Business audiobooks

The Wealthy Barber

By: David Chilton

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A frequent guest on national TV and radio shows, David Chilton is widely praised for his ability to combine humor and common sense to show people the simplicity of sound financial planning. This updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books will help you straighten out the complex twists and turns of personal finance on... Read more

Endgame

By: John Mauldin

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

"We all know we have seen the end of an era, and now we have courtside seats to watch the Endgame unfold. We are watching the end of Act I: The Debt Supercycle. Now we will get to see how Act II: The Endgame plays out."—John Mauldin & Jonathan Tepper (Chapter 1)
Hundreds of books have been written about the financial crisis that engulfed the... Read more

My Life in Leadership

By: Frances Hesselbein

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Leader
Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this audio book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to... Read more

Leadership is Dead

By: Jeremie Kubicek

Narrated by: Jeremie Kubicek

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Leadership is alive when it is used for others. It dies when it is all about you. Anyone can make an impact. All you need is influence—the most potent professional asset on the planet. The problem is that influence is also the most underused asset on the planet. And the primary reason is that the enemy of influence is a universal human trait:... Read more

Money Makes Me Crazy!

By: Ted McLyman

Narrated by: Brandon Batchelar

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Apexx Behavioral Solutions CEO Ted McLyman presents a compelling story about how behavior drives money decisions and that the common wisdom about personal finance is wrong. Building on over thirty-five years of experience as a leader, educator, financial advisor and business owner McLyman offers a refreshing new approach to money management.... Read more

Rainmaking Conversations

By: John E. Doerr & Mike Schultz

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Conversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.



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Your First Year in Network Marketing

By: Mark Yarnell & Rene Reid Yarnell

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Network marketing is one of the fastest-growing career opportunities in the United States. Millions of people just like you have abandoned dead-end jobs for the chance to achieve the dream of growing their own businesses. What many of them find, however, is that the first year in network marketing is often the most challenging—and, for some, the... Read more

The Wizard of Lies

By: Diana B. Henriques

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 16 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history?



These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion through a fraud that lasted for decades. Many have speculated about what might have... Read more

The Great Stagnation

By: Tyler Cowen

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

America has been through the biggest financial crisis since the great Depression, unemployment numbers are frightening, median wages have been flat since the 1970s, and it is common to expect that things will get worse before they get better. Certainly, the multidecade stagnation is not yet over. How will we get out of this mess? One political... Read more

Full Engagement!

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

As a manager, it’s your role to achieve the highest possible return on the physical, emotional, and mental efforts your people put forth. It’s not just a return on investment ...it’s a return on energy. But how are you supposed to light a fire under each employee when studies find that most of them are working at only a fraction of their... Read more

Made In Britain

By: Evan Davis

Narrated by: Evan Davis

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Looking at how Britain pays its way in the world today. Like Andrew Marr's HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN or Michael Palin's HIMALAYA, the book will have a coherence and life beyond the television series, mirroring its basic structure, but looking at some issues in greater depth, and telling additional stories to illustrate some of the ideas.

This... Read more

Your Teacher Said What?!

By: Blake Kernen & Joe Kernen

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Every morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, Joe Kernen asks challenging questions. And at home he does the same with his young daughter, Blake. What are you learning in school? What TV shows do you like? What message did you get from that movie?



When Blake was nine, her answers told Joe that she had already absorbed a distorted view of economics—from her... Read more

Rising to the Top

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar & Connie Podesta

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to rise to the top of any organization you must learn the skills necessary to be recognized as a top performer. The key isn’t just to work hard; you have to be noticed. This program will teach you what you need to know to stand out from the crowd by changing the way you communicate and providing you with a more powerful presence. But... Read more

SCOTUS Rules in Miranda Warnings

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that juveniles suspected of a crime are entitled to Miranda protections. Ray Suarez asks Marcia Coyle for details. Read more

Business Success Made Simple

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

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Car Guys vs. Bean Counters

By: Bob Lutz

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy.



When Lutz got... Read more

Business Start-up Success Made Simple

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Every year 2,000,000 men and women start a business—and so can you!



Brian Tracy, one of the top business teachers, trainers, and authors in the world today, shows you how, starting with little or nothing . . . you can achieve financial independence!



In this practical, proven twelve-lecture program, you'll learn these priceless lessons to set you... Read more

The Fiscal Fitness System

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Gary W. Patterson

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Fiscal fitness starts with awareness … and the first step is understanding that accounting is the language of business. You can reduce your risks in this turbulent economy by understanding the critical fundamentals that are the foundation of your decision making. Whether you are a first-time small-business owner, more seasoned, or even an... Read more

Money Secrets of the Amish

By: Lorilee Craker

Narrated by: Lorilee Craker

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Take one thoroughly modern gal with a recessionary income problem, mix with the practices of a culture that has proved to be recession-proof, and what have you got? A financial planner in a straw hat. When writer Lorilee Craker learned that the Amish are not just surviving but thriving in the economic downturn, she decided to find out why. What... Read more

Change the Culture, Change the Game

By: Roger Connors & Tom Smith

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Two-time New York Times bestselling authors Roger Connors and Tom Smith show how leaders can achieve record-breaking results by quickly and effectively shaping their organizational culture to capitalize on their greatest asset—their people. Change the Culture, Change the Game joins their classic book The Oz Principle and their recent bestseller... Read more

Soup

By: Jon Gordon

Narrated by: Jon Gordon

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Why it matters who’s stirring the pot

Only a few months into her new job, Nancy wondered whether or not she should have said yes to the CEO position at Soup, Inc. Sales were declining, bankruptcy and takeover rumors were swirling, and employee morale had never been lower. The company had lost both flavor and heat; and nobody likes lukewarm soup.... Read more

Justice John Paul Stevens

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired. Read more

Sell Yourself First

By: Thomas A. Freese

Narrated by: Thomas A. Freese

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Biggest Differentiator In A Competitive Marketplace Is You

The familiar adage that “It’s a jungle out there” applies to sellers and sales organizations now more than ever. Competitors are hungry for business; decision makers are wary of change; and the market is crowded with products and services that are barely distinguishable from one... Read more

Rush

By: Todd G. Buchholz

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Former White House director of economic policy Todd G. Buchholz is also a Harvard professor and coproducer of the smash Broadway hit Jersey Boys. In Rush, Buchholz lays out a bold premise: rest and relaxation aren't the keys to happiness, as so many Zenadhering "Edenists" would propose. Instead, it's the drive to perform that provides meaning... Read more