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    Monsters of the Week

    The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files

    by Zack Handlen, Todd VanDerWerff ...
    Narrated by Joe Hempel ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 2 min

    In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network's biggest hits-and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show's twenty-fifth anniversary, TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff unpack exactly what made this haunting show so groundbreaking. Witty and ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    WORTH

    A Story of Favor and Forgiveness

    by Ann Champion Shaw ...
    Narrated by Ann Champion Shaw ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 4 min

    WORTH: A Story of Favor and Forgiveness is a memoir about an African American woman that centers on a 1979 visit with Good Times actress Esther Rolle. Born into an upper middle class family in Orlando, Florida, Ann Champion experiences travel, gifts, and other benefits that come with her privileged lifestyle. After her parents’ divorce, things change as her once prosperous life dissipates, and the ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    LEXX Unauthorized, Series 1

    Backstage in the Dark Zone

    by D.G. Valdron ...
    Audiobook 1 - LEXX Unauthorized

    Unabridged

    8 hours 9 min

    LEXX Unauthorized - The story of Kai, an undead assassin, Zev, a combination of love slave and cluster lizard, Stanley Tweedle, a hapless security guard and 790, a robot head, careening through space together in the LEXX, a planet destroying biological warship shaped like a dragonfly.Their ship stolen from the evil empire, The Divine Order, the crew of the LEXX are devoted to running away, hiding ... Read more

    $13.00 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Ruth Bader Ginsburg on becoming 'notorious'

    by Ruth Bader Ginsburg ...
    Narrated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gwen Ifill ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    For the latest NewsHour Bookshelf, Gwen Ifill sits down with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to discuss her new book, In My Own Words -- her first since she was appointed to the court. Ginsburg reflects on the origins of her reputation as “Notorious R.B.G,” how Jimmy Carter diversified the court and how the confirmation process today differs from when she was nominated. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    True Genius of Rick and Morty, The

    by Wisecrack ...
    Narrated by Jared Bauer, Helen Floersh, Michael Burns ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 6 min

    Rick and Morty is an incredibly unique television show, with its remarkable characters, unforgettable episodes, and surprisingly profound subjects. Listen in as Wisecrack dives into the philosophy behind the characters, Szechuan Sauce, Get Schwifty, and more in this curated collection, available for the first time in audio. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Understanding the Rise of the Islamic State

    by Lawrence Wright ...
    Narrated by Lawrence Wright, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    As a young man, Lawrence Wright first visited the Middle East when he taught English in Cairo. He has spent much of his life since reporting on the region -- documenting culture by sharing the stories of individuals. His new book, The Terror Years, considers the evolution of extremism and the Islamic State since 9/11. Wright sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Welcome to Dunder Mifflin

    The Ultimate Oral History of The Office

    by Brian Baumgartner, Ben Silverman ...
    Narrated by Brian Baumgartner, Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, Bronson Pinchot, Marin Ireland, Multi Cast ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 13 min

    Join the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious inside story of how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe.Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the cast and creators of The Office—the actors, writers, producers, directors, network execs, and crew, and read by Brian Baumgartner, ... Read more

    $42.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Another Pirate's History of Doctor Who

    An unauthorized tour of unauthorized parts of the Who Universe

    by D.G. Valdron ...
    Audiobook 2 - Doctor Who - Pirate Histories

    Abridged

    8 hours 4 min

    An Unauthorized tour of the Unauthorized parts of the Who Universe. Welcome to the hidden histories of Doctor Who, the unauthorized, the ignored, the overlooked, the abandoned and the hidden. This second volume chronicles the record of Doctor Who stage plays, official and independent, from Curse of the Daleks to the Trials of Davros, including the reviews of the recordings and documentaries about ... Read more

    $13.00 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A Pirate's History of Doctor Who

    an audio tour of the hidden corners of the Whoniverse

    by D.G. Valdron ...
    Audiobook 1 - Doctor Who - the Pirate Histories

    Abridged

    7 hours 51 min

    Welcome to the first (but not the last) Pirate's History of Doctor Who. What's a Pirate's History, you ask? Well, there's the official, sanitized, orderly histories that are approved by and all about the powers that be. Then there are the Pirate's histories, the things that they don't want you to know about, or that they don't care about, things that are great and marvellous and intriguing... but ... Read more

    $13.00 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    ¿Qué hay en la tele?

    by Claude Allard, Cécile Dollé ...
    Narrated by Jorge Martinez ...
    Audiobook 1 - Parenting

    Unabridged

    2 hours 39 min

    La televisión alimenta las discusiones familiares. Por un lado, están los padres, que a menudo consideran que los niños la miran demasiado, incluso cuando ellos también están enganchados a la pequeña pantalla. Por el otro, están los hijos, fascinados por la cantidad de imágenes, remedio fácil contra el aburrimiento. Este libro intenta desembrollar los miedos de los padres, fundados o excesivos, y ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Riverdish

    The Unauthorized Case Files of Riverdale

    by Ryan Bloomquist, Samantha Gold ...
    Narrated by Ryan Bloomquist, Samantha Gold ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 12 min

