Education audiobooks

Beyond A.D.D.: Getting to the Root of Brain Dysfunction

By: Bette Lamont

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder has reached epidemic proportions. But few answers have emerged to explain why this is so, and fewer solutions do more than mask the symptoms - until now. Read more

Educating For Wholeness

By: David Marshak

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Marshak believes most schools have an unstated belief that only a small number of children are intelligent.  "If instead," he asserts, "we believed that every child is a gifted child in one way or another, we would organize schools very differently." Read more

Just Say Yes: Improvising Your Life

By: Patricia Ryan Madson

Narrated by: Bec Kageyama

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Madson draws on the principles of improvisational theater to approach life with a willingness to pay attention to whatever life presents, and to say yes to the unexpected. Read more

Adventures of the Mind

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Understanding the basis of learning and how the brain works lie at the core of Pearce's message, which is both disturbing and inspiring. His natural fervor and steady presentation of facts challenge the mind to recognize its limitations while seeing its possibilities. Read more

Raising a Wondrous Child

By: Dawna Markova

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Dawna Markova launched a movement to free parents from worrying about "fixing" their children's differences, and instead help their youngsters recognize the enormous value they have in the world, just as they are. It's a radical shift from our current standardized educational paradigm - and it's a joyous one. Read more

A Holistic Approach to Global Warming

By: Jamie Henn & May Boeve

Narrated by: Bec Kageyama

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jamie Henn and Mae Boeve, students at Middlebury College in Vermont, created the Road to Detroit bus tour in 2005 and brought students from all over the United States together to give voice to consumer demand for more fuel-efficient cars. Read more

Children at Play - Changing the World

By: Rosario Villasana-Ruiz

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Rosario Villasana-Ruiz, an early childhood education specialist, describes how children develop and learn naturally.  She explains why we should school the child's imagination, involve all of the child's senses, provide models of rich descriptive language, and invest the time to be in relationship with children. Read more

Teaching Ecological Imagination

By: David Orr

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In a world on the brink of ecological disaster, David Orr is hopeful that we can still turn the tide if we recognize that the people who will create the sustainable society of the future are sitting in our classrooms today. Read more

Evolution, Intelligence and the Future

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The awesome potential of the human brain can only be tapped by providing the best possible learning environment at the earliest possible age. Scientific research has shown that television damages the full neural development of children's brains, crippling their capacity for symbol and metaphor. Other factors also contribute to antisocial... Read more

Exploring Life Before Birth

By: Troye Turner & John Richard Turner

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing evidence indicates that parents' experiences during pregnancy significantly affect the mental and physical condition of the child throughout life. Here is an approach that considers the effects of parental and even past lives, to lend insight and healing power to our current life situations. Read more

To Reimagine Growing Up

By: Joan Jaeckel & David Marshak

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens when you get a room full of individuals together on a quest for bridging integral educators, educators for social justice, and those who are working in socially conscious business and philanthropy, and cultural creative media?  Just such a gathering took place in February of 2005. Read more

Stop Dieting and Love Your Body

By: Carol Munter & Jane Hirschmann

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite progress in economic and social areas, many women often still feel oppressed by their own self-image and "weight problems." This dialogue offers a refreshing alternative to the vicious circle of dieting and weight gain--a way to deal with poor body image that reaches to its core issues. Read more

Appreciating Emotional Intelligence

By: Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Intelligence is more than IQ. Goleman demonstrates how our view of human intelligence is far too narrow and does not take into consideration what he calls “emotional intelligence.” This dialogue provides solid advice about handling the pitfalls of emotionality and expands our understanding of how we learn. Read more

Organizations Organizing Themselves

By: Saul Eisen

Narrated by: Bec Kageyama

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Saul Eisen is a brilliant innovator with the unassuming demeanor of a gentle mentor. He travels the world empowering employees to recreate the institutions they work for. This man, who bridges divergent traits in his own character and work, is himself a bridge between the often disparate viewpoints of psychology and business, and is a conduit to... Read more

Roping the Sacred Cows: Learning to Question Authority

By: Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This moment in history, says Joel Kramer, is a historical crossroads when "the moral order, the glue that has held civilizations together, begins to unravel"--a time to escape authoritarian constraints and move into self-trust and creativity. Read more

Light And Quantum Mind

By: Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Zajonc explores the history of light and attempts to unravel its mysteries. He has incorporated into his research the struggle to bridge the vital connection between the outer light of nature and our inner spiritual light, stressing the relationship between human experience and scientific exploration. Read more

Global Capitalism: Beyond Conventional Wisdom

By: William Greider

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

If you are curious about what global capitalism means, and concerned about how it affects human equity, justice and quality of life, you must listen to this provocative discussion with William Greider. Driven by his compassion for the people on the front lines of the factories, Greider exposes the fundamental instabilities at the heart of the... Read more

Natural Intelligence and the Heart

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The combination of the latest brain research with the new image of the shape of reality emerging from quantum physics challenges us to see ourselves anew, according to Pearce, who provides a wealth of knowledge about how we develop, learn, create and relate to the universe we inhabit. He suggests that intelligence is much more than just... Read more

Holistic Education for the Cultural Creative Generation

By: Eric Utne, Dee Dickinson & Ron Miller

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In three separate interviews, visionaries Eric Utne, Dee Dickinson, and Ron Miller bring news from the frontiers of innovation in education. You'll hear how breakthroughs in neurological science are reaching teachers as they design their learning plans. Read more

Healing With Spirit And Intuition

By: Caroline Myss

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“Biography becomes biology,” says Myss, a pioneer in the field of energetic medicine, who is able to diagnose illness by intuitive means. She presents bold insights about why we are afraid of becoming healthy, how we can overcome these fears and enter a new planetary era of maturity and empowerment. Read more

Learning With Body And Mind

By: Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Some highly gifted children are labeled as "learning disabled" by schools that value only left-brain performance. But the best learning occurs, says neurophysiologist Hannaford, when the entire brain, body and emotional self are involved. Here she sheds revealing light on the realities of human intelligence and how we can nurture them in our... Read more

Saving The World, Saving Ourselves

By: Thomas Berry, C.P., Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We have discovered that the universe is dynamically alive and interconnected, and the implications are profound. Berry speaks of a vision of a restorative, creative relationship with the natural world. He is a deep believer that recognizing our connection to the natural world is imperative to our healing of our global environmental crisis. Read more

Chaos Made Simple

By: Myron Kellner-Rogers

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There is a growing disillusionment in our institutions today.  We all want change, but we're afraid to experiment.  Kellner-Rogers has looked to nature for insights into creating more efficient organizations, noting that "Diversity in a healthy, living ecosystem is not an ethical or moral choice, but an absolute requirement for health." Read more

Putting Time On Your Side

By: Stephan Rechtschaffen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Not enough time is the mantra of an entire generation of Americans. Often we operate in a state of "hurry sickness," running headlong from one barely-experienced moment to the next. But there is a cure, says Rechtschaffen--we can learn to "expand the present moment" to hold all the awareness and fullness that we need to avoid stress and "time... Read more