Business audiobooks

The Argument Culture - Abridged

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Deborah Tannen

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

Buffettology - Abridged

By: Mary Buffett & David Clark

Narrated by: Mary Buffett

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the world of investing, the name Warren Buffett is synonymous with success and prosperity—now you can learn how Warren Buffett did it and how you can, too.

Building from the ground up, Buffett chose wisely and picked his stocks with care, in turn amassing the huge fortune for which he is now famous. Mary Buffett, former daughter-in-law of this... Read more

The Centerless Corporation - Abridged

By: Bruce A. Pasternack

Narrated by: Scott Byce

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In today's fast-paced global business environment, the conventional model of the corporation and its management principles no longer deliver results. Economic upheaval, changing demographics, and technological revolution have forever altered the requirements for running a business today. Now, in response, The Centerless Corporation presents a... Read more

The Future Of Money

By: Bernard A. Leitaer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

What exactly is money?  Bernard Lietaer supplies us with this definition:  “Money is not a thing; money lives in the same space as a marriage--in a space of agreement.  Money is an agreement within a community to use something as a medium of exchange.”  Lietaer gives us tremendous insights into the origins and nature of money throughout history. Read more

Smart Thinking for Crazy Times - Abridged

By: Ian Mitroff

Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Managers, organizations, and even whole societies repeatedly get trapped into solving the wrong problems. Their errors can be traced to one fundamental flaw: misdirected thinking. Leading business professor Ian Mitroff asserts that the ability to spot the right problems, frame them correctly, and implement appropriate solutions is the true... Read more

The Micro-Lending Revolution

By: Muhammad Yunus & Alex Counts

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Founder of the Grameen Bank in his native Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus is a financial pioneer who has loaned over two billion dollars to over three million people with no money or collateral.  They have all paid him back. Read more

Purpose And Possibility In Your Work

By: Richard Leider

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What are your gifts?  How can you best serve?  What are you here to do and be in this life?  Richard Leider has helped individuals, leaders and teams answer these questions and discover the power of purpose in their lives. Read more

Love Your Job

By: Barbara Reinhold

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

An estimated twenty million Americans are staying in jobs they hate in order to keep their health insurance, while research indicates that job stress will ensure they use it.  We can't all quit our jobs, so how do we cope?  Barbara Reinhold offers some excellent solutions for managing stress and taking more control in your life. Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

More than ever, customer relations and engagement are key components of a company's success. Companies that are intent on tracking their customer's ever-changing requirements and improving their services know the best business management model begins with customer focus and ends with customer satisfaction. Total Quality Management: Customers and... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The quality movement prompted many companies to question their entire way of operating. To understand and profit from the concept of Total Quality Management, companies must pay particular attention to the first word in the phrase: total. The spectacular rewards enjoyed by top companies like 3M, FedEx, and Ben & Jerry's were earned through a... Read more

Kaplan Word Power - Abridged

By: Kaplan

Narrated by: n/a

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You'll Never Be at a Loss for Words Again.
The words you use say a lot about who you are and where you're headed. Whether you want to express yourself clearly to impress a prospective employer during a job interview, or just brush up on those pesky words you encounter every so often reading the newspaper, Kaplan Word Power® is the essential... Read more

Power of Nonviolence, The:  Compassion In Action (Part 2)

By: His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Daniel Goleman, De...

Narrated by: Jeff Wessman

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In part two of "Peacemaking: The Power of Non-Violence", Nobel Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Daniel Goleman, Michael Meade, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Edward James Olmos and others explore peacemaking as it applies to school and community.  We look at new models of education that include emotional intelligence, conflict resolution... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Part of a series to cover the range of business functions in a typical MBA course, Total Quality Management: Strategic Planning teaches how to integrate strategic quality and business planning to create one tactical process for your entire business. Developed by two leading quality control experts, this well-researched, step-by-step guide helps... Read more

Money: Who Has How Much and Why - Abridged

By: Andrew Hacker

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On the publication of Andrew Hacker's instant classic and bestselling Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, Newsweek described him as a "political scientist doing with statistics what Fred Astaire did with hats, canes, and chairs. he doesn't crunch numbers: he makes them live and breathe." Now, with the same keen, objective... Read more

First Things First Every Day - Abridged

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Various

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why we so often prioritize things... Read more

Lunch With Krishnamurti

By: Michael Krohnen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In his capacity as Krishnamurti's chef, Krohnen became witness to Krishnamurti's daily life, habits and mealtime conversations.  Krohnen shares with us a rare glimpse into the private life of Krishnamurti, revealing him as a man of rare integrity, the same person in private as in public.  Krohnen describes Krishnamurti's extraordinary ability to... Read more

Ben & Jerry's Double-Dip Capitalism - Abridged

By: Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Narrated by: Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

High Efficiency Selling: - Abridged

By: Stephan Schiffman

Narrated by: Stephan Schiffman

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Proven Program to Maximize Your Sales

In this indispensable new guide, sales consultant and America's #1 corporate sales trainer Steve Schiffman reveals the methodology of HIGH-EFFICIENCY SELLING. This innovative and solid strategy can lead to greater sales, better time management, and improved long-term business partnerships. The... Read more

How To Win Customers And Keep Them For Life - Abridged

By: Michael Leboeuf

Narrated by: Michael Leboeuf

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Michael LeBoeuf, the bestselling author of Working Smart and the audio programs Working Smarter, Imagineering and The Perfect Business, comes How To Win Customers and Keep Them For Life -- the ultimate guide to building a successful business through customer satisfaction.

The success of any business depends on knowing the answers to these... Read more

Authentic Work

By: James Autry

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of big business is changing, and a new management ethic is emerging. Autry believes business is about values and relationships, not just the bottom line, and that's why downsizing, lay-offs and cutting benefits are not producing the results corporations hoped for. Read more

Get A Financial Life - Abridged

By: Beth Kobliner

Narrated by: Beth Kobliner

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A completely revised and updated fourth edition of the New York Times bestseller, designed to guide younger adults through the world of personal finance.

More than ever before, people in their twenties and thirties need help getting their financial lives in order. And who could blame them? These so-called millennials have come of age in the wake... Read more

Wall Street Money Machine - Abridged

By: Wade B. Cook

Narrated by: Wade B. Cook

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes


For beginners and more experienced investors alike, Wall Street Money Machine is a dynamic and innovative guide to understanding Wall Street and making it work for you.

Wade B. Cook's is a classic rags-to-riches story: he started out as a cab driver, then became a real estate investor, author, and educator -- and he is now a renowned stock... Read more

Global Capitalism: Beyond Conventional Wisdom

By: William Greider

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

If you are curious about what global capitalism means, and concerned about how it affects human equity, justice and quality of life, you must listen to this provocative discussion with William Greider. Driven by his compassion for the people on the front lines of the factories, Greider exposes the fundamental instabilities at the heart of the... Read more

Snakes Apes and Bees

By: Sandra Crowe

Narrated by: Sandra Crowe

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Dealing with difficult people can often feel like a frustrating and lose-lose ordeal. The reason for this is that the strategies we have for dealing are typically old (from earlier in our life) and repeated over and over with similar results. The key to really shifting your relationships with difficult people is to understand the dynamic you are... Read more