Audie Award for Business and Personal Development
# Audie Award for Business and Personal Development

The Audie Award for Business and Personal Development is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a business, educational, self-help, or motivational audiobook released in a given year.

Before 2016, this was given as two distinct awards: One was given from 2008 to 2015 as the Audie Award for Personal Development, from 2002 to 2007 as the Audie Award for Personal Development or Motivational Title, and from 1997 to 2001 as the Audie Award for Personal Development or Self-Help.

The other was given from 2008 to 2015 as the Audie Award for Business or Educational Title, and from 2002 to 2007 as the Audie Award for Business Information or Educational Title. Before 2002 this award itself was given as two distinct awards: One was given from 1999 to 2001 as the Audie Ward for Business Information, and from 1997 to 1998 as the Audie Award for Business.

The other was given from 2000 to 2001 as the Audie Award for Educational and Training Title, in 1999 as the Audie Award for Educational Title, and from 1996 to 1998 as the Audie Award for Educational, How-To, or Instructional Title.

## Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first in each year and are highlighted in light green.

### 2010s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 21st | Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life (2015) | Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers | Michael Strahan | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2016 21st | Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man (2009) | Steve Harvey | Mike Hodge | HarperAudio |
| 2016 21st | A Curious Mind (2015) | Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman | Norbert Leo Butz | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2016 21st | Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence (2015) | Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni | Christina Moore | Recorded Books |
| 2016 21st | Talking to Crazy | Mark Goulston | L. J. Ganser | Audible |
| 2017 22nd | Humans Need Not Apply (2015) | Jerry Kaplan | John Pruden | Tantor Audio |
| 2017 22nd | Capital Offenses: Business Crime and Punishment in America's Corporate Age (2016) | Samuel W. Buell | L. J. Ganser | Audible |
| 2017 22nd | Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (2016) | Lindy West | Lindy West | Hachette Audio |
| 2017 22nd | The Storyteller's Secret (2016) | Carmine Gallo | Carmine Gallo | Macmillan Audio |
| 2017 22nd | Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (2016) | Manu Saadia | Oliver Wyman | Audible |
| 2018 23rd | Peak Performance (2017) | Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness | Christopher Lane | Brilliance Audio |
| 2018 23rd | Do More Great Work (2010) | Michael Bungay Stanier | Daniel Maté | Post Hypnotic Press |
| 2018 23rd | Getting There: A Book of Mentors (2015) | Gillian Zoe Segal | Jorjeana Marie, René Ruiz, and Alex Hyde-White | Novel Audio |
| 2018 23rd | How to Work for an Idiot (Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency): Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss (2003) | John Hoover | Brian Sutherland | Audible |
| 2018 23rd | Unfuck Yourself (2017) | Gary John Bishop | Gary John Bishop | HarperAudio |
| 2019 24th | How to Be Heard (2017) | Julian Treasure | Julian Treasure | Blackstone Audio |
| 2019 24th | Courage to Be Disliked (2013) | Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga | Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm, and January LaVoy | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2019 24th | The Dichotomy of Leadership (2018) | Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Macmillan Audio |
| 2019 24th | Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (2017) | Kate Raworth | Kate Raworth | Chelsea Green Publishing |
| 2019 24th | The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (2017) | Margareta Magnusson | Juliet Stevenson | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2019 24th | The Opposite of Hate (2018) | Sally Kohn | Sally Kohn | HighBridge Audio |

