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The Myth of Normal
- Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- By: Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
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Bought book after hearing podcast...
- By Adrian on 09-14-22
- The Myth of Normal
- Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- By: Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Idealistic musings of an old man.
Reviewed: 11-11-22
I don’t know what I was expecting to find listening to the whole 18 hour audiobook, but did not find anything new compared to other similar books or podcasts the author has been in.
This book is about 95% problems the author raises about the world and 5% solutions. …if even 5%.
I was excited to get through this book after listening to the author on several podcasts, but I feel like I shouldn’t have wasted my time with the audiobook. The author brings up, pretty much every conceivable problem in the world, and offers broad over idealistic solutions with not much real world applicability.
In short, save your time and money, just listen to some of the podcasts he has been a guest in.
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Clarity in Crisis
- Leadership Lessons from the CIA
- By: Marc E. Polymeropoulos
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In Clarity in Crisis, Marc shares how true leaders need to lead in and through times of crisis and thrive under conditions of ambiguity, rather than message their way out or duck from hard decisions.
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A Definite Worthwhile Read/Listen
- By Repeat Amazon Customer on 06-15-21
- Clarity in Crisis
- Leadership Lessons from the CIA
- By: Marc E. Polymeropoulos
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
Meh….
Reviewed: 09-21-22
I listened to the author on the Shaun Ryan podcast and really enjoyed their conversation. After listening to this book however, it does not compare to the podcast or other books on leadership such as “Extreme Ownership”.
Although I respect the authors credentials and work history, I feel as though this book could be more in depth with more instructions to his principles as opposed to the stories he goes over.
The last 10 or so minutes of the book also goes into a political rant about covid 19 responses and what we should be doing in terms of mask wearing and getting the vaccine…which in 2022 we now know was incorrect and misleading information. I feel as the author would have known better than to propagate such information back when the book was written.
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