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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks

By: Oliver Burkeman

Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman

Length: 6 hours 13 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

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The philosophical tone of his delivery is... Read more

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How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur
How to Be Perfect
Michael Schur
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

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

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

By: Yuval Noah Harari

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. edition From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the... Read more

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How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley
How Fascism Works
Jason Stanley
How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley

How Fascism Works

By: Jason Stanley

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

“No single book is as relevant to the present moment.”—Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen

“One of the defining books of the decade.”—Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale...
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How to Know a Person by David Brooks
How to Know a Person
David Brooks
How to Know a Person by David Brooks

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

“More than a guide to better conversations, it’s a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of...
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Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky
Determined
Robert M. Sapolsky
Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky

Determined

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 13 hours 42 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

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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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

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12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson

12 Rules for Life

By: Jordan B. Peterson

Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson

Length: 15 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

What are the most valuable things that everyone should know?

Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan B Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to... Read more

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The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

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

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Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs
Fathoms
Rebecca Giggs
Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs

Fathoms

By: Rebecca Giggs

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about... Read more

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On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
On Freedom
Timothy Snyder
On Freedom by Timothy Snyder

On Freedom

By: Timothy Snyder

Narrated by: Timothy Snyder

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny

“A rigorous and visionary argument . . . Buy or borrow this book, read it, take it to heart.”—The... Read more

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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: René Ruiz

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering and its role in creating compassion, love, and joy – all qualities of enlightenment. 

“Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace, and peace on earth.”—His Holiness the Dalai Lama

In The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, now... Read more

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Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
Hospicing Modernity
Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Hospicing Modernity

By: Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Narrated by: Dougald Hine & Vanessa Machado de Oliveira

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times, a book about facing the multiple crises of modernity--and hospicing modernity--with maturity, humility, and integrity.

This book is not easy: it contains no quick-fix plan for a better, brighter tomorrow, and gives no ready-made answers. Instead, Vanessa... Read more

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The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
The True Believer
Eric Hoffer
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer

The True Believer

By: Eric Hoffer

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly.” —New YorkerThe famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (Wall Street Journal) by the legendary San Francisco longshoreman.A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer... Read more

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The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir
The Second Sex
Simone De Beauvoir
The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir

The Second Sex

By: Simone De Beauvoir

Narrated by: Ellen Archer & Judith Thurman

Length: 39 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

UNABRIDGED AND AVAILABLE ON AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME

Simone de Beauvoir’s essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness. This unabridged edition of the text reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English... Read more

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On Mysticism by Simon Critchley
On Mysticism
Simon Critchley
On Mysticism by Simon Critchley

On Mysticism

By: Simon Critchley

Narrated by: Simon Critchley

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Mysticism is about existential ecstasy - an experience of heightening one's senses and self into a sheer feeling of aliveness. Mystical experiences offer us a practical way to open our thoughts and deepen the sense of our lives, whether through a mainstream connection to God or by taking part in mind-altering experiences.

Here, Simon Critchley... Read more

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Outraged by Kurt Gray
Outraged
Kurt Gray
Outraged by Kurt Gray

Outraged

By: Kurt Gray

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • A groundbreaking new perspective on the moral mind that rewrites our understanding of where moral judgments come from, and how we can overcome the feelings of outrage that so often divide us

"A riveting read. . . . Overturns widespread assumptions about why we’re divided and reveals how we can come...
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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & True Dedication

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this... Read more

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Right Story, Wrong Story by Tyson Yunkaporta
Right Story, Wrong Story
Tyson Yunkaporta
Right Story, Wrong Story by Tyson Yunkaporta

Right Story, Wrong Story

By: Tyson Yunkaporta

Narrated by: Tyson Yunkaporta

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Continuing the work of the award-winning Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta casts an Indigenous lens on contemporary society, challenging us to face conflict and embrace conversation to find our way onto the right track. With Right Story, Wrong Story, Apalech Clan member Tyson Yunkaporta, from far north Queensland, tackles the divisions that prevent us... Read more

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Narrated by: Joe Ochman

Length: 16 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, and The Bed of Procrustes.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the... Read more

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Republic by Plato
Republic
Plato
Republic by Plato

Republic

By: Plato

Narrated by: Jim Barclay

Length: 16 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Jim Barclay, best known for their roles in The Young Ones and Jeeves and Wooster. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Christopher Rowe, also read by Jim Barclay.

'We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it was good we... Read more

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The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han
The Burnout Society
Byung-Chul Han
The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han

The Burnout Society

By: Byung-Chul Han

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, user-friendly technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. Byung-Chul Han interprets the... Read more

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Shattered by Hanif Kureishi
Shattered
Hanif Kureishi
Shattered by Hanif Kureishi

Shattered

By: Hanif Kureishi

Narrated by: Art Malik

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed author and playwright Hanif Kureishi comes an urgent and stunning memoir about rebuilding a new life in the wake of devastating physical loss.In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing without the help of others and required constant care in a... Read more

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The New Leviathans by John Gray
The New Leviathans
John Gray
The New Leviathans by John Gray

The New Leviathans

By: John Gray

Narrated by: Lee Goettl

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever since its publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has unsettled and challenged how we understand the world. Condemned and vilified by each new generation, his cold political vision continues to see through any number of human political and ethical vanities.



In his wonderfully stimulating book The New Leviathans, John Gray allows us to... Read more

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