March 14, 2024

35 Best Science Audiobooks from the Past 5 Years

Are you curious about the latest scientific discoveries? Want to learn more about Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, our Environment, Mathematics, and Physics? We’ve recently added hundreds of new audio books to LearnOutLoud.com covering these topics. You can now browse:

Over 2,500 Science Audio Books to Download on LearnOutLoud.com

Learn from popular scientists as they explain the mysteries of the universe and of life on earth. Below, we’ve highlighted about 35 of the best new science audio books. We’re featuring about five popular and well-reviewed audio books from each of our scientific subcategories. Hopefully, you’ll find one that captures your curiosity!

Best Science Audio Books from the Past Five Years

Best Archaeology Audio Books:

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
A Little History of Archaeology by Brian M. Fagan
The Tyrannosaur Chronicles by David Hone
The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams

Best Astronomy Audio Books:

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Planets by Brian Cox
Until the End of Time by Brian Greene
Rocket Men by Robert Kurson

Best Biology Audio Books:

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
An Immense World by Ed Yong
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia

Best Environmental Audio Books:

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
That Wild Country by Mark Kenyon
A Brief History of Earth by Andrew H. Knoll

Best Mathematics Audio Books:

Factfulness by Hans Rosling
A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
Infinite Powers by Steven Strogatz
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data by David Spiegelhalter

Best Physics Audio Books:

Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean M. Carroll
The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox
Existential Physics by Sabine Hossenfelder

Best Scientists Audio Books:

Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli
Tesla: Inventor of the Modern by Richard Munson
Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie

Learn from some of the greatest science writers of our time as they explain science to you on audio book!

March 14, 2024

50 Best Audio Books about Religion from the Past Five Years

Learn about the great religions of the world through audio books! We’ve added thousands of new audio books to LearnOutLoud.com recently, including many covering topics in Religion & Spirituality. We feature audio books covering major religions such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. We also offer audio books that cover other faiths and spiritual topics. You can now browse:

Over 9,000 Audio Book Downloads on Religion & Spirituality on LearnOutLoud.com

We’ve gone through the new audio books we’ve added and picked out about 50 audio books published in the past five years that are highly rated and popular. We’ve selected about five titles per subcategory on our site to highlight. Expand your knowledge of religion and spirituality with the audio books below:

Best Religion & Spirituality Audio Books from the Past Five Years

Best Buddhism Audio Books:

Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners by Noah Rasheta
How to Sit by Thich Nhat Hanh
An Introduction to Buddhism by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
In Love with the World by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Best Christian Living Audio Books:

God Will Use This for Good by Max Lucado
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
Gentle and Lowly by Dane C. Ortlund
Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power by T.D. Jakes
Jesus Calling, 365 Devotions by Sarah Young
Healing the Soul of a Woman Devotional by Joyce Meyer

Best Christianity Audio Books:

How Jesus Became God by Bart D. Ehrman
Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope Francis
What Is the Bible? by Rob Bell
What Do Jesus’ Parables Mean? by R.C. Sproul
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
The Bible Unearthed by Neil Asher Silberman

Best Comparative Religion Audio Books:

12 Major World Religions by Jason Boyett
Psychotherapy East and West by Alan Watts
The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart
Religion in Human Evolution by Robert N. Bellah
The Popular Handbook of World Religions by Daniel J. McCoy

Best Hinduism Audio Books:

Asura: Tale of the Vanquished by Anand Neelakantan
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik
Why I Am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor
The Mahabharata
The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Edwin F. Bryant

Best Islam Audio Books:

The Qur’an: A New Translation Translated by Muhammad Abdel-Haleem
Islam for Dummies by Malcolm Clark
Ramadan Reflections by Aliyah Umm Raiyaan
Cruel and Usual Punishment by Nonie Darwish
Mecca: The Sacred City by Ziauddin Sardar

Best Judaism Audio Books:

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter
How to Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss
The Rational Passover Haggadah by Dennis Prager
This Is My God by Herman Wouk
Kabbalah for Dummies by Arthur Kurzweil
A History of Judaism by Martin Goodman

Best Audio Books about Other Religions:

The Witch’s Book of Self-Care by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
The Kybalion
Paganism for Beginners by Althaea Sebastiani
A Billion Years by Mike Rinder
Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
The Tao Made Easy by Alan Cohen

Best Prayer & Meditation Audio Books:

When Women Pray by T.D. Jakes
How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People by Pete Greig
Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone by James Martin
5 Minute Daily Meditations by Sah D’Simone
The Intercessors Handbook by Jennifer Eivaz

Best Spirituality Audio Books:

Chakra Healing by Margarita Alcantara
Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss
The Complete Guide to Astrology by Louise Edington
The Course in Miracles Experiment by Pam Grout
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue

Best Bibles on Audio Book:

Holy Bible: New Living Translation (NLT)
The Holy Bible: The New Revised Standard Version
Dramatized Audio Bible – The Gospels
Voice Only Audio Bible: Complete Bible
Galatians: A Biblical Study by Joyce Meyer

Grow in your spiritual knowledge by choosing one of the thousands of religious audio books we offer on LearnOutLoud.com!

March 13, 2024

45 Best Political Audio Books from the Past Five Years

The past five years have been an interesting time for politics, both in the United States and around the world. Thousands of audio books have been published about our contemporary political situation, and we’ve added many of them to our catalog at LearnOutLoud.com. No matter what your political beliefs are, we’ve got political audiobooks to choose from for all the politically inclined. You can now browse:

Over 4,000 Political Audio Books to Download on LearnOutLoud.com

To help narrow down your choice, we’ve put together a list of 45 of the best political books on audio from the past five years. Many of these have been bestsellers and they’re all highly rated. Hopefully you find one that intrigues you! Browse our list of the best political audiobooks below:

45 Best Political Audio Books from the Past Five Years

Best Conservative Politics Audio Books:

Profiles in Corruption by Peter Schweizer
The War on the West by Douglas Murray
Don’t Burn This Book by Dave Rubin
The Right Side of History by Ben Shapiro
A Republic, If You Can Keep It by Neil Gorsuch
The Conservative Sensibility by George Will

Best Political Audio Books Covering Contemporary Issues:

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang
The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Best European Politics Audio Books:

All Out War by Tim Shipman
The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017 by Ian Kershaw
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe by Sheri Berman
Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis
How They Broke Britain by James O’Brien

Best Global Politics Audio Books:

Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum
Chip War by Chris Miller
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
The World for Sale by Javier Blas
Putin’s People by Catherine Belton

Best Liberal Politics Audio Books:

A People’s History of the United States (Unabridged Edition) by Howard Zinn
How the World Works by Noam Chomsky
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert B. Reich

Best Political Figures Audio Books:

Conversations with RBG by Jeffrey Rosen
Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins
Peril by Bob Woodward
The Great Successor by Anna Fifield
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
A Promised Land by Barack Obama

Best Political Philosophy Audio Books:

Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky
The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel
The Republic of Plato Translated by Allan Bloom
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama

Best U.S. Government Audio Books:

First Principles by Thomas E. Ricks
Presidents of War by Michael Beschloss
Kill Switch by Adam Jentleson
How to Read the Constitution – and Why by Kim Wehle
The Everything American Government Book by Nick Ragone
The Supremes’ Greatest Hits by Michael G. Trachtman

Learn about contemporary politics with all these political audio books from the past five years.

March 13, 2024

35 Best History Audiobooks Published in the Past Five Years

On LearnOutLoud.com, we’ve recently added thousands of new audiobooks to our Audio & Video Learning Catalog. Included in these additions are thousands of new history audiobooks that have been published in the past five years. These audiobooks cover a wide range of historical topics across time and around the world. You can now browse:

Over 7,000 History Audiobooks to Download on LearnOutLoud.com

From ancient history to audiobooks about the future, we’ve added thousands of new titles. To guide you we’ll highlight 35 of the best new history audiobooks for each of our history subcategories. We’ve picked out about five titles from each subcategory that have been popular and highly rated. Check them out:

Best American History Audio Books:

The Pioneers by David McCullough
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers by Brian Kilmeade
The Fifties by David Halberstam
Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi
The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson

Best Ancient & Medieval History Audio Books:

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine by Barry Strauss
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants by Garrett Ryan

