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Believe Me
- A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
- By: Eddie Izzard
- Narrated by: Eddie Izzard
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,879
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,630
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,616
Over the course of a 30-year career, Eddie Izzard has proven himself to be a creative chameleon, inhabiting the stage and film and television screens with an unbelievable fervor. Born in Yemen and raised in Ireland, Wales, and postwar England, he lost his mother at the age of six. In his teens he dropped out of university and took to the streets of London as part of a two-man escape act; when his partner went on vacation, Izzard kept busy by inventing a one-man act, and thus a career was ignited.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My three least favorite words: "End of footnote."
- By David H. Lawrence XVII on 06-20-17
- Believe Me
- A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
- By: Eddie Izzard
- Narrated by: Eddie Izzard
If you love Eddie, you’ll love this.
Reviewed: 05-18-23
Hours and hours of fun and wisdom, great listen for a road trip. If you’re listening at 2.0 speed you’ll need to go down to 1.5 or you’ll miss a lot of “footnotes”, “extra footnotes”, and “secondary footnotes”.
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The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- By: Brian Christian
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 895
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 728
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 723
Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us - and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole - and appear to assess black and white defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And autonomous vehicles on our streets can injure or kill.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Required reading for any AI course
- By ehan ferguson on 11-16-20
- The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- By: Brian Christian
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
A brillant trip through our own imperfections and genius
Reviewed: 04-02-23
While it’s a book about machine learning and AI, you might as well use the concepts to train yourself, your kids, people you work with in areas completely unfamiliar to them. And the quotes and references from those who are sometimes long gone are a great reminder that today’s work on ML and AI is just an iteration, not a new discovery.
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Life Is a Marathon
- A Memoir of Love and Endurance
- By: Matt Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 407
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 356
An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it - and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite running book
- By riogirl1992 on 03-05-22
- Life Is a Marathon
- A Memoir of Love and Endurance
- By: Matt Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
Second best book for a runner trying to get back into it
Reviewed: 10-04-22
The number of real life runner stories and the brilliant way in which the author is able to express them is exactly what I needed during my first series of runs after a long break. I don't remember the last time I laughed so much during runs, even when the topic is not funny at all. If you are trying to get back into chasing the running dreams. This will show you the way through reminding all the stories that you've already forgotten, but which are too beautiful to be forgotten forever.
PS. The best running book for those trying to get back is as always Born to Run.
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The Rise of the Ultra Runners
- A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
- By: Adharanand Finn
- Narrated by: Adharanand Finn
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest growing in the world. But is it an antidote to modern life or a symptom of a modern illness? Adharanand Finn travelled to the heart of the sport to find out - and to see if could become an ultra runner himself. His journey took him from the deserts of Oman to the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies, and from a 24-hour track race in Tooting to his ultimate goal, the 105-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ultra runner account
- By Salman A. on 07-02-19
- The Rise of the Ultra Runners
- A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
- By: Adharanand Finn
- Narrated by: Adharanand Finn
There are deeper books, but that's a very good summary of "all the feels" of an ultra runner
Reviewed: 02-28-21
Sometimes it feels a bit like listening to the summary of the actual book, as what from a perspective of an ultra lasts for an eternity, here is described over 30mins. Yet all the key elements are there to show why ultra running is not just running over mountains. If you've ever run a ultra, you'll find all the moments here where you'll laugh out loud, cringe at recollection of your own memories, or shed a tiny tear remembering that one finish.
Well worth it to remind you why you've done all that ultra thing in the first place!
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71,392
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61,830
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61,465
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true? While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you’ll hear the voices of people he interviewed - scientists, criminologists, military psychologists.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable listen with some facts incorrect
- By Jim on 09-11-19
- Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Brilliant
Reviewed: 07-16-20
Amazing amazing book. Really worth every moment. Reminder to look inside yourself when meeting people, instead of assuming that you just know it all.
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The Greatest
- My Own Story
- By: Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,309
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,177
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,169
In his own words, the heavyweight champion of the world pulls no punches as he chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring in this fascinating memoir edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Toni Morrison. Growing up in the South, surrounded by racial bigotry and discrimination, Ali fought not just for a living, but also for respect and rewards far more precious than money or glory. He was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly The Greatest
- By Michael on 06-04-16
- The Greatest
- My Own Story
- By: Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
WHAT. A. STORY. WHAT. A. PRODUCTION.
Reviewed: 06-22-19
I've been over 60+ books on audible. But this? This is something else. If you ever stumble this way and read this, you must get the book. You'll regret if you don't and find it years later. Amazing.
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The Happiness Hypothesis
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,021
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,873
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,824
Jonathan Haidt skillfully combines two genres-philosophical wisdom and scientific research-delighting the listener with surprising insights. He explains, for example, why we have such difficulty controlling ourselves and sticking to our plans; why no achievement brings lasting happiness, yet a few changes in your life can have profound effects, and why even confirmed atheists experience spiritual elevation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing book, terrible choice in voice.
- By JAMES on 02-05-19
- The Happiness Hypothesis
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson
Academic at times, but still absolutely worth it
Reviewed: 03-18-19
Academic at times, but still absolutely worth the time spent on it. Performance could be turned up a bit from time to time to stop it from being monotonous.
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Can't Hurt Me
- Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
- By: David Goggins
- Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 204,728
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 180,842
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Story5 out of 5 stars 180,244
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Opting for the book instead
- By S David on 12-24-18
- Can't Hurt Me
- Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
- By: David Goggins
- Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
You should listen to what David wants to tell you
Reviewed: 01-22-19
I've been following David Goggins from a distance, never fully aware if I considered him a hero or someone not able to fully appreciate the risks he has been putting himself into. After listening to this book all is clear now. He's a hero, and he has something to tell you. Listen to him.
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When the Air Hits Your Brain
- Tales from Neurosurgery
- By: Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,904
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,432
With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick, Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young man struck down in his prime by paraplegia, and a minister with a .22-caliber bullet lodged in his skull. Told through intimate portraits of Vertosick's patients and unsparing-yet-fascinatingly detailed descriptions of surgical procedures, When the Air Hits Your Brain illuminates both the mysteries of the mind and the realities of the operating room.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finished in 1 and 1/2 days
- By Philos on 04-15-17
- When the Air Hits Your Brain
- Tales from Neurosurgery
- By: Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Nice one!
Reviewed: 01-09-19
Something else to get you out of your normal listening collection and appreciate that your alive.
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The Big Fat Surprise
- Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
- By: Nina Teicholz
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,655
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,645
Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk! In this well-researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we've been told about fat is wrong. For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of "bad" saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat "heart healthy" fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation's health has declined. What is going on?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Helped me lose 37lbs
- By Cole on 04-15-15
- The Big Fat Surprise
- Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
- By: Nina Teicholz
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Must read for anyone interested in health
Reviewed: 07-16-18
If you're really into making sure your body operates as it best, you must read this. You may disagree, but at least be informed.
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