Self-Improvement audiobooks

Experience High Self-Esteem - Abridged

By: Ph.d. Branden & Nathaniel Branden

Narrated by: Nathaniel Branden

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

Expressing the Inner Voice: Writing Your Way Through Crisis

By: Gabriele Rico

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Rico tells how through writing about deep feelings, emotions can take shape, come to the surface, and be clarified, instead of being repressed to emerge later as destructive behavior. Read more

A New World View

By: Willis Harman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

According to Harman, we are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history—a change in the actual belief structure of Western industrial society—which points to extraordinary new possibilities for human consciousness. Read more

New Visions of Consciousness

By: Stanislav Grof, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A pioneer in the exploration of the human mind and psyche, Grof points to a vast domain, far beyond the mechanistic conception of human memory, that opens to the full range of the human past and present. He speaks to a unity underlying apparent separateness--a continuity of experience which pervades consciousness. Read more

Effective Listening - Abridged

By: Kevin J. Murphy

Narrated by: Kevin J. Murphy

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.
ARE YOU STILL HEARING WHAT PEOPLE SAY?

Every day you face dozens of important decisions -- but have you heard everything you need to know to make the right choice? Kevin J. Murphy believes that listening is the most neglected managerial skill. In this powerful audio program he demonstrates what effective... Read more

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

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

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 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

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

Heart to Heart

By: Irina Tweedie

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Tweedie provides a candid and inspiring account of her intensive training in the spiritual tradition of Sufism, with a master whose methods were often difficult and disconcerting. She was the first Western woman to be trained in this ancient lineage. As her enthralling story unfolds, it is evident that much can be learned from her experience. 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

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

Dharma Wisdom

By: Kalu Rinpoche

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most respected teachers in Tibetan Buddhism, the late Venerable Kalu Rinpoche speaks to the relevance of Buddhist principles in modern contemporary life. His simplicity, clarity and directness provide a thoughtful and enheartening message for the spirit. This is a rare dialogue with a sage of great wisdom and love who lived in a cave... Read more

The Tarot and You

By: Angeles Arrien

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the oldest tools for revealing the territory of the unconscious, the Tarot has been used for centuries to tap deep levels of self-knowledge. Here, Arrien, a native Basque and anthropologist, speaks of universal archetypes in the Tarot, and how these archetypes can be used for self- understanding. 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

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

Go For Life

By: Paula Carroll

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Share the anxiety, rage and joy of one woman's struggle to save her life and the lives of others who have fallen victim to medical incompetence, as Paula Carroll recounts her extraordinary story. Daring to question the sanctity of the medical fraternity, she goes on to transform a horrendous personal health experience into a journey of courage,... Read more