    From the hosts of the Riverdish podcast, the unauthorized case files from the world of the CW’s teen drama sensation Riverdale.For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy teen thriller that devilishly mixes adolescent angst ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A Prominent Israeli Author Reflects on the Country’s Founding — and Future

    by Amos Oz ...
    Narrated by Amos Oz, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    Amos Oz grew up in Israel in the early years of its statehood. Now, in his first book in over a decade, the writer looks back at that time through the eyes of three characters -- each at a different life stage and with a distinctive attitude toward the new state. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Oz to discuss his writing process, the “gift of literature" and prospects for a two-state solution. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Ta-Nehisi Coates: We Accept Violence Against African-Americans as Normal

    by Ta-Nehisi Coates ...
    Narrated by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hari Sreenivasan ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    In his new book, Between the World and Me, Atlantic magazine columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about the looming violence that African-Americans endure every day, in the form of a letter to his 14-year-old son. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Coates about the legacy of racism and white supremacy in America. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary of Kevin S. Decker & Jason T. Eberl's Star Trek and Philosophy

    by Everest Media ...
    Narrated by AI Marcus ...

    Abridged

    1 hour 2 min

    Please note:This audiobook has been generated using AI Voice. This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Star Trek has always aimed to be cultural literacy, and the show has quotations from Shakespeare throughout its episodes. The middle of the play, where the French princess and her attendant speak French, is a clear example of that. #2 The premise of French ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen Dismantles the Deception of Idealism

    by Jonathan Franzen ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Franzen, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Jonathan Franzen's latest novel unfolds between multiple characters across time and geography, connected by a theme named in its title: Purity. Jeffrey Brown visits the author on the California coast to discuss the book's inspiration and why he gets into heated public debates. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The World of All Souls

    A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life

    by Deborah Harkness ...
    Narrated by Deborah Harkness, Jennifer Ikeda, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 5 min

    Discover the truths, the history, the myths and the magic behind the first three novels in the spellbinding All Souls series**. Fall under the spell once more with this all-encompassing insider's guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.**The first three novels in the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness, featuring historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A War-Crime Mystery Drives Scott Turow's Newest Thriller

    by Scott Turow ...
    Narrated by Scott Turow, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    Testimony, a new legal thriller by bestselling author and attorney Scott Turow, centers around a mass killing in Bosnia and subsequent war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Turow joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his inspiration and the research that went into his new work. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Fire, Ice, and Physics

    The Science of Game of Thrones

    by Rebecca C. Thompson ...
    Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters.Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science--fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin's fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    George Saunders Writes a Ghost Story About Abe Lincoln’s Grief

    by George Saunders ...
    Narrated by George Saunders, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    In George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo the ghostly inhabitants of a cemetery don't yet know they're dead. Instead, they're stuck in whatever neurotic condition they were in when they died, narrating the story of Abraham Lincoln's visit to the graveyard to visit his dead son. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Saunders about the challenge of writing about Lincoln and the importance of being baffled. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Smart Pop Explains Harry Potter Books and Movies

    Smart Answers to Questions That Pop Up

    by The Editors of Smart Pop ...
    Narrated by Poppy Royana ...
    Audiobook 2 - Smart Pop Explains

    Unabridged

    5 hours 41 min

    Who is Snape? What’s a horcrux? When did Sirius Black escape from Azkaban? Why was Hermione sorted into Gryffindor?It’s easy for new fans to get overwhelmed by the sprawling mythology and complexity of the Harry Potter movies and books. Unlike encyclopedias and guides that offer diehard fans trivia, details, and deep dives into every on-screen moment, this first-of-its-kind explainer is an easy, ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    David Sedaris' Diaries Paint a Life Spent in Observation

    by David Sedaris ...
    Narrated by David Sedaris, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    Who was humorist David Sedaris before he had sold millions of books and made countless live appearances before adoring audiences? In a new book, Theft By Finding, Sedaris offers a portrait of himself as a younger artist through his personal diaries. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the author to discuss his compulsion to observe, write and perform. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    For Alan Alda, the Heart of Good Communication is Connection

    by Alan Alda ...
    Narrated by Alan Alda, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    As an actor, educational TV host and founder of a scholarly center for communication science, Alan Alda has used his trademark humor and wit to help others express complicated ideas in accessible language. Now he's written new book called If I Understood You, Would I Have this Look on My Face? Alda sits down with Jeffrey Brown to offer a lesson in communication. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Secret Life of Plants — and ‘Lab Girl’ Author Hope Jahren, The

    by Hope Jahren ...
    Narrated by Hope Jahren, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    When geobiologist Hope Jahren sat down to describe the results of her research, she found that she couldn’t relate her findings without discussing the people who made them possible, herself especially. That revelation led to her new book Lab Girl, both an investigation into the complex and thrilling lives of plants and a deeply personal memoir. Jahren joins Jeffrey Brown to explain more. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart'

    by Chinua Achebe ...
    Narrated by Chinua Achebe, Jeffrey Brown ...

    Unabridged

    7 min

    A half century after Chinua Achebe penned Things Fall Apart, Jeffrey Brown discusses Africa's ongoing story with the famed author. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial