Family & Relationships audiobooks

Difficult Conversations - Abridged

By: Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen & Bruce Patton

Narrated by: Douglas Stone

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dealing with your ex-husband, who can't seem to show up reliably for weekends with the kids; navigating a workplace fraught with office politics or racial tensions; saying "I'm sorry" or "I love you".

We all have difficult conversations, no matter how confident or competent we are. And too often, no matter what we try, things don't go well.... Read more

Protecting the Gift - Abridged

By: Gavin De Becker

Narrated by: Gavin De Becker

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Safety skills for children outside the home
Warning signs of sexual abuse
How to screen baby-sitters and choose schools
Strategies for keeping teenagers safe from violence

All parents face the same challenges when it comes to their children's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what to believe, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to... Read more

The Shelter of Each Other - Abridged

By: Mary Pipher, PhD

Narrated by: Mary Pipher, PhD

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Simple solutions for survival in this family-unfriendly culture. . . . Eye-opening. . . heart-wrenching and uplifting.”—San Francisco Chronicle 

Even more resonant today than at its original publication in 1996, The Shelter of Each Other traces the effects of our society’s “anti-family” way of life, where parents are overtaxed, children are... Read more

Hillary's Choice - Abridged

By: Gail Sheehy

Narrated by: Gail Sheehy

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

This is the story of a woman and a marriage, both so famous the world over, we think we know everything there is to know. But Hillary's Choice renders America's First Lady fully human for the first time.
        
Gail Sheehy uncovers the lifelong imprint of Hillary's drillmaster father and the frustrated mother who taught her to bottle up her... Read more

Faithful Travelers - Abridged

By: James Dodson

Narrated by: James Dodson

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In Final Rounds, James Dodson told the poignant story of the golf trip of a lifetime with his terminally ill father. Now, armed with a fly-fishing rod and reel, he embarks with his seven-year-old daughter on an equally memorable journey across America in search of clear-running streams, swift elusive fish, and the eternal truths that only nature... Read more

Shot in the Heart - Abridged

By: Mikal Gilmore

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A murder tale "from inside the house where murder is born." Haunting, harrowing, and profoundly affecting, Shot in the Heart exposes and explores a dark vein of American life that most of us would rather ignore. It is a book that will leave no reader unchanged.

Gary Gilmore, the infamous murderer... Read more

Passion

By: Barbara De Angelis

Narrated by: Barbara De Angelis

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Barbara De Angelis explores passion and its essential place in our lives in a compact tour-de-force for all seasons. A primary motive force that invests life with color, purpose and ultimate meaning, our passion defines how we approach each day and is at the heart of our closest relationships and our most profound achievements. Now, drawing upon... Read more

If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules

By: Cherie Carter-Scott

Narrated by: Cherie Carter-Scott

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you wish you knew the rules for the game of love?

In her #1 New York Times bestseller If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules, Chérie Carter-Scott gave us ten rules for conquering life's challenges and managing its unpredictable ups and downs. Now, in If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules, she presents ten simple rules to help us find true... Read more

Couplehood

By: Paul Reiser

Narrated by: Paul Reiser

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of the #1 best-seller SeinLanguage, Bantam Books proudly presents the first book by Paul Reiser, television's sharpest, funniest observer of love, marriage and other mysteries of  life. A veteran comic performer, Reiser is best-known  as the co-creator and star of the highly-rated NBC comedy, "Mad About You", which Time Magazine... Read more

How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together - Abridged

By: Susan Page

Narrated by: Susan Page

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Susan Page's groundbreaking approach to relationships gives readers the tools and encouragement they need to bring positive changes to their relationship, even when their partners are unwilling to do the work. Based on the premise that what you do in a relationship makes changes faster than anything you discuss, Page introduces the concept of... Read more

Reviving Ophelia - Abridged

By: Mary Pipher, PhD

Narrated by: Mary Pipher, PhD

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Why are more American adolescent girls prey to depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts than ever before? According to Dr. Mary Pipher, a clinical psychologist who has treated girls for more than twenty years, we live in a look-obsessed, media-saturated, "girl-poisoning" culture. Despite the advances of feminism, escalating... Read more

