Nonfiction Audio Books

Albert Einstein
An Ideal of Service to Our Fellow Man: A 'This I Believe' Essay (Unabridged)

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans....

Tom Griffith and Hugh Griffith
Ancient Greek Philosophy: An Introduction

The philosophy of Ancient Greece provides the background of Western ethical thought and politics....

Rem B. Edwards
Animals and Ethics (Unabridged)

For much of history, philosophers and religious thinkers have believed there are absolute differences between humans and all other living things....

Lama Surya Das
Awakening the Buddha Within

The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within...

Lama Surya Das
Awakening the Buddhist Heart

Everyone needs to feel connected, to love and feel loved, to reach out to others and communicate in order to overcome alienation, loneliness, and...

John Daido Loori Roshi
Awakening to Stillness: Caoshan's Bell Sound

Human beings spend most of their time talking to themselves....

Sarah Adams
Be Cool to the Pizza Dude: A 'This I Believe' Essay (Unabridged)

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans....

John Daido Loori Roshi
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Kyogen's Person Up a Tree

When we look carefully we see that our choices usually aren't rational....

John Daido Loori Roshi
Between Speech and Silence: World Honored One Did Not Speak

The truth isn't found in either words or silence; it encompasses both....

Leon Kass and Peter Reinhart
Bread and the Hungry Soul: The Meaning and Metaphor of Eating

The activity of eating transcends the physiological need for fueling and provides clues for...