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Cultish
- The Language of Fanaticism
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,891
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,485
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,460
What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join - and more importantly, stay in - extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get this book ASAP
- By chris boutte on 06-17-21
- Cultish
- The Language of Fanaticism
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
Felt like I was listening to a college paper from California
Reviewed: 11-13-24
overall I think the book was ok like a 3.8 for me. I liked the info in it, the stories were ok, and felt like it was organized pretty good. for me aspects of the book I didn't like was after a while she the way she talks about things made me feel like I'm listening to a college kids paper and the way she talks about certain things made my think the author was from California and then later they said they are from California lol. also the way she talks about Trump and capitalism sounded like it's all bad so that didn't really twist my titties since I feel like there is alot of pros to those two subjects.
would I recommend it? mmm depends on the person lol
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Supercommunicators
- How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
- By: Charles Duhigg
- Narrated by: Charles Duhigg
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,736
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,523
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,523
Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus. Join a young CIA officer as he recruits a reluctant foreign agent. And sit with an accomplished surgeon as he tries, and fails, to convince yet another cancer patient to opt for the less risky course of treatment. In Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Valuable advice and information.
- By Cheryl J. on 03-13-24
- Supercommunicators
- How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
- By: Charles Duhigg
- Narrated by: Charles Duhigg
Was dope up to ch5 then lame after that
Reviewed: 07-03-24
chapter 1-5 were really insitefull! and had stuff i started using right away with People. after that it got into the more "trending" topics vaccines, race, tran, pronouns ect. shiz was lame i think most people are tired of hearing all that.
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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 71,360
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61,802
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61,437
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
stories were good but wasnt what i expected
Reviewed: 06-05-24
I was expecting for the book to tell us HOW TO talk to strangers not just the way people perceive each other at times. book also felt like i was in a class room at times which for me made it pretty boring at times. Most of the stories were good explaining the different things. overall book was ok.... but not good enough for me to keep so i returned it.
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Solito
- A Memoir
- By: Javier Zamora
- Narrated by: Javier Zamora
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,273
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,030
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,025
Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MASTERPIECE of Poetic Prose, Outstanding Narration
- By Mary Burnight on 01-12-23
- Solito
- A Memoir
- By: Javier Zamora
- Narrated by: Javier Zamora
Talking about his Nipples weirded me out
Reviewed: 05-23-24
the story over all was pretty good, the parts where he talks about his nipples getting hard was weird af
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 181,376
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 160,160
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Story5 out of 5 stars 159,136
I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
I don't really know this guy
Reviewed: 11-01-23
I don't really know this guy, I've heard his name of course but I rarely ever watch movies or TV shows. mainly just YouTube. so this is my perspective of the book.
its alright. I feel it's over hyped. It was suggested and I seen the reviews so I got it! I was expecting something that was going to be alot more motivating, like David goggins book.
things I liked:
- his enthusiasm and character while reading
- some funny moments
- his openness
things I didn't like (because I was expecting this to be different type of book)
- felt like random stores the drunk guy at the bar would be telling me and would keep going 🙃 😅
would I recommend this book. prob not. Unless you're a fan is his then it'll prob twist your tits
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The Marathon Don't Stop
- The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
- By: Rob Kenner
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,382
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,194
For Nipsey Hussle, “The Marathon” was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner’s circle with him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Proflic
- By Norris on 08-27-21
- The Marathon Don't Stop
- The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
- By: Rob Kenner
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
Pretty good but not engaging enough for me
Reviewed: 08-17-21
The book and story were overall pretty cool about what he did but it wasn't really written in a way that was catching my attention. After a couple chapters I was just not that captivated by it and ended up not finishing the last 3 hours. I personally liked gucci's book better.
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