Many titles in the self-improvement section fall into this category. Ten years ago it was difficult for us to find anything unabridged, and almost all titles were published on two cassettes, about three hours of listening. Now, we not only have access to several British companies who produce only unabridged titles, but US publishers are increasingly coming out with complete titles. Even the abridgements, these days, tend to be on four cassettes rather than two. It also depends a lot on the book.
Some books abridge well because they are heavy on plot rather than character development.
Or because, like biographies, they contain many self-contained episodes. We try not to include books we consider ruined by abridgement, but sometimes we can't find an unabridged version of a book that is too wonderful not to share with you. Some of our titles are read by the authors, some by film and theater actors whose names you'll recognize, others by professional readers. The reader is a crucially important factor in the making of a good audiobook. We have the widest variety-of titles, of readers, and of sources and publishers.