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2024 GRAMMY NOMINEE FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. 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, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.
The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.
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- The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
- By: Sky Nelson-Isaacs, Joseph Jaworski - foreword
- Narrated by: John Mark Bowman
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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When we align with circumstance, circumstance aligns with us. Using a cutting-edge scientific theory of synchronicity, Sky Nelson-Isaacs presents a model for living "in the flow" - a state of optimal functioning, creative thinking, and seemingly effortless productivity. Nelson-Isaacs explains how our choices create meaning, translating current and original ideas from theoretical physics and quantum mechanics into accessible, actionable steps that we can all take to live lives in better alignment with who we are and who we want to be.
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Excellent Narration, Heady Concept
- By Geoff Bowman on 08-11-20
By: Sky Nelson-Isaacs, and others
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The Inside-Out Revolution
- By: Michael Neill
- Narrated by: Michael Neill
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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Would you like to experience amazing clarity, peace and freedom, even in the midst of challenging circumstances? In this ground-breaking audiobook, bestselling author Michael Neill shares an extraordinary new understanding of how life works that turns traditional psychology on its head. This revolutionary approach is built around three simple principles that explain where our feelings come from and how our experience of life can transform for the better in a matter of moments.
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Real
- By Tad Davis on 05-03-16
By: Michael Neill
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Be Water, My Friend
- The Teachings of Bruce Lee
- By: Shannon Lee
- Narrated by: Shannon Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline - they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter, Shannon, shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization.
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A different yet useful self help book
- By Yuri Fronda Rabena on 10-14-20
By: Shannon Lee
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Excuses Begone!
- How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits
- By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
- Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Within the tracks of this transformational audio download set, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health. You'll learn to apply specific questions to any excuse, and then proceed through the steps of a new paradigm. The old, habituated ways of thinking will melt away as you experience the absurdity of hanging on to them.
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Audobook begone!
- By Martin on 02-01-10
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Perfectly Imperfect
- By: Baron Baptiste
- Narrated by: Baron Baptiste
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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A little over a decade ago, Baron Baptiste published his seminal book, Journey into Power. The first of its kind, it introduced the world to Baptiste Yoga, his signature method that marries a lifetime of studying with some of the world's most renowned yoga masters with his uniquely powerful approach to inner and outer transformation. Since then, yoga has steadily moved into the mainstream in our culture, and Baron's unique contribution has played a key role.
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Easy, Quick, EFFECTIVE
- By Deebee on 03-20-17
By: Baron Baptiste
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The Daily Laws
- 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Robert Greene
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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From the world’s foremost expert on power and strategy comes a daily devotional designed to help you seize your destiny.
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Chapters are Busted
- By Colin on 10-12-21
By: Robert Greene
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Uncharted
- By: Colette Baron-Reid
- Narrated by: Colette Baron-Reid
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Where are we going? How will we get there? In a world of uncertainty, most of us don't really know. Our challenge is to sail into uncharted waters - away from the familiar ways that don't work anymore - to discover ourselves and the infinite potential for our lives. It's in these as-yet-undiscovered places within us that we come to recognize what we can be and what we can co-create with Spirit.
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Doesn't fit well with the audio format
- By Renae M. on 04-27-18
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Results
- Think Less. Achieve More.
- By: Jamie Smart
- Narrated by: Jamie Smart
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Life can be a bit overwhelming sometimes, right? It can be difficult to clear your mind of a million different anxieties and focus in on the one thing you need to get done. The best-selling author of Clarity and The Little Book of Clarity goes one step further with Results by using his Clarity Coaching Model to help you de-clog your mind so you can make better decisions, prioritize, and focus on achieving those important goals.
By: Jamie Smart
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Die Empty
- Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
- By: Todd Henry
- Narrated by: Todd Henry
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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Most of us live with the stubborn idea that we'll always have tomorrow to do our most important and valuable work. We fill our days with frantic activity, bouncing from task to task, scrambling to make deadlines and chase the next promotion. But by the end of each day we're often left asking ourselves "did the work I do today really matter?" We feel the ticking of the clock, but we're stuck in first gear, unsure of the path forward and without a road map to guide us.
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Deeeeep sigh. And a tired one at that.
