Self-Improvement audiobooks

Finding Your Inner Goddess

By: Carol Christ

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing numbers of people have begun to turn back to old ways of worshipping the divine in a feminine sense.  Carol Christ provides a guide to understanding this new Goddess-spirituality movement.  According to Christ, "the Goddess brings about a great metaphoric shift in the way we think about God," and the changes that Goddess-religion can... Read more

Thinking With The Heart

By: Patricia Sun

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In demand throughout the world as a private consultant, lecturer and communication expert, Patricia Sun speaks here about new styles of thinking and pathways to enlightened relationships.  As warm as she is brilliant, Sun gives us new revelations about gender differences,  disciplining our children, and accepting paradox as a way to enlightenment. Read more

Kabbalah Revealed

By: Rabbi David Cooper

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Ancient Jewish sages developed the tradition of the kabbalah.  Rabbi David A. Cooper is among the first to bring the mystery and mysticism of kabbalah to us in a way that is easy to understand.  Kabbalah is about bringing human consciousness to its full potential, recognizing that we are partners with God in the continuous process of creation. Read more

Chocolate for A Womans Soul - Abridged

By: Kay Allenbaugh

Narrated by: Tonya Pinkins, Patricia A Janney & Patricia Kal...

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Take a bite out of life and see how rich it can be!
Treat yourself to true stories that celebrate life and capture the essence of what it means to be a woman. Like chocolate, these stories soothe, satisfy, and delight -- better yet, they're good for you! Written by and for women, here are heartfelt insights on commitment, compassion, work,... Read more

The Power Of Circles

By: Sedonia Cahill & Charles Garfield, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Sitting in intentional circles has the power of personal renewal and community healing. They can bring ceremony and sacredness to gatherings of friends, family and community, a way to connect on a deeper level without fear of judgment; a place where you can truly be heard and supported in your fullness. Read more

New Ways Of Healing

By: Joel Alter, D.O. & Cheri Quincy, D.O.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Cheri Quincy and Joel Alter, two osteopathic physicians, discuss their approach to health and healing, drawing on their extensive experience practicing medicine as well as dramatic experiences of recovery in their own personal lives. Read more

Success is a Choice

By: Rick Pitino

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In Success is a Choice, Rick Pitino, the Boston Celtics' legendary coach takes the same proven 10-step method that has earned him and his teams unrivaled success, and gives you a plan of attack for achieving extraordinary success in your own life. Jeff Woodman's energetic narration will leave listeners bursting with enthusiasm to put this book... Read more

Sufi Wisdom

By: James Fadiman & Robert Frager

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

James Fadiman and Robert Frager explore the depth and breadth of this rich and complex 1500-year-old tradition, describing the beauty, wisdom, sensuality and humor they have found in their studies spanning the past two decades. They discuss what Sufism has in common with other religions, and what sets it uniquely apart. Read more

Facing Fear--Finding Freedom

By: Carole Orsborn, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In midst of writing a book on resilience Orsborn was diagnosed with breast cancer, which gave her the opportunity to practice it for real! Now cancer-free, she offers her own experience together with the teachings of spiritual masters from both Eastern and Western traditions to help us all learn to rebound gracefully from the setbacks we... Read more

Reading Your Life Like A Book

By: Diane Kennedy Pike

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What situations evoke the most powerful emotions and sensations in you?  Are there themes in your life that keep repeating?  The answers to these questions contain the keys to help you discover your waking dreams.  Diane Kennedy Pike says, "We have the illusion that when we open our eyes in the morning, reality is 'out there,' and we are not... Read more

Love, Power And Mastery

By: Lynn Andrews

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We all want love, and we all want power.  Can we have both?  Lynn Andrews says yes.  First we need to figure out who we are, love who we are, and stop thinking of power as an inherently evil way to control other people.  Next, realize that power will never be given to you. Read more

