Education audiobooks

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

Peace is Our Natural State

By: Robdert Muller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

We are in the kindergarten of the global age, says Robert Muller, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations for forty years. "Humanity, for the first time, is acquiring a global consciousness." He presents an energetic picture of how we can encourage this process, speaking from his deeply involved and caring perspective on politics,... Read more

Work as Art

By: Dick Richards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Why are so many of us unhappy in our jobs? Dick Richards gives us many answers to this question as well as practical insights for what we can do about it. A graphic artist, poet and international organizational consultant on leadership, change, teamwork and personal growth, Richard believes "all work has the capacity to be both science and art". Read more

Compassionate Economics

By: Riane Eisler, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Riane Eisler, renowned author of The Chalice and the Blade (HarperSanFrancisco 1988), draws on her visionary work on family, feminine leadership, and patriarchy to create solutions to the economic woes facing our nation and our world. Read more

When Your Heart's Work Has Broken Your Heart

By: Parker Palmer, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Doing work coming from the heart can be thwarted by the institutions for which we work. They often are driven by factors far removed from true service. We set out to do meaningful work and become broken hearted as we are forced to compromise our ideals again and again. Here is help for transforming our lives, our work, even the institutions... Read more

Magical, Combustible Words

By: Phil Cousineau

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

You'll love Cousineau's stories of the long journeys his favorite words have taken to find their way into our lives, and the provocative nuances hidden in the origins of others. You'll even find clues to how you can stop procrastinating, and finally finish that novel you've been working on, if only you can find the words. Read more

A Brain That Knows How To Be Happy

By: Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Hanson reminds us that we have enormous power, not only to change our frame of mind but also to physically alter our body and even the structure of our brain by taking charge of our thoughts. Learn to retrain your brain from its default position of suffering. Hanson is author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm,... Read more

How Mindfulness Can Add To Your Well-Being

By: Diana Winston

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One thing that shows up in the research across the board is that people who practice mindfulness report being happier. What mindfulness does is to shift and change our attitude, and create a way of being in the world with more peace and balance instead of being at the mercy of these ups and downs of life. Read more

Creating the World We Really Want

By: Frances Moore Lappé

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Frances Moore Lappé defines the pivotal issue of our time - none of us wishes for children to die of hunger, or for global warming to continue, yet every day it happens. Now, after more than three decades of helping us understand what it takes to live in harmony with the rest of the world, she's identified the reasons we haven't fixed all the... Read more

Consciousness On the Job

By: Jeff Klein

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeff Klein's work is one of his greatest sources of joy, and he's made it his vocation to help others find ways to bring real consciousness to the jobs they do every day. He tells fascinating stories of successful entrepreneurs, who bring a rare brand of connection to their businesses, and suggestions for how you can deepen the mindfulness you... Read more

Changing the World, Seven Boys At a Time

By: Michael Rosen, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the lead of his racially color-blind son, Michael Rosen and his wife found themselves adopting a group of underprivileged African American boys within the context of their very privileged Caucasian world. What began as a kids' baseball game in the park, became a commitment that would bridge the racial and cultural divide. Read more

Archives of the Centuries

By: Roberto Trujillo

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it take to create a library-in particular, a research library worthy of Stanford University? Robert Trujillo has been developing special collections at Stanford for more than three decades. In this interview he shares the fascinating story of how the vast literary resources we rely on are generated. Read more

Return of the Goddess

By: Marija Gimbutas, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Almost single-handedly, through her excavations and discovery of artifacts and remnants from European cultures predating both Egyptian and Greek civilization, the late Marija Gimbutas revamped both history and the field of archaeology. Here she speaks about the thousands of Goddess-related figurines she unearthed, pointing to the existence of... Read more

Understanding Mind-Active Drugs

By: Andrew Weil, MD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In American society one could hardly find a subject more controversial or more apt to raise hackles, prompt desires or trigger fears. For this reason alone it is important for us to dissolve the myths and uncover the truth about substances that cause significant changes in the body and/or mind. Weil, an M.D., provides us with an overview not... Read more

CALM - Deep Alpha Meditation: Music for Energy Work, Brainwave Sync, Meditation, Studying and Healing

By: BES - Brainwave Entrainment Studios

Narrated by: BES - Brainwave Entrainment Studios

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

11 tracks with binaural sound waves produce an array of gentle, pleasant, and very calming sensations that listeners will want to repeat over and over while sleeping, meditating, studying, and working. 
This compilation contains ideal instrumental music to help you sleep, study, focus and relax before your big test, presentation or exam. It can... Read more

Moshe Feldenkrais: Life and Human Nature

By: Moshé Feldenkrais, D. Sc. & Will Schutz, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Re Couture

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of Awareness Through Movement shares his vision, warmth and wisdom in discussing life and human nature. Read more

A Modern Political Promethean

By: Daniel Ellsberg

Narrated by: Re Couture

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A look into the motives, insights and visions of a modern political promethean and pacifist. Alive with inspirations and practical observations on the challenging times we live in. Read more

Reframing Spirituality

By: Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Diana Alstad and Joel Kramer feel there is a tremendous amount of human potential that is untapped, but we have been stunted by various beliefs, limited identities, and rigid worldviews. In particular, they feel spiritual traditions make people feel inadequate and bad about themselves for not being selfless enough and for being self-centered. Read more

Understanding the Principles of the New Communications Landscape

By: Anton Schwartz

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here we explore the legacy of the late Tony Schwartz with his son, Anton. Tony Schwartz created commercials for more than four hundred corporations, five presidential campaigns, and countless social causes. He was hailed as a guru of the newly emerging “electronic media” by Marshall McLuhan. In 2007, the Library of Congress acquired Schwartz’s... Read more

GMAT Audio Crash Course

By: AudioLearn Content Team

Narrated by: Joshua Alexander

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT.The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the GMAT. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken... Read more

CBEST Audio Crash Course

By: AudioLearn Content Team

Narrated by: Stefanie Gallagher

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

AudioLearn's Crash Courses presents: CBEST Audio Crash Course - Complete Test Prep and Review for the California Basic Educational Skills TestDeveloped by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your California Basic Educational Skills Test or CBEST The audio is... Read more

MEE Audio Crash Course

By: AudioLearn Medical Content Team

Narrated by: Russell Newton

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

AudioLearn Crash Courses Presents MEE - Complete Test Prep and Review for the Multistate Essay Examination. Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Multistate Essay Examination or MEE. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most... Read more

Super Intelligence: Binaural Beats Focus & Memory Music

By: Binaural Beats Focus & Memory Music

Narrated by: Binaural Beats Focus & Memory Music

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

If you are reading this, take a deep breath. Inhale deeply, exhale deeply. Close your eyes and visualize yourself finishing your work, getting the grades you desire, getting to summer and not being worried, visualize what you want, visualize relaxation and hope. It will be okay, you will pass, you have been putting work in, the fact that you... Read more

Educating for Peace

By: Dr. Rodrigo Carazo, Murray Silberman & Willis H...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In this illuminating conversation, Carazo, former president of Costa Rica and founder of the University for Peace is joined by Murray Silberman, Director of Planning and Development, and Willis Harman, President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Member of the Board of Regents of the University of California. Peace, they affirm, is not an... Read more