Find your next listen
- New to Self-Help? Start here → Atomic Habits
- Shortest on this list → Braving the Wilderness (4h 12m)
- For a long haul → The Omnivore's Dilemma (15h 53m)
- Most popular of all time → Un rien peut tout changer
- Prefer something shorter? →
- 1
Un rien peut tout changer
by James Clear
Narrated by Antoine David-Calvet
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.94 Audible (17)6h 57m listening time • Released 2020Antoine David-Calvet's measured, conversational delivery transforms Clear's atomic habit framework into something you actually *want* to apply, making the science feel less like theory and more like permission.
- 2
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Narrated by James Clear
★ 4.95 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.82 Audible (147.4K)5h 35m listening time • Released 2018Clear's measured delivery transforms practical habit science into something you actually want to absorb—he sounds like a friend explaining why your willpower isn't the problem, your systems are.
- 3
How to Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
Narrated by Andrew MacMillan
★ 4.74 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.72 Audible (101.5K)7h 15m listening time • Released 2004 - 4
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Narrated by Stephen R. Covey
★ 4.63 ABR Score (830.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (828.1K) ★ 4.82 Audible (2.2K)15h 7m listening time • Released 2020 - 5
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
Narrated by Gary Chapman
★ 4.82 ABR Score (527.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (484.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (43.3K)4h 46m listening time • Released 2004 - 6
The Eckhart Tolle Audio Collection (Power of Now)
by Eckhart Tolle
Narrated by Eckhart Tolle
★ 4.38 ABR Score (458.6K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (457.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (1.0K)7h 23m listening time • Released 2008 - 7
Think and Grow Rich special edition (Napoleon Hill - The Thirteen Steps to Riches)
by Napoleon Hill, Seedbox Classics
Narrated by Erik Synnestvedt
★ 4.54 ABR Score (418.7K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (385.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (32.8K)9h 35m listening time • Released 2007 - 8
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran, Harry Shepherd
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.21 ABR Score (331.4K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (331.3K) ★ 4.57 Audible (23)3h 8m listening time • Released 2020Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration transforms Gibran's spiritual meditations into a conversation that feels like wisdom shared between old friends, making each poetic essay land with unexpected intimacy.
- 9
You Are a Badass®
by Jen Sincero
Narrated by Jen Sincero
★ 4.30 ABR Score (292.0K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (291.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (654)7h 57m listening time • Released 2023 - 10
The Let Them Theory
by Mel Robbins
Narrated by Mel Robbins
★ 4.44 ABR Score (311.0K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (284.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (26.4K)10h 38m listening time • Released 2024Mel Robbins narrating her own work transforms self-help into intimate conversation—her voice carries the conviction that makes this framework actually stick.
- 11
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Rules for Life • Book 1
by Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge, Ethan Van Sciver
Narrated by Jordan B. Peterson
★ 4.39 ABR Score (363.8K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (270.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (92.9K)15h 40m listening time • Released 2018 - 12
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown
Narrated by Brené Brown
★ 4.84 ABR Score (266.7K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (244.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (21.8K)6h 30m listening time • Released 2018 - 13
A book The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown
Narrated by Brené Brown
★ 4.77 ABR Score (235.7K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (224.8K) ★ 4.85 Audible (11.0K)4h 31m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle
Narrated by Eckhart Tolle
★ 4.67 ABR Score (242.0K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (221.2K) ★ 4.78 Audible (20.8K)9h 12m listening time • Released 2005 - 15
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.37 ABR Score (220.3K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (210.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (9.4K)15h 53m listening time • Released 2006Scott Brick's measured, investigative narration transforms Pollan's food-system deep dive into a genuinely gripping detective story—you'll finish wondering what's actually in your grocery cart.
- 16
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Mars and Venus
by John Gray
Narrated by John Gray
★ 3.83 ABR Score (205.2K ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (200.6K) ★ 4.45 Audible (4.6K)9h 28m listening time • Released 1998 - 17
Deep Work : hur du finner fokus och djupjobbar i en distraherande värld - strategier för kontroll, mindre stress och digital minimalism
by Cal Newport
Narrated by Will Damron, Cal Newport
★ 4.40 ABR Score (197.5K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (192.2K) ★ 4.61 Audible (5.4K)6h 59m listening time • Released 2019 - 18
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
Narrated by Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
★ 4.71 ABR Score (197.2K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (190.4K) ★ 4.79 Audible (6.8K)10h 32m listening time • Released 2024Haidt builds an airtight case for why teen mental health collapsed in the 2010s—then offers actual solutions instead of hand-wringing. Sean Pratt's steady narration keeps you grounded through genuinely unsettling data.
- 19
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma
Narrated by Humphrey Bower
★ 4.28 ABR Score (188.9K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (185.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.5K)6h 34m listening time • Released 2017 - 20
Grit
by Angela Duckworth
Narrated by Angela Duckworth
★ 4.50 ABR Score (170.5K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (143.7K) ★ 4.69 Audible (26.8K)9h 22m listening time • Released 2016 - 21
All About Love
Love Trilogy • Book 1
by bell hooks
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.19 ABR Score (141.8K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (141.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (742)6h 10m listening time • Released 2023January LaVoy's measured, intimate narration turns hooks's radical philosophy on love into a conversation that feels personal and urgent, making six hours disappear.
- 22
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown
Narrated by Greg McKeown
★ 4.50 ABR Score (153.8K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (132.9K) ★ 4.71 Audible (20.9K)6h 25m listening time • Released 2014 - 23
The Tao of Pooh
The Way, With The Enchanted Neighborhood
by Benjamin Hoff, Ernest H. Shepard
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.14 ABR Score (140.4K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (131.4K) ★ 4.46 Audible (9.0K)2h 46m listening time • Released 2012Simon Vance's gentle narration makes this philosophical primer feel like a wise friend explaining life's essentials over tea—the audiobook format transforms Pooh's simple wisdom into something genuinely calming and clarifying.
- 24
Braving the Wilderness
by Brené Brown
Narrated by Brené Brown
★ 4.58 ABR Score (149.5K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (121.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (28.2K)4h 12m listening time • Released 2017 - 25
The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
by Robin Sharma
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.67 ABR Score (120.1K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (119.0K) ★ 4.29 Audible (1.0K)11h 4m listening time • Released 2018
Browse Related Lists
How We Rank Audiobooks
Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.
Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.
We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.
Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.