Audiobooks narrated by Jonathan Yen

Krampus, Witches, and the Wild Hunt: Alpine Traditions for the Dark Half of the Year

"Step into the Alpine Regions of Austria for a complete introduction to the local traditions, beliefs, and folklore surrounding the dark half of the year. Within these pages you will come face-to-face with the ghostly procession of otherworldly beings called the Wild Hunt, the goddess Percht who slits open the bellies of the idle and lazy, as well as that most feared, infamous, and sensationalized figure of the Yuletide season: Krampus. Detailing over twenty authentic festivities, rituals, and divination methods rooted in the folklore and traditions that originated in the shadows of the Alps, this book is for everyone who is interested in the living traditions of Austrian paganism and folk-spirituality. May these traditions light your way through the dark half of the year."

Christian Brunner, Sophie Reyer, Wolfgang Liemberger (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Japanese Mythology: A Guide

"Japanese myths present a significant barrier to entry for Westerners. The primary sources are arcane, and their translations are not accessible to the non-specialist. Japanese deities (kami) have multiple, long names, and the myths exist in different and conflicting versions. Finally, the sheer number of kami makes grasping the pantheon difficult. Japanese Mythology: A Guide presents key Japanese myths in a format that is both rigorous and understandable. Matthieu Felt brings together Japanese myths as they appear in the oldest extant sources and the various methodologies used to study them in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."

Matthieu Felt (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War

"At 9:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, an American bomber pierced the skies over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The single bomb it dropped unleashed an atomic hurricane that toppled homes, vaporized birds in flight, and carbonized humans. Three days later, a second bomb flattened the port city of Nagasaki. In the span of a mere seventy-five hours, the United States―a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians―killed 120,000 men, women, and children, dooming tens of thousands more to agonizing death in the weeks and months ahead. Empire of Ashes explores the final brutal months of the war in the Pacific, featuring the voices of never-before-heard victims of the atomic bombs. Through interviews with survivors and accounts gleaned from Japanese sources, New York Times bestselling author James M. Scott combines the attacks' heart-wrenching details with their causes and consequences, from debates within the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, Oakridge, and Hanford to the fallout that would alter decades of life in Japan. Scott also delves into the political maneuvering in Washington and Tokyo between two seemingly unlikely leaders―President Harry S. Truman and Emperor Hirohito―that led to unprecedented violence and, eventually, surrender. Scott grapples with questions that still haunt the detonation of the atomic bomb to this day: What justified the first and only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict? And how does a nation reconcile the pride of liberating millions with its own unprecedented violence? With startling immediacy, Empire of Ashes illuminates the moral dilemma at the center of America's decision to inflict total war upon Japan."

James M. Scott (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Still As Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow

"*Winner of the 2025 Utah Book Award in Memoir/Narrative* *A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024* An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history. In the luminously told Still As Bright, the story of the Moon traverses time and space, rendering a range of human experiences—from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo's telescopic discoveries, from the obsessions of colorful nineteenth century 'selenographers' to the astronauts of Apollo and, now, Artemis. Still As Bright also traces Cokinos's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope, he explores the surface of the Moon, while rooted in places both domestic and wild, and this award-winning poet and writer rediscovers feelings of solace, love and wonder in the midst of loss and change. Simultaneously steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history, as well as memoir, Still As Bright is a thoughtful, deeply moving, evergreen natural history. It takes listeners on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor, whose multi-faceted appeal has worked on witches, scientists, poets, engineers, and even billionaires. Still As Bright is a must-listen for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Listeners will never look at the Moon the same way again."

