Self-Improvement audiobooks

Keep Sharp

By: Sanjay Gupta

Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us... Read more

The Courage to Be Disliked

By: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm & January LaVoy

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment.

Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal... Read more

Drinking Games

By: Sarah Levy

Narrated by: Sarah Levy

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived— and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning.

On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her... Read more

Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People

By: Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Narrated by: Rachel Perry

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed—and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment. As an adult, you have fought hard to establish your own sense of self, and heal the wounds... Read more

The Power of Ritual

By: Casper ter Kuile

Narrated by: Casper ter Kuile

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices—yoga, reading, walking the dog—into sacred rituals that can heal our crisis of social isolation and struggle to find purpose—a message we need more... Read more

Over the Top

By: Jonathan Van Ness

Narrated by: Jonathan Van Ness

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOGLE'S BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019NPR'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARINDIE BESTSELLERGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER: BEST MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
A laugh-and-cry-out-loud memoir from the beloved star of Netflix’s Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, sharing never before told, deeply personal stories of growing up gay, transforming... Read more

This Is Your Mind on Plants

By: Michael Pollan

Narrated by: Michael Pollan

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The instant New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books of the Year

“Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways.” —New York Times Book Review

From #1 New York Times bestselling author... Read more

Paris

By: Paris Hilton

Narrated by: Paris Hilton

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

***An Instant New York Times Bestseller***From the woman who is credited for launching what we know as the celebrity focused, “brand” driven, social media obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir that reckons with that truth, and shows that there is so much more to Paris Hilton than you might believe. This... Read more

This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch

By: Tabitha Carvan

Narrated by: Tanya Schneider

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Why We Can’t Sleep meets Furiously Happy in this hilarious, heartfelt memoir about one woman’s midlife obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch, and the liberating power of reclaiming our passions as we age, whatever they may be. 

Tabitha Carvan was a new mother, at home with two young children, when she fell for the actor Benedict Cumberbatch. You... Read more

Sex Talks

By: Vanessa Marin

Narrated by: Vanessa Marin & Xander Marin

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive guide to creating the sex life of your wildest dreams—just by talking about it!—from sexpert couple Vanessa and Xander Marin.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AARP.org Books to Improve Your Love Life

Why is it so hard to talk about sex, even with the person who regularly sees you naked?

You know communication is important in a... Read more

Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition)

By: Cheryl Strayed

Narrated by: Cheryl Strayed

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.

For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the... Read more

10% Happier 10th Anniversary

By: Dan Harris

Narrated by: Dan Harris

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris.After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever,... Read more

The Wild Edge of Sorrow

By: Francis Weller

Narrated by: Derek Botten

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"It blew me away. I underlined things on nearly every page." —Anderson Cooper, All There Is

The Wild Edge of Sorrow offers hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—and a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive.

Introducing the 5 gates of grief, psychotherapist Francis Weller explores how we move through the waters... Read more

T-Shirt Swim Club

By: Ian Karmel & Alisa Karmel, PsyD

Narrated by: Ian Karmel & Alisa Karmel, PsyD

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Comedian Ian Karmel, with help from his sister, Dr. Alisa Karmel, opens up about the daily humiliations of being fat and why it’s so hard to talk about something so visible.

“As charming and funny as it is poignant and thoughtful.”—Roxane Gay, author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Ian Karmel has weighed eight pounds and he... Read more

Dirty Laundry

By: Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery

Narrated by: Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips for loved ones on helping them navigate this world, too—from viral duo ADHD_Love.
 
What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a... Read more

The First 90 Days

By: Michael D. Watkins

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute... Read more

Daring Greatly

By: Brené Brown

Narrated by: Brené Brown

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!

From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.
 
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have... Read more

The Pivot Year

By: Brianna Wiest

Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the year you change your life.There's a saying that when the moment comes, you don't need words on a page, you need new thoughts in your head. When the moment really comes when you have to find your courage, when you have to let go, when you don't know what to do, you aren't going to go to your bookshelf to find the answer. You need it... Read more

Feel-Good Productivity

By: Ali Abdaal

Narrated by: Ali Abdaal

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Abdaal's enthusiastic narration resonates, inspiring listeners to become amateur productivity scientists. Informative, motivational, and entertaining, this audiobook delivers an enlightening perspective on productivity."—AudioFile

This program is read by the author.

The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy.

We think that... Read more

The Culture Code

By: Daniel Coyle

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Talent Code unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture.

“A truly brilliant, mesmerizing read that demystifies the magic of great groups.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again

A BLOOMBERG AND LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST... Read more

Say More

By: Jen Psaki

Narrated by: Jen Psaki

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she’s learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation.

Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation’s interest the way... Read more

She Comes First - Abridged

By: Ian Kerner

Narrated by: Ian Kerner

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

""She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there."" —AskMen.comThe essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring womenAs women everywhere will attest, men are ""ill-cliterate."" But in the pages of She Comes First, the mystery of female satisfaction is solved, and the tongue... Read more

Laziness Does Not Exist

By: Devon Price

Narrated by: Em Grosland

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human way to live” (Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author) that examines the “laziness lie”—which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough.

Extra-curricular activities. Honors classes. 60-hour work weeks. Side hustles.

Like... Read more

The Book of Charlie

By: David Von Drehle

Narrated by: David Von Drehle

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

One of our nation’s most prominent writers discovers the truth about how to live a long and happy life from the centenarian next door in this “original and highly readable account of a splendid American life” (The Wall Street Journal).

When a veteran Washington journalist moved to Kansas, he met a new neighbor who was more than a century old.... Read more