Self-Study Courses and Audiobooks
These self-study courses may be checked out by USC employees. For more information, please call Professional Development at 803-777-6578.
Communications and Human Relations
Management
Personal Development
Productivity
Professional Development
Audiobooks

Communications and Human Relations
  • Confident Public Speaking, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • Conversation Power, James K. Van Fleet, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • Getting to Yes, Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton, Simon & Schuster Audio, 4 cassettes
  • How to Read a Person Like a Book, Gerard Nierenberg and Henry Calero, Random House Audio, 1 cassette
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie, 8 cassettes
  • Negotiating Strategies for the Real World, William L. Ury, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • Telephone Dynamics, Dartell Corporation, 6 cassettes
  • You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., Albrecht Publishing, 1 cassette
Management
  • Bringing Out the Best in People, Aubrey C. Daniels, McGraw-Hill Audio, 4 CD's
  • First, Break All The Rules, Marcus Buckingham, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2 cassettes
  • The Heart of Leadership, Robert E. Staub II and Curt Coffman, Executive Excellence, 2 cassettes
  • How to Delegate Work and Ensure It's Done Right, Career Track, 4 cassettes
  • It's Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks, Howard Behar, Blackstone Audio, 4 CD's
  • Leadership, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Hyperion Audiobooks, 5 CD's
  • Leadership Skills for Managers, Charles M. Cadwell, American Management Association, 6 cassettes
  • Making Meetings Work, CareerTrack, 2 cassettes
  • Principle-Centered Leadership, Stephen R. Covey, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1 cassette
  • Running With The Giants, John C. Maxwell, Time Warner, 1 cassette
  • Seventeen Indisuptable Laws of Teamwork, The, John C. Maxwell, 3 CD's
  • Strategic Planning, James Jurinski, American Management Association, 4 cassettes
  • Team Building, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • The 360 Degree Leader, John C. Maxwell, Nelson Business, 3 CD's

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Personal Development
  • The Abs Diet, David Zinczenko, Gildan Audio, 4 CD's
  • Art of Happiness, The, Tenzin Gyatso (The Dalai Lama) and Howard C. Cutler, M.D., Simon & Schuster, 2 cassettes
  • Atkins for Life, Robert C. Atkins, M.D., St. Martin's Press, 2 CD's
  • Be the Pack Leader, Cesar Millan, Random House Audio, 4 CD's
  • Blink, Malcolm Gladwell, Time Warner Audiobooks, 7 CD's
  • Body for Life, Bill Phillips and Michael D'Orso, HarperCollins, 2 cassettes
  • Captivating, John and Stasi Eldredge, Oasis Audio, 6 cassettes
  • Captivating, John and Stasi Eldredge, Oasis Audio, 7 CD's
  • Debt-Free & Prosperous Living Basic Course, John M. Cummuta, F.I.N.L., 4 cassettes
  • Dr. Phil Getting Real: Lessons in Life, Marriage, and Family, Dr. Phil McGraw, Hay House, 4 cassettes
  • Don't Know Much About History, Kenneth C. Davis, Random House Audio, 3 CD's
  • Don't Know Much About History, Kenneth C. Davis, Random House, 14 cassettes
  • Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Andrew Weil, M.D., Random House, 2 cassettes
  • Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Audio Renaissance cassettes, 2 cassettes
  • Facing Your Giants, Max Lucado, Audibook, 3 CD's
  • Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., Nightingale Conant, 1 cassette
  • Goals, Zig Ziglar, Nightingale-Conant Audio, 1 cassette
  • A Guide to Wine, Julian Curry, Naxos Audio, 4 CD's
  • How to Build Your Child's Self-Esteem, Denis Waitley, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • How to Raise Happy Confident Kids, CareerTrack, 3 cassettes
  • How to Think Like Einstein, Scott Thorpe, Listen & Live Audio, 2 cassettes
  • Human Calculator Plus, The, Youth Enterprises, Inc., 4 cassettes and 1 videotape
  • The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, Hyperion Audiobooks, 4 CD's
  • Losing It, Valerie Bertinelli, Simon & Schuster Inc., 5 CD's
  • Love Smart, Dr. Phil McGraw, Simon & Schuster, 6 CD's
  • Mental Toughness Training, James E. Loehr and Peter McLaughlin, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • Mentally Tough, James E. Loehr and Peter McLaughlin, Nightingale Conant, 1 cassette
  • The Neuropsychology of Self-Discipline, Sybervision, 8 audicassettes
