Self-Improvement audiobooks

Discovering Your Personal Myth

By: David Feinstein & Stanley Krippner

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What are the five stages of discovering your personal mythology and why is it important to understand it? How do cultural myths become personal ones? Probing the unconscious and uncovering the source of our behavior patterns serves as the focus for clarifying the role of myth in our personal lives as well as its extension to the culture. Read more

The Gods in Everyone

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Both men and women carry the archetypal patterns of gods and goddesses. Here, Bolen, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, discusses the power of this dynamic in our lives. She describes the Greek gods and their relevance in a patriarchal culture. Through understanding the different aspects of these gods, we can come to inhabit our lives more... Read more

The Power of Your Voice - Abridged

By: Carol Fleming

Narrated by: Carol Fleming

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Is your voice holding you back?

If you speak to people on the phone, in person, at meetings or even in front of an audience, the sound of your voice is as important as what you say. Now, from a foremost speech pathologist and communications consultant, this program will show you:
Which vocal aspects constitute powerful speech...and how to... Read more

Never Be Nervous Again - Abridged

By: Dorothy Sarnoff

Narrated by: Dorothy Sarnoff

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

Further Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally.... Read more

Sacred Odyssey: Seeking Freedom

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A 1990 return visit with the spiritual pilgrim whose personal journey for more than four decades has served as a reflective mirror for so many. He speaks about where he is now in his life; how methods are traps; overcoming fear in the midst of change; spiritual potential; the true source of change; facing adversity; the challenge of doing good;... Read more

Silva Mind Control Method Of Mental Dynamics - Abridged

By: José Silva

Narrated by: Robert Stone & Laura Silva

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Unleash the Power of your Mind -
And Begin a New Way of Life

Since 1966, a self-made man named Jose Silva has spread his message to over 5,000,000 people worldwide. The message: within our minds is the power to solve any problem, overcome any difficulty, and reach a consistent level of dynamic well-being. Based on the Silva mediation... Read more

The Executive Memory Guide - Abridged

By: Hermine Hilton

Narrated by: Hermine Hilton

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

WHAT YOU CAN'T RECALL COSTS YOU TIME AND MONEY
Today's busy executive is bombarded by a wealth of information, statistics, facts, names thoughts and dates. But how much of it is there when you need it on the spur-of-the-moment? Now, an acclaimed expert in the field of memory and recall tells you how to turn a jumble of forgotten dates, clients,... Read more

The Wounded Feeling Function with Robert Johnson

By: Robert Johnson

Narrated by: Robert Johnson

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BetterListen Classic Course, recorded in NYC in 1989, Robert A. Johnson, the celebrated author of 'He, She', and 'We', revisits two medieval tales and illuminates how this feeling function has become a casualty of our modern times.

Johnson tells the story of the Wounded Fisher King from the Grail Myth to illustrate the anxiety and... Read more

An Awakened Life

By: Vernon Howard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In this wide-ranging, insight-provoking conversation, Howard states in simple terms what must be done to reach enlightenment. Powerful, incisive and mystical are only a few words that describe this rare and penetrating voice in the wilderness. Read more

Uncommon Wisdom

By: Robert Fulghum

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an inspiring and engaging dialogue about ordinary people living extraordinary lives and how the common things in life are often the richest source of spiritual sustenance. Fulghum, a retired Unitarian minister, reveals the meaning in simple things with wit and insight. Read more

The Self-Talk Solution - Abridged

By: Shad Helmstetter

Narrated by: Shad Helmstetter

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Talk to yourself— and change your life for the better!Do you talk to yourself? Don't worry— it's not a sign of insanity! In fact, it can be a powerful tool for personal change. In this engaging audio presentation, Shad Helmstetter explains how to take charge of your life through the use of positive self-talk. With... Read more

Awakening to the Vision

By: Ken Carey

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Recovering the virtues of native American peoples and integrating them into the emerging information society serves as the central focus of this relevant and inspiring dialogue with Carey, who lives on a farm in Missouri and has been acknowledged as a visionary through the fame of his books, The Starseed Transmissions (Uni-Sun/Stillpoint 1982)... Read more

Life, Death And Beyond: the Near Death Experience

By: Raymond A. Moody, Jr., MD, PhD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Moody describes how it feels to die, and what people learn about life from the dying experience. In a natural and straightforward manner, Moody gives us reason to pause and reflect on the mystery of death and the age-old question: What happens after we die? Read more

Quantum Odyssey

By: Fritjof Capra

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Capra relates his personal journey of meeting and interacting with some of the leading contemporary thinkers and visionaries. What emerges is a wisdom packed dialogue about new ways of thinking and being. From Krishnamurti's spiritual insight to Gregory Bateson's intellectual prowess, Capra weaves an intricate and informative web of influences... Read more

Further Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally.... Read more

The Pilgrim's Way

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here psychiatrist and author Bolen speaks of her archetypal pilgrimages to Chartres, Glastonbury, Ireland, Greece and India. The magic and mystery of sacred places and their power and energy for transformation, as well as the earth as healer, provide the central themes for this dialogue. Read more

Osgood on Speaking - Abridged

By: Charles Osgood

Narrated by: Charles Osgood

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For many, the thought of public speaking strikes them with dread and paralysis. This helpful guide aims to take the fear out of public speaking with a straightforward, relaxing style. Former news correspondent Charles Osgood offers practical and humorous advice that can save the day when one is called upon to speak in public. Osgood draws on... Read more

From Physics to Peace: Finding New Truths

By: Robert Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an inspiring, engrossing tale of one man's odyssey from physics professor and college president to citizen diplomat, searching for "a better game than war." Fresh, candid and compassionate, he challenges us all in new ways to find our passion and respond to it, to think about our values and the nature of change and risk. Read more

Beyond Crisis

By: Ann Kaiser Stearns

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone experiences personal crisis of one form or another. In this dialogue, Stearns, a clinical psychologist, tells how new growth can occur through pain, grief and trauma. Turning losses into victories underscores the conversation, as she describes what enables and inspires some people to transform tragedy into rebirth while others are... Read more

You Can If You Think You Can - Abridged

By: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Narrated by: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

Norman Vincent Peale, the author of the international bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking—which has had an unprecedented influence on millions of people throughout the world—shares his inspirational classic that shows you how to develop the vital knowledge of inner power to carry you over every obstacle.

When you have a problem—no matter... Read more

You Are the Message - Abridged

By: Roger Ailes

Narrated by: Roger Ailes

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America's presidents, senators and leading CEO's turn to Roger Ailes to get their message through. Become a great communicator. Learn how to inform, persuade, influence and entertain.

For decades, Roger Ailes has been on the inside - helping politicians, executives and movie stars face cameras, live audiences and tough reporters. Here are the... Read more

Experience High Self-Esteem - Abridged

By: Ph.d. Branden & Nathaniel Branden

Narrated by: Nathaniel Branden

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

A New World View

By: Willis Harman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

According to Harman, we are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history—a change in the actual belief structure of Western industrial society—which points to extraordinary new possibilities for human consciousness. Read more