Body, Mind, & Spirit bestsellers

Wintering

The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

“Listening to Wintering during these COVID-19 times was a balm to this reader's soul. A beautiful meditation on the benefit of rest and healing during the inevitable and necessary barren times of our lives. I loved how Katherine May wove literature, mythology, and science together with personal memoir. This is one that I know I will return to again. Read more

Emergent Strategy

Emergent Strategy: Book #0

By: adrienne maree brown
Narrated by: adrienne maree brown
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

“A new way to move forward in societal and personal transformation, inspired by the science-fiction of Octavia Butler, in Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown invites us to shape the future we want to see through accepting and influencing the natural state of flux of the world around us and inside us. This book feels like an ongoing... Read more

The Creative Act

A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin
Narrated by: Rick Rubin
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

“Accessible advice on living your best life for everyone, not just artists. Though, if you listen to Rubin, we are all artists at heart. Absolutely loved the melodic chime at the end of each chapter. Read more

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey
Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! Now with exclusive new content from the paperback edition, the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater... Read more

Rest Is Resistance

A Manifesto

Rest Is Resistance: Book #1

By: Tricia Hersey
Narrated by: Tricia Hersey
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Disrupt and push back against capitalism and white supremacy by connecting to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice. Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, encourages us to elevate rest as a form of resistance and a divine human right.

What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Far too... Read more

Big Magic

Creative Living Beyond Fear

By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

“A must-read for all creatives (and those desiring more creativity in their lives). A surprisingly grounded, full-hearted guide for opening yourself up to inspiration, dreaming big, and embracing the Big Magic for a creative life. Read more

We Will Rest!

The Art of Escape

Rest Is Resistance: Book #2

By: Tricia Hersey
Narrated by: Tricia Hersey
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

“Perfect timing for the release of this book. If you're looking for permission to rest - this is it. The best part? You don't need an expensive trip to do it. Highly recommend. Read more

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Michael Pollan
Length: 13 hours 34 minutes

“Pollan brings his humor, lyricism, and love for deep research to the admittedly taboo field of psychedelics. This book is an exhaustive exploration of these mysterious substances, in which he balances skepticism of the culture that surrounds them with optimism for their potential therapeutic use. Read more

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

A Memoir

By: Maggie Smith
Narrated by: Maggie Smith
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“What a moving book about becoming yourself after a painful divorce. The quotes that are included, the questions asked, and the vignettes of a life lived both in duress and in triumph all come together for a bittersweet study of joy and grief. A wonderful read. Read more

Imminent

Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs

By: Luis Elizondo
Narrated by: Luis Elizondo & Christopher Mellon
Length: 10 hours

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe.Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former senior intelligence official and special agent who was... Read more

Enchantment

Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

“May writes with such magic; accurately capturing the collective feeling of grief and trauma while also sharing examples of moments of gratitude and wonder. I enjoyed every word of this book. Read more

The Book of Joy

Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton Abrams
Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau & Peter Francis James
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity.
 
The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The... Read more

The Wild Edge of Sorrow

Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

By: Francis Weller
Narrated by: Derek Botten
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

"It blew me away. I underlined things on nearly every page." —Anderson Cooper, All There Is

The Wild Edge of Sorrow offers hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—and a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive.

Introducing the 5 gates of grief, psychotherapist Francis Weller explores how we move through the waters... Read more

Love and Rage

The Path of Liberation through Anger

By: Lama Rod Owens
Narrated by: Lama Rod Owens
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
 
In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation?

White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and... Read more

Conspirituality

How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

By: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski & Julian Walker
Narrated by: Matthew Remski
Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoia—peddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theories.
 
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing social media trend emerged: a large... Read more

Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

By: Dr. Joe Dispenza
Narrated by: Adam Boyce
Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most... Read more

The Comfort Book

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Matt Haig
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

“As a fan of Matt Haig's fiction, I added The Comfort Book to my playlist but hadn't yet listened to it. 'The right book at the right time' was never truer for me than the day I did need support and comfort, and Matt's narration of his inspiring, uplifting perspectives was perfect. I pressed 'rewind' more than once, as his words were such a balm. Read more

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!

From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.
 
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have... Read more

Journey of Souls

Case Studies of Life Between Lives

By: Michael Newton, Ph.D
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Now considered a classic in the field, this remarkable book was the first to fully explore the mystery of life between lives. Journey of Souls presents the first-hand accounts of twenty-nine people placed in a "superconscious" state of awareness using Dr. Michael Newton's groundbreaking techniques. This unique approach allows Dr. Newton to reach... Read more

Life After Doom

Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

By: Brian D. McLaren
Narrated by: Brian D. McLaren
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

This program is read by the author.

