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The Courage to Be Free
- Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival
- By: Ron DeSantis
- Narrated by: Ron DeSantis, John Pruden
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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A firsthand account from the blue-collar boy who grew up to take on Disney and Dr. Fauci, The Courage to Be Free delivers something rare from an elected leader: stories of victory. This book is a winning blueprint for patriots across the country. And it is a rallying cry for every American who wishes to preserve our liberties.
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Informative and well-written, but slightly disappointing
- By Dash Dalrymple on 03-20-23
- The Courage to Be Free
- Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival
- By: Ron DeSantis
- Narrated by: Ron DeSantis, John Pruden
Great book. Not a typical politician book
Reviewed: 03-14-23
Really enjoyed this book. DeSantis gives a very prescient view of the current political and cultural landscape, along with what he wants to do about it, and his history that makes him who he is.
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The Creative Act
- A Way of Being
- By: Rick Rubin
- Narrated by: Rick Rubin
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world.
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Rick is Art
- By Ira Henke on 01-17-23
- The Creative Act
- A Way of Being
- By: Rick Rubin
- Narrated by: Rick Rubin
Good for productivity and inspiration
Reviewed: 01-18-23
At first, I didn’t like some of the “woo woo” new age stuff at the beginning. But as it went on, I found it opening up some creative channels of mine, and giving me ideas for how to be more productive, and a better writer.
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The Courage to Be Disliked
- How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
- By: Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
- Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm, January LaVoy
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous best seller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 20th-century psychology, The Courage to Be Disliked follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man. The philosopher explains to his pupil how each of us is able to determine our own life, free from the shackles of past experiences, doubts, and the expectations of others.
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Life Changing
- By Sil A. on 09-30-18
- The Courage to Be Disliked
- How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
- By: Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
- Narrated by: Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm, January LaVoy
"Placebo Effect" would be a better title
Reviewed: 08-07-22
This is a REALLY stupid book, in that it is absolutely filled with logical errors and linguistic slight-of-hands.
The best that can be said is that it's basically a case for the power of the placebo effect -- e.g., if you THINK you can ignore traumatic past and you THINK you can change, then you will be able to. And there's some truth to that!
BUT, the book doesn't actually say that plainly -- instead, it tries to prove that this way of thinking is somehow objectively correct. The logical errors and linguistic slight-of-hands are pretty gross to anyone who takes philosophy seriously. Perhaps it can hoodwink some people into thinking they they can ignore their past and change. Which is cool, I guess, but if you have a good understanding of logic, it will just annoy you.
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Will
- By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Will Smith
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
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Will sure loves Will
- By Kejeco on 11-18-21
- Will
- By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Will Smith
Deep psychological lessons!
Reviewed: 11-15-21
This book is excellent. Will Smith narrates himself and does so with the energy and passion you would expect.
Goes into so many important psychological lessons, from instilling toughness through challenge, to learning how to accept oneself unconditionally.
I love how how deep Smith pushes into his own psychology and history. Mark Manson was the perfect co-author for this book, and the lessons from his books jive perfectly with the lessons from Smith’s life. Great team.
Inspiring, emotional, and I highly recommend!
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Russian Level 1 Lessons 11-15
- Learn to Speak and Understand Russian with Pimsleur Language Programs
- By: Pimsleur
- Narrated by: Pimsleur
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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Russian Level 1 Lessons 11-15 builds on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.
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why is it one long track
- By Louis on 04-25-12
- Russian Level 1 Lessons 11-15
- Learn to Speak and Understand Russian with Pimsleur Language Programs
- By: Pimsleur
- Narrated by: Pimsleur
Yes, great, BUT
Reviewed: 08-07-21
MUCH CHEAPER ON PIMSLEUR APP. Buy it there instead. Super effective way to learn, for sure.
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Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
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Just read it. (or listen, whatever)
- By Dan D on 07-07-16
- Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
Good bio on an American success story
Reviewed: 05-08-21
This is a great window on how American business innovated in the 70s. Very impressive story that I was in the dark on until now!
It really also shows how tough a job entrepreneurs have. We should be more grateful than we are.
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Monday Starts on Saturday
- By: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Sasha, a young computer programmer from Leningrad, is driving north to meet some friends for a nature vacation. He picks up a couple of hitchhikers who persuade him to take a job at the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy. The adventures Sasha has in the largely dysfunctional institute involve all sorts of magical beings - a wish-granting fish, a tree mermaid, a cat who can remember only the beginnings of stories, a dream-interpreting sofa, and many more.
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Maybe I should have read this one.
- By M. Gage on 08-08-18
this is probably a great book, but
Reviewed: 05-08-21
As an American, I didn't get the jokes. Maybe you will, though, I can't speak to that. Just giving my take here.
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The Ride of a Lifetime
- Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
- By: Robert Iger
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione, Robert Iger
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger - think global - and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.
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Joins “Shoe Dog” as required biographies.
- By Matt S. on 01-02-20
- The Ride of a Lifetime
- Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
- By: Robert Iger
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione, Robert Iger
How Iger corporatized Disney
Reviewed: 05-08-21
That'd be a better title for this book; Iger comes across the archetypical ladder-climber, who added no value to the organization beyond paper-pushing and penny-counting.
Seems he played a big role in moving Disney from a creative, artistic operation into a soulless ultra-corporate one.
At one point near the end of the book, he recounts how Roxanne Barr make some controversial tweets. He says, paraphrasing, "I knew Roxanne well, for years, and I knew she had psychological issues she was trying to work though. And I thought, 'I have to do the right thing here'."
Then he's like "so I fired her, even though others at company thought that'd be too harsh."
WTF? Talk about doing the wrong thing.
He also has other stories where he's brought to tears by freak accidents (alligator attack) at Disney.
Not a good leader. Would recommend this book if you want to read a bio on an ultra-corporate, bad leader.
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My First Summer in the Sierra
- By: John Muir
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 6 hrs
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It was June of 1869 when John Muir reluctantly accepted a job herding sheep from the central valley of California to the headwaters of the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers, high into the Sierra Nevadas and deep into the Yosemite region. He felt ill equipped for the work, and yet the opportunity thrilled his adventurous spirit. With a notebook tied to his belt, he set out for a summer he would never forget. My First Summer in the Sierra is Muir’s classic account of that extraordinary journey.
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Almost every line is quotable
- By Kacy on 08-30-13
- My First Summer in the Sierra
- By: John Muir
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
BORING - Needs pictures
Reviewed: 05-08-21
Most of this book is the guy describing natural beauty, and giving lots of names to things I don't know what they look like. Doesn't work in audio form, sorry.
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Intellectuals and Race
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Intellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense - one that goes to the root of the problem. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light. The book explores the incentives, the visions, and the rationales that drive intellectuals at the highest levels to conclusions that have often turned out to be counterproductive and even disastrous, not only for particular racial or ethnic groups but for societies as a whole.
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A Satisfying Indictment of the Intelligentsia
- By Andrew on 12-27-16
- Intellectuals and Race
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
EXCELLENT on race issues in America
Reviewed: 05-08-21
Sowell devastatingly lays out a case for how intellectuals have abandoned the search for truth -- and abandoned giving advice that works -- in favor of politically-correct pieties.
Sowell fills in that intellectual void with his own scholarship, which lights a pathway forward to a sane tomorrow.
MUST READ. The country would be a better place if this were required reading in schools.
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