- By Oliver Nielsen on 12-25-13
By: Todd Henry
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The Abundance Project
- 40 Days to More Wealth, Health, Love, and Happiness
- By: Derek Rydall
- Narrated by: Derek Rydall
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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The Abundance Project is about having more than enough in every area of your life - more than enough money, time, love, creativity, happiness - regardless of the circumstances you’ve been through or are currently facing. This may sound like wishful thinking, but once you understand what you’re really made of, and what the source of real abundance is, you will increase your capacity and unleash your divine inheritance.
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I love Derek Rydall's work
- By Adrienne on 11-27-18
By: Derek Rydall
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The Artisan Soul
- Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art
- By: Erwin Raphael McManus
- Narrated by: Erwin Raphael McManus
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our creative essence but reveals how we can craft our lives into works of art. There are no shortcuts to quality, and McManus celebrates the spiritual process that can help us discover our true selves.
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Bravo
- By Achley on 05-20-16
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The Power of Intention
- By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
- Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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Intention is generally viewed as a pit-bull kind of determination propelling one to succeed at all costs by never giving up on an inner picture. In this view, an attitude that combines hard work with an indefatigable drive toward excellence is the way to succeed. However, intention is viewed very differently in this audiobook.
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You Must Read This!
- By Ron on 08-08-04
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The Creation Frequency
- Tune In to the Power of the Universe to Manifest the Life of Your Dreams
- By: Mike Murphy, Jack Canfield - foreword
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Are you living the life you’ve always dreamed of, or have you settled for being less than truly happy? Do you secretly yearn for love, for freedom, for abundance, for peace, or for purpose? This short book contains the secret to finally creating the life you want. Are you ready to take back your power and become the author of your own destiny?
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Not a Good Description of LOA
- By Billie on 01-30-19
By: Mike Murphy, and others
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- h4ckdev
- 10-04-23
Brilliant book
It’s difficult to watch some of low reviews complaints that the story wasn’t what they expected to be. Book is well structured and with plenty of great advices. Highly recommended.
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- Rob Rodell
- 10-23-23
I get to work with Rick Rubin!
It's like I am in studio working with him, and he is mentoring and guiding me. I use it as a blueprint to keep me on track, and it's a book I will read and re-read (well, hear and re-hear!). Thank you Rick. I am the richer for your sage guidance and gentle inspiration.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-24
On my third listen, preparing for the 4th, 5th…nth
I’ve had such a pleasure listening to Rick’s delivery & content. I’ve found it applicable and freeing.
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- khalid
- 03-06-24
Astonishing Brilliant!!!!
As a visual artist I found it extremely thought provoking inspiring causing me to look at the depth of my self awareness within the context of creativity. Utter Masterpiece!!!
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- Zunaid Green
- 08-25-24
Profound in simple ways
I enjoyed the insights of creativity and learning of oneself. It’s deep even in the seemingly simple and will require revisiting as your perspective of the world and yourself evolves. For those who are compelled to live through art, this is a great resource. For those of us who are still work in the “normal” world, we would need to work a little harder to make the lesson practical. Can definitely recommend to those who on a journey to build their creative identity.
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- Jarryon
- 06-11-23
I am an Artist
Thank you Rick.
It’s clear now.
I am an Artist.
Rick Rubin is a Wonderer & Discerner extraordinaire. Nothing here is frivolous. Also, nothing here really matters that much. Except that it may ignite something in you, as it has in me.
Jarryon
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-28-23
A great piece of art
Calm, balanced, observant, intelligent and so much fun. I will definitely come back to it multiple times.
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- Laura Lyons
- 04-26-24
Perfect to pick up and listen to anytime!
I was gifted the print version and enjoy randomly selecting pages to read and reflect on, but wanted the audio version to enjoy on my commute to work.
It offers wonderful and thought-provoking insights to start your day and I've been aware of carrying many things through my day, applying them or sharing them where relevant.
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- Coach Foulds
- 06-27-24
If you LOVED War of Art/Pressfield, you’ll like this
I’m not a creative type in the traditional sense, but I really Prrssfields books. This is a similar vein but didn’t quite grab me like Pressfield does. Rubins voice is made for audio consumption though.
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- hughesthat
- 02-14-23
Not what I was expecting
I was excited about listening to this. I was hoping for some stories and insights linked to Rubin's own experience with all the legends he has worked with. His skirting of this apart from in the most generic terms is very frustrating.
This is a string of familiar aphorisms about creativity interspersed with a few well-worn, second-hand examples. I managed to get through it, but only just.
On the plus side, Rick Rubin has a relaxing voice.
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