Christopher Cokinos (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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She Walks at Night

"In this new addition to Seishi Yokomizo's bestselling Kosuke Kindaichi Mysteries, scruffy sleuth Kindaichi is called to the home of the aristocratic Furugami family, where in the midst of the Musashino countryside and enclosed on all sides by a long earthen wall, a gruesome scandal is brewing. At the center of the estate is the family patriarch: the drunken, sword-wielding father Tetsunoshin. His mistress, the icy, alluring Lady Oryu, is also housed in the estate along with their illegitimate daughter Yachiyo —beautiful and unstable—and the drink-ravaged Furugami heir, Naoki Sengoku. With each family member holding onto their own dark secrets, tensions between them ride high. But this family feud turns bloody when the mutilated, headless body of Yachiyo's fiancé is discovered in the Furugami estate. To solve the case, Kindaichi will need to pick apart the threads of the family's carefully-woven story. But can he find the killer before the family is torn apart by its own secrets? Perfect for fans of Knives Out and Lucy Foley, this thrilling mystery from Japan's greatest and best-loved crime writer is rife with family drama and shocking twists that will captivate listeners old and new."

Seishi Yokomizo (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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The Clock House Murders

"Brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi must save a team of paranormal investigators, trapped in an abandoned house, as they are picked off one-by-one! Rumor has it that the mysterious Clock House—a remote mansion built by notorious architect Nakamura Seiji for a long-dead clock enthusiast—is haunted by the ghost of a young girl, who died there ten years earlier. No one is more intrigued by this than the investigating team from the paranormal magazine CHAOS. They decide to visit the mansion, along with a psychic medium, in an attempt to make contact with the spirit. The plan is for the group of investigators to spend three days locked in the house, but their stay has barely begun when a gruesome murder is committed. And then the survivors find that they are trapped in the house, with no possibility of escape . . . Meanwhile, the brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi is investigating the enigma of The Clock House from the outside, eager to unravel the mystery of another of Nakamura Seiji's twisted architectural creations. But as his investigation proceeds, the team inside the house are being slaughtered one-by-one. Will Shimada crack the puzzle of the Clock House before all of them are dead?"

Yukito Ayatsuji (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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A Universe of Earths: Our Planet and Other Worlds, from Copernicus to NASA

"Planet Earth has been a familiar concept for a mere fraction of recorded history. Until about the mid-1600s, most humans thought of Earth as immobile, likely either dim or simply invisible from the Moon or anywhere else in the heavens, and not (like the planets) participating in what Galileo called 'the dance of the stars.' A Universe of Earths retraces the exhilarating story of how all that changed, and how we came to perceive the Earth as a 'wandering star.' It's a story that has vastly augmented and enriched our understanding of how Earth and its inhabitants fit into the big picture of the Cosmos. But almost as soon as humans started to grasp that Earth is a planet, many also began wondering if perhaps the other planets might be earths. This bold conjecture ignited the whole gripping history and literature of space travel, of extraterrestrials, of other worlds. And yet the thesis that the Universe is full of other worlds like Earth has from the start been fueled more by imagination than by scientific evidence. A Universe of Earths offers a surprising alternative to that 'other worlds' account, one that releases humans not only from the pre-Copernican view of Earth as low, lowly, dark, a cosmic sump, but also from the persistent modern aspersion of Earth as cosmically ordinary, 'mediocre,' 'dethroned.'"

Christopher M. Graney, Dennis Danielson (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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One Shot - One Kill: American Combat Snipers, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut

"They are the lone wolves of the battlefield. Tracking the enemy, lying in wait for the target to appear—then they shoot to kill. Armed with an unerring eye, infinite patience and a mastery of camouflage, combat snipers stalk the enemy with only one goal . . . In World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, American snipers honed the art of delivering a single deadly shot from nowhere—and devastating enemy morale. They met the enemy on his own turf, picking off officers, unwary soldiers, and even other snipers from extraordinary distances of up to 1 ½ miles. Now, these uncommon men tell their stories: of the emotions felt when a man's face came into their crosshairs and they pulled the trigger, of the nerve-wracking hours and days of waiting, motionless, for the enemy, of the primal savagery of a sniper duel. Often trained haphazardly in wartime, and forgotten in times of peace, combat snipers were officially recognized after the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps became the first military branch to start a full-time sniper school. One Shot-One Kill is their powerful record of desperate trials and proud victories."

