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Grit
- The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- By: Angela Duckworth
- Narrated by: Angela Duckworth
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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In this must-listen book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and businesspeople - both seasoned and new - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit". Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success.
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Two different books
- By Tristan on 06-11-16
- Grit
- The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- By: Angela Duckworth
- Narrated by: Angela Duckworth
The concept of GRIT will inspire generations to come
Reviewed: 07-14-24
I most liked the stories of people in there and the explanation on what GRIT means and how it's definition varies but people mean the same thing
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- By: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change."
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Be curious, not furious
- By Axel Merk on 02-20-21
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- By: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
This audiobook is your best climate education
Reviewed: 07-28-21
Bill Gates is one of the best thinkers of the twenty-first century to date. The book is Factfulness but for climate change, it's highly fact based, very forward thinking and solution oriented. it's narrated in an interesting way, the speaker has an entertaining voice so listening is a pleasure. Worth buying!
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Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss' head.
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Needs PDF companion file
- By John L. Pinkowski on 03-07-17
- Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Excellent insights based off of experience
Reviewed: 11-19-20
The author shows credibility by explaining what has served him and colleges based on proven strategies empiric knowledge
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No Rules Rules
- Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
- By: Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Allyson Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, best-selling author of The Culture Map and one of the world's most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial philosophies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from his own career, No Rules Rules is the full, fascinating, and untold story of a unique company making its mark on the world.
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Infomercial for Netflix
- By Srikanth Raju on 11-01-20
- No Rules Rules
- Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
- By: Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Allyson Ryan
This is the future of corporate culture
Reviewed: 10-06-20
I highly recommend reading this book to study the future of corporate culture . culture becomes the most important differentiator and factor for success, attractiveness and innovation.
its narrated very well and the voices are nice to listen to.
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Silicon Germany
- Wie wir die digitale Transformation schaffen
- By: Christoph Keese
- Narrated by: Frank Arnold
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Die schonungslose Bestandsaufnahme unserer Wirtschaft: Wir können alles - außer digital! Was kann Google, was Volkswagen und Bosch nicht können? Unsere Maschinenbauer, Autoindustrie, Energieversorger, unser Handel, unsere Banken und Dienstleister, aber auch unsere Politiker - Deutschland hat das 21. Jahrhundert mit einem Fehlstart begonnen. Werden wir digitale Provinz oder gelingt uns die Wende zum "Silicon Germany"?
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Das beste Buch das es zu diesem Thema gibt!!!!!!!!
- By Jimbob on 09-23-20
- Silicon Germany
- Wie wir die digitale Transformation schaffen
- By: Christoph Keese
- Narrated by: Frank Arnold
Das beste Buch das es zu diesem Thema gibt!!!!!!!!
Reviewed: 09-23-20
Dieses Buch ist brilliant, ein Meisterwerk, es schießt eine Wissenslücke, von der wir nicht wussten, das es sie gibt, es weckt auf, klärt auf und recherchiert so gründlich, das man Deutschland und das Deutsch sein so sehr wiedererkennt! Unglaublich Hörenswertes Buch, und ein genialer Erzähler!!
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Elon Musk
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
- By: Ashlee Vance
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.
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The best of competence porn
- By Tristan on 08-20-16
- Elon Musk
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
- By: Ashlee Vance
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Top Audiobook, story and speaker. highly recommend
Reviewed: 09-07-20
if you love Silicon valley stories and their spirit you must listen to this one
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Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of carrying only opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.
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Awakening book
- By Hassan on 04-13-18
- Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
the best book of my life. listen to it, please!
Reviewed: 10-16-19
This book is life changing by simply showing the truth and changing your perspective on the world.
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How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling
- By: Frank Bettger
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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When Frank Bettger was 29, he was a failed insurance salesman. By the time he was 40, he owned a country estate and could have retired. What are the selling secrets that turned Bettger's life around from defeat to unparalleled success and fame as one of the highest-paid salesmen in America? The answer is inside How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling. Bettger reveals his personal experiences and explains the foolproof principles that he developed and perfected.
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A True Classic
- By Kindle Customer on 12-30-16
Experienced based Book about selling! Must read!
Reviewed: 06-24-19
Finally a book were you do not get endless advise but invaluable insights from a lifelong salesman that documented his principal tricks failures and successes of his career. The applied character of his knowledge makes the story much more authentic and easy to believe. Also you sincerely feel that it's not inflated or exaggerated anecdotes but real stories.
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Frank Thelen - Die Autobiografie
- Startup-DNA. Hinfallen, Aufstehen, die Welt verändern
- By: Frank Thelen
- Narrated by: Josef Vossenkuhl, Frank Thelen
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Die außergewöhnliche Autobiografie des Mannes, der als Investor aus der "Höhle der Löwen" bekannt wurde: Mit 25 steht Frank Thelen vor dem Ruin - aber was für viele andere das Ende bedeuten würde, ist für ihn der Startschuss für eine beispiellose Karriere. Mit fantastischer Willenskraft, erstaunlichem Wagemut und unbändiger Energie wird er zu einem der erfolgreichsten Startup-Unternehmer und Investoren Deutschlands. Eine packende Lebensgeschichte, ein spannender Blick hinter die Kulissen der Wirtschaft und eine hellsichtige Gesellschaftsanalyse. Fundiert. Glasklar. Zukunftsweisend.
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überrascht über ein gutes deutsche Startup-Buch
- By Jimbob on 06-12-19
- Frank Thelen - Die Autobiografie
- Startup-DNA. Hinfallen, Aufstehen, die Welt verändern
- By: Frank Thelen
- Narrated by: Josef Vossenkuhl, Frank Thelen
überrascht über ein gutes deutsche Startup-Buch
Reviewed: 06-12-19
ich war etwas skeptisch über ein deutsches Buch über Start-ups und kann sagen dass es sogar viele englischsprachige Start-up Bücher zumindest erzählerisch ganz schön alt aussehen lässt. Super Story und super Buch. Die Stimme des Erzählers ist toll anzuhören
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Creative Schools
- The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
- By: Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson
- Narrated by: Ken Robinson PhD
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization's history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation's troubled educational system.
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The Answer to Why Students Stop Trying
- By Alison Sattler on 07-21-15
- Creative Schools
- The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
- By: Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson
- Narrated by: Ken Robinson PhD
Ken Robinson is always a great listen
Reviewed: 05-14-19
Ken Robinson conveys an important message of this time, to put creativity in the center of education and everyday life.
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