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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.

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How to Be a Friend

by Marcus Cicero, Translator, Introduction by Philip Freeman; read by Shaun Grindell

An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written. Learn More

How to Be a Good Creature

by Sy Montgomery; read by Sy Montgomery

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National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals—her friends—who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir. Learn More

How to Be a Leader

by Plutarch; translated by Jeffrey Beneker; read by Matthew Waterson

Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field. Learn More

How to Be a Tudor

Ruth Goodman; read by Heather Wilds

From an historian who advised on the BBCs Wolf Hall, an erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England. Learn More

How to Be Content

by Horace; selected by Stephen Harrison; translated by Stephen Harrison; introduced by Stephen Harrison; read by PJ Ochlan

In How to Be Content, Stephen Harrison provides fresh, contemporary translations of poems from across Horace's works that continue to offer important lessons about the good life, friendship, love, and death. Learn More

How to Be Free

by Epictetus; Translator, Introduction by Anthony Long; read by Shaun Grindell

A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism—translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophy Learn More

How to be Healthy

by Galen; translated with commentary by Katherine D. Van Schaik; read by Rick Adamson and Cindy Kay

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Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world. Learn More

How to Be Queer

by Sarah Nooter; read by Paul Boehmer

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An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love.
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How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England

by Ruth Goodman; read by Jennifer M. Dixon

Offensive language, insolent behavior, slights, brawls, and scandals come alive in Ruth Goodman's uproarious history. Learn More

How to Care About Animals

by Porphyry; translated with commentary by Peter NobleM. D. Usher; read by

An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with them. Learn More

How to Change the World

by David Bornstein; read by Mike Lenz

Published in more than two dozen countries, How to Change the World has become a bible for the field of social entrepreneurship. It tells the stories of people building innovative and pattern-changing solutions to social and economic problems. Learn More

How to Die

by Seneca, edited, translated, and introduction by James S. Romm; read by P.J. Ochlan

Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus's description of Seneca's grim suicide. Learn More

How to Do the Right Thing

by Seneca; introduction, selection, and translation by Robert A. Kaster

How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others―and ourselves―more fairly and mercifully. Learn More

How to Drink

by Vincent Obsopoeus; edited, translated, and introduced by Michael Fontaine; read by Roger Clark

In How to Drink, Michael Fontaine offers the first proper English translation of Obsopoeus's text, rendering his poetry into spirited, contemporary prose and uncorking a forgotten classic that will appeal to drinkers of all kinds and (legal) ages. Learn More

How to Flourish

by Aristotle; introduction and translation by Susan Sauve Meyer; read by Hannibal Hills

Aristotle's essential guide to human flourishing―the Nicomachean Ethics―in a lively new translation by Susan Sauvé Meyer. Learn More

How to Give

by Seneca; translated by James S. Romm; read by James Cameron Stewart

Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca. Learn More

How to Grieve

by Marcus Tullius Cicero; translated by Michael Fontaine; read by Gareth Richards

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one. Learn More

How to Grow Old

by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Translator, Introduction by Philip Freeman; read by Roger Clark

Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was. Learn More

How to Have a Life

by Seneca; read by Esther Wane

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Learn More

How to Have Willpower

by Plutarch; translated by Michael Fontaine

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In this addition to the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers (AWMR) series, Michael Fontaine offers new and fresh translations of two key texts on coping with internal appetites and external pressure, with different perspectives. Learn More