Business audiobooks

Toxic Asset Plan

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

While markets rose Monday on details of the toxic asset plan, critics voiced concern over taxpayer risk and the need for a long-term fix to financial sector troubles. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and Donald Marron of Lightyear Capital debate the details. Read more

Safe Money in Tough Times

By: Jonathan D. Pond

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Consumers looking to protect their financial future in today's turbulent economy will find all the right advice in Safe Money in Tough Times. Well-known for conveying sophisticated insight in simple and engaging terms, Jonathan Pond explains how readers can take control of their financial lives, overcome any money problems, and develop an... Read more

Inside Rupert's Brain

By: Paul R. LaMonica

Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

How the world’s most powerful media mogul really thinks!

Rupert Murdoch, the controversial chairman and CEO of News Corp., is the subject of endless gossip, speculation, and criticism. But what really drives his bold (and usually successful) gambles?

Based on comments from News Corp. executives and competitors and interviews with Wall Street... Read more

Hit the Ground Running

By: Jason Jennings

Narrated by: Jason Jennings

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Want to compete with the best of the best? Then hit the ground running. Here’s how.

The toughest job in business is taking over as a new leader. You have to quickly assess the situation, pull together a strong team, decide on a strategy, and inspire everyone to execute it.

The stakes for new leaders are even higher. Whether you’ve been brought on... Read more

Stealing MySpace

By: Julia Angwin

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the story of MySpace, a powerhouse Internet company that rose from humble beginnings to become nothing less than one of the centerpieces of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. No one would have predicted that this company—barely funded, technologically inept, conceptually derivative, and driven by rivalries—would morph into the biggest... Read more

Meltdown

By: Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The media tells us that "deregulation" and "unfettered free markets" have wrecked our economy and will continue to make things worse without a heavy dose of federal regulation. But the real blame lies elsewhere. In Meltdown, bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., unearths the real causes behind the collapse of housing values and the stock... Read more

30 Minuten Delegieren

By: Hans J. Kratz

Narrated by: Sonngard Dressler, Heiko Grauel & Michael Deckner

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Delegation zählt zu den wirksamsten Managementmethoden. Delegation entlastet von überflüssigen Arbeiten, führt zu besseren Ergebnissen und zu größerer Zufriedenheit der Mitarbeiter. Doch: Erfolgreiches Delegieren will gelernt sein. Und genau dabei möchte dieses praxisorientierte Hörbuch Sie unterstützen. • Durch Delegation die Flut von... Read more

Alles ist machbar und 25 andere fatale Irrtümer im Business

By: Bertold Ulsamer

Narrated by: Gabi Franke & Heiko Grauel

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Wir alle kennen diese Glaubenssätze, die im Business gelten und die sich oftmals unhinterfragt in unserem Handeln niederschlagen: "Erfolg macht glücklich", "Misserfolge und Fehler sind mittlere Katastrophen", "Wenn es der Chef nicht weiß - wer dann", "Ohne Ziele geht gar nichts"… Aber ist unsere Welt nicht viel zu komplex, als dass sich solch... Read more

30 Minuten Einstellungsinterviews

By: Karl H. List

Narrated by: Sonngard Dressler, Heiko Grauel & Michael Deckner

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In den letzten Jahren hat sich viel verändert hinsichtlich der Erwartungen von Führungskräften an die Mitarbeiter. Heute werden engagierte Menschen gesucht, die fachlich kompetent, teamfähig, selbstständig und Veränderungen gegenüber aufgeschlossen sind, soziale Fähigkeiten besitzen und gerne Verantwortung übernehmen. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt Ihnen,... Read more

The Difference

By: Jean Chatzky

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

What’s the difference between you and Warren Buffett? Between you and your boss? Or between you and your successful neighbor? What do the financially comfortable have that you don’t? It’s not that those people were born into money, caught a lucky break, or have an Ivy League education. It’s not even that they are smarter than you or make more... Read more

First Comes Love, Then Comes Money

By: Bethany Palmer & Scott Palmer

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd & Tory Wood

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Happy Couples Know How to Talk About MoneyThe number one cause for divorce is financial infidelity. Now ""The Money Couple"" reveals the missing ingredient needed before any financial program or plan can work: healthy financial communication. This book tells you how to: Diagnose your level of financial infidelity Identify your individual Money... Read more

Little Red Book of Sales Answers

By: Jeffrey Gitomer

Narrated by: Jeffrey Gitomer

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeffrey Gitomer's bestselling companion to his classic Little Red Book of Selling

Salespeople are looking for answers. The fastest, easiest answers that work every time. The good news is, the answers exist. The bad news is, in order to be able to become a successful salesperson, you have to understand, practice, and master the answers.

