Business audiobooks

Crude World

By: Peter Maass

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.

Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude World, Peter Maass presents a vivid... Read more

Too Big to Fail

By: Andrew Ross Sorkin

Narrated by: William Hughes

Length: 21 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie RoseWatch a VideoAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South... Read more

Borrowing Brilliance

By: David Kord Murray

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no such thing as a truly original idea. Admit it, you’ve borrowed an idea before: from a competitor, a coworker, or the kid sitting next to you in the fifth grade. Borrowing Brilliance is a controversial, “big think” audiobook, challenging our notions of intellectual property and authorship, and exploring the evolution of a creative... Read more

End The Fed

By: Ron Paul

Narrated by: Bob Craig

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve.

Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the country's economy could not properly function. But in End the Fed, Ron Paul... Read more

Confessions of a Radical Industrialist

By: Ray C. Anderson

Narrated by: Ray C. Anderson

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

His story is now legend. In 1994, after reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson felt a “spear in the chest.” The founder of Interface, Inc., a billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer, realized that his company was plundering the environment and he needed to steer it on a new course. Since then, Interface has cut its greenhouse... Read more

Getting Together

By: Roger Fisher & Scott Brown

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Expanding on the principles, insights, and wisdom that made Getting to Yes a worldwide bestseller, Roger Fisher and Scott Brown offer a straightforward approach to creating relationships that can deal with difficulties as they arise. Getting Together takes you step-by-step through initiating, negotiating, and sustaining enduring relationships—in... Read more

What Americans Really Want...Really

By: Dr. Frank Luntz

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser & Dr. Frank Luntz

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

No one in America has done more observing of more people than Dr. Frank I. Luntz. From Bill O'Reilly to Bill Maher, America's leading pundits, prognosticators, and CEOs turn to Luntz to explain the present and to predict the future. With all the upheavals of recent events, the plans and priorities of the American people have undergone a seismic... Read more

Fierce Leadership

By: Susan Scott

Narrated by: Susan Scott

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the acclaimed book Fierce Conversations comes the antidote to some of the most wrongheaded practices of business today.

· “Provide anonymous feedback.”
· “Hire smart people.”
· “Hold people accountable.”
These are all sound, business practices, right? Not so fast, says leadership visionary and bestselling author Susan Scott. In... Read more

What Americans Really Want...Really

By: Frank I. Luntz

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

No one in America has done more observing of more people than Dr. Frank I. Luntz. From Bill O'Reilly to Bill Maher, America's leading pundits, prognosticators, and CEOs turn to Luntz to explain the present and to predict the future. With all the upheavals of recent events, the plans and priorities of the American people have undergone a seismic... Read more

Der Weg zum erfolgreichen Unternehmer

By: Stefan Merath

Narrated by: Sonngard Dressler & Heiko Grauel

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Du bist Selbstständiger oder Unternehmer? Und du hattest einen Traum? Den Traum von Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung? Etwas bewirken oder ändern zu wollen? Und davon blieben nur Überlastung, Finanzprobleme sowie nervige Kunden oder Mitarbeiter übrig? Dann ist jetzt die Zeit für eine grundlegende Änderung! Das Hörbuch "Der Weg zum erfolgreichen... Read more

Women Want More

By: Michael J. Silverstein, Kate Sayre & John Butman

Narrated by: Kellie Fitzgerald

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Haven't women gotten everything they want? Economic power? Social influence? Business clout?Yes, but it turns out that these fantastic gains have come at a heavy price, as consumer goods experts Michael J. Silverstein and Kate Sayre discovered in an unprecedented study of 12,000 women in forty countries.That relentless upward climb has left... Read more

The 50th Law

By: 50 Cent & Robert Greene

Narrated by: 50 Cent & Robert Greene

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a “bible” for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the... Read more

Sales Guy's 7 Rules for Outselling the Recession

By: Jeb Blount

Narrated by: Jeb Blount

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Get the crucial guidance you need to thrive during this economic slump with Sales Guy's 7 Rules for Outselling the Recession. Successful selling always involves finding opportunity in obstacles. That's true now more than ever. Jeb Blount, a globally recognized sales expert and host of the top-rated Sales Guy's Quick and Dirty Tips for Getting... Read more

The National Parks

By: Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns

Narrated by: Ken Burns

Length: 15 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War.

