Nonfiction audiobooks

Further Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally.... Read more

The Ground of Being

By: Huston Smith, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A dialogue with one of the world's foremost scholars of religion and philosophy about the role of spirit in modern life, focusing on how to understand the difference between the secular and the sacred in a scientifically biased world. Professor Smith is the wisdom guide as he spins the mystical mandala pointing to the unity of all the great... Read more

Creativity, Natural Philosophy and Science

By: David Bohm, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Bohm tells us why science has become specialized and fragmented at the cost of its soul. He describes his theory of “implicate order” and its implications for human consciousness. He observes that thought is based in memory but true creativity depends on getting beyond the thought process. Read more

Astrophysics and the Middle Way

By: Vic Mansfield

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The parallels between science and mysticism are explored as Mansfield, a professor of physics and astronomy at Colgate University, speaks of how he as a physicist has been influenced by exposure to eastern philosophical systems, especially Buddhism. Read more

Growing A Business - Abridged

By: Paul Hawken

Narrated by: Paul Hawken

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

He started his career with almost nothing but his own imagination - and ever since he's been challenging conventional wisdom. In this extraordinary audio program Paul Hawken demonstrates that the answers to small business problems today cannot be solved by college degrees, training or money - but only by you.

Listen in as Paul Hawken explores:
... Read more

How to Be Your Own Nutritionist - Abridged

By: Stuart Berger

Narrated by: Betsy Palmer

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You can achieve vibrant health and energy! In this special audio presentation, Stuart M. Berger M.D., goes beyond his phenomenal bestseller The Immune Power Diet. Drawing on medical and scientific research, Dr. Berger explains how an individual can a create a unique "digestive personality." Learn how to use the Nutritional Pyramid for a healthy... Read more

Jenny Craig's What Have You Got to Lose? - Abridged

By: Jenny Craig

Narrated by: Jenny Craig

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For decades, Jenny Craig has helped thousands of people lose the weight they never thought they could— and achieve a healthier, more enjoyable, and more productive life. In this audio, Jenny shares her remarkably successful philosophy for how to take those extra pounds off— and love it! This weight-management program is a... Read more

The Heart of Healing

By: Stephen Levine

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Out of his extraordinary work with those who came to him to die, Levine has emerged with a vision of healing capable of opening the heart and mind as well as the body. He speaks of the "real healing" as "the one we took birth for." We're all born in this realm to become complete. Read more

The Mermaid Man - Abridged

By: Marion Watson

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Viewing Hans Christian Andersen's boots and travelling bags at his museum in Denmark in 1986, triggered an idea for a script about his life to be done for Audioscape. His shyness and rather off-putting appearance did not win him many friends, yet eventually, the crown-heads of Europe solicited his presence. Millions since then, have... Read more

The Different Drum - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For a World in Conflict...
New Hope for Wholeness in the Modern Age!
A society of rugged individualists and economic competitors A world of nuclear politics and uncontrollable forces For many, modern living means loneliness, disaffection, apathy and isolation.
Is there an escape?

In a startling, life-affirming work by one of America's... Read more

Medical Makeover - Abridged

By: Robert Giller & Kathy Matthews

Narrated by: Bob Seagren

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Are you so accustomed to feeling just "okay" that you've forgotten what it's like to feel really great? Would you like to feel your very best each and every day— now and for the rest of your life? If the answer is yes, you are a candidate for the “ Medical Makeover.” Developed by Dr. Robert M. Giller and... Read more

Clear Mind, Clear Medicine

By: Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The courage to live and embrace love may make the difference between living and dying. In this exhilarating dialogue, surgeon Siegel displays a remarkable reliance on the natural capacity of people to manifest self-healing. He speaks of music in the operating room, inner guides and love as the principal force for healing. Read more

Creating Freedom

By: James Fadiman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Freedom comes from within and requires seeing and transforming the blocks inside that hold us captive. Psychologist Fadiman views himself as "seeing things differently, and I call it consulting." Indeed, his perspective challenges us to examine how we hold ourselves back and to explore the possibilities for greater freedom and sanity in our lives. Read more

Developing Winner's Habits - Abridged

By: Denis Waitley

Narrated by: Denis Waitley

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Recorded before a live (and delighted) audience, best-selling author and audio star Denis Waitley presents a captivating and inspirational program that will allow you, quite literally, to re-create yourself and your outlook on living. Dr. Waitley not only shows you how attitude can trigger your success--he'll explain how to develop that attitude... Read more

Afghanistan: Another Holocaust?

