Family & Relationships audiobooks

No Bad Kids

By: Janet Lansbury

Narrated by: Janet Lansbury

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A modern classic on the gentle art of discipline for toddlers, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of Elevating Child Care

“No Bad Kids provides practical ways to respond to the challenges of toddlerhood while nurturing a respectful relationship with your child.”—Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, co-author of The... Read more

ADHD 2.0

By: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D.

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers thrive, by the bestselling authors of the seminal books Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction

“An inspired road map for living with a distractible brain . . . If you or your child suffer from ADHD, this book should be on your... Read more

Platonic

By: Marisa G. Franco, PhD

Narrated by: Marisa G. Franco, PhD

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Instant New York Times bestseller

Is understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding “your people” in an ever-more-fragmented world?

How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other... Read more

The Best of Me

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

“Genius… It is miraculous to read these pieces… You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review

David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career—as selected and read by the author himself. Featuring fresh and classic recordings, including a new essay and an interview exclusive to the... Read more

It's Not You

By: Ramani Durvasula PhD

Narrated by: Ramani Durvasula PhD & Maria Shriver

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism

AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER

It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissistic person. One day they draw you in... Read more

Things in Nature Merely Grow

By: Yiyun Li

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Yiyun Li’s remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance as she considers the loss of her son James.

“There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this audiobook.

“There is no good way to state these facts, which must be acknowledged. My husband and I had two children and lost them both: Vincent in 2017, at sixteen,... Read more

Raising Securely Attached Kids

By: Eli Harwood

Narrated by: Eli Harwood, KJ Althoff, Te Anna Brown, Angela ...

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
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Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and open communication with your children through connection-focused parenting.

Though... Read more

Hunt, Gather, Parent

By: Michaeleen Doucleff

Narrated by: Michaeleen Doucleff

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them?

“Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids.” —Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother,... Read more

Secure Love

By: Julie Menanno

Narrated by: Julie Menanno

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Create a lasting and loving attachment with this national bestseller, a “must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) from the expert couple’s therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship.

What does a healthy... Read more

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

By: Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery

Narrated by: James Purefoy & Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a... Read more

Polywise

By: Jessica Fern & David Cooley

Narrated by: Jessica Fern & David Cooley

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

As polyamory continues to make its way into the mainstream, more and more people are exploring consensual nonmonogamy in the hope of experiencing more love, connection, sex, freedom and support. While for many, the move expands personal horizons, for others, the transition can be challenging, leaving them blindsided and overwhelmed. Beyond the... Read more

How to ADHD

By: Jessica McCabe

Narrated by: Jessica McCabe

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain.

“The world of ADHD has been waiting for this book with bated breath for many... Read more

Men Who Hate Women

By: Laura Bates

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.



Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote... Read more

Slow Motion

By: Dani Shapiro

Narrated by: Dani Shapiro

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of the most gifted writers of her generation comes the harrowing and exquisitely written true story of how a family tragedy saved her life.

Dani Shapiro was a young girl from a deeply religious home who became the girlfriend of a famous and flamboyant married attorney—her best friend's stepfather. The moment Lenny Klein entered her... Read more

The Whole-Brain Child

By: Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson

Narrated by: Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than 1 million copies in print! • The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book.
 
“Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D.
 
In this pioneering,... Read more

Unfit Parent

By: Jessica Slice

Narrated by: Finlay Stevenson

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“A glorious, revelatory book.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of An Immense World

“A beautiful, transformative book about being a parent in a world that rejects frailty and weakness.”—Rachel Aviv, staff writer at the New Yorker

A paradigm shifting look at the landscape of disabled parenting—the joys, stigma, and... Read more

Expecting Better

By: Emily Oster

Narrated by: Emily Oster & Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer

What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist and author of Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected... Read more

How to Love Better

By: Yung Pueblo

Narrated by: Yung Pueblo

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Lighter offers a blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness, and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your relationships.

“A beautiful offering from the heart, to the heart.”—Elizabeth Gilbert

“Yung Pueblo holds a mirror to the... Read more

Fair Play: Reese's Book Club

By: Eve Rodsky

Narrated by: Eve Rodsky

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 

"A hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button issues that so many families struggle with."--Reese Witherspoon

Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way...

It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the "shefault" parent... Read more

Trauma and Recovery

By: Judith Lewis Herman

Narrated by: Alison Mathews & Xe Sands

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a “classic for our generation” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score)

Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is... Read more

The Grieving Brain

By: Mary-Frances O'Connor

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's ""Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022""Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and learning.In The Grieving Brain,... Read more

Liliana's Invincible Summer (Pulitzer Prize winner)

By: Cristina Rivera Garza

Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem).
 
“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both... Read more

Cribsheet

By: Emily Oster

Narrated by: Emily Oster

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.

“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times

“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a... Read more

Briefly Perfectly Human

By: Alua Arthur

Narrated by: Alua Arthur

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Named a New York Times' Staff Favorite Book of 2024 and a Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula.""A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the... Read more