Nonfiction audiobooks

China and the Global Economy

By: Chungliang Al Huang

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Chungliang Al Huang brings his heartfelt wisdom, engaging style of communication, and ability to bridge Eastern and Western philosophies to the listener.  Here, China and the emerging global society serve as the focus of his remarkable world view. Read more

Marcel Proust

By: Edmund White

Narrated by: David Case

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Considered one of the greatest—and most influential—writers of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, Proust was at other times a tireless socialite, attending the... Read more

Igniting Your Soul Life

By: Gary Zukav

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Gary Zukav is excited about the future - a future exploding with possibility and potential.  As we communicate more and more with the nonphysical world and comprehend the deep spiritual dynamics that underlie the surface appearances of our physical reality, we gain "authentic power." Read more

Essential Mystery

By: Huston Smith, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of Huston Smith reads like an adventure novel.  One of the foremost religious scholars of our time, Smith lived in a missionary household in China, monasteries in Japan, and a sweat lodge in North America. Introduced to Vedanta through spiritual pioneers Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard, he engaged many of the contemporary wisdom giants. Read more

More Awareness/Less Neurosis

By: Mark Epstein, MD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As more and more Westerners become acquainted with Eastern thought, they mistakenly feel that it is only through a negation of the self that one can achieve enlightenment.  Mark Epstein, a Buddhist psychiatrist says, "It’s wrong to think that Buddhist insight wipes out the ego-self; it wipes out the identification of whatever is happening in the... Read more

Expanding Human Spirit

By: Huston Smith, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Westerners look to science to explain the way things are. Yet science often overlooks something essential to life: the human spirit. Although spirit cannot possibly be seen through the lens of a microscope, captured on a video camera or explained through scientific experiments, few of us would deny that it exists. Huston Smith breathes new life... Read more

Der geschenkte Gaul

By: Hildegard Knef

Narrated by: Hildegard Knef

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"Der geschenkte Gaul", die 1970 veröffentlichte "Geschichte einer Generation", gilt auch heute noch als bedeutender literarischer Beitrag zur Geschichte Deutschlands zwischen den Jahren 1930 und 1950. Dank seiner mitreißenden, eigenwilligen und ungeschönten Sprache wurde das Werk direkt nach Erscheinen zu einer literarischen Sensation und... Read more

Havana Dreams

By: Wendy Gimbel

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the fascinating true story of four generations of Cuban women whose personal lives are woven with the story of their nation. At its center is Naty, a socialite born in 1925, who becomes intoxicated with Castro and his revolution. Here, published for the first time, are the letters they exchanged while Castro was in jail. Naty raises... Read more

Secrets of Inner Power

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Rosa Parks

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Rosa Parks

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"We must come together and live as one. . . I do believe we can achieve Dr. King's dream of a better world." - Rosa ParksIn 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks boarded a bus after a hard day's work and decided she was just too tired to give up her seat to a white passenger. This simple, unplanned act sparked the 1956 bus boycott... Read more

Savage Spawn

By: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrated by: Richard Gilliland

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As tragedies in Oregon, Arkansas, and Colorado have shown, children as young as eight years old are capable of murder and violence. Experts ranging from law enforcement officials to guidance counselors are confused and conflicted about how to approach this tragic phenomenon. Best-selling novelist Jonathan Kellerman returns to his roots as a... Read more

UFOs, JFK, and Elvis

By: Richard Belzer

Narrated by: Richard Belzer

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Just what is it that they don't want you to know about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Area 51, and the mysterious “face” on Mars? In UFOs, JFK, and Elvis, the television actor and legendary statesman of stand-up comedy, Richard Belzer, delivers a witty rant on some of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups this side of Roswell. With a... Read more

Honoring Your Longing

By: Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The poem The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer was unexpectedly copied and shared by thousands around the world via bulletin boards, the Internet, and workshop readings. It has taken on a life of its own. Here she how this remarkable poem came to be and expands on each stanza, adding depth to the words with an authenticity that will stir you... Read more

