Nonfiction audiobooks

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.

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Shamanism For Our Time

By: Ruth-Inge Heinze

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shamanism has survived through human history because it still fulfills needs which are otherwise not met. In whatever environment shamans work, they shift the attention of their clients into the interconnectedness so necessary, especially in urban societies. Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen, Roscoe Lee Browne, Beulah Quo, Rob...

Length: TBA

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

The Duel

By: John Lukacs

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world. 
 
In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war. He paints Churchill as resolute, threatened from... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 57 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

Alchemy and Archetypes

By: Carol Pearson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

We all possess the archetypes necessary for the hero’s journey. Though one or two may be predominant in our lives, we can call forth and awaken these inner guides as needed on our quest. In this provocative interview, Carol Pearson reveals how these archetypes can aid our experience of soul initiation. Her message is one of gentleness and... Read more

New Paradigm Thinking

By: Fritjof Capra & David Steindl-Rast

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

These two great minds have joined together to explore the exciting parallels and compatibility of thought in Buddhism, Christianity and modern physics. In the “new paradigm” of thinking, there is a shift from the alienation-producing authority model to one of cooperative thinking, in which we can truly develop a deep sense of belonging to a... Read more

The King Within - Abridged

By: Douglas Gillette & Robert Moore

Narrated by: David Dukes

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this pioneering contribution to the men's movement, Robert Moore, a Jungian psychoanalyst and Douglas Gillette, a mythologist, examine the inner “King”—one of the four archetypes of the male psyche. The King Within both responds to the needs formulated by the men's movement and addresses the larger questions of male psychology. The inner King... Read more

Ancient Culture, Contemporary Wisdom

By: Helena Norberg-Hodge

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What do we have to learn from a tiny, arid mountain culture in the Himalayas? Helena Norberg-Hodge has spent many years becoming intimately familiar with the Ladakhi language and culture, and offers us colorful descriptions of their family and social life. Read more

A Guided Meditation To Ease Grief

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided imagery and affirmations for anyone dealing with grief provides a powerful way of coping with loss naturally and holistically, helping to release sorrow and gently move beyond the pain of bereavement to grief recovery, in whatever way and for however long it takes each listener. Guided imagery is a mind-body technique that consists... Read more

Homage to Catalonia

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1936, George Orwell went to Spain to report on the civil war and instead joined the POUM militia to fight against the Fascists.In this now justly famous account of his experience, he describes both the bleak and the comic aspects of trench warfare on the Aragon front, the Barcelona uprising in May 1937, his nearly fatal wounding just two... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You With Rheumatoid Arthritis Or Lupus

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus consists of guided imagery and affirmations designed to help reduce inflammation and fatigue, relieve pain and distress, relieve and lift the spirits of those suffering from these autoimmune conditions. This meditation for arthritis features hypnotic imagery of inflamed joints subsiding... Read more

A Guided Meditation to Help Relieve Asthma

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for treating asthma naturally contains hypnotic suggestions, soothing guided imagery and powerful affirmations for a holistic approach to symptom relief from asthma, COPD, allergies or other breathing problems. Designed to encourage deeper calmer breathing, this hypnosis for asthma contains powerful suggestions to help... Read more

Lightbeing

By: Max Highstein

Narrated by: Jill Andre

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

About This Guided Meditation

Lightbeing is a colorful journey to another world, where healing begins in a crystal structure full of light and sound. Your host, a gentle being from a beautiful planet, graciously guides you into a deeply relaxed, uplifted state of consciousness.

Max Highstein says, "Some time ago I wanted to incorporate sound and... Read more

Sweet and Sour - Abridged

By: Andy Rooney

Narrated by: Andy Rooney

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For more than thirty years, Andy Rooney had the last word on the most-watched television program in history. "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney"— a segment on 60 Minutes— aired from 1978 to 2011. A man of wit, gruffness, and common sense, Rooney spoke candidly about what drove him— and us— crazy, what... Read more

Principle-Centered Leadership - Abridged

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a foundational guide to leadership.

How do individuals and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change?

Why are efforts to improve organizations failing despite the millions of dollars in time, capital, and human effort being... Read more

The Last Great Ride - Abridged

By: Brandon Tartikoff

Narrated by: Brandon Tartikoff

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1980, Brandon Tartikoff became president of NBC Entertainment. At the age of 31, he was the youngest person ever to hold such a position. When he left NBC a decade later, he had held the job longer than anyone, and NBC had attained a streak of dominance never equaled. A list of his successes include some of the greatest shows in television... Read more

Mikhail Gorbachev's Resignation

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Reaction from Moscow, and a conversation with former United States National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Read more

Anger

By: William G. DeFoore

Narrated by: William G. DeFoore

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Within this dynamic and powerful program, you will find a full description and overview of anger management, what it is and why it's needed. You'll hear an explanation of how anger release can become addictive, and can actually develop into extreme rage addiction. You'll learn the relationship between anger and depression and what it means to... Read more

Helping Your Children with their Anger

By: William G. DeFoore

Narrated by: William G. DeFoore

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This program will guide you to a deeper understanding of the issues underlying your child's anger, and provide you with the necessary skills to help. Listen to the program in the presence or absence of your child or adolescent, to learn the causes of the anger problems and the methods and techniques for solving them. Learn about games and... Read more

Rivethead

By: Ben Hamper

Narrated by: Joe Don Baker

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Ben Hamper vowed never to be an autoworker. Life had other plans. In the 1970s and '80s, the General Motors assembly plant in Flint, Michigan provided steady work for the town's citizens. But at what cost? The man the Detroit Free Press calls "a blue-collar Tom Wolfe" delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a... Read more

Peter the Great

By: Robert K. Massie & John E. Dowling

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 43 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter’s birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of... Read more

The Meaning of Refuge

By: Terry Tempest Williams

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Williams connects two catastrophic events: living downwind of atomic nuclear testing in the deserts of Utah and the record breaking flooding of the Great Salt Lake. These events have deeply affected her sense of the need for refuge. She poetically conveys to us her personal perspectives on grief, love, and the spirituality of nature, lake and... Read more

Grass Crown - Abridged

By: Colleen McCullough

Narrated by: F. Murray Abraham

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of the captivating bestseller
THE FIRST MAN IN ROME...
the timeless saga of power, passion
and conflict of Ancient Rome continues...

The magnificent glory of Republican Rome is threatened when a struggle for power erupts among the men who shaped its hard-won peace. At its center are two extraordinary leaders: Gaius Marius,... Read more