### 2020s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 25th | So You Want to Start a Podcast? (2019) | Kristen Meinzer | Kristen Meinzer | HarperAudio |
| 2020 25th | The Barefoot Spirit (2013) | Michael Houlihan, Bonnie Harvey, and Rick Kushman | Alamada Karatihy, Ed Asner, and full cast | Footnotes Press |
| 2020 25th | Calm the Fuck Down (2016) | Sarah Knight | Sarah Knight | HarperAudio |
| 2020 25th | Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World (2018) | Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall | Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall | Gildan Media |
| 2020 25th | Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game (2019) | Abby Wambach | Abby Wambach | Macmillan Audio |
| 2021 26th | The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life (2020) | Edith Eva Eger | Tovah Feldshuh | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2021 26th | How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs (2020) | Guy Raz | Guy Raz | Audible |
| 2021 26th | Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter (2021) | Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) | Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) | HarperAudio |
| 2021 26th | Improvise!: Use the Secrets of Improv to Achieve Extraordinary Results at Work (2020) | Max Dickins | Steve West | Brilliance Audio |
| 2021 26th | Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (2016) | Tim Ferris | Tim Ferris, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Rose, Jocko Willink, Tim Kreider, Ralph Potts, Mike Delaponte, Kaleo Griffith, Ray Porter, and Thérèse Plummer | Audible |
| 2022 27th | Machiavelli for Women | Stacey Vanek Smith | Stacey Vanek Smith | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2022 27th | Badass Habits | Jen Sincero | Jen Sincero | Penguin Random House Audio |
| 2022 27th | Carry On | John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal, foreword by Andrew Young | Don Cheadle | Hachette Audio |
| 2022 27th | Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man | Emmanuel Acho | Emmanuel Acho | Macmillan Audio |
| 2022 27th | What Happened to You? | Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry | Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry | Macmillan Audio |
| 2023 28th | Tough | Terry Crews | Terry Crews | Penguin Random House Audio |
| 2023 28th | Building a Second Brain | Tiago Forte | André Santana | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2023 28th | Prep, Push, Pivot | Octavia Goredema | Patrick Harris II | Heinemann |
| 2023 28th | Sustain Your Game | Alan Stein and Jon Sternfeld, foreword by Rece Davis | Zoleka Vundla | Ascent Audio |
| 2023 28th | The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers | Patrick Harris II | Alan Stein and Rece Davis | Hachette Audio |

## Business winners and finalists 1996–2015

### 1990s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 2nd | The Art of War (5th century B.C.) | Sun Tzu | Ron Silver and B. D. Wong | Dove Audio |
| 1997 2nd | Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies (1996) | Marshall Loeb | Marshall Loeb | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 1997 2nd | The Perfect Business (1996) | Michael LeBoeuf | Michael LeBoeuf | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 1998 3rd | Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time (1997) | Howard Schultz | Eric Conger | HighBridge Audio |
| 1998 3rd | Ben & Jerry's Double-dip Capitalism (1997) | Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield | Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 1998 3rd | Forbes Great Minds of Business (1997) | Andrew Grove, Fred Smith, Peter Lynch, Pleasant Rowland, and Paul Volcker | Andrew Grove, Fred Smith, Peter Lynch, Pleasant Rowland, and Paul Volcker | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 1999 4th | Entrepreneur November 1998 (1998) | Rieva Lesonsky, Elaine Fioreillo, Brian Ruberry, Cassandra Cavanah, Danielle Kennedy, Jay Conrad Levinson, Mark Henricks, and Jacquelynn Lynn | Petrea Burchard, Milton Lawrence, John Matthew, Jim Rondeau, and Allison Strong | DriveTimes |
| 1999 4th | Entrepreneur December 1998 (1998) | | Petrea Burchard et al. | DriveTimes |
| 1999 4th | SPIN Selling (1988) | Neil Rackham | Neil Rackham | HighBridge Audio |

