Nonfiction audiobooks

Rediscovering America'S Soul

By: Mark Gerzon

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Gerzon invites you to join a campaign--not Republican, Democratic or Independent-- but American. Describing the different ideologies contending for the soul of America today, Gerzon provides a useful guide for leading us back to the principles upon which this country was founded. Read more

Sacred Partnership

By: Sue Patton Thoele

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We all have a "deep and holy hunger" to achieve a sacred relationship and truly connect with our partner's soul. Sue Patton Thoele defines the sacred partnership as "a rich and deep friendship between equals that brings to us sanctuary, soul growth and sizzle". Read more

A Promise is a Promise

By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother's Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us.This story, which tells of Kaye O'Bara's devotion to her comatose daughter, Edwarda, transcends our own experiences of love. It reminds us to look within and see where we can give unconditionally. Read more

Hope Is Not a Method - Abridged

By: Gordon Sullivan & Michael V. Harper

Narrated by: Gordon R. Sullivan

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the early 1990s, General Gordon R. Sullivan, Army Chief of Staff, and Colonel Michael V. Harper, his key strategic planner, took the post-Cold War Army into the Information Age. Faced with a 40 percent reduction in staff and funding, they dismantled a cumbersome bureaucracy, reinvented procedures, and set the guidelines for achieving a vast... Read more

Make Your Dreams Real

By: Barbara Sher

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

We're like horses raised in the basement, says Barbara Sher. "We know something's missing, but we don't know what it is." After many years of helping people find and fulfill their lifelong gifts and dreams, Sher has learned some secrets for finding the way out of the basements of our lives. Read more

Love and Wisdom of the Divine Mother - Sounds of Sacred Wisdom

By: Karunamayi & Swami Vijayananda

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The undiluted wisdom of Indian Hinduism is presented here by a female spiritual teacher. Considered by her devotees to be a sacred incarnation of the goddess Saraswati, Karunamayi’s birth was predicted by the great sage Ramana Maharshi. Read more

The Place Beyond Words

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Ram Dass, much beloved spiritual pilgrim, talks candidly about his own journey and the wisdom he has gained from being at the heart of the consciousness movement. He compares life in New York to life in India, being a psychology professor at Harvard to being shunned by many institutions, consciousness in the 1960s to consciousness the 1990s,... Read more

Full House

By: Stephen Gould

Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Few would question that humankind is the crowning achievement of evolution—that history yields progress over time from the primitive and simple to the more advanced and complex—or that identifying an existing trend can be helpful in making important life decisions. We have always identified trends as bad or good. But Stephen Jay Gould argues... Read more

Hiding My Candy - Abridged

By: The lady Chablis

Narrated by: The lady Chablis

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us on an unforgettable tour of Savannah in her amazing story—a triumphant life filled... Read more

I’ll Always Have Paris - Abridged

By: Art Buchwald

Narrated by: Art Buchwald

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1948, an Austrian-Hungarian Jewish 22-year-old from New York began his new career. Determined to be famous, he bought a one-way ticket to Paris, France. His assignment: cover nightclubs, sidewalk cafes, and weddings for the legendary Paris Herald Tribune. For the next 14 years, he developed a life and career by socializing and reporting on... Read more

And then Arnie Told Chi - Abridged

By: Done Wade

Narrated by: Arte Johnson

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection of anecdotes—from Golf Digest editor Don Wade—brings out of the locker room and onto the green an engaging treasury of more than 100 of the greatest golf stories ever told from the game's legends: Ben Hogan, Nancy Lopez, Fred Couples, and others. From Augusta National to Royal St. George, this entertaining, intimate, and funny... Read more

The Essence Of Religion

By: Huston Smith

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Who are we?  Why are we here?  How should we spend our few precious years on Earth?  Throughout history, we've looked to religion for answers to our deepest, abiding questions.  One of the foremost scholars of religion in the world, Huston Smith, discusses the contemporary role of religion, the value religion continues to provide for those who... Read more

