Nonfiction audiobooks

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 55 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

Flashbacks - Abridged

By: Timothy Leary

Narrated by: Timothy Leary

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Timothy Leary (1920-1996) was an American psychologist, educator, and author who advocated the use of psychedelic drugs. His books included Exo-Psychology, Your Brain Is God, and Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out. Read more

You Just Don't Understand - Abridged

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Deborah Tannen

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Deborah Tannen's #1 bestseller revolutionized the way men and women talk -- and listen -- to each other -- at home, at work, and wherever the communication gap between the sexes can lead to troublesome misunderstandings. The problem dates back to childhood, when boys and girls learn to use language in distinctly different ways; years later,... Read more

The Dream of the Earth - Abridged

By: Thomas Berry

Narrated by: Thomas Berry

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This landmark work— a foundational volume in the ecological canon— points to a necessary transformation of consciousness if mankind and the planet are to survive. Drawing upon the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers, Thomas Berry forges a balanced, deeply felt declaration of planetary independence from the... Read more

If You Really Loved Me - Abridged

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Ann Rule

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

There was only one way to please her father: Murder his wife....

David Brown was the consummate entrepreneur: a computer wizard and millionaire by age thirty-two. When his beautiful young wife was shot to death as she slept, Brown's fourteen-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, confessed to killing her stepmother. The California courts sentenced her... Read more

That's Not What I Meant - Abridged

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Deborah Tannen

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You know the feeling: You thought you said exactly what you wanted to, but somehow a different message comes across. You end up feeling misunderstood...and the relationship that you're building -- at home, on the job, on a date, or in an interview -- slips a little further out of your control.
Talk is the key to any relationship and... Read more

The Prize - Abridged

By: Daniel Yergin

Narrated by: Bob Jamieson

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as “the best history of oil ever written” by Business Week, Daniel Yergin’s “spellbinding…irresistible” (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.

Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts... Read more

Physics of the Mind: Holographic Realities

By: Michael Talbot

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The mathematics that the brain uses for memory are the same as those used in creating a hologram, says Michael Talbot. This and other scientific evidence suggests that the mind/brain - and perhaps the entire universe – is a kind of hologram. This revolutionary model of reality sheds new light on such phenomena as psychic powers, poltergeists,... Read more

Singer in the Real World

By: Holly Near

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"What has to take place for the light to come into your eye?" asks Holly Near. Not only a talented singer and songwriter, she demonstrates in this lively interview that she is also a passionate, humorous and articulate spokesperson for peace and sanity in the world. Read more

Light Touch - Abridged

By: Malcolm Kushner

Narrated by: Malcolm Kushner

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

YOUR CARRER IS NO LAUGHING MATTER, BUT...

Humor is a powerful and often forgotten tool in building business success. It can relieve tension, enhance relationships and motivate people. Now in this breakthrough audio cassette, Malcolm Kushner, America's premier humor consultant tells you how to tap this overlooked natural resource.

This is not... Read more

Bulow Hammock - Abridged

By: David Wallace

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Florida, there exists a very special ecosystem where sub-tropical and north-temperate vegetation meet— Bulow Hammock. Saved by conservationists, it is one of the last stands of forest on the East Coast. This hardwood grove in Florida's open marshes and pine wood is now a State Park where complex life thrives. In the tradition of... Read more

Money Sense

By: Joe Dominguez & Vicki Robin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you mastered money in your life, or does it master you? Dominguez and Robin describe their own philosophy and techniques for knowing "how much is enough," for living below your means and not needing to work for money. They challenge us in new ways to re-examine our relationship to money and things financial. Read more

Money and Spirit

By: Jacob Needleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Money has become for our generation what sex was for the earlier generations," says philosopher Jacob Needleman, "a force that is at the back of almost everything people do, but which we're not yet able to face without hypocrisy." In this refreshingly candid and insightful interview, Needleman discusses the meaning of money and its place in the... Read more

The Next Century

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: E.G. Marshall

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

What can we learn from the events of the 20th century? David Halberstam set out to answer that question in this perceptive and eye-opening work which examines the past in order to determine the future. From the rise of the Japanese economy to the startling changes that reshaped the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Halberstam argues that the... Read more

Further Along the Road Less Traveled: Mythology and Human Nature - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

Escaping Into Life

By: Shinzen Young

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most challenging problems we face in life is that we don't know how to concentrate. In this dialogue Young, a Westerner who lived as a monk in Japan and learned Vipassana meditation, emphasizes the importance of self-observation and focus as the way to personal freedom. Read more

Learned Optimism - Abridged

By: Martin E. P. Seligman

Narrated by: Martin E. P. Seligman

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

ARE YOU HOLDING YOURSELF BACK?
Without knowing it, most of us impose limits on our achievement and our happiness by approaching life's problems and challenges with unnecessary pessimism. Now, Dr. Martin Seligman, a pioneer in cognitive psychology and motivational research, tells you how to identify your own self-defeating thought patterns --... Read more

An Alternative Future

By: Hazel Henderson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In this radical, visionary look at our possibilities for a sustainable future, Hazel Henderson discusses the “globalization” of human affairs, and proposes new ways of evaluating and improving a city or nation’s quality of life. We need an alternative, she explains, to such indicators as the GNP, which values war weapons but not environmental... Read more

Of Kings and Warriors

By: Robert Moore

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Within each of us are four fundamental archetypes--King, Warrior, Magician and Lover--which Robert Moore describes as "programs for human emotional, behavioral and mental functioning." These archetypes need to be recognized and integrated into our lives for us to achieve maturity and self-realization. Read more

Interview with Gerald Ford

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An interview with former President Gerald Ford on the prospect of the United States going to war in the Persian Gulf, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Read more

Where Riches Lie

By: Paul Hwoschinsky

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Money and wealth are not the same thing, asserts Hwoschinsky, a venture capitalist, wilderness photographer and author. By using a "non-financial balance sheet" to identify the assets which, more than money ever could, indicate our aliveness and true wealth--our health, relationships, education, vision and creativity--we can begin to integrate... Read more

Mozart

By: Marcia Davenport

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Realistic, moving, engrossing, and positively brilliant, this biography recreates Mozart, the man and his music, against the background of the world he lived in. For Marcia Davenport, the research and writing of Mozart was truly a labor of love, during which she retraced every journey he made, saw every dwelling (then extant) in which he had... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You With Chemotherapy

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Guided imagery for chemotherapy is a holistic, mind-body therapy that consists of healing words and images, set to soothing music, to achieve specific healing goals. Repeated listening once or twice a day for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum impact on physical comfort and positive attitude. This particular audio program has been distributed by oncology... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You Manage Diabetes

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Offering affirmations and guided imagery for diabetes, this recording has been endorsed and distributed by AADE, the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Embedded in this soothing, hypnotic meditation for diabetes are suggestions designed to help lower blood sugar naturally. The narrative invokes images in a relaxed, focused state of... Read more