Education audiobooks

The Global Achievement Gap

By: Tony Wagner

Narrated by: Paul Costanzo

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Global Achievement Gap, education expert Tony Wagner
situates our school problems in the larger context of the demands of the
global knowledge economy. With insights gained from visits to
classrooms in leading suburban schools, he analyzes performance by
considering the skills needed to get a good job and become a productive
citizen.... Read more

Meet Oskar Schindler

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet, and be inspired by, Oskar Schindler; the great saviour of persecuted Jews, as he tells his own incredible story. Following a complicated early life full of unsuccessful business ventures and several changes of jobs during the Great Depression, a job as a spy for the Abwehr that led to Schindler joining the Nazi Party in 1939. Seeking to... Read more

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 26-30

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 16 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 16-20

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 6-10

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 1-5

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 11-15

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lessons 21-25

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Swahili
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Swahili — 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

Pimsleur Swahili Level 1 Lesson 1

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Swahili, or Kiswahili, is the most widely-spoken African language, and is spoken throughout East Africa. It is recognized as an official national language in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Pimsleur's Swahili teaches Standard Swahili as spoken in and around Nairobi, Kenya.

The Pimsleur® Method has worked for millions all over the world. Totally... Read more

Teaching Teens and Reaping Results

By: Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Narrated by: Andrew Garman

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Alan Sitomer is a three-time Teacher of the Year award winner and author of several young adult novels, including Homeboyz, an American Library Association Top Ten Book of the Year. Here Sitomer shares modern methods for keeping students engaged in the "boring" classroom. It's understandable how school comes second to adolescents dealing with... Read more

Meet Johann Sebastian Bach

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet and be inspired by a musical genius, as Johann Sebastian Bach tells his own incredible story in this fascinating audiobook from The Amazing People Club®. Born into a musical family, he was taught by his father and his uncle using a huge variety of instruments. Johann became a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and a highly respected organist... Read more

Amazing National Leaders - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

What are the qualities needed for good, effective leadership? What are the characteristics that makes some people natural leaders? Are great leaders born or made? All of these questions and more are answered in this unique collection, as amazing national leaders from history guide us through their incredible lives. Learn about their strengths... Read more

Amazing Mothers - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Amazing People Club® brings you a unique collection of stories which demonstrate the strength of motherhood and the sacrifices that all mothers make; whether personal, political, or financial, to raise their children. This is a must-read for mothers everywhere! Explore the lives of five amazing mothers including Anne Burras, the first... Read more

Amazing Affairs - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Love affairs can bring the best of times and the worst of times, and who better to tell you about their rollercoaster relationships than those who experienced such pleasure and pain. In this unique collection, we take a look at the complicated love lives of the vulnerable Marilyn Monroe, the irresistible lothario Casanova, the beautiful and... Read more

Meet Aristotle

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

His writings were "a river of gold," according to Cicero. Meet, and be inspired by, Aristotle, the great philosopher, as he tells his own incredible story. Teacher of Alexander the Great, student of Plato, and one of the most important founding figures of Western philosophy, Aristotle was born in 384 BC. After he completed his education at... Read more

Amazing Escapees - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

There are many forms of escape, and many reasons for needing to do it. In psychological terms, it's the 'fight or flight' response. Some, like Harry Houdini, turned escape into a death defying form of entertainment, but for others, escape was the only way of fleeing a miscarriage of justice or the brutality of a concentration camp.

Henri... Read more

Meet Dr. Edward Jenner

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet, and be inspired by, Dr Edward Jenner; the 'Father of Immunology', the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine and the man whose works have saved more lives than any other's as he reveals his own incredible story. Follow Dr Jenner's fascinating life journey from student to general practitioner and surgeon, to his astounding, innovative research... Read more

Meet Jonas Salk

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet, and be inspired by, Jonas Salk; the man who developed the polio vaccine, as he tells his own incredible story. From his humble beginnings as the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants in New York City, Jonas became the first member of his family to go to college. He quickly became fascinated by medical science, and his work on the influenza... Read more

Basic Economics

By: Clarence B. Carson

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 16 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This sound primer of basic economics tells all you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about money, the market, prices, monopoly, competition, land, labor, capital, entrepreneurs, the Federal Reserve, and the distribution of wealth. For those desiring to educate themselves in economic principles, Carson will give you the tools to debate... Read more

Among Schoolchildren

By: Tracy Kidder

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

We all know what is wrong with today's schools-or do we? Tracy Kidder spent a year in a fifth grade class in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The teacher is excellent, but something else is very wrong. Kidder skillfully presents the problems and leaves the listener to ponder the solutions. Read more

Pimsleur Pashto Level 2 Lessons 1-5

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Pashto
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Pashto — 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 into... Read more

Pimsleur Pashto Level 2 Lessons 26-30

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Pashto
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Pashto — 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 into... Read more

Pimsleur Pashto Level 2 Lessons 21-25

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Pashto
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Pashto — 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 into... Read more