cork Boat - Abridged
By: John Pollack
Narrated by: John Pollack
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In the late 1990s John Pollack was working as a Washington speechwriter when, frustrated by the cynicism and hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, he quit his job to pursue a boyhood dream: to build a boat made entirely of wine corks and take it on an epic journey.
Cork Boat tells the story of Pollack’s improbable quest. Overcoming one obstacle after... Read more


Warum Russland? - Abridged
By: Diane Hielscher
Narrated by: Diane Hielscher
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Schwitzen im Proberaum einer Moskauer Rockband. Ehemalige Sowjetrepubliken, die Kabardino-Balkarien heißen. Ein Stripclub an der Wolga. Techno Clubs, in denen nichts zufällig passiert. Und das Krankenzimmer eines Moskauer Hospitals. Diane Hielscher diskutiert aus Kinderspielplätzen über die Postmoderne, tanzt mit Jugendlichen am schwarzen... Read more
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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
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Reisen außerhalb der Zeit. Life is a Story – story.one - Abridged
By: Gregor Sieböck
Narrated by: Gregor Sieböck
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Zu Fuß, im Kajak, mit Frachtschiff, Flugzeug, Bus und Eisenbahn unterwegs rund um unseren Zauberplaneten Erde. Seit 2003 reist der Weltenwanderer Gregor Sieböck in die weite Welt hinaus und folgt der Stimme seines Herzens. Beschenkt von der Magie des Augenblicks lösen sich dabei Zeit, Raum und Grenzen auf. Die große Herausforderung besteht... Read more
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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 (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
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La Gioconda y Leonardo - Abridged
By: Daniel López Rosetti
Narrated by: Gustavo Dardés
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: Yes
La historia del genio contada por su musa. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), uno de los seres humanos más brillantes que haya existido, es el paradigma del genio renacentista. Impresionado por la combinación magnífica entre su creatividad artística y su capacidad científica, Daniel López Rosetti le dedica, desde hace más de veinte años, horas de... Read more
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Wanderungen durch Böhmen und Bayern - Abridged
By: Adalbert Stifter
Narrated by: Gunter Schoß
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Adalbert Stifter gilt als Meister der detaillierten Beschreibung symbolisch oft überzeichneter Landschaften. Böhmen und Bayern sind der bevorzugte Gegenstand seiner Landschaftsbeschreibungen. Dort spielen die Handlungen der Erzählungen "Das Heidedorf" und "Der Hochwald" sowie des Romans "Witiko". Aus diesen drei Werken hat der Unterlauf... Read more
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The Idle Traveller - Abridged
By: Dan Kieran
Narrated by: David Holmes
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Dan Kieran was deputy editor of The Idler magazine from 2000–2010 before he turned his attention to writing books and slow travel articles for The Times, the Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and the Observer. He created a reputation for himself as the only travel writer who doesn’t fly, preferring much slower means of transportation instead.... Read more
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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
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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
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Quick Classics Collection: Travel - Abridged
By: Mark Twain, Jerome K. Jerome & Daniel Defoe
Narrated by: Bing Crosby, Jeremy Nicholas & Harry Andrews
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: Yes
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ... Read more
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The Last River - Abridged
By: Todd Balf
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la is a breathtaking account of the ill-fated October 1998 expedition of an American whitewater kayaking team who traveled deep into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known in paddling circles as the "Everest of rivers." For Wick Walker and Tom McEwan, extreme whitewater pioneers,... Read more
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Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (04) - Abridged
By: Theodor Fontane
Narrated by: Gunter Schoß
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"Ein rätselvolles Eiland, eine Oase, ein Blumenteppich inmitten der Mark" war die Pfaueninsel für Fontane. Der Kammerherr und Chemiker Kunckel soll hier seinerzeit versucht haben, Gold herzustellen - Buntglas war das Ergebnis. Näheres darüber bei Fontane, auch mehr über adlige Liebschaft und Liebe nicht nur zu Landschaft und Kunst. Tracks: 1... Read more
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Out of Africa - Abridged
By: Isak Dinesen
Narrated by: Julie Harris
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"When I was a young girl, it was very far from my thoughts to go to Africa, nor did I dream then that an African farm should be the place in which I should be perfectly happy."After the failure of her coffee farm, Karen Blixen returned to Denmark, where she wrote this classic account of her experiences. Out of Africa is a celebration of her life... Read more
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Moby Dick - neu erzählt - Abridged
By: Herman Melville
Narrated by: Rolf Becker
Length: 1 hour 12 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"Im kommenden Spätherbst sollte ich mit einem neuen Werk fertig sein", schrieb Herman Melville 1851 seinem Verleger. "Ein Abenteuerroman, der auf gewissen wilden Legenden aus den Pottwalfanggebieten im Süden gründet, ausgeschmückt mit den eigenen persönlichen Erfahrungen des Autors aus seiner mehr als zweijährigen Zeit als Harpunier. […] Ich... Read more
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Nun soll endlich Glanzzeit sein - Abridged
By: Evelyn Roll
Narrated by: Anne Bennent
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Bühnenstar Anne Bennent leiht Evelyn Rolls Berliner Beobachtungen die Stimme und erzählt von einer Stadt, die im Aufbau und Umbruch ist und in der nichts mehr so ist, wie es einst war. Evelyn Roll, leitende Redakteurin der "Süddeuschen Zeitung" in Berlin, berichtet über die Schwierigkeiten der frisch angekommenen Bonner, blickt hinter die... Read more
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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


Under the Tuscan Sun - Abridged
By: Frances Mayes
Narrated by: Frances Mayes
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: Yes
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword
“This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the... Read more


Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (07) - Abridged
By: Theodor Fontane
Narrated by: Gunter Schoß
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Vier "Gebilde von Menschenhand", so Fontane, bereichern die Ufer des Schwielowsees. Caputh und Petzow gehören dazu... und zusammen "wie Buda-Pest oder wie Köln und Deutz... Schönheit der Lage ist beiden gemeinsam", meinte der Dichter, billigt aber dem Paretzer ländlichen Ensemble Überlegenheit zu. So hat Lenné geschickt eine Bucht des... Read more
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