Oleg Berezhnoy
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Elon Musk
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
- By: Ashlee Vance
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57,707
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50,598
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,491
In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best of competence porn
- By Tristan on 08-20-16
- Elon Musk
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
- By: Ashlee Vance
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
More about Elon’s work than about him
Reviewed: 03-17-22
First half of the story is fine, and gives some insight into Musk’s life adventures.
Second half - Tesla, SpaceX days, even PayPal - is more about these companies and their employees.
Another issue with bios like this is that they are written way too early. Musk has so much things to do in the future, that it’s hardly a biography. But yes, I get, he’s super famous now, it’s great marketing and all. Right on.
The narrator does a good job imitating Musk’s manner of speaking.
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The Shining
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 255
Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217, and who are the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?
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5 out of 5 stars
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scary and brilliant
- By Ajay on 07-21-15
- The Shining
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
Awesome performance by the narrator
Reviewed: 01-28-22
Campbell Scott is really good at his job. Different accents, different tones, pacing… it really feels like the radio play with several different actors. Bravo!
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Crucial Conversations
- Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
- By: Kerry Patterson
- Narrated by: Joseph Grenny
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,089
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,555
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,474
Perhaps once a decade, a book comes along that transforms people's lives in a very real, measurable way. This is one of them. Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene 10 years ago and revolutionized the way people communicate when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. Since then, millions of people have learned how to hold effective crucial conversations and have dramatically improved their lives and careers thanks to the methods outlined in this book. Now, the authors have revised their best-selling classic to provide even more ways to help you take the lead in any tough conversation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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There is something useful here
- By Michael on 11-20-13
- Crucial Conversations
- Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
- By: Kerry Patterson
- Narrated by: Joseph Grenny
Great and simple handbook for making conversations work
Reviewed: 10-01-21
Even though I’ve read and implemented most of the “7 habits”, I found most of this material really practical and insightful.
It’s refreshing how fast you can get first results from
implementing any of the key concepts in your daily life.
It’s also funny to recognize myself in many situations described here, but as the one who typically goes to “silence or violence” :)
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Camp Red Moon
- By: R. L. Stine
- Narrated by: R. L. Stine, full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,827
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8,767
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,740
Camp nights or camp frights? Every sleepaway camp promises memories that last a lifetime. But the memories from Camp Red Moon might give you nightmares! The master of the scary story, R.L. Stine, has handpicked a staff of storytelling counselors - Dan Poblocki, Ellen Oh, and Justin Reynolds - to help him tell the creepy campfire stories that swirl around Camp Red Moon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scarier than Goosebumps
- By Nathan on 10-03-19
- Camp Red Moon
- By: R. L. Stine
- Narrated by: R. L. Stine, full cast
A nice throwback in the teenage years
Reviewed: 09-08-21
I used to enjoy Goosebumps in the 90’s, and it was a nice throwback experience.
The production is really nice, although some actors are overplaying their parts some times. Still, these stories are a perfect fit for people who learn English as their second language as the pronunciation is clear, not so fast and the vocabulary is ain’t sophisticated.
The New Camper story is pretty spooky even for an adult. Other three are pretty obvious in their narrative. What’s good though is (SPOILER!) lack of happy endings.
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The Rational Male
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Sam Botta
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,809
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,547
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,478
Rollo Tomassi is one of the leading voices in the globally growing, male-focused online consortium known as the "Manosphere". Outlined are the concepts of positive masculinity, the feminine imperative, plate theory, operative social conventions, and the core psychological theory behind game awareness and "red pill" ideology. Tomassi explains and outlines the principles of intergender social dynamics and foundational reasoning behind them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly, highly recommend!
- By Zack on 10-18-16
- The Rational Male
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Sam Botta
Great book. Poor performance
Reviewed: 02-03-20
This book is very bold in its concepts and views, but it is obviously intentional. It is definitely a must-read for every adult man, every future and present father, to further facilitate a critical thinking in oneself and their sons.
And weirdly enough, the quality of performance is surprisingly poor. The narrator sounds so robotic and “edited”, that you get a sense of listening to some airport automatic speech generator, that announces an information about some airline route’s state. And editing is really bad too – overlaps, crackles (especially in Afterword), obvious copy-paste of selected words and phrases... Why, Audible, why?