How Men Have Babies - Abridged

By: Alan Thicke

Narrated by: Alan Thicke

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … Yikes! Of course pregnancy is thrilling, but it also poses enough challenges to test a saint. In addition to the excitement, there is pressure as you tally up the costs and cope with morning sickness, birth classes, and in-laws, not to mention cravings, celibacy, and a host of other surprises.... Read more

Turning Crises Into Wisdom

By: Elisabet Sahtouris

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris blends biology, philosophy and spirituality into an intoxicating mix that will touch the very nucleus of your cells.  Offering a multitude of reasons to remain hopeful despite dire predictions for our environment, Sahtouris is confident we can turn things around—and quickly—because "life is too... Read more

Activism for Ordinary People

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you have a burning desire to make the world a better place but are too afraid to try?  When you picture an activist, do you see a shrill, humorless figure angrily spewing out scary statistics?  Paul Loeb dispels this image with profiles of ordinary people who found the courage to step forward and engage themselves in their communities. Read more

Leader to Leader

By: Frances Hesselbein, Peter Engel, Karesa McElhen...

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The challenges of today and tomorrow demand new ways of leading organizations, building collaborations, and creating communities. Since its premiere issue, the award-winning journal Leader to Leader— published by The Drucker Foundation— has presented the best thinking from leaders for leaders. This recording collects some... Read more

Vietnam

By: Stanley Karnow

Narrated by: Edward Holland

Length: 27 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this comprehensive history, Stanley Karnow demystifies the tragic ordeal of America’s war in Vietnam. The book’s central theme is that America’s leaders, prompted as much by domestic politics as by global ambitions, carried the United States into Southeast Asia with little regard for the realities of the region. Karnow elucidates the... Read more

Lost Boys - Abridged

By: James Garbarino

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the first book to help parents truly understand youth violence and stop it before it explodes, national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offers proven methods to prevent aggressive behavior.
After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urban war zones of large cities, violence by young... Read more

Before the Wind - Abridged

By: Charles Tyng

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In seafaring literature, no fictional sailor's story can match this true, real-life adventure. Before the Wind is the memoir of early nineteenth-century sea captain Charles Tyng— from his childhood and love affair with the sea to his rise through the ranks to captain and ship owner in the tea and sugar trade. Before the Wind takes... Read more

Comrades - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Stephen E. Ambrose

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life.

Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them... Read more

More Charles Kuralt's American Moments - Abridged

By: Charles Kuralt

Narrated by: Charles Kuralt

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

More Charles Kuralt's American Moments takes us on a wonderful, joyous exploration of Americana with this second volume of never-before-available spoken-word accounts of what makes the United States so special.
An American Moment with Charles Kuralt -- a timeless series of television essays about uniquely American people, places, and ideas --... Read more

The Libido Breakthrough - Abridged

By: Stuart Fine & Brenda D Adderly

Narrated by: Brenda D Adderly & Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The country is in a sexual funk, so what can we do about it? Discover the all-natural alternative that can improve sexual health safely— at any age. Authors Stuart W. Fine, M.D., and Brenda D. Adderley, M.H.A., examine the causes of decreased sexual desire in men and women and offer a simple 4-step plan for recapturing vigor and... Read more

Letting Go of Second Guessing God

By: Kathleen Norris

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Kathleen Norris's search for a quiet place to write led her to the Dakota plains, and remarkably, to the world of a Benedictine monastery.  In this dialogue, Norris reveals the hidden treasures of the spirit that come to those who live on the heartland of our culture, whether they be monks, townsfolk, farmers or ranchers. Read more

Money Wisdom

By: Suze Orman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Money can’t make you happy, but not having it can cause problems.  Why is it that so many of us experience trouble with our finances?  Financial planner Suze Orman has surprising answers for us.  "So many of us think that the amount of money you have ultimately determines your emotional state.  It’s your emotional state that determines how much... Read more