Nonfiction audiobooks

Ideas That Matter:  The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton

By: Lawrence Cunningham & Brother Patrick Hart

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A gifted and complex man, the late Thomas Merton is considered by many to be a pivotal figure in 20th-century writing and spirituality. A Trappist monk, Merton was a voracious reader, prolific writer, great music lover (especially of jazz), and a social activist who believed there was more to the contemplative life than "simply denying oneself." Read more

Little Rock Nine 40th Anniversary

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Jim Lehrer discusses the 40th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine with Haynes Johnson, Kenneth Blackwell, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Beschloss and Roger Wilkins. Read more

Awakening America

By: Marianne Williamson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

"Within the next ten years, America will experience a renaissance or a catastrophe.  Something is going to happen to take us back to who we are," says author Marianne Williamson.  Her energy is contagious.  She tells us we can face life from two positions--simply reacting to our circumstances or becoming proactive in the service of a vision. Read more

Scrooge Transformed

By: Joe Cusumano

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Through a series of synchronistic experiences, Joseph Cusumano was compelled to read, re-read and ultimately re-interpret Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. Cusumano sees the story as much more than a heartwarming Christmas fable, and believes it offers keys to a spiritual rebirth. Read more

Molecules of Emotion - Abridged

By: Candace B. Pert

Narrated by: Candace B. Pert

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling and revolutionary book that serves as a “landmark in our understanding of the mind-body connection” (Deepak Chopra, MD).

Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health?

In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert—an extraordinary neuroscientist who played a pivotal role in the... Read more

May The Farce Be With You

By: Swami Beyondananda

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Swami Beyondananda, the brainchild and alter ego of writer/humorist Steve Bhaerman, who has been characterized as a cross between Ram Dass and Haägen-Dasz.  Bhaerman's brand of humor is transformational, breaking cultural and individual "trances" to awaken us from old patterns of separation, victimhood, violence and greed. Read more

Home and Away

By: Kevin Kling

Narrated by: Kevin Kling

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

It is the beginning of the Gulf War. While Iraq is being bombed, deep in the heart of Minnesota the Kling family saga unfolds. Award-winning playwright and author Kevin Kling builds a carefully constructed universe out of materials both familiar and astonishing. Well-known for his gift of taking the weird and mundane experiences of life and... Read more

All but My Life - Abridged

By: Gerda Weissman Klein

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

All but My Life tells the haunting story of Gerda Weissman Klein’s experience under the Nazi regime. Taken from her home in Bielitz, Poland, and sent to German labor camps, Gerda survived and was liberated by American troops. In her memoir, Klein takes audiences on an alarming journey from the comforts of life in Poland to the horrifying... Read more

Ancient Oracle For Modern Times

By: Paul O'Brien

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

You may know that the I Ching, or Book of Changes is one of the world's oldest texts, written four to five thousand years ago and used by emperors and sages of advanced civilizations.  What you may not know is that this ancient divination system uses an intricate, numerically based concept of changing dual states that assisted in the development... Read more

Recovering The Divine Feminine

By: Andrew Harvey

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Harvey, a renowned writer and modern mystic, speaks of the re-emergence in our patriarchal society of sacred feminine values for people of all faiths throughout the world.  Drawing from his penetrating studies of religion and spirituality as well as his own profound mystical experiences, Harvey believes that until we acknowledge the full... Read more

Rumi: The Supreme Mystical Guide

By: Andrew Harvey

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There is probably no one more qualified to illuminate the life and work of Jalaluddin Rumi, the great thirteenth-century Sufi mystic and poet, than Andrew Harvey, who possesses the very eloquence and passion he admires in Rumi's work.  Harvey likens Rumi to Buddha, Ramakrishna, Shakespeare and Jesus Christ. Read more

Way of the Peaceful Warrior

By: Dan Millman

Narrated by: Dan Millman

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite his success, college student and world-champion athlete Dan Millman is haunted by a feeling that something is missing from his life. Awakened one night by dark dreams, he wanders into an all-night gas station where a chance encounter with the enigmatic Socrates starts Dan on a spiritual odyssey, which throws his perfect but shallow life... Read more

You Can Be Happy No Matter What - Abridged

By: Richard Carlson

Narrated by: Richard Carlson

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this revised edition, #1 New York Times bestselling author and nationally known stress-management consultant Dr. Richard Carlson reveals a profound breakthrough in human psychology. Most of us believe that our happiness depends on outside circumstances, that by solving our problems, improving our relationships, or achieving success we will... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The quality movement prompted many companies to question their entire way of operating. To understand and profit from the concept of Total Quality Management, companies must pay particular attention to the first word in the phrase: total. The spectacular rewards enjoyed by top companies like 3M, FedEx, and Ben & Jerry's were earned through a... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

More than ever, customer relations and engagement are key components of a company's success. Companies that are intent on tracking their customer's ever-changing requirements and improving their services know the best business management model begins with customer focus and ends with customer satisfaction. Total Quality Management: Customers and... Read more

The FBI

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 20 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

No institution in American society generates as much curiosity, fear, and intrigue as the FBI. No institution can obtain so much information and penetrate so deeply into our private lives. And no institution plays a greater role in safeguarding our freedom—or potentially threatening it.In this groundbreaking book, award-winning journalist Ronald... Read more

Kaplan Word Power - Abridged

By: Kaplan

Narrated by: n/a

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You'll Never Be at a Loss for Words Again.
The words you use say a lot about who you are and where you're headed. Whether you want to express yourself clearly to impress a prospective employer during a job interview, or just brush up on those pesky words you encounter every so often reading the newspaper, Kaplan Word Power® is the essential... Read more

Protect Your Achilles Heel - Abridged

By: Wess Roberts

Narrated by: Wess Roberts

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Protect Your Achilles Heel mirrors the immensely successful model created by Roberts in his two previous bestsellers Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun and Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun. In that series, Roberts applied Attila's cunning leadership secrets to the modern business world.

Now, he uses the story of Achilles to illustrate how... Read more

Confronting Your Demons

By: Theresa Sheppard Alexander

Narrated by: Jacqui Dunne

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Theresa Sheppard Alexander became a therapist after her own experiences undergoing Primal Therapy helped to liberate her from her scarred past.  Her experience from both sides of the fence, as patient and therapist, gives us a unique understanding of the entire healing process of Deep Feeling Therapy, an offshoot of Primal Therapy. Read more

The Journey Of A Lifetime

By: Colin Fletcher

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Colin Fletcher decided at the age of 67 to make a foot and raft expedition, some 1700 miles, down the full length of the fabled Colorado River--alone.  Pursuing an idea that came to him in the shower, Fletcher commenced the six-month river trip from the Wyoming Rockies to Mexico's Gulf of California, having never even been in a raft... Read more

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

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

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 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