Nonfiction audiobooks

Power of Nonviolence, The:  Compassion In Action (Part 2)

By: His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Daniel Goleman, De...

Narrated by: Jeff Wessman

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In part two of "Peacemaking: The Power of Non-Violence", Nobel Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Daniel Goleman, Michael Meade, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Edward James Olmos and others explore peacemaking as it applies to school and community.  We look at new models of education that include emotional intelligence, conflict resolution... Read more

Power of Nonviolence, The:  Compassion In Action (Part 1)

By: His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Alice Walker & Dan...

Narrated by: Jeff Wessman

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In part one of "Peacemaking: The Power of Non-Violence", Nobel Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Stephen Levine, Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn, Bernadine Dohrn and others explore peacemaking as it applies to the individual and the family.  We look at the implications of self-inflicted violence and the means by which negative attitudes and... Read more

Make Peace, Not War: Day Two

By: Dalai Lama, Michael Meade, Jack Kornfield & Sha...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

High-level inspiration and practical means for change catalyze each other in an incredible confluence of voices here in this second day of the conference. Read more

Make Peace, Not War: Day One

By: Dalai Lama, Alice Walker, Angeles Arrien, Edwar...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this first day of the conference, we also hear H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Alice Walker, Angeles Arrien, Gay Luce and Edward James Olmos, speaking of the causes and deeper cures of violent behavior. "There’s no reason for hopelessness or despair," says Thurman. "We can solve these problems." Read more

Bringing Spirit Into the World

By: Alice Walker

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Something was lost, says Alice Walker, when we took to heart traditional religious stories in which God is separate from nature. And something precious is regained when we honor our intrinsic sense of awe and worship toward nature, and our deep desire for connection with both nature and our human community. Walker calls for more humane... Read more

Unfinished Lives

By: Marilyn Beck

Narrated by: Richard Grieco

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Over his lifetime, Elvis Presley racked up more than 100 top forty hits, including 18 number one singles. One of the world's most iconic performers, the King of Rock ‘ n' Roll died at the age of 42 from a heart attack complicated by years of drug use. By the time she turned eighteen, shy talented Frances Gumm... Read more

Thoreau & Emerson

By: Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Russ Barnett

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The timeless wisdom of two of America's most celebrated philosophers is captured in this anthology containing selections from Thoreau's Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience and Emerson's Introduction to Thoreau, Self-Reliance, Nature, The American Scholar, Education, and Politics. The distinguished voice of Russ Barnett brings the great... Read more

Point Last Seen

By: Hannah Nyala

Narrated by: Hannah Nyala

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Point Last Seen is the story of one woman's harrowing journey to safety for herself and her children. For seven years, Hannah Nyala and her two children were physically and psychologically abused by Hannah's husband. Although they escaped, he soon found the trio and abducted the children. Seeking solace in the desert wilderness to make sense of... Read more

Death and Grieving

By: Marianne Williamson

Narrated by: Marianne Williamson

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Marianne Williamson uses music, meditation, and prayer to help ease the pain brought on by the death and grieving process. A sense of peace and acceptance will permeate one's being with each listening of this cassette, and the individual will find that he/she is able to deal more effectively with the profound emotions that he/she is experiencing. Read more

My Most Unforgettable Character

By: Reader's Digest

Narrated by: Mason Adams

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From Reader's Digest magazine's popular series, “The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met” comes a collection of stories about people who made a big impact on the lives of these contributors. Each individual shares something in common: They struck home in the memory of the storyteller. These figures enriched lives through humor, wisdom,... Read more

Unfinished Lives

By: Les Whitten

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, and the youngest man elected to the office. He was assassinated at the age of 46 in 1963. Arthur Ashe was an African American professional tennis player who won more than forty singles titles, including the Australian Open, the U.S. Open, and Wimbledon. He died in 1993 at the age of 49... Read more