... Read more

The Difference - Abridged

By: Jean Chatzky

Narrated by: Jean Chatzky

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Can you really start from nothing and become truly secure financially?

What’s the difference between you and Warren Buffett? Between you and your boss? Or between you and your successful neighbor? What do the financially comfortable have that you don’t?

It’s not that those people were born into money, caught a lucky break, or have an Ivy League... Read more

How to Prosper in Hard Times

By: Napoleon Hill & James Allen

Narrated by: Joel Fotinos

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The tried-and-true prosperity wisdom of these beloved writers, teachers, and thinkers has been relied upon by generations of Americans seeking guidance in hard economic times— and now, for the first time, it is collected in a single, compact paperback volume.

Cherished for decades, these timeless writings from self-help and inspirational... Read more

Managing Thought

By: Mary J. Lore

Narrated by: Mary J. Lore

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

From making small day-to-day decisions, to changing company-wide strategies, plotting a career path, finding a life partner, and enjoying life; the way you think shapes your circumstances, your destiny, and your success. Managing Thought: How Do Your Thoughts Rule Your World goes beyond other “positive thinking” and “emotional intelligence”... Read more

Peaks and Valleys

By: Spencer Johnson

Narrated by: John Dossett

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Moved My Cheese?, a brilliant new parable that shows readers how to stay calm and successful, even in the most challenging of environments.

A young man lives unhappily in a valley. One day he meets an old man who lives on a mountain peak. At first the young man doesn’t realize that he is... Read more

Fight For Your Money

By: David Bach

Narrated by: Bob Walter

Length: 16 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In an audiobook that will forever change how you spend your hard-earned money, America’s favorite financial coach, David Bach, shows you how to save thousands of dollars every year by taking on the “corporate machines.” In these times when every dollar counts, big businesses are using clever tricks to rip you off, making themselves billions... Read more

Strategic Acceleration

By: Tony Jeary

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In today’s ultra-competitive world, getting superior results at the fastest rate possible is critical to success. But the speed of life can sidetrack us, cloud our sense of priority, and make us less effective. Strategic Acceleration presents a methodology that will help you get clear, focused, and efficient. It will bring you the results and... Read more

Fight For Your Money - Abridged

By: David Bach

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In an audiobook that will forever change how you spend your hard-earned money, America’s favorite financial coach, David Bach, shows you how to save thousands of dollars every year by taking on the “corporate machines.” In these times when every dollar counts, big businesses are using clever tricks to rip you off, making themselves billions... Read more

Pounce - Abridged

By: Ken Stern

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As Seen on Public Television

EAT OR BE EATEN

In turbulent markets you need to become an investment predator. Investment predators create a plan for capturing their prey (prime investment opportunities) while risk is fairly low, and spit the bones out (sell the investment) before they become prey themselves.

Pounce describes a system that is neither... Read more

The Three Laws of Performance

By: Dave Logan & Steve Zaffron

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

HOW DID COMPANIES, BOTH LARGE and small, in different countries and industries, all achieve breakthrough performances when the odds were stacked against them?

How did an engineer turned CEO transform his New Zealand steelmaking company around in one year and become a leader in the industry? How did a 600-person team, within the largest petroleum... Read more

The Ride of a Lifetime

By: Paul Teutul

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Since founding Orange County Choppers in Upstate New York in 1999, Teutul has grown the business from a hobby into a 70-person-plus operation that produces and sells 150 custom bikes a year at retail prices starting at $30,000 and quickly escalating to six figures. Teutul and his team not only sell their choppers from their world headquarters in... Read more

Agile Project Performance Management

By: Kevin Aguanno

Narrated by: Kevin Aguanno

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

With the widespread growth of agile project management and agile development methods, we face challenges when these projects don't (or can't) provide us with our standard performance metrics for project health assessment and project portfolio management. Join Kevin Aguanno, a well-known expert on the agile methodologies, as he explains how... Read more

Green Business Practices for Dummies - Abridged

By: Lisa Swallow

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Green Business Practices For Dummies provides readers with the information they need to reduce the environmental impact of the business with out reducing their bottom line. The practical and expert advice and tips presented in this title benefits business owners at all levels, from large corporations to small, family-run stores. The only... Read more