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The first book to reveal how thinking like a designer can help solve the greatest challenges we face in business, society, and our daily lives. What can we learn from the ways great designers think-and how can it improve our world? In this highly original book by journalist Warren Berger, in collaboration with celebrated designer Bruce Mau, ten groundbreaking principles of design are shown in action-addressing business, social, and personal challenges and improving the way we think, work, and live.
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not for those who know about design thinking...
- De Pierre en 09-06-10
De: Warren Berger
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You Are Now Less Dumb
- How to Conquer Mob Mentality, How to Buy Happiness, and All the Other Ways to Outsmart Yourself
- De: David McRaney
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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You Are Now Less Dumb is grounded in the idea that we all believe ourselves to be objective observers of reality - except we’re not. But that's okay, because our delusions keep us sane. Expanding on this premise, McRaney provides eye-opening analyses of 15 more ways we fool ourselves every day. This smart and highly entertaining audiobook will be wowing listeners for years to come.
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Not a lot of guidance
- De A. Yoshida en 02-08-14
De: David McRaney
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Mindwise
- Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
- De: Nicholas Epley
- Narrado por: Nicholas Epley
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
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You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want, and know. It's a sixth sense you use every day, in every personal and professional relationship you have. At its best, this ability allows you to achieve the most important goal in almost any life: connecting, deeply and intimately and honestly, to other human beings. At its worst, it is a source of misunderstanding and unnecessary conflict, leading to damaged relationships and broken dreams. How good are you at knowing the minds of others?
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Finally gave up - no real point
- De Thomas en 05-12-14
De: Nicholas Epley
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Psychotherapy East and West
- De: Alan Watts
- Narrado por: Jeremy Arthur
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
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Alan Watts examines the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that question the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict modern humans. Marking a groundbreaking synthesis, Watts asserts that the powerful insights of Freud and Jung, which had, indeed, brought psychiatry close to the edge of liberation, could, if melded with the hitherto secret wisdom of the Eastern traditions, free people from their battles with the self.
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Not what I have come to expect from Alan Watts works
- De Shiva Latchmipersad en 03-22-19
De: Alan Watts
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Seeing Voices
- A Journey Into the World of the Deaf
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks - introduction
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
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In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect - a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well.
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A Rich Experience
- De Douglas en 11-27-12
De: Oliver Sacks
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The Art Instinct
- Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution
- De: Denis Dutton
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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The Art Instinct combines two of the most fascinating and contentious disciplines, art and evolutionary science, in a provocative new work that will revolutionize the way art itself is perceived. Aesthetic taste, argues Denis Dutton, is an evolutionary trait, and is shaped by natural selection. It's not, as almost all contemporary art criticism and academic theory would have it, "socially constructed".
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A breath of fresh air!
- De Michael en 02-19-14
De: Denis Dutton
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Cool
- How the Brain's Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
- De: Steven Quartz, Anette Asp
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 10 h
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In Cool, the neuroscientist and philosopher Steven Quartz and the political scientist Anette Asp bring together the latest findings in brain science, economics, and evolutionary biology to form a provocative theory of consumerism, revealing how the brain's "social calculator" and an instinct to rebel are the crucial missing links in understanding the motivations behind our spending habits.
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Some Useful Ideas
- De Carson en 07-20-17
De: Steven Quartz, y otros
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Living in Flow
- The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
- De: Sky Nelson-Isaacs, Joseph Jaworski - foreword
- Narrado por: John Mark Bowman
- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
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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
- De Geoff Bowman en 08-11-20
De: Sky Nelson-Isaacs, y otros
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Discovering Your Soul's Purpose
- Finding Your Path in Life, Work, and Personal Mission the Edgar Cayce Way, Second Edition
- De: Mark Thurston PhD
- Narrado por: Richard Harries
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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The medical clairvoyant Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) left the world a wealth of clairvoyant readings on everything from health and spirituality to psychology and past lives. Now the most significant teacher of Cayce's teachings, Mark Thurston, updates and revises his classic book, Discovering Your Soul's Purpose, to help you use the Cayce teachings in the 21st century to find greater purpose in your relationships, career, and overall mission in life.
