Self-Improvement audiobooks

How We Learn to Be Brave

By: Mariann Edgar Budde

Narrated by: Mariann Edgar Budde

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.

On January 21, 2025, many Americans were introduced to Bishop Mariann Budde thanks to what The New York Times called “an... Read more

The Anxious Generation

By: Jonathan Haidt

Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Jonathan Haidt

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 • A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 • A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 • Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, the New York Post, and Town & Country • The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction... Read more

Atomic Habits

By: James Clear

Narrated by: James Clear

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller.
Over 20 million copies sold!
Translated into 60+ languages!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to... Read more

Wintering

By: Katherine May

Narrated by: Rebecca Lee

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 

“Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being

“Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert  

"Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving... Read more

Four Thousand Weeks

By: Oliver Burkeman

Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This program is read by the author.

"Burkeman and his irresistible British accent shifted my paradigm a couple centimeters . . . 'The day will never arrive when you have everything under control,' he calmly whispered in my ear, and I think I believed him." - Vulture

"The philosophical tone of his delivery is... Read more

How to Keep House While Drowning

By: KC Davis

Narrated by: KC Davis & Dr. Raquel Martin

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

An NPR Best Book of 2022
USA TODAY Bestseller

This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home.

If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth... Read more

Catching the Big Fish

By: David Lynch

Narrated by: David Lynch

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “unexpected delight” (The Boston Globe), visionary filmmaker, musician, and actor David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.

David Lynch’s Catching the Big Fish provides a rare window into the internationally... Read more

Outlive

By: Peter Attia, MD

Narrated by: Peter Attia, MD

Length: 17 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert
 
“One of the most important books you’ll ever... Read more

Beyond Anxiety

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Martha Beck & Maria Shriver

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
INDIE BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER

From bestselling author Martha Beck, a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within

We live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us assume that the key to overcoming it is to think our way out. And for a while it works. But there is always something that sends... Read more

Burnout

By: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is a gift! I’ve been practicing their strategies, and it’s a total game changer.”—Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead

“A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves, Burnout is essential reading [and] . . . excels in its intersectionality.”—Bustle
 
This... Read more

Meditations for Mortals

By: Oliver Burkeman

Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"The philosophical tone of his delivery is perfect." —AudioFile on Four Thousand Weeks

This program is read by the author.

A map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life—a journey that begins where we actually find ourselves, not with a fantasy of where we’d like to be—from the New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand... Read more

Love in a F*cked-Up World

By: Dean Spade

Narrated by: Dean Spade

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In this inspiring self-help handbook, a trans activist dares us to be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and amongst our closest connections.

Lifelong activist and educator Dean Spade dares us to decide that our interpersonal actions are not separate from our politics of liberation and resistance. Many activist projects and... Read more

The Creative Act

By: Rick Rubin

Narrated by: Rick Rubin

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller.

"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.” —Anne Lamott

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping... Read more

How to Know a Person

By: David Brooks

Narrated by: David Brooks

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain

“More than a guide to better conversations, it’s a blueprint for a more connected and humane way of... Read more

Untamed

By: Glennon Doyle

Narrated by: Glennon Doyle

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)

In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we... Read more

Finding Me

By: Viola Davis

Narrated by: Viola Davis

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year!Narrated by Viola DavisIn my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central... Read more

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition

By: Brené Brown

Narrated by: Brené Brown

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller, featuring a new foreword.

For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and,... Read more

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey

Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! Now with exclusive new content from the paperback edition, the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater... Read more

Emergent Strategy

By: adrienne maree brown

Narrated by: adrienne maree brown

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Octavia Butler, here is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to shape the futures we want. Change is constant. The world, our bodies, and our minds are in a constant state of flux. They are a stream of ever-mutating, emergent patterns. Rather than steel ourselves against such change, Emergent Strategy teaches us... Read more

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

By: Maria Bamford

Narrated by: Maria Bamford

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From “weird, scary, ingenious” (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and “laugh-out-loud funny” (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems—from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends... Read more

This Changes Everything

By: Tyler Merritt

Narrated by: Tyler Merritt, Jerrie Merritt, David Tieche & D...

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt—beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black—to realize that there was no time for anger, unforgiveness, foolishness, or lost friendships. None of us have any time to waste.

When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything he thought he knew about what mattered in life changed. Though he made it... Read more

Stolen Focus

By: Johann Hari

Narrated by: Johann Hari

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.

“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again

“Read this book to... Read more

1000 Words

By: Jami Attenberg

Narrated by: Jami Attenberg, Kamali Minter, Joy Osmanski & A...

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

National Bestseller

Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this “encouraging handbook” (Publishers Weekly) features essays on creativity, productivity, and writing from acclaimed authors including Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, Celeste Ng, Meg Wolitzer, and Carmen Maria Machado.

In 2018, novelist Jami... Read more

Defy

By: Dr. Sunita Sah

Narrated by: Dr. Sunita Sah

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

“Dr. Sunita Sah brilliantly reframes our understanding of defiance—from an act of mere rebellion to a vital tool for personal growth and social change.”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret

“A must-read for anyone committed to justice and building an inclusive world.”—LaTosha Brown, organizer, strategist,... Read more