Four Thousand Weeks
By: Oliver Burkeman
Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
This program is read by the author.
"Burkeman and his irresistible British accent shifted my paradigm a couple centimeters . . . 'The day will never arrive when you have everything under control,' he calmly whispered in my ear, and I think I believed him." - Vulture
"The philosophical tone of his delivery is... Read more
How to Be Perfect
By: Michael Schur
Narrated by: Michael Schur, Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted...
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. Read by the author, this one-of-a-kind audio production features guest appearances by members of the cast of The Good Place.
Most people think... Read more
How to Know a Person
By: David Brooks
Narrated by: David Brooks
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain
As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family,... Read more
When Breath Becomes Air
By: Paul Kalanithi
Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an... Read more
The Persuaders
By: Anand Giridharadas
Narrated by: Anand Giridharadas
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and... Read more
View audiobookThe Book of Hope
By: Jane Goodall & Douglas Abrams
Narrated by: Douglas Abrams & Jane Goodall
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?
This program is read by the authors and includes a bonus PDF.
Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.
In this urgent... Read more
White Evangelical Racism
By: Anthea Butler
Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals plays a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures?... Read more
View audiobookThe Two Hands of God
By: Alan Watts
Narrated by: Jeremy Stockwell
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The forgotten book on world mythology by Alan Watts is now an audiobook for the first time.
Alan Watts is today remembered as a trailblazing interpreter of Eastern philosophy, but The Two Hands of God reveals a different side of his multifaceted genius.
In this ambitious work, Watts takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the mythology... Read more
12 Rules for Life
By: Jordan B. Peterson
Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
Length: 15 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
What does everyone in the modern world need to know?
Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and... Read more
Determined
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
Length: 14 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller
“Excellent…Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.” – Wall Street Journal
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating... Read more
Make It Scream, Make It Burn
By: Leslie Jamison
Narrated by: Leslie Jamison
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes a return to the essay form in this expansive book.
With the virtuosic synthesis of memoir, criticism, and journalism for which Leslie... Read more
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
By: Brianna Wiest
Narrated by: Abby Craden
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see... Read more
View audiobookUnshrinking
By: Kate Manne
Narrated by: Kate Manne
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it—from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled
“An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our communities, and our culture.”—Roxane... Read more
How to Think Like a Woman
By: Regan Penaluna
Narrated by: Angie Kane
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
As a young woman growing up in Iowa, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we, and what is this strange world we find ourselves in? In college she fell in love with philosophy and chose to pursue it as an academic—the first step, she believed, to becoming a self-determined person living a life of the mind. What she didn’t... Read more
View audiobookWhy Buddhism is True
By: Robert Wright
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.
At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the... Read more
How Not to Kill Yourself
By: Clancy Martin
Narrated by: Clancy Martin
Length: 14 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous exploration of why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there’s always another solution—from the acclaimed writer and professor of philosophy, based on his viral essay, “I’m Still Here.”
“If you’re going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say... Read more
What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
Narrated by: William MacAskill
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for “longtermism”—that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority of our timeThe fate of the world is in our hands. Humanity’s written history spans only five thousand years. Our yet-unwritten future could last for millions more—or it could end tomorrow. Astonishing numbers of people... Read more
View audiobookThe Queer Art of Failure
By: Jack Halberstam
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives—to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Halberstam... Read more
View audiobookMany Lives, Many Masters
By: Brian L. Weiss
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.
As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when... Read more
The Courage to Be Disliked
By: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm & January LaVoy
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment.
Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal... Read more
The Tao of Pooh
By: Benjamin Hoff
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism through Pooh, and Pooh through Taoism,... Read more
View audiobookThe World as I See It
By: Albert Einstein
Narrated by: Pete Cross
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
In the aftermath of the First World War, Albert Einstein wrote about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen among the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his myriad opinions about the current affairs of his day. In addition to these political perspectives, The World as I See It reveals the... Read more
View audiobookFrom Bacteria to Bach and Back
By: Daniel C. Dennett
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Length: 15 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
What is human consciousness and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of... Read more
View audiobookThe Force of Nonviolence
By: Judith Butler
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Judith Butler's new book shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. Further, it argues that nonviolence is often misunderstood as a passive practice, or as an individualist ethical relation to existing forms of power. But, in fact, nonviolence is an ethical position found in the midst... Read more
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