"His earnest, conversational tone sounds as though he's speaking directly to each individual listener" —AudioFile on Do I Stay Christian?, an Earphones Award winner

"As rich and thoughtful as all of Brian McLaren's work, but with a particular urgency!" —Bill McKibben

"Riveting. Challenging. Brave. Devastating.... Read more

Letting Go

By: David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Narrated by: Peter Lownds, PhD
Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to Enlightenment and become free of negativity. During the many decades of the author's clinical psychiatric practice, the primary aim was to seek the most effective ways to relieve human suffering in all of its many forms. The inner mechanism of surrender was... Read more

Ordinary Mysticism

Your Life as Sacred Ground

By: Mirabai Starr
Narrated by: Mirabai Starr
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“This gorgeous, transformative, welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present, more alive, more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life.”—Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, WowWelcome to the temple of your regular life.So begins beloved spiritual guide Mirabai Starr’s stunning exploration of finding... Read more

In an Unspoken Voice

How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

By: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Ed Nash
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Unraveling trauma in the body, brain and mind—a revolution in treatment. Now in 17 languages.

In this culmination of his life’s work, Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist and a keen observer of the naturalistic animal world to explain the nature and... Read more

What Now?

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Ann Patchett
Length: 54 minutes

""The best graduation present on the market.... A wise, generous and compact primer for life that could well become a touchstone, readers will return to this book, and probably find something new each time they do; deserves to be given often and enthusiastically."" --Publishers WeeklyBased on her lauded commencement address at Sarah Lawrence... Read more

This Is Your Mind on Plants

By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Michael Pollan
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

“A fascinating dive into society's relationship with three distinct and ubiquitous substances that are harvested from plants and form parts of our everyday life: opioids, caffeine, and mescaline. Michael Pollan's work is part journalism, part memoir, and wholly engaging. Read more

Professional Troublemaker

The Fear-Fighter Manual

By: Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Narrated by: Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
From the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Judging You, a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear--that everlasting hater--and audaciously step into lives, careers, and legacies that go beyond even our wildest dreams

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is known for her trademark wit, warmth, and... Read more

Sage Warrior

Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory

The Revolutionary Love Project

By: Valarie Kaur
Narrated by: Valarie Kaur & Harjit "Dolly" Kaur Brar
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Profound inner wisdom for courageous action—from the author of See No Stranger and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, a “prophetic voice of our generation” (America Ferrera)

How do we find the wisdom to envision a new world and the courage to fight for it?

How do we survive seemingly apocalyptic times?

In a world on fire, how do we find... Read more

Say What You Mean

A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

Shambhala

By: Oren Jay Sofer
Narrated by: Oren Jay Sofer & Mark Bramhall
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Find your voice, speak your truth, listen deeply—a guide to more meaningful and mindful conversations.

We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic—relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others and speak our mind in a clear and kind way, without needing to... Read more

This One Wild and Precious Life

The Path Back to Connection in a Fractured World

By: Sarah Wilson
Narrated by: Sarah Wilson
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

“Sarah Wilson is a force of nature – quite literally. She has taken her pain and grief about our sick and troubled world and alchemized it into action, advocacy, adventure, poetry, and true love.” — ELIZABETH GILBERTWill you sleep through the revolution? Or do you want to wake up and reclaim your one, wild and precious life? From New York... Read more

The Places That Scare You

A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

Shambhala

By: Pema Chödrön
Narrated by: Joanna Rotte
Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, she teaches,... Read more

On Our Best Behavior

The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good

By: Elise Loehnen
Narrated by: Elise Loehnen
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

“Whether you identify as a Christian or not, you will be persuaded by Loehnen's argument that the centuries old Seven Deadly Sins continue to exert harmful power over the behavior and lives of women causing us to suppress our healthy desires for agency, autonomy and personal power. Read more

Somehow

Thoughts on Love

By: Anne Lamott
Narrated by: Anne Lamott
Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Books of 2024

“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago Tribune

From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love

“Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is... Read more

Be Useful

Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Narrated by: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.

The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s... Read more

The Electricity of Every Living Thing

A Woman's Walk in the Wild to Find Her Way Home

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Katherine May
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

The New York Times bestselling author of Wintering writes a life-affirming exploration of wild landscapes, what it means to be different and, above all, how we can all learn to make peace with our own unquiet minds . . .

In anticipation of her 38th birthday, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted time alone,... Read more

Open Book

By: Jessica Simpson
Narrated by: Jessica Simpson
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

The #1 New York Times BestsellerIncludes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in the Open Book audiobook.
Performed by the author featuring her music throughout.
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique... Read more

The Answer Is . . .

Reflections on My Life

By: Alex Trebek
Narrated by: Ken Jennings & Alex Trebek
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career.

When he debuted as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek became something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. In 2019, he made the stunning announcement that he... Read more

Hypnobirthing

Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better

By: Siobhan Miller
Narrated by: Siobhan Miller
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOUR BIRTH BETTER. IT IS FOR EVERY WOMAN AND EVERY TYPE OF BIRTH.

AS FEATURED ON DRAGONS' DEN.

