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Julie Jester

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Beautiful, impressive science detail

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Reviewed: 01-24-20

If you are a scientist/engineer you will absolutely love this. One of the best works if fiction I have ever read.

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Not worth it, worse than expected

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2 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 01-10-20

All about nothing. The only semblance of depth occurs in the last 1% of the book. I was waiting for something to happen and then nothing ever really did. Did not feel invested in any of the characters.

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Great, worth reading! (in spite of the narration)

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Reviewed: 11-13-19

Very interesting ideas to ponder and thoughts on thinking about thinking. Really enjoyed it! Will be looking for more books on Adlerian psychology.

The narration is split across 3 different voices for the dialog. I found it annoying at first but understand why they did it. The younger male voice is really annoying in particular. The content makes it worth dealing with though.

I'd recommend reading a physical book for this one over the audiobook because of the narration.

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Word smithing at its finest!

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Reviewed: 11-28-18

Funny, eloquent, and perfect for learning tiny entertaining tidbits! Not a dissertation on the origin of words, more of a meandering through the highlights of interesting connections. Loved it!

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Short, sweet, & profound (Even for non-fans!)

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Reviewed: 09-26-18

Having never been someone to watch Oprah, I was unsure if I would read this and not "get" it. I found quite the opposite. This book is full of profound, universal truths that will resonate with anyone who is open to them. Oprah's style is very light-hearted and playful.

If you read this and it doesn't move you: you aren't ready for the content yet, come back to it again later and you'll understand!

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Not as good as Influence...

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Reviewed: 09-20-18

but still interesting and worth reading. Go read Influence first, then decide if you want more to read this

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Wow. Absolutely beautiful.

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Reviewed: 02-12-18

I have never read something quite so deep, meaningful, and well-reasoned. It made me remember the beauty of such intellectual discussion and how something so deep can put a new slant on life.

You can hear the emotion in the authors voice when he speaks. You can tell how deeply he has considered every word he used. At times you can't help but cry along with him and his convictions.

Thank you for writing this, Dr. Peterson. Please continue your work, we all want and, honestly, need to hear more from you.

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Inspiring, eloquent, and interesting

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Reviewed: 03-12-17

The topic of the book could potentially lend itself to exaggerated claims of complete fantasty. However, this book is far from ridiculously outlandish!

The author carefully examines current trends and extrapolates them to their reasonable future. The book will leave you incredibly optimistic, though slightly wary, of the likely future to come.

I particularly loved the parts at the end of each chapter that had short "day-in-the-life"-style narratives that envisioned what living with these future trends would look like.

As for the many people claiming the book was "obvious" -- that's the point! The book makes complete sense and takes you on the path that makes you think "oh, I could have thought of this". In all likelihood, you had in fact not thought of it already. Anyone saying they had thought of all of this already is completely fooling themselves. The author's delicate hand in explanation is pure genius.

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Narrator is fine, listen on 1.5x speed

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Reviewed: 02-27-17

The advice in the book is given through a fictional narrative of a person adapting and then selling his company. Very good for putting you into the shoes of someone in such a scenerio. Advice is fairly obvious though most people wouldn't neccesarily think about the points he brings up.

A lot of reviews have been complaining about the narrator. I agree he speaks very slowly and that would be annoying to listen to. However, pushing the play speed up to 1.5x or more fixes the issue entirely.

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Great ideas

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Reviewed: 02-18-17

Make sure to get through the beginning! the intro and first chapter is a bit cheesy so it might be off-putting for some people. However the information and thought processes that follow are valuable and well explained.

Hadn't heard of Pat Flynn before but I will definitely be checking out his website now!

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