  • Neuropsychology of a Successful Marriage, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Eckhart Tolle, Penguin Audio, 8 CD's
  • The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, Suze Orman, Random House Audio, 3 CD's
  • One Day My Soul Just Opened Up, Iyanla Vanzant, Simon & Schuster, 2 cassettes
  • Perfect Weight, Deepak Chopra, M.D., Random House, 1 cassette
  • Personal Financial Planning, Michael P. Griffin, American Management Association, 1 coursebook
  • Pilates: Conditioning for Weight Loss, Suzanne Deason, Gaiam, 1 DVD
  • Positive Words, Powerful Results, Hal Urban, Simon & Schuster, 2 CD's
  • Power of Optimism, Alan Loy McGinnis, Nightingale Conant, 1 cassette
  • The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Harper Audio, 3 CD's
  • The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, Zondervan, 6 cassettes
  • The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, Zondervan, 8 CD's
  • RealAge, Michael F. Rozien, M.D., Harper Audio, 3 CD's
  • Rich Dad's Classics, Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, Time Warner, 6 cassettes
  • Self-Discipline and Emotional Control, CareerTrack, 4 cassette
  • Smart Couples Finish Rich, David Bach, Audio Renaissance, 2 cassettes
  • Smart Women Finish Rich, David Bach, Audio Renaissance, 3 CD's
  • Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil, M.D., Random House Audio, 3 CD's
  • Start Late, Finish Rich, David Bach, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • Stop Whining, Start Living, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Harpor Audio, 5 CD's
  • Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, W. Clement Stone and Napoleon Hill, Nightingale Conant, 1 cassette
  • Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Laura Schlessinger, HarperCollins, 2 cassettes
  • Thin Tastes Better, Stephen P. Gullo, Ph.D., Harper Audio, 2 cassettes
  • Thinking For A Change, John C. Maxwell, Time Warner, 3 CD's
  • Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, Donald J. Trump, Simon & Schuster Audio, 5 CD's
  • Until Today, Iyanla Vanzant, Simon & Schuster, 3 CD's
  • Walk Fit, Kathy Smith, Time Warner, 1 cassette
  • Why We Want You to be Rich, Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki, Simon & Schuster Audio, 5 CD's
  • Wild at Heart, John Eldredge, Oasis Audio, 9 CD's
  • Winning, Jack Welch, Harper Audio, 9 CD's
  • You on a Walk: Listen as You Walk for a Leaner, Healthier Life, Michael F. Roizen, M.D. & Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2 CD's
  • You: The Owner's Manual, Michael F. Rozien and Mehmeet C. Oz, Harper Audio, 5 CD's
  • Your 15th Club - The Inner Secret to Great Golf , Dr. Bob Rotella, Simon & Schuster Inc., 2 CD's

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Productivity
  • How to Set and Achieve Goals, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • Myth of Laziness, The, Mel Levine, M.D., Simon & Schuster, 4 cassettes
  • Project Management, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes and 1 workbook
  • Time Power, Charles R. Hobbs, 6 cassettes
Professional Development
  • 101 Secrets of High Effective Speakers, Caryl Rae Krannich, Ph.D., Listen & Live Audio, 2 cassettes
  • Business Essentials for Women, Sourcecom, 5 cassettes
  • Business Etiquette, CareerTrack, 2 cassettes
  • Coping With Difficult Bosses, Robert Bramson, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1 cassette
  • Dealing With Conflict and Confrontation, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • Don't Send a Resume, Jeffrey J. Fox, Audio Renaissance, 2 cassettes
  • French, Instant Immersion, Topics Entertainment, 8 cassettes
  • German for Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review, Random House, 2 cassettes
  • Guide for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, American Management Association, Extension Institute, 6 cassettes
  • How to Get What You Want, Business Advantage, 2 cassettes
  • Italian for Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review, Random House, 3 CD's
  • NLP: The New Technology of Achievement, Nightingale Conant, 6 cassettes
  • Professional Telephone Skills, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • Spanish, Instant Immersion, Beginner, Topics Entertainment, 8 CD's
  • Spanish for Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review, Random House, 3 CD's
  • Stress Management for Professionals, CareerTrack, 6 cassettes
