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Africa Is Not a Country
By: Dipo Faloyin
Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa's rich diversity, communities, and histories.
Starting with an... Read more
Go West - Unterwegs im anderen China: Reisebericht (ungekürzt)
By: Frank Lehnert
Narrated by: Jan Primke
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Als Westeuropäer im Westen Chinas unterwegs zu sein ist ein Abenteuer, das nur wenige wagen. Zu aufwendig erscheint es, die nötigen Dokumente zu beschaffen, und zu groß sind oft die Entfernungen. Hinzu kommen die Sprachbarrieren. Der Autor reiste während seines Arbeitsaufenthalts in China in die entlegenen westlichen Provinzen. Auf eigene Faust... Read more
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Christmas on the Riviera
By: Jennifer Bohnet
Narrated by: Julia Franklin
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Christmas is a time for family and friends, but will the allure of the French Riviera be able to work its magic? As a toddler Elodie Jacques was abandoned by her mother and left in the care of her French grandmother, Gabriella in Dartmouth, Devon.
Now 24 years old, Elodie struggles to reconcile the deep anger for the mother she has never since... Read more
Desert Oracle
By: Ken Layne
Narrated by: Ken Layne
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author, Ken Layne, host of the Desert Oracle radio show. It includes an exclusive first listen to a story from Desert Oracle: Volume 2.
The cult-y field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave—its myths and legends, outcasts and oddballs, flora, fauna, and UFOs—becomes the definitive, oracular book of... Read more
Dispatches from the Gilded Age
By: Julia Reed
Narrated by: Carol Monda
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Dispatches from the Gilded Age is a collection of essays by Julia Reed, one of America’s greatest chroniclers.In the middle of the night on March eleventh, 1980, the phone rang in Julia Reed’s Georgetown dorm. It was her boss at Newsweek, where she was an intern. He told her to get in her car and drive to her alma mater, the Madeira School. Her... Read more
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Benvinguts a Menorca
By: Thomas Meinen
Narrated by: Thomas Meinen
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: No
Menorca gehört zur Inselgruppe der Balearen, die ihren Namen aus der Antike haben, als die gefürchteten Steineschleuderer "Els Foners Balears" sich als Söldner auf den Kriegsschauplätzen verdingten. In der Mitte der ca. 700 km² großen Insel, die von kilometerlangen Trockensteinmauern durchzogen ist, erhebt sich der 358 Meter hohe Monte Torro,... Read more
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A Place in the World
By: Frances Mayes
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home.
“Personal, warm, and lovely . . . a charming read. The book feels like a warm conversation with your most thoughtful, curious friend.”—Garden &... Read more
Berlin
By: Sinclair McKay
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
Length: 16 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Sinclair McKay's portrait of Berlin from 1919 forward explores the city's broad human history, from the end of the Great War to the Blockade, rise of the Wall, and beyond.
Sinclair McKay's Berlin begins by taking readers back to 1919 when the city emerged from the shadows of the Great War to become an extraordinary by-word for modernity—in art,... Read more
Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good
By: Paul Newman & A. E. Hotchner
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1978, Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner decided that rather than just distribute Paul’s own salad dressing at Christmas to neighbors, they would offer it to a few local stores. Freewheeling, irreverent entrepreneurs, they conceived of their venture as a great way to poke fun at the mundane method of traditional marketing. Much to their surprise,... Read more
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Trip to Russia
By: Stefan Zweig
Narrated by: Tyler Boss
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"What journey within our immediate world today would be remotely as interesting, enchanting, instructive and exciting as that to Russia? While our Europe, and especially the capitals, are subject to the inexorably contemporary process of mutual assimilation and resemblance, Russia remains utterly unparalleled." Stephen Zweig, 1928. After Stefan... Read more
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The Gringo Guide to Moving to Mexico
By: Raúl Jiménez
Narrated by: Chris Clyne
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Living The Mexican Dream!!Imagine living in a place where your dollars are worth almost 20 times more than in the US, but that is also modern and close enough so you'll never feel homesick.A place with beautiful beaches, tasty food, affordable housing, and healthcare, where the locals are friendly, and there is always something fun to do.If you... Read more
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Les Gens de Dublin
By: James Joyce
Narrated by: Katy White
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
« Dubliners » de son nom original est un passionnant recueil de nouvelles modernistes écrit par James Joyce qui dépeint de manière remarquable la vie quotidienne des gens de Dublin. Vivant à l'étranger mais écrivant toujours sur sa ville natale, Joyce a rendu Dublin inoubliable ! Les histoires des gens de Dublin décrivent des buveurs d'alcool,... Read more
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A Trifecta for the Rest of Us
By: Adrienne Harris
Narrated by: Adrienne Harris
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Finding your place in the world should not be the exclusive reality of the rich.