### 2000s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 5th | Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money (1997) | Philip Van Munching | Philip Van Munching | Audio Book Club Publishing |
| 2000 5th | Business @ the Speed of Thought (1999) | Bill Gates | Roger Steffens | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2000 5th | Faster (1999) | James Gleick | James Gleick | Random House Audio |
| 2001 6th | Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! (1997) | Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter | Steve Hoye | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2001 6th | The Invisible Touch (2000) | Harry Beckwith | Jim Ward | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2001 6th | Irrational Exuberance (2000) | Robert J. Shiller | Robert J. Shiller | Random House Audio |
| 2002 7th | Rich Kid, Smart Kid: Give Your Child a Financial Head Start (2001) | Robert T. Kiyosaki | Jim Ward | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2002 7th | Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results (2001) | Stephen C. Lundin | Mallory Kasdan | Random House Audio |
| 2002 7th | The Power of Six Sigma (2001) | Subir Chowdhury | Patrick Lawlor and Richard Allen | B&B Audio |
| 2003 8th | The Art of Profitability (2002) | Adrian Slywotzky | Scott Mosenson and Jack Ong | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2003 8th | Execution (2002) | Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan | Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and John Bedford Lloyd | Random House Audio |
| 2003 8th | Fish! Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life (2002) | Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul | Beth Chaplin and Carr Hagerman | Hyperion Audiobooks |
| 2003 8th | Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming...and How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit From It! (2002) | Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter | Jim Ward | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2003 8th | Throwing the Elephant (2002) | Stanley Bing | Simon Jones and Philip Bosco | HarperAudio |
| 2004 9th | If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom (2003) | Barbara Corcoran and Bruce Littlefield | Barbara Corcoran | Listen & Live Audio |
| 2004 9th | Cracking Your Retirement Nest Egg (2003) | Margaret A. Malaspina | Celeste Lawson | Blackstone Audio |
| 2004 9th | Ready for Anything (2003) | David Allen | David Allen | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2004 9th | What Clients Love (2002) | Harry Beckwith | Harry Beckwith | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2004 9th | Who Says Elephants Can't Dance (2002) | Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. | Edward Herrmann | HarperAudio |
| 2005 10th | Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business (2004) | Patrick Lencioni | Jack Arthur | Audio Renaissance |
| 2005 10th | Customer Mania! (2004) | Ken Blanchard | Ken Blanchard | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2005 10th | Goals! (2010) | Brian Tracy | Brian Tracy | The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. |
| 2005 10th | Making Work Work (2004) | Julie Morgenstern | Julie Morgenstern | HarperAudio |
| 2005 10th | Who Took My Money? (2004) | Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter | Jim Ward | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2006 11th | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't (2001) | Jim Collins | Jim Collins | HarperAudio |
| 2006 11th | Leadership and Self-Deception (2000) | | William Dufris | Audio Partners Publishing Corp. |
| 2006 11th | The Martha Rules (2005) | Martha Stewart | Martha Stewart | Random House Audio |
| 2006 11th | The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke (2005) | Suze Orman | Suze Orman | Penguin Audio |
| 2006 11th | Why Business People Speak Like Idiots (2005) | Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky | Alan Sklar | Tantor Audio |
| 2007 12th | The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (2006) | Chris Anderson | Christopher Nissley | Hyperion Audio |
| 2007 12th | Mavericks at Work (2006) | William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre | Barrett Whitener | HarperAudio |
| 2007 12th | Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity (2007) | John Stossel | John Stossel | Hyperion Audio |
| 2007 12th | Silos, Politics and Turf Wars (2006) | Patrick Lencioni | Eric Conger | Audio Renaissance |
| 2007 12th | Small Is the New Big (2006) | Seth Godin | Seth Godin | HighBridge Audio |
| 2008 13th | Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear (2007) | Frank Luntz | Frank Luntz and L. J. Ganser | Hyperion Audio |
| 2008 13th | Do You! (2007) | Russell Simmons and Chris Morrow | Black Ice | Penguin Audio |
| 2008 13th | The Dream Manager (2007) | Matthew Kelly | David Slavin | Hyperion Audiobooks |
| 2008 13th | The House of Mondavi (2007) | Julia Flynn Siler | Alan Sklar | Tantor Audio |
| 2008 13th | How to Get to the Top (2007) | Jeffrey Fox | Jeffrey Fox | Macmillan Audio |
| 2008 13th | The Tao of Warren Buffett (2006) | Mary Buffett and David Clark | Anna Fields | Tantor Audio |
| 2009 14th | The Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales of Greatness (2009) | Jeffrey Gitomer | Jeffrey Gitomer | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2009 14th | Awakening the Entrepreneur Within (2008) | Michael E. Gerber | Michael E. Gerber | HarperAudio |
| 2009 14th | Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (2008) | Mignon Fogarty | Mignon Fogarty | Macmillan Audio |
| 2009 14th | Mastering the Seven Decisions (2008) | Andy Andrews | Andy Andrews | Oasis Audio |
| 2009 14th | Stirring It Up (2008) | Gary Hirshberg | Gary Hirshberg | Hyperion Audio |
| 2009 14th | The Uprising (2008) | David Sirota | Lloyd James | Tantor Audio |

