Family & Relationships audiobooks

I Need Your Love - Is That True?

By: Byron Katie

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In Loving What Is, bestselling author Byron Katie introduced thousands of people to her simple and profound method of finding happiness through questioning the mind. Now, I Need Your Love—Is That True? examines a universal, age-old source of anxiety: our relationships with others. In this groundbreaking book, Katie helps you question everything... Read more

For Laci

By: Sharon Rocha

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of December 23, 2002. She spoke to her mother, Sharon Rocha, at 8:30 p.m. that night. This would be the last time anyone from her immediate family ever spoke to her.

A search began which lasted an agonizing four months. Sadly, Laci Peterson and her son... Read more

Unraveled

By: Maria Housden

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden’s vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans.

Unraveled is Housden’s riveting and thoughtful story of how, after the death of her young daughter, she found the courage to break away from her role as... Read more

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed

By: Alan Alda

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances.

“My mother didn’t try to... Read more

It's Called A Breakup Because It's Broken

By: Greg Behrendt

Narrated by: Various

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

It's past two in the morning. You're on your third glass of wine. You're wearing his sweater because it still smells like him (and quite frankly, he never really smelled that great, but we'll give it to you). Stamp out that dumb French cigarette and put down that phone. No, really, don't make that call. Why? Because you're not that girl, looking... Read more

Sex and the Seasoned Woman

By: Gail Sheehy

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experience. . . . She can be alternately sweet, tart, bubbly, mellow. She can be maternal and playful. Bossy and submissive. Strong and soft. . . . The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long as she is committed to living fully and passionately in the second... Read more

You're Wearing That?

By: Deborah Tannen

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book to date, she takes on what is potentially the most fraught and passionate connection of women’s lives: the mother-daughter relationship.
It was Tannen who first showed us that... Read more

A Piece of Cake

By: Cupcake Brown

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 21 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The heart-wrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named Cupcake

“[Cupcake] Brown’s confessional . . . memoir is one you can’t easily put down. Her life is nothing short of a miracle.”—Chicago Sun-Times

There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction,... Read more

Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads

By: Rosalind Wiseman & Elizabeth Rapoport

Narrated by: Lee Adams

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens to Queen Bees and Wannabes when they grow up?

Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults that make them act like they’re back in seventh grade. In Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads, Rosalind Wiseman gives us the tools to handle difficult situations involving teachers and... Read more

The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenally successful book--more than 1,600,000 copies were sold--and as copies were passed between friends and loved ones, it touched millions more lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from readers, many of whom expressed the desire to convey those same principles to their... Read more

Saving Graces

By: Elizabeth Edwards

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 13 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched hundreds of similarly grieving families when her own... Read more

The Ride of Our Lives

By: Mike Leonard

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It’s not everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible gift of gab. Marge, Jack’s bride of sixty years, though cut from the same rough bolt of Irish immigrant cloth, is his polar opposite–pessimistic and proud of it. What was their son, Mike,... Read more

Wisdom of Our Fathers

By: Tim Russert & Joseph Buttler

Narrated by: Various

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

What does itreally mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory that makes you smile when you least expect it?

After the publication of Tim Russert’s number one New York Times... Read more

Ten Lessons To Transform Your Marriage

By: John Gottman, PhD

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, marital psychologists John and Julie Gottman provide vital tools—scientifically based and empirically verified—that you can use to regain affection and romance lost through years of ineffective communication.

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington made a... Read more

The New Rules of Marriage

By: Terrence Real

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In his extraordinary new audiobook, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and bestselling author, presents a long overdue message that women need to hear: You aren’t crazy–you’re right!
Women have changed in the last twenty-five years–they have become powerful, independent, self-confident, and happy. Yet many men remain irresponsible and... Read more

The Late Bloomer's Revolution

By: Amy Cohen

Narrated by: Amy Cohen

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Amy Cohen always imagined that by age thirty she would be juggling a thriving career, a devoted English husband, and two adorable children who had shag haircuts and a room in their loft where they could play the drums. But at thirty-five, as she struggled to come to terms with the loss of her adored mother, she found herself “between jobs”... Read more

The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up

By: Rich Blake

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Donny Herbert was a hardworking Buffalo city firefighter who, in December 1995, was searching the attic of a burning house when the snow-laden roof collapsed. For six minutes he was without oxygen. A beloved husband, a father of four boys, a neighborhood fixture who was always willing to lend a helping hand, Donny fell into a vegetative state... Read more

For Love of Politics

By: Sally Bedell Smith

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 21 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

During their eight years in the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton worked together more closely than the public ever knew. FOR LOVE OF POLITICS is the first book to explain the dynamics of their relationship, showing that it is impossible to understand one Clinton without factoring in the other.

Acclaimed author Sally Bedell Smith offers... Read more

Franklin and Lucy

By: Joseph E. Persico

Narrated by: Ted Barker

Length: 17 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the twentieth century. While FDR’s official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman. It is no coincidence that Rutherfurd was with... Read more

A Member of the Family

By: Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

Narrated by: John H. Mayer

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of us think of our dogs not as pets but as full-fledged members of our families. If you own a dog—or are thinking about getting one—A Member of the Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into the life of your household.

What should you do if you need to leave your dog alone at home while everyone is at work?... Read more

After Breaking Up: Healing The Heart & Finding Happiness

By: Dr. James E. Walton

Narrated by: Dr. James E. Walton

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Walton's After Breaking Up addresses directly and positively one of the most difficult situations that any person has to cope with, including: * Positive growth from negative experiences. * Six steps to full recovery. * Learning from the past and moving forward. * How men and women differ in a break-up. * What you can do right now to... Read more

How To Approach Any Woman With Complete Confidence

By: David R. Portney

Narrated by: David R. Portney

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Guys, before you listen to this audio program, you need to understand that it is not enough to ‘just sit and listen.’ You will have to get up off the couch and DO what the program says. This program is strictly only for guys who seriously want to have a breakthrough with being able to approach women, and are willing to do something about it. ... Read more

How To Help Your Husband Make More Money So You Can Be A Stay-At-Home Mom

By: Joanne Watson

Narrated by: Kimberly Schraf

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An increasing number of parents have decided that they would rather have one parent at home raising their children. Joanne Watson knew that she wanted to stay at home, but she didn’t think they could afford it. Through hard work and research, Joanne was able to accomplish her goal.

In this audiobook, the author shares the techniques and secrets... Read more

The Know-It-All

By: A.J. Jacobs

Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor

Length: 15 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A. J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z.



To fill the ever-widening gaps in his Ivy League education, A. J. Jacobs sets for himself the daunting task of reading all thirty-two... Read more