Unfinished Lives

By: Paul Rosenfield

Narrated by: Adrian Pasdar

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Norma Jean Baker was a Hollywood starlet who transformed into Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood sex symbol and one of the world's most iconic figures. Sadly, she died at age 36 in 1962 from a drug overdose. Montgomery Clift was a highly regarded actor who earned four Academy Award nominations for such classics as A Place in the Sun and From Here to... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Part of a series to cover the range of business functions in a typical MBA course, Total Quality Management: Strategic Planning teaches how to integrate strategic quality and business planning to create one tactical process for your entire business. Developed by two leading quality control experts, this well-researched, step-by-step guide helps... Read more

First Things First Every Day - Abridged

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Various

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why we so often prioritize things... Read more

Money: Who Has How Much and Why - Abridged

By: Andrew Hacker

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On the publication of Andrew Hacker's instant classic and bestselling Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, Newsweek described him as a "political scientist doing with statistics what Fred Astaire did with hats, canes, and chairs. he doesn't crunch numbers: he makes them live and breathe." Now, with the same keen, objective... Read more

Charles Kuralt's Summer - Abridged

By: Charles Kuralt

Narrated by: Charles Kuralt

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

After almost four decades of life on the road, Charles Kuralt has visited every corner of the country, sharing with us his fascinating encounters with the people he's met along the way. Now in Charles Kuralt's Summer, he douses the heat with breezy tales of our most extraordinary summer celebrations.

Drawing on pieces from his years at CBS News... Read more

The Big Show - Abridged

By: Keith Olbermann & Dan Patrick

Narrated by: Keith Olbermann & Dan Patrick

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

From World Sports Headquarters in historic Bristol, Connecticut, comes the audiobook that's more colorful than Dennis Rodman's hair. For the first time, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the tag-team partners of ESPN's award winning Sportscenter, bring what People magazine calls their "Letterman-like loopiness and Koppel-esque smarts" to... Read more

Lunch With Krishnamurti

By: Michael Krohnen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In his capacity as Krishnamurti's chef, Krohnen became witness to Krishnamurti's daily life, habits and mealtime conversations.  Krohnen shares with us a rare glimpse into the private life of Krishnamurti, revealing him as a man of rare integrity, the same person in private as in public.  Krohnen describes Krishnamurti's extraordinary ability to... Read more

Change Your Mind - Change The World

By: Nancy Napier

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you feel overwhelmed by the problems of the world?  Do you wish you could do something about some of them, but don't have the time?  Nancy Napier suggests that changing our thought patterns is a powerful way to begin changing the world.  "We're all taught to believe that it's reasonable for some people to have and others not to have," she... Read more

Finding the Champion Within - Abridged

By: Bruce Jenner

Narrated by: Bruce Jenner

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

If anyone knows what it takes to marshal the power needed to become a champion, Bruce Jenner does. His dramatic decathlon victory earned him a gold medal, a new world record, and America's heart. In Finding The Champion Within, Jenner offers the formula that he developed and lived by to anyone who seeks to harness their maximum potential and to... Read more

Apocalypse Wow - Abridged

By: James Finn Garner

Narrated by: James Finn Garner

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As the year 2000 bears down, the best-selling author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, James Finn Garner, confronts a series of monumental questions: Will we remember to order new checks from the bank? Did our invitation to the Kennedy New Year's party get lost in the mail again? Are we all poised on the brink of worldwide enlightenment or... Read more

Ben & Jerry's Double-Dip Capitalism - Abridged

By: Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Narrated by: Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

High Efficiency Selling: - Abridged

By: Stephan Schiffman

Narrated by: Stephan Schiffman

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Proven Program to Maximize Your Sales

In this indispensable new guide, sales consultant and America's #1 corporate sales trainer Steve Schiffman reveals the methodology of HIGH-EFFICIENCY SELLING. This innovative and solid strategy can lead to greater sales, better time management, and improved long-term business partnerships. The... Read more

From Girl To Wise-Woman

By: Joan Borysenko

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychologist/biologist Joan Borysenko illuminates the gifts of being female and celebrates the power of the feminine life-cycle, a brand new field of study.  She shows us, through new research, the path to realizing our unique female gifts, and how to utilize them for a life of extraordinary power. Read more