Family & Relationships audiobooks

The Excellent 11 - Abridged

By: Ron Clark

Narrated by: Ron Clark

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When The Essential 55 was published, Ron Clark became a tireless promoter, traveling the country to speak to large groups of teachers and fans. And when his Oprah appearance shot the book onto the New York Times bestseller list, he kept the heat on. We can expect the same tenacious commitment to promoting his follow-up book, The Excellent 11.The... Read more

The Bitch in the House - Abridged

By: Cathi Hanauer

Narrated by: Cathi Hanauer

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Despite more power and choices than ever before, women are still angry -- that's not necessarily a bad thing, as anger is what continues to open the door for change. In this collection, 15 women speak boldly and passionately about choices they've made -- about sex, children, love and work -- and explore what's working and what is not. Their... Read more

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men

By: Jill Conner Browne

Narrated by: Jill Conner Browne

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sweet Potato Queens like men. They like them so much that they have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of men, marriage, and great sex. And then, when that doesn t work out, they've devoted an inordinate amount of time to divorce, gittin another one and having great sex with him instead. THE SWEET POTATO... Read more

The New Strong-Willed Child - Abridged

By: James C. Dobson

Narrated by: John Fuller

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist!
Dr. James Dobson has completely rewritten, updated, and expanded his classic best seller The Strong-Willed Child for a new generation of parents and teachers. The New Strong-Willed Child follows on the heels of Dr. Dobson’s phenomenal best seller Bringing Up Boys. It offers practical how-to advice on raising... Read more

Evolution Through Conflict

By: Deidre Combs, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

It's clear that conflict is unlikely to go away any time soon. In fact, it may even be built into our design as a vehicle for growth. With wisdom gained from years of spiritual and cross-cultural studies, Dr. Combs has identified four phases that each of us moves through as we strive to resolve differences, not only with others, but with... Read more

Time, Myth and the Artist's Way

By: Bokara Legendre

Narrated by: Neil Harvey

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The thin membrane through which artists birth poems, sculpture, images, and sound is like the membrane through which spirit manifests. One might ask, "Is the realm of the spiritually attuned artist much different than that of the shaman?" Like the wounded healer, artists often appear to hover around the gates of heaven as well as the gates of... Read more

The 7 Stages of Motherhood

By: Ann Pleshette Murphy

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

While dozens of parenting books address child development, Ann Pleshette Murphy's THE 7 STAGES OF MOTHERHOOD addresses the development of mothers, who are transformed right alongside their children. As the former editor of Parents magazine and current parenting contributor to Good Morning America, Murphy brings the voices of the experts and a... Read more

Making Love Last a Lifetime With Linda Bloom & Charley Bloom

By: Linda Bloom & Charley Bloom

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Through their own experience and their work coaching other couples, Linda and Charlie have developed a valuable tool chest of information and skills that can help all of us overcome pitfalls and find deep meaning and joy in our relationships. Read more

Four Simple Questions That Dispel Unhappiness

By: Byron Katie

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Byron Katie has discovered that each of us maintains a web of beliefs - about our parents, our partners, our neighbors, our government - that are entirely untrue, and yet they're the foundation for much of our unhappiness. Read more

The Dance of Intimacy - Abridged

By: Harriet Lerner

Narrated by: Harriet Lerner

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Dance of Intimacy takes a careful look at relationships where intimacy is most challenged by too much emotional distance, too much intensity, or simply too much pain. In clear, direct and dramatic terms, Dr. Lerner illustrates how we can move differently in these relationships -- be they with a distant or unfaithful spouse, a depressed... Read more

The Dance of Anger - Abridged

By: Harriet Lerner

Narrated by: Harriet Lerner

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The renowned classic and New York Times bestseller that has transformed the lives of millions of readers, dramatically changing how women and men view relationships. Anger is something we feel. It exists for a reason and always deserves our respect and attention. We all have a right to everything we feel—and certainly our anger is no... Read more

