Self-Improvement audiobooks

Of Rumi and Apocalypse

By: Andrew Harvey

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most powerful, prolific and profoundly mystical poets in history is brought alive by an eloquent modern-day mystical writer with an eye to the larger human story. Here Andrew Harvey tells us of the life and work of Rumi, an ecstatic thirteenth-century Sufi poet. He expands Rumi's wondrous messages into a transcendental guide for our... Read more

Self-Esteem and Well-Being

By: Nathaniel Branden

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A pioneer in improving self-esteem, Nathaniel Branden speaks from a quarter-century of experience in both theory and practice. Taking us far beyond shallow or selfish interpretations, he shows how self-esteem is a crucial tool for dealing with personal, family and societal problems. Read more

Creating Conscious Community

By: Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shaffer and Anundsen discuss how modern times have created new needs as well as opportunities for creating effective community of many kinds. Our human need for connection is as strong as ever, and here are creative, encouraging ways to fulfill our connection in the context of today's world. Read more

Don't Fire Them, Fire them Up - Abridged

By: Frank Pacetta

Narrated by: Frank Pacetta

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up is a real-world story of winning in business by motivating employees in the most positive way possible—nurturing them, showing that you value their accomplishments, and giving them the skills and the responsibility to become winners.

Frank Pacetta, the hard-working man who engineered the drastic performance... Read more

What You Can Change and What You Can't - Abridged

By: Martin E. P. Seligman

Narrated by: Martin E. P. Seligman

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

Los Siete Habitos de las Personas Altamente Eficaces - Abridged

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Peter Gil & Maria Siccardi

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En Los Siete Habitos de las Personas Altamente Eficaces, el autor Stephen R. Covey presenta un método holístico, integrado y basado en principios para resolver problema personales y profesionales. Con comentarios penetrantes y anécdotas emotivos, el doctor Covey revela un camino detallado para viver con rectitud, integridad, honestidad y... Read more

Falling Awake

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

By paying attention in the moment and to the people we are with, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we can bring a richness and power to our lives that goes beyond healing to give us meaning, wonder and joy in life. “It’s very similar to falling asleep,” he says, “only this is actually falling awake.” Kabat-Zinn has decades of experience with the effectiveness... Read more

The Leader in You - Abridged

By: Dale Carnegie

Narrated by: Stuart R. Levine & Ross Klavan

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Learn the proven, time-tested human relations principles from Dale Carnegie Training and discover how bring creativity, enthusiasm, and productivity to your job.

With insights from leading figures in the corporate, entertainment, sports, academic, and political arenas, this comprehensive, step-by-step guide includes strategies to help you excel... Read more

Positive Plus - Abridged

By: Joyce Brothers

Narrated by: Joyce Brothers

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Turn negative traits like nagging, perfectionism, and compulsive behavior into positives with this simple guide from renowned psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers. For decades Dr. Brothers was a sage, down-to-earth voice of reason to the millions who read her books and newspaper and magazine columns and heeded her advice on television and radio.... Read more

Thomas Merton the Man

By: Ron Seitz

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In late 1993, Michael Toms made a "pilgrimage" to the hermitage of Thomas Merton at the Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. This is a recording of his visit with Ron Seitz, who was a young poet when he befriended and was mentored by Merton. Here Seitz offers memories and insight from the life of the brilliant Trappist monk and spiritual teacher. Read more

Human Energy Fields and Healing

By: Barbara Brennan, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A skilled explorer of the possibilities of healing through unconventional methods, Barbara Brennan is gifted with the ability to see and affect energy colors and patterns in and around the body--an ability she says everyone potentially has. Deep and thorough healing occurs, she explains, through the honoring of subtle energies on physical,... Read more

Medicine, Meaning and Prayer

By: Larry Dossey, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

These are exciting times in science and medicine, and Larry Dossey is a physician at the forefront of new developments on the interface of body and "soul." Prayer, it seems, is holding its own in laboratory research despite the scientific assumptions it challenges. Read more

