Psychology audiobooks

Switch on Your Brain

By: Dr. Caroline Leaf

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

According to researchers, the vast majority—a whopping 75-98 percent—of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about truly affects us both physically and emotionally. In fact, fear alone triggers more than 1,400 known physical and chemical responses in our bodies, activating more than thirty... Read more

What Makes a Hero?

By: Elizabeth Svoboda

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An entertaining investigation into the biology and psychology of why we sacrifice for other people

Researchers are now applying the lens of science to study heroism for the first time. How do biology, upbringing, and outside influences intersect to produce altruistic and heroic behavior? And how can we encourage this behavior in corporations,... Read more

The Reason I Jump

By: Naoki Higashida

Narrated by: Tom Picasso

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

You' ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought... Read more

Exposed

By: Jane Velez-Mitchell

Narrated by: Elizabeth White

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexander’s ex-girlfriend, the attractive and soft-spoken Jodi... Read more

On Combat

By: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman & Loren W. Chr...

Narrated by: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman

Length: 18 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle and the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory -- then discusses new research findings as to what measure warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can stay in the fight, survive, and win. A brief,... Read more

Selbsthypnose lernen

By: Michael Bauer

Narrated by: Michael Bauer

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Diese Hypnose lässt Sie eintauchen in eine tiefe Trance. Dort wird Ihnen ein posthypnotischer Anker gesetzt, welcher es Ihnen erlaubt zu jeder Zeit für den Zeitraum von 15 Minuten in Hypnose zu gehen - wann immer Sie möchten. Durch das mehrfache Hören dieses Hypnose-Hörbuchs haben Sie die Möglichkeit künftig auch ganz ohne ohne das Hören den... Read more

Entspannt zum Zahnarzt

By: Michael Bauer

Narrated by: Michael Bauer

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Sie fürchten den Gang zum Zahnarzt? Schon alleine der Gedanke an die nächste Zahnbehandlung lässt Sie schaudern? Sie sind schmerzempfindlich, ängstlich und neigen zu einem gewissen Würgereiz? Mit der Hypnoseanwendung "Entspannt zum Zahnarzt" haben Sie nun die Möglichkeit all diese Thematiken aus dem Wege zu räumen! Sie werden in den angenehmen... Read more

A Very Short Tour the Mind

By: Michael Corballis

Narrated by: Derek Shetterly

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

What gives the human brain the creative ability that defines us all as individuals? Although the silicon version is hard on its heels, the brain remains the most remarkable computer in existence. Leading us through cognitive theory, neuroscience and Darwinian evolution with his trademark wit and wisdom, Michael Corballis explains what we... Read more

Emotional First Aid

By: Guy Winch

Narrated by: Guy Winch

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

First aid for failure

Although we have bandages for cuts, chicken soup for colds, and ice packs for bruises, most of us have no idea how to treat day-to-day emotional injuries such as failure, rejection, and loss. But, as Guy Winch, Ph.D., points out, these kinds of emotional injuries often get worse when left untreated and can significantly... Read more

The Art Of Manipulation

By: Omar Johnson

Narrated by: Phillip Hubler

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

We have all used forms of manipulation in our lifetime. For example, a child manipulating a parent by crying incessantly when that parent balks at the idea of buying them the latest toy, crying to the point where that parent just eventually wears down and gives in or altering our appearance with the intention of getting a specific reaction or... Read more

Hypnotic Influence

By: Omar Johnson

Narrated by: Phillip Hubler

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether you are a politician, entertainer, coach or sports figure, religious or spiritual leader, the head of a company or you are trying to lead an organization, in order to get people to follow and support your ideas, beliefs and vision you must be able to persuade and influence them. You must be charismatic and possess the magnetic traits... Read more

Simpler

By: Cass R. Sunstein

Narrated by: Joel Leffert

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Simpler government arrived four years ago. It helped put money in your pocket. It saved hours of your time. It improved your children' s diet, lengthened your life span, and benefited businesses large and small. It did so by issuing fewer regulations, by insisting on smarter regulations, and by eliminating or improving old regulations. Cass R.... Read more

The Human Spark

By: Jerome Kagan

Narrated by: Joe Geoffrey

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

As infants we are rife with potential. For a short time, we have before us a seemingly infinite number of developmental paths. Soon, however, we become limited to certain paths as we grow into unique products of our genetics and experience. But what factors account for the variation—in skills, personalities, values—that results? How do... Read more

Clash!

By: Alana Conner & Hazel Rose Markus

Narrated by: Alana Conner & Hazel Rose Markus

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

As the world gets smaller, hotter, and flatter, people from different cultures are colliding like never before:

1) East Asian students now dominate Western schools and workplaces, yet crash into the so-called "bamboo ceiling" before reaching the top.

2) Women are getting stuck as they rocket up the corporate ladder, while men are falling off the... Read more

The Power of Receiving

By: Amanda Owen

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Once in a blue moon an idea comes along that once heard seems so obvious that you wonder why somebody hasn't written about it before. Amanda Owen's The Power of Receiving: A Revolutionary Approach to Giving Yourself the Life You Want and Deserve presents a new paradigm for the 21st century-a philosophy that values receiving as much as giving and... Read more

Clash!

By: Hazel Rose Markus & Alana Conner

Narrated by: Authors

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

As the world gets smaller, hotter, and flatter, people from different cultures are colliding like never before:
East Asian students now dominate Western schools and workplaces, yet crash into the so-called "bamboo ceiling" before reaching the top.Women are getting stuck as they rocket up the corporate ladder, while men are falling off the ladder... Read more

What Do Women Want?

By: Daniel Bergner

Narrated by: Charles Pasternak

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

When it comes to sex, common wisdom holds that men roam while women crave closeness and commitment. But in this provocative, headline-making book, Daniel Bergner turns everything we thought we knew about women's arousal and desire inside out. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with renowned behavioral scientists, sexologists,... Read more

Managing Your Emotions

By: Omar Johnson

Narrated by: Larry Anderson

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Emotions play a big part in impacting our daily lives for better or for worse. Since how we effectively manage and control our emotions will determine in most cases how successful we are at work, in business, in our relationships etc., we need to critically assess our emotional makeup and wellbeing to ensure that our emotions are not hindering... Read more

Updated Mental Health 'Bible'

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The American Psychiatric Association released a new edition of the DSM, which doctors use to diagnose and treat mental disorders. Judy Woodruff discusses the changes and implications for both patients and professionals with Dr. Michael First of Columbia University and Dr. Steven Hyman of the Broad Institute. Read more

True Refuge

By: Tara Brach, PhD

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming emotion, or inevitable loss? If you're like most people, chances are you react with fear and confusion, falling back on timeworn strategies: anger, self-judgment, and addictive behaviors. Though these old,... Read more

Selbst-Coaching

By: Michael Bauer

Narrated by: Michael Bauer

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Vermehrter Streß und die Angst, bzw. Sorge um die Erhaltung der gewonnenen Standards lassen den Menschen oftmals Wege gehen, welche es ihm im Grunde nur erschweren einen erfüllenden Mehrwert in seinem Leben zu schaffen. Anstatt zu agieren wird häufig nur reagiert. Dies führt nicht selten zu einer folgenreichen Verkettung von Denkprozessen und... Read more

Selbst-Coaching

By: Michael Bauer

Narrated by: Michael Bauer

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Vermehrter Streß und die Angst, bzw. Sorge um die Erhaltung der gewonnenen Standards lassen den Menschen oftmals Wege gehen, welche es ihm im Grunde nur erschweren einen erfüllenden Mehrwert in seinem Leben zu schaffen. Anstatt zu agieren wird häufig nur reagiert. Dies führt nicht selten zu einer folgenreichen Verkettung von Denkprozessen und... Read more

Confessions of a Sociopath

By: M.E. Thomas

Narrated by: Bernadette Sullivan

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Confessions of a Sociopath is both the memoir of a high-functioning, law-abiding (well, mostly) sociopath and a roadmap -- right from the source -- for dealing with the sociopath in your life.

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, “We are your neighbors, your coworkers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family,... Read more

The Book of Woe

By: Gary Greenberg

Narrated by: David Drummond

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than two years, author and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg has embedded himself in the war that broke out over the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM)—the American Psychiatric Association's compendium of mental illnesses and what Greenberg calls "the book of woe."



Since its debut in 1952,... Read more