Self-Improvement audiobooks
In A Native American Voice
By: Paula Gunn Allen, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We hear of the Laguna Pueblo land in New Mexico where Paula Gunn Allen was raised, and the special quality of places where habitation by humans โand supernaturalsโ has been stable and continuous for centuries. She shares some of her favorite aspects of contemporary Native American literature and her hope for a renewal of American culture of all... Read more
View audiobookLiberating the Adult Within Moving from Childish Responsibility - Abridged
By: Helen Kramer
Narrated by: Jackie Tantillo
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
GROWN-UP SOLUTIONS FOR A GROWN-UP WORLD
Do you rise to the challenges of adult life with confidence and capability -- or allow these challenges to trigger familiar childhood emotions of insecurity, helplessness and fear?
Even the most intelligent and sophisticated of us can have difficulty avoiding childlike responses to the pressures and... Read more
The Medicine Way of Life
By: Hyemeyohsts Storm & Swan Storm
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is Hyemeyosts Storm's very personal story of overcoming drunken violence, spiritual ignorance and lack of self-respect. He describes the difficult but life-changing lessons he learned from his spiritual teachers about how to relate to self and the world, and asks us to discover first-hand for ourselves and our children what it means to be... Read more
View audiobookDiscovering Soul in the Workplace
By: David Whyte
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else's, notes poet David Whyte. "So far, much of corporate America has been about succeeding at other people's lives." Determined to change this situation, Whyte has been working with organizations to help them foster creativity in their employees, for the simple reason that... Read more
View audiobookFirst Things First - Abridged
By: Stephen R. Covey
Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?
Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why we so often prioritize things... Read more
Charms for the Easy Life - Abridged
By: Kaye Gibbons
Narrated by: Kaye Gibbons
Length: 2 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A family without men, the Birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of North Carolina. In a sad and singular era, they are unique among women of their time. For radiant, headstrong Sophia and her shy and brilliant daughter Margaret possess powerful charms to ward off loneliness, despair, and the human misery that all too... Read more
View audiobookListening to Prozac - Abridged
By: Peter D. Kramer
Narrated by: Peter D. Kramer
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: Yes
THE END OF PERSONALITY?
Since it was introduce in 1987, the antidepressant Prozac has been prescribed to nearly five million Americans. But what is Prozac? Reported to turn shy people into social butterflies and to improve work performance, memory, even dexterity, Prozac has changed millions of troubled lives -- but not without raising... Read more
The Blessings of Mourning
By: Rabbi Anne Brener
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
More than comfort is offered here, as Brener unfolds for us a unique perspective on grieving and mourning. In this discussion we gain tools for healing current grief and even long-ago losses that we have not fully processed. Read more
View audiobookOf Rumi and Apocalypse
By: Andrew Harvey
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the most powerful, prolific and profoundly mystical poets in history is brought alive by an eloquent modern-day mystical writer with an eye to the larger human story. Here Andrew Harvey tells us of the life and work of Rumi, an ecstatic thirteenth-century Sufi poet. He expands Rumi's wondrous messages into a transcendental guide for our... Read more
View audiobookSelf-Esteem and Well-Being
By: Nathaniel Branden
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A pioneer in improving self-esteem, Nathaniel Branden speaks from a quarter-century of experience in both theory and practice. Taking us far beyond shallow or selfish interpretations, he shows how self-esteem is a crucial tool for dealing with personal, family and societal problems. Read more
View audiobookCreating Conscious Community
By: Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Shaffer and Anundsen discuss how modern times have created new needs as well as opportunities for creating effective community of many kinds. Our human need for connection is as strong as ever, and here are creative, encouraging ways to fulfill our connection in the context of today's world. Read more
View audiobookWhat You Can Change and What You Can't - Abridged
By: Martin E. P. Seligman
Narrated by: Martin E. P. Seligman
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more
View audiobookDon't Fire Them, Fire them Up - Abridged
By: Frank Pacetta
Narrated by: Frank Pacetta
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up is a real-world story of winning in business by motivating employees in the most positive way possibleโnurturing them, showing that you value their accomplishments, and giving them the skills and the responsibility to become winners.
