Audiobooks Like Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

10 audiobooks for fans of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

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   The Effective Executive

   by Peter F. Drucker

   Narrated by Jim Collins, Timothy Andrés Pabon

   ★ 4.29 ABR Score (40.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.08 Goodreads (37.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (2.8K)

   6h 15m listening time • Released 2017

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   The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

   by J.L. Collins, Mr. Money Mustache

   Narrated by JL Collins, Peter Adeney

   ★ 4.87 ABR Score (44.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.41 Goodreads (33.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (10.1K)

   6h 38m listening time • Released 2017

   Collins and Adeney's dual narration makes this feel like a genuine conversation with two friends who actually live this stuff, cutting through the financial industry's deliberate complexity with uncommon clarity.

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   Rich Dad, Poor Dad

   Rich Dad • Book 1

   by Robert T. Kiyosaki

   Narrated by Tim Wheeler

   ★ 4.78 ABR Score (815.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (736.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (78.9K)

   6h 9m listening time • Released 2012

   Tim Wheeler's measured, conversational delivery makes Kiyosaki's money lessons land like advice from someone who actually gets it, not a pitch from a stage. This is the audiobook that changed how millions think about wealth.

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   The Quest for Cosmic Justice

   by Thomas Sowell

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 4.66 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.83 Audible (2.2K)

   5h 51m listening time • Released 2017

   Robertson Dean's measured delivery transforms Sowell's challenging critique into something unnervingly clear and impossible to dismiss—you'll hear the logic land hard, even when it unsettles you.

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   Intellectuals and Race

   by Thomas Sowell

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 4.60 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.83 Audible (2.3K)

   5h 43m listening time • Released 2013

   Robertson Dean's measured, authoritative delivery transforms what could be a dense polemic into a compelling intellectual argument—Sowell methodically dismantles how different eras of thinkers shaped racial discourse, and Dean's pacing makes you actually absorb the counterarguments instead of just skimming them.

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   Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

   by Gino Wickman

   Narrated by Kevin Pierce

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (24.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (16.7K) ★ 4.69 Audible (7.7K)

   6h 56m listening time • Released 2012

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   CA$HVERTISING

   by Drew Eric Whitman

   Narrated by Johnny Heller

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (670)

   6h 17m listening time • Released 2017

   Johnny Heller's sharp delivery transforms Whitman's ad psychology tactics into a masterclass that feels less like a textbook and more like a savvy insider spilling trade secrets in your ear.

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   The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible

   by Brian Tracy

   Narrated by Brian Tracy

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (12.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.72 Audible (3.7K)

   6h 18m listening time • Released 2012

   Brian Tracy narrating his own sales psychology playbook hits different—his conviction makes every principle feel like hard-won wisdom rather than theory, turning a business audiobook into something genuinely motivational.

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   Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box

   by The Arbinger Institute

   Narrated by Steve Carlson

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (37.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (35.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (2.3K)

   6h 1m listening time • Released 2018

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    Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value

    by Teresa Torres

    Narrated by Teresa Torres

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.72 Audible (254)

    7h 9m listening time • Released 2022

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