Education audiobooks

The Courage to Teach, Tenth Anniversary Edition

By: Parker J. Palmer

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is for teachers who have good days and bad—and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life.”— Parker J. Palmer, from the IntroductionFor many years, Parker Palmer has worked on behalf of... Read more

We Can Do

By: Moshe Kai Cavalin

Narrated by: Cristofer Jean

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Moshe Kai Cavalin entered college at eight and graduated at the tender young age of eleven. Throughout We Can Do, Moshe Kai emphasizes that he is not a genius and that any youngster—with good planning, a strong heart, hard work, and a resilient mind—can succeed beyond any expectations. Cavalin tells listeners, “I was able to reach the moon, but... Read more

The Heart a Teacher

By: Paula J. Fox

Narrated by: Lyndsay Vitale

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Heart of a Teacher is a celebration of thanks to the teachers of the world. The Heart of a Teacher is filled with inspirational stories and poems that reflect the hearts of teachers and their commitment to making a difference in each life they touch. Mac Anderson explains why he chose to publish this book: "Part of my intention in publishing... Read more

Louder Than Words

By: Benjamin K. Bergen

Narrated by: Benjamin K. Bergen

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether it’s brusque, convincing, fraught with emotion, or dripping with innuendo, language is fundamentally a tool for conveying meaning—a uniquely human magic trick in which you vibrate your vocal cords to make your innermost thoughts pop up in someone else’s mind. You can use it to talk about all sorts of things—from your new labradoodle... Read more

Many Ways to Say I Love You

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for new parents and those whose children are grown.

Fred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are... Read more

Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Lily Tomlin, Blair Brown, Richard Kind, Joanne ...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring collection of thoughts to take with us on the paths we travel in life.

For all the roads we choose to travel, and even those we don't, Fred Rogers has an observation, a story, some insights to share. Whether you're facing graduation, a new job, a new baby, marriage, any change in your life--expected or not--the wisdom that Mister... Read more

Frankenstein

By: Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Julian Sands

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Shelley creates the most famous "monster" of all time in this classic tale of a 19th-century man's attempt to control nature and science. The remains of corpses stitched together and brought to life by harnessed electricity bring Dr. Frankenstein face to face with both mortality and morality in his tiny, terrified village.
This Frankenstein... Read more

Spare Parts

By: Joshua Davis

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Joshua Davis's Spare Parts--now a major motion picture--is a story about overcoming insurmountable odds and the young men who proved they were among the most patriotic and talented Americans in this country—even as the country tried to kick them out.

Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest .... Read more

The Available Parent

By: John Duffy

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens.Teenagers are often left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by the changes in their child at adolescence and by... Read more

How Smart Students Pay for School, 2nd Edition

By: Reyna Gobel

Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In the second edition of How Smart Students Pay for School, there's a valuable new section for military service members, veterans, and their families. Tax numbers are updated for the early 2013 tax filing season. Recent graduates will learn about the new income-based repayment plan, Pay as You Earn.Getting into college is just as hard as... Read more

Cash Poor or College?

By: Diane M. Warmsley

Narrated by: Raymond Warmsley

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Cash Poor or College?: The Essential Guide to College Admissions for Teens (ages 13 to 18) & Their Parents is a blueprint for mapping a pathway to college. It offers teens a strategic approach to accessing higher education by utilizing the entire high school experience to maximum benefit. Each year is given singular focus so that the... Read more

The Mormonizing of America

By: Stephen Mansfield

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

What the Mormonizing of America means for the nation, the world—and for you. A century ago, there was one Mormon celebrity in the United States—a member of Congress so controversial, his confirmation hearing lasted four years. The Latter-day Saints’ practice of polygamy had ended only a decade or so before. Mormons were a despised sect with... Read more

Riley Mae and the Ready Eddy Rapids

By: Jill Osborne

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re gonna run for your life, you gotta wear the right shoes.

Life is rapidly changing for pre-teen shoe spokesperson Riley Mae. After escaping near disaster at the top of Half Dome in Yosemite, Riley, her family, and her Swiftriver co-workers fly to a secret hideout in Northwest Montana. But when the plane’s malfunction leads to a rough... Read more

C. S. Lewis - A Life

By: Alister McGrath

Narrated by: Robin Sachs

Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In honor of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, celebrated Oxford don Dr. Alister McGrath presents us with a compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis, the author of the well-known Narnia series. For more than half a century, C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series has captured the imaginations of millions. In C. S. Lewis — A... Read more

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

By: Frank Bruni

Narrated by: Frank Bruni

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.

Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded... Read more

Pledged

By: Alexandra Robbins

Narrated by: Alexandra Robbins

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestselling author investigates what life is like for girls living in a sorority and shares an eye-opening and honest reflection of what sisterhood really means.

Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The... Read more

The Boy Who Played with Fusion

By: Tom Clynes

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the story of how an American teenager became the youngest person ever to build a working nuclear fusion reactor.By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother’s cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate new ways to produce medical isotopes. And by fourteen, Wilson had built a... Read more

Find Me Unafraid

By: Kennedy Odede & Jessica Posner

Narrated by: Korey Jackson, Mandy Siegfried & P.J. Ochlan

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor. With a Foreword by Nicholas Kristof.This is the story of two young people from completely different worlds: Kennedy Odede from Kibera, the largest slum in... Read more

The Battle for Room 314

By: Ed Boland

Narrated by: Ed Boland

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In this insightfully honest and moving memoir about the realities of teaching in an inner-city school, Ed Boland "smashes the dangerous myth of the hero-teacher [and] shows us how high the stakes are for our most vulnerable students" (Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black).
In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as... Read more

Pimsleur Spanish (Spain-Castilian) Level 1 Lessons 11-15

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Castilian Spanish
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Castilian Spanish — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned,... Read more

Pimsleur Spanish (Spain-Castilian) Level 1 Lessons 6-10

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Castilian Spanish
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Castilian Spanish — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned,... Read more

Pimsleur Spanish (Spain-Castilian) Level 1 Lessons 1-5

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Castilian Spanish
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Castilian Spanish — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned,... Read more

Pimsleur Indonesian Level 1

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 16 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Indonesian
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Indonesian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put... Read more

Pimsleur Finnish Level 1 Lessons 16-20

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Finnish
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Finnish — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it... Read more