Audiobooks Like Surrounded by Idiots

10 audiobooks for fans of Surrounded by Idiots

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   Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice: A Guide to Success for Black Americans

   by Dennis Kimbro, Napoleon Hill

   Narrated by J.D. Jackson

   ★ 4.65 ABR Score (389.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (386.8K) ★ 4.91 Audible (2.4K)

   13h 27m listening time • Released 2015

   Kimbro adapts Hill's success principles through profiles of Black achievers like Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee. J.D. Jackson's powerful narration emphasizes how these entrepreneurs overcame additional systemic barriers to build wealth.

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   Kimbro adapts Hill's success principles through profiles of Black achievers like Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee. J.D. Jackson's powerful narration emphasizes how these entrepreneurs overcame additional systemic barriers to build wealth.

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   Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon

   by Joe Dispenza

   Narrated by Adam Boyce

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (32.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.24 Goodreads (26.9K) ★ 4.76 Audible (5.6K)

   14h 6m listening time • Released 2020

   Dispenza combines neuroscience research with meditation techniques to explain how consciousness can reshape reality. Workshop case studies demonstrate people healing themselves through mental training alone.

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   Dispenza combines neuroscience research with meditation techniques to explain how consciousness can reshape reality. Workshop case studies demonstrate people healing themselves through mental training alone.

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   Mastery

   by Robert Greene

   Narrated by Fred Sanders

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (62.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (49.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (13.2K)

   16h 9m listening time • Released 2012

   Greene dissects how Darwin, Einstein, and contemporary masters like Temple Grandin achieved greatness through deliberate practice rather than innate genius, debunking talent myths with concrete case studies.

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   Greene dissects how Darwin, Einstein, and contemporary masters like Temple Grandin achieved greatness through deliberate practice rather than innate genius, debunking talent myths with concrete case studies.

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   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

   ★ 4.37 ABR Score (363.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (270.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (92.9K)

   15h 40m listening time • Released 2018

   Peterson blends clinical psychology, mythology, and personal philosophy into twelve practical principles for living, from 'stand up straight' to 'pet a cat when you encounter one.' His own academic delivery adds authority to wide-ranging discussions that connect lobster hierarchies to meaning-making.

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   Peterson blends clinical psychology, mythology, and personal philosophy into twelve practical principles for living, from 'stand up straight' to 'pet a cat when you encounter one.' His own academic delivery adds authority to wide-ranging discussions that connect lobster hierarchies to meaning-making.

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   The Omnivore's Dilemma

   by Michael Pollan

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (220.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (210.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (9.4K)

   15h 53m listening time • Released 2006

   Scott 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.

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   Scott 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.

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   Freedom from the World: Bridging the Dimensions of Form and Formlessness

   by Eckhart Tolle

   Narrated by Eckhart Tolle

   ★ 4.27 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (111) ★ 4.85 Audible (1.4K)

   13h 40m listening time • Released 2014

   Tolle himself guides listeners through the paradox of loving the world while finding freedom from it. His gentle delivery makes complex spiritual concepts surprisingly accessible.

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   Tolle himself guides listeners through the paradox of loving the world while finding freedom from it. His gentle delivery makes complex spiritual concepts surprisingly accessible.

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   Tribe Of Mentors: Transformative Wisdom From Icons and Innovators to Help You Navigate Life's Challenges

   by Timothy Ferriss

   Narrated by Kaleo Griffith, Ray Porter, Tim Ferriss, Therese Plummer

   ★ 4.25 ABR Score (19.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (17.9K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.5K)

   18h 43m listening time • Released 2020

   Multiple narrators bring these 130+ mentor profiles to life with distinct voices, making it feel like you're getting personalized advice rather than reading a self-help checklist. It's the rare audiobook that actually benefits from its format.

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   Multiple narrators bring these 130+ mentor profiles to life with distinct voices, making it feel like you're getting personalized advice rather than reading a self-help checklist. It's the rare audiobook that actually benefits from its format.

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   Touching the Eternal - India Retreat (DVD)

   by Eckhart Tolle

   Narrated by Eckhart Tolle

   ★ 4.17 ABR Score (786 ratings)

   ★ 4.62 Goodreads (63) ★ 4.85 Audible (723)

   15h 22m listening time • Released 2014

   Before darkness, light, or the universe itself existed, only stillness remained—and Tolle guides listeners toward recognizing this as their deepest nature.

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   Before darkness, light, or the universe itself existed, only stillness remained—and Tolle guides listeners toward recognizing this as their deepest nature.

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   ACT Made Simple

   by Russ Harris

   Narrated by Hannibal Hills, Russ Harris

   ★ 4.08 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (20)

   18h 17m listening time • Released 2023

   Mental health professionals seeking practical tools for client suffering will find concrete ACT techniques here. Authors Russ Harris and Hannibal Hills narrate this comprehensive guide to optimizing therapeutic outcomes through acceptance and commitment therapy.

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   Mental health professionals seeking practical tools for client suffering will find concrete ACT techniques here. Authors Russ Harris and Hannibal Hills narrate this comprehensive guide to optimizing therapeutic outcomes through acceptance and commitment therapy.

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    The 30-Day Sobriety Solution

    by Jack Canfield, Dave Andrews

    Narrated by Jack Canfield, Dave Andrews, Bahni Turpin, Johnathan McClain

    ★ 3.98 ABR Score (549 ratings)

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (256) ★ 4.6 Audible (293)

    15h 43m listening time • Released 2016

    Multiple narrators keep this from feeling like a lecture, and the 30-day structure makes recovery feel like an achievable sprint instead of an endless marathon.

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    Multiple narrators keep this from feeling like a lecture, and the 30-day structure makes recovery feel like an achievable sprint instead of an endless marathon.

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