Frank Pacetta, the hard-working man who engineered the drastic performance... Read more
Los Siete Habitos de las Personas Altamente Eficaces - Abridged
By: Stephen R. Covey
Narrated by: Peter Gil & Maria Siccardi
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Abridged: Yes
En Los Siete Habitos de las Personas Altamente Eficaces, el autor Stephen R. Covey presenta un mรฉtodo holรญstico, integrado y basado en principios para resolver problema personales y profesionales. Con comentarios penetrantes y anรฉcdotas emotivos, el doctor Covey revela un camino detallado para viver con rectitud, integridad, honestidad y... Read more
View audiobookFalling Awake
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By paying attention in the moment and to the people we are with, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we can bring a richness and power to our lives that goes beyond healing to give us meaning, wonder and joy in life. โItโs very similar to falling asleep,โ he says, โonly this is actually falling awake.โ Kabat-Zinn has decades of experience with the effectiveness... Read more
View audiobookThe Leader in You - Abridged
By: Dale Carnegie
Narrated by: Stuart R. Levine & Ross Klavan
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Learn the proven, time-tested human relations principles from Dale Carnegie Training and discover how bring creativity, enthusiasm, and productivity to your job.
With insights from leading figures in the corporate, entertainment, sports, academic, and political arenas, this comprehensive, step-by-step guide includes strategies to help you excel... Read more
Positive Plus - Abridged
By: Joyce Brothers
Narrated by: Joyce Brothers
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Turn negative traits like nagging, perfectionism, and compulsive behavior into positives with this simple guide from renowned psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers. For decades Dr. Brothers was a sage, down-to-earth voice of reason to the millions who read her books and newspaper and magazine columns and heeded her advice on television and radio.... Read more
View audiobookThomas Merton the Man
By: Ron Seitz
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
In late 1993, Michael Toms made a "pilgrimage" to the hermitage of Thomas Merton at the Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. This is a recording of his visit with Ron Seitz, who was a young poet when he befriended and was mentored by Merton. Here Seitz offers memories and insight from the life of the brilliant Trappist monk and spiritual teacher. Read more
View audiobookHuman Energy Fields and Healing
By: Barbara Brennan, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A skilled explorer of the possibilities of healing through unconventional methods, Barbara Brennan is gifted with the ability to see and affect energy colors and patterns in and around the body--an ability she says everyone potentially has. Deep and thorough healing occurs, she explains, through the honoring of subtle energies on physical,... Read more
View audiobookMedicine, Meaning and Prayer
By: Larry Dossey, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
These are exciting times in science and medicine, and Larry Dossey is a physician at the forefront of new developments on the interface of body and "soul." Prayer, it seems, is holding its own in laboratory research despite the scientific assumptions it challenges. Read more
View audiobookEmbraced by the Light - Abridged
By: Betty J. Eadie
Narrated by: Betty J. Eadie
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
At the age of 31, Betty Eadie died after routine surgery. The events that followed can only be described as the most profound and extensive near-death experience ever recorded. During the time she was clinically dead, Betty was given knowledge of the afterlife that would make even the greatest skeptic think twice. As she traveled through the... Read more
View audiobookFurther Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged
By: M. Scott Peck
Narrated by: M. Scott Peck
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Perhaps no one in this generation has had a more profound influence upon our intellectual and spiritual lives than Dr. M. Scott Peck. His first book, The Road Less Traveled, published over fifteen years ago, continues to reach an ever-growing audience, with sales of more than five million copies and translation into more than twenty languages.... Read more
View audiobookFeeling Alive and "In the Flow"
By: Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We experience flow when we are totally absorbed in a challenging activity for its own sake, and not for the sake of the results. The flow state is accessible to everyone, can occur at any level of skill, and is in fact necessary for real enjoyment of life beyond simple pleasure-seeking. Read more
View audiobookWalking The Four-Fold Way
By: Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Arrien gathered wisdom from a variety of indigenous cultures distilling it into four paths of wise, effective actionโโshowing up, paying attention, telling the truth and being unattached to the outcome.โ These are the archetypal paths of the warrior, healer, visionary and teacher. The opportunity to embody these archetypes arises in every... Read more
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