Business audiobooks

The Rumsfeld Way

By: Jeffrey A. Krames

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Just Published! A dramatic new leadership model from one of twentieth-century America's most accomplished leaders Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is one of today's most recognized public figures, but few people are aware of the astonishing range of his leadership successes over the past four decades. Whether directing battles in the... Read more

The Leadership Lessons of the U.S. Navy SEALS

By: Jon Cannon & Jeff Cannon

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NAVY SEAL WAY TO WIN IN BUSINESS Leadership and teamwork techniques of the military elite, where partnering is mandatory, and failure is never an option As increasing focus is placed on fully utilizing and leveraging the value of employees, managers are finding that strong team leadership can be the answer to increasing productivity,... Read more

The Birth of Plenty

By: William Bernstein

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE INTELLIGENT ASSET ALLOCATOR Praise for The Birth of Plenty: "Bill Bernstein has given us a compact and immensely readable economic, political, military, and institutional history of our civilization that is a tour de force. Put everything else down. Take a deep breath. Open The Birth of Plenty. And prepare... Read more

How To Make Money In Stocks, Third Edition

By: William J. O'Neil

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BUSINESSWEEK, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER! The bestselling guide to buying stocks, from the founder of Investor's Business Daily­­now completely revised and updated When it was first published, How to Make Money in Stocks hit the investing world like a jolt, providing readers with the first in-depth explanation... Read more

Winning the Loser's Game

By: Charles D. Ellis

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"Winning the Loser's Game is considered by many to be a classic analysis of investing." ­­Financial Planning The premise of the bestselling Winning the Loser's Game­­that individual investors can achieve far greater success working with financial markets than against them­­has grown increasingly popular in today's hard-to-predict markets. The... Read more

Stocks for the Long Run

By: Jeremy J. Siegel

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"One of the ten best investing books of all time."--The Washington Post One of investing's most celebrated icons updates his classic work to reflect today's world and markets In this long-awaited and eagerly anticipated update, Jeremy iegel provides his legendary perspective and guidance to an investment world turned upside down. Stocks for... Read more

Understanding Wall Street

By: Jeffrey B. Little

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

One of history's top-selling investment guides—800,000 copies sold!—is now updated for a new generation of investors Praise for previous editions of Understanding Wall Street: "One of those rare publications that delivers exactly what it promises . . .consistently good." —Barron's "Among the best for the novice investor." —Los Angeles Times "A... Read more

The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership

By: Mike Freedman

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"The strategy process Mike Freedman so ably discusses has been put to work at La-Z-Boy. You will come away from The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership better equipped to not only think more incisively about future competitive advantage, but your organization will have greater strategic focus at every level, beginning with the top... Read more

The Articulate Executive - Abridged

By: Granville N. Toogood

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Granville N. Toogood is a top executive communications expert, as well as an established speaker, trainer, and writer. Before starting his own company in 1982, Mr. Toogood was a television reporter and network news producer for NBC and ABC. Today he works with a long list of blue-chip clients and has served as a consultant to 38 of the Fortune... Read more

Making Work Work - Abridged

By: Julie Morgenstern

Narrated by: Julie Morgenstern

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The New York Times bestselling author, Oprah’s favorite organizing expert, and America’s #1 problem solver, presents a groundbreaking manual for anyone who wants to enhance performance and efficiency in today’s downsized work world The New York Times bestselling author of Organizing From the Inside Out, Oprah’s favorite organizing expert, and... Read more

Conscious Capitalism

By: Patricia Aburdene

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

According to socioeconomic forecasting guru Patricia Aburdene, corporations can operate with a consciousness that's akin to the self-awareness we aspire to in our spiritual practices. What's interesting is that the most conscious corporations tend also to be the most profitable. Read more

Tips & Traps When Negotiating Real Estate

By: Robert Irwin

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Surefire techniques for coming out on top in any real estate deal A great book for anyone who is interested in real estate investing or planning to buy a new home, Tips & Traps When Negotiating Real Estate covers everything from financing and deposits, to better prices versus better terms, to handling brokers and sellers alike. Bestselling... Read more

