Self-Improvement audiobooks

Happy: Simple Steps to Get the Most Out of Life

By: Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Narrated by: Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 bestselling author Ian Smith, M.D. focuses on simple steps anyone can take to be happy.

Happiness isn't the too-brief rush that comes from getting something you've wanted—it's the lasting great feeling that comes from becoming someone you want to be. And someone others want to be with, too. No matter where you start, Happy can help you... Read more

If the Buddha Got Stuck

By: Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Renée Raudman

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Charlotte Kasl's perennial favorites If the Buddha Dated and If the Buddha Married have inspired readers with their empowering blend of spiritual and psychological insights. Her third "If the Buddha" book, If the Buddha Got Stuck, is a wise yet lighthearted book that will speak to anyone who's ever experienced being stuck in life and wanted to... Read more

Ja, aber... Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Lelia Kühne de Haan

Narrated by: Katja Schild

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Das möchte ich gern machen, aber ...." Alles, was dem aber folgt, macht die eigentliche Aussage zunichte. Alltägliche Worte beeinflussen ganz unbemerkt unser Bewusstsein. Ihre heimliche Kraft verwandelt das Gesagte oft in das Gegenteil dessen, was wir fühlen oder mitteilen wollen. Lelia Kühne de Haan verdeutlicht mit vielen Beispielen aus... Read more

The Art of Closing the Sale

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

As one of the top salespeople in the world, Brian Tracy knows the ability to close the sale is the key skill required by all top sales professionals. Fortunately, closing the sale is a skill that can be learned by practicing the closing skills of the highest paid salespeople in every business. When salespeople follow a practical, proven,... Read more

703

By: Nancy Makin

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Nancy Makin weighed an astounding 703 pounds in May 2000. She was forty-five years old and had diabetes and heart disease. Thanks in equal parts to shame and logistics, she'd been homebound for a dozen years.



But all that changed after a gift from her sister: a computer. A technophobe, Nancy ignored it for months, until finally boredom and... Read more

A Game of Character

By: Craig Robinson

Narrated by: Korey Jackson

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

When he stepped into history's spotlight at the National Democratic Convention, Craig Robinson recalls that nothing could have been more gratifying than introducing his sister, Michelle Obama, to millions of Americans. Within minutes, he won the hearts of the nation by sharing highlights of growing up in the modest Robinson household, where the... Read more

In Pursuit of Silence

By: George Prochnik

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

More than money, power, and even happiness, silence has become the most precious—and dwindling—commodity of our modern world.

Between iPods, music-blasting restaurants, earsplitting sports stadiums, and endless air and road traffic, the place for quiet in our lives grows smaller by the day. In Pursuit of Silence gives context to our... Read more

The Undervalued Self

By: Elaine N. Aron

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Elaine Aron follows up her bestsellers on the highly sensitive person with a groundbreaking new audio book on the undervalued self. She explains that self-esteem results from having a healthy balance of love and power in our lives. Listeners will learn to incorporate love into situations that seem to require power and deal with power struggles... Read more

L'aventure amoureuse

By: Jean-François Vézina

Narrated by: Jean-François Vézina

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Et si l’amour n’était pas quelque chose, mais plutôt quelque part ? À partir de la métaphore du voyage, l’auteur des Hasards nécessaires et de Se réaliser dans un monde d’images propose une façon originale d’aborder les défis du couple d’aujourd’hui. Que vous souffriez d’itinérance affective, que vous soyez déjà amoureux ou que vous souhaitiez... Read more

God Never Blinks

By: Regina Brett

Narrated by: Regina Brett

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Already an internet phenomenon, these wise and insightful lessons by popular newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Regina Brett will make you see the possibilities in your life in a whole new way.

When Regina Brett turned 50, she wrote a column on the 50 lessons life had taught her. She reflected on all she had learned through... Read more

Happiness Is a Serious Problem

By: Dennis Prager

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

When you ask people about their most cherished values in life, “happiness” is always at the top of the list. But surprisingly few people claim real happiness. We seem to be completely satisfied with nothing, and indeed, there is little correlation between the circumstances of people’s lives and how happy they are.In this book, lecturer,... Read more

Different

By: Youngme Moon

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Why trying to be the best … competing like crazy … makes you mediocre

Every few years a book—through a combination of the author’s unique voice, storytelling ability, wit, and insight—simply breaks the mold. Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods is one example. Richard Feynman’s “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” is another.
 
