Business audiobooks

Copy This! - Abridged

By: Paul Orfalea & Ann Marsh

Narrated by: Todd Cummings

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No business autobiography has ever let it all hang out like this one. In building an unconventionally democratic multinational company that has been named by Fortune, Forbes, and Working Mother magazines as one of the best places to work in America, Paul Orfalea never tamed his impulsive, rebellious nature, and he discusses his flaws and... Read more

There's No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics

By: John C. Maxwell

Narrated by: John C. Maxwell

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

There's no such thing as business ethics. How can that be? Because a single standard applies to both your business and personal life-and it's one we all know and trust: the Golden Rule. Now bestselling author John C. Maxwell shows you how this revered ideal works everywhere, and how, especially in business, it brings amazing dividends. There's... Read more

One L

By: Scott Turow

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Decades after Scott Turow entered law school comes an all new unabridged production of this classic with a special introduction by and interview with the author

One L, Scott Turow's journal of his first year at law school and a bestseller when it was first published in 1977, has gone on to become a virtual bible for prospective law students. Not... Read more

Brag! - Abridged

By: Peggy Klaus

Narrated by: Peggy Klaus

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It is well documented that working hard isn't enough to keep your professional star rising: Self-promotion is recognized as one of the most important attributes for getting ahead. But learning to share your talents and successes without coming across as smug or rehearsed is a tricky skill. Now, Peggy Klaus, top communication and leadership... Read more

The Truth About Money - Abridged

By: Ric Edelman

Narrated by: Ric Edelman

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“A single source for what you need to know to put your financial house in order, an impressive piece of work, and very useful.”
—Bob Clark, Editor-in-Chief, Dow Jones Investment Advisor Ric Edelman, America’s most successful financial advisor, has revised and updated his classic personal finance bestseller to reflect the new global economic... Read more

Discover the Wealth Within You - Abridged

By: Ric Edelman

Narrated by: Ric Edelman

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Have your goals and dreams gotten lost in your daily struggle to earn a living and provide for your family?In Discover the Wealth Within You, Ric Edelman shows you how to choose fun, enriching and rewarding financial goals and gives you a simple straightforward plan for achieving them. As he reveals in this audio, all you need to become wealthy... Read more

New Rules of Money - Abridged

By: Ric Edelman

Narrated by: Ric Edelman

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It's time to learn the new rules.You can't afford to manage your finances the way your parents did.While your parents and grandparents paid relatively little in taxes, you lose more than a third of your income to the tax collector. Prices for goods and services were stable for the first 60 years of this century, but you must buy today to avoid... Read more

The Richest Man in Babylon

By: George Clason

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason provides financial advice through a collection of parables. George S Clason is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing the pamphlets in 1926, using parables that were set in ancient Babylon. Banks and... Read more

Mars and Venus in the Workplace

By: John Gray

Narrated by: John Gray

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

John Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his #1 international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, now brings his insights to the working world.In Mars and Venus in the Workplace, Gray analyzes the differences in the ways men and women misunderstand and misinterpret each other in the workplace, and offers... Read more

The Pampered Chef

By: Doris Christopher

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pampered Chef is Doris Christopher’s extraordinary account of how she turned an innovative concept and $3,000 investment into a business with annual sales approaching the billion-dollar mark. It is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

In 1980 Doris Christopher, a former... Read more

The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding - Abridged

By: Al Ries & Laura Ries

Narrated by: Uncredited

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As we move into the twenty-first century the most important question for businesses everywhere is: What are we going to do about the Internet? The two most qualified people in the country to answer that question may be Al Ries and Laura Ries. Not only are they the authors of the BusinessWeek bestseller The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, they are... Read more

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Abridged

By: Al Ries & Jack Trout

Narrated by: Al Ries & Jack Trout

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The authors have distilled their 40-plus years of marketing expertise to provide the key to today's competitive marketplace, showing you what makes some products inordinately successful while others fall by the wayside. Read more

22 Immutable Laws of Branding - Abridged

By: Al Ries & Laura Ries

Narrated by: Al Ries & Laura Ries

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Branding. Dubbed by many the “marketing buzzword” of the late ‘90s, everyone knows that building your product or service into a bona fide brand is the only way to cut through the clutter in today's insanely crowded marketplace.The only question is, how do you do it?Learn the laws of branding in the branding bible: The 22 Immutable Laws of... Read more

Focus - Abridged

By: Al Ries

Narrated by: Al Ries

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

Every company has it at one point. But all too often, it gets lost along the way, leaving the company--and its workers--with an unclear sense of direction. Now the co-author of The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing offers solutions for restoring the dispersed focus of a company back to its key service, and discarding everything else.With clear... Read more

Mars and Venus in the Workplace - Abridged

By: John Gray

Narrated by: John Gray

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

John Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his #1 international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, now brings his insights to the working world.In Mars and Venus in the Workplace, Gray analyzes the differences in the ways men and women misunderstand and misinterpret each other in the workplace, and offers... Read more

Never Eat Alone

By: Tahl Raz & Keith Ferrazzi

Narrated by: Richard Harries

Length: 13 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Keith Ferrazzi's techniques have earned universal praise for their ingenuity, their ease of applicability, and-most importantly-their effectiveness. The key to success in both life and work, Ferrazzi convincingly argues, is building solid relationships. But what distinguishes Ferrazzi's approach from other networking strategies is the emphasis... Read more

Fast Innovation

By: Clayton M. Christensen, James Works, Michael L....

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“How can I create an innovation engine that will consistently deliver substantial organic growth?”

This question is the number-one issue for most CEOs and senior executives today. Innovation is a critical driver of organic growth, yet based on the authors' research, only a small percent of companies effectively use innovation to sustain... Read more

History of Supreme Court Vacancies

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme Court justice nomination, an historian explains the selection and confirmation process and the past battles between Congress and the president. Read more

The Pampered Chef - Abridged

By: Doris Christopher

Narrated by: Doris Christopher

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

At Berkshire Hathaway, we like companies that are easy to understand. Doris Christopher’s “keep it simple” approach has a lot to teach anyone who is reaching for the American Dream. Frankly, if I can’t understand a company’s business, I figure their customers must have a pretty hard time figuring it out, too.

I would challenge anyone on Wall... Read more

Justice O'Connor's Legacy

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote. Read more

China, Inc.

By: Ted C. Fishman

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

China today is visible everywhere — in the news, in the economic pressures battering America, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. Provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of china's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic... Read more

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

By: John Perkins

Narrated by: Brian Emerson

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This phenomenal New York Times bestseller is an exposé of international corruption and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations.John Perkins was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the United States, from Indonesia to Panama, to accept enormous loans for infrastructure... Read more

Simple Steps

By: Lisa Lelas, Linda McClintock & Beverly Zingarella

Narrated by: Lisa Lelas & Celeste Lawson

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Breathe easier. Live happier. All it takes is a few simple steps each week.If you're like most women, you have more worries, wishes, and chores than you can keep track of. You may crave a sense of order and control but have no idea how to attain it and thus find yourself coping with a thousand daily details.Now the women who established the... Read more

A Branded World

By: Michael Levine

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Branding is ultimately a way of differentiating your product from the competition. Whether you’re selling a celebrity image, automobiles, or a financial service, your goal is to make your brand the most recognizable by the consumer.But there’s much more to effective branding than ubiquitous advertising and a memorable slogan. Public relations is... Read more