Nonfiction audiobooks

It's Not Over Until You Win - Abridged

By: Les Brown

Narrated by: Les Brown

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Les Brown is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the world today. In It’s Not Over Until You Win!, Brown offers a powerful and inspirational plan to help people overcome any obstacle in their lives.

Les Brown himself has been through countless ups and downs, suffering through personal and career crises, including the cancellation of... Read more

The Road Less Traveled - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.”

Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The... Read more

Jumpstart - Abridged

By: Denise Austin

Narrated by: Denise Austin

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Denise Austin, the star of Getting Fit with Denise Austin, wants you to JumpStart to a new, healthier lifestyle!

In JumpStart, Denise shows you how to lose weight, tone your body, and lose inches safely and quickly. You'll get energized, adopt an eating and exercise plan you can live with, and learn the secrets of lasting weight loss. Denise... Read more

King of Comedy - Abridged

By: Shawn Levy

Narrated by: Marty Ingels

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A revealing biography of comic legend Jerry Lewis.Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) achieved superstardom in the 1950s and 1960s with such films as The Caddy, The Bellboy, and The Nutty Professor. Later, Lewis was almost as well known for his dedication to the cause of muscular dystrophy and his annual Labor Day telethon, which he hosted for more than... Read more

Confucius in the Boardroom - Abridged

By: Stefan Rudnicki & Stephanie Zimbalist

Narrated by: Blair Underwood

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Today's modern, competitive business environment demands that executives conduct business operations more effectively and compassionately. Turning to the ancient wisdom of China provides insight for professionals who want to stay on the cutting edge. This program guides executives with fundamental teachings on the topics of leadership, strategy,... Read more

One World Ready or Not - Abridged

By: William Greider

Narrated by: Howard McGillin

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In ONE WORLD, READY OR NOT, William Greider focuses his incomparable reportorial skills on the global economy, which he contends is sowing "creative destruction" everywhere.

Greider explains the dynamics of the global economy in terms of human struggle. As he makes clear, the actions of multinational corporations and finance capitalists are no... Read more

Work as Art

By: Dick Richards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Why are so many of us unhappy in our jobs? Dick Richards gives us many answers to this question as well as practical insights for what we can do about it. A graphic artist, poet and international organizational consultant on leadership, change, teamwork and personal growth, Richard believes "all work has the capacity to be both science and art". Read more

Exploded

By: Tom Bodett

Narrated by: Tom Bodett

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There are certain defining events that occur to people— the sort of things we use as markers in the timetables of our lives: Birth and Deaths. Marriages and Divorces. Windfalls and Calamities. For Tom Bodett, it was the day he got electrocuted. On May 27, 1975, about seven o'clock in the morning, Tom Bodett was “ ... Read more

Political Incorrections - Abridged

By: Bill Maher

Narrated by: Bill Maher

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Best Opening Monologues from Politically Incorrect starring Bill Maher
Featuring an introduction by Penn Jillette
For everyone who's had their fill of politicians, TV trials and the daily events seen on the evening news, Simon & Schuster Audio offers some relief with POLITICAL INCORRECTIONS-a collection of the funniest opening monologues... Read more

Hazardous Duty - Abridged

By: Colonel David H. Hackworth

Narrated by: Colonel David H. Hackworth

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Colonel David H. Hackworth— one of America's most decorated soldiers— served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. After retiring from the military in 1971, he completed a second tour of battlefield duty as a war correspondent. Accompanying our nation's fighting men and women to the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Somalia, Korea,... Read more

Chaos Made Simple

By: Myron Kellner-Rogers

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There is a growing disillusionment in our institutions today.  We all want change, but we're afraid to experiment.  Kellner-Rogers has looked to nature for insights into creating more efficient organizations, noting that "Diversity in a healthy, living ecosystem is not an ethical or moral choice, but an absolute requirement for health." Read more

The Sound of Creativity

By: Julia Cameron & Tim Wheater

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this captivating dialogue, Julia Cameron and Tim Wheater explore how music can enhance your creative powers. "If we are willing to enter into sound, allow sound into our lives, begin to make sounds, our creative powers become so much larger," according to Cameron. Read more

Everyday Miracles

By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you wondered how your cat or dog seems to know when you're coming home? Sheldrake, one of the most innovative scientists of our time, believes that all self-organizing systems (including human society) have invisible fields within and around them which shape and mold their development. He calls them, “morphic fields” and gives ideas for... Read more

Angels: Where Science Fears to Tread

By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D. & Matthew Fox, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

How does modern physics parallel and transform the concept of angels? How did a split between science and spirit come about and how are the two being reconnected? What is the importance of wonder and awe in scientific study? The answers to these and many other questions are explored in this dynamic conversation between a scientist and a... Read more

Genesis: A New View

By: Bill Moyers

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Moyers discusses his original approach to broadcast journalism and his series "Genesis: A Living Conversation," He describes why these are among the most powerful stories in Western Civilization, and uncovering their deeper, often controversial meanings. Moyers says, "Stories are the way we organize our response to the world…Listening to others,... Read more

Psychic Warrior - Abridged

By: David Morehouse

Narrated by: David Morehouse

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For nearly two decades, the United States military intelligence community delved into the dark world of psychic espionage, recruiting a team of individuals who used their paranormal gifts to transcend time and space and uncover the highly guarded military secrets of other nations. After David Morehouse— a highly decorated Army... Read more

Poison Pen - Abridged

By: Lysa Moskowitz-Mateu & David LaFontaine

Narrated by: Lysa Moskowitz-Mateu

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Two sleazy tabloid reporters expose all of their shocking secrets!The public appetite for intimate details about celebrities continues to grow— online, on television, and at the check-out counter of every grocery store. To feed the public' s insatiable desire for juicy gossip, Lysa Moskowitz-Mateu and David LaFontaine... Read more

When Money Is King - Abridged

By: Richard Hack

Narrated by: Joseph Campanella

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Financier Ronald O. Perelman is one of the richest men in America, building a personal business empire worth billions. Linked to society's most dazzling beauties, Perelman owns palatial estates in Palm Beach, East Hampton, Manhattan, Sun Valley, and Bel Air, plus an impressive art collection, a fleet of automobiles, and two G-4 jets. This first... Read more

An Unseemly Man - Abridged

By: Larry Flynt & Kenneth Ross

Narrated by: Todd Susman

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Controversial and outspoken, hated and admired, Larry Flynt was one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century. The life of the infamous publisher needs no exaggeration to make it one of the most interesting stories of our time. The found of Hustler magazine, Flynt was an ardent advocate of First Amendment rights and a man whose landmark... Read more

Rewrites A Memoir - Abridged

By: Neil Simon

Narrated by: Neil Simon

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest.

More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's... Read more

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