Business audiobooks

When Corporations Rule the World

By: David C. Korten

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Our Choice: Democracy or Corporate Rule

A handful of corporations and financial institutions command an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in an assault against markets, democracy, and life. It's a “suicide economy,” says David Korten, that destroys the very foundations of its own existence.

The bestselling 1995 edition... Read more

When Corporations Rule the World

By: David C. Korten

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The twentieth-anniversary edition of the book that helped launch the anticorporate movement examines how much corporate control has grown and the new challenges for those who work for a more economically equitable society.

When Corporations Rule the World has become a modern classic. Korten's warnings about the growing global power of... Read more

Think to Win

By: Peter Klein, John F. Manfredi & Paul Butler

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any organization’s DNA to drive sustainable growth

In today’s ultra-competitive business world, the difference between success and failure lies in the ability to get every employee to think and behave like a strategist.

Think to Win helps business leaders expand strategic thinking out of the... Read more

Geek Heresy

By: Kentaro Toyama

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2004, Kentaro Toyama, an award-winning computer scientist, moved to India to start a new research group for Microsoft. Its mission: to explore novel technological solutions to the world's persistent social problems. But after a decade of designing technologies for humanitarian causes, Toyama concluded that no technology, however dazzling,... Read more

Television Is the New Television

By: Michael Wolff

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Every day brings new headlines about the decline of traditional media powerhouses like Time Inc. and the triumph of digital native media like Buzzfeed and Politico. Old media giants like the New York Times are betting everything on their digital offerings to replace the shrinking revenue from traditional advertising. But the ugly truth, argues... Read more

What Could Make Loss Prevention More Efficient?

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Al Remington

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Loss prevention is essential for safeguarding a company's profit. Identifying necessary changes and effective strategies is crucial for addressing loss issues. This book offers a comprehensive solution based on over 20 professional resources and a personal interview, making it a valuable model for retail corporations. Tested and researched... Read more

Universal Man

By: Richard Davenport-Hines

Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In Universal Man, noted biographer and historian Richard Davenport-Hines revives our understanding of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), the twentieth century's most charismatic and revolutionary economist. Keynes helped FDR launch the New Deal, saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and instructed Western... Read more

Embellishing Credentials: The Worst Immoral Business Practice

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Trevor Clinger

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The United States is home to countless hardworking individuals who have earned their success through dedication and perseverance. Many Americans have held multiple jobs just to make ends meet. These diligent individuals deserve recognition, whether through bonuses, assistance, or promotions. Unfortunately, there are also those who exploit... Read more

Economics: The Basics

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Al Remington

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the essential guide to understanding economics effortlessly, regardless of your age or background. Often considered one of the most challenging subjects in business education, economics is demystified in this bestselling book. Whether you're a college student or simply curious about the fundamentals, this book provides a solid... Read more

The Real Deal

By: Richard Desmond

Narrated by: Richard Desmond

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From the age of five, when he helped his deaf father negotiate advertising contracts, Richard Desmond has always had an eye for business. In The Real Deal he offers a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary career that has taken him from cloakroom attendant at a north London club to billionaire media owner. En route he tells of his early... Read more

Burn Zones

By: Jorge P. Newbery

Narrated by: Larry Wayne

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Life was good for Jorge Newbery. A high school dropout and serial entrepreneur, he built a real estate empire of over 4,000 apartments across the USA. Taking risks and working tirelessly were the ingredients to his rise. But, he took one risk too many.An ice storm on Christmas Eve 2004 triggered his collapse. He was maligned, publicly shamed,... Read more

The Jim Rohn Legacy Series

By: Chris Widener

Narrated by: Chris Widener

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Through The Jim Rohn Legacy Series, Chris Widener imparts wisdom and knowledge gained through the seven years he was personally mentored by Rohn. Chris shares his insight on what made Jim Rohn tick and provides an intimate look at the ideas that shaped the career of this motivational legend. This audio program will give you a rare glimpse into... Read more