The Bastard on the Couch - Abridged

By: Daniel Jones

Narrated by: Daniel Jones

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Two books in one!Turns out that The Bitch In the House was only half the story. Daniel Jones, husband of Cathi Hanauer, has rallied the men for the ""literary equivalent of The Full Monty,"" in which a group of thoughtful, passionate and often hilarious men lay it bare when it comes to their wives and girlfriends, their hopes and fears. Many of... Read more

Grace and Power - Abridged

By: Sally Bedell Smith

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made... Read more

Tender and Tough: Being a Man in the 21St Century

By: Rebecca Walker

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Each of us has a role to play. We're black, we're white, we're Jewish. We're male or we're female. If we decide to step outside the boundaries of the role society has prescribed for us, we often pay a price. Rebecca Walker has confronted those boundaries from the inside, as the Jewish child of a biracial marriage. She also faces them from the... Read more

The 7 Secrets of Effective Fathers - Abridged

By: Ken R Canfield

Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You CAN understand the secrets of effective fathering. You CAN do them. You CAN raise healthy, happy, good kids. You can't earn a degree, take postgraduate courses, be certified or become a master tradesman, but being a dad is the most important job you will ever have. The multitude of suggestions and "should do's" being shouted at you from all... Read more

Letters to My Daughters - Abridged

By: Mary Matalin

Narrated by: Mary Matalin

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Letters to My Daughters, famed political consultant and TV personality Mary Matalin shares the moral, ethical, and occasionally comic life lessons gleaned from her mother's experiences and her own. These intimate, personal letters range from the spiritual to the practical, from giving life to accepting death, from civic to personal... Read more

A Life That Has Meaning Now And Forever

By: Robert Thurman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Why is it sometimes so difficult to be generous? Is human consciousness the one thing in the universe that can be transformed from "something" into "nothing"? One of the most respected teachers of our time, Robert Thurman, takes ancient Buddhist wisdom and translates it into answers that make sense here and now. Read more

Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives - Abridged

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Following the tremendous success of her New York Times bestsellers,Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesandHow Could You Do That?!, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the conscience of talk radio, now addresses the stupid things men do that diminish their lives and happiness.With real-world examples from her radio show and strikingly honest... Read more

Ten Stupid Things Couples Do To Mess Up Their Relationships - Abridged

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of America’s top radio hosts gives her inimitable take on intimate relationships.In Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Dr. Laura addresses the problems men and women face in finding peace, joy and single and married fulfillment in relationships. She identifies the ten most common mistakes people make that mess up... Read more

Parenthood by Proxy - Abridged

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Parenthood by Proxy is a passionate and provocative summation of the perils of parenting and a road map to safety for America's families.Never one to shy away from tough truths, Dr. Laura marshals compelling evidence for the widespread neglect of America's children and condemns the numerous rationalizations to excuse it. Parents, special... Read more

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives - Abridged

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the incredibly popular and controversial psychotherapist who hosts a nationally syndicated, top-rated midday radio talk show, has strong convictions and doesn't hesitate to voice them to callers.She urges women emphatically to lose a domineering jerk of a lover and pick one of the ""good guys,"" to stay home and parent... Read more

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands - Abridged

By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Narrated by: Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The #1 national bestseller from Dr. Laura Schlessinger—America’s top radio talk show host—with advice on how women can make their marriage thrive after the wedding bliss subsidesIn her most provocative book yet, Dr. Laura urgently reminds women that to take proper care of their husbands is to ensure themselves the happiness and satisfaction they... Read more

Love in the Driest Season - Abridged

By: Neely Tucker

Narrated by: Neely Tucker

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Foreign correspondent Neely Tucker and his wife, Vita, arrived in Zimbabwe in 1997. After witnessing firsthand the devastating consequences of AIDS on the population, especially the children, the couple started volunteering at an orphanage that was desperately underfunded and short-staffed. One afternoon, a critically ill infant was brought to... Read more

Talk Sexy to the One You Love - Abridged

By: Barbara Keesling

Narrated by: Barbara Keesling

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

When it comes to the language of love, we may talk a good game in the powder room or the locker room, but we still have a lot to learn where it counts most...the bedroom. According to sex therapist Dr. Barbara Keesling, nothing is more exciting than talking sexy to the one you love and having him or her talk sexy to you. The right words at the... Read more