Business audiobooks

So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In a follow-up to his report last month on the unforgiving job market for recent college grads, Paul Solman looks at graduates who've already been out of school for several years and are still struggling to find employment in their areas of interest. It's part of his ongoing series of reports on Making Sen$e of financial news. Read more

Be Your Own Brand, 2nd Edition

By: David McNally & Karl D. Speak

Narrated by: Xavier Smith

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this extensively revised new edition of one of the pioneering and bestselling books in the growing category of personal branding books, star business speakers and consultants McNally and Speak provide an inspiring and practical guide to how people can achieve more of what they want by developing and communicating a strong, entirely authentic,... Read more

Gazelles, Baby Steps & 37 Other Things

By: Jon Acuff

Narrated by: Jon Acuff

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Too often, our money problems grow into some kind of monster hiding in the closet, growing bigger and badder and scarier every day that we keep them hidden. But if we want to change the behaviors that get us into trouble, we’ve got to kick the monster out of the closet—and laugh at him.And I don’t know anyone better equipped to do this than Jon... Read more

Quitter

By: Jon Acuff

Narrated by: Jon Acuff

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s time to close the gap between your day job and your dream jobFrom figuring out what your dream is to quitting in a way that exponentially increases your chance of success, Quitter is full of inspiring stories and actionable advice. This book is based on 12 years of cubicle living and my true story of cultivating a dream job that changed my... Read more

Faster Cheaper Better

By: Michael Hammer & Lisa W. Hershman

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The rough patch we have had for the past couple of years is only going to continue. Michael Hammer's brilliance was especially acute during tough times when people in business had to hunker down and just be plain better than the competition. His focus was on the nuts-and-bolts of how work actually gets done, showing people how to transform a... Read more

The Triumph Value Investing

By: Janet Lowe

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Timely advice from value-investing giants such as Warren Buffett, William O’Neil, Charles Brandes, and David Iben

After the financial chaos and panic of the last few years, investors are looking to rebuild confidence and learn from the mistakes that led to the crash. In The Triumph of Value Investing, Janet Lowe urges listeners to return to the... Read more

Practical Wisdom

By: Barry Schwartz & Kenneth Sharpe

Narrated by: Barry Schwartz

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The surest route to a happier, more productive life and future

 

Most of us want to succeed. And most of us want to do the right thing. But we often forget that the way to

succeed is by doing the right thing, as Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe remind us in Practical Wisdom:

The Right Way to Do the Right Thing. When the institutions that shape... Read more

Getting More

By: Stuart Diamond

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 18 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn the negotiation model used by Google to train employees worldwide, U.S. Special Ops to promote stability globally (“this stuff saves lives”), and families to forge better relationships.

A 20% discount on an item already on sale. A four-year-old willingly brushes his/her teeth and goes to bed. A vacationing couple... Read more

Basic Economics, Fourth Edition

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 23 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The fourth edition of Basic Economics is both expanded and updated. A new chapter on the history of economics itself has been added, and the implications of that history examined. Among other additions throughout the book, a new section on the special role of corporations in the economy has been added to the chapter on government and big... Read more

The Procrastination Equation

By: Piers Steel

Narrated by: Pete Larkin

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

“The Procrastination Equation will teach you how to bust the excuses that are preventing you from doing your best work and living your best life….So don’t put it off any longer. Read this book. Today.”
 —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind“Illuminating….Piers Steel shows us the secrets of procrastination, how it affects us and... Read more

Debt Free For Life

By: David Bach

Narrated by: Erik Davies

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

GOODBYE DEBT—HELLO FREEDOM!
 
Most of us grew up with the idea that there is good debt and there is bad debt.   Good debts are generally considered to be debts you incur to buy things that can go up in value—like a home or college education.  Bad debts are things like credit card balances, where you borrowed money to buy things that depreciate or... Read more

The Wealth of Nations

By: Adam Smith

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 36 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words. Smith details his argument in five books:

Book I. Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive... Read more

The Power Body of Language

By: Tonya Reiman

Narrated by: Tonya Reiman

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Power of Body Language is your practical, personal playbook for getting what you desire from others—and zoning in on what others are saying to you without words.

In an insightful and engaging narrative peppered with fascinating facts, nationally renowned body language expert Tonya Reiman illuminates the hidden meaning behind specific... Read more

Ferran

By: Colman Andrews

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

More than just the most influential chef of the late- twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries, Ferran Adrià is arguably the greatest culinary revolutionary of our time. Hailed as a genius and a prophet by fellow chefs, worshipped (if often misunderstood) by critics and lay diners alike, Adrià is imitated and paid homage to in professional... Read more

Kosher Nation

By: Sue Fishkoff

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Kosher? That means the rabbi blessed it, right? Not exactly. In this captivation account of a Bible-based practice that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, journalist Sue Fishkoff travels throughout America and to Shanghai, China, to find out who eats kosher food, who produces it, who is responsible for its certification, and how this... Read more

The Smart Swarm

By: Peter Miller

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In a world where speed and flexibility are valued more than ever, leaders from the corporate boardroom to the military are looking for answers from seemingly unlikely experts—the ones in the grass, in the air, in the lakes, and in the woods. In this innovative audio book, veteran National Geographic editor Peter Miller explains the basic... Read more

Screw It, Let's Do It

By: Sir Richard Branson

Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Branson is an iconic businessman. In Screw It, Let's Do It, he shares the secrets of his success and the invaluable lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career. As the world struggles with the twin problems of global recession and climate change, Richard explains why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the... Read more

...And the Clients Went Wild!

By: Maribeth Kuzmeski

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

When you think of a great business, you often think of its clients. They’re not just happy customers; they’re raving fans who’ll take time out of their day to tell you or anyone within range just how much they love that business. They’ll line up before dawn for its latest product offering, create buzz, and treat the brand as a personal status... Read more

The Bed of Procrustes

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

By the author of the modern classis The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect.

The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Nassim... Read more

The Art of Business Seduction

By: Mark Jeffries

Narrated by: Mark Jeffries

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Become a Master of Business Seduction in just 30 Days

In business, you need an edge. In every business situation—to get that job, get that promotion, lead that negotiation, make that sale—you need to win people over. In highly competitive situations, you need to stand out, get noticed, and be remembered. The Art of Business Seduction gives you... Read more

Beyond the Crash

By: Gordon Brown

Narrated by: Gordon Brown

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The international financial crisis that has held our global economy in its grip for too long still seems to be in full stride. Former British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown believes the crisis can be reversed, but that the world’s leaders must work together if we are to avoid a decade of lost jobs and low... Read more

The Wealth of Nations

By: Adam Smith

Narrated by: Michael Edwards

Length: 35 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

First published in 1776, this work is the classic statement of economic liberalism or the policy of laissez-faire and is widely considered on of the hundred greatest books of all time. Several fundamental principles or “axioms” were introduced in this work, including the division of labor, supply and demand, and free market capitalism as some of... Read more

"Malemployment" for New Grads

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Conventional wisdom held that a college degree was a gateway to a better -- and better-paying -- career and lifestyle. But are those student loans worth it? Paul Solman looks at how a group of recent college graduates is faring in the dismal job market and how many are forced into "malemployment" jobs to make ends meet. Read more

King of Capital

By: David Carey & John E. Morris

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 14 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, and a financial revolution, King of Capital is the greatest untold success story on Wall Street.



In King of Capital, David Carey and John Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and "barbarians at the gate" into... Read more