Family & Relationships audiobooks

Radical

By: David Platt

Narrated by: David Platt

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES... Read more

Magnetic Partners

By: Stephen J. Betchen

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen J. Betchen, a therapist in private practice who teaches couples therapy in the clinical doctoral program of the University of Pennsylvania and who writes regularly for the "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" column of the Ladies' Home Journal, has pioneered the remarkably effective "master conflict" method of saving relationships. Through his... Read more

Gonville

By: Peter Birkenhead

Narrated by: Peter Birkenhead

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A frequent contributor to such high-profile publications as GQ and the Los Angeles Times, Peter Birkenhead is perhaps best known for his widely read essays and cultural musings on Salon.com. In Gonville, Birkenhead wields his cuts-to-the-bone prose in a memoir focusing largely on a father who is at once a magnetic personality and a violent,... Read more

No Wonder My Parents Drank

By: Jay Mohr

Narrated by: Jay Mohr

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

YOU’LL NEVER SLEEP IN THIS TOWN AGAIN

From Saturday Night Live to stand-up, from a blockbuster film career to the star of CBS’s hit television show Gary Unmarried, Jay Mohr is one of the funniest people in comedy today. Now, in this down and dirty tale of modern fatherhood, Mohr shares his stories as a first-time parent.

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Getting beyond Hello

By: Jeanne Martinet

Narrated by: Jeanne Martinet

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Getting beyond Hello is a practical and amusing book of advice and wisdom from Miss Mingle, who answers a variety of questions about social situations."Relax," says Miss Mingle. It's easy to avoid the "hell" in "hello," deflect the unwanted greeting kiss, feel okay when you're dressed all wrong, solve modern dilemmas such as meeting same-sex... Read more

For Better

By: Tara Parker-Pope

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

We’ve all heard the statistic: Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. It’s enough to make many couples give up when the going gets rough, thinking that’s what everybody else does. But what if it weren’t true? What if, in fact, it’s not only possible but often easier than you think to save a seemingly troubled relationship? These are the... Read more

Sh*t My Dad Says

By: Justin Halpern

Narrated by: Sean Schemmel

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is ""like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair,"" has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to... Read more

Mom Still Likes You Best

By: Jane Isay

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

There's a myth out there that good relations between brothers and sisters do not include conflict, annoyance, disagreement, or mixed feelings. Jane Isay believes this is a destructive myth, one that makes people doubt the strength of the connection with their siblings. Brothers and sisters may love and hate, fight and forgive, but they never... Read more

I Am Hutterite

By: Mary-Ann Kirkby

Narrated by: Mary-Ann Kirkby

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable, leaving a Hutterite colony with their seven children to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and did not understand them in this powerful story of understanding how our beginnings often define us.“Your mother and father are running away," said... Read more

Untold Story of the New Testament Church

By: Frank Viola

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A scholar of the New Testament Church and a forerunner of modern Church renewal, Frank Viola casts his gaze back at the birth pangs of first century Christianity in The Untold Story of the New Testament Church. Using a 'you-are-there' approach, this epic volume gives readers a first-hand account of how the witness of Christ's testimony impacted... Read more

Preparing for Global Change

By: Marshall Vian Summers

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Our world is clearly changing, and many of those changes promise to be challenging or even catastrophic. How will we deal with the struggles that lie ahead? Marshall Vian Summers anticipates a profound paradigm shift and a global depletion, that will demand more of us than anything we've experienced. Read more

Whom Not to Marry

By: Pat Connor

Narrated by: Robin Sachs

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The new single woman's Bible that shows how to distinguish Mr. Right from Mr. Right Now

Father Pat Connor knows marriages. Having presided over more than two hundred weddings and conducted pre-marriage and marriage counseling for more than forty years, he's something of an expert. And now he is sharing his wealth of experience with women... Read more

The Council of Dads

By: Bruce Feiler

Narrated by: Bruce Feiler

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a major NBC primetime dramaThe uplifting story that touched the world and inspired families everywhere to rethink what matters most in their livesAs a young dad, Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author and television host, received shattering news. A rare form of cancer was threatening not only his life but his family's future as... Read more

Whom Not to Marry

By: Pat Connor

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The new single woman's Bible that shows how to distinguish Mr. Right from Mr. Right NowFather Pat Connor knows marriages. Having presided over more than two hundred weddings and conducted pre-marriage and marriage counseling for more than forty years, he's something of an expert. And now he is sharing his wealth of experience with women... Read more

Trusting God

By: Jerry Bridges

Narrated by: John Haag

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Because obeying God makes sense to us. In most cases, His laws appear reasonable and wise, and even when we don’t want to obey them, we usually concede that they are good for us. But the circumstances we find ourselves in often defy explanation. When unexpected situations arise that appear unjust, irrational, or even dreadful, we feel confused... Read more

Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage

By: Lee Strobel & Leslie Strobel

Narrated by: Giovanni Cordiferro/Rebecca Rogers, Giovanni Co...

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Someone came between Lee and Leslie Strobel, threatening to shipwreck their marriage. No, it wasn't an old flame. It was Jesus Christ.Leslie's decision to become a follower of Jesus brought heated opposition from her skeptical husband. They began to experience conflict over a variety of issues, from finances to child-rearing. But over time,... Read more

Bringing Up Girls

By: James C. Dobson

Narrated by: James C. Dobson

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the ultimate guide to raising our daughters right—from parenting authority and trusted family counselor Dr. James Dobson.
Peer pressure. Eating disorders. Decisions about love, romance, and sex. Academic demands. Life goals and how to achieve them. These are just some of the challenges that girls face today—and the age at which they... Read more

Bringing Up Girls - Abridged

By: James C. Dobson

Narrated by: James C. Dobson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

2011 Retailers Choice Award winner!
Bringing Up Boys by parenting expert and best-selling author Dr. James Dobson was, and continues to be, a runaway hit, selling more than 2 million copies to date. Now, Dr. Dobson presents his highly anticipated companion book: Bringing Up Girls. Based on extensive research, and handled with Dr. Dobson’s... Read more

Discipline of Grace

By: Jerry Bridges

Narrated by: John Haag

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

If you've wondered what about the difference between your role and God's role in your spiritual formation, this book will show you how to rest in Christ while pursuing a life of holiness. Read more

NPR Road Trips: Family Vacations

By: NPR

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them—and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you’ve... Read more

US

By: Lisa Oz

Narrated by: Lisa Oz

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It’s what you think." —Lisa Oz

Being social creatures, we yearn for connection but often fall into bad habits that interfere with our ability to have rewarding relationships. We begin to see ourselves as alone, isolated, or at odds with the rest of the... Read more

Father Fiction

By: Donald Miller

Narrated by: Kelly Ryan Dolan

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

With honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and candid, Miller moves from self-pity and brokenness to hope and strength, highlighting a path for millions who are floundering in an age without... Read more

The Conversation

By: Hill Harper

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling, award-winning author, actor, and motivational speaker Hill Harper invites listeners to join the conversation about the breakdown of the African-American family. The Black community of past generations found strength in families, but today's Black children have less than a one in three chance of being raised in a... Read more

Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?

By: Laura Bennett

Narrated by: Laura Bennett

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

As a busy mother of six, Laura Bennett is on an impossible mission: raising a brood of fast-moving, messy, wild sons (and one happily civilized daughter) in the jungles of Manhattan. What other choice does she have than to sit back, grab a martini, and let the boys be—er—boys? In Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?, Laura gives her irreverent take on... Read more