Family & Relationships audiobooks

Taking the World In for Repairs

By: Richard Selzer

Narrated by: Sam Gray

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From Richard Selzer, professor of surgery and writing at Yale and award-winning author, comes 13 insightful essays that guide listeners on a fascinating tour of the world-from the deepest mysteries of faith to the inner workings of a slaughter house. In these sometimes outlandish slices of life from around the globe, Richard Selzer tantalizes... Read more

Love and Trouble

By: Claire Dederer

Narrated by: Claire Dederer

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

From the New York Times best-selling author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, a ferocious, sexy, hilarious memoir about going off the rails at midlife and trying to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become.

Claire Dederer is a happily married mother of two, ages nine and twelve, when she suddenly finds herself totally... Read more

Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Revised Edition

By: Tim Murphy & Loriann Oberlin

Narrated by: Peter Coleman

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger. When people don't express their views and feel compelled to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, behaving in ways that don't match what they honestly think, there can be... Read more

Sex, College, and Social Media

By: Cindy Pierce

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Sex in college has never been simple. And with modern technology, the rising rates of sexual assault and STIs, and an increasingly ambiguous hookup culture, it is getting ever more complex. Sex, College, and Social Media: A Commonsense Guide to Navigating the Hookup Culture is a compassionate, funny, and well-researched primer for the modern... Read more

My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward

By: Mark Lukach

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love.Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a... Read more

Driving Miss Norma

By: Tim Bauerschmidt & Ramie Liddle

Narrated by: Christopher Grove & Nan McNamara

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m... Read more

Love, Africa

By: Jeffrey Gettleman

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From Jeffrey Gettleman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist, comes a passionate, revealing story about finding love and finding a calling, set against one of the most turbulent regions in the world.A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman has covered every major conflict over the past twenty years, from Afghanistan to Iraq... Read more

Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son

By: Tim Hawkes

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Making time to talk with your son is one thing; knowing what to talk about is another.Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son, but they often put them off—or worse, don’t have them at all—because they simply don’t know where to start. Written by Dr. Tim Hawkes, one of Australia’s top... Read more

Manology

By: Tyrese Gibson & Rev Run

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times bestseller, Tyrese Gibson, multiplatinum R&B singer and movie star, and Rev Run of Run-DMC and star of Run’s House, present a bold, honest, and uncensored look into the male mind.Tyrese and Rev are the unlikeliest of best friends—Rev is married with six kids, and Tyrese is a single dad still hesitant to settle down.... Read more

Actually, It Is Your Parents' Fault

By: Philip Van Munching & Bernie Katz

Narrated by: Philip Van Munching

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Where has the heat in my relationship gone? Why doesn’t the attraction last? Why do we argue over the silliest things? And why are we still together? If this train of thought sounds familiar, this book is for you. Bestselling author Philip Van Munching and psychotherapist Dr. Bernie Katz have teamed up for a fascinating look at the psychological... Read more

Tell Your Dog You’re Pregnant

By: Lewis Kirkham

Narrated by: Chuck Patyk

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you have a much-loved dog? Are you expecting or trying for a baby? Does your dog know? Do you want to learn how to prepare your dog for the new addition?Tell Your Dog You're Pregnant offers a practical, intuitive approach for creating a loving bond between your dog and your new baby. Dr. Kirkham has packed this book full of information,... Read more

Margarita Wednesdays

By: Deborah Rodriguez

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In answer to the question of what happened following her New York Times bestseller Kabul Beauty School, Deborah Rodriquez is back with a new memoir.Irreverent, insightful, and blatantly honest, Deborah takes us along on her inspiring journey of self-discovery and renewal after she is forced to flee Afghanistan in 2007. She first lands in... Read more

Take This Man

By: Brando Skyhorse

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From PEN/Hemingway award winner Brando Skyhorse comes this stunning, heartfelt memoir in the vein of The Glass Castle or The Tender Bar, the true story of a boy's turbulent childhood growing up with five stepfathers and the mother who was determined to give her son everything but the truth.When he was three years old, Brando Kelly Ulloa was... Read more

Rosemary

By: Kate Clifford Larson

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference.Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. And yet, Rosemary was... Read more

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

By: Fredrik Backman

Narrated by: David Morse

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People.

“I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called... Read more

Knights in Training

By: Heather Haupt

Narrated by: Heather Haupt

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion.

In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps... Read more

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8

By: Naoki Higashida

Narrated by: David Mitchell & Thomas Judd

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of a young adult with autism

“Essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.”—Temple Grandin

Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal... Read more

Staying Connected to Your Teenager, Revised Edition

By: Michael Riera

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

At last, a book of sage advice that will help frustrated parents reconnect with their teenager and keep that connection even in today's often-crazy world.The first step is simple: realizing that inside every teen resides two very different people-the regressed child and the emergent adult. The emergent adult is seen at school, on the playing... Read more

Being a Dad Is Weird

By: Ben Falcone

Narrated by: Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy, Stephen Falcone,...

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword read by Melissa McCarthy and featuring the voices of Stephen, Margaret, and Flynn Falcone.A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned... Read more

Healing Children

By: Kurt Newman, M.D.

Narrated by: Kurt Newman, M.D.

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A National Bestseller

An “astounding and miraculous ” (Madeline Levine) medical memoir by one of our nation’s leading pediatric surgeons-- the visionary head of Children’s National 

Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient, more adaptive, and far more able... Read more

Option B

By: Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

Narrated by: Elisa Donovan

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks
 
After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she... Read more

Raise Happy, Healthy & Successful Kids

By: Omar Periu

Narrated by: Omar Periu

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

For years, scholars have stated that we remember much more of what we learn by hands-on experience than what we simply hear. Discover the special parenting skills that will allow you to help your children succeed in life. That’s what this program is all about—teaching children through their own experiences.The unique guidelines in this program... Read more

Men Chase, Women Choose

By: Dawn Maslar

Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Love is one of our strongest biological drives, but it can be frustratingly elusive and misunderstood. Music, literature, and movies are filled with common folklore about love and millions of TV viewers tune in to shows like The Bachelor and read the latest relationship tome with one simple hope: to uncover some nugget of mystic wisdom that will... Read more

People Skills

By: Robert Bolton

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Improve your personal and professional relationships instantly with this timeless guide to communication, listening skills, body language, and conflict resolution.

Maybe a wall of silent resentment has shut you off from someone you love. Maybe you listen to an argument in which neither party seems to hear the other. Or maybe your mind drifts to... Read more