Education audiobooks
Journey Into Wisdom
By: Pramila Jayapal
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
India, an ancient culture, has many gifts to share with the western world.ย Pramila Jayapal, is an Indian-born, Western educated woman, banker turned community activist, who returns to India to explore the complex issues of progress and development, immersing herself in the life of her native land. Read more
View audiobookBeyond Rankism: Democracy For All
By: Robert Fuller
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Rank has legitimate rights.ย When rank has been earned and signifies excellence, then it's generally accepted, and rightfully so.ย But the power of rank is often abused.ย The abuse of rank, or of power, is rankism.ย Treating others as invisible, as "nobodies," - insulting someone's dignity - that's rankism.ย Most of us have felt its sting; most... Read more
View audiobookAbove and Beyond
By: Anita Roddick
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop, dedicated herself to putting her money not only where her mouth is but where her heart is.ย Roddick was the driving force behind The Body Shop's activism:ย challenging big business and the beauty industry to act responsibly in areas including human rights, animal rights, and women's self-esteem. Read more
View audiobookEating Wisdom
By: Andrew Weil, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
One of life's greatest pleasures is eating, according to Weil, who cuts through the national obsession with diet and weight like a knife through an overripe papaya. Dr. Andrew Weil believes there doesn't have to be a distinction between healthy food and pleasurable food. His sensible advice stems from a belief in a natural, balanced approach to... Read more
View audiobookThe Educated Child - Abridged
By: William J. Bennett
Narrated by: William J. Bennett
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The Educated Child defines a good education and offers parents a plan of action for ensuring that their children achieve it.
The Educated Child defines a good education and offers parents a plan of action for ensuring that their children achieve it. Combining the goals that William Bennett enumerated as Secretary of Education, key excerpts from... Read more
Lift Every Voice - Abridged
By: Walter Turnbull & Howard Manly
Narrated by: Gregory T. Daniel
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Miracles can and do happenโ when one does the footwork. Dr. Walter Turnbull dreamed of creating opportunities and better lives for the children of Harlem, and Lift Every Voice is the inspirational story of how he realized his dream. Dr. Turnbull shares the hard-bought wisdom he learned throughout his lifeโ from his... Read more
View audiobookBirthing, Biology And Culture
By: Barbara Findeisen, Bruce Lipton, Ph.D. & Margot...
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
We tend to assume that babies have little sensation or awareness before birth.ย Far from it! say these researchers into the world of the unborn child.ย "Emotions are chemistry in the blood," says Lipton, "and the chemistry of emotions passes through that placental barrier just as well as nutrients."ย And these experiences then create lifelong... Read more
View audiobookPower of Nonviolence, The:ย 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.ย We look at new models of education that include emotional intelligence, conflict resolution... Read more
View audiobookTibetan Wisdom For The West
By: Robert Thurman, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
More than 1.3 million Tibetans have lost their lives and over 6000 monasteries have been destroyed since the Chinese invasion in 1959. One of the positive legacies of this tragic story is the release of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual wisdom, hidden for thousands of years deep in the Himalayas. Robert Thurman believes this legacy is meant for... Read more
View audiobookSpiritual Seeds For A Family Garden
By: Phil Catalfo
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
In a heartfelt discussion, Phil Catalfo talks about how we, as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, can guide our children's spiritual development at a time when we are questioning our own. As we become disenchanted with the all-too-material world in which we live, Catalfo feels we must not only foster our children's spiritual growth, but... Read more
View audiobookSaving The World, Saving Ourselves
By: Thomas Berry, C.P., Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We have discovered that the universe is dynamically alive and interconnected, and the implications are profound. Berry speaks of a vision of a restorative, creative relationship with the natural world. He is a deep believer that recognizing our connection to the natural world is imperative to our healing of our global environmental crisis. Read more
View audiobookIt's All In Your Mind
By: Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Lama Thondup draws on his early childhood in Tibet traveling with his nomadic parents, followed by years of classical Buddhist education in a Tibetan monastery. He had to rely on the goodness of others when forced to leave his homeland after the Chinese invasion and relocate to India, learning a new language and new skills. Read more
View audiobookGlobal 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
View audiobookWork as Art
By: Dick Richards
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Why are so many of us unhappy in our jobs? Dick Richards gives us many answers to this question as well as practical insights for what we can do about it. A graphic artist, poet and international organizational consultant on leadership, change, teamwork and personal growth, Richard believes "all work has the capacity to be both science and art". Read more
View audiobookChaos Made Simple
By: Myron Kellner-Rogers
Narrated by: Mark Walstrom
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
There is a growing disillusionment in our institutions today.ย We all want change, but we're afraid to experiment.ย Kellner-Rogers has looked to nature for insights into creating more efficient organizations, noting that "Diversity in a healthy, living ecosystem is not an ethical or moral choice, but an absolute requirement for health." Read more
View audiobookHealing With Spirit And Intuition
By: Caroline Myss
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
โBiography becomes biology,โ says Myss, a pioneer in the field of energetic medicine, who is able to diagnose illness by intuitive means. She presents bold insights about why we are afraid of becoming healthy, how we can overcome these fears and enter a new planetary era of maturity and empowerment. Read more
View audiobookPeace is Our Natural State
By: Robdert Muller
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
We are in the kindergarten of the global age, says Robert Muller, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations for forty years. "Humanity, for the first time, is acquiring a global consciousness." He presents an energetic picture of how we can encourage this process, speaking from his deeply involved and caring perspective on politics,... Read more
View audiobookMusical Midwifery For The Dying
By: Therese Schroeder-Sheker
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
From childhood this accomplished musician was fascinated by monastic music, and later observed death in many forms while working in a geriatric home. These influences came together in her work in "music thanatology," the art and science of easing the passage into death through music, sound and ritual. Read more
View audiobookLearning With Body And Mind
By: Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Some highly gifted children are labeled as "learning disabled" by schools that value only left-brain performance. But the best learning occurs, says neurophysiologist Hannaford, when the entire brain, body and emotional self are involved. Here she sheds revealing light on the realities of human intelligence and how we can nurture them in our... Read more
View audiobookPutting Time On Your Side
By: Stephan Rechtschaffen
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Not enough time is the mantra of an entire generation of Americans. Often we operate in a state of "hurry sickness," running headlong from one barely-experienced moment to the next. But there is a cure, says Rechtschaffen--we can learn to "expand the present moment" to hold all the awareness and fullness that we need to avoid stress and "time... Read more
View audiobookLight And Quantum Mind
By: Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Mark Walstrom
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Zajonc explores the history of light and attempts to unravel its mysteries. He has incorporated into his research the struggle to bridge the vital connection between the outer light of nature and our inner spiritual light, stressing the relationship between human experience and scientific exploration. Read more
View audiobookMiracles in Permaculture
By: Bill Mollison
Narrated by: Neil Harvey
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We hate to be reminded of the dangerous degradation of our air, water and soil quality because it is so widespread and seems so hopeless. Mollison, one of the originators of permaculture, tells us how to make land and water healthy and supportive of human and countless other forms of life. Read more
View audiobookAppreciating Emotional Intelligence
By: Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Intelligence is more than IQ. Goleman demonstrates how our view of human intelligence is far too narrow and does not take into consideration what he calls โemotional intelligence.โ This dialogue provides solid advice about handling the pitfalls of emotionality and expands our understanding of how we learn. Read more
View audiobookRoping the Sacred Cows: Learning to Question Authority
By: Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This moment in history, says Joel Kramer, is a historical crossroads when "the moral order, the glue that has held civilizations together, begins to unravel"--a time to escape authoritarian constraints and move into self-trust and creativity. Read more
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