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"Cayce colored Parachute"
- De Dave en 07-23-17
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The Compassionate Achiever
- How Helping Others Fuels Success
- De: Christopher L. Kukk
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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For decades we've been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows that to achieve durable success, we need to be more than just achievers; we need to be compassionate achievers. New research in biology, neuroscience, and economics has found that compassion - recognizing a problem or caring about another's pain and making a commitment to help - not only improves others' lives; it can transform our own.
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Me me me
- De Someone or not? en 04-04-20
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Why We Drive
- Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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Once we were drivers, the open road alive with autonomy, adventure, danger, trust, and speed. Today we are as likely to be in the back seat of an Uber as behind the wheel ourselves. Tech giants are hurling us toward a shiny, happy "self-driving" future, selling utopia but equally keen to advertise to a captive audience strapped into another expensive device. Are we destined, then, to become passengers, not drivers? Why We Drive reveals that much more may be at stake than we might think.
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Another masterpiece by Crawford.
- De johnson en 08-19-20
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
- An Inquiry into the Value of Work
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Max Bloomquist
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
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Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant best seller, attracting fans with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing.
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Hands and brain: a matching set
- De Amazon Customer en 01-07-20
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Mindful Self-Discipline
- Living with Purpose and Achieving Your Goals in a World of Distractions
- De: Giovanni Dienstmann
- Narrado por: Giovanni Dienstmann
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If you want to live a life of purpose, build good habits, and achieve your goals, there is one skill that is more important than anything else: self-discipline. Self-discipline is not about self-punishment; it’s about self-respect. It is about living your best life. It is the superpower of focus in a world of distractions—allowing you to overcome procrastination, excuses, bad habits, low motivation, failures, and self-doubt. With it, you can stay on track with your values and goals even when you don’t feel motivated.
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This book is awesome. I would suggest reading hard copy
- De Khaleef Levert en 11-02-22
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48-Hour Start-Up: From Idea to Launch in 1 Weekend
- De: Fraser Doherty MBE
- Narrado por: Fraser Doherty MBE
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
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Fraser Doherty's 48-Hour Start-Up is your handy and essential cheat sheet to starting your own business, giving the key steps for developing an idea and getting it to market quickly. Almost everyone dreams of starting their own business, but very few do it. What if it had to be only a decision of a weekend, and it didn't cost a fortune?
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mostly the resources
- De Stephen A Morris en 10-17-16
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Perfectly Hidden Depression
- How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression
- De: Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
- Narrado por: Eleanor Caudill
- Duración: 5 h y 51 m
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If you were raised to believe that painful emotions are a sign of weakness, or if being vulnerable has always made you feel unsafe, then you may have survived by creating a perfect-looking life - a life where you appear to be successful, engaged, and always there for others. The problem? You're filled with self-criticism and shame, and you can't allow yourself to express fear, anger, loss, or grief. You recognize something is wrong, but you're not sure what exactly - only that you feel trapped and alone. If this sounds like you, you may have perfectly hidden depression (PHD).
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Amazing
- De Kimberly Davis en 10-27-20
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Éloge du carburateur
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Féodor Atkine
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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Matthew B. Crawford était un brillant universitaire, bien payé pour travailler dans un think tank à Washington. Au bout de quelques mois, déprimé, il démissionne pour ouvrir... un atelier de réparation de motos. À partir du récit de son étonnante reconversion, il livre dans cet ouvrage intelligent et drôle une réflexion particulièrement fine sur le sens et la valeur du travail dans les sociétés occidentales.
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Why We Drive
- Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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Once we were drivers, the open road alive with autonomy, adventure, danger, trust, and speed. Today we are as likely to be in the back seat of an Uber as behind the wheel ourselves. Tech giants are hurling us toward a shiny, happy "self-driving" future, selling utopia but equally keen to advertise to a captive audience strapped into another expensive device. Are we destined, then, to become passengers, not drivers? Why We Drive reveals that much more may be at stake than we might think.
