Business audiobooks

The Invisible Employee

By: Chester Elton & Adrian Gostick

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Most employees feel invisible to their leadership—and many times prefer to stay hidden in the corporate shadow lands. The Invisible Employee, part fable, part business advice, teaches managers how to actively engage employees, and find the way to bring out the best in them. This book focuses on how managers can lead people from obscurity to... Read more

Secrets of the Great Rainmakers

By: Jeffrey J. Fox

Narrated by: Jeffrey J. Fox

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In SECRETS OF THE GREAT RAINMAKERS you'll learn how to outsmart the competition and set yourself apart from the pack. In over 50 interviews with industry leaders from a wide variety of fields, bestselling author Jeffrey J. Fox will share the proven techniques and hard-won wisdom that have helped great rainmakers get ahead, along with his... Read more

The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner

By: David Bach

Narrated by: Gavin Hammon

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine this. You buy a home, live in it, then buy another. You build your wealth through real estate—and then retire rich. It may sound too good to be true. But it’s not. It has happened, it’s happening now and it will continue to happen for millions of people over the next few decades. The question is, will it happen for you?

If you want the... Read more

The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner - Abridged

By: David Bach

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How does an ordinary person with an ordinary income reach their seven-figure dreams? First they must own their own home – and do it David Bach’s way. The financial coach who has helped millions to finish rich is back with a simple, powerful solution to get rich in real estate. As David says, “Renters stay poor, homeowners get rich, and smart... Read more

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars

By: Patrick Lencioni

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"Silos" are organizations' vertical structures-but the word has become synonymous with barriers to workplace effectiveness and connotes deep political infighting. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals. They cause stress, exasperation, and disappointment... Read more

The Wal-Mart Effect

By: Charles Fishman

Narrated by: Charles Fishman & Alan Sklar

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Wal-Mart Effect: The overwhelming impact of the world's largest company—due to its relentless pursuit of low prices—on retailers and manufacturers, wages and jobs, the culture of shopping, the shape of our communities, and the environment; a global force of unprecedented nature. Wal-Mart is not only the world's largest company; it is also... Read more

The Leadership Engine - Abridged

By: Noel M. Tichy

Narrated by: Noel M. Tichy

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Why do some companies consistently win in the consumer and capital markets while others struggle from crisis to crisis?The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a ""Leadership Engine"" -- a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level.To get ahead and stay ahead, a company needs agile, flexible, innovative... Read more

A Thousand Barrels a Second

By: Peter Tertzakian

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed one thousand barrels per second. The news marks an important change that will have a far-reaching impact on world economies, investments, and business profitability.

In A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Peter Tertzakian examines the future of oil and offers insights... Read more

Integrity - Abridged

By: Henry Cloud

Narrated by: Henry Cloud

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Integrity -- more than simple honesty, it's the key to success. A person with integrity has the ability to pull everything together, to make it all happen no matter how challenging the circumstances. Drawing on experiences from his work, Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist and nationally syndicated radio host, shows how our character can... Read more

Applied Economics

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Brian Emerson

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is geared to the average citizen with little or no economics background who would like the tools to think critically about economic issues. Many of today’s economic issues are obscured by their inherent complexity and the often confusing and conflicting views coming from political talking heads. Sowell, a leading conservative economist... Read more

Primal Branding

By: Patrick Hanlon

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

What is it that made Starbucks an overnight sensation and separated it from other coffee house companies? Why do many products with great product innovation, perfect locations, terrific customer experiences, even breakthrough advertising fail to get the same visceral traction in the marketplace as brands like Apple and Nike? Patrick Hanlon,... Read more

Master Your Money Type - Abridged

By: Jordan E. Goodman

Narrated by: Geoffrey Wade

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“America’s Money Answers Man” explores the relationship between money and emotions, identifies seven “money types,” and offers the keys to life-changing financial success. Read more

Money, A Memoir - Abridged

By: Liz Perle

Narrated by: Liz Perle

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Long ago, and not entirely consciously, Liz Perle made a quiet contract with cash: She would do what it took to get it—work hard, marry right—but she didn't want to have to think about it too much. Since she was a young girl, the subject of money had been quietly sidestepped, a shadowy factor whose private influence was impolite to discuss. When... Read more

The Millionaire Maker

By: Loral Langemeier

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Master the art of wealth building, and make money the way millionaires do! There are only two things millionaires have that you don’t: wealth and the knowledge to build wealth. But that’s all about to change. Thanks to “Millionaire Maker” Loral Langemeier, you can develop the same financial intelligence that millionaires use to create, grow,... Read more

SCOTUS Discussions January 2006

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn... Read more

Five Lesson a Millionaire Taught Me

By: Richard Paul Evans

Narrated by: Richard Paul Evans

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Easy to understand and simple to apply, The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth is one of the most powerful books ever written about money. This book will change your life.

When Richard Paul Evans was twelve, his father, a building contractor, shattered both his legs. With no insurance, no income, and eight children, the... Read more

The Number - Abridged

By: Lee Eisenberg

Narrated by: Lee Eisenberg

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Do you know your Number? What happens if you don't make it to your Number? Do you have a plan? The Number is no ordinary finance book—it offers an intriguing and entertaining tour of weath gurus, life coaches, and financial advisers, and our hopes and fears for the future. The result is a provocative field guide to your psyche and finances and... Read more

Think! - Abridged

By: Michael R. LeGault

Narrated by: Michael R. LeGault

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no... Read more

Free to Choose

By: Milton Friedman & Rose D. Friedman

Narrated by: James Adams

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

All who listen to this masterful and lucid polemic for a free-market economy will never question Milton Friedman’s Nobel Prize in economics.Milton Friedman and his wife Rose team up to write a most convincing and readable guide that illustrates the crucial link between Adam Smith’s capitalism and the free society. They show how freedom has been... Read more

The Big Three in Economics

By: Mark Skousen

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Big Three in Economics reveals the battle of ideas among the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, representing laissez faire; Karl Marx, reflecting the radical socialist model; and John Maynard Keynes, symbolizing big government and the welfare state. History comes alive in this fascinating story of opposing views... Read more

Freedomnomics

By: John R. Lott

Narrated by: Brian Emerson

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Freedomnomics is everything you wanted to know about the world but didn't know economics could tell you.As the blockbuster bestseller Freakonomics demonstrated, economics can explain everything, from why people behave the way they do to how governments and businesses organize themselves. But are the basic assumptions and conclusions in... Read more

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism

By: Robert P. Murphy

Narrated by: Perry Richards

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Participating in the economy is a part of everyday life; yet much of what is commonly accepted as economic fact is wrong. Keynesian schoolteachers and the liberal media have filled the world with politically correct errors that myth-busting professor Robert Murphy sets straight. Murphy explains hot topics like outsourcing (why it's good for... Read more

Hausaufgaben - fit in 30 Minuten

By: Björn Gemmer & Dirk Konnertz

Narrated by: Charles Rettinghaus

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Hausaufgaben sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des Schullebens. Sie stärken die Selbstständigkeit und Eigenverantwortung der Kinder und Jugendlichen und ermöglichen schulische Erfolge. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt den jungen Hörern, wie sie die Bearbeitung von Hausaufgaben effektiver gestalten können. Neben einem Notfallprogramm, das unangenehme... Read more

Charming Your Way to the Top

By: Michael Levine

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Charm is good business. It can increase your income, boost your status, and establish and maintain your reputation. In many cases, it can mean the difference between success and bankruptcy. However, most businesspeople don't fully understand the concept of charm. It ought to be a reflex, a conditioned response, to "turn on the charm" when... Read more