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.
Discussion by 15 Prominent Music Authorities, with Musical Examples
Explores the roots of the most influential music genres of our time, from anonymous 10th century troubadours to world-renowned 20th century composers. Essential listening for students and lovers of great music. Learn More
The Jewish Book of Why answered fundamental questions of Jewish faith; this second volume digs deeper, addressing the complex, contemporary issues of today's society. Learn More
An extraordinary re-creation of the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship The Endurance, and Shackleton’s crew’s heroic daily struggle for survival. A thrilling account of one of the last great adventures in the brave age of exploration. Learn More
Produced by the Kitchen Sisters with Jay Allison; hosted by Noah Adams
On January 1, 1999, All Things Considered aired the first in a series of richly layered stories that trace the soundtrack of the 20th century. Learn More
Gordon W. Prange with Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon; read by Tony Roberts
There is no better, more authoritative chronicle of Pearl Harbor and its repercussions than the three Gordon W. Prange titles collected here. Learn More
Weaving the magical with the mundane, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik offers a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth century. Learn More
This organization consisted of four members and probably existed for less than nine months. Yet its impact upon American intellectual life remains incalculable. Learn More
Stephen Hawking, et al. ; read by Julian Lopez-Morillas
The theoretical physicist shares his latest thoughts on the nature of space and time in this anthology of selections from Princeton University Press. Learn More
Picasso's War sheds light on the conflict that was an ominous prelude to WWII and delivers an unforgettable portrait of a genius whose visionary statement about horror and terrible wounds of war still resonates today. Learn More
Highlights the golden age of Yiddish-American broadcasting in the 1930s to '50s. This collection is an unprecedented intimate snapshot of American Jewish life during the 1930s and '40s. Includes broadcasts by Eli Wallach, Carl Reiner, and Isaiah Sheffer. Learn More
Daniel Ellsberg; read by Daniel Ellsberg and Dan Cashman
Covering the decade between his entry into the Pentagon and Nixon's resignation, Secrets is Ellsberg’s meticulously detailed insider's account of the secrets and lies that shaped American foreign policy during the Vietnam era. Learn More