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“If you're interested in diving deeper into some of the topics covered in our animated videos, you've come to the right place! We're on a quixotic quest to pair every TED-Ed lesson with a great book recommendation, and thanks to Audible, we've created our very own audiobook library full of books loved by the TED-Ed team. Check back regularly for new book recommendations and accompanying TED-Ed animations!”

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  • The Fellowship of the Ring Audiobook By J. R. R. Tolkien cover art

    • The Fellowship of the Ring

    • Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
    • By: J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Narrated by: Rob Inglis
    • Series: The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
    • Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-12
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 66,127 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • "Something about The Fellowship of the Ring that gave me a real sense of hope and satisfaction was the idea that in the face of even the most insurmountable obstacles, all you have to focus on is the next step. And filling each little step with warmth, togetherness and good meals is as integral to the mission as the goal itself ... in this case, destroying the One Ring in the fires of Mordor. Come for the gripping, high-stakes fantasy adventure, stay for the best camping trip in literary history." —Alexandra Panzer, TED-Ed Team

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  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook By Douglas Adams cover art

    • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    • By: Douglas Adams
    • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
    • Series: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 1
    • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-05
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55,086 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a zany thrill ride of a novel that sticks to your brainy bits long after you've chuckled through the last page. The larger-than-life characters that populate this wicked and whimsical satire hilariously hurtle through the depths of space as they investigate life, the universe, and everything. Adams' witty, irreverent, and delightfully British humor have kept Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Marvin the Paranoid Android, and the rest of the hitchhiking crew zipping around my mind for decades." —Emilie Soffe, TED-Ed Team

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  • One Hundred Years of Solitude Audiobook By Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa - translator cover art

    • One Hundred Years of Solitude

    • By: Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa - translator
    • Narrated by: John Lee
    • Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 01-28-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6,267 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • "Filled with supernatural phenomena so common that normal events become magical, One Hundred Years of Solitude follows the lives of seven generations of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo. The novel recounts their challenges, triumphs, and failures in such lush detail that if you skip a sentence you might lose your place in the narrative. Just below the surface, you can also find parallels between the fictional events of the book and the actual events of Latin American history, reflecting both the omnipresence of tragedy and the possibilities for hope in even the worst situations." —Francisco Díez-Buzo, TED-Ed Team

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  • The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in) Audiobook By Colson Whitehead cover art

    • The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in)

    • A Novel
    • By: Colson Whitehead
    • Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 08-02-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,235 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • "This book is an intense exploration of the atrocities of slavery through a blend of historical fact and fiction that borders on magical realism at times. The underground railroad shows up as an actual train system that delivers the protagonist, Cora, to a series of radically different states in a Gulliver’s Travels-esque epic struggle for freedom. I found it to be a powerful, moving, and insightful read; it has informed the way I think about the legacy of slavery in America." —Alex Rosenthal, TED-Ed Team

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  • Hallucinations Audiobook By Oliver Sacks cover art

    • Hallucinations

    • By: Oliver Sacks
    • Narrated by: Dan Woren, Oliver Sacks
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 11-06-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 914 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • "Hallucinations opened my eyes to a whole world of phenomena, which Oliver Sacks explores through a combination of neuroscience and case study. Some, like phantom limbs, were fascinatingly unfamiliar. Others, like the hypnagogic hallucinations associated with falling asleep, were exciting because they were so familiar—I'd experienced them myself without having a name for them or realizing how common they are. Throughout this book, Sacks simultaneously exposes his readers to the wildest extremes of perception and points out the experiences we all have in common, though we might not know it." —Elizabeth Cox, TED-Ed Team

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  • The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition Audiobook By Margaret Atwood, Valerie Martin - essay cover art

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  • Algorithms to Live By Audiobook By Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths cover art

    • Algorithms to Live By

    • The Computer Science of Human Decisions
    • By: Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
    • Narrated by: Brian Christian
    • Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 04-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,324 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • “If you’re the type of person who likes the idea of alphabetizing your bookshelf as quickly as possible, finding the optimal parking spot, or just generally making the most of your limited time and resources, this is the book for you. This book doesn’t shy away from complexity, but it does so without requiring a technical background. As someone who couldn’t program his way out of a microwave oven, I appreciated this approach.” —Alex Rosenthal, TED-Ed editorial producer

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  • Norse Mythology Audiobook By Neil Gaiman cover art

    • Norse Mythology

    • By: Neil Gaiman
    • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 02-07-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 69,735 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • “Neil Gaiman brings the Norse pantheon to life with his signature, masterful storytelling style while staying true to the source material. The gods in these stories occupy a murky moral space and have some pretty zany adventures, so it’s a joy to go along for the ride.” —Alex Rosenthal, TED-Ed editorial producer

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  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales Audiobook By Oliver Sacks cover art

    • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales

    • By: Oliver Sacks
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks - introduction
    • Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 06-21-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6,282 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • “This book was my first exposure to the study of the brain, and remains one of my all-time favorites. The stories about neurological disorders and how our brains compensate for damage are fascinating, accessible, and sensitively told. For me, they sparked a lifelong interest in neuroscience.” —Elizabeth Cox, TED-Ed script producer

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  • A Room of One's Own Audiobook By Virginia Woolf cover art

    • A Room of One's Own

    • By: Virginia Woolf
    • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
    • Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 08-04-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,231 ratings
    • Why we love this book...
    • “This novel explores the intertwined relationship between women, art, literature, and financial independence... This book is so prescient and evergreen that it's hard to believe it was written almost 100 years ago.” —Jessica Ruby, TED-Ed production coordinator

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Take a listen with TED-Ed

The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition
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Algorithms to Live By
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Norse Mythology
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales
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A Room of One's Own
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Hallucinations
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  • The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition
  • Algorithms to Live By
  • Norse Mythology
  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales
  • A Room of One's Own
  • Hallucinations

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