Family & Relationships audiobooks

Things I Couldn't Tell My Mother

By: Sue Johnston

Narrated by: Sue Johnston

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

'There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager "Don't tell your mother." We couldn't face the disapproval.'

Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean and tidy like her cousins. As she grew older, she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down... Read more

Have a New Teenager by Friday

By: Kevin Leman

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you know this person? • He eats cereal out of a large mixing bowl. • Her bedroom looks like a garbage dump . . . on a good day. • If there were an Academy Award for eye-rolling, he’d win. • She changes outfits three times before breakfast... Congratulations! You have a teenager in your home. Life will never quite be the same again (of course,... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Wendy Walker

Narrated by: Mel Foster & Emily Foster

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook gives fathers the pat on the back they deserve. Children of all ages share their heartfelt words of thanks and loving memories in this collection of 101 new stories. Personal accounts of learning from Dad’s example and lasting lessons, special moments and memorable outings, encouragement and expectations will bring any father joy,... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Wendy Walker

Narrated by: Tanya Eby & Fred Stella

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A mother's job is never done, but in Thanks Mom, she gets the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of gratitude and appreciation in this collection of stories for moms. Daughters and sons retell tales of love and learning, celebrating moms, their wisdom, and all that they do. These stories of special memories, loving and... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Sherri Slater & Dan John Miller

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun audiobook about dating, romance, love, and marriage, will make readers laugh and cry, and is guaranteed to inspire a renewed search for that special someone or open the heart a little more to the love already found. Stories of how couples... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After

By: Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen

Narrated by: Amy Kaechele & Fred Stella

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Dating and courtship, romance, love, and marriage are favorite Chicken Soup topics. Women, and even men, love to listen to true stories about how it happened for other people. This audiobook includes the 101 best stories on love and marriage chosen from a wide variety of past Chicken Soup books. These heartwarming stories will inspire and amuse... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Cheer

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Sandra Burr & Dan John Miller

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone loves Christmas and the holiday season. We reunite scattered family members, watch the wonder in a child’s eyes, and feel the joy of giving gifts. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our lives, as we gather with family, with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall,... Read more

Walking Into Walls

By: Stephen Arterburn

Narrated by: Stephen Arterburn

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever heard yourself say... "As hard as I try, life never turns out like I hoped." "Why is it that everyone has better friends than I do?" "I would be so happy if it weren't for him (or her)." "No one can know my secret; I've got to deal with it on my own." "I've messed up so badly, God will never forgive me." Do any of these feelings... Read more

The Sleepeasy Solution

By: Jill Spivack & Jennifer Waldburger

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Even Hollywood's biggest stars face the same dilemma as other parents do: "How do I get my child to sleep?" As parents in the know are finding, whether they're on the red carpet or the soccer field, the answer is the same: The Sleepeasy Solution.



Psychotherapists and sleep specialists Jennifer and Jill, the dynamic "girlfriends" all of Hollywood... Read more

Raising Teens

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Larry Iverson, Laura Stack & Brad Worthley

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Raising a motivated teenager doesn’t have to be a struggle! Empower yourself with the knowledge that will make your child-rearing years a success. Plenty of tools and methods exist that you can use today to make your child’s teen years happy and successful. These are pivotal years in the life of your child, and you can prepare your teenagers to... Read more

Bedpans And Bobby Socks

By: Barbara Fox

Narrated by: Emma Tate

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

'In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.'

Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn't really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind, and embarked on an... Read more

Rite of Passage

By: Jim McBride

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

For generations, other religions and cultures have put their children through a rite of passage to adulthood. Many people are aware of the Jewish practice of the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, for example. The reality, however, is that many children today don't learn how to become adults on purpose; rather, they ride the wave of adolescence toward an... Read more

Amish Values for Your Family

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

Narrated by: Mimi Black

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

When it comes to strong families that know how to truly enjoy life together, there is much we can learn from the Amish. Just how do they establish such strong family bonds, such deeply held values, and such wonderful family traditions? In Amish Values for Your Family, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher shares the secrets of Amish family... Read more

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Donna Franklin

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

According to renowned sociology scholar Donna L. Franklin, relationships between American black men and women are in a state of crisis. The schism between black men and women is the result of complex, large-scale societal, economic, and cultural trends, and the African-American legacy of slavery. Franklin asserts that black men and women need to... Read more

In Sheep's Clothing

By: George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D.

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. George K. Simon knows how people push your buttons: your children—especially teens—are experts at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative people have two goals: to win and to look good doing it. Too often, those they abuse are... Read more

The Long Journey Home

By: Margaret Robison

Narrated by: Debra Monk

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The mother of best-selling memoirists Augusten Burroughs and John Elder Robison, Margaret Robison offers her own version of the events so famously chronicled in her sons' much-talked about works. From one view, Margaret and her husband John's life together began with a sheen of normality: he a successful academic and she an artist, poet, and... Read more

Star Gazing

By: Linda Gillard

Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Blind since birth, widowed in her twenties, now lonely in her forties, Marianne Fraser lives in Edinburgh in elegant, angry anonymity with her sister, Louisa, a successful novelist. Marianne's passionate nature finds solace and expression in music, a love she finds she shares with Keir, a man she encounters on her doorstep one winter's night.... Read more

Bradshaw On: The Family

By: John Bradshaw

Narrated by: Alan Bomar Jones

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the public television series of the same name, Bradshaw On: The Family is John Bradshaw's seminal work on the dynamics of families that has sold more than a million copies since its original publication in 1988. Here, you will discover the cause of emotionally impaired families. You will learn how unhealthy rules of behavior are passed... Read more

Co-Parenting Works!

By: Tammy G Daughtry

Narrated by: Tammy and Jay Daughtry, Tammy G. Daughtry & Jay...

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

What if your child's "life-after-divorce" could be better than you've hoped for? As the post-divorce dust settles, your child's chances of leading a healthy, successful life are directly linked to how you and your former spouse relate. So instead of listening to statistics, read this book to discover real world co-parenting strategies from... Read more

Finding and Keeping the Love You Want

By: Harville Hendrix

Narrated by: Harville Hendrix

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Harville Hendrix is one of the foremost therapists and authors in the world on the subject of relationships. This presentation explores the role the unconscious plays in choosing a partner and will show you how to avert anguish, stimulate growth, and gain insight to your patterns of attraction and conflict. You will learn to pinpoint unmet... Read more

Why Does He Do That?

By: Lundy Bancroft

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and to change your life. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men shows you how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive... Read more

A Love That Multiplies

By: Michelle Duggar & Jim Bob Duggar

Narrated by: Michelle Duggar

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Now in paperback—Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar share the joys and challenges of parenting with faith.

Anyone who sees America’s best-known mega family on television is filled with curiosity. People want to know….Why do they have so many children? What do they believe? What does the family do for fun? How do they get their children to obey so well?... Read more

Seven Top Tips to Attract the Love You Want

By: Ronnie Ann Ryan

Narrated by: Ronnie Ann Ryan

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you single again? Frustrated with dating? Wonder where the good men are? In this live talk, dating coach Ronnie Ann Ryan shares seven proven strategies to rev up your love life. Find out how to attract men easily, the mechanics of dating, (who should call/pay), and how to apply simple MANifesting techniques. Shift your beliefs about love,... Read more

A Father's Love

By: David Goldman

Narrated by: David Goldman

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son.

David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she... Read more