Nonfiction audiobooks

Blood Sport - Abridged

By: James B. Stewart

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart takes readers behind the scenes in the Clinton White House as it reels in the wake of the Whitewater scandal, Vincent Foster’s suicide, and Paula Jones’ allegations of sexual misconduct.

In July 1993, White House official Vincent Foster wrote an anguished lament: “in Washington...ruining people is considered... Read more

Peacework

By: Ciaran McKeown

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Issues of peace around the world are a tangled weave, and extremely volatile. This conversation illuminates the complexities in Northern Ireland, and helps us to develop greater compassion and a deepening of our own thinking regarding ethnic factions within any nation. A respected political journalist in Northern Ireland, McKeown became an... Read more

Dirty Laundry

By: Maggie Rowe

Narrated by: Maggie Rowe

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Every other Thursday on Santa Monica Boulevard's Comedy Central Stage, a motley assortment of Hollywood writers, actors, and comics convened to reveal the most personal—and colorful—parts of their lives. Their soul-baring monologues revealed the sources of their creative genius, from wacky families and psycho exes to random ramblings and... Read more

Learn to Earn - Abridged

By: Peter Lynch & John Rothchild

Narrated by: Peter Lynch

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mutual fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of the stock market and business in an investing guide that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high school age or older.

Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The... Read more

Reasonable Doubts - Abridged

By: Alan M. Dershowitz

Narrated by: Alan M. Dershowitz

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

One of America's leading appeal lawyers, Alan Dershowitz, examines the American criminal justice system, critically analyzing its strengths and weaknesses. Using the O.J. Simpson murder case as the backdrop, Reasonable Doubts explores the larger issues that shape our country's legal system.

Chosen to prepare the appeal should O.J. Simpson be... Read more

We're Right they're Wrong - Abridged

By: James Carville

Narrated by: James Carville

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"They are wrong and we are right and I'm going to prove it to you!" -- Harry S. Truman, Democratic National Convention, 1948

A rousing political manifesto from The New York Times bestselling co-author of All's Fair

One of Washington's most prominent Democratic strategists and co-author of the New York Times bestseller All's Fair offers a timely,... Read more

Where White Men Fear to Tread - Abridged

By: Russell Means & Marvin J. Wolf

Narrated by: Russell Means

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Russell Means was the most controversial American Indian leader of our time, and in Where White Men Fear to Tread, he recounts pivotal moments of his life. Means did everything possible to dramatize and justify the American Indian aim of self-determination—from storming Mount Rushmore and seizing Plymouth Rock to running for President in 1988.... Read more

Thinking Big

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Every successful person knows that the keys to achievement are conscious effort, careful planning, and good, old-fashioned hard work. But on the road of success, there is one habit that will accelerate you beyond all others. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, you've got to start thinking big. In Thinking Big: The Keys to Personal Power and... Read more

Megatrends Asia - Abridged

By: John Naisbitt

Narrated by: John Nesbitt & Jesse Boggs

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America's #1 trend forecaster reveals the global transformation that affects the future for us all!
The most momentous global development of the 1990s.
The #1 bestselling author of Megatrends and Megatrends 2000 now offers a glimpse of your future that begins on the other side of the globe -- where the once isolated nations of Asia are networking... Read more

The Phoenix Solution - Abridged

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Joseph Campanella

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Not just a searing indictment of American drug policy, but a step-by-step guide to addressing it once and for all! Respected attorney Vincent Bugliosi, who successfully prosecuted Charles Manson, directs his attention to a national epidemic— the chronic drug crisis in America. An analysis of the drug policy in the United States, this... Read more

Caesar's Women - Abridged

By: Colleen McCullough

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the blockbuster tradition of The First Man in Rome -- Colleen Mccullough's monumental Masters of Rome series continues.

The man behind the legend...the women behind the man.

