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Cultural Amnesia
- Notes in the Margin of My Time
- De: Clive James
- Narrado por: Clive James
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
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From Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Charlie Chaplin, this varied and unfailingly absorbing book is both story and history, both public memoir and personal record - and provides an essential field-guide to the vast movements of taste, intellect, politics and delusion that helped to prepare the times we live in now.
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Very enjoyable and well narrated
- De Larbi en 05-18-08
De: Clive James
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The Way of the Heathen
- Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life
- De: Greta Christina
- Narrado por: Greta Christina
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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So you're an atheist. Now what? The way we deal with life - with love and sex, pleasure and death, reality and making stuff up - can change dramatically when we stop believing in gods, souls, and afterlives. When we leave religion - or if we never had it in the first place - where do we go? With her unique blend of compassion and humor, thoughtfulness and snark, Greta Christina most emphatically does not propose a single path to a good atheist life. She offers questions to think about, ideas that may be useful, and encouragement to choose your own way.
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Navigating the world outside of church
- De Scott Bresinger en 01-21-17
De: Greta Christina
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The Story Paradox
- How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down
- De: Jonathan Gottschall
- Narrado por: Joshua Kane
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.
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A bit of a mixed bag with some amazing discussion
- De Justin en 04-27-22
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The Art of Living
- The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
- De: Epictetus, Sharon Lebell - translator
- Narrado por: Richard Bolles
- Duración: 1 h y 31 m
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Epictetus, one of the greatest of the ancient thinkers, believed that the primary mission of philosophy is to help ordinary people meet the challenges of daily life and deal with losses, disappointments, and grief. His prescription for the good life: master desires, perform one's duties, and learn to think clearly about oneself and the larger community. This recording includes an interview with philosopher Jacob Needleman on the significance of Epictetus' work.
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Atrocious reading of a vapid mistranslation
- De Joseph M. en 06-25-09
De: Epictetus, y otros
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The Spiritual Teachings of Seneca
- Ancient Philosophy for Modern Wisdom
- De: Mark Forstater, Victoria Radin
- Narrado por: David Troughton, Louisa Millwood Haig
- Duración: 1 h y 36 m
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Seneca was dedicated to Stoicism, and in his essays and letters he explained the stoic position on many fundamental issues: pleasure and the problem of desire, happiness, and contentment; anger, fear, living in the present, how to think for yourself, anxiety and tranquillity, goodness, freedom, trusting the universe; courage, opportunity, cruelty and how to deal with it, friendship, love and trust, death and how to live, learning , chance and fate, time, aspirations, wisdom - and more.
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Odd presentation style
- De Mark en 08-03-08
De: Mark Forstater, y otros
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To Show and to Tell
- The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
- De: Phillip Lopate
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology The Art of the Personal Essay, is universally acclaimed as “one of our best personal essayists” ( Dallas Morning News). Here, combining more than 40 years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, he brings us this highly anticipated nuts-and-bolts guide to writing literary nonfiction. A phenomenal master class shaped by Lopate’s informative, accessible tone, and immense gift for storytelling.
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Not a guide on writing personal essays
- De A. Yoshida en 08-07-13
De: Phillip Lopate
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Linchpin
- Are You Indispensable?
- De: Seth Godin
- Narrado por: Seth Godin
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there’s a third team, the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out what to do when there’s no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.
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I was expecting more
- De Steve High en 04-06-10
De: Seth Godin
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
- De: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrado por: Michael Puttonen
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
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John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling.
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I will never see school the same
- De Nicole en 05-21-15
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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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Willful Blindness
- Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril
- De: Margaret Heffernan
- Narrado por: Margaret Heffernan
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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Margaret Heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers we face are the ones we don't see - not because they're secret or invisible, but because we're willfully blind. A distinguished businesswoman and writer, she examines the phenomenon and traces its imprint in our private and working lives, and within governments and organizations, and asks: What makes us prefer ignorance? What are we so afraid of? Why do some people see more than others? And how can we change?
