The Best Business Audiobooks from Audible.com

Personal MBA Audiobooks

Top MBA programs don't have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA Recommended Reading List features only the very best business books available, based on thousands of hours of research. So skip b-school and the $100,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.

Now you can listen to PMBA recommended books in audio format!

Audiobooks are a great way to learn useful information during otherwise non-productive time, like driving to work or doing chores around the house. This page lists all of the PMBA recommended books currently available in audio format.

For purchasing audiobook versions of PMBA books, I highly recommend using Audible.com. I've been an Audible subscriber since 2005, and I absolutely love the service. While I don't travel by car very often (I live in New York City), I've found that listening to audiobooks is a great way to learn while doing housework or traveling by air. Using this "dead time" for productive purposes is a great way to get more done each day.

I'm happy to announce that Audible.com is now an official sponsor of the Personal MBA. Similar to the PMBA's relationship with Amazon.com, any books you purchase through Audible will support the Personal MBA. As part of the arrangement, I've been able to negotiate two special deals for PMBA readers:

  1. If you sign up with Audible, you can download 2 free books, or...
  2. You can subscribe to Audible for three months at the reduced rate of $7.49 per month.

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Audible has two levels of subscription: Gold and Platinum. With Gold membership, you can download two audiobooks each month for a fixed monthly fee. Platinum membership is a bulk purchasing deal: you pay Audible a fixed flat fee in exchange for credits you can then use to download books whenever you like. Platinum membership is a great option if you go through books quickly, but for most people, Gold is better from a cash-flow perspective. Whichever plan you choose, an Audible membership is the best way to take advantage of your down-time in a productive way.

The following PMBA books are available in audio format:

Quick Start

Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale (Amazon.com)

The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn (Amazon.com)

Productivity & Effectiveness

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Cut to the Chase by Stuart Levine

The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King

Psychology & Communication

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

On Writing Well by William Zinsser

Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

Design & Production

The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones

Marketing, Sales, & Negotiation

All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin

The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer

The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes

SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham

3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius

Entrepreneurship

Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Management & Leadership

12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter

What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis

Strategy & Innovation

Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

Seeing What's Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony

Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker

Finance & Analysis

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

Personal Finance

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko

The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing by Paul Farrell

Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt