Psychology audiobooks

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

By: Matthew Blakeslee & Sandra Blakeslee

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? Why do you duck your head when you drive into an underground parking garage? Why are your kids so enthralled by video games?



The answers to these questions can be found in a new understanding of how your brain interacts with your body, the space around your body, and the social world. Every point on... Read more

Look Me in the Eye

By: John Elder Robison

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits–an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes–had earned him the label “social deviant.” No guidance came from his mother or his father. It was no wonder he... Read more

Look Me in the Eye - Abridged

By: John Elder Robison

Narrated by: John Elder Robison

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.” No guidance came from his... Read more

Finding Your Inner Compass

By: Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

How do you get past the chatter in your mind to find the wisdom that comes from a deeper place, your truest inner guidance? Is there a way to filter out the false sense of knowing that comes only from the ego? In this beautiful and inspiring conversation, Joan Borysenko sheds light on the mystery of finding connection with your highest truth. Read more

The Stuff of Thought - Abridged

By: Steven Pinker

Narrated by: Dean Olsher

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language

Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books?including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate?have... Read more

Gut Feelings

By: Gerd Gigerenzer

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Gerd Gigerenzer is one of the researchers of behavioral intuition responsible for the science behind Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink. Gladwell showed us how snap decisions often yield better results than careful analysis. Now, Gigerenzer explains why our intuition is such a powerful decision-making tool.



Drawing on a decade of research at... Read more

Your Attitude Affects Your Health

By: Dawson Church

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Science is beginning to corroborate a link between one's beliefs, and which genes become activated for one's health. Thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, prayer, religious faith, a rich social network, and charitable acts all are factors in staying healthy. Read more

This Is Your Brain on Music - Abridged

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What can music teach us about the brain? What can the brain teach us about music? And what can both teach us about ourselves?
 
In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin (The World in Six Songs and The Organized Mind) explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how... Read more

The Female Brain

By: Louann Brizendine, MD

Narrated by: Louann Brizendine, MD

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain ten years ago, the response has been overwhelming. This New York Times bestseller has been translated into more than thirty languages, has sold nearly a million copies between editions, and has most recently inspired a romantic comedy starring Whitney Cummings and Sofia Vergara. And its profound... Read more

The Political Brain

By: Drew Westen

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 16 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Political Brain is a groundbreaking investigation into how the mind works, how the brain works, and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections. Scientist and psychologist Drew Westen has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more dispassionate notions held by most cognitive psychologists, political... Read more

Affirmations for Self-Healing

By: Swami Kriyananda

Narrated by: Swami Kriyananda

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Scientists now acknowledge that an individuals thoughts influence their physical, mental, and emotional health. People routinely enlist the help of psychologists and drugs to overcome their deeply rooted, harmful thoughts. This book contains 52 affirmations and prayers devoted to strengthening positive qualities such as will power, good health,... Read more

The Personality Code

By: Travis Bradberry

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The Personality Code clearly and persuasively demonstrates how personality determines why we do what we do and how we can maximize our strengths, work smarter with others, and profit from better relationships in our careers. Based on the IDISC(tm) Personality Profile—an updated and rigorously validated proprietary version of DISC, the world's... Read more

Deal Breakers

By: Dr. Bethany Marshall

Narrated by: Renée Raudman

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a book about men. Not all men, just emotionally unhealthy men. The ones who make you question, "Is it him or is it me? Am I making too big a deal out of this? I try to tell him how I feel, but he says I'm overreacting or needy or it's all my fault." Relationships are hard work, but how hard should they be? When do you know you are... Read more

Chasing Life - Abridged

By: Sanjay Gupta

Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For centuries, adventurers and scientists have believed that not only could we delay death but that "practical immortality" was within our reach. Today, many well-respected researchers would be inclined to agree. In a book that is not about anti-aging, but about functional aging--extending your healthy, active life--Dr. Sanjay Gupta blends... Read more

The High Road to Love and Light

By: Sandra Ingerman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How would you like to radiate positive thoughts and shield yourself from those that are destructive? Shamanic teacher and author, Sandra Ingerman, beautifully delves into how our thoughts create our lives and impact others. She works with the ancient principle of alchemy, turning heavy-leaded consciousness into light-hearted golden... Read more

The 33 Strategies of War

By: Robert Greene

Narrated by: Donald Coren

Length: 27 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The contemporary companion to Sun-Tzu's The Art of War, this brilliant distillation of the strategies of war can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Read more

The 33 Strategies of War - Abridged

By: Robert Greene

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The contemporary companion to Sun-tzu's The Art of War, this brilliant distillation of the strategies of war can help us gain mastery in the modern world.<



Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, this is a comprehensive guide to getting ahead... Read more

The No Asshole Rule - Abridged

By: Robert I. Sutton

Narrated by: Robert I. Sutton

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The definitive guide to working with -- and surviving -- bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, egomaniacs, and all the other assholes who do their best to destroy you at work.

"What an asshole!"

How many times have you said that about someone at work? You're not alone! In this groundbreaking book, Stanford... Read more

Healing Your Body Through Inner Peace

By: Deb Shapiro

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Deb Shapiro has found that by looking at physical ailments you can discover clues to unresolved emotions and old memories that you have yet to release. She takes you on an exploration of the ways you can heal your body by exploring your mind. Read more

How to Remember Names and Faces

By: Harry Lorayne

Narrated by: Harry Lorayne

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Remember the name - but can't remember the face?
Remember the face - but can't remember the name?

Harry Lorayne's easy-to-use techniques will teach you how!

How important is recalling a name or face? No matter how briefly you may have met, remembering someone can be a crucial social and business skill. By applying Lorayne's proven system of memory... Read more

How to Improve Your Memory

By: Harry Lorayne

Narrated by: Harry Lorayne

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Increase your powers of recall and retention with Harry Lorayne's famous Memory Development Program

How to Improve Your Memory teaches you proved techniques to help remember phone numbers, prices, appointments, speeches, lists, and much more. By applying the Lorayne link and peg system of memory development you will be able to:

* Better your... Read more

Ending the War on Drugs

By: Dirk Chase Eldredge

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this outstanding examination of the country’s most troubling problem, a conservative Republican shows how and why America is losing the war on drugs and makes an important contribution to the debate on alternative policies.Author Dirk Eldredge demonstrates how the drug war has led only to overcrowded courts and prisons, rising crime, official... Read more

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

By: Thomas De Quincey

Narrated by: Thomas Whitworth

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1804, while a student at Oxford, Thomas De Quincey was looking for relief from excruciating pain when a college acquaintance recommended opium. "Opium!" De Quincey wrote. "Dread agent of unimaginable pleasure and pain! I had heard of it as I had of manna or of ambrosia, but no further: how unmeaning a sound it was at that time!"Confessions of... Read more

Elegant Aging

By: William G. DeFoore

Narrated by: William G. DeFoore

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an entertaining and informative look at the process that begins at your birth and extends throughout your life. Discover the tools you need to make your aging process healthy and happy, and the rest of your life will be the best of your life. Note: This audiobook is a recording of a live presentation. Read more