Self-Improvement audiobooks

Harvest for Hope - Abridged

By: Jane Goodall, Gary McAvoy & Gail Hudson

Narrated by: Tippi Hedren

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a provocative look into the ways we can positively impact the world by changing our eating habits.

"One of those rare, truly great books that can change the world."-John Robbins, author of The Food Revolution The renowned scientist who... Read more

Simple Abundance - Abridged

By: Sarah Ban Breathnach

Narrated by: Sarah Ban Breathnach

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What stands between you and a happier, more fulfilling and contented way of life? Sarah Ban Breathnach's gentle lessons show you the way to excavate your talents from layers of denial, disbelief, and the delay of your dreams. Six creative and practical principles illuminate this safari of self and spirit - gratitude, simplicity, order, harmony,... Read more

Der kleine Lachtherapeut - Abridged

By: Caroline Rusch

Narrated by: Suzanne von Borsody

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Warum und worüber lachen die Menschen? Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Witz und Humor? Weshalb ist Lachen gesund? In ihrer kleinen Psychologie des Lachens führt uns Caroline Rusch durch die Kulturgeschichte des Humors und zeigt die positiven Auswirkungen dieser heiteren Gemütsregung auf Geist und Körper. Sie gibt konkrete Tipps und Anregungen... Read more

Der kleine Seelenklempner - Abridged

By: Caroline Rusch

Narrated by: Suzanne von Borsody

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zu schüchtern, wenn's drauf ankommt? Beleidigt, wenn jemand an Ihnen Kritik übt? Oder kommt Ihre romantische Ader zu kurz? Es sind die alltäglichen Probleme, all die lieben Gewohnheiten und Marotten, die uns am meisten zu schaffen machen und denen man mit gesundem Menschenverstand und Humor schon die Schärfe nehmen kann. Suzanne von Borsody... Read more

Wie begrüße ich korrekt den Freund meiner Tochter am Frühstückstisch? - Abridged

By: Uwe Bork

Narrated by: Wolfgang Stumph

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Ein kleiner Erziehungsberater für heranwachsende Eltern. Wolfgang Stumph gibt augenzwinkernd Tipps für den Umgang mit den schwierigen Problemen: Ist Algebra wirklich tödlich? Wie unterscheide ich ein Jugendzimmer von einer Müllkippe? Warum badet mein Sohn in Aftershave? Humorvoll und spitz, aber auch nachdenklich und sehr einfühlsam werden diese... Read more

Too Soon Old Too Late Smart

By: Gordon Livingston

Narrated by: James Jenner

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychiatrist Gordon Livingston presents 30 truths about life and human relationships he has gleaned from more than 30 years of experience listening to his patients' trials and tribulations. Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart addresses the nature of personal success and the many ways to avoid the entanglements of self-imposed unhappiness. From serving... Read more

Character Is Destiny - Abridged

By: John McCain & Mark Salter

Narrated by: John McCain

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Character is Destiny, McCain tells the stories of celebrated historical figures and lesser-known heroes whose values exemplify the best of the human spirit. He illustrates these qualities with moving stories of triumph against the odds, righteousness in the face of iniquity, hope in adversity, and sacrifices for a cause greater than ... Read more

Unraveling the Mysteries of Tibet

By: Erik Pema Kunsang, Marcia Binder Schmidt & Dani...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was among Tibetan Buddhism's greatest masters of the 20th century and was highly instrumental in bringing the practice of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) Practice to the West.  Erik Pema Kunsang, one of his oldest western students, along with his wife Marcia Binder Schmidt and friend, Daniel Goleman, present an intimate glimpse... Read more

Making a Good Brain Great

By: Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Daniel Amen, M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do—learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days!

