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.
In a sparkling debut in the entertaining pop science vein of Mary Roach, scientist Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. Learn More
In the battle royale between The Swamp and the Trump insurgency that is the daily breaking news of the Trump presidency, will Trump's populist reform movement or The Swamp ultimately prevail? Learn More
A provocative work of nonfiction that reads like a Victorian thriller, and in it author Kate Summerscale has fashioned a brilliant, multilayered narrative that is as cleverly constructed as it is beautifully written. Learn More
edited by Lynn S. Zubernis and Matthew Snyder; read by Joe Hempel
Go deeper inside the hit TV show The Boys and its characters with psychologists, media experts, filmmakers, and more—including the original comic series' cocreator and the actors behind Soldier Boy and Stormfront. Learn More
by Ashley Jackson and Andrew Stewart; read by Michael Langan
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July
History tells us that the Second World War broke Britain as a great power, diminishing its military strength, ruining its economy, and precipitating a striking wave of decolonization. Nationalists and new superpowers dominated the post-war landscape, and the country was on the slide. But no one knew this in 1945—the leading politicians, the top civil servants, and the most knowledgeable experts, all expected the British Empire to remain intact long into the future. How do we account for the difference between what it was thought would happen and the actual course of events? Learn More
Edited by Travis Langley and Lynn S. Zubernis, Introduction by Mark R. Pellegrino, Foreword by Jonathan Maberry; read by Hillary Huber and Joe Hempel
A fascinating analysis of the psychology behind the popular TV series Supernatural, from Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology; The Walking Dead Psychology; Game of Thrones Psychology) and Lynn S. Zubernis (Family Don't End with Blood; Fan Phenomena: Supernatural). Learn More
Danny Plotnick showcases the history of Super 8 filmmaking in this must-listen book. Super 8 offers a detailed history of the beloved medium—one not only embraced by suburban dads, the target audience of the format, but by the art world, punk rockers, and ultimately popular culture. Learn More
Acclaimed music historian Richard Crawford traces the arc of Gershwin's remarkable life, seamlessly blending colorful anecdotes with a discussion of Gershwin's unforgettable oeuvre. Learn More
An explosive work of investigative journalism revealing the travesty of justice that sent an innocent man to prison and let the real murderer of a teenage girl go free. Learn More
For the first time, Sam Willis offers a fascinating naval perspective to one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, who, in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth? Learn More
In Strongmen, Ruth Ben-Ghiat lays bare the blueprint authoritarian leaders have followed over the past 100 years, and empowers us to recognize, resist, and prevent their disastrous rule in the future. Learn More
Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he cofounded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Learn More
