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The Abundance of Less
- Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan
- By: Andy Couturier
- Narrated by: Adam Riley
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
The Abundance of Less captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary—yet exceptional—men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, busyness, and dependence on technology of modern life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a life changing book!
- By Diana K on 11-04-19
- The Abundance of Less
- Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan
- By: Andy Couturier
- Narrated by: Adam Riley
Excellent narration, pieces of wisdom
Reviewed: 08-08-20
This book is one of those that I have scribbled notes throughout, capturing clips of the audio, while spending mornings sitting quietly drinking coffee and staring out the window. And while I’m thankful for the bits of wisdom captured in these stories, I also want to credit narrator, Adam Riley, for his ability to bring characters to life in a way that gave them personality so that I was able to imagine the conversations that I might have with them as well. In a way, the audiobook had its own life and personality and I imagine listening to it again so that I might imagine a return to remote Japan and drink tea with friends.
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Make It Stick
- The Science of Successful Learning
- By: Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,011
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,079
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,012
To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head and will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW HOW TO LEARN
- By ANDRÉ on 11-22-14
- Make It Stick
- The Science of Successful Learning
- By: Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
Well constructed, easy to digest
Reviewed: 06-22-15
Make It Stick does a good job of introducing us into how people learn best under a variety of conditions and environments. While there is a section devoted to the tactics of learning, the meat of the book builds a foundation (told through several use cases and supporting research) that makes those tactics employable. I found that one benefit of listening to this book, rather than reading it, is that I was highly engaged in this arc which kept me from skipping directly to the tactics which would have been a huge mistake for my own learning. I look forward to using the insight of the book to make my current and future learning endeavors much stronger than they have been.
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