You probably run, lift weights, or do yoga to keep your body in great shape; you put on sunscreen and lotions... Read more

The Celestine Prophecy On The Silver Screen

By: James Redfield & Salle Redfield

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

James and Salle Redfield describe how bringing the phenomenal bestseller, The Celestine Prophecy, to the big screen was like living the lessons of the prophecies themselves. Just as the book helped bring spirituality into the mainstream consciousness in the early 1990’s, its creators explain why the core messages are every bit as important today. Read more

Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade

By: Guy Browning

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The big things in life look after themselves. Birth, love, death—they're all terrifically exciting, but they happen whether we like it or not. It's the little things in life that cause the most trouble. How do you deal with the million and one everyday challenges?

Help is at hand. For the first time you can get intelligent, practical tuition... Read more

Aging And Saging

By: Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Our culture is bent on avoiding aging. The problem with that is every one of us is aging every day. Arrien points to the enormous possibilities for cultural change as we come into our wisdom years. She opens a gateway to personal possibility and an affirmation that we truly can look ahead to the best years of our lives. Read more

Making a Good Brain Great - Abridged

By: Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Narrated by: Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Daniel Amen, M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do—learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days!

You probably run, lift weights, or do yoga to keep your body in great shape; you put on sunscreen and lotions... Read more

RealAge - Abridged

By: Michael F. Roizen

Narrated by: Michael F. Roizen

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Remember your high school reunion? Even though everyone was the same chronological age, people no longer looked the same. Some stayed young and exuberant, whereas others looked as if they had aged ten years more than everyone else. Did you know that: Financial stress can make your RealAge two to thirty-two years older? A tablet of aspirin a day... Read more

Spook

By: Mary Roach

Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

“What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that’s that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my laptop?”In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary... Read more

Beyond Reason

By: Roger Fisher & Daniel Shapiro

Narrated by: Daniel Shapiro

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In Getting to Yes, renowned educator and negotiator Roger Fisher presented a universally applicable method for effectively negotiating personal and professional disputes. Building on his work as director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Fisher now teams with Harvard psychologist Daniel Shapiro, an expert on the emotional dimension of... Read more

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt - Abridged

By: Donny Deutsch

Narrated by: Peter Knobler

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt is an inspirational book from one of America’s most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs. Donny Deutsch lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influential business, and become a national personality. Using inside stories of the media, the advertising industry, and... Read more

The Magic Story

By: Frederic Van Rensselaer Day

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A mysterious fable-within-a-story, this simple tale of one man's transformation caused a sensation when it was published in Success magazine in 1900; it endures as an inspiring parable of perseverance and possibility that speaks to the seeker and striver in all of us. Read more

The Disease to Please

By: Harriet Braiker

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Who are people pleasers? They are the people who say yes, when they want to say no—the perennial nice person whose resentment is concealed behind their public “happy face.” Now best-selling author and frequent Oprah guest Dr. Harriet Braiker offers help for anyone who has ever felt the resentment of giving 100% of themselves to others and... Read more

Character Building Through Power

By: Ralph Waldo Trine

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A landmark in the New Thought movement that spawned much of the 20th century's self-help writing, this 1899 classic inspires us to create the healthy habits we need to develop the effective character we want. Read more

As A Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely, though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who... Read more

Attunement to Higher Vibrational Living

By: Sonia Choquette

Narrated by: Sonia Choquette

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This remarkable audio download has been channeled by six-sensory revolutionary teach and healer Sonia Choquette and singer/songwriter/sound healer Mark Stanton Welch to help you align your internal energetic vibration with your greatest desires. Listening to this program will immediately raise your personal vibration to a higher level, connect... Read more

The Greatest Thing in the World

By: Henry Drummond

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A Scottish evangelist in the late 19th century, Drummond is best remembered for this 1880 meditation on the empowering message of Corinthians, as timeless as it is life-affirming. Read more

The Power of Resilience

By: Dr. Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE LANDMARK RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN COMES A GUIDE TO RESILIENT LIVING FOR ADULTS "Brooks and Goldstein have created a uniquely wise guide summarizing a vast amount of research into a practical set of strategies to overcome adversity and live a stress-hardy life."--Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul® ... Read more