Experience our world: as it was, as it is, as it might become with these audiobooks about history, the arts, culture, education, and politics. Don't miss Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, or Fresh Air with Terry Gross: Writers, or Gwen Ifill's The Breakthrough.
The first serious, journalistic history of music for American television, Music for Prime Time only tells the backstory of every great TV theme but also examines the many neglected and frequently underrated orchestral and jazz compositions for television dating back to the late 1940s. Learn More
by Sam McPheeters & Tobi Vail; read by Sam McPheeters
In this collection of essays, profiles, criticism, and personal history, Sam McPheeters examines the diverse realms of punk he intersected—New York hardcore, Riot Grrrl, Gilman street, the hidden enclaves of Olympia, New England, and downtown Los Angeles—and the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him, and others, in the first place. Learn More
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020 A Best Read of 2020 at Ms. Magazine
Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. Learn More
My Brother's Keeper tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the American president and the Israeli prime minister clashed about peace, war, and the future of the region. Learn More
by David Satcher, MD, PhD; read by David Satcher, MD, PhD
In My Quest for Health Equity, Dr. Satcher takes an inspiring and instructive look inside his fifty-year career to shed light on the challenge and burden of leadership. Explaining that he has thought of each leadership role—whether in academia, community, or government—as an opportunity to move the needle toward health equity, he shares the hard-won lessons he has learned over a lifetime in the medical field. Learn More
Focusing on US role in the conflict, where relevant, Mythologies Without End exposes the self-defeating policies of both the US and Israel, which have served to prolong the conflict far beyond when it should have been resolved. Learn More
In Napoleon, National Book Award winner J. Christopher Herold tells the fascinating story of a legendary leader who changed the world in every aspect—political, cultural, military, and commercial. Learn More
A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian's provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of the United States. Learn More
This collection of "eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character" serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land (Publishers Weekly). Learn More
by Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson; read by L. Malaika Cooper
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In Natural, Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson delves into the complex world surrounding Black women's hair, and offers a firsthand look into the kitchens, beauty shops, conventions, and blogs that make up the twenty-first century natural hair movement, the latest evolution in Black beauty politics. Learn More
An illuminating work of environmental history that chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, which transformed the social and political fabric of Europe. Learn More
by Sara Clayton, PhD, Robert A. Lavin, PhD, & Lindsay Zilliox, MD; read by Suzie Althens
Navigating Life with Chronic Pain provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family, and caregivers face when confronted by chronic pain. Learn More
by Don Mann and Lance Burton; read by Robertson Dean
The authors highlight the major steps and operations of the Navy SEALs, discuss the training and what it takes, and explore some of the most important moments in SEAL history. Learn More
by Chris Grosso and Preston Fassel; read by Joe Hempel
Based on very real and practical commentary, life experience, and occasionally, tongue-in-cheek-misfortunes of horror legends, Necessary Death explores how the horror genre, its motifs and characters, offer individuals a unique opportunity for insight and understanding of their own lives. Learn More
Compelling, poignant, enlightening stories from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell about growing up in Maine, his years in the Senate, working to bring peace to Northern Ireland and the Middle East, and what he’s learned about the art of negotiation. Learn More
In this age of intense political conflict, we sense objective fact is growing less important. Experts are attacked as partisan, statistics and scientific findings are decried as propaganda, and public debate devolves into personal assaults. How did we get here, and what can we do about it? Learn More
by Sherrie D. All, PhD, Paul E. Bendheim, MD; read by Sherrie D. All, PhD
As we age, our memory naturally declines—but there are scientifically proven ways to enhance brain and memory function. This book, grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, will help you get started. Learn More
