Audiobooks by Elizabeth Kolbert

[Spanish] - La vida en un planeta poco conocido: Mensajes de un mundo en transformación

"Vuelve la periodista climática más prestigiosa del mundo, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer. «Para ser un ciudadano bien informado del planeta Tierra, tienes que leer a Elizabeth Kolbert». Rolling Stone Galardonada con el IV Premio Biophilia de Comunicación Medioambiental de la Fundación BBVA En La vida en un planeta poco conocido, Elizabeth Kolbert nos guía por algunos de los lugares más afectados por el calentamiento global, desde Groenlandia hasta los lagos de Utah, pasando por montañas protegidas en Nueva Zelanda y comunidades costeras que hoy luchan por sobrevivir. A lo largo de este viaje asistimos al descubrimiento de nuevas especies, presenciamos los esfuerzos por rescatar a otras del borde de la extinción y tomamos consciencia del alcance real de la restauración ecológica y la reintroducción de fauna silvestre. Pero este libro es también un homenaje a las personas que, desde ámbitos muy distintos, trabajan para alejarnos del desastre: científicos que utilizan la inteligencia artificial para comunicarse con las ballenas, activistas que impulsan los derechos de la naturaleza, isleños que han logrado vivir sin huella de carbono o investigadores que persiguen a contrarreloj a los últimos ejemplares de criaturas casi invisibles. Kolbert, una de las voces medioambientales más influyentes del mundo, muestra con lucidez y asombro cómo el planeta está transformándose mientras las amenazas se agravan. Lejos de la resignación, estas páginas nos invitan a comprender mejor un mundo extraordinario que corremos el riesgo de perder y a actuar mientras aún estamos a tiempo. Un libro fundamental para cualquiera que desee mirar de frente la crisis climática y conservar la esperanza. La crítica ha dicho... «Convierte incluso los aspectos más sobrios y científicamente complejos en una lectura apasionante». New York Magazine «Lo excepcional en la escritura de Kolbert es la combinación de rigor científico y humor irónico que te mantiene pasando las páginas». National Geographic «Una de las grandes periodistas científicas». The New York Times «La cronista por excelencia de la destructiva inconsciencia con la que la humanidad ha tratado su propio hábitat». The Washington Post «Kolbert posee una habilidad casi escultórica para hacer que el cambio climático se sienta tangible». Wired"

Elizabeth Kolbert (Author), Luciana Falcón (Narrator)

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Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World – from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

"Brought to you by Penguin. Elizabeth Kolbert, one of our most influential writers on the environment and author of the iconic The Sixth Extinction, brings together her most urgent reporting and inspiring lessons from the frontlines of the climate catastrophe. From Greenland’s melting ice sheets to New Zealand’s protected mountaintops, we join Kolbert on the road as she travels to the places most dramatically affected by climate change – revealing a world which is both dangerously fragile and remarkably resilient. We encounter newly discovered species and meet the last surviving members of others, witness the power of rewilding up close and are reminded of the abounding wonders of our natural world. Along the way we also meet countless brilliant individuals who are steering us towards a better future: scientists harnessing AI to commune with whales; activists successfully lobbying for the rights of nature; and ordinary people making extraordinary moves, such as the Samsø islanders leading completely carbon-neutral lives. The natural world is changing profoundly, and the threats to our planet are only growing more serious. Now is the time to deepen our understanding of this incredible world we are in danger of losing – and to act, while we still can. ‘To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth, you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert’ ROLLING STONE ‘One the great science journalists ... An essential voice’ HELEN MACDONALD 'No one rivals Kolbert's ability to write deeply, empathetically and engagingly about mankind's relationship with the physical world' CHRIS GOODALL 'Kolbert's writing illuminates the world's complexities in vivid colour: no one contextualises the natural world better than she does' HARRIET RIX 'There is no better way to understand our changing world than through Elizabeth Kolbert' CHRIS FITCH © Elizabeth Kolbert 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Elizabeth Kolbert (Author), Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

"Bloomsbury presents The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert, read by Anne Twomey WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION 'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' - Al Gore, New York Times 'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer 'Passionate ... This is the big story of our age' - Sunday Times A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Elizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists and marine biologists to tell the gripping stories of a dozen species – including the Panamanian golden frog and the Sumatran rhino – some already gone, others at the point of vanishing. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind’s most lasting legacy and Elizabeth Kolbert’s book urgently compels us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human."

Elizabeth Kolbert (Author), Anne Twomey (Narrator)

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Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change

"Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous path, the world has reached a critical threshold. By the end of the century, it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come. Taking listeners from the melting Alaskan permafrost to storm-torn New Orleans, acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science, draws frightening parallels to lost civilizations and presents the moving tales of people who are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of an award-winning three-part series for the New Yorker, Field Notes from a Catastrophe brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet."

Elizabeth Kolbert (Author), Hope Davis (Narrator)

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