Business audiobooks

The Five Most Important Questions

By: Peter F. Drucker

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

With Peter Drucker’s five essential questions and the help of five of today’s thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work,... Read more

Changing the Channel

By: Tribby Masterson & MaryEllen Michael

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

To attain and sustain success in today’s dynamic business environment, it’s no longer enough to be good at just one type of marketing. Expanding into additional channels—especially the Internet—will help you attract prospective customers and increase your revenue. In fact, if you’re only using one channel, you’re likely leaving millions of... Read more

Outliers

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous... Read more

32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business

By: Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

As a young man, Earvin “Magic” Johnson admired his father and other small-town entrepreneurs who created jobs and served as leaders in his Midwestern community. He worked for them, watched them, and his interest in building communities through economic development grew even while his basketball career flourished. His fame as an NBA star gave him... Read more

Management Rev Ed - Abridged

By: Peter F. Drucker

Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas

Length: 19 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The essential book on management from the man who invented the disciplineNow completely revised and updated for the first time Read more

The Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough

By: Jennifer Barrett & Smart Cookies

Narrated by: Andrea Baxter

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

They were five dynamic young women: smart, successful—and secretly drowning in debt. Inspired by an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on personal finance, Andrea, Angela, Katie, Robyn, and Sandra formed a money club, together developing strategies for turning their finances around. Just one year later, they had dramatically improved their... Read more

globalization

By: Bruce C. Greenwald & Judd Kahn

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Most supporters and opponents of globalization accept as true certain key ideas that govern the terms of the debate. Globalization, they contend, is the single dominant force shaping the world’s economies both today and into the future; an irresistible and growing part of economic reality. They see the fates of business, labor, and entire... Read more

The Gone Fishin' Portfolio

By: Sjuggerud Green & Steve Alexander

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of us have been conditioned to believe that investing is too difficult and time-consuming to attempt on our own. With so many products to choose from and so many risks involved, a financial “professional” is the only person qualified to handle the money you’ll retire on some day, right? The truth is, no one cares more about your money than... Read more

OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder

By: Lucas Conley

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A successful brand creates a positive association in a customer’s mind, sells a promise, and tells a story about who we are. The virtues of creating brand identity to attract product sales have been acknowledged for decades. But branding—once considered a helpful, rather than necessary flourish—has assumed status in today’s world as a key... Read more

The Hands-Off Manager

By: Steve Chandler & Duane Black

Narrated by: Nick Landrum

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is 'my manager. Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem but probably wouldn't know what to do about it if they did. In The Hands-Off Manager, Steve Chandler and Duane Black offer a new vision for all managers. With stories, examples, and vibrant... Read more

Call Me Ted

By: Ted Turner & Bill Burke

Narrated by: Ted Turner

Length: 14 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!"

These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments - Ted became... Read more

Call Me Ted - Abridged

By: Ted Turner & Bill Burke

Narrated by: Ted Turner

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!"

These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments - Ted became... Read more

The Smartest 401(k) Book You’ll Ever Read

By: Daniel R. Solin

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

If you are one of the seventy million Americans counting on your 401(k) plan to usher you into a comfortable old age, you're likely to be bitterly disappointed. Rather than benefit the employee, 401(k) plans reward employers, brokers, investment advisors, fund managers, insurance companies, unions, and lobbyists. Relying on these plans makes it... Read more

The Trophy Kids Grow Up

By: Ron Alsop

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

The first wave of the Millennial Generation—born between the early 1980s and 2002—is just graduating from college and entering the work force. Employers, meantime, are bracing for some of the biggest management challenges they’ve ever faced: Integrating the most demanding and most protected generation in history into a workplace shaped by the... Read more

The Art of Negotiation

By: Gerard I. Nierenberg

Narrated by: Various

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From real estate to romance, politics to promotions, everything is negotiable.
    Negotiation expert Gerard I. Nierenberg will teach you how to become a successful
negotiator through a series of simple and proven techniques that will help you to:

* Buy everything at the lowest price
* Position yourself for success
* Resolve conflicts
* Win raises
*... Read more

The Orange Code

By: Arkadi Kuhlmann & Bruce Philp

Narrated by: Bill Weideman & Jim Bond

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Since 1996, ING Direct has grown from a mere concept to a global enterprise, with over 20 million customers in nine countries. In an industry dominated by big banks with little patience for their customers, ING Direct has always strived to be different – a rebel with a cause, if you will – and in doing so, they’ve become the most successful... Read more

Rich Woman

By: Kim Kiyosaki

Narrated by: Kim Kiyosaki

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Dear Listener, Rich Woman is an audiobook on investing for women. Why an investment book written just for women? There's a very good reason. The how-to's of investing; how to buy and sell a stock or how to find a profitable rental property are the same for men and women. What's different are the unique issues that women face when it comes to... Read more

The Ten Roads to Riches

By: Ken Fisher

Narrated by: J.S. Gilbert & Ken Fisher

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered how the super-rich built their wealth—and whether you could do it the same way? Surprisingly, the super-wealthy usually get there by taking just one of ten possible roads. And now, so can you! The Ten Roads to Riches teaches you how to build wealth by following the same successful paths others have used. Renowned... Read more

Project Management For Dummies - Abridged

By: Stanley Portny

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The tools you need for successful project managementIn today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. So what does it take to succeed? This hands-on guide introduces you to the principles of project management and shows you how to put them to use so you can... Read more

Built to Last - Abridged

By: Jim Collins

Narrated by: Jim Collins & Jerry I. Porras

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as... Read more

Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

By: Newt Gingrich

Narrated by: Newt Gingrich & Callista Gingrich

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

America is unrivaled in our ability to solve tough problems and create bold, powerful solutions. That’s exactly what we need to do with the energy crisis we now face. We CAN become energy independent, while lowering prices at the pump today and developing innovative and effective energy alternatives for the future. We CAN produce an overwhelming... Read more

Buyology

By: Martin Lindstrom

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the single largest neuromarketing study ever conducted, Buyology reveals surprising truths about what attracts our attention and captures our dollars. Among the long-held assumptions and myths Buyology confronts:

• Sex doesn’t sell - people in skimpy clothing and provocative poses don’t persuade us to buy products.

• Despite government... Read more

Your Spiritual Capital In A Struggling Economy

By: Ernest D. Chu

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Once Ernest Chu began to apply the principles of ancient and contemporary spiritual teachings to his knowledge of building wealth, he found a flow of abundance that enriched his bank account as well as his sense of self-worth. Read more

Who

By: Geoff Smart & Randy Street

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

It's happened to the best of us. You have a job opening to fill. You interview a range of qualified candidates and hire the best of the bunch—or so you think. You soon realize that the person who seemed like a perfect fit during the interview doesn't have what it takes to do the job.



In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street, of the management... Read more