Travel audiobooks

The New Paris

By: Lindsey Tramuta & Charissa Fay

Narrated by: Jenna Rubino

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafés has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy.Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving... Read more

Berliner Sagen und Legenden

By: Kristina Hammann

Narrated by: Heiner Giersberg

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Berlin, die Stadt der Moderne, schläft nie. Sie ist das deutsche Epizentrum neuzeitlicher Errungenschaften. Medien, Wissenschaft, Politik alles rotiert hier auf Weltniveau. Solche Superlativen machen vergessen, dass hinter der Hektik ein historisches Vermächtnis liegt. Dieses Hörbuch gibt den Blick dorthin zurück frei: Kristina Hammann hat die... Read more

Three Years in Wonderland

By: Todd James Pierce

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park—fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland presents the never-before-told, full story of "the happiest place on earth." Using information from over one hundred... Read more

Solo World Traveler

By: HowExpert & Deneice Arthurton

Narrated by: Catherine O'Connor

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Solo World Traveler is packed with 101 tips, hacks, and tricks for the solo world traveler. Together they will show you how heading out into the world all by yourself is not just possible but will also arm you with everything you need to turn your own travel dreams into reality. Inside you will find:  Ways of pushing through the fear - Many... Read more

Running Outside the Comfort Zone

By: Susan Lacke

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Running offers much more than road racing!



After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster.



Seeking to reengage with the sport she once loved, Lacke spent a year... Read more

The Atlas of Happiness

By: Helen Russell

Narrated by: Helen Russell

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This charming and entertaining guide offers listeners the chance to learn and be inspired by the "untranslatable" beliefs and unique perspectives on how to live a happier life from countries around the world. Listeners can seek and find happiness in their everyday lives guided by the diverse assortment of advice, history, and philosophies on how... Read more

A Dream of Italy

By: Nicky Pellegrino

Narrated by: Jane McDowell

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Live your dream of Italy...

Here is your chance to buy your own home in southern Italy for less than the price of a cup of coffee. The picturesque mountain town of Montenello is selling off some of its historic buildings for just ONE EURO each. The only conditions are that purchasers must renovate their new home within the next three years and... Read more

This is London

By: Ben Judah

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2016, formerly known as the Samuel Johnson Prize.

This is the new London: an immigrant city. Over one-third of Londoners were born abroad, with half arriving since the millennium. This has utterly transformed the capital, for better and for worse.

Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent, but here he... Read more

An Italian Affair

By: Caroline Montague

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Length: 14 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Love. War. Family. Betrayal.

Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has inherited her ancestral family seat, Villa Durante, deep in the Tuscan Hills. Longing for a new start, she moves from her home in London to Italy with her daughter Diana and sets about rebuilding her life.

Under the threat... Read more

Arctic Dreams

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 17 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Award

This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing.

The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North:... Read more

Horizon

By: Barry Lopez

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 22 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN

From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western... Read more

The Curse of Oak Island

By: Randall Sullivan

Narrated by: Braden Wright

Length: 16 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia,... Read more

The Eye of the Elephant

By: Mark Owens & Delia Owens

Narrated by: Donna Postel & Sean Runnette

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The authors of Secrets of the Sahara battle the elephant poachers of Zambia in this "exciting . . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale" (The Boston Globe).



Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a... Read more

Learn German with Stories

By: Patrick Haul

Narrated by: Patrick Khatrao

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn German with Stories - A modern approach to learning German in a fun and interactive way!Learning a new language can be extremely difficult. Especially one that seems so challenging. With its complex grammar rules and strange sounds, it can discourage anyone willing to give the German language a try. On top of that, today’s society has made... Read more

Vom Elefanten, der das Tanzen lernte

By: Per J. Andersson

Narrated by: Jeremias Koschorz

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Keine Region der Erde hat Bestsellerautor Per J. Andersson so intensiv bereist wie Indien. In seinem neuen Buch nutzt er seine jahrzehntelangen Erfahrungen, um uns Leser in dieses zwischen Tradition, Spiritualität und Moderne schillernde Land zu entführen. Ein glänzend geschriebenes, bereicherndes Buch für alle, die nach Indien reisen wollen... Read more

See You in the Piazza

By: Frances Mayes

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Frances Mayes

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling and beloved author Frances Mayes discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisine

The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface... Read more

Pasta, Pane, Vino

By: Matt Goulding

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This is not a cookbook. This is something more: a travelogue, a patient investigation of Italy's cuisine, a loving profile of the everyday heroes who bring Italy to the table. Pasta, Pane, Vino is the latest edition of the genre–bending Roads & Kingdoms style pioneered under Anthony Bourdain's imprint in Rice, Noodle, Fish and Grape, Olive,... Read more

Ein deutsches Klassenzimmer - Abridged

By: Jan Kammann

Narrated by: Jan Kammann

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Jan Kammann unterrichtet Englisch und Geographie in einer internationalen Vorbereitungsklasse in Hamburg. Im Klassenraum kommen Schüler aus über zwanzig Nationen zusammen - aus Lebenswelten, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Eines Tages ist ihm klar: Er will mehr über ihre Herkunft wissen und kennenlernen, was für sie bis vor Kurzem... Read more

Next Steps in German with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

By: Paul Noble

Narrated by: Paul Noble

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your German to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed... Read more

Excellence Wins

By: Horst Schulze

Narrated by: Michael Wagner

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

Horst Schulze knows what it takes to win. In Excellence Wins, the cofounder and former president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company lays out a blueprint for becoming the very best in a world of compromise. In his characteristic no-nonsense approach, Schulze shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have led to immense global success... Read more

Seven at Sea

By: Erik Orton & Emily Orton

Narrated by: George Newbern & Erica Sullivan

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Erik and Emily skillfully show it is possible to live big on a shoestring budget while giving their family an astonishing education in adventure, creativity, purpose, and grit. Linda and Richard Eyre are the bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children ValuesWorking the night shift as a temp in a high-rise cubicle, Erik Orton knew something had... Read more

The Ascent of Mount St. Elias, Alaska

By: Filippo De Filippi

Narrated by: Walter Norris

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Ascent of Mount St. Elias, Alaska (1900) by Filippo De Filippi recounts how Mt. St. Elias was first climbed on July 31, 1897 by an expedition led by famed explorer Prince Luigi Amadeo di Savoia. Mount Saint Elias (5,489 m), also designated Boundary Peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, being situated... Read more

Roughing It

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: John Howels

Length: 17 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary to refresh his memory and... Read more

Woodcraft

By: Nessmuk

Narrated by: Walter Norris

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Woodcraft is a quite poetic guide to the wild by Nessmuk. Canoeing had been popularized by Scottish lawyer John MacGregor in the 1860s, but the typical canoe trip of the day employed expert guides and heavy canoes. Nessmuk, who was 1.60 m tall and 47 kg, had a 2.7 m long, 4.8 kg solo canoe. He named it the Sairy Gamp (the name of a Dickens... Read more