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How Not to Be the Blind Leading the Blind
- De Cynthia en 06-29-13
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Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work, and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes.
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Pass on this one and read The Black Swan
- De Wade T. Brooks en 06-25-12
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- Incerto, Book 1
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur has penned a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill - the world of trading - Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives.
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Not for MBAs and Economist
- De Ekele Onuh Oscar en 06-19-19
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The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
- Incerto, Book 2
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
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Interesting, but over the top
- De Anonymous User en 08-08-19
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The Rational Optimist
- How Prosperity Evolves
- De: Matt Ridley
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
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Life is getting better at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before.
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Personal
- De Robert F. Jones en 09-15-17
De: Matt Ridley
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track
- Selected Letters of Richard Feynman
- De: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrado por: Richard Poe, Johanna Parker
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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Few scientists have enthralled more people than Richard P. Feynman, the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Six Easy Pieces and Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Beloved for his engaging character and zest for life, he is an American icon. In this selection of letters, Feynman's towering genius and singular personality shine like dazzling stars.
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Absolutely delightful
- De csk en 07-07-05
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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
- De: Carlo M. Cipolla, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - foreword
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 54 m
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Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local bar. It is human stupidity. Carlo M. Cipolla, noted professor of economic history at the UC Berkeley, created this vitally important book in order to detect and neutralize its threat.
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What do you have to loose?
- De Andres en 04-06-21
De: Carlo M. Cipolla, y otros
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Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work, and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes.
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Pass on this one and read The Black Swan
- De Wade T. Brooks en 06-25-12
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- Incerto, Book 1
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur has penned a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill - the world of trading - Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives.
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Not for MBAs and Economist
- De Ekele Onuh Oscar en 06-19-19
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The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
- Incerto, Book 2
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
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Interesting, but over the top
- De Anonymous User en 08-08-19
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The Rational Optimist
- How Prosperity Evolves
- De: Matt Ridley
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
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Life is getting better at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before.
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Personal
- De Robert F. Jones en 09-15-17
De: Matt Ridley
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track
- Selected Letters of Richard Feynman
- De: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrado por: Richard Poe, Johanna Parker
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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Few scientists have enthralled more people than Richard P. Feynman, the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Six Easy Pieces and Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Beloved for his engaging character and zest for life, he is an American icon. In this selection of letters, Feynman's towering genius and singular personality shine like dazzling stars.
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Absolutely delightful
- De csk en 07-07-05
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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
- De: Carlo M. Cipolla, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - foreword
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 54 m
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Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local bar. It is human stupidity. Carlo M. Cipolla, noted professor of economic history at the UC Berkeley, created this vitally important book in order to detect and neutralize its threat.
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What do you have to loose?
- De Andres en 04-06-21
De: Carlo M. Cipolla, y otros
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The Evolution of Everything
- How New Ideas Emerge
- De: Matt Ridley
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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The Evolution of Everything is about bottom-up order and its enemy, the top-down twitch - the endless fascination human beings have with design rather than evolution, with direction rather than emergence. Drawing on anecdotes from science, economics, history, politics, and philosophy, Matt Ridley's wide-ranging, highly opinionated opus demolishes conventional assumptions that major scientific and social imperatives are dictated by those on high.
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Brilliant!
- De Winfield en 12-16-15
De: Matt Ridley
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The Tao of Seneca
- Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 1
- De: Seneca presented by Tim Ferriss Audio
- Narrado por: John A. Robinson
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
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The Tao of Seneca (volumes 1-3) is an introduction to Stoic philosophy through the words of Seneca. If you study Seneca, you'll be in good company. He was popular with the educated elite of the Greco-Roman Empire, but Thomas Jefferson also had Seneca on his bedside table. Thought leaders in Silicon Valley tout the benefits of Stoicism, and NFL management, coaches, and players alike - from teams such as the Patriots and Seahawks - have embraced it.
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- De Jason en 01-27-16
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The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- De: David Deutsch
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 20 h
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A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe.
