Science & Technology

Relativity

Albert Einstein; read by Julian Lopez-Morillas

Albert Einstein’s explanation of the Theory of Relativity, written for the lay person. Learn More

Theories of the Universe

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

Religion and Science

Bertrand Russell; read by David Case

Bertrand Russell’s popular polemic against religious dogma. Learn More

The Seashell on the Mountaintop

Alan Cutler; read by Grover Gardner

How could a seashell get into a rock? And how could that rock get to the top of a mountain? The "seashell question" plagues 17th century thinkers who fervently believed the planet was young and the human race supreme. Learn More

The Way We Eat

Peter Singer and James Mason; read by Rick Adamson

A thought-provoking look at how what we eat profoundly effects all living things and the environment—and how we can make healthful, more humane food choices. Learn More

Crossing Open Ground

Barry Lopez; read by Barry Lopez

Crossing Open Ground is a collection of essays by nature writer Barry Lopez. It's food for the spirit from perhaps the finest nature writer of our time. Learn More

The Canon

Natalie Angier; read by Nike Doukas

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Natalie Angier takes a joyride through the major scientific disciplines—physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Her approach is smart, funny, and sure to inspire a new appreciation of science. Learn More

Red Moon Rising

Matthew Brzezinski; read by Charles Stransky

The first book to capture both the Soviet and American sides of the event that started the space race and changed our world. Learn More

Proust and the Squid

Maryanne Wolf; read by Kirsten Potter

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This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading, its effect on our lives, and explains why it matters so greatly in a digital era. Learn More

We've Got Issues

Judith Warner; read by Kirsten Potter

In her provocative book, New York Times bestselling author Judith Warner explores the storm of debate over whether we are overdiagnosing and overmedicating our children who have “issues.” Learn More

For Better

Tara Parker-Pope; read by Cassandra Campbell

A Library Journal Best Audiobooks of the Year Winner

When you look at the actual science, there’s more hope for marriage than superficial media coverage of divorce rates would indicate. Parker-Pope shares some of that science for both successful couples who want to stay that way and troubled couples who want to turn their marriage around. Learn More

Annoying

Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman; read by the authors

Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazy. Learn More

Poor Economics

Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo; read by Brian Holsopple

Financial Times’ Best Business Book of the Year
Library Journal Best of Year Selection

Two highly regarded economists relay 15 years of research into a smart, engaging investigation of the real nature of global poverty and why current approaches to addressing miss the mark. Learn More

The Earth Moved

Amy Stewart; read by Heather Henderson

An “engrossing” (The Christian Science Monitor), “fascinating” (TimeOut New York), and “delightfully nuanced” (Entertainment Weekly) exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens. Learn More

Overdiagnosed

Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, Dr. Lisa M. Schwartz, Dr. Steven Woloshin; read by Sean Runnette

A SoundCommentary Best Audiobooks of the Year Selection

Exposing the overdiagnosis of everything from high blood pressure to prostate and breast cancers , Dr. Welch traces the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of some of the worst excesses of American medical practice. Learn More

The Drunken Botanist

Amy Stewart; read by Coleen Marlo

A New York Times Bestseller!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants comes a rousing tour through the botanical origins of our most cherished libations that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Learn More

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