### 2010s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 15th | Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business (2009) | Jeffrey J. Fox | Jeffrey J. Fox | Brilliance Audio |
| 2010 15th | House of Cards (2009) | William D. Cohan | Alan Sklar | Tantor Audio |
| 2010 15th | Too Big to Fail (2009) | Andrew Ross Sorkin | William Hugher | Blackstone Audio/Penguin Audiobooks |
| 2010 15th | Viral Loop (2009) | Adam L. Penenberg | Richard Allen | Tantor Audio |
| 2010 15th | What Would Google Do? (2009) | Jeff Jarvis | Jeff Jarvis | HarperAudio |
| 2011 16th | The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship (2010) | Bill Murphy, Jr. | L. J. Ganser and Fred Berman | Audible |
| 2011 16th | The 4-Hour Workweek (2007) | Timothy Ferriss | Ray Porter | Blackstone Audio |
| 2011 16th | Buy-In (2010) | John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead | Tim Wheeler | Brilliance Audio |
| 2011 16th | Delivering Happiness (2010) | Tony Hsieh | Tony Hsieh | Hachette Audio |
| 2011 16th | Lead Like Ike (2010) | Geoff Loftus | Mort Crim | Oasis Audio |
| 2012 17th | The Barefoot Executive: The Ultimate Guide for Being Your Own Boss and Achieving Financial Freedom (2011) | Carrie Wilkerson | Carrie Wilkerson | Oasis Audio |
| 2012 17th | 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (2010) | Ha-Joon Chang | Joe Barrett | Audible |
| 2012 17th | Aftershock (2009) | David Wiedemer, Robert A. Wiedemer, and Cindy S. Spitzer | Christopher Kipiniak | Audible |
| 2012 17th | The Blue Sweater (2009) | Jacqueline Novogratz | Jacqueline Novogratz | Audible |
| 2012 17th | I'm Feeling Lucky (2011) | Douglas Edwards | Douglas Edwards | Audible |
| 2012 17th | The Thank You Economy (2011) | Gary Vaynerchuk | Gary Vaynerchuk | HarperAudio/Dreamscape |
| 2013 18th | Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception (2012) | Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero, and Don Tennant | Fred Berman | Macmillan Audio |
| 2013 18th | A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity (2012) | Luigi Zingales | Jonathan Davis | Audible |
| 2013 18th | Great on the Job (2011) | Jodi Glickman | Tanya Eby | Brilliance Audio |
| 2013 18th | Inside Apple (2012) | Adam Lashinsky | Adam Lashinsky | Hachette Audio |
| 2013 18th | The Personal MBA (2010) | Josh Kaufman | Josh Kaufman | Audible |
| 2014 19th | Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army (2012) | Robert Watson and Ben Brown | Bob Souer | eChristian |
| 2014 19th | The Everything Store (2013) | Brad Stone | Peter Larkin | Hachette Audio |
| 2014 19th | The Invisible Heart (2001) | Russell D. Roberts | Kirby Heyborne | Audible |
| 2014 19th | Leading Apple with Steve Jobs (2012) | Jay Elliot | Richard Davidson | Audible |
| 2014 19th | Naked Statistics (2012) | Charles Wheelan | Jonathan Davis | Audible |
| 2014 19th | Without Their Permission (2013) | Alexis Ohanian | Alexis Ohanian | Hachette Audio |
| 2015 20th | A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas (2014) | Warren Berger | Michael Quinlan | Audible |
| 2015 20th | #GIRLBOSS (2014) | Sophia Amoruso | Sara Jes Austell | Penguin Random House Audio |
| 2015 20th | Creativity, Inc. (2014) | Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace | Peter Altschuler | Penguin Random House Audio |
| 2015 20th | Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works (2013) | A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin | L. J. Ganser | Audible |
| 2015 20th | Talk Like TED (2014) | Carmine Gallo | Carmine Gallo | Macmillan Audio |

## Personal Development winners and finalists 1997–2015

### 1990s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author/Narrator | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 2nd | 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions (1991) | Ron Fry | HighBridge Audio |
| 1997 2nd | How Good Do We Have to Be? (1997) | Harold Kushner | Random House Audio |
| 1997 2nd | Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life (1998) | Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey | Random House Audio |
| 1998 3rd | The Rest of Us: Dispatches from the Mother Ship (1997) | Jacquelyn Mitchard | Penguin Audiobooks |
| 1998 3rd | The Gift of Fear (1997) | Gavin De Becker | Audio Literature |
| 1998 3rd | The Girlfriend's Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood (1997) | Vicki Iovine | DH Audio/Durkin Hayes |
| 1999 4th | The Energy of Money: A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment (1998) | Maria Nemeth | Sounds True |
| 1999 4th | Making the Case for Yourself: A Diet Book for Smart Women (1997) | Susan Estrich | The Publishing Mills |
| 1999 4th | The Worrywart's Companion (1997) | Kitt Weagant | Audio Literature |