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Another masterpiece by Crawford.
- De johnson en 08-19-20
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
- An Inquiry into the Value of Work
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Max Bloomquist
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
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Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant best seller, attracting fans with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing.
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Hands and brain: a matching set
- De Amazon Customer en 01-07-20
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Mindful Self-Discipline
- Living with Purpose and Achieving Your Goals in a World of Distractions
- De: Giovanni Dienstmann
- Narrado por: Giovanni Dienstmann
- Duración: 13 h y 45 m
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If you want to live a life of purpose, build good habits, and achieve your goals, there is one skill that is more important than anything else: self-discipline. Self-discipline is not about self-punishment; it’s about self-respect. It is about living your best life. It is the superpower of focus in a world of distractions—allowing you to overcome procrastination, excuses, bad habits, low motivation, failures, and self-doubt. With it, you can stay on track with your values and goals even when you don’t feel motivated.
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This book is awesome. I would suggest reading hard copy
- De Khaleef Levert en 11-02-22
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48-Hour Start-Up: From Idea to Launch in 1 Weekend
- De: Fraser Doherty MBE
- Narrado por: Fraser Doherty MBE
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
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Fraser Doherty's 48-Hour Start-Up is your handy and essential cheat sheet to starting your own business, giving the key steps for developing an idea and getting it to market quickly. Almost everyone dreams of starting their own business, but very few do it. What if it had to be only a decision of a weekend, and it didn't cost a fortune?
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mostly the resources
- De Stephen A Morris en 10-17-16
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Perfectly Hidden Depression
- How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression
- De: Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
- Narrado por: Eleanor Caudill
- Duración: 5 h y 51 m
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If you were raised to believe that painful emotions are a sign of weakness, or if being vulnerable has always made you feel unsafe, then you may have survived by creating a perfect-looking life - a life where you appear to be successful, engaged, and always there for others. The problem? You're filled with self-criticism and shame, and you can't allow yourself to express fear, anger, loss, or grief. You recognize something is wrong, but you're not sure what exactly - only that you feel trapped and alone. If this sounds like you, you may have perfectly hidden depression (PHD).
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Amazing
- De Kimberly Davis en 10-27-20
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Éloge du carburateur
- De: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrado por: Féodor Atkine
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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Matthew B. Crawford était un brillant universitaire, bien payé pour travailler dans un think tank à Washington. Au bout de quelques mois, déprimé, il démissionne pour ouvrir... un atelier de réparation de motos. À partir du récit de son étonnante reconversion, il livre dans cet ouvrage intelligent et drôle une réflexion particulièrement fine sur le sens et la valeur du travail dans les sociétés occidentales.
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Make Today Count
- The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda
- De: John C. Maxwell
- Narrado por: Lew Grenville
- Duración: 3 h y 35 m
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Drawing from the text of the BusinessWeek best seller Today Matters, this condensed, revised edition boils down John C. Maxwell's 12 daily practices to their very essence, giving maximum impact in minimal time. This version is designed to be listened to in one sitting, or taken in as brief lessons in a few spare minutes each day.
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I Loved It!
- De Ricardo Sousa en 08-24-08
De: John C. Maxwell
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A Craftsman’s Legacy
- Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning
- De: Eric Gorges, Jon Sternfeld - contributor
- Narrado por: Eric Gorges
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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Today, even as so many of us spend hours in front of screens and in the virtual world, there is a growing movement that recognizes the power in the personal, the imperfect, the handmade. Eric Gorges, a metal shaper, taps into that hunger to get back to what's "real" through visits with the fellow artisans he has profiled for his popular public television program. In this book, he tells their stories and shares the collective wisdom of calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, engravers, wood workers, and more while celebrating the culture they've created.