Further Along the Road Less Traveled - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Perhaps no one in this generation has had a more profound influence upon our intellectual and spiritual lives than Dr. M. Scott Peck. His first book, The Road Less Traveled, published over fifteen years ago, continues to reach an ever-growing audience, with sales of more than five million copies and translation into more than twenty languages.... Read more

Embraced by the Light - Abridged

By: Betty J. Eadie

Narrated by: Betty J. Eadie

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At the age of 31, Betty Eadie died after routine surgery. The events that followed can only be described as the most profound and extensive near-death experience ever recorded. During the time she was clinically dead, Betty was given knowledge of the afterlife that would make even the greatest skeptic think twice. As she traveled through the... Read more

Feeling Alive and "In the Flow"

By: Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

We experience flow when we are totally absorbed in a challenging activity for its own sake, and not for the sake of the results. The flow state is accessible to everyone, can occur at any level of skill, and is in fact necessary for real enjoyment of life beyond simple pleasure-seeking. Read more

Walking The Four-Fold Way

By: Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Arrien gathered wisdom from a variety of indigenous cultures distilling it into four paths of wise, effective action—“showing up, paying attention, telling the truth and being unattached to the outcome.” These are the archetypal paths of the warrior, healer, visionary and teacher. The opportunity to embody these archetypes arises in every... Read more

The Winning Attitude - Abridged

By: John C. Maxwell

Narrated by: John C. Maxwell

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Is there really a such thing as a winning attitude? Do you know to know how you can turn a bad attitude around? John C. Maxwell not only discovered the winning attitude, but he has also experienced the incredible difference it makes.If you’re struggling with an ingrained negative attitude, there's real hope for you. In this book, bestselling... Read more

Maximum Achievement - Abridged

By: Brian Tracy

Narrated by: Brian Tracy

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Leading authority on success Brian Tracy gives proven principles and step-by-step tips for raising self-esteem and improving your life.

Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on success and personal achievement, addressing more than 100,000 men and women each year in public and private seminars. In Maximum Achievement, he gives you... Read more

A Psychology of Spiritual Optimism

By: Joan Borysenko

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Human beings don't come compartmentalized--and human healing doesn't have to either. Building bridges between medicine, psychology and spirituality is the theme of this heart-centered discussion with a medical psychologist and pioneer of psychoneuroimmunology. Read more

Obsessive Love - Abridged

By: Dr. Susan Forward & Craig Buck

Narrated by: Dr. Susan Forward

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An invaluable guide for anyone consumed by romantic obsession— as well as the objects of their unwanted desire!Millions of otherwise rational and mature men and women are driven to self-defeating, out-of-control behavior by intense, unfulfilled desire. Millions of others— targets of their obsession— find their... Read more

Writing From the Belly

By: Isabel Allende

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Isabel Allende talks about her passion for writing. She speaks with great depth of feeling about the death of her daughter Paula. She says, "Every book is triggered by a very strong emotion that has been with me for a long time, and usually that emotion is painful. However, the process of writing is so joyful." Read more

Taming Your Inner Critic

By: Hal Stone, Ph.D. & Sidra Stone

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Inner Critic is one of the inner selves that Hal and Sidra Stone have identified through decades of Voice Dialogue therapy; and it can be a very destructive voice unless we learn how to identify and deal with it. Here they tell us the differences between men and women in this regard; how to recognize and understand the Inner Critic; and most... Read more

Creativity, Chaos and the Madwoman

By: Linda Leonard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Madwoman is a paradoxical archetype whose manifestations range from insanity and fury to passion, ecstasy and creative chaos. In some form or other, she is part of the inner chorus in every personality, in both men and women. Linda Leonard has a personal acquaintance with the Madwoman both through her professional therapy practice and her... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You Relieve Depression

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided imagery audio program for depression can be used as a stand-alone therapy or an adjunctive treatment alongside more traditional approaches of psychotherapy and/or medication. It has even been found helpful to people dealing with bipolar illness. Here's the track list:1. Guided Imagery (23:45)2. Affirmations (2:22)Guided imagery is a... Read more