Travel audiobooks

Cry of the Kalahari

By: Mark Owens & Delia Owens

Narrated by: Donna Postel & Sean Runnette

Length: 14 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This bestselling book is for both travelers and animal lovers. Read more

Gumbo Life

By: Ken Wells

Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Ask any self-respecting Louisianan who makes the best gumbo and the answer is universal: "Momma." The product of a melting pot of culinary influences, gumbo, in fact, reflects the diversity of the people who cooked it up: French aristocrats, West Africans in bondage, Cajun refugees, German settlers, Native Americans—all had a hand in the pot.... Read more

Foreign Correspondence

By: Geraldine Brooks

Narrated by: Geraldine Brooks

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

As a young girl in a working-class neighborhood of Sydney, Australia, Geraldine Brooks longed to discover the places where history happens and culture comes from, so she enlisted pen pals who offered her a window on adolescence in the Middle East, Europe, and America. Twenty years later Brooks, an award-winning foreign correspondent,... Read more

Heida

By: Steinunn Sigurðardóttir

Narrated by: Lucy Paterson

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiring story of Icelandic sheep farmer, former model and feminist heroine has become an international bestseller and won both the Icelandic Booksellers' Prize and Women's Literature Prize.

I'm not on my own because I've been sitting crying into a handkerchief or apron over a lack of interested men. I've been made every offer imaginable... Read more

The Corner Shop

By: Babita Sharma

Narrated by: Babita Sharma

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
WINNER OF THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARD FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK THAT PROMOTES DIVERSITY

'Nuanced, human and engaging' Nikesh Shukla, Observer
'Full of life, characters, gossip and all the richness of the local community' Sir David Jason
'A delightful story of growing up "above the shop"' Nigel Slater, Observer
'Cleverly links... Read more

Dispatches from the Sweet Life

By: William Powers

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Many fantasize about dramatically changing their lives — living in accordance with their ideals rather than the exigencies of job, bills, and possessions. William Powers actually does it. In his book Twelve by Twelve, Powers lived in an off-grid tiny house in rural North Carolina. In New Slow City, he and his wife, Melissa, inhabited a Manhattan... Read more

La Passione

By: Dianne Hales

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A jubilant celebration of Italy’s outsize impact on culture, from literature to art, music to movies, that “masterfully examines the multitude of reasons why so many people fall in love with Italy and the Italian lifestyle” (Forbes)

Can you imagine painting without Leonardo, opera without Verdi, fashion without Armani, food without the signature... Read more

Newbie World Traveler

By: HowExpert & Sarah Hinds-Friedl

Narrated by: Erin Grassie

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Coming from a small town in the mountains in California where “traveling” meant driving three hours to the nearest shopping mall, Sarah grew up with an itch to see the world. At 26, she’s visited over 20 countries with no plans of slowing down.Even though she’s seen quite a few places, Sarah isn’t a professional traveler. What she hopes to share... Read more

Three Years in Wonderland

By: Todd James Pierce

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park—fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland presents the never-before-told, full story of "the happiest place on earth." Using information from over one hundred... Read more

Berliner Sagen und Legenden

By: Kristina Hammann

Narrated by: Heiner Giersberg

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Berlin, die Stadt der Moderne, schläft nie. Sie ist das deutsche Epizentrum neuzeitlicher Errungenschaften. Medien, Wissenschaft, Politik alles rotiert hier auf Weltniveau. Solche Superlativen machen vergessen, dass hinter der Hektik ein historisches Vermächtnis liegt. Dieses Hörbuch gibt den Blick dorthin zurück frei: Kristina Hammann hat die... Read more

The New Paris

By: Lindsey Tramuta & Charissa Fay

Narrated by: Jenna Rubino

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafés has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy.Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving... Read more

Solo World Traveler

By: HowExpert & Deneice Arthurton

Narrated by: Catherine O'Connor

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Solo World Traveler is packed with 101 tips, hacks, and tricks for the solo world traveler. Together they will show you how heading out into the world all by yourself is not just possible but will also arm you with everything you need to turn your own travel dreams into reality. Inside you will find:  Ways of pushing through the fear - Many... Read more

Running Outside the Comfort Zone

By: Susan Lacke

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Running offers much more than road racing!



After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster.



Seeking to reengage with the sport she once loved, Lacke spent a year... Read more

The Atlas of Happiness

By: Helen Russell

Narrated by: Helen Russell

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This charming and entertaining guide offers listeners the chance to learn and be inspired by the "untranslatable" beliefs and unique perspectives on how to live a happier life from countries around the world. Listeners can seek and find happiness in their everyday lives guided by the diverse assortment of advice, history, and philosophies on how... Read more

A Dream of Italy

By: Nicky Pellegrino

Narrated by: Jane McDowell

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Live your dream of Italy...

Here is your chance to buy your own home in southern Italy for less than the price of a cup of coffee. The picturesque mountain town of Montenello is selling off some of its historic buildings for just ONE EURO each. The only conditions are that purchasers must renovate their new home within the next three years and... Read more

This is London

By: Ben Judah

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2016, formerly known as the Samuel Johnson Prize.

This is the new London: an immigrant city. Over one-third of Londoners were born abroad, with half arriving since the millennium. This has utterly transformed the capital, for better and for worse.

Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent, but here he... Read more

An Italian Affair

By: Caroline Montague

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Length: 14 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Love. War. Family. Betrayal.

Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has inherited her ancestral family seat, Villa Durante, deep in the Tuscan Hills. Longing for a new start, she moves from her home in London to Italy with her daughter Diana and sets about rebuilding her life.

Under the threat... Read more

Arctic Dreams

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 17 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Award

This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing.

The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North:... Read more

The Curse of Oak Island

By: Randall Sullivan

Narrated by: Braden Wright

Length: 16 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia,... Read more

Horizon

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 22 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN

From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western... Read more

The Eye of the Elephant

By: Mark Owens & Delia Owens

Narrated by: Donna Postel & Sean Runnette

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The authors of Secrets of the Sahara battle the elephant poachers of Zambia in this "exciting . . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale" (The Boston Globe).



Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a... Read more

Learn German with Stories

By: Patrick Haul

Narrated by: Patrick Khatrao

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn German with Stories - A modern approach to learning German in a fun and interactive way!Learning a new language can be extremely difficult. Especially one that seems so challenging. With its complex grammar rules and strange sounds, it can discourage anyone willing to give the German language a try. On top of that, today’s society has made... Read more

Vom Elefanten, der das Tanzen lernte

By: Per J. Andersson

Narrated by: Jeremias Koschorz

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Keine Region der Erde hat Bestsellerautor Per J. Andersson so intensiv bereist wie Indien. In seinem neuen Buch nutzt er seine jahrzehntelangen Erfahrungen, um uns Leser in dieses zwischen Tradition, Spiritualität und Moderne schillernde Land zu entführen. Ein glänzend geschriebenes, bereicherndes Buch für alle, die nach Indien reisen wollen... Read more

Pasta, Pane, Vino

By: Matt Goulding

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This is not a cookbook. This is something more: a travelogue, a patient investigation of Italy's cuisine, a loving profile of the everyday heroes who bring Italy to the table. Pasta, Pane, Vino is the latest edition of the genre–bending Roads & Kingdoms style pioneered under Anthony Bourdain's imprint in Rice, Noodle, Fish and Grape, Olive,... Read more