TRAVEL... FULFILLMENT... PEACE… These things should be had by all who possess the vision to strive for them. Read more
Maailman ympäri 72 päivässä
By: Nellie Bly
Narrated by: Johanna Kokko
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Nellie Bly oli aikansa tunnetuimpia toimittajia. Hän oli valmis ottamaan suuria riskejä tutkivan journalismin vuoksi. Bly oli myös nainen – ei mikään itsestäänselvyys toimittajapiireissä 1800-luvun lopun Yhdysvalloissa. Bly kohtasikin paljon ennakkoluuloja sukupuolensa takia, mutta hän ei niistä lannistunut.Maailman ympäri 72 päivässä on... Read more
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The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time
By: Markus Rex
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
For readers of Endurance and other seafaring adventure stories comes a thrilling account of a twenty-first-century Arctic mission.The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time vividly describes one year aboard the Polarstern, a powerful ice-breaker ship that journeyed deep into the Arctic in 2019, carrying over 100 scientists and crew known as the... Read more
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From Swamp to Wetland
By: Chris Wilhelm
Narrated by: Steve Menasche
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
This book chronicles the creation of Everglades National Park, the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Prior to the park's creation, the Everglades was seen as a reviled and useless swamp, unfit for typical recreational or development projects.
Park advocates drew on new ideas concerning the value of biota and ecology, the... Read more
The Museums That Make Us
By: Neil MacGregor
Narrated by: Neil MacGregor & Various
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
World-renowned art historian Neil MacGregor takes us across Britain to discover local museums and their hidden gems
Neil MacGregor, former director of the National Gallery and the British Museum, knows the importance of public museums. In The Museums That Make Us, he takes us around the country to visit twenty local museums and to talk to their... Read more
Japan
By: Christopher Harding, Alex Bellos, Rana Mitter, ...
Narrated by: Various
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
A captivating anthology of programmes, painting a multi-faceted portrait of a unique country
Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom,... Read more
Descubriendo Países
By: Onofre Quezada
Narrated by: Anonimo
Length: 9 hours
Abridged: No
Creo que viajar y poder conocer otras culturas, es algo muy enriquecedor, pero también es claro que no todos tenemos tan grandiosa dicha, lo que si nadie nos puede impedir es sumergirnos en la lectura y descubrir a través de esta países,y culturas.Es por ello también amigo lector que a través de este libro he querido compartir contigo sobre la... Read more
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Z, la ciudad perdida
By: David Grann
Narrated by: Javier Méndez
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
David Grann reconstruye en esta fascinante novela la misteriosa historia del explorador Percy Fawcett, desaparecido durante la última expedición en busca de El Dorado. Durante siglos, los europeos situaron la legendaria ciudad de El Dorado en la selva más grande y densa del mundo: la del Amazonas. La obsesión por encontrar ese paraíso dejó la... Read more
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Frühstück mit Elefanten
By: Gesa Neitzel
Narrated by: Gesa Neitzel
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Gesa Neitzel wagt sich von Berlin in den Busch. Ihr Ziel: die Ausbildung zur Safari-Rangerin in Afrika. Das bedeutet fast ein Jahr in einfachen Zeltlagern. Ohne Internet, ohne Badezimmer, ohne Türen ? dafür aber mit Zebras, Erdferkeln und Skorpionen. Die Ausbildungsinhalte bestehen aus Fährtenlesen, Überlebenstraining, Schießübungen. Wie schlägt... Read more
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Sea Trials
By: Wendy Hinman
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 12 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
A shipwreck might end a dream of circumnavigating the globe. Not for the Wilcox family. In 1973, the Wilcox family sets off to sail around the world aboard the 40-foot sailboat, Vela. Thirteen months later, they are shipwrecked on a coral reef, with surf tearing a huge hole into the side of their boat.
With years invested in saving money,... Read more
Chew Tentacle Thoroughly and Other Itchy Feet Travel Tales
By: Sam Letchworth
Narrated by: Sam Letchworth
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you ever wondered where horse milk vodka comes from? Or how to fight off a mob of Malaysian monkeys? Is it bad luck to wash cow poop off of your shoe? Travel vicariously with Sam across the Orient to find the funny but true answers.Sam savors every local culture he encounters much like Conan O’Brian and the late Anthony Bourdain—embracing... Read more
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Bambi Ate My Yen and Other Itchy Feet Travel Tales
By: Sam Letchworth
Narrated by: Sam Letchworth
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you ever wondered where horse milk vodka comes from? Or how to fight off a mob of Malaysian monkeys? Is it bad luck to wash cow poop off of your shoe? Travel vicariously with Sam across the Orient to find the funny but true answers.Sam savors every local culture he encounters much like Conan O’Brian and the late Anthony Bourdain—embracing... Read more
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