Best European History Audio Books:

The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places by Neil Oliver
The Shortest History of Europe by John Hirst
A History of France by John Julius Norwich
The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett
The Berlin Wall: August 13, 1961 – November 9, 1989 by Frederick Taylor

Best Military History Audio Books:

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 by Max Hastings
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

Best Audio Books Featuring Speeches:

Keeping Hope Alive by Jesse Jackson
When They Go Low, We Go High by Philip Collins
Voices of History: Speeches That Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Speaking Out: Lectures and Speeches, 1937-1958 by Albert Camus

Best Audio Books About The Future:

2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide by Mauro F. Guillen
The Fourth Turning Is Here by Neil Howe
The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler
From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future by Tom Wheeler

Best World History:

Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace
Tiny Blunders-Big Disasters by Jared Knott
The End Is Always Near by Dan Carlin
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson
Imperial Twilight by Stephen R. Platt
Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond

Learn about history because “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it!” -George Santayana.

March 13, 2024

65 Best Business Audiobooks Published in the Past Five Years

Are you looking for some of the best new audiobooks in the areas of business and professional development? We’ve recently added thousands of titles to our catalog, including the best business audiobooks from top authors and publishers. You can now browse:

Over 8,000 Business Audiobooks on LearnOutLoud.com

Whether you’re looking to start a new business, improve your leadership & management skills, invest more wisely, find out the latest marketing tips, or learn about the complex world of economics, we’ve got audiobooks for you! While browsing 8,000 audiobooks might seem a bit daunting, we’ve picked out 65 business audiobooks from the past five years that are highly rated and popular. Below, you’ll find about five audiobooks selected from each of our business subcategories to help you in many areas of professional development. Hopefully, you’ll find one that sounds interesting!

Best Business Leaders Audio Books:

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac
No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier
The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google by Scott Galloway
Becoming Trader Joe by Joe Coulombe

Best Economics Audio Books:

Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit Banerjee
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
by Ray Dalio

Best Entrepreneurship Audio Books:

Crushing It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
How I Built This by Guy Raz
Company of One by Paul Jarvis
Girl Code by Cara Alwill
100 Side Hustles by Chris Guillebeau
12 Months to $1 Million by Ryan Daniel Moran
Company of One by Paul Jarvis

Best Investing & Finance Audio Books:

Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche
Let’s Talk Money by Monika Halan
Coffee Can Investing by Saurabh Mukherjea
We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ by Suze Orman

Best Leadership & Management Audio Books:

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
Leadershift by John C. Maxwell
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
How to Lead by David M. Rubenstein

Best Negotiating Audio Books:

Flip the Script by Oren Klaff
Negotiate Without Fear by Victoria Medvec
Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter
The Altman Close by Josh Altman

Best Networking Audio Books:

Friend of a Friend by David Burkus
50 Essential Etiquette Lessons by Katherine Flannery
Taking the Work Out of Networking by Karen Wickre
What’s in It for Them? by Joe Polish
Build Your Dream Network by J. Kelly Hoey

Best Public Speaking Audio Books:

Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
Win Every Argument by Mehdi Hasan
How to Deliver a TED Talk by Jeremey Donovan
The Communication Book by Mikael Krogerus
Get to the Point! by Joel Schwartzberg (Free on Spotify!)

Best Real Estate Audio Books:

Real Estate Titans by Erez Cohen
Landlording on AutoPilot by Mike Butler
The Agent’s Edge by Jordan Cohen
2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew A. Martinez
The E-Myth Real Estate Agent by Michael Gerber

Best Sales & Marketing Audio Books:

This Is Marketing by Seth Godin
Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
Sell It Like Serhant by Ryan Serhant
Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller
Dotcom Secrets by Russell Brunson
The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan S. Kennedy

Best Strategy Audio Books:

Measure What Matters by John Doerr
Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo
What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz
Measure What Matters by John Doerr

Best Wealth Audio Books:

Happy Money by Ken Honda
Money: A User’s Guide by Laura Whateley
Million Dollar Habits by Brian Tracy
Tapping into Wealth by Margaret M. Lynch
The Money Tree by Chris Guillebeau

Boost your professional growth with a new business audiobook today!