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Groundbreaking! Surprising and totally Enjoyable!
- De Sue Z en 08-02-19
De: Eric Gorges, y otros
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Explaining Postmodernism (Expanded Edition)
- Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault
- De: Stephen R. C. Hicks
- Narrado por: Scott R. Smith
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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Explaining Postmodernism is intellectual history with a polemical twist, providing fresh insights into the debates underlying the furor over political correctness, multiculturalism, and the future of liberal democracy.
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Does not actually explain postmodernism.
- De Daniel Schealler en 02-04-19
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What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
- Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
- De: Michele Filgate
- Narrado por: Michele Filgate, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Roger Casey, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize that she was actually trying to write about how this affected her relationship with her mother. When it was finally published, the essay went viral, shared on social media by Anne Lamott, Rebecca Solnit, and many others. This gave Filgate an idea, and the resulting anthology offers a candid look at our relationships with our mothers.
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Now I’m healing
- De wonderwoman0414 en 08-24-21
De: Michele Filgate
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Life Is Setting Me Up for Success
- De: Victor Levy
- Narrado por: Hayes Dunlap
- Duración: 6 h y 39 m
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What is success? What does it look like? How does one achieve it? In Life Is Setting Me Up for Success, author Victor Levy takes an in-depth look at success, discussing what it is and what it isn’t. Levy offers 33 insights from day-to-day life, relationships, consciousness, yogic philosophy, society, and modern science to shift your perspective from living a life of constraints to expand to full possibility.
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Incredible book!!!
- De Flavia cambon en 01-28-23
De: Victor Levy
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The Power of Kindness 10th Anniversary Edition
- The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life
- De: Piero Ferrucci
- Narrado por: Mitch Horowitz
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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When The Power of Kindness first appeared in 2006 it thrilled and challenged listeners with one audacious promise: Your acts of generosity and decency are the secret to a fuller, more satisfying life. Kindness is not some squishy virtue but the very key to your own happiness. With nearly 125,000 copies sold, we're celebrating the book's tenth anniversary with this new edition, featuring a complete new chapter by Piero Ferrucci on the theme of "Harmlessness", which joins his other chapters on virtues such as "Honesty", "Warmth", and "Loyalty".
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Life changing
- De Leslie Alonso en 08-05-24
De: Piero Ferrucci
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The Catalyst
- How to Change Anyone's Mind
- De: Jonah Berger
- Narrado por: Keith Nobbs, Fred Irby
- Duración: 6 h y 46 m
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Everyone has something they want to change. Marketers want to change their customers' minds and leaders want to change organizations. Start-ups want to change industries and nonprofits want to change the world. But change is hard. Often, we persuade and pressure and push, but nothing moves. Could there be a better way? This book takes a different approach. Successful change agents know it's not about pushing harder, or providing more information, it's about being a catalyst.
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Was this book written to change my mind from a republican to a democrat?
- De Jack Shocklee en 10-02-20
De: Jonah Berger
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The Silent Treatment
- A Novel
- De: Abbie Greaves
- Narrado por: Alison Downing, Adrian Rawlins, Olivia Darnley
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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By all appearances, Frank and Maggie share a happy, loving marriage. But for the past six months, they have not spoken. Not a sentence, not a single word. Maggie isn’t sure what, exactly, provoked Frank’s silence, though she has a few ideas. Day after day, they have eaten meals together and slept in the same bed in an increasingly uncomfortable silence that has become, for Maggie, deafening.
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A tender page turner
- De M. Diamonti en 04-17-20
De: Abbie Greaves
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The Difference Maker
- Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset
- De: John C. Maxwell
- Narrado por: Henry O. Arnold
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
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What can make the difference in your life today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, in the same situation, end up with two totally different outcomes? Leadership expert John C. Maxwell says the difference maker is attitude. For those who have ever wondered what may be separating them from achieving the kind of personal and professional success they’ve always dreamt of, Dr. Maxwell has some words of insight: “Your attitude colors every aspect of your life. It is like the mind’s paintbrush.”
