Family & Relationships audiobooks

Real Sex

By: Lauren Winner

Narrated by: Bernadett Dunne

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

SEX. Splashed across magazine covers, billboards, and computer screens - sex is thrilling, necessary, unavoidable. And everybody's doing it, right? // In Real Sex, Lauren Winner speaks candidly about the difficulty - and the importance - of sexual chastity. With nuance and wit, she talks about her own sexual journey. Never dodging tough terms... Read more

Wisdom of Our Fathers

By: Tim Russert & Joseph Buttler

Narrated by: Various

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

What does itreally mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory that makes you smile when you least expect it?

After the publication of Tim Russert’s number one New York Times... Read more

Wisdom of Our Fathers - Abridged

By: Tim Russert

Narrated by: Tim Russert, Joseph Buttler, Marc Cashman, Susa...

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What does itreally mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory that makes you smile when you least expect it?

After the publication of Tim Russert’s number one New York Times... Read more

Mayan Myth and Legend

By: Martin Prechtel

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Prechtel mixes Mayan myths with a first-person account of his efforts to escape from Guatemala with his family intact during the 1980s civil war that tore the country apart.  In this dialogue you will get a privileged and rare glimpse into the complex and spiritually rich life of the Mayan culture, with tales filled with enchantment, danger,... Read more

Change the Story: Change the Future

By: David Korten

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

We now stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future.  As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future holds great peril and great promise. Read more

Ten Lessons To Transform Your Marriage

By: John Gottman, PhD

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, marital psychologists John and Julie Gottman provide vital tools—scientifically based and empirically verified—that you can use to regain affection and romance lost through years of ineffective communication.

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington made a... Read more

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage - Abridged

By: John Gottman, PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD ...

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser & Anne Gartlan

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, marital psychologists John and Julie Gottman provide vital tools—scientifically based and empirically verified—that you can use to regain affection and romance lost through years of ineffective communication.

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington made a... Read more

I'm Not Okay/ Is It Just Me

By: Ken Davis

Narrated by: Ken Davis

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Two live performances in one new compilation!

I'm Not Okay!: Who, but a wise guy would engineer some of the stunts Davis has pulled and then have the audacity to talk about them? Like the time he shot a screwdriver through the ceiling of his kitchen with an M-80 firecracker. And who else would have an international collection of airline barf... Read more

Lies at the Altar - Abridged

By: Robin L. Smith

Narrated by: Dr. Robin L. Smith

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Psychologist Dr. Robin Smith reveals how to turn vows made at the altar into realistic plans for a long and happy marriage. Dr. Robin Smith advises couples on how to take the wedding vows that were made in earnest and in innocence, to a level where they can be used to build a happy, healthy, satisfying and long-lasting marriage. Lies at the... Read more

DSI--Date Scene Investigation

By: Ian Kerner

Narrated by: Ian Kerner

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Warning: Names have been changed to protect the brokenhearted. Someone you know is stuck in a dead-end relationship. Perhaps thaT someone is you. Have you been read your rights? In this hilarious and helpful handbook, best-selling author Ian Kerner introduces us to the DSI team, a top-secret unit within the FBI (that's the Federal Bureau of... Read more

Mama Made the Difference

By: T. D. Jakes

Narrated by: Richard Allen

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates motherhood-for-mothers and those who love them.

Beloved pastor and bestselling author T. D. Jakes pays tribute to his mother—and mothers everywhere—with powerful, heartwarming stories and lessons from his own experiences as a son and pastor.

Woven into these vignettes are Biblical stories and... Read more

The Way We Eat

By: James Mason & Peter Singer

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 12 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A thought-provoking look at how what we eat profoundly effects all living things and the environment—and how we can make healthful, more humane food choices. Read more

To Hell with All That

By: Caitlin Flanagan

Narrated by: Julia Fletcher

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Presented as a series of essays, it follows the natural course of women’s lives. Read more

The Ride of Our Lives

By: Mike Leonard

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It’s not everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible gift of gab. Marge, Jack’s bride of sixty years, though cut from the same rough bolt of Irish immigrant cloth, is his polar opposite–pessimistic and proud of it. What was their son, Mike,... Read more

The Ride of Our Lives - Abridged

By: Mike Leonard

Narrated by: Mike Leonard

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It’s not everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible gift of gab. Marge, Jack’s bride of sixty years, though cut from the same rough bolt of Irish immigrant cloth, is his polar opposite–pessimistic and proud of it. What was their son, Mike,... Read more

Many Ways to Say I Love You

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for new parents and those whose children are grown.

Fred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are... Read more

Motherless Mothers - Abridged

By: Hope Edelman

Narrated by: Hope Edelman

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When Hope Edelman published Motherless Daughters about the long-term effects of early mother loss, the book touched a nerve in women across the country, and went on to become an enduring New York Times bestseller. Edelman, who was seventeen when her own mother died, told the collective story of mother loss with such candor, empathy, and informed... Read more

Holidays on Ice - Abridged

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris, Ann Magnuson & Amy Sedaris

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the... Read more

When Peace Finds Its Own Keepers

By: Sharon Mehdi

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

For ten years Sharon Mehdi struggled to write a book that she hoped would bring the world a step closer to peace. Then one day, after a months of writer's block, as she sat in a small café in Medford, Oregon, a different book began to write itself. It, too, was a book of peace, one she thought would be a simple fable for her newborn granddaughter. Read more

The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenally successful book--more than 1,600,000 copies were sold--and as copies were passed between friends and loved ones, it touched millions more lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from readers, many of whom expressed the desire to convey those same principles to their... Read more

A Gentler Way to Communicate

By: Marshall Rosenberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Most of us have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, diagnose and to think and communicate in terms of “right” and “wrong” – all of which can generate needless conflict. Rosenberg has developed a form of communication that provides a peaceful alternative to the violence that underlies most of our communication. Read more

The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents - Abridged

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenally successful book--more than 1,600,000 copies were sold--and as copies were passed between friends and loved ones, it touched millions more lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from readers, many of whom expressed the desire to convey those same principles to their... Read more

If Mama Goes South, We're All Going with Her - Abridged

By: Lindsey O'Connor

Narrated by: Lindsey O'Connor

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

With all that women have to do and the many "hats" they wear, it's easy for them to feel like they are "going south" physically, emotionally, or spiritually. And yet, others are depending on them and being influenced by them. So for those women who are running on empty, feeling lonely or weary, Lindsey O'Connor offers an invigorating dose of... Read more

Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads

By: Rosalind Wiseman & Elizabeth Rapoport

Narrated by: Lee Adams

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens to Queen Bees and Wannabes when they grow up?

Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults that make them act like they’re back in seventh grade. In Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads, Rosalind Wiseman gives us the tools to handle difficult situations involving teachers and... Read more