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Come and Eat
By: Bri McKoy
Narrated by: Diana Batarseh
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
In today's busy world, we all crave something deeper and truer. Whether we're seeking relationships that go beyond the surface or gatherings that allow for joy and pain, Bri McKoy reminds us that all we need is a table, open hearts, and a simple invitation: come and eat.Join Bri as she invites you to discover how a common dining room table can... Read more
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Cape Cod
By: Henry David Thoreau
Narrated by: John Lescault
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Compiled from magazine articles published in the 1850s after his death, Cape Cod details several short trips Thoreau made to "the bare and bended arm ofMassachusetts" between 1849 and 1855. "He went to the Cape out of curiosity," explains Paul Theroux, "but in the course of his travel a great thing happened: Thoreau, the woodsman and landlubber,... Read more
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Out of Line
By: Barbara Lynch
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Celebrated chef Barbara Lynch credits the defiant spirit of her upbringing in tough, poor "Southie," a neighborhood ruled by the notorious Whitey Bulger gang, with helping her bluff her way into her first professional cooking jobs; develop a distinct culinary style through instinct and sheer moxie; then dare to found an empire of restaurants... Read more
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Hertha BSC - Das Hörbuch (Mein Herz schlägt Blau-Weiss) (Ungekürzt)
By: Michael Jahn
Narrated by: Andreas Witte
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Hertha BSC - Das Hörbuch (Mein Herz schlägt Blau-Weiss) - Eine akustische Reise durch 125 Jahre Hertha BSC-Geschichte Pünktlich zum 125. Jubiläum des Hauptstadtklubs ist endlich der richtige Zeitpunkt für ein besonderes Projekt gekommen. Mit vielen exklusiven Interviews, Reportagen, Musiktiteln und O-Tönen bietet das erste und einzige Hörbuch... Read more
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The Demon in Democracy
By: Ryszard Legutko
Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Ryszard Legutko lived and suffered under communism for decades—and he fought with the Polish ant-communist movement to abolish it. Having lived for two decades under a liberal democracy, however, he has discovered that these two political systems have a lot more in common than one might think. They both stem from the same historical roots in... Read more
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The Dogs of Avalon
By: Laura Schenone
Narrated by: Esther Wane
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Greyhounds, streaks of lightning, were bred to be the fastest dogs on earth. Yet for decades tens of thousands were destroyed, abandoned, and abused each year when they couldn't run fast enough. Scrappy Marion Fitzgibbon, whose empathy for animals made her relentless, became obsessed with saving these dogs—despite the overwhelming power of... Read more
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Autumn
By: Karl Ove Knausgaard
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons 28 August. Now, as I write this, you know nothing about anything, about what awaits you, the kind of... Read more
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Self-Reliance
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
In an 1841 essay, American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a stirring call for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency and to follow their own instincts and ideas. It contains one of Emerson's most famous quotations: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by... Read more
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Gifts
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
In Gifts Ralph Waldo Emerson muses on the function of and expectations surrounding the giving of gifs. He touches on what gifts communicate about the nature of the giver and receiver, and how the best kind of gift is a gift of love. Read more
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The American Scholar
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The American Scholar was a speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837, to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. Emerson argues that American culture, still heavily influenced by Europe, could build a new, distinctly American cultural identity. Emerson uses Transcendentalist and Romantic points of view to explain a true American... Read more
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Heroism
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Building on and enriching ideas set forth in Self-Reliance, Emerson argues that true heroism is self-confidence and persistency in the face of corrosive pressures to conform to society. Read more
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Compensation
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Emerson's discourse on the laws of compensation, takes on the notion that one who has money must be wicked and those who do not must be good, among other topics. It appeared in his book Essays, first published in 1841. Read more
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Shakespeare; Or, the Poet
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
In The Poet, an essay by U.S. writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author expresses the need for the United States to have its own new and unique poet to write about the new country's virtues and vices. It is not about men of poetical talents, or of industry and skill in meter, but of the true poet. After reading the essay, Walt Whitman consciously... Read more
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Manners
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
In Manners, Ralph Waldo Emerson expounds on the meaning of customs and politeness in civil society. He argues that the purpose of manners is more to facilitate the creation and proper working of society, and not to establish hierarchies. Read more
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Friendship
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Emerson's treatise on the nature of friendship. The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one. Read more
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Science in the Soul
By: Richard Dawkins
Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward & Gillian Somerscales
Length: 14 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time.
For decades, Richard Dawkins has been a brilliant scientific communicator,... Read more
Circles
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Circles is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first published in 1841. The essay reflects on the vast array of circles one may find throughout nature, and what is suggested by these circles in philosophical terms. In the opening line of the essay Emerson states The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout... Read more
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America 51
By: Corey Taylor
Narrated by: Corey Taylor
Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A skewering of the American underbelly by the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Deadly Sins, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven, and You're Making Me Hate You
The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins America 51 with a reflection on what his itinerant youth and frequent worldwide travels with his multiplatinum... Read more
Not Quite a Genius
By: Nate Dern
Narrated by: Nate Dern
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
“Highly recommended reading for those hungry for surprise” (A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author)—a rollicking collection of personal stories and essays on relationships, technology, and contemporary society from the news editor at Funny or Die and former artistic director at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
This hilarious... Read more
Nature
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These... Read more
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Prudence
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The essay on Prudence was given as a lecture in a course on Human Culture, in the winter of 1837-8. It was published in the first series of Essays, which appeared in 1841. In it, Emerson describes Prudence as The virtue of the senses and admits to having little of it in himself. Read more
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Lasso the Wind
By: Timothy Egan
Narrated by: John McLain
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Mountains and Plains Book Seller's Association Award"Sprawling in scope. . . . Mr. Egan uses the past powerfully to explain and give dimension to the present." --The New York Times"Fine reportage . . . honed and polished until it reads more like literature than journalism." --Los Angeles... Read more
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The Art of Flavor
By: Daniel Patterson & Mandy Aftel
Narrated by: John Lescault
Length: 4 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Two masters of composition—a chef and a perfumer—present a revolutionary new approach to creating delicious food.Michelin two-star chef Daniel Patterson and celebrated natural perfumer Mandy Aftel are experts at orchestrating ingredients. Yet in a world awash in cooking shows and food blogs, they noticed, home cooks get little guidance in the... Read more
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Morningstar
By: Ann Hood
Narrated by: Donna Postel
Length: 3 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
In her admired works of fiction, including the recent The Book that Matters Most, Ann Hood explores the transformative power of literature. Now, with warmth and honesty, Hood reveals the personal story behind these works of fiction.
Growing up in a mill town in Rhode Island, in a household that didn't foster the love of literature, Hood... Read more