Business audiobooks

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio

By: Mary Buffett & David Clark

Narrated by: Marcia Strassman

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling authors Mary Buffett and David Clark examine seventeen companies that Warren Buffett has bought for himself and for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, as durable investments and explain why these companies are once again selling at prices that offer great long-term growth prospects.

Warren Buffett has always believed that the... Read more

Understanding Michael Porter

By: Joan Magretta

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt & Don Hagen

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A Distillation of The Most Important Business Thinking of Our Time

Michael Porter’s groundbreaking ideas on competition and strategy have unfolded over three decades and are spread across a dauntingly long list of publications. Every manager can name individual pieces of his work—competitive advantage, the value chain, five forces—but no one, not... Read more

King of the Club

By: Charles Gasparino

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Rags-to-riches stories abound in American lore, but even Horatio Alger would have been hard-pressed to write one as powerful as Richard Grasso's: the son of a working-class family whose childhood dream was to become a cop. He grew up in New York City's outer boroughs, far removed from the marble halls, expensive suits, and imported cigars of the... Read more

The Sellout

By: Charles Gasparino

Narrated by: Thomas Perkins

Length: 21 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In the spirit of Barbarians at the Gate and Liar’s Poker comes The Sellout, the definitive book on the recent collapse of Wall Street, one of the most dramatic and anxiety-ridden era in national socioeconomic history. In this powerful business narrative, Charles Gasparino, the author of Blood on the Floor and King of the Club, captures how... Read more

Currency Wars

By: James Richards

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1971, President Nixon imposed national price controls and took the United States off the gold standard, an extreme measure intended to end an ongoing currency war that had destroyed faith in the U.S. dollar. Today we are engaged in a new currency war, and this time the consequences will be far worse than those that confronted Nixon.

Currency... Read more

The King of Vodka

By: Linda Himelstein

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“A operatic tour-de-force.” —Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of The Widow Clicquot“An impressive feat of research, told swiftly and enthusiastically.” —San Francisco ChronicleFrom Vanderbilt and Rockefeller to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, America’s captains of industry are paragons of entrepreneurial success, and books about business history, from The... Read more

The Little Book Of Stock Market Profits

By: Mitch Zacks

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the years, various approaches to investing have emerged, but it's fair to say that some of them have been less than impressive. Today, the challenge for almost every investor is finding the right ways to earn above average returns. The Little Book of Stock Market Profits will show you exactly how to achieve this elusive goal.

Author Mitch... Read more

Do More Faster

By: David Cohen & Brad Feld

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

It is a cold, hard fact of business life that most startups fail. Even many of those entrepreneurs who ultimately succeed have stories of personal challenges, unsuccessful companies, and difficulties along the way. The founders of TechStars, a mentorship-driven startup accelerator, have worked with entrepreneurs and companies over the past... Read more

Street Smarts

By: Bo Burlingham & Norm Brodsky

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street- smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise.

Brodsky shares his hard-earned wisdom every month in Inc.... Read more

Bill Clinton: Back to Work

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy, his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs, his 2012 predictions and his relationship with GOP candidate Newt Gingrich. Read more

What Is Leadership?

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: John C. Maxwell, Les Brown & Zig Ziglar

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes a bonus DVD!In dog sledding, they say unless you're the lead dog the scenery never changes. But what is leadership? What is a leader? Whether you want to successfully lead a team or lead yourself, you need to be clear on these definitions. What Is Leadership? is a multi-session leadership retreat in a box. Why spend $20,000 to hire one... Read more

Three Leadership Secrets Revealed

By: Dawn Jones

Narrated by: Dawn Jones

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Would you like to apply the secrets that top motivational leaders, from Zig Ziglar to Tony Robbins, and from Oprah Winfrey all the way to Mother Teresa, have successfully applied in their lives? Imagine being able to motivate people regardless of age, status, personality or even skillset? Would you like to discover and implement these secrets in... Read more

Thriving in Uncertain Times

By: Larry Iverson

Narrated by: Larry Iverson

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

You are an entrepreneur. No matter what job you do you're in business for yourself. Everyone you cross paths with needs to believe in you and must have a desire to work with you. Your most important job is building a brand called "Y-O-U." Everything you are doing is either enhancing or diminishing that brand. In this program, Dr. Larry Iverson... Read more

The Power of Winning

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: John C. Maxwell, David Cook & Bob Proctor

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes a bonus DVD!With The Power of Winning, you’ll hear firsthand what drives high-performing competitors. These engaging stories and strategies for success are provided by today’s top experts on winning, from New York Times bestselling authors and sports luminaries to other successful people who have bucked the odds to achieve greatness.... Read more

The Two-Second Advantage

By: Kevin Maney & Vivek Ranadive

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn't
his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather
his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before
it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky's brain that made him
exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that... Read more

Focus for Success Performance System

By: Liv Montgomery

Narrated by: Liv Montgomery

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Focus your mind like a laser beam at the touch of a button? You bet! There's no doubt about it—lack of focus dramatically impacts your ability to be effective, and it can make you come off as a little, well, less intelligent than you really are. Or even, gasp, unprofessional. In this era of information overload, it's easy to get lost in every... Read more

Executive Toughness

By: Jason Selk

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Take your professional game to the next level-in 100 seconds o r less!

People with inborn talent may be good at what they do-but only the mentally tough reach the highest plateaus in their field. And here’s the best news of all: mental toughness is something anyone can learn.

Director of mental training for the St. Louis Cardinals and a top-tier... Read more

The Secret of Teams

By: Mark Miller

Narrated by: Bob Dunsworth

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Using the same characters as those found in Miller’s other bestseller, The Secret and one new character, a retired Special Forces Commander, this work aims to help team leaders and team members create high-performing teams. The core message is that Talent, Skills, and Community are all essential to team success, and that team leaders and leaders... Read more

Basic Economics

By: Clarence B. Carson

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 16 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This sound primer of basic economics tells all you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about money, the market, prices, monopoly, competition, land, labor, capital, entrepreneurs, the Federal Reserve, and the distribution of wealth. For those desiring to educate themselves in economic principles, Carson will give you the tools to debate... Read more

Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman

By: Vickie L. Milazzo

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

If you're like most women, you're still climbing out of a hole created
by the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. If that's
not enough angst to deal with, your boss wants it yesterday, your kids want it today, and your spouse wants it tonight.We
also face an onslaught of time-sucking distractions: the Internet,
email following... Read more

Work-Life Balance Goals

By: Jeff Davidson

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people have goals focused on career achievements or net worth. Far fewer have goals related to the quality of life. In this innovative program, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson discusses the importance of establishing work-life balance goals such as identifying the number of relaxing weekends you want to experience within a... Read more

The Art of Storytelling

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

When speaking to groups, one of the sure-fire techniques that you can employ to be effective is the use of stories. Stories have intrigued mankind since our earliest days as cave dwellers. Regardless of what you're trying to achieve, telling the audience a story increases their propensity to be attentive.In this captivating session,... Read more

Shackled by the Paralysis of Analysis

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Many executives and entrepreneurs today are finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions, even low-level decisions. Why? They are bombarded by too much information, which can get in the way of effective decision-making. In this innovative session, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson outlines three basic strategies for avoiding... Read more

The 10 Commandments of Deskmanship

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite our ever-increasing reliance on mobile technology, most people spend at least some time during the week at a desk. Being organized and effective at your desk can make a dramatic difference in your productivity and promotability. In this revealing program, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson discusses the ten commandments of... Read more