The Shadow Side Of Prayer

By: Larry Dossey, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Dossey addresses fascinating aspects of the very real role prayer can play in our lives. He leaves us with perhaps the best prayer of all: "May the best thing happen." Read more

The Micro-Lending Revolution

By: Muhammad Yunus & Alex Counts

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Founder of the Grameen Bank in his native Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus is a financial pioneer who has loaned over two billion dollars to over three million people with no money or collateral.  They have all paid him back. Read more

The Expectant Universe

By: James Redfield

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of one of the most successful self-published books of all time, The Celestine Prophecy (Warner 1993), James Redfield discusses the personal experiences that made it possible. He says that we need to open ourselves to the mysterious coincidences that we would see happening in our lives all the time, if we would only take notice. "We... Read more

The Science Of Soul

By: Fred Alan Wolf

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most compelling questions of all time is, do we have a soul?  And if we do, what exactly is it?  Fred Alan Wolf, well-known resident physicist on Discovery Channel's "No-Zone" program, gives us an answer and a unique definition.  He also discusses spirit, space, time, consciousness and the possible origins of the universe. Read more

Purpose And Possibility In Your Work

By: Richard Leider

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What are your gifts?  How can you best serve?  What are you here to do and be in this life?  Richard Leider has helped individuals, leaders and teams answer these questions and discover the power of purpose in their lives. Read more

The Mysteries Of Healing

By: Caroline Myss

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

It is often taken for granted that everyone who is sick or injured wants to heal.  Caroline Myss has discovered that this isn't always true.  Some don't want to give up the manipulative power and attention that illness has brought; others have identified so strongly with their illness that they've literally become one with it.  While illness can... Read more

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff - Abridged

By: Richard Carlson

Narrated by: Richard Carlson

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff is an audiobook that tells you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life.
You can learn to put things into perspective... Read more

Achieving Emotional Literacy - Abridged

By: George A. Steiner

Narrated by: Claude Steiner

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

High IQ alone doesn't make a person smart. Without emotional intelligence -- the ability to understand and manage your feelings and how the feelings of others affect you -- your chances of having a successful and happy life are very slim.
Dr. Claude Steiner has taught emotional literacy to groups and individuals for twenty years. Now, in this... Read more

Giving the Love That Heals - Abridged

By: Harville Hendrix

Narrated by: Harville Hendrix

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his New York Times bestsellers Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find. Now, he and his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, bring us to a new understanding of the most profound love of all -- by helping parents nurture their own development as they... Read more

The Breakthrough Factor - Abridged

By: Henry Marsh

Narrated by: Henry Marsh

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Use the power of principles to transform your life.
In his repeated bids for Olympic gold, Henry Marsh learned that the highest degree of reward and satisfaction is to be found in the unswerving pursuit of personal excellence. The Breakthrough Factor is Marsh's comprehensive plan to achieve a life of value by determining what principles or... Read more

Buddhism For Everyone

By: Slyvia Boorstein

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Boorstein found a deepening and enrichment of her Jewish faith through years of meditation practice. She says, "You don't have to be a Buddhist to practice Buddhism. It's not about being a something--a Buddhist, a Jew or a Christian--it's about being more awake." Read more

Journey Into The Beyond

By: Sukie Miller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1969 Elisabeth Kubler-Ross asked, "What happens to us as we die?"  In 1975 Raymond Moody asked, "What happens to us when we die?"  In 1994, Sherwin Nuland introduced us to the physical realities of death itself.  One of the first researchers to study the cross-cultural dimensions of the after death, Sukie Miller here asks, "What happens to us... Read more

Full Heart--No Self: Being A Nobody

By: Robert Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We all want to "be somebody."  But often, those who become somebody become statues, trapped in an identity that doesn't allow them to change or grow.  Robert Fuller talks about his own struggle with being a nobody between periods of high recognition and status.  He has learned to respect the "nobody" inside himself because "the nobody is... Read more