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Letters to the Sons of Society
By: Shaka Senghor
Narrated by: Shaka Senghor
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs invites men everywhere on a journey of honesty and healing through this book of moving letters to his sons—one whom he is raising and the other whose childhood took place during Senghor's nineteen-year incarceration.
“A visceral and visual journey for the ages . . . the perfect road... Read more
A Daughter of the Samurai
By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
Narrated by: June Angela
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai, Etsu was destined to become a priestess and was molded for that path by some of the best teachers. But her fate changed when she was married off to a businessman and sent across the world to America. Finding herself miles away from the life she had imagined, she had to learn all about a new... Read more
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Life, I Swear
By: Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Foreword by Elaine WelterothIn this stunning essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection.
With essays by Eniafebiafe Isis Adewale •... Read more
Our Voices, Our Histories
By: Shirley Hune & Gail M. Nomura
Narrated by: Raechel Wong
Length: 20 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
An innovative anthology showcasing Asian American and Pacific Islander women's histories
Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and... Read more
Bees and Their Keepers
By: Lotte Möller
Narrated by: Julie Maisey
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The study of bees has often been considered a divine occupation, as the creature’s attention to detail and purpose is so special and the honey they produce, almost magical. In this compelling cultural history that moves beautifully through the beekeeper’s year, Swedish beekeeper and writer Lotte Möller shares her understanding of bees and bee... Read more
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The Art of Aging
By: Brian Carpenter
Narrated by: Brian Carpenter
Length: 47 minutes
Abridged: No
One Day University presents a series of audio lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice.No matter how old you are, you're aging. You started... Read more
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Tastes Like War
By: Grace M. Cho
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother... Read more
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Start Here, Start Now - Abridged
By: Liz Kleinrock
Narrated by: Liz Kleinrock
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Most educators want to cultivate an antibias and antiracist classroom and school community, but they often struggle with where and how to get started. Liz helps us set ourselves up for success and prepare for the mistakes we’ll make along the way.
Each chapter in Start Here, Start Now addresses many of the questions and challenges educators have... Read more
Stranger Care
By: Sarah Sentilles
Narrated by: Sarah Sentilles
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • “A powerful, heartbreaking, necessary masterpiece.”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild
The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn—about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and protect people beyond our immediate kin
May you always feel at... Read more
We Are Each Other's Harvest
By: Natalie Baszile
Narrated by: Tina Lifford
Length: 13 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America.
In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people’s connection to the... Read more
American Hemp
By: Jen Hobbs
Narrated by: Pete Cross & Melanie Carey
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
December of 2018 marked a largely unprecedented victory for cannabis. The 2018 Farm Bill passed, and, with it, hemp became legal. What the federal government listed for decades as a schedule 1 narcotic was finally classified as an agricultural crop, giving great promise to the rise of a new American hemp industry. Filled with catchall research,... Read more
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Rock Me on the Water
By: Ronald Brownstein
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein—“one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)—tells the kaleidoscopic story of one monumental year that marked the city of Los Angeles’ creative peak, a glittering moment when popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would... Read more
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Land
By: Simon Winchester
Narrated by: Simon Winchester
Length: 13 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
“In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester’s previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide.”—Boston Globe
The author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—bought, earned, or... Read more
Discovering the Inner Mother
By: Bethany Webster
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle.
Why do women keep themselves small and quiet? Why do they hold back... Read more
A Walk Around the Block
By: Spike Carlsen
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
A simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, bestselling author of A Splintered History of Wood, off to investigate everything he could about everything we take for granted in our normal life—from manhole covers and recycling bins to bike lanes and stoplights.In this celebration of the seemingly mundane, Carlsen opens our eyes to... Read more
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The Dream Palace of the Arabs
By: Fouad Ajami
Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving... Read more
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Desert Notebooks
By: Ben Ehrenreich
Narrated by: David Bendena
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
As inhabitants of the Anthropocene, what might some of our own histories tell us about how to confront apocalypse? And how might the geologies and ecologies of desert spaces inform how we see and act toward time—the pasts we have erased and paved over, this anxious present, the future we have no choice but to build? National Magazine Award... Read more
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And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
By: Judith Warner
Narrated by: Judith Warner
Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Through the stories of kids and parents in the middle school trenches, a New York Times bestselling author reveals why these years are so painful, how parents unwittingly make them worse, and what we all need to do to grow up.
“As the parent of a middle schooler, I felt as if Judith Warner had peered into my life—and the lives of many of my... Read more
Ordinary Insanity
By: Sarah Menkedick
Narrated by: Sarah Menkedick
Length: 14 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A groundbreaking exposé and diagnosis of the silent epidemic of fear afflicting new mothers, and a candid, feminist deep dive into the culture, science, history, and psychology of contemporary motherhood
Anxiety among mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis. In the transition to motherhood and the years that follow, countless... Read more
The Archipelago of Hope
By: Gleb Raygorodetsky
Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
One cannot turn on the news today without a report on an extreme-weather event or the latest update on Antarctica. But while our politicians argue, the truth is that climate change is already here. Nobody knows this better than Indigenous peoples who, having developed an intimate relationship with ecosystems over generations, have observed these... Read more
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Fear Itself
By: Ann Gordon, Joseph O. Baker, Christopher D. Bad...
Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Length: 5 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively... Read more
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Spying on the South
By: Tony Horwitz
Narrated by: Mark Deakins & Tony Horwitz
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times-bestselling final book by the beloved, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Tony Horwitz.
With Spying on the South, the best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect. In the 1850s, the young Frederick Law... Read more
The F*ck It Diet
By: Caroline Dooner
Narrated by: Caroline Dooner
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
“The F*ck It Diet is not only hilarious, it is scientifically and medically sound. A must read for any chronic dieter.” –Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s WisdomFrom comedian and ex-diet junkie Caroline Dooner, an inspirational guide that will help you stop dieting, reboot your relationship... Read more
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13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do
By: Amy Morin
Narrated by: Amy Morin
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
International bestselling author and leading global expert on mental strength Amy Morin turns her focus to feminism, explaining what it means—and what it takes—to be a mentally strong woman in the age of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
The emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have awakened society and encouraged women to find their... Read more