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I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying
- Essays
- By: Bassey Ikpi
- Narrated by: Bassey Ikpi
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 403
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 359
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 359
In I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying, Bassey Ikpi explores her life - as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist - through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Full, poignant, purposeful
- By Bree on 08-21-19
- I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying
- Essays
- By: Bassey Ikpi
- Narrated by: Bassey Ikpi
Important but very painful to listen to
Reviewed: 01-28-23
If you know anyone who is/was in a similar situation, this is extremely worth while to listen to, but gut wrenching. This is not something to listen to for pleasure, or knowledge, but for understanding.
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- Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,049
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,461
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,419
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you're highly curious, read this
- By anon. on 06-07-19
- Range
- Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: Will Damron
Should be mandatory reading for college freshmen
Reviewed: 12-10-22
Re-listened to it after ~two years, got so much more out of it. I've fought against the "specialize early and master it" crowd since I was in college, and 15 years later I am so happy I floated around and explored different fields instead. I wish this book was available back then, but better late than never. Even (especially?) if you're an adult who specialized in something early, this is worth a listen.
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- The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
- By: Dan Heath
- Narrated by: Dan Heath
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,535
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,280
New York Times best-selling author Dan Heath examines how to prevent problems before they happen, drawing on insights from his innovative behavior research, as well as hundreds of new interviews with unconventional problem solvers. Most of us spend our days handling a deluge of pressing issues. We’re so accustomed to managing emergencies as they strike that we often don’t stop to think about how we could prevent crises before they happen. Why stop at treating the symptoms when you could develop a cure?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed review
- By Aaron on 12-09-20
Extremely good, if not somewhat obvious advice
Reviewed: 04-18-22
Following this advice will either have a major positive impact on your life. If you already live the way the book advises, it's still a good reminder to keep doing so.
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How to Prepare for Climate Change
- By: David Pogue
- Narrated by: David Pogue
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
You might not realize it, but we’re already living through the beginnings of climate chaos. In Arizona, laborers now start their day at three a.m. because it’s too hot to work past noon. Chinese investors are snapping up real estate in Canada. Millennials have evacuation plans. Moguls are building bunkers. Retirees in Miami are moving inland. In How to Prepare for Climate Change, best-selling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how the rest of us should start to ready ourselves for the years ahead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best climate change handbook
- By Peter R. Valeri on 02-22-21
- How to Prepare for Climate Change
- By: David Pogue
- Narrated by: David Pogue
Very informative, though not super "entertaining"
Reviewed: 10-06-21
This book is meant more for paperback than audio, something to reference like a dictionary than listen to cover to cover. The "pop" sound they use to represent bullet points is genuinely anxiety inducing until you get use to it (I had to force myself to listen to the book past the 3rd pop - PLEASE NEVER DO THAT AGAIN AUDIOBOOK PEOPLE!) It's not great to listen to on long walks, but it's worth having a paper copy without a doubt. Very good information and worth a listen if nothing else.
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I Will Teach You to Be Rich
- No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Second Edition)
- By: Ramit Sethi
- Narrated by: Ramit Sethi
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,946
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,388
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,303
Buy as many lattes as you want. Spend extravagantly on the things you love. Live your rich life instead of tracking every last expense with Ramit Sethi’s simple, powerful, and effective six-week program for gaining control over your finances. This isn’t typical advice from a money expert. In this completely updated second edition, Ramit teaches you how to choose long-term investments and the right bank accounts. With his characteristic no-BS perspective, he shows how to squeeze every hidden benefit out of your credit cards.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Repetitive - should be retitled.
- By Truth on 06-20-19
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich
- No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Second Edition)
- By: Ramit Sethi
- Narrated by: Ramit Sethi
I didn't think a book on finance would be so funny
Reviewed: 07-29-21
This book was insanely informative, and I downright funny at times (the author is snarky af). This should be mandatory reading for everyone, especially those who are younger, including those who come from less affluent backgrounds. I'd be much wealthier right now if I had this information 15 years ago.
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A Sucky Love Story
- Overcoming Unhappily Ever After
- By: Brittani Louise Taylor
- Narrated by: Brittani Louise Taylor
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,780
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,777
Where does a moderately popular internet star who never leaves her house look for potential suitors? Online. Tinder, Bumble, Match.com, OkCupid - I tried them all. My 31-year-old self clicked and swiped her little heart out, leading to more dates than I could count, and more disappointment than I was prepared for. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you know all too well the perils of modern dating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and insightful!
- By ahealthier#life on 12-10-18
- A Sucky Love Story
- Overcoming Unhappily Ever After
- By: Brittani Louise Taylor
- Narrated by: Brittani Louise Taylor
He's a monster, she's an idiot, I wasted a credit.
Reviewed: 07-12-20
I summarized the entire book above. You're welcome.
I love listening to books that I can grow from in some way, and take something from. This book caught my attention, for some unexplained reason. Months after wasting time on it, I'm stull annoyed that I spent a credit on it. What I put in the title for this review is exactly what I told me friend when she asked how it was.
The nerve of Audible to alert me to the author creating a new book.
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