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Worthwhile if you have the patience
- De Scott Feuless en 08-12-19
De: David Deutsch
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How Innovation Works
- And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
- De: Matt Ridley
- Narrado por: Matt Ridley
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. Forget short-term symptoms like Donald Trump and Brexit, it is innovation itself that explains them and that will itself shape the 21st century for good and ill. Yet innovation remains a mysterious process, poorly understood by policy makers and businessmen, hard to summon into existence to order, yet inevitable and inexorable when it does happen.
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Bad scholarship and bias that overwhelms his facts
- De RickyF en 07-01-20
De: Matt Ridley
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street
- A Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Eleventh Edition)
- De: Burton G. Malkiel
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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Burton G. Malkiel's classic and gimmick-free investment guide is now more necessary than ever. Rather than tricks, what you'll find here is a time-tested and thoroughly research-based strategy for your portfolio. Whether you're considering your first 401(k) contribution or contemplating retirement, this fully updated edition of A Random Walk Down Wall Street should be the first book on your wishlist.
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Let me save you 12 hours & 14 minutes
- De MckKingry en 02-11-19
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Six Easy Pieces
- Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
- De: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
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Designed for non-scientists, Six Easy Pieces is an unparalleled introduction to the world of physics by one of the greatest teachers of all time.
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Unintelligible
- De M. en 08-06-05
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Genome
- The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
- De: Matt Ridley
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers - questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life. Matt Ridley here probes the scientific, philosophical, and moral issues arising as a result of the mapping of the genome.
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- De Gary en 05-21-12
De: Matt Ridley
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The Sovereign Individual
- Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
- De: James Dale Davidson, Peter Thiel - preface, William Rees-Mogg
- Narrado por: Michael David Axtell
- Duración: 19 h y 20 m
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Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the best seller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.
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Unfortunately distopian for mosty of humanity
- De Phil en 09-29-20
De: James Dale Davidson, y otros
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Poor Charlie’s Almanack
- The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
- De: Charles T. Munger
- Narrado por: Grover Gardener
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up," Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of 11 talks, delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007, has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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With over 225 titles in my audible. This is in my top 3!! On the hardback as well as the audible version
- De Johann Cohen en 01-09-24
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A Man for All Markets
- From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
- De: Edward O. Thorp, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - foreword
- Narrado por: Edward O. Thorp
- Duración: 16 h y 30 m
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The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.
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A life of a genius
- De Oleksiy Volovik en 05-08-17
De: Edward O. Thorp, y otros
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Antifrágil (Nova edição) [Antifragile (New Edition)]
- Coisas que se beneficiam com o caos [Things That Gain from Disorder]
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Renato Marques - tradutor
- Narrado por: Rodrigo Chueri
- Duración: 21 h y 21 m
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Em A lógica do Cisne Negro, Taleb demonstrou que acontecimentos altamente improváveis e imprevisíveis dominam a nossa existência. Em Antifrágil, o autor confere um novo conceito à incerteza, tornando-a desejável e até mesmo necessária. Assim como ficamos fisicamente mais fortes quando submetidos à tensão, muitas coisas se beneficiam do estresse, da desordem e da volatilidade. O que Taleb identificou e chama de antifrágil não só tira proveito do caos, como precisa dele para sobreviver e florescer. O antifrágil está além do resiliente e do robusto.
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Incrível
- De ALBERTO SALGUEIRO en 09-16-24
De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, y otros
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Antifragile
- Prosperare nel disordine
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Nicola Bonimelli
- Duración: 18 h y 35 m
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Questo audiolibro offre una nuova visione del mondo. La prospettiva che cambierà le nostre idee sulla società e ispirerà le nostre scelte quotidiane. Ci aiuterà a comprendere come il nostro corpo si protegge dalle malattie e le specie viventi si evolvono, come la libertà d'impresa crea prosperità e il genio si trasforma in innovazione.
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- De FA en 11-13-21
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Bed of Procrustes
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- Chris
- 07-30-12
Buy the BOOK
While this a good listen and full of little wisdoms, you'll want the hard bound book near your desk as a reference piece. I can see using many of these aphorisms as quotes in presentations