Nonfiction audiobooks

People of the Lie Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dr. M. Scott Peck has inspired millions by combining the deepest insights of psychiatry with those of religion. In this final volume of his compelling audio series based on the bestselling book People of the Life, Dr. Peck once again integrates religious teaching with the science of all psychology as he offers hope for healing one of society's... Read more

Living Up to Death

By: Lama Sogyal Rinpoche

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the heart essence of all the teachings of my masters, says Lama Sogyal Rinpoche about his book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Here he expresses the essence of those teachings--how to live in a way that allows us to conquer the fear of death, and in the process to develop a more meaningful way of living. Read more

The Way Things Ought to Be - Abridged

By: Rush Limbaugh

Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rush Limbaugh is a way of life for over twelve million avid and devoted listeners. For three hours every day this comic conservative of the airwaves with “talent on loan from God”​​ entertains, provokes and persuades friend sand enemies alike in a no-holds-barred show that is one of the biggest draws in radio history.

Using personal anecdotes,... Read more

Through Time Into Healing - Abridged

By: Brian L. Weiss

Narrated by: Brian L. Weiss

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The book that sheds new light on reincarnation and the extraordinary healing potential of past life and hypnotic regression therapy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Many Lives, Many Masters.

Brian Weiss made headlines with his groundbreaking research on past life therapy in Many Lives, Many Masters. Now, based on his extensive... Read more

Honoring the Wisdom Traditions

By: Huston Smith

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This interview is a snapshot of the lively ongoing thought processes of a renowned scholar of world religions. It clearly illustrates how his own spiritual vision has expanded--and likewise his classic reference treatise on world religions. He describes his discovery of Tibetan Buddhism, and his personal meeting with the Dalai Lama. Read more

Wagner’s Ring Cycle In Our Lives

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“People experience a myth as the truth, in metaphor form, for themselves,” says psychiatrist and author Jean Bolen. Her book Ring of Power (HarperSanFrancisco 1992) describes the truths that Wagner’s great mythical Ring cycle of operas shows us about personal family situations and world politics. The parallels are fascinating and compelling. Read more

Don'T Get Even--Get Odd

By: Steve Bhaerman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Buckle up and put your karma in gear, but beware of too much fasting or you may get stopped by the Higher State Patrol. When Swami Beyondananda was younger, he was struck by enlightening, and it opened his clown chakra. Since then he has been unable to stop the flow of puns and irreverent wisdom poking fun at overly serious seekers of... Read more

People of the Lie Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dr. M. Scott Peck has inspired millions by combining the deepest insights of psychiatry with those of religion. In this second of a three volume audio series based on his best-selling book People of the Lie, Dr. Peck once again integrates religious teaching with the science of psychology as he offers hope for healing one of society's most... Read more

The Gift of the Feminine

By: Brenda Peterson

Narrated by: Joan Marler

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Our deepest lessons are found in the truths of our apparent enemies, by "looking at the person who harms you, and seeing how they are like you." This is the message of Brenda Peterson, speaking from her own family and daily life experiences, on topics from leaky roofs to the abortion issue. Read more

Nelson Mandela - 1992 interview

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Nelson Mandela discusses his visit to the United Nations Security Council seeking peacekeepers to quell violence in South Africa. Originally broadcast on the MacNeil/Lehrer News hour on July 15, 1992. Read more

Exploring the Frontiers of Science

By: Beverly Rubik, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What are the future directions of science? Intriguing research is being done, particularly by Russian scientists, on the relationships of energy, mind and matter. In the United States, however, the mechanistic approach still holds sway on science and education, and there are still tremendous obstacles to the funding of unconventional scientific... Read more

Sanity Through Ecopsychology

By: Theodore Roszak, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Roszak calls for "a new psychology that sees us as part of an evolving universe." This requires learning from more natural and ancient modes of integrating the person and habitat, and developing a respect for primal mental processes such as those of children. "Let's keep the kids as sane as they were born," he says. Read more

Revisioning Psychotherapy

By: James Hillman & Michael Ventura

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Two creative minds have joined to issue a broadside challenge to a century-old tradition focused on individual psychological health. By its narrow focus on personal history and relationships, they charge, psychotherapy ignores the political and economic contexts in which the individual exists. Read more

The Art of Soulful Living

By: Thomas Moore

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Moore describes soul as the part of us that wants a rich, full experience of everyday life. That concept may not seem very radical in itself, but startling ideas follow from his wide classical scholarship and experience as a psychotherapist. Read more

Tales Told By An Idiot - Abridged

By: Keith Perreur-Lloyd

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At the age of youthful unreasoning, Keith Perreur-Lloyd cut his ties, and set off with enough money to last for a couple of months - well maybe three. Effectively, he had begun his career ... fundless travel. His pattern over the following years - involving about 114 jobs - was to leave a country with whatever he had saved whilst working... Read more

The Sound of Healing

By: Sharry Edwards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A remarkable discussion with a woman who hears "signature sounds" emitted from other people's bodies--it's "the sound missing from their voice," she says. These sounds, when sung back to them, seem to have miraculous, documented healing powers in a multitude of "hopeless" medical situations. Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Saving America-Saving the World

By: Helen Caldicott, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An articulate firebrand and one of the world's leading advocates of nuclear disarmament, environmentalism and citizen action delivers a scathing wake-up call about abuses of power in American government, media and industry, and the urgent need to truly care for the planet and each other. Read more

People of the Lie Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dr. M. Scott Peck has inspired millions by combining the deepest insights of psychiatry with those of religion. In this first of a three volume audio series based on his bestselling book People of the Lie, Dr. Peck once again integrates religious teaching with the science of psychology as he offers hope for healing one of society's most... Read more

Looking Deeply

By: Alice Walker

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

This is a thought-provoking interview with a frank and powerful thinker and writer. Alice Walker reminds us of the importance of invisible forces and connections between worlds that science has not yet acknowledged. She tells how her own life is informed by a host of “ancestors” and characters from her own writing, and how this provides her with... Read more

The Body Possible

By: Michael Murphy

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Murphy is a cartographer for the unexplored territory of the body. In the same vein as William James and Abraham Maslow, Murphy extends the mapping to movement abilities, extraordinary vitality, changes in body structure, and miraculous healings, to name a few. Read more

Communication and Healing With Animals

By: Linda Tellington-Jones

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Have a favorite animal in your life? Want to relate to animals in a different way? Linda Tellington-Jones opens our eyes to an innovative, effective method of improving our animals' health and temperament, and of experiencing the deep joy of communicating with another species. Read more

The Balance of Mind and Heart with Ram Dass

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Ram Dass

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Ram Dass asks us to consider the ways in which our culture’s pervading myth of unbridled individualism has generated the destabilizing forces confronting us. "Injustice is rooted in a frightened heart." To remain open to the tremendous suffering we encounter requires an exquisite balance of the rational mind and intuitive heart. Ram Dass'... Read more

Stranger Beside Me - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Ann Rule

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.

Meeting... Read more