David R. Walker
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Young Forever
- The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life
- By: Dr. Mark Hyman MD
- Narrated by: Dr. Mark Hyman MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 430
Aging has long been considered a normal process. We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they’re not. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the diseases of aging—including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not helpful.
- By ginnyhh on 03-25-23
- Young Forever
- The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life
- By: Dr. Mark Hyman MD
- Narrated by: Dr. Mark Hyman MD
Lacks detail
Reviewed: 08-11-24
This hook makes bold statements without backing up any of the claims well. The whole book reads like an ad, for other hooks the author wrote and other goods and services they sell. really lacked any valuable insight and actionable details.
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The Oracle
- A Novel
- By: Ari Juels
- Narrated by: Colin Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3 out of 5 stars 4
Mythical antiquity collides with a near-future cyberworld as The Oracle’s unassuming hero and his FBI partner race against time to dismantle the Delphians’ murderous blockchain software. Theirs is a whirlwind tale of oracles ancient and modern, vanished antiquities and conjured crypto billions, cybercriminals and digital idealists—narrated by a cynical hero normally more concerned with dark chocolate than the consequences of the technologies he’s pioneering. What happens when the crypto ideals of privacy and truth might cost human lives—especially your own?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but mediocre
- By David R. Walker on 05-07-24
- The Oracle
- A Novel
- By: Ari Juels
- Narrated by: Colin Martin
Interesting, but mediocre
Reviewed: 05-07-24
The blockchain parts were interesting, the art/greek crossover started weird, but got more manageable as the story progressed. the random references in the book to unrelated things was frustrating. authors commentary on the #metoo movement in the beginning of the book is problematic. other oddities like this took away from the main story.
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Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,076
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 953
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 952
The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A testimonial based on facts and witness
- By Alonzo Nightjar on 03-27-23
- Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Great Book!
Reviewed: 04-08-23
Great look into poverty in America. Go into this book with an open mind and willing to challenge your assumptions.
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Deep Work
- Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
- By: Cal Newport
- Narrated by: Jeff Bottoms
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,727
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,099
Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” audiobook (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review). Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Blocking off time each day to work without distractions will make you more productive
- By M.J. on 11-17-16
- Deep Work
- Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
- By: Cal Newport
- Narrated by: Jeff Bottoms
Odd book
Reviewed: 02-02-23
there were some great parts of this book, there were some confusing parts. sections with well explained insight and sections wreaking of the authors unexplored biases. Even the he feigns exploring them. there are some good tips and learnings in here. It was hard to get to the end though. Didn't have a strong hook.
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Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64,389
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57,908
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57,797
Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest - a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreakingly Disappointing and Insulting
- By Marcus Haynes on 11-28-20
- Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Lots of aimless monologing in the beginning
Reviewed: 08-01-22
it was a good story by the end, but there is a lot of recapping the previous book, a lot of monologing for non story purposes and the nostalgia bit is too focused on a couple things that I didn't connect with like I did in the first one. not a bad book, not as good as the original.
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Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95,781
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87,627
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Story4 out of 5 stars 87,425
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A ferrari with no motor
- By will on 11-18-17
- Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
Good book
Reviewed: 03-20-18
I enjoyed this book. it didn't have the appeal that Marian had, but an enjoyable book with a decent story. wish the author took a few more chances with the characters. some felt poorly developed and the story was too clingy to their lives.
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Spark
- The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
- By: John J. Ratey
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,908
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,367
Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scientific and motivational
- By Roman on 12-17-09
- Spark
- The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
- By: John J. Ratey
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Really enjoyed this book!
Reviewed: 02-21-18
well written with good stories backed up by scientific studies. strongly suggested for anyone struggling with the motivation to create a good exercise routine.
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Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- By: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrated by: Blake Masters
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,483
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,373
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,278
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seems Insightful Until You Think A Little Deeper
- By Mark Brandon on 10-31-14
- Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- By: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrated by: Blake Masters
interesting book
Reviewed: 12-22-17
overall book was interesting, but short. feel the author could have done more to illustrate the key points and bring in personal experiences in more detail. good quick read, but not very deep on any one topic.
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Predictably Irrational
- The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
- By: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,618
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,889
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,860
In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good lessons, mediocre science?
- By William Stanger on 02-24-09
- Predictably Irrational
- The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
- By: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
great book
Reviewed: 11-01-17
book goes into a lot of different studies of human behavior. fascinating conclusions from real scientific studies. good read.
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Stop Saying You're Fine
- Discover a More Powerful You
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,637
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,391
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,391
Right now, over 100 million Americans secretly feel frustrated and bored with their lives. If you've come to regard yourself as your own worst enemy; if you constantly daydream and wonder, "Is this all there is?"; if you have a tendency, when asked how you're doing, to just say "Fine," you may be one of them. If this sounds familiar, there's clearly something missing from your life. This book will help you discover what it is, and how to win it back.
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3 out of 5 stars
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STOP and buy The Five Second Rule instead.
- By Ryan Healey on 07-19-17
- Stop Saying You're Fine
- Discover a More Powerful You
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
All over the place
Reviewed: 10-10-17
Almost didn't get through the opening of the book. It felt like watching movie trailer on repeat. tries to be an anecdotal story driven book, but the stories don't really carry through well.
later on the book starts contradicting itself. There is a section on how choice is wearing you down, but later the book rails on routine. Routine is a way to simplify choices through repitition. feel the author should have been a bit more cognizant of these crossovers.
Another one that bothered me is early in the book the author advocates action. To the point where you feel like you should go do something to make a big change. later on in the book she clarifies and advocates smaller steps as part of a plan and not being rash. probably should be brought up a bit earlier.
This book is filled with too many little tricks and not enough actual focus on deeper issues. it operates on the assumption that you know what you want. to me that's a huge assumption to gleam over. there are interesting points on human behavior, but lost in anecdotal stories and self help tricks.
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