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One of the best books to read if you’re holding yourself back on things in life!
- De Amazon Customer en 01-23-23
De: John C. Maxwell
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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
- The Education of a Craftsman
- De: Peter Korn
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 5 h y 37 m
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In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer and maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and then founds a school in Maine: the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, an internationally respected nonprofit institution.
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Must Read
- De Ray en 06-19-14
De: Peter Korn
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How to Finish Everything You Start: Understanding the Causes of the Unfinished Epidemic, Its Cures, and When Choosing Not to Finish Is Okay
- De: Jan Yager
- Narrado por: Gale Cruz
- Duración: 4 h y 34 m
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This practical business book by an internationally acclaimed time management expert helps listeners understand why they're not finishing projects and what to do about it, including using Dr. Yager's unique F-I-N-I-S-H technique. It also goes beyond a "do this, not that" approach to help you develop a deeper insight into what you should be committing to in the first place!
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I had trouble finishing it ;-)
- De D. Gutterud en 01-15-19
De: Jan Yager
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What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
- Notes from a Street-Smart Executive
- De: Mark H. McCormack
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
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Mark H. McCormack, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in American business, is widely credited as the founder of the modern-day sports marketing industry. On a handshake with Arnold Palmer and less than a thousand dollars, he started International Management Group and, over a four-decade period, built the company into a multimillion-dollar enterprise with offices in more than forty countries. To this day, McCormack’s business classic remains a must for executives and managers at every level.
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Top 5 All-Time Favorite
- De Anonymous User en 08-09-24
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The World Beyond Your Head
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- Sam
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Excellent philosophy.
More detail oriented than "shop class as soulcraft" but as usual, Crawford delivers a well perceived and articulated view of the work we live in by examining our work ethic and, in this particular book, our interactions with others and culture.
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- Steve Yastrow
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What a world view
Stick with this ... It requires your attention, and, at the same time, helps you understand how to employ your attention in the world. You've heard countless simplistic criticisms of our technology obsessions. This is is a sophisticated account of how letting technologies mediate our interactions with the world distanced us from real living.
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- Prunella P.
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Almost—but not quite—beyond my head!
My brain is still reeling! It's ironic because this book, about attention, made it painfully obvious to me that I need to put some attention into my listening and comprehension skills!
It's not beyond me intellectually, but there is so much information going by at a good clip that it doesn't all sink in in one listen. So I think what I need to do is buy it in print, so I can re-read certain sections more slowly.
The narrator did a fabulous job. (I have watched the author in interviews and his speaking is way less engaging than the narrator!) His and rhythm were perfect—naturalistic and expressive and inflected with humour in all the right places. So it is not his fault that my retention is poor; it is my own brain I blame, in this age of distraction.
This book is brilliant. And it's like a hybrid of Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent" and something by Oliver Sacks. I hope that Matthew Crawford gets the accolades he deserves.
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- Carlos F. Pardo V
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Excellent and insightful
Very interesting account of the importance of being situated in life. Linking various topics and theories (and motorbikes and pipe organs) the author describes a very interesting discussion on why attention is so important
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- the5chord
- 04-16-15
Another great book from Matthew Crawford
Lots of interesting points and thought provoking arguments. Definitely worth your time and money. Well read. Pleasure to listen to.
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- Jade
- 12-05-20
Will re-read
Was required to read this for my philosophy class, and I will admit I got lost quite often while listening/reading. Interesting content, but I would like to read/listen again when I’m not forced to do so for a grade lol takes the fun out of it.
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- Darwin8u
- 05-25-15
Do Androids Dream of Electric Things/Aware People?
I read Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work years ago and loved it. I was enamored of his story. His last book was about excellence, work, education, and engaging in a philosophy of work and empowering the type of education that enables students to have choices beyond the Ivory Tower.
