Business audiobooks

How Successful People Grow

By: John C. Maxwell

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and here, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. In the way that only he can communicate, John teaches . . .

The... Read more

Smart Money Smart Kids

By: Dave Ramsey & Rachel Cruze

Narrated by: Dave Ramsey & Rachel Cruze

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In Smart Money Smart Kids, Dave Ramsey and his daughter, Rachel Cruze, team up to share some personal family stories you don’t want to miss! Get a no-nonsense approach for teaching your kids and teens the basics of money.Find practical strategies to raise money-smart kids in this debt-crazed world. Smart Money Smart Kids offers common-sense ways... Read more

How Much Does it Really Cost to Live in a City Like Seattle?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In Seattle, there is a growing push to raise the minimum wage 62 percent to $15 an hour, which the University of Washington has calculated as the minimum cost of living for an adult with one child. But would the benefits of the wage hike actually outweigh the costs? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Read more

Make Art Make Money

By: Elizabeth Hyde Stevens

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In our culture, artistic genius and poverty seem inevitably linked, but does it have to be that way? Jim Henson didn’t think so. An iconic creator and savvy businessman, Henson is a model for artists everywhere: without sacrificing his creative vision, Henson built an empire of lovable Muppets that continues to educate and inspire—and a business... Read more

The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding

By: Al Ries & Laura Ries

Narrated by: David Drummond

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This marketing classic has been expanded to include new commentary, new illustrations, and a bonus book: The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet BrandingSmart and accessible, The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the definitive text on branding, pairing anecdotes about some of the best brands in the world, like Rolex, Volvo, and Heineken, with the... Read more

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing

By: Al Ries & Jack Trout

Narrated by: David Drummond

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

There are laws of nature, so why shouldn't there be laws of marketing?As Al Ries and Jack Trout—the world-renowned marketing consultants and bestselling authors of Positioning—note, you can build an impressive airplane, but it will never leave the ground if you ignore the laws of physics, especially gravity. Why then, they ask, shouldn't there... Read more

Cubed

By: Nikil Saval

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

You mean this place we go to five days a week has a history? Cubed reveals the unexplored yet surprising story of the places where most of the world's work—our work—gets done. From "Bartleby the Scrivener" to The Office, from the steno pool to the open-plan cubicle farm, Cubed is a fascinating, often funny, and sometimes disturbing anatomy of... Read more

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks to Judy Woodruff about his new book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution. In his book, the 94-year-old liberal justice calls for major changes to the Constitution on issues such as the death penalty, firearms, redistricting and campaign finance. Read more

Larry Flynt

By: Larry Flynt

Narrated by: Larry Flynt

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications. Larry Flynt is an example of an innovative and controversial modern leader and entrepreneur. His organization LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. In 2003, Arena magazine... Read more

Mads Øvlisen

By: Mads Øvlisen

Narrated by: Mads Øvlisen

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Mads Øvlisen, Chairman of LEGO and fmr. CEO and Chairman of Novo Nordisk and The Royal Danish Theatre. The modern business topics discussed in each chapter of The Mind of a Leader: Legends are closely related to the issues raised in Niccolò Machiavelli's controversial strategic masterpiece... Read more

Pat Boone

By: Pat Boone

Narrated by: Pat Boone

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Pat Boone, American singer, actor, and writer. Pat Boone was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest... Read more

Philip Kotler

By: Philip Kotler

Narrated by: Philip Kotler

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Philip Kotler, American marketing author, consultant and professor; currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler is the author of more than 55 marketing books. He was the first person to... Read more

Anita Roddick

By: Anita Roddick

Narrated by: Anita Roddick

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Dame Anita Roddick, Founder of ’The Body Shop’, human rights activist and environmental campaigner.

Dame Anita Roddick is an example of an inspirational modern female leader and entrepreneur that was able to think outside the box, walk the talk and achieve tremendous corporate success while... Read more

Ways and Means for Managing Up

By: F. William Smullen

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SUCCEED AT WORK?

MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS SUCCEEDS FIRST.

Today's typical workplace may be less formal and more inclusive than those of the past, but one thing hasn't changed: The boss is the boss.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, William Smullen spent 50 years leading--and being led by--some of the toughest people in the business.... Read more

Players First

By: John Calipari & Michael Sokolove

Narrated by: Chuck Montgomery

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball’s most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to personal and collective victory.

At its core, Calipari’s... Read more

Speaker, Leader, Champion

By: Jeremey Donovan & Ryan Avery

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The secrets of superb public speaking-based on the best of the best of Toastmasters

Toastmasters, a name synonymous with public speaking, is dedicated to developing its members’ communication and leadership skills.

Now Distinguished Toastmaster Jeremey Donovan and Public Speaking World Champion Ryan Avery break down the winning speeches from... Read more

The Tanning of America

By: Steve Stoute

Narrated by: Kerry Washington

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The business marketing genius at the forefront of today's entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today's new consumer—the tan generation.When Fortune 500 companies need to reenergize or reinvent a lagging brand, they call Steve Stoute. In addition to marrying cultural icons with blue-chip marketers, Stoute has... Read more

Own It!

By: Tabatha Coffey

Narrated by: Tabatha Coffey

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From the straight-shooting breakout star of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over and author of It’s Not Really About the Hair, Tabatha Coffey shares the secrets of her success in Own It!On television, Coffey is known for using tough love to overhaul failing businesses and help owners take charge of their future. In Own It!, Coffey takes her trademark... Read more

The Confidence Code

By: Katty Kay & Claire Shipman

Narrated by: Sandy Rustin

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times BestsellerFollowing the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence—and learning how to achieve it—for women of all ages and at all stages of their career.Working women today are better... Read more

The Curriculum

By: Stanley Bing

Narrated by: Stanley Bing

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From the mind of the ultimate corporate gunslinger comes this no-nonsense, real-world curriculum, designed to augment—if not replace—the more traditional path to achieving mastery of the business universe. Conquer this sharp, practical and often amusing course of study and save $250,000 of wasted business school tuition. Unlike those august,... Read more

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying

By: Carol Leifer

Narrated by: Carol Leifer

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

For many years, television comedy was an exclusive boys' club—until a brilliant comedian named Carol Leifer came along, blazing a trail for funny women everywhere. From Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live to Seinfeld, The Ellen Show, and Modern Family, Carol has written for and/or performed on some of the best TV comedies of... Read more

Lean In for Graduates

By: Sheryl Sandberg

Narrated by: Elisa Donovan

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect graduation gift: the iconic #1 best seller, expanded and updated exclusively for graduates entering the workforce

This extraordinary edition of Lean In includes a letter to graduates and six additional chapters from experts offering advice on finding and getting the most out of a first job; résumé writing; best interviewing... Read more

The Divide

By: Matt Taibbi

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 13 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, AND KIRKUS REVIEWS

A scathing portrait of an urgent new American crisis
 
Over the last two decades, America has been falling deeper and deeper into a statistical mystery:
 
Poverty goes up. Crime goes down. The prison population doubles.
Fraud by the... Read more

The Boom

By: Russell Gold

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The “best all-around book yet on fracking” (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: “Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporary journalism” (Booklist).First invented in 1947, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has not only become a major source of energy, it is changing the way we use energy, and the energy we use. It is... Read more