Creating from the Spirit - Abridged

By: Dan Wakefield

Narrated by: Dan Wakefield

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Award-winning writer Dan Wakefield reveals how writers, artists, musicians, and creative people of all kinds can unleash the principle of creativity within, so that it can infuse every aspect of our lives. Wakefield challenges the belief that to be creative, one must be alienated, neurotic, irresponsible, and a failure at relationships. Drawing... Read more

Creative Visualization - The Complete Book

By: Shakti Gawain

Narrated by: Shakti Gawain

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Shakti Gawain reads the entire bestselling book, filled with meditations, exercises, and easy-to-use techniques that utilize mental imagery and affirmations to help listeners use the power of their imagination to create what they want in life. Whether it's changing negative habit patterns, improving self-esteem, reaching career goals, developing... Read more

Creativity is Within Your Reach

By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to be a creative person? Here, Czikszentmihalyi tells of the results of extensive research on the subject. He shares how outstandingly creative people differ from ordinary people, and how those of us who consider ourselves more ordinary can cultivate the spark of creativity within Read more

Through the Wilderness of Dreams

By: Robert Bosnak

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Is it possible that the world of dreams is just as real as our waking life? Are our dreams more than just "suds from the brain"? And how can we be sure we aren't dreaming even now? A therapist who has worked with thousands upon thousands of dreams shares his provocative insights and stories about possibilities you may never have considered. Read more

Synchronicity - Abridged

By: Joseph Jaworski

Narrated by: Mitchell Ryan

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Carl Jung defined the phenomenon of “ synchronicity” as “ a collaboration between persons and events that seems to enlist the cooperation of fate.” Joseph Jaworski posits you can take advantage of synchronicity, creating the conditions for “ predictable miracles” versus... Read more

Perfect Business: How To Make A Million From Home With No Payroll No Debts No - Abridged

By: Michael Leboeuf

Narrated by: Michael Leboeuf

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Today, with millions of displaced corporate employees looking for new career options and millions of women seeking ways to earn a living while caring for young children, a staggering one third of America's labor force is working at home already -- and the number continues to grow.
In The Perfect Business, Michael LeBoeuf guides the listener to... Read more

Natural Creativity for Organizations

By: Margaret Wheatley & Myron Kellner-Rogers

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The usual approach to work life in an organization does not allow much room for play, risk or individuality. But principles in the natural world suggest a more creative, effective approach. "Everywhere you look in life," says Wheatley, "what you see is enormous creativity, diversity and experimentation." Read more

Schlepping Towards Enlightenment

By: Lama Surya Das

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A Jewish lama from New York gives us a modern American update on the Eastern spiritual wisdom to which he has dedicated his life since the sixties. His gentle humor and sincerity sparkle through the hard reminders that "if it doesn't show up in life as common-sense, as sagacity, as sanity, what good is it?" Read more

Mind Power

By: Gini Scott

Narrated by: Gini Graham Scott

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Visualize and attain your highest ambitions and succeed in business and personal relationships. In Mind Power, Dr. Gini Graham Scott shows how you can harness the power of your mind to achieve success and overcome challenges. Through a series of powerful mental imaging exercises, you will learn how to eliminate career-threatening time pressures,... Read more

Readers Digest's Humor in Uniform

By: Reader's Digest

Narrated by: Jamie Farr

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From basic training to World War II to the Gulf War, America's veterans share their funniest stories in this collection of Reader's Digest's popular "Humor in Uniform" column. Beneath the horror of war lies a rich tradition of comedy and satire, and these anecdotes have entertained readers for decades. Stars of the TV and movie versions of... Read more

Undaunted Courage

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 21 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether... Read more

The Executive Voice Trainer

By: Jeffrey Jacobi

Narrated by: Jeffrey Jacobi

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Gaining the competitive edge in today's business world requires every advantage. How you speak and sound is as important to your success as the clothes you wear and the way you look. The Executive Voice Trainer shows you how to speak and sound to become a dynamic, confident speaker and advance your career. As you listen, you'll be amazed at how... Read more