Villain or hero? Debated for centuries, the volcanic soul of Julius Caesar comes dramatically to life in the new masterpiece of historical fiction from the #1 bestselling... Read more

Miracles in Permaculture

By: Bill Mollison

Narrated by: Neil Harvey

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We hate to be reminded of the dangerous degradation of our air, water and soil quality because it is so widespread and seems so hopeless. Mollison, one of the originators of permaculture, tells us how to make land and water healthy and supportive of human and countless other forms of life. Read more

The Cauldron of Wisdom

By: Nicki Scully

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Within each of us is a "cauldron" of knowledge and wisdom about ourselves and the world, which we can access through shamanic techniques. Scully describes how and why trance journeys into the world of deities, totems and archetypes work to give us courage, insight or healing. Read more

The Healing Waterfall II

By: Max Highstein

Narrated by: Jill Andre

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The Healing Waterfall II transports you to a beautiful tropical setting, where you can experience deep relaxation, inner healing, and forgiveness.

From the journey:
There is a special place, deep within, where the gifts of healing, balance, and inner strength await you. That place is calling to you now, asking you to slow down, set the world... Read more

Der Mönch, der seinen Ferrari verkaufte - Eine Parabel vom Glück. Sonderausgabe zum 25. Jubiläum (Ungekürzt)

By: Robin Sharma

Narrated by: Dominic Kolb

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Anlässlich des 25-jährigen Jubiläums hat Robin Sharma ein brandneues Vorwort vorbereitet, das den Hörer dazu inspiriert, in der dunkelsten Zeit mit mehr Mut, Harmonie, Fülle und Freude zu leben. Dieser internationale Nr. 1-Bestseller, der in über 70 Sprachen veröffentlicht wurde, beantwortet die wichtigsten Fragen des Lebens. Mehrere Millionen... Read more

Total Quality Management

By: Stephen George & Arnold Weimerskirch

Narrated by: Lloyd Bochner

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Some companies waste millions of dollars on team building, benchmarking, and other quality initiatives, while others save millions with the same initiatives. What makes the difference? Total Quality Management. Employee involvement works, but only as a way of running a business—not as a short-term solution or an intriguing experiment.... Read more

Dinosaur in a Haystack

By: Stephen Gould

Narrated by: Meredith MacRae & Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Length: 18 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called “The View of Life” for Natural History magazine. More than thirty entries from that column comprise this collection, which covers topics from dinosaurs to baseball and nearly everything in between related to natural history and evolution. Among the essays... Read more

Your Journey to Enlightenment

By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

On this inspirational audio program, best-selling author and lecturer Dr. Wayne W. Dyer brings you a wealth of knowledge, motivational thoughts, and personal observations about life that will take you to a whole new level on your spiritual path. Dr. Dyer teaches you that the moment is now-not tomorrow or next month or next year-to take control... Read more

Inside the NRA - Abridged

By: Jack Anderson

Narrated by: Jack Anderson

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A chilling examination of the NRA and its powerful influence on America.In 1996, deaths by gun violence in the United States totaled roughly 14,000. With so many casualties— along with an astounding rise of armed militias and the discovery of huge caches of weapons stockpiled in private residences— Americans were forced... Read more

The Oregon Trail - Abridged

By: Francis Parkman

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as... Read more

Live Rich - Abridged

By: Barry Kaye

Narrated by: Barry Kaye

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Live life to the fullest is the message of Live Rich, an audio that addresses every person's desire for self-respect, a greater understanding of life, motivation, and creativity— as well as financial, personal, and romantic success. Freeing ourselves from the controlling influence of our fears can set the stage for a wealth of new... Read more

The Private Diary of My Life with Lana - Abridged

By: Eric Root

Narrated by: Eric Root

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lana Turner was the last of the great screen goddesses. A legendary blonde bombshell, Turner led a fairy-tale life that turned into a nightmare following the bizarre murder of her gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, in 1958. Eric Root met Lana Turner in 1971, serving as her makeup artist and hairstylist before becoming her escort, spokesman,... Read more

Talk Your Way to Success - Abridged

By: Lilyan Wilder

Narrated by: Lilyan Wilder

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America's foremost speech consultant shares her secrets for communicating more effectively.
Lilyan Wilder has coached politicians, executives and celebrities such as George Bush, Oprah Winfrey and Charles Osgood to become better speakers. Now Wilder provides you with the same key to success -- effective communication -- as her more famous... Read more

Hit and Run - Abridged

By: Nancy Griffin

Narrated by: John Slattery

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two Hollywood film packagers went on a campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives -- at Sony's expense. Veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters chronicle the rise of Jon Peters, a former hairdresser, seventh-grade dropout, and juvenile delinquent, and his... Read more