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A Guide to the Good Life
- The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
- By: William B. Irvine
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life.
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A very readable introduction, needs more meat
- By David on 05-20-16
- A Guide to the Good Life
- The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
- By: William B. Irvine
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
A Philosophy of Life - Essential Reading
Reviewed: 10-26-16
Highly relevant, concise, practical and well reseArched and formulated.
Would have enjoyed a less formal presentation - more human stories and a type of narrative/plot cantered around a 'new student' and how they souls evolve, be challenged, fail, learn and gradually gain in knowledge and experience.
The presentation here, rich, detailed and thorough, made it challenging to remember lists, tips and unrelated anecdotes.
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The Ghost Runner
- The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn’t Stop
- By: Bill Jones
- Narrated by: Clive Anderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Soon the world would know him as “the ghost runner", John Tarrant, the extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he’d been paid £17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised...forever. Now he was fighting back, gate-crashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world had ever seen.
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Fascinating but.....
- By Aleksandar on 07-13-15
- The Ghost Runner
- The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn’t Stop
- By: Bill Jones
- Narrated by: Clive Anderson
Fascinating but.....
Reviewed: 07-13-15
The story, the performance and the detail it is born out is fascinating, but for my liking, overdrawn. Even at an audio rate of 1.25-1.5x the narration sometimes seemed lengthy. Even so, it is a title I am grateful to have discovered and enjoyed. It is a history unlike any other and creates a lasting legacy not only for runners and sports enthusiasts, but also all who prize the enduring nature of the human soul, not only for sport, but more aptly for justice and an immortal purpose beyond our mortal coil.
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ScreamFree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition
- How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less
- By: Hal Runkel LMFT
- Narrated by: Hal Runkel LMFT
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Parenting is not about kids; it's about parents. If you're not in control, then you cannot be in charge. What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach that's inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics.
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Eye opening
- By Mark on 09-12-07
- ScreamFree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition
- How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less
- By: Hal Runkel LMFT
- Narrated by: Hal Runkel LMFT
Radically apparent & clear - Revolutionary to apply
Reviewed: 06-16-15
The material and themes when presented often smack of obvious, apparent to overly simplified, but the true test and revolutionary nature is in the application. If is too easy and appealing to continue disfunctional behaiviours, and requires serious resolve to commit to a healthier pattern for yourself and your family.
I give it 5 stars, not because it is brilliant, quite frankly, I too often shrugged and felt like 'I know that already', but Hal's continued insistence throughout the book to pause and reflect on the material is trully reflective of what we need to do in practice: pause & reflect on our CHOSEN actions & patterns. I believe it is a book that gets more complex, demanding and 'revolutionary' with each subsequent listen and to this end the relatively short audio is also brilliant & too the point, inviting us to pause, reflect and revisit the entire audio to 'practice' again and again until we can reach our own breakthroughs and revolutions.
Though the book may seem to be a stern 'time out' to all parents, at it's heart it is a gift to every parent, asking them to be the best version of themselves, so they can be the best parent toward their children and family.
Bravo Hal.
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To Be a Runner
- How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Person (and the World a Better Place)
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author - and lifelong runner - Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport helps us fulfill that universal desire to be the best possible version of ourselves each and every time we lace up our shoes. To Be a Runner represents a new way to write about running by bridging the chasm between the two categories of running books: how-to and personal narrative.
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Feels like a great run does
- By Aleksandar on 05-11-15
- To Be a Runner
- How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Person (and the World a Better Place)
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark
Feels like a great run does
Reviewed: 05-11-15
If you are a runner, were a runner or in any way at the core of your being know running is inseparable from your essence, and have see your 'best years' as behind you, then this book will reconnect you with that feeling you use to live for, that feeling after a great run. Enjoy.
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Again to Carthage
- By: John L. Parker Jr.
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Quenton Cassidy thought he had left his athletic career far behind as he built a successful professional career in south Florida. But as several personal tragedies and the wear and tear of life began to weigh upon him, he wonders if perhaps he hasn't given up a special part of his life too soon. His return to the world of competitive running is dramatic and revelatory to both the protagonist and the listener, as is his desperate, all-out attempt to make on last Olympic team.
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Again to Carthage
- By Gerard on 08-12-10
- Again to Carthage
- By: John L. Parker Jr.
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Compelling for any runner/human striving
Reviewed: 05-03-15
Met my expectations. Expelled any ennui as to why we run, why we strive toward unknown limits. The narration captured and moved attention along the tempestuous narrative leading to the fitting climax in the race.
While most would certainly cite the description of the final race as the most memorable focus of the book, while thoroughly enjoyed, for myself it was the almost distracting innumerable interjections of reflection, pondering and introspection of the protagonist. True not only for the runner, but for all who seek to knit an unfathomable world into some semblance of a unity as perceived from a single vantage. The ten thousand paths our thoughts travel in seeking a way home. The things we think and imagine when there is no one there as witness other than our own, too often derisive self.
Not so much anecdotes as much as pandering of a restlessness that exists within us, that part of us that remains wild and untamed despite all the external forces that rail against it. This is what stays with me and for what I am grateful that Mr. Parker Jr. penned his sequal.
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I'm Here to Win
- A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance
- By: Chris McCormack, Tim Vandehey
- Narrated by: Howard Brunner, Chris McCormack
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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As the winner of the 2010 Ironman Championship in Kona, Hawaii, Chris "Macca" McCormack may be the world's greatest athlete. In I'm Here to Win, McCormack shares his story along with training tips and practical advice to help listeners develop their own routines, diet, exercise programs and race strategies. Chris McCormack has dedicated his life to training for - and winning - the Ironman World Championships, one of the most grueling tests of mental and physical endurance in the world.
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It takes an Ironman to finish
- By Robert on 03-21-12
- I'm Here to Win
- A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance
- By: Chris McCormack, Tim Vandehey
- Narrated by: Howard Brunner, Chris McCormack
The (R)evolution in Triathlon
Reviewed: 01-16-12
Would you listen to I'm Here to Win again? Why?
Yes. Explores the mindset and psychology of triathlon - how to train smarter not necessarily harder.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Macca. Inspiring & dedicated.
Have you listened to any of Howard Brunner and Chris McCormack ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. Needs to be reflected on.
Any additional comments?
Fabulous
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