Nonfiction audiobooks
The Universe is a Story
By: Brian Thomas Swimme, PhD
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
According to cosmologist Swimme, science, humanity, and the natural world have all suffered from a myopic fragmentation of scientific knowledge. Yet some voices in physics today are beginning to echo the wonder and mystery of ancient mystical intuitions, and to present a more unified view of the nature and history of the world. Join Swimme in... Read more
View audiobookImages of Tibet
By: Galen Rowell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Adventurer, award-winning photographer and collaborator with the Dalai Lama on the book My Tibet (University of California Press 1990), Galen Rowell speaks of the environmental and cultural devastation brought upon Tibet by Communist Chinese occupation. He shares his adventures in mountaineering, and what is needed for true nature conservation. Read more
View audiobookSongs of the Doomed - Abridged
By: Hunter S. Thompson
Narrated by: Hunter S. Thompson
Length: 3 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The third volume of the legendary โGonzo Papersโ recalls high and hideous moments in Hunter S. Thompsonโs life and careerโfeaturing a new introduction from comedian Tim Heidecker.
With Thompsonโs trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to... Read more
Perfect Victim - Abridged
By: Christine McGuire
Narrated by: Amanda Plummer
Length: 3 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan left home to hitchhike from Oregon to California. Seven years later she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and extraordinary crime. Known as the "sex slave" or "girl in the box" case, here's the whole storyโ too strange to be anything but trueโ of Colleen's horrifying imprisonment... Read more
View audiobookWenn Frauen zu sehr lieben - Die heimliche Sucht, gebraucht zu werden (Ungekรผrzt)
By: Robin Norwood
Narrated by: Ulrike Kapfer
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
"Zu sehr lieben" bedeutet etwas ganz anderes als "zu viele Mรคnner lieben" oder "sich zu oft verlieben" oder "einen anderen Menschen zu aufrichtig und zu tief lieben". "Zu sehr lieben" bedeutet: sich fรผr einen Menschen bis zur Selbstaufgabe verzehren, diese Besessenheit mit Liebe gleichsetzen, zulassen, dass sie die eigenen Gefรผhle und einen... Read more
View audiobook365 Ways You Can Save the Earth
By: Michael Viner
Narrated by: Ed Begley Jr.
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Our earth home is in trouble: plastic pollution, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, and hazardous waste all affect many processes that shape global climate and ecosystems. However, we don't have to go out with a whimper. We can fight back. Even better, we can win. The battlegrounds are our homes, schools, workplaces, and vacation... Read more
View audiobookWiseguy - Abridged
By: Nicholas Pileggi
Narrated by: Nicholas Pileggi
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Nicholas Pileggiโs vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hillโthe working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that โto be a wiseguy was to own the world,โ who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangsterโs lifeโhas been hailed as โthe best book ever written on organized crimeโ (Cosmopolitan).
This is... Read more
NLP
By: Charles Faulkner, Gerry Schmidt, Kelly Gerling,...
Narrated by: Charles Faulkner, Gerry Schmidt, Kelly Gerling,...
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
NLP: A Powerful Technology for Producing Change
When we first encountered NLP more than a dozen years ago, we realized it represented a paradigm shift, a completely new way of thinking that makes heightened achievement levels and personal transformation possible.
Here's the great reality about NLP: If one person can do something, anyone else... Read more
The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 12 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
ADVENTURES IN MYTH. Campbell tells us why the quest is the highest adventure and how its pursuit will transform our lives. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 2 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
IN PURSUIT OF THE MYSTERY. Taking the Hero's journey leads one into the darkest part of the forest where true wisdom lies. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 1 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE MYTHIC JOURNEY. Campbell lays the groundwork for understanding the immeasurable value of myth to our lives. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 3 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A SENSE OF WONDER. Campbell explores the richness of the mythologies of so-called "primitive" societies, the relevance of ritual, and the need to create a mythology reflecting the unity of all humanity. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 13 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE UNIVERSAL MYSTERY. Here Campbell discusses the four functions of mythology, and how it operates in all our lives. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 4 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
MYTHIC HORIZONS. The "essential drift" of mythology is that behind our apparent separateness is a fundamental unity among people. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 11 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
FOLLOWING YOUR BLISS. Heeding the "call of the Hero" and following your heart's longing is the challenge of contemporary times. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 7 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE DIVINE DANCE. From Christ to Buddha to Krishna to Mohammed, from the God of Abraham to the Great Spirit of the Native American, Campbell points out the deeper reality behind the masks. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 6 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE ETERNAL QUEST. Taking the risk of leaving the wasteland behind and living a spontaneous life is at the center of the mythic journey. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 5 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE PATHLESS PATH. Describing the nature of the vision quest, Campbell explores the authentic Western spirit and the relevance of myth in restoring our relationship with the natural world. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 10 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
THE HEART OF MYTH. "Myths do not come from a concept system; they come from a life system...from where the heart is, and where the experience isโ says Campbell. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 9 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
ROOTS OF MYTH. Campbell speaks of his early stirrings, and in the process lays the foundation for understanding the world of myth. Read more
View audiobookThe Wisdom of Joseph Campbell Part 8 of 13
By: Joseph Campbell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: No
GATEWAYS TO MYTH. How to appreciate and understand our own myths is the question underscoring this conversation. Read more
View audiobookFurther Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged
By: M. Scott Peck
Narrated by: M. Scott Peck
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally.... Read more
View audiobookEssential Reality
By: David Bohm, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Bohm addresses the nature of thought and thinking, and how our conditioned minds become subordinate to the way we think. He says the thinking process โis a representation of what is, but is not what isโ and goes on to challenge our perception of time and space as illusory. This conversation ranges from mindless thought to experiencing each... Read more
View audiobookTowards Wholeness
By: David Bohm, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Renowned physicist, David Bohm, describes scientific theory as the myth that drives our culture, and points out the fallacy of our belief system. He also presents his alternative for addressing the worldโs mega-problems through engaging in a new level of โdialogueโ among small groups of people. Read more
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