### 2000s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 5th | How Men Have Babies: The Pregnant Father's Survival Guide (1999) | Alan Thicke | Alan Thicke | The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. |
| 2000 5th | Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (2000) | Dean Edell | Dean Edell | HarperAudio |
| 2000 5th | What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should) (1999) | Ronda Rich | Ronda Rich | Brilliance Audio |
| 2001 6th | The Protein Power Lifeplan: A New Comprehensive Blueprint for Optimal Health (2001) | Michael Eades | Michael Eades | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2001 6th | Life Makeovers (2000) | Cheryl Richardson | Cheryl Richardson | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio |
| 2001 6th | Relationship Rescue (2000) | Phil McGraw | Phil McGraw | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2002 7th | Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out (2001) | Phil McGraw | Phil McGraw | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2002 7th | Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living (2001) | Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler | David Kessler | Books on Tape |
| 2002 7th | Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer (1998) | Margot Morrell and Stephen Capparell | Richard Matthews | Books on Tape |
| 2003 8th | Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments (2002) | Kent M. Keith | Kent M. Keith | Putnam Berkley Audio |
| 2003 8th | Authentic Happiness (2002) | Martin Seligman | John Dossett | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2003 8th | Men's Health Playbooks (2002) | Writers of Men's Health | Hank Jacobs and Nicole Fonarow | Random House Audio |
| 2003 8th | Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot (2001) | Richard Restak | Richard Restak | Random House Audio |
| 2003 8th | What About the Big Stuff? (2002) | Richard Carlson | Richard Carlson | Hyperion Audiobooks |
| 2004 9th | The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom (2003) | Phil McGraw | Phil McGraw | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2004 9th | Confessions of a Reformed Dieter (2001) | Ajay Rochester | Ajay Rochester | Bolinda Audio |
| 2004 9th | If Mama Goes South, We're All Going with Her (2003) | Lindsey O'Connor | Lindsey O'Connor | Brilliance Audio |
| 2004 9th | Love the Life You Live (2003) | Les Parrott and Neil Clark Warren | Chris Fabry | Tyndale Audio |
| 2004 9th | The Present: The Secret to Enjoying Your Work and Life, Now! (2003) | Spencer Johnson | Dennis Boutsikaris | Random House Audio |
| 2005 10th | The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old (1970) | Harvey Karp and Paula Spencer | Johnny Heller | Recorded Books |
| 2005 10th | The Gift of Change (2004) | Marianne Williamson | Marianne Williamson | HarperAudio |
| 2005 10th | Goals! (2004) | Brian Tracy | Brian Tracy | The Audio Partners |
| 2005 10th | Simple Steps (2003) | Lisa Lelas, Linda McClintock, and Beverly Zingarella | Celeste Lawson and Lisa Lelas | Blackstone Audio |
| 2005 10th | Today Matters (2004) | John C. Maxwell | John C. Maxwell | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 2006 11th | The Five Love Languages (1992) | Gary Chapman | Gary Chapman | Oasis Audio |
| 2006 11th | Hot Sex (1998) | Tracey Cox | Fiona Macleod | Bolinda Audio |
| 2006 11th | Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (2005) | T. Harv Eker | T. Harv Eker | HarperAudio |
| 2006 11th | Win Your Case (2006) | Gerry Spence | Gerry Spence | Audio Renaissance |
| 2006 11th | Younger Next Year (2004) | Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge | Don Leslie and Rick Adamson | HighBridge Audio |
| 2007 12th | For the Love of a Dog (2007) | Patricia McConnell | Ellen Archer | Tantor Audio |
| 2007 12th | Beyond Basketball (2006) | Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie K. Spatola | Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie K. Spatola | Hachette Audio |
| 2007 12th | Goodbye to Shy (2006) | Leil Lowndes | Leil Lowndes | Listen & Live Audio |
| 2007 12th | Letters to a Young Artist (2006) | Anna Deavere Smith | Anna Deavere Smith | Blackstone Audio |
| 2007 12th | On Becoming Fearless (2007) | Arianna Huffington | Arianna Huffington | Hachette Audio |
| 2008 13th | Fit to Live: The 5-Point Plan to Be Lean, Strong, and Fearless for Life (2007) | Pamela Peeke | Pamela Peeke | Macmillan Audio |
| 2008 13th | From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By (2007) | Robin Roberts | Robin Roberts | Hyperion Audiobooks |
| 2008 13th | Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (2007) | Bill Clinton | Bill Clinton | Random House Audio |
| 2008 13th | Healthy Living from the Inside Out: Every Woman's Guide to Real Beauty, Renewed Energy, and a Radiant Life (2006) | Mariel Hemingway | Mariel Hemingway | HarperAudio |
| 2008 13th | Merle's Door (2007) | Ted Kerasote | Patrick Lawwlor | Tantor Audio |
| 2009 14th | You: Staying Young (2007) | Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz | Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2009 14th | Happy for No Reason (2008) | Marci Shimoff and Carol Kline | Marci Shimoff | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2009 14th | The Intellectual Devotional (2006) | David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim | Oliver Wyman and Helen Litchfield | Macmillan Audio |
| 2009 14th | The Last Lecture (2008) | Randy Pausch | Erik Singer | HyperionAudio |
| 2009 14th | What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage (2008) | Amy Sutherland | Hillary Huber | Blackstone Audio |
| 2009 14th | A Whole New Mind (2005) | Daniel Pink | Daniel Pink | Audible |

