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Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,808
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,372
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,344
In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lean In, Lead On
- By Cynthia on 03-14-13
- Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
Great book, with the wrong narrator.
Reviewed: 04-10-13
I am buying this book for my adult daughters and daughter-in-law. The author understands the problems of women in the workforce and highlights them with interesting anecdotes and plenty of statistics. Best of all, she offers concrete advice.
I am not recommending the audiobook. The narrator does not have the voice of a mature, professional woman. She sounds as if she wants to turn every statement into a question, but knows she shouldn't. She reads clearly and can be funny; she just sounds too high pitched and girlish. I can imagine genres for which her reading would work (YA fiction, chick lit, zombie novels). Her voice is not right for a serious, adult book like this one.
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The Promise
- President Obama, Year One
- By: Jonathan Alter
- Narrated by: Jonathan Alter
- Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Barack Obama’s inauguration as president on January 20, 2009, inspired the world. But the great promise of “Change We Can Believe In” was immediately tested by the threat of another Great Depression, a worsening war in Afghanistan, and an entrenched and deeply partisan system of business as usual in Washington. Despite all the coverage, the backstory of Obama’s historic first year in office has until now remained a mystery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Tiresome
- By Matthew on 05-21-10
- The Promise
- President Obama, Year One
- By: Jonathan Alter
- Narrated by: Jonathan Alter
Good book
Reviewed: 06-30-10
Good summary of the Obama's first year in office. There is an excellent chapter on Obama's character.
The narration is amateurish. His voice often sounds tired. If Alter is going to do a book per year, his publisher should hire a professional reader.
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