It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now - Abridged

By: Barbara Sher

Narrated by: Barbara Sher

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Sher has transformed the lives of millions with her phenomenally successful books, workshops, and television appearances.  Now, in a work that explores and demystifies one of life's most challenging and bewildering passages, she shatters the myth that turns midlife into a crisis and offers a bold new... Read more

Real Moments for Lovers - Abridged

By: Barbara De Angelis

Narrated by: Barbara De Angelis

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here is a liberating vision of love that offers couples powerful new ways of using words and touch to create levels of intimacy they have never reached before. Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., reveals how partners can experience deeper sexual and emotional connections as she helps them become better lovers in--and out of--the bedroom.



Interweaving the... Read more

Kenya: Taking it Personally

By: Wantari Maathai, James Orengo & Amina Bakari

Narrated by: Christina Fleming

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Sitting in her Kenyan homestay as an exchange student, Christina Fleming set the intention to share the Kenyan peoples' stories in their own voice.  You will hear from several Kenyan leaders as well as a Nairobi family sitting in their living room. Read more

The Art of Everyday Ecstasy

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Margot Anand

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Margot Anand

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

According to tantric philosophy, sexual energy is the creative force of the universe. In this uniquely informative dialogue between Margot Anand and Deepak Chopra, M.D., this concept is discussed with humor, openness, and honesty.Some of the points that are brought to light in this audio program include the following:-Sexual energy is the... Read more

Still Here - Abridged

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Steve Susskind

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying is Ram Dass’ reflection on the joys, pains and opportunities that appear as we age. Read more

Forgiveness

By: Gerald Jampolsky

Narrated by: Neale Donald Walsch & Gerald G. Jampolsky

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Why should we forgive? Why is it so difficult to forgive? How can we forgive? These questions and more are explored in a unique and easy-to-understand manner that shows us the power of forgiveness. This simple, down-to-earth guide explains the toxic, negative side effects of being unforgiving and the havoc it can play on our body, our... Read more

Cracking the Love Code - Abridged

By: Janet O'Neal

Narrated by: Janet O'Neal

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Thousands of people nationwide call Janet O'Neal “The Love Coach,” and this audio explains why. Read more

Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children - Abridged

By: John Rosemond

Narrated by: John Rosemond

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Parents who practice this simple plan can free themselves from guilt, exhaustion, and anger—and free their children to lead happy, responsible lives of their own. Read more

The Educated Child - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: William J. Bennett

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Educated Child defines a good education and offers parents a plan of action for ensuring that their children achieve it.

The Educated Child defines a good education and offers parents a plan of action for ensuring that their children achieve it. Combining the goals that William Bennett enumerated as Secretary of Education, key excerpts from... Read more

Making Love Sacred

By: Marianne Williamson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-listen for anyone seeking to find or deepen that mysterious, mystical, magical thing called love. Whether you are in a relationship or searching for one, Williamson shows you how to do both better by getting "involved in a deep and sacred grand romantic adventure." Read more

How To Be The Parent You Always Wanted To Be - Abridged

By: Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Narrated by: Elaine Mazlish & Adele Faber

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry, a new edition of the timeless paperback and audio guide that provides parents with need-to-know basics about how to communicate effectively with their children—now with additional material and workbook... Read more

Savage Spawn

By: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrated by: Richard Gilliland

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As tragedies in Oregon, Arkansas, and Colorado have shown, children as young as eight years old are capable of murder and violence. Experts ranging from law enforcement officials to guidance counselors are confused and conflicted about how to approach this tragic phenomenon. Best-selling novelist Jonathan Kellerman returns to his roots as a... Read more

How Men Have Babies - Abridged

By: Alan Thicke

Narrated by: Alan Thicke

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … Yikes! Of course pregnancy is thrilling, but it also poses enough challenges to test a saint. In addition to the excitement, there is pressure as you tally up the costs and cope with morning sickness, birth classes, and in-laws, not to mention cravings, celibacy, and a host of other surprises.... Read more