Now comes Youngme Moon’s... Read more

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By: Lisa Oz

Narrated by: Lisa Oz

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It’s what you think." —Lisa Oz

Being social creatures, we yearn for connection but often fall into bad habits that interfere with our ability to have rewarding relationships. We begin to see ourselves as alone, isolated, or at odds with the rest of the... Read more

Father Fiction

By: Donald Miller

Narrated by: Kelly Ryan Dolan

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

With honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and candid, Miller moves from self-pity and brokenness to hope and strength, highlighting a path for millions who are floundering in an age without... Read more

Hoffnung auf ein Wiedersehen

By: Bernard Jakoby

Narrated by: Bernard Jakoby

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Verlust eines geliebten Menschen ist eine universelle Erfahrung, die niemandem erspart bleibt. Bernard Jakoby, der bekannte Sterbeforscher, gibt Angehörigen von Sterbenden konkrete Hilfen: Seine geführten Meditationen unterstützen eine liebevolle Sterbebegleitung und spenden zugleich Trost. Denn allem zugrunde liegt die Erkenntnis: "Wir sind... Read more

Ich bin alt und das ist gut so

By: Barbara Rütting

Narrated by: Barbara Rütting

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Beneidenswert, wer das nach acht intensiv gelebten Jahrzehnten von sich behaupten kann - und dabei eine Vitalität ausstrahlt, die viele Junge in den Schatten stellt. Barbara Rütting ist der beste Beweis dafür, dass ihre Mutmacher funktionieren: ganz persönliche Ratschläge für eine gesunde Lebensweise, Heilmittel für Körper und Seele, Tipps für... Read more

Ich REDE.² - Abridged

By: Eva Ullmann & Isabel García

Narrated by: Isabel García

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nach dem Erfolg des ersten Hörbuches Ich rede. Kommunikationsfallen und wie man sie umgeht; wurden die Fragen laut, ob es nicht bald einen zweiten Teil geben könnte. Genau diesen zweiten Teil halten Sie nun in Ihren Händen. Wie kam es dazu, dass Eva Ullmann und Isabel García sich an den zweiten Teil gesetzt haben? Wenn Isabel Garcia eine Rede... Read more

How to Hit a Curveball

By: Mark Levine & Scott R. Singer

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"None of us knows what the future holds. But once you've learned how to confront and overcome the unexpected, this lack of knowledge will cease to make you anxious. Tomorrow will no longer be something to fear. And believe me, that's a great feeling"

As a professional, you want to be ready for anything. You'll spend hours, days, even years,... Read more

The Winner's Brain

By: Mark Fenske & Jeff Brown

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Developed by two Harvard brain experts—a scientific, accessible approach to achieving success by retraining your brain to win.

Ever wonder why some people seem blessed with success? In fact, everyone is capable of winning in life—you just need to develop the right brain for it.

In The Winner’s Brain, Drs. Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske use... Read more

Negotiating

By: David Brown

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The negotiating secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Negotiating.Includes how to:• Set clear goals and limits• Understand your potential adversary or partner• Use and interpret body language• Deal with difficult people• Close brilliant deals Read more

Communication

By: Carolyn Boyes

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The communication secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Communication.Includes how to:• Use body language to build rapport with anyone• Deal with clients and colleagues at all levels• Get what you want in sales or negotiation• Excel in meetings and... Read more

The Nine Rooms of Happiness

By: Catherine Birndorf & Lucy Danziger

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Ask any woman how she's feeling. Even when things look pretty darn great from the outside, chances are that at least one thing (and it may seem minor to others) is nagging at her, making her feel less than spectacular, bringing her down: I'm too fat. My husband doesn't help enough around the house. My friend is going to be mad if I don't call... Read more

Ubuntu!

By: Bob Nelson & Stephen Lundin

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork and collaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, our relationships with our coworkers, and our personal lives, written by the bestselling coauthor of Fish! and the bestselling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.

John Peterson, a new manager in the credit department at a... Read more

Mandela's Way

By: Richard Stengel

Narrated by: Richard Stengel

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A compact, profoundly inspiring book that captures the spirit of Nelson Mandela, distilling the South African leader’s wisdom into 15 vital life lessons

We long for heroes and have too few. Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013 at the age of ninety-five, is the closest thing the world has to a secular saint. He liber­ated a country from a system of... Read more