America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this... Read more

The National Parks - Abridged

By: Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns

Narrated by: Ken Burns

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War.

America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this... Read more

Walk the Walk

By: Alan Deutschman

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Most leaders focus too much on what they say and not nearly enough on setting an example. This audiobook shows what happened in those unusual cases of true leaders—in business, education, the military, and nonprofits—who always walked the walk, especially when times got tough. In a skeptical world, their actions gave them more credibility than... Read more

Six Pixels of Separation

By: Mitch Joel

Narrated by: Mitch Joel

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

At last, here's THE audio book that 21st century entrepreneurs have been waiting for - the inner-secrets of how highly successful internet capitalists make millions by knowing who to reach and how to reach them online. From viral loops to social networking to how to cut through all the cyber-clutter, Six Pixels of Separation is mandatory... Read more

Extreme Dreams Depend on Teams

By: Pat Williams & Jim Denney

Narrated by: Pat Williams

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

EXTREME DREAMS really do DEPEND ON TEAMS!

Their accomplishments are hailed as amazing "individual" feats: Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic. Thomas Edison creating a thousand patented inventions. Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel. Lance Armstrong winning seven straight Tours de France. Though the vision of each of these people... Read more

The Score Takes Care of Itself

By: Steve Jamison, Bill Walsh & Craig Walsh

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence... Read more

Guerrilla P.R. 2.0

By: Michael Levine

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Every Fortune 500 corporation, movie star, and scandal queen knows that a good publicist is essential to building success and maintaining public support. But if you’re a small-business owner, entrepreneur, or undercapitalized beginner seeking an edge in a highly competitive arena, it’s unlikely that you have your own high-powered... Read more

Ganz einfach verkaufen

By: Hermann Scherer

Narrated by: Sonngard Dressler & Heiko Grauel

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Verkaufen leicht gemacht: In diesem Hörbuch wird der Ablauf des professionellen Verkaufsgesprächs erstmals in 12 Phasen aufgegliedert - Vorbereitung, Eigenmotivation, Begrüßung, Gesprächseinstieg, Bedarfsanalyse, Präsentation, Einwandbehandlung, Preisverhandlung, Kaufbereitschaft herbeiführen, Abschluss, Verabschiedung, Nachbereitung. Die... Read more

30 Minuten Positionierung

By: Peter Sawtschenko

Narrated by: Gisa Bergmann, Heiko Grauel & Michael Deckner

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Konkurrenzdruck, sinkende Umsätze, harter Preiskrieg: Viele Unternehmen stellen heute fest, dass es immer schwieriger wird, sich auf dem Markt zu behaupten. Positionierung ist die Antwort auf veränderte Märkte und harten harten Wettbewerb. Dieses Hörbuch räumt auf mit dem altem Marketingdenken und kostspieligen Werbebudgets. Sie erfahren, wie... Read more

Gallo Be Thy Name

By: Jerome Tuccille

Narrated by: Grainger Hines

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Rising from hardscrabble poverty in the early 1900s, the Gallo family used hard work, cunning, and crime to become the largest, most influential winemakers in the world. Gallo Be Thy Name is the portrait of an American dynasty, chronicling the family's history from Prohibition and the Great Depression to its roots in organized crime, its impact... Read more

30 Minuten Burn-out

By: Frank H. Berndt

Narrated by: Gabi Franke, Heiko Grauel & Michael Deckner

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Ausgepowert, seelisch verausgabt, ausgebrannt - jedes Jahr erleben tausende Führungskräfte, Manager, Selbstständige diesen Zusammenbruch ihres Leistungsvermögens. Darunter leidet dann nicht nur die Gesundheit des Betroffenen, sondern auch sein gesamtes Umfeld: Beruf, Partnerschaft, Familie und Freundeskreis. Umso wichtiger ist es, rechtzeitig... Read more