  • Stress Reduction Workshop for Women, CareerTrack, 4 cassettes
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey, Covey Leadership Center, 6 cassettes
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families, Stephen R. Covey, Franklin Covey, 4 cassettes

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Audiobooks
  • 1776, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster Audio, 8 cassettes
  • Abraham, Bruce Feiler, Harper Audio, 5 CD's
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Train, Audio Partners, 7 cassettes
  • The Alexandria Link, Steve Berry, Random House, 14 CD's
  • All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy, HarperCollins, 10 CD's
  • Always True to You, Valerie Wilson Wesley, HarperCollins, 4 cassettes
  • American Soldier, Gen. Tommy Franks, Harper Audio, 16 CD's
  • Angela's Ashes, Frank McCout, Simon & Schuster, 10 cassettes
  • Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt, Simon & Schuster, 4 cassettes
  • Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, Recorded Books Unabridged, 30 CD's
  • The Appeal, John Grisham, Random House Audio, 10 CD's
  • At First Sight, Nicholas Sparks, Time Warner AudioBooks, 7 CD's
  • The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • Babylon Sisters, Pearl Cleage, Audio Editions, 7 CD's
  • Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster Audio, 6 CD's
  • Better Than I Know Myself, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, Blackstone Audiobooks, 16 CD's
  • Big Russ & Me, Tim Russert, Hyperion Books, 4 cassettes
  • Blowout, Catherine Coulter, Brilliance Audio, 9 CD's
  • The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison, Random House, 3 CD's
  • Bride Compact Disc Collection (The Sherbrooke Bride, The Hellion Bride, The Heiress), Catherine Coulter, BrillianceAudio, 15 CD's
  • Bride Series Compact Disc Collection (Mad Jack, The Courtship, The Scottish Bride), Catherine Coulter, BrillianceAudio, 15 CD's
  • The Broker, John Grisham, Random House Audio, 7 cassettes
  • Burning Bright, Tracy Chevalier, Penguin Audio, 10 CD's
  • A Caribbean Mystery, Agatha Christie, Audio Partners, 4 cassettes
  • Cell, Stephen King, Simon & Schuster, 12 CD's
  • Children of the Storm, Elizabeth Peters, HarperCollins, 4 cassettes
  • Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier, Random House, 2 cassettes
  • Courting Trouble, Lisa Scottoline, HarperCollins, 8 cassettes
  • The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Random House Audio, 13 CD's
  • The David Sedaris Box Set, David Sedaris, Time Warner AudioBooks, 14 CD's
  • Diane Mott Davidson: 3 Culinary Mysteries (Catering to Nobody, Dying for Chocolate, The Last Suppers), Media Books, 9 CD's
  • Eleventh Hour, Catherine Coulter, Brilliance Audio, 9 CD's
  • The 5th Horseman, James Patterson, Time Warner AudioBooks, 7 CD's
  • Flyboys, James Bradley, Time Warner AudioBooks, 5 CD's
  • Four Blind Mice, James Patterson, Time Warner, 5 cassettes
  • Garrison Keillor Stories, Garrison Keillor, HighBridge, 2 cassettes
  • Golden Buddha, Clive Cussler, Brilliance Audio, 10 CD's
  • The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw, Random House Audio, 3 CD's
  • Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling, Random House, 6 cassettes
  • Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling, Random House, 7 cassettes
  • Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling, Random House, 6 cassettes
  • His Excellency, Joseph J. Ellis, Recorded Books, 9 cassettes
  • Hobbit, The, J. R. R. Tolkien, HighBridge, 6 cassettes
  • How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill, Random House, 6 cassettes
  • The Innocent, Harlan Coben, Penguin Audio, 11 CD's
  • John Adams, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster, 6 cassettes
  • Judge & Jury, James Patterson, Hachette Audio, 7 CD's
  • Just As I Am, William Franklin Graham, Jr., The Autobiography of Billy Graham, Harper Audio, 4 cassettes
  • The King of Torts, John Grisham, Random House, 8 cassettes
  • The Known World, Edward P. Jones, Harper Audio, 12 CD's
  • Krakatoa, Simon Winchester, Harper Audio, 10 CD's
  • Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, Garrison Keillor, HighBridge, 4 cassettes
  • The Last Season: A Team in Search of its Soul, Phil Jackson, Penguin Audio, 7 CD's
  • The Lincoln Rhyme CD Collection (The Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair, The Stone Monkey), Jeffery Deaver, Simon&Schuster Audio, 16 CD's