QBQ! The Question Behind the Question

By: John G. Miller

Narrated by: John G. Miller

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The lack of personal accountability is a problem that has resulted in an epidemic of blame, victim- thinking, complaining, and procrastination. No organization—or individual—can successfully compete in the marketplace, achieve goals and objectives, provide outstanding service, engage in exceptional teamwork, or develop people without personal... Read more

What You Aren't Seeing

By: Patrick Sweeney

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Be truly inspired, discover your potential, and leverage it to drive organizational success

What You Aren’t Seeing uniquely combines the uplifting story of Herbert Greenberg, the founder of a global management consulting firm, with insights into the psychology of leaders and practical guidance on uncovering and developing true leadership... Read more

How Music Got Free

By: Stephen Witt

Narrated by: Stephen Witt

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?"

How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, featuring visionaries and criminals, moguls and tech-savvy teenagers. It’s about the greatest pirate in history, the most powerful executive in the music business, a revolutionary invention and an illegal... Read more

Power Score

By: Geoff Smart, Randy Street & Alan Foster

Narrated by: Randy Street & Alan Foster

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

ghSMART, the bestselling team behind Who: The A Method for Hiring, returns with a breakthrough formula for how the best leaders and teams deliver results.
 
“ghSMART is the world’s top firm for helping leaders hire talented teams and run them at full power. Nothing is more important.”—Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of Mojo and What Got... Read more

The Ultimate Success Series

By: Chris Widener

Narrated by: Chris Widener

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The Ultimate Success Series is one of the most comprehensive programs designed to train you to achieve your personal best; develop key success traits such as optimism, pursuit of excellence, time management, financial planning, and leadership training; and get in touch with your big dreams. Let master of influence Chris Widener share his success... Read more

A Higher Standard

By: Ann Dunwoody

Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A Higher Standard takes a candid look at the exciting military career of US Army General Ann Dunwoody, who received her fourth star—a rank never before reached by a woman—in her fourth decade of service. From her first command leading 200 soldiers to her final one leading 69,000, Dunwoody reveals the challenges she faced and the changes she... Read more

The Misfit Economy

By: Alexa Clay & Kyra Maya Phillips

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Who are the greatest innovators in the world? You're probably thinking Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford. The usual suspects.


This book isn't about them. It's about people who are just as innovative, entrepreneurial, and visionary as the Jobses, Edisons, and Fords of the world, except they're not in Silicon Valley. They're in the street... Read more

The Disciplined Leader

By: John Manning

Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing on the accumulated expertise of one of the world's top leadership development organizations, this is a comprehensive and accessible guide to effective leadership practice, written in fifty-two short, to-the-point chapters.

A disciplined leader is someone who identifies and focuses in on what author John Manning calls "the vital few"-that... Read more

The Disciplined Leader

By: John Manning

Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

What do the best leaders have in common? As president of MAP, John Manning should know. MAP has helped tens of thousands of top executives accelerate their leadership and management performance. Manning says the answer is one word: discipline. But for Manning, discipline has a very specific meaning.

All leaders have scores of things they could... Read more

The Three Secrets to Effective Time Investment

By: Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Time management skills that work! Reboot your entire life in three simple steps

Quick Reference Guide included with over 30 online tools and 40 done-for-you routines

Is it possible to keep up on life, let alone enjoy it, when you’re overloaded and overwhelmed--with work, with errands, with emails and texts, and with relationship responsibilities?... Read more

Saturn's Strategy Statement And Plan Suggestion, From A Scholar

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Trevor Clinger

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This paper, originally crafted for a senior-level college class, earned a perfect score. It delves into foundational concepts of strategy statements and plans within organizational strategy, using Saturn as a case study. The focus remains concise to encourage readers to extrapolate using their own examples. Exploring Saturn's distinctive... Read more

Risk/Reward

By: Anne Kreamer

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

We entertain ourselves with modest risk-the scary movie, the party full of strangers, the weekend in Vegas. But when it comes to our careers, when self-identity and security hang in the balance, most of us don't like to play the odds very aggressively. While some of us are natural born thrill seekers, the majority of us are hardwired to avoid... Read more