'Siobhan manages to completely demystify hypnobirthing, making it accessible and relevant to all women and all births. This book will be a complete game changer and I will be recommending it to mums-to-be from now on' Sarah Turner,... Read more

Spook

Science Tackles the Afterlife

By: Mary Roach
Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

“What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that’s that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my laptop?”In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary... Read more

The Mystic Jesus

The Mind of Love

The Marianne Williamson Series

By: Marianne Williamson
Narrated by: Marianne Williamson
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Returning to the topic of her beloved classic bestseller A Return to Love, spiritual guide Marianne Williamson builds on the ideas introduced in that book to lead us toward the light through the inspiring guidance of the mystic Jesus.In A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles, Marianne Williamson revealed how we... Read more

Sensual

Connect Deeply, Express Freely, Love Intimately

By: Henika Patel
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Sensual is a guide to understanding the inner spark we are all born with, why and how we lose it, and how to reclaim our power to live the life we truly want.

Sensuality is about more than just pleasure. Sensuality is an innate power that can help you to tune in to your body, mind, and spirit. To be sensual is to know yourself so intimately that... Read more

The Light We Give

How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life

By: Simran Jeet Singh
Narrated by: Simran Jeet Singh
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

A National Bestseller

“I love this book… It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming.” —Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow

An inspiring approach to a happier, more fulfilling life through Sikh teachings on love and service.

As a boy growing up in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh and his... Read more

Field Notes for the Wilderness

Practices for an Evolving Faith

By: Sarah Bessey
Narrated by: Sarah Bessey
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconnect to their faith, find inner healing, and build spiritual community—from Glennon Doyle’s “favorite faith writer” and the author of Jesus Feminist and editor of A Rhythm of Prayer

“This is the perfect guide for all those of... Read more

Red Tarot

A Decolonial Guide to Divinatory Literacy

By: Christopher Marmolejo
Narrated by: Christopher Marmolejo
Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Designed to be used with any deck, Red Tarot interrogates the images, themes, and power structures that have been read into and onto the cards—and guides readers to radical and empowering reclamation.

Today, we have a wealth of tarot resources with many goals—but few address the historically marginalized.

Red Tarot speaks to anyone who is othered... Read more

The Game of Life and How to Play It, Deluxe Edition

Includes As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

By: Florence Scovel Shinn & James Allen
Narrated by: Debbie Tinsley & Robert Duncan
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

A Deluxe Edition of the Classic Bestseller with As a Man Thinketh

In her classic book, The Game of Life and How to Play It, author Florence Scovel Shinn helped to define the personal success genre.

With a timeless message written in an entertaining style she had the ability to explain her success principles and how they work in an easy to... Read more

Witchcraft

A History in Thirteen Trials

By: Marion Gibson
Narrated by: Rose Akroyd
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“Gibson insightfully illuminates the social construct of the “witch” across several centuries. While ideas about magic have long abounded—and concern humans’ relationship with the surrounding world—the “witch” has more to do with control. Some of these trials are what you’d expect, but Gibson smartly expounds upon much lesser known incidents as... Read more

Wild Mercy

Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics

By: Mirabai Starr
Narrated by: Mirabai Starr
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

With Wild Mercy, Mirabai Starr shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages, to goddesses and archetypal energies, to contemporary teachers and seekers—you'll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own.



Each chapter explores a... Read more

Maiden to Mother

Unlocking Our Archetypal Journey into the Mature Feminine

By: Sarah Durham Wilson
Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

When the goddess culture was stolen and buried, so too were women's rites of passage into our wild, intuitive femininity and maturity.



With Maiden to Mother, Sarah Durham Wilson excavates these ancient rites, guiding us through a sacred and crucial initiation from the immature Maiden into the archetypal Mother—the powerful, safe, compassionate,... Read more

Happiness Becomes You

By: Tina Turner
Narrated by: Adrienne Warren
Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Tina Turner—legendary singer and actress, icon to millions, and author of the “brave and wry” (Vulture) memoir My Love Story—shares her deeply personal book of wisdom that explores her longstanding faith in Buddhism and provides a guide to these timeless principles so you can find happiness in your own life.

I dedicate this book to you…
in honor... Read more

Slow Birding

The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard 

By: Joan E. Strassmann
Narrated by: Joan E. Strassmann
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

A one-of-a-kind guide to birding locally that encourages readers to slow down and notice the spectacular birds all around them.

Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or “exotic” birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where... Read more

Unwind Your Mind

The Life-Changing Power of ASMR

Emma WhispersRed ASMR

By: Emma WhispersRed
Narrated by: Emma WhispersRed & Kristin Atherton
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Ease Anxiety, Improve Sleep, and Find Calm Through ASMR Join the millions experiencing the soothing power of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response), a radical new wellness trend for relaxation and stress-relief with proven benefits similar to meditation. In Unwind Your Mind, beloved ASMRtist Emma WhispersRed explores how this powerful... Read more