In this his newest book, this PhD in political philosophy, motorcycle repairman, looks at our attention. And how we can get beyond our own heads and the active distractions that jockey for our attention through things (tools, interactions with the world) and people (real people, not their representations). He argues that the individual can't be viewed removed from her environment. Unlike Kant or Descartes, Crawford doesn't believe man can be moral or an individual without others, without in fact interacting with things and others.
Best parts of this book are the sections on virtual reality. I recently returned from a trip to MIT's Age Lab where I saw first-hand robotic seals used to treat patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimers. I drove MIT Agelab's AwareCar which they use to measure how different things make drivers distracted (think iWatch vs. iPhone). It was weird to think of the overlap between car's being manufactured to remove our need for attention (remote controlled breaking and paternalistic cameras) and studies being done to help us to make cars that at once are less distracting and at the same time allow us to distract ourselves more. It becomes a weird circle that ends in oblivion or a car wreck.
Another chapter I loved was the chapter on Vegas and gambling. How addictions and our attention interact and how big corporation feed off of that interaction. I loved the section he focused on David Foster Wallace, especially his books This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life and The Pale King. Books that looked at how we use our attention and the bliss we can achieve through boredom. I though his take on Wallace was certainly worth the price of admission on that section.
Finally, I loved the long pre-epilogue chapter on the Organ Maker's Shop. I have an uncle, or actually my wife has an uncle, who makes and repairs organs and this chapter seemed to be a good illustration and summary of his whole thesis. The shop was interesting and it served well to summarize his thesis and his solution to how to achieve individuality in this world of multiple, hard-core distractions.
So, in general, I liked this book. Unfortunately, I wanted to like it even more. If you are going to try to write a book that engages with a critique of Kant, Descartes, and the liberalism they created, you are going to need to bring your A-game. Crawford brought his B-game in my opinion. There were, however, moments of genius (or wicked genius), like this quote:
"The basic design intention guiding Mercedes the last ten years seems to be that its cars should offer psychic blow jobs to the affluent. Just sit back, relax, and think something pleasing. The eyes take on a faraway glaze. As for the other drivers, there is a certain ...lack of mutuality."
So, despite the genius of sentences like this, I just wanted MORE from it. I wanted a bit more depth, a bit more precision, a bit more time. This pipe just seemed like it was blown too soon.
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- David Phillips
- 02-13-20
A mind-expanding exploration of a changing society
The narrator was superb, dealing with a sometimes involved and somewhat academic material. He always held my interest, and his intimation and clarity helped me understand not only the words but the concepts.
The book led my imagination and intellect to wander and soar over many matters of interest about how people of today interact with each other, society, and reality.
After listening to the book I ordered a Kindle copy to review at my own pace.
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- thomas
- 09-02-15
Complicated but Worth It
Would you consider the audio edition of The World Beyond Your Head to be better than the print version?
I think so. The author weaves complex (to me) narrative about how modern society can impact the way you view and process the world. Having this book narrated assisting me in understanding it.
What did you like best about this story?
I enjoy philosophy books during my yearly reading list. I would not consider my self a student or a philosopher by any definition but I enjoy revisiting the philosophies I enjoyed as an undergraduate student years ago. This book bring to life the philosophies of Stoicism, Epricurianism and other ancient approaches to life. It makes them relevant and for that simple reason I thought it was terrific.
Have you listened to any of Robert Fass’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not. I thought he did a capable hob, I enjoyed his narration.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I got a bit lost during parts of his polemic. This is probably due my lack of grounding in some of the reference material. This is good in the fact that this book was an intellectual "reach" for me, and I enjoyed the overall approach the author took. It helped me view current technology, my use of it and my ability to process information in a new way. I appreciated the authors insight, and I thought he wrote in an accessible manner.
Any additional comments?
If you are a non-philosopher looking for a modern day application of philosophical thought I think you will enjoy this book.
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- Nick Green
- 10-22-20
Phenomenology for the modern era.
Best contemporary philosophy / phenomenology author I've ever read (so far). Liked "Shop Class" more but this was a great read as well.
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