Family & Relationships audiobooks

Dancing With Yourself

By: Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

After writing the best-selling book, The Invitation, Dreamer discovered that her intention to grow in her capacity to love well was not manifesting, evident in circumstances such as illness and dissolving relationships.  She wanted to know, really know, that she was enough just as she was. Read more

Bringing Up Boys - Abridged

By: James C. Dobson

Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gold Medallion Award winner!
With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others involved in shaping the character of boys have many questions. In... Read more

The Broken Hearth

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: Eric Park

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author William Bennett addresses the central social issue of our time—the deline of the family—in a book as intellectually provocative and politically controversial as his landmark The Death of Outrage.

Our recent economic prosperity has masked the devastation of the American family, which is now under seige as never before. From the... Read more

Hidden Power - Abridged

By: Kati Marton

Narrated by: Jane Alexander

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An extraordinary work of history and original reporting that reveals the ways in which presidential marriages have affected the tone, character, and policies of twelve administrations, from Woodrow and Edith Wilson to George W. and Laura Bush.

Each of the marriages that Kati Marton examines in this hugely appealing book offers up its own... Read more

Relationships as a Bridge to Divine Love

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Dr. Barbara Deangelis

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Dr. Barbara Deangelis

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author and television personality Barbara De Angelis is one of America's leading experts on relationships and personal growth. In this fascinating audio program, she joins Deepak Chopra to discuss the connection between human interactions and a relationship with God. After a lifetime of focusing on the topic, De Angelis has come to... Read more

Car Talk: Why You Should Never Listen to Your Father When It Comes to Cars

By: Tom Magliozzi & Ray Magliozzi

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

It's a fact: 98% of what fathers say is dead wrong. Join famous syndicated radio talk show hosts and ingenious car experts Click and Clack as they bring this little known fact to light. Car Talk: Why You Should Never Listen to Your Father ... is a hilarious collection of the Tappet brothers' favorite calls over the years about fathers,... Read more

What Women Want Men to Know - Abridged

By: Barbara DeAngelis

Narrated by: Barbara DeAngelis

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know, the counterpart audiobook for both sexes that reveals everything women want men to know about loving and understanding the woman in their life. Delivered in her signature frank, provocative and down-to-earth style, What Women Want Men to Know explains... Read more

Anything is Possible

By: Joel Rothschild

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Rothschild has come to believe that science has taken huge leaps forward because of research with AIDS.  His triumphant life story is grounded in a knowing that every moment in life counts.  "When you believe every moment counts, there is acceptance and not resistance." Read more

Journey Into Wisdom

By: Pramila Jayapal

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

India, an ancient culture, has many gifts to share with the western world.  Pramila Jayapal, is an Indian-born, Western educated woman, banker turned community activist, who returns to India to explore the complex issues of progress and development, immersing herself in the life of her native land. Read more

The Relationship Cure - Abridged

By: John Gottman, PhD & Joan De Claire

Narrated by: John Gottman, PhD & Joan De Claire

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones

“This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.” Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your... Read more

The Surrendered Wife - Abridged

By: Laura Doyle

Narrated by: Laura Doyle

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A New York Times bestseller, this controversial guide to improving your marriage has transformed thousands of relationships, bringing women romance, harmony, and the intimacy they crave.

Like millions of women, Laura Doyle wanted her marriage to be better. But when she tried to get her husband to be more romantic, helpful, and ambitious, he... Read more

Emotional Alchemy

By: Tara Bennett-Goleman & Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

We all have coping strategies that let us adapt to adversity. Yet as we grow older these thought patterns are no longer needed and we can even pay a price if we continue to use them. Learn about these patterns, called schemas, that hide our mental habits and shatter our peace of mind. Read more

Embracing Your Dark Side / Seeing Your Light

By: Debbie Ford

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Ford explains that to live an integral life, a grander whole, you must first blend all the aspects of who you are - the light along with the dark, the positive along with the negative. Read more

I SAID NO!

By: Yu'wrian Rise

Narrated by: Books with Voices

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Domestic violence and sexual assault is heartless and mean for anyone that commits such vile act on people. This book is a sad reality of the men that hurt women violently, and encouragement for women not to stay with men that hurt them and learn from their men behaviors that transform them into abusers. Read more

A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating: How to Raise Kids Who Love to Eat Healthy

By: Yami Cazorla-Lancaster

Narrated by: Yami Cazorla-Lancaster

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Most children are born with the innate ability to eat the appropriate amount of food to satisfy their hunger and support appropriate growth. Despite this, parents are still anxious and confused about how much and what to feed their children. In addition, many children are labeled as “picky eaters” or develop behaviors such as hiding and sneaking... Read more

Boys and Girls Learn Differently - Abridged

By: Michael Gurian

Narrated by: Chris Ryan

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The best kept secret in educationa controversial manifesto on how the fundamental differences between boys and girls affect the way they learn Read more

Life Strategies For Teens - Abridged

By: Jay McGraw

Narrated by: Jay McGraw

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the son of Dr. Phil McGraw comes Life Strategies for Teens, the New York Times bestselling guide to teenage success, and the first guide to teenage life that won’t tell you what to do, or who to be, but rather how to live life best.

Are you as tired as I am of books constantly telling you about doing your best to understand your parents,... Read more

Deep To The Bone

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Woodman shares her story of "dying into life" through cancer. These quiet years allowed Woodman to delve deeper into her "bones" and gain insight into concepts of co-dependence, life transitions, addiction, spiritual practice, and surrendering. "I no longer waste my time with people who are into judgement and blame...their game is power and my... Read more

A Home for Everyone

By: Millard Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"We say in Habitat for Humanity that a house is to a family what soil is to a plant.  It is a place for that family to be rooted."  Be inspired to make a difference in your own community, by listening to this dialogue with Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International and author of many books. Read more

Definitely Above Average

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

After the birth of Garrison Keillor's daughter, the stories, songs, and sketches on A Prairie Home Companion took on a distinctly parental bent. This new collection gathers the warmest, funniest, most affectionate examples: dance tunes and comedy with sound effects; songs featuring Chet Atkins,... Read more

Living As If Life Mattered

By: Dawna Markova

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

After being faced with a life-threatening illness, Markova asks herself, "How can I be closer to joy?"  This question pulls her to a lone log cabin in the mountains of Utah where, through self-imposed isolation, she begins the quest of reclaiming true passion and purpose in her life. Through engaging storytelling, Dawna Markova invites us to... Read more

Keep It Simple

By: Janet Luhrs

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover how to make your home a sanctuary, talk and listen from your heart, make financial peace with your partner, and keep that loving connection going when children become part of the family. Read more

His Bright Light

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Traci Godfrey

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel’s tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing, and understanding to us all.

“This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race... Read more

Babyhood

By: Paul Reiser

Narrated by: Paul Reiser

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm going to be totally honest.  This is not the kind of audiobook that can help you.  It's not a "how-to," a "when-to," or a "what-to-expect."  It's not even endorsed by anyone remotely connected to the medical profession.  (Although a cousin of mine who sells carpeting to doctors' offices not only found it "insightful" and "informative," but... Read more