By: Robert Fuller & Robert Cabot

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Here two principals of the Mo Tzu Project, a citizens diplomacy endeavor, who have recently visited the Afghan refugee camps on the Afghan-Pakistani border, report the facts as they have observed them. What emerges is an astounding story of chaos and courage, which may offer a unique opportunity for bringing the superpowers closer together. Read more

Imagineering - Abridged

By: Michael Leboeuf

Narrated by: Michael Leboeuf

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Unleash your imagination!

Everyone is born with creative potential -- and this program will show you how to unlock the incredible powers you already possess.

Clear away traps that inhibit innovation!

Myths about creativity and about our own limitations abound -- Dr. Michael LeBoeuf will show you practical steps to clear away "idea... Read more

Right Living and Making Money Too!

By: Marsha Sinetar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Living your dream and following your heart are possible for anyone willing to engage life with passion, according to Sinetar, an organizational psychologist, who has studied many people who have become successful doing what they love. Self-esteem, overcoming resistance, accepting and forgiving oneself, taking risks and more are addressed in this... Read more

Adventures of the Mind

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Understanding the basis of learning and how the brain works lie at the core of Pearce's message, which is both disturbing and inspiring. His natural fervor and steady presentation of facts challenge the mind to recognize its limitations while seeing its possibilities. Read more

VINTAGE PROGRAM 2- Only Love Is Real AND Happiness with Marianne Williamson

By: Marianne Williamson

Narrated by: Marianne Williamson

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

For years, Marianne Williamson has been offering weekly lectures based on A Course in Miracles. These lectures are profound, insightful, and compelling with an always-relevant message. Recorded live in Los Angeles, BetterListen! is delighted to offer you the opportunity to partake in the wisdom of Marianne Williamson and the Course in Miracles... Read more

Rumi: Poet Of Divine Ecstasy

By: Coleman Barks

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Drunk with the Divine, Rumi wrote 20,000 poems of mystical, ineffable love of God. "There is a ferocity in his longing that maybe we don't understand," says Barks. Listen in and understand a little better. A wondrous, exhilarating look at the exultant poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Sufi poet, with Coleman Barks.Coleman Barks taught... Read more

Phone Power - Abridged

By: George Walther

Narrated by: George Walther

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Finally...The essential guide to mastering telephone strategies for success!

PHONE POWER
Featuring the Author George Walther

In Business, we spend twice as much time using the telephone as we do handling mail, writing reports -- even attending meeting. Still, the phone is currently our most underdeveloped tool, and we pay less attention to... Read more

The Organized Executive - Abridged

By: Stephanie Winston

Narrated by: Stephanie Winston

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

Doing it Now - Abridged

By: Edwin Bliss

Narrated by: Edwin Bliss

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Why waste one more moment when you can DO IT NOW?

Procrastination is the number one obstacle to success. It's also the obstacle most easily surmounted, as Edwin Bliss demonstrates in this foolproof antidote to inaction. The author of Getting Things Done demolishes every excuse, distraction and fear as he takes you through the 12-simple steps... Read more

The Great Getty - Abridged

By: Robert Lenzner

Narrated by: Liz Smith

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was a shrewd industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942, ultimately becoming a dominant player in the oil industry. In The Great Getty, Robert Lenzner presents an in-depth biography of the savviest entrepreneur of the 20th century and the world's richest private citizen at the time of his death— ... Read more