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The Richest Man in Babylon...In Action
- Based on the All-Time Classic Book by George S. Clason
- By: Nightingale Conanat Learning System
- Narrated by: Dan Strutzel
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 721
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 627
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Story5 out of 5 stars 621
Have you ever wondered if there exists a set of guiding principles that teach how best to lead your life? To protect and grow your money? To one day live in prosperity and peace of mind? And if you follow those principles to the letter, you cannot fail. You are destinedfor greatness… It truly does exist. And in fact has existed for 6,000 years - originating in ancient Babylon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changing
- By Brian on 04-11-15
- The Richest Man in Babylon...In Action
- Based on the All-Time Classic Book by George S. Clason
- By: Nightingale Conanat Learning System
- Narrated by: Dan Strutzel
Best audio version of this timeless classic
Reviewed: 12-24-19
The best thing that ever happened to teaching success with finances and money. Thanks, fine folks at Nightingale!
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The Thank You Economy
- By: Gary Vaynerchuk
- Narrated by: Gary Vaynerchuk
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,870
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,444
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,429
The Thank You Economy is about something big, something greater than any single revolutionary platform. It isn't some abstract concept or wacky business strategy—it's real, and every one of us is doing business in it every day, whether we choose to recognize it or not. It's the way we communicate, the way we buy and sell, the way businesses and consumers interact online and offline.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Gary is fun, but the book is a bit shallow
- By Scott T. Hards on 02-28-12
- The Thank You Economy
- By: Gary Vaynerchuk
- Narrated by: Gary Vaynerchuk
From the Gary Himself
Reviewed: 05-10-19
Absolutely brilliant and necessary read not for just business owners and entrepreneurs, but for everyone who cares for their interpersonal relationships with other people.
The best thing about this book is that it’s read by the Man himself! Gary is super passionate with his delivery and offers a great deal of off-script parts that makes this purchase absolutely worth to buy, even if you already read the print version of the book.
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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49,119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37,924
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37,836
In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: That is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, but overrated
- By Scott T. Hards on 12-13-08
- Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Different perspective on personal success
Reviewed: 09-11-18
My favorite parts here in this book are dedicated to educational systems and parenting, and what can be done about fixing the current state of things, so that more people could become successful at what they are doing academically.
I also fully support the notion that IQ and similar scale systems are overrated and make no sense when it comes to success at life. Social awareness and savvy are much more important, and this book really hammers this point home.
Yes, 10000 hours rule is a bit controversial, but if you see it through the lenses of “focused methodical practice of the right things”, it would kinda make a lot of sense.
And also Gladwell is a really great narrator, thumbs up for the overall quality of audio and recital.
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Man's Search for Meaning
- By: Viktor E. Frankl
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49,281
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40,708
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Story5 out of 5 stars 40,595
Man’s Search for Meaning is the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl’s struggle to hold on to hope during the unspeakable horrors of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of those he treated in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read This if You're Very Sick and/or Thinking About Ending Your Life
- By Derek on 07-21-15
- Man's Search for Meaning
- By: Viktor E. Frankl
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Stunning
Reviewed: 10-13-17
The best thing on a topic of meaning of life and capabilities of regular humankind. Must-read (and must re-read) for anyone!
Also Mr. Simon Vance is doing an excellent job narrating this extraordinary reading.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175,701
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150,946
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150,111
For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A book for 20-somethings, but not me
- By Bonny on 09-22-16
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
Inevitable narrative for Generation Z
Reviewed: 09-28-17
I guess, in our modern age, in a culture of ever-present social anxiety and consumerism, this book is an inevitable result, a backlash, a counterpoint to the popular notion of popular idea if overall positive thinking. It really shakes some deep topics and it's abrasively honest and direct.
No wishy-washiness. No fluff.
But at the same time the narrative is not bitter and not cynical at all. It has a very strong, very mature balance focusing on of what's really valuable and what's really worth giving a fuck about.
Also, the narrator did a great job.
Highly recommend this to everybody.
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