### 2010s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 15th | NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (2009) | Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman | Po Bronson | Hachette Audio |
| 2010 15th | The Birth Order Book (1982) | Kevin Leman | Wayne Shepherd | Oasis Audio |
| 2010 15th | The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics (2004) | Jessica Porter | Jessica Porter and Dan Bernard | Tantor Audio |
| 2010 15th | How to Instantly Connect with Anyone (2009) | Leil Lowndes | Leil Lowndes | Listen & Live Audio |
| 2010 15th | Throw Out Fifty Things (2009) | Gail Blanke | Gail Blanke | Listen & Live Audio |
| 2011 16th | Put On Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom (2010) | Queen Latifah | Queen Latifah | Hachette Audio |
| 2011 16th | Good Discipline, Great Teen (2007) | Raymond N. Guarendi | Raymond N. Guarendi | St. Anthony Messenger Press |
| 2011 16th | The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music (2011) | Victor L. Wooten | Victor L. Wooten | Tantor Audio |
| 2011 16th | Spiritual Partnership (2010) | Gary Zukav | Gary Zukav | HarperAudio |
| 2011 16th | This Is Water (2009) | David Foster Wallace | David Foster Wallace | Hachette Audio |
| 2011 16th | Zig Ziglar's Leadership by Success Series (2010) | Zig Ziglar | Zig Ziglar | Blackstone Audio |
| 2012 17th | Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit and Making the Most of All of Your Life (2011) | Jane Fonda | Jane Fonda | Random House Audio/Books on Tape |
| 2012 17th | The Courage to Be Free (2010) | Guy Finley | Sean Runnette | Tantor Audio |
| 2012 17th | Don't Sing at the Table (2010) | Adriana Trigiani | Adriana Trigiani | HarperAudio |
| 2012 17th | Fortytude (2011) | Sarah Brokaw | Sarah Brokaw | Macmillan Audio |
| 2012 17th | iGetSlim (2011) | Tony Wrighton | Tony Wrighton | Puttenham |
| 2012 17th | Money Secrets of the Amish (2011) | Lorilee Craker | Lorilee Craker | Oasis Audio |
| 2013 18th | The Tao of Pooh (2012) | Benjamin Hoff | Simon Vance | Tantor Audio |
| 2013 18th | It Worked for Me (2012) | Colin Powell | Colin Powell | HarperAudio |
| 2013 18th | Just One Thing (2011) | Rick Hanson | Fred Stella | Brilliance Audio |
| 2013 18th | Naked at Our Age (2011) | Joan Price | Suzanne Toren | Audible |
| 2013 18th | The Whole-Brain Child (2011) | Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson | Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson | Brilliance Audio |
| 2014 19th | You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013) | Jen Sincero | Jen Sincero | Tantor Audio |
| 2014 19th | Dream More (2012) | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Penguin Audio |
| 2014 19th | Fitness Confidential (2013) | Vinnie Tortorich | Vinnie Tortorich | Pistachio Press |
| 2014 19th | Get the Guy (2013) | Matthew Hussey | Matthew Hussey | HarperAudio |
| 2014 19th | Happy This Year! (2013) | Will Bowen | Will Bowen | Brilliance Audio |
| 2014 19th | The Secret to Success (2011) | Eric Thomas | Charles Arrington and Eric Thomas | |
| 2015 20th | What I Know for Sure (2014) | Oprah Winfrey | Oprah Winfrey | Macmillan Audio |
| 2015 20th | Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success (2015) | Steve Harvey | Mike Hodge | HarperAudio |
| 2015 20th | Autism Breakthrough (2014) | Raun Kaufman | Raun Kaufman | Tantor Audio |
| 2015 20th | Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey (2007) | Calvin Sandborn | Michael Puttonen | Post Hypnotic Press |
| 2015 20th | Learning to Speak Alzheimer's (2003) | Joanne Koenig Coste | Pam Ward | Tantor Audio |
| 2015 20th | Strong Mothers, Strong Sons (2014) | Meg Meeker | Marguerite Gavin | Tantor Audio |

## Education winners and finalists 1997–2001

### 1990s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 1st | Kiplinger's Money-Smart Kids (1995) | Janet Bodnar | Janet Bodnar | Dove Audio |
| 1996 1st | The 10 Commandments of Making It on Your Own (1995) | Sam Grossman | Sam Grossman | Audioscope |
| 1996 1st | How to Argue and Win Every Time (1995) | Gerry Spence | Gerry Spence | Ausio Renaissance |
| 1997 2nd | Word by Word (1996) | Anne Lamott | Anne Lamott | Writer's AudioShop |
| 1997 2nd | Reader's Digest Word Power: Volume One (1995) | William Funk, Judith Cummings, and Cecilia Fannon | Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. | Dove Audio |
| 1997 2nd | The Wonder of Boys (1996) | Michael Gurian | Michael Gurian | The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. |
| 1998 3rd | The Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs (1997) | Lang Elliot and Donald and Lillian Stokes | Lang Elliot and Donald and Lillian Stokes | Time Warner AudioBooks |
| 1998 3rd | Divine Singing: Chanting in the Devotional Tradition of India (1997) | Chaitanya Kabir | Chaitanya Kabir | Sounds True |
| 1998 3rd | Kaplan's Word Power: Vocabulary Building for Success (1997) | Meg F. Schneider | Anonymous | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 1999 4th | French in a Box (1998) | Donald S. Rivera | Donald S. Rivera | Penton Overseas |
| 1999 4th | Commercial Speak (1991) | Hugh Lampman, Bettye Pierce Zoller, Bob Magruder, Jerry Houston, and Larry Woods | Hugh Lampman, Bettye Pierce Zoller, Bob Magruder, Jerry Houston, and Larry Woods | ZWL Publishing |
| 1999 4th | Pimsleur Language Program: Spanish (1998) | Paul Pimsleur | Paul Pimsleur | Simon & Schuster Audio |

### 2000s

| Year of Release | Audiobook | Author | Narrator | Audiobook Publisher |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 5th | If You Can Talk, You Can Write (1993) | Joel Saltzman | Joel Saltzman | The Audio Partners |
| 2000 5th | How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend (1978) | Monks of New Skete | Michael Wager | HighBridge Audio |
| 2000 5th | The Savage Truth on Money (1999) | Terry Savage | Terry Savage | B&B Audio |
| 2001 6th | Patton on Leadership: Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare (1999) | Alan Axelrod | Bruce Winant | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| 2001 6th | 101 Secrets of Highly Effective Speakers (1998) | Caryl Rae Krannich | Beth McDonald | Listen & Live Audio |
| 2001 6th | Rush Hour Spanish (2000) | Howard Beckerman | Howard Beckerman | Berlitz Publishing Company |