Der GmbH-Geschäftsführer - Abridged

By: Hans-Peter Schauwecker

Narrated by: H.-P. Schwecker

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Hörbuch informiert über die Rechte und Pflichten von Geschäftsführern, insbesondere auch über die Haftungsrisiken, die mit der Person eines GmbH-Geschäftsführers verbunden sind. Zunächst wird dargestellt, wie Geschäftsführer nach den Regeln des GmbH-Gesetzes zum Organ bestellt und von dieser Position abberufen werden können sowie welche... Read more

You're Hired

By: Bill Rancic

Narrated by: Bill Rancic

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Success means something different for everyone. For Bill Rancic, it meant taking the things he loved -- like coming up with exciting ideas and never working a 9-to-5 job -- and translating that into a profitable business. By the time he was thirty, he'd achieved every goal he set for himself by creating an online cigar company from scratch and... Read more

Evolution of the Spirit

By: Craig Hamilton

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In a conversation that is grounded in the reality of human life, while it reaches to the edges of our evolution and understanding, Hamilton shares the experiences and practice that expand his own awareness, and sheds light on how our species can realize the shift in consciousness that may soon transform our biology, our communities, and our... Read more

Bait and Switch

By: Barbara Ehrenreich

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed goes back undercover to do for America's ailing middle class what she did for the working poor.

Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in BAIT AND SWITCH, she enters another hidden realm of the economy—the world of the white-collar unemployed. Armed with a... Read more

The Ape in the Corner Office

By: Richard Conniff

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Tired of swimming with the sharks? Fed up with that big ape down the hall? Real animals can teach us better ways to thrive in the workplace jungle.

You’re ambitious and want to get ahead, but what’s the best way to do it? Become the biggest, baddest predator? The proverbial 800-pound gorilla? Or does nature teach you to be more subtle and... Read more

The Ape in the Corner Office - Abridged

By: Richard Conniff

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Tired of swimming with the sharks? Fed up with that big ape down the hall? Real animals can teach us better ways to thrive in the workplace jungle.

You’re ambitious and want to get ahead, but what’s the best way to do it? Become the biggest, baddest predator? The proverbial 800-pound gorilla? Or does nature teach you to be more subtle and... Read more

Managing Projects as a Consultant

By: Casey Worthington & Bruce Robertson

Narrated by: Casey Worthington & Bruce Robertson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This recording is designed for project managers who are interested in transitioning to the world of consultative project management. It includes
the differences between internal-, vendor-, and independent-based project management
the psychology of consulting as a project manager
how to adapt to customer environments
the politics and... Read more

Taming Wicked Projects

By: Amy Schwab

Narrated by: Amy Schwab

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In today’s chaotic organizational environments, project specifications, resources, and sponsorship change at the drop of a stock price. In times like this, it’s tempting to curse our projects as wicked or blame ourselves for not being able to tame these unpredictable and uncontrollable “beasts.” In wild times, our projects are better served by... Read more

Ten Questions Your Sponsor Should Ask About Your Plan

By: David Paradi

Narrated by: David Paradi

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Sponsors are getting more educated about project plans and as project managers we must anticipate their questions. In this recording, Dave Paradi will share ten questions your sponsor should be asking and what you can do to prepare for them. You can show leadership in your project by being prepared with a good plan that communicates confidence... Read more

Copy This!

By: Paul Orfalea & Ann Marsh

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Copy This!, Paul Orfalea's inspiring personal story of turning lessons into lemonade, may be the most unusual business memoir ever published.

Paul Orfalea struggles mightily to read, to write, and to sit still through business meetings. So what's the problem? By working with the obstacles life dealt him–he call his dyslexia and ADHD "learning... Read more

An Enlightened Farmer in Kansas

By: Bryan Welch

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Bryan Welch, the publisher of Mother Earth News, is realistic about the American mindset, and the reluctance of the masses to give up the comforts of consumption in the name of sustainability. Read more

Manage Your Mind / Take Charge of Your Life

By: John Selby

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

John Selby presents a simple and direct approach to how we manage our own personal energy and brings home how crucial it is not only to succeeding in life but to survival itself. Calm your mental clutter and feel more grounded as you listen to how you can manage your individual energy supply to consciously determine what you manifest in life. Read more