Business audiobooks

Lead to Succeed - Abridged

By: Rick Pitino

Narrated by: Rick Pitino

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Learn how to be a leader from one of sports' greatest teachers, Rick Pitino.

As Rick Pitino says, great leaders aren't born great; they learn great leadership along the path of life. From the time Pitino first became a coach at twenty-four, he has been a student of leadership in all its forms, studying how great leaders from legendary coaches to... Read more

Simplify Your Life - Abridged

By: Elaine St. James

Narrated by: Elaine St. James

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This is the audio version of Elaine St. James' first bestselling book, Simplify Your Life. St. James shows us how to reduce the clutter in our lives, from cleaning out our closets to canceling newspaper subscriptions. Full of hints and anecdotes, listening to this audiobook is the perfect way to help you map out a plan to un-complicate your... Read more

Eight Steps to Seven Figures - Abridged

By: Charles Carlson

Narrated by: Charles Carlson

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the tradition of the megabestseller The Millionaire Next Door, Eight Steps to Seven Figures brings together in-depth interviews with over two hundred everyday people whose investments have made them millionaires. But while The Millionaire Next Door describes its subjects' lifestyles and spending habits, Eight Steps to Seven Figures focuses... Read more

The Fifth Discipline - Abridged

By: Peter M. Senge

Narrated by: Peter M. Senge

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Create your own guide to mastering the disciplines of organizational learning with this invaluable guide based on the national bestseller The Fifth Discipline.

“The Fieldbook is a must read for anyone serious about building communities of common purpose, collective action, and continuous learning.”—H. Thomas Johnson, author of Relevance Lost and... Read more

Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty - Abridged

By: Harvey Mackay

Narrated by: Harvey Mackay

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bestselling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business--networking, the indispensable art of building contacts.

Now in paperback, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty is Harvey Mackay's last word on how to get what you want from the world through networking.  For everyone from the sales rep facing a... Read more

The Future of Success - Abridged

By: Robert B. Reich

Narrated by: Robert B. Reich

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

If you think it’s getting harder to both make a living and make a life, economist and former secretary of labor Robert Reich agrees with you. Americans may be earning more than ever before, but we’re paying a steep price: we’re working longer, seeing our families less, and our communities are fragmenting.

With the clarity and insight that are his... Read more

Six Sigma - Abridged

By: Mikel Harry, Ph.D. & Richard Schroeder

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The extraordinary breakthrough management program--heralded by GE, Motorola, and AlliedSignal--that is sweeping corporate America with its unprecedented ability to achieve superior financial results.

Six Sigma is the most powerful breakthrough management tool ever devised, promising increased market share, cost reductions, and dramatic... Read more

The Dance of Change - Abridged

By: Peter M. Senge

Narrated by: Peter M. Senge

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by the business community: "How do we go beyond the first steps of corporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know that companies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning to adapt their attitudes and... Read more

Getting Past No - Abridged

By: William Ury

Narrated by: William Ury

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Getting Past No is the most elegant handbook on the challenge of difficult negotiation and difficult people.”—Leonard A. Lauder, president, Estée Lauder Companies

“Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it.”—President Jimmy Carter
 
WINNER OF THE BOOK PRIZE OF THE CENTER... Read more

The Perfect Sales Presentation - Abridged

By: Robert L. Shook

Narrated by: Robert L. Shook

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America’s best salespeople, from businesses spanning IBM to Mary Kay Cosmetics, take you along on the perfect sales presentation.
 
There’s much more to superselling than just showing a great product. Sales presentations that consistently get results are subtle blends of skill, performance, and manipulation. It’s a craft that’s almost... Read more

The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook - Abridged

By: Peter M. Senge

Narrated by: Peter M. Senge

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Create your own guide to mastering the disciplines of organizational learning with this invaluable guide based on the national bestseller The Fifth Discipline.

“The Fieldbook is a must read for anyone serious about building communities of common purpose, collective action, and continuous learning.”—H. Thomas Johnson, author of Relevance Lost and... Read more

Howard Hughes

By: Peter Harry Brown & Pat H. Broeske

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 18 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.

Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea... Read more

Microsoft First Generation

By: Cheryl Tsang

Narrated by: Mary Woods

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the... Read more

SPIN Selling - Abridged

By: Neil Rackham

Narrated by: Bob Kalomeer

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How do some salespeople consistently outsell their competition? Why do closing techniques work in small sales but fail in larger ones? How can salespeople dramatically increase their sales volume from major accounts? If you're in sales--or if you manage a sales force--you need the SPIN strategy. Developed from 12 years of research into 35,000... Read more

The Six Sigma Way

By: Robert P. Neuman, Peter S. Pande & Roland R. Ca...

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA!

"The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma."

­­John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services.

Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the Six... Read more

Coaching, Compassion and Making A Difference

By: Maria Nemeth, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Clinical psychologist Maria Nemeth has discovered that while therapy is a great place to air your feelings and gain an understanding of your problems, coaching provides a different level: "In coaching, people observe their psychological process without getting caught up in it, and instead turn their attention toward what they truly want to... Read more

How to Close Every Sale

By: Joe Girard

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The Guinness Book of World Records named Joe Girard "the world's greatest salesman." Now best-selling author Girard reveals field-tested techniques, insider tips, and useful common sense reminders that are guaranteed to give your career a boost. Every salesperson knows that closing is the moment of truth. But closing isn't something that happens... Read more

The Global Century

By: Harlan Cleveland

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Wisdom elder Harlan Cleveland says, "Our problem is not one of access, but one of selection."  His advice on choosing what's relevant brings you the tools for true wisdom, not mindless data accumulation. Read more

Recipes for Sustainability

By: Vicki Robin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Vicki Robin discusses the multiple dimensions of freedom, including paradox, and how this relates to sustainability—both personal and planetary.  "If we make certain choices—personally, socially, politically, culturally—there is an emergent, practical, beautiful, delicious and fun reality that is waiting for us to step into." Read more

Squandering Aimlessly - Abridged

By: David Brancaccio

Narrated by: David Brancaccio

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What would you do if you received a sudden financial windfall? David Brancaccio, whose ability to clarify economic matters has made public radio's Marketplace a hit, set out to discover where, why, and how people are spending their riches -- whether it's proceeds from stock options, profits from the sale of a house, or an unexpected inheritance... Read more

Bringing Out the Best in People

By: Aubrey C. Daniels

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic bestseller on performance management is updated to reflect changes in today's working environment. When an employer needs to know how to gain maximum performance from employees, renowned behavioral psychologist--Aubrey Daniels is the man to consult. What has made Daniels the man with the answers? His ability to apply scientifically... Read more

Book of Leadership Wisdom

By: Peter Krass

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Pearls from The LITTLE BOOK OF BUSINESS WISDOM

"The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition."-JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

"Think about the customer, not the competition: Competitors represent your industry's past, as, over the years, collective habits become ingrained. Customers are your... Read more

Trading for a Living

By: Dr. Alexander Elder

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The New Trading for a Living updates a modern classic, popular worldwide among both private and institutional traders. This revised and expanded edition brings time-tested concepts in gear with today's fast-moving markets, adding new studies and techniques for the modern trader.

This classic guide teaches a calm and disciplined approach to the... Read more

Wisdom of the CEO

By: G. William Dauphinais, Grady Means & Colin Price

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How will Yahoo! stay on top in the 21st century? Sony? Dell? Orchestrated by the experts at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, this important book taps the wisdom of the world's top CEOs to provide powerful insights into the key issues driving business today. Wisdom of the CEO provides managers with an unparalleled opportunity to hear, firsthand, what... Read more