Self-Improvement audiobooks

The SPEED of Trust - Abridged

By: Stephen M.R. Covey

Narrated by: Stephen M.R. Covey

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Over two million copies sold.

Stephen M. R. Covey shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees, and all stakeholders—is the single most critical component of a successful leader and organization.

Stephen M. R. Covey, widely known as one of the world’s leading authorities on trust, asserts that it is “the most... Read more

Healing Sounds And Shifting Frequencies

By: Jonathan Goldman

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan and Andi Goldman describe Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and other concepts of tantra, and its relationship to sound, vibration, and enlightenment. The Goldmans teach that using our voices and other sounds in new ways can attract greater harmony and creativity within our lives and relationships. Read more

Imagine The Possibilities

By: Marc Allen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Marc Allen has a found a way to have everything he wants, and attain success and fulfillment-the easy way. This Type-Z entrepreneur, business guru, and life coach will explain the simple steps you can take to turn your life in the direction of your goals. Because, as he says, "We all have our unique strengths, and we all have what we need to... Read more

Beyond Basketball

By: Mike Krzyzewski & Jamie K. Spatola

Narrated by: Mike Krzyzewski

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a collection of short but extraordinarily powerful essays as to how Coach K of Duke inspires, motivates, and teaches his basketball players about the game of life, both on and off the court. Read more

Why We Want You to Be Rich - Abridged

By: Donald J. Trump & Robert T. Kiyosaki

Narrated by: John Dossett & Skipp Sudduth

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki are both concerned. Their concern is that the rich are getting richer but America is getting poorer. Like the polar ice caps, the middle class is disappearing. America is becoming a two-class society.

Soon you will be either rich or poor. Donald and Robert want you to be rich.

The world is facing many... Read more

Firstlight

By: Sue Monk Kidd

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and the new novel The Invention of Wings (Viking, January 2014) comes a thoughtful, revelatory book of writings on self and spirit

Before she won an international readership with her novels, Sue Monk Kidd was best known for her smart, passionate spiritual writings. Now many of those early... Read more

Changing The World, One Body At A Time

By: Marion Rosen & Valerie Luoto

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Darca Nicholson

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Marion Rosen is a pioneer in the field of mind-body healing. She was one of the first to discover the relationship between our emotional lives and the condition of our bodies. She developed a system of bodywork so effective that clients release old emotional pain, their relationships improve, and their work life becomes better. Read more

There is More to Life than Life

By: Jamaica Ritcher

Narrated by: Jamaica Ritcher

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A daughter's question about their dead cat leads Jamaica Ritcher to realize her beliefs, in "There Is More to Life Than My Life," her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The... Read more

This I Believe

By: Jay Allison & Dan Gediman

Narrated by: various

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features 80 Americans—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that begins with the book's title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share... Read more

The Mountain Disappears

By: Leonard Bernstein

Narrated by: Leonard Bernstein

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein expresses his belief in the potential of people to create change, in "The Mountain Disappears," his contribution to NPR's This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing... Read more

Testing the Limits of What I Know and Feel

By: John Updike

Narrated by: John Updike

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike comments on how writing fiction can push the writer's boundaries, in "Testing the Limits of What I Know and Feel," his contribution to NPR's This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins... Read more

An Athlete of God

By: Martha Graham

Narrated by: Martha Graham

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, legendary modern dance and ballet choreographer Martha Graham describes for NPR’s This I Believe series what it means to be a dancer, "An Athlete of God".

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with... Read more

Leaving Identity Issues to Other Folks

By: Phyllis Allen

Narrated by: Phyllis Allen

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Phyllis Allen reflects on tumultuous decades and the changing vocabulary of race in "Leaving Identity Issues to Other Folks", her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The... Read more

In Giving I Connect With Others

By: Isabel Allende

Narrated by: Isabel Allende

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In her contribution to NPR's This I Believe series, novelist Isabelle Allende reflects on how her daughter's life--and death--taught her that "In Giving I Connect With Others".

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The... Read more

How Is It Possible to Believe in God?

By: William F. Buckley, Jr.

Narrated by: William F. Buckley, Jr.

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Public intellectual, conservative author and political commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., speaks to his belief in divine creation in "How Is It Possible To Believe In God?", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the... Read more

The Fellowship of the World

By: Niven Busch

Narrated by: Niven Busch

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, novelist and screenwriter Niven Busch discusses faith, prayer, and subway rides in "The Fellowship of the World", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that... Read more

There is No Job More Important than Parenting

By: Benjamin Carson

Narrated by: Benjamin Carson

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson describes his mother's dedication to his lifelong dream of becoming a doctor in "There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting," his contribution to NPR's This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that... Read more

A Journey Toward Acceptance and Love

By: Greg Chapman

Narrated by: Greg Chapman

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Greg Chapman describes the power of crafting his own story as a gay man from a conservative Baptist background in "A Journey Toward Acceptance and Love", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins... Read more

Unleashing the Power of Creativity

By: Bill Gates

Narrated by: Bill Gates

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill Gates discusses his optimism that creativity and intelligence will make the world a better place in "Unleashing the Power of Creativity," his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the... Read more

A Shared Moment of Trust

By: Warren Christopher

Narrated by: Christopher Warren

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher reflects on humanity’s interdependence and reliance on each other, in "A Shared Moment of Trust," her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the... Read more

The Hardest Work You Will Ever Do

By: Mary Cook

Narrated by: Mary Cook

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Cook explains how her recovery from grief taught her that grieving is not a battle, but a surrender, in "The Hardest Work You Will Ever Do", her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the... Read more

Good Can Be as Communicable as Evil

By: Norman Corwin

Narrated by: Norman Corwin

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Radio producer and screenwriter Norman Corwin reflects on small but contagious acts of kindness and compassion in "Good Can Be As Communicable As Evil", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins... Read more

A Daily Walk Just to Listen

By: Susan Cosio

Narrated by: Susan Cosio

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Susan Cosio talks about finding God during "A Daily Walk Just to Listen" to Him in her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of NPR's This I Believe anthology.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown,... Read more

My Father's Evening Star

By: William O. Douglas

Narrated by: William O. Douglas

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas encourages a return to the faith of his father's generation in "My Father’s Evening Star"*, his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown,... Read more