Charles W. Sasser, Craig Roberts (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Globemaster Down: Soviet Espionage and the Doomed American Attempt to Sneak Nukes into Europe

"1951. The Cold War is heating up. With Soviet troops amassing across Eastern Europe, and the arrests of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for spilling nuclear secrets, President Harry Truman assigned General Curtis LeMay the task of installing nuclear forces in Britain. On March 22, a massive C-124 Globemaster cargo plane—possibly carrying a 'Fat Man' bomb—was dispatched to Britain with passengers and crew including elite specialists in atomic warfare. Then tragedy struck . . . The Globemaster never reached its destination. After radio communications ceased over the Atlantic, the plane took a sudden turn, flew hundreds of miles, and was ditched. Survivors disappeared before they could be rescued. Was this the work of Soviet saboteurs? Was the mission compromised from the very start? And is a 'broken arrow' bomb still lying on the bottom of the ocean? These are just a few of the questions Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tod Robberson attempts to answer in the first-ever in-depth investigation into this yet-unsolved mystery. Meticulously researched and brilliantly told, Globemaster Down tells the fascinating story of two global superpowers in a reckless race toward the brink of nuclear disaster."

Tod Robberson (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Innovators

"When in their lives are innovators most creative, and why? This book summarizes more than two decades of research prompted by this question. The result is an authoritative statement of a new unified theory of creativity, that overturns both popular and scholarly beliefs about the sources of human inventiveness. David Galenson shows that there are two distinctly different kinds of creativity in virtually every discipline. Conceptual innovators make bold leaps to formulate new ideas. The most radical conceptual innovations are made by brash young geniuses, who often lose their creativity thereafter. Experimental innovators make discoveries gradually and unobtrusively, through careful observation and generalization. They gain knowledge over time, and make their greatest contributions late in their lives. From analysis of the careers of scores of artists, scholars, and entrepreneurs, this book provides a new understanding of the creative processes of great innovators, and reveals the systematic patterns that underlie the two life cycles of creativity. It will be of interest to anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the sources of human creativity."

David W. Galenson (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Master Your Money, Secure Your Future: Build and Sustain Financial Well-Being Through Every Stage of Life

"Get equipped with the tools and insights needed to achieve lasting financial stability and peace of mind. Written by Eric Butow and Marc Butler, a seasoned expert in finance, this comprehensive guide offers practical advice and actionable steps for managing your finances effectively. Listen to this book to: understand the holistic concept of financial wellness; set meaningful financial goals aligned with your values; learn budgeting strategies for financial stability; manage debt effectively and build healthy credit habits; explore saving and investment options for the future; protect yourself against financial risks with insurance and estate planning; navigate life transitions such as merging finances in relationships and planning for retirement; and develop habits of financially successful people. Whether you're just starting your financial journey or looking to enhance your financial well-being, The Complete Guide to Financial Well-Being is your comprehensive resource for achieving financial freedom and security."

Eric Butow, Marc Butler (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail?: Johns Hopkins Wavelengths

"How can science prevail when policies fall short? Sometimes in secret, sometimes as official ambassadors for their governments, scientists trade their white coats for blazers, stepping out of the lab and directly into sensitive, often life-threatening global crises. Think of the Paris Climate Agreement or the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Manhattan Project, and the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. Scientists have played a pivotal role in many of the greatest episodes in political history. But what prompts their involvement in international affairs, and what are some of the impacts of their efforts? Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? recounts Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre's career as a physician-scientist who went from studying malaria and other diseases to meeting with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discoursing with North Korean officials, and traveling into the Islamic Republic of Iran. The book explores Agre's story alongside those of volcanologists in North Korea, epidemiologists in Latin America, and other scientists who have and are working alongside politicians, from African tribal chiefs to communist leaders, to tackle natural disasters and infectious threats in new ways."

Peter Agre (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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