  • The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien, HighBridge, 12 cassettes
  • A Loving Scoundrel, Johanna Lindsey, Brilliance Audio, 9 CD's
  • Luckiest Man, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 5 CD's
  • Man Called Cash, The, Steve Turner, Blackstone Audiobooks, 7 cassettes
  • The Man from Stone Creek, Linda Lael Miller, Brilliance Audio, 4 CD's
  • Marie Antoinette: The Journey, Antonia Fraser, Random House Audio, 17 CD's
  • Mark Twain: A Life, Ron Powers, Simon & Schuster, 9 CD's
  • Maybe You Never Cry Again, Bernie Mack, HarperCollins, 3 cassettes
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray, Harper Audio, 1 cassette
  • Men in Black, Mark R. Levin, Blackstone Audio, 7 CD's
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt, Random House, 2 cassettes
  • A Million Little Pieces, James Frey, HighBridge, 8 CD's
  • Miss Julia Hits the Road, Ann B. Ross, Harper Audio, 7 cassettes
  • Mitford Years, The, Jan Karon, Penguin, 8 cassettes
  • Mornings on Horseback, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster Audio, 8 CD's
  • Morrigan's Cross, Nora Roberts, Brilliance Audio, 10 CD's
  • Mother Teresa, A Simple Path, Mother Teresa, Random House, 2 cassettes
  • My American Journey, Colin Powell, Random House, 4 cassettes
  • My Life, Bill Clinton, Random House Audio, 4 cassettes
  • My Life So Far, Jane Fonda, Random House Audio, 6 cassettes
  • My Losing Season, Pat Conroy, Random House Audio, 4 cassettes
  • Night, Elie Wiesel, Audio Bookshelf, 4 CD's
  • 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life, Don Piper, Revell Audio, 5 CD's
  • No Room for Error, John T. Carney Jr, and Benjamin F. Schemmer, Listen & Live Audio, 7 cassettes
  • The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, Recorded Books Unabridged, 5 cassettes
  • The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks, Time Warner, 2 cassettes
  • Obama: From Promise to Power, David Mendell, Harper Audio, 11 CD's
  • The Other Woman, Erick Jerome Dickey, HarperCollins, 4 cassettes
  • Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter, Simon & Schuster, 4 CD's
  • The Paid Companion, Amanda Quick, Brilliance Audio, 4 cassettes
  • The Partner, John Grisham, Bantam DoubleDay Dell, 4 cassettes
  • The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury (All that Remains, Cruel and Unsual), Patricia Cornwell, HarperCollins Publisher, Inc., 5 CD's
  • P is for Peril, Sue Grafton, Random House, Inc., 5 CD's
  • Plum Island, Nelson DeMille, Random House Audio, 4 cassettes
  • Pompeii, Robert Harris, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, HighBridge, 4 cassettes
  • Pretend You Don't See Her, Mary Higgins Clark, Simon & Schuster, 2 cassettes
  • Primary Colors, Underhood, 2 cassettes
  • Promise Me, Harlan Coben, Brilliance Audio, 9 CD's
  • The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, Random House, 1 cassette
  • The Red Tent, Anita Diamant, St. Martin's Press, 8 cassettes
  • The Romanov Prophecy, Steve Berry, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • Ronnie & Nancy, Bob Colacello, Time Warner Audiobooks, 5 CD's
  • Salty Piece of Land, A, Jimmy Buffett, Time Warner Audiobooks, 8 CD's
  • Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand, Random House Audio, 3 CD's
  • The Street Lawyer, John Grisham, Random House Audio, 4 cassettes
  • Sullivan's Island, Dorothea Benton Frank, Brilliance Audio, 4 cassettes
  • The Summons, John Grisham, Random House, 6 cassettes
  • Sunday's at Tiffany's , James Patterson, Hachette Audio, 3 CD's
  • Teacher Man, Frank McCourt, Simon & Schuster, 8 cassettes
  • Team of Rivals, Doris Kearnes Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, 8 CD's
  • The Templar Legacy, Steve Berry, Random House, 6 CD's
  • The Third Secret, Steve Berry, Random House, 5 CD's
  • Three Fates, Nora Roberts, Brilliance Audio, 10 cassettes
  • Twisted, Jonathan Kellerman, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer, Random House Audio, 5 CD's
  • Vanished, Karen Robards, Brilliance Audio, 5 CD's
  • Where Are You Now?, Mary Higgins Clark, Simon & Schuster Inc., 7 CD's
  • White Oleander, Janet Fitch, Hachette Audio, 5 CD's
  • A Woman in Charge, Carl Bernstein, Random House Audio, 8 CD's
  • The World is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman, Audio Renaissance, 15 CD's
  • Years of Lyndon Johnson, Master of the Senate, The, Robert A. Caro, Random House, 8 CD's

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