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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
by Kim Fridkin & Patrick Kenney; read by Teri Schnaubelt
Negative campaigning is a central component of politics in the United States. Yet, until now, demonstrating the impact of combative advertising on voters has been elusive. How can we reconcile the findings of a plethora of studies with the methods of politicians? Learn More
In Taking Back the Constitution, Mark Tushnet offers a passionate and informed argument for replacing judicial supremacy with popular constitutionalism. Learn More
Talking Back, Talking Black takes us on a fascinating tour of a nuanced and complex language that has moved beyond America's borders to become a dynamic force for today's youth culture around the world. Learn More
The next page-turner in the Joanna Stafford series takes place in the heart of the Tudor court, as the plucky young former novice risks everything to defy the most powerful men of her era. Learn More
In A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, tells the remarkable story of how he and other scientists have taken up where Darwin left off and transformed our understanding of sexual selection, shedding new light on human behavior in the process. Learn More
A chance encounter with an obscure vintage made near Jerusalem leads journalist Kevin Begos to seek the origins of wine. What he discovers is a whole world of forgotten grapes, each with distinctive tastes and aromas, as well as the archaeologists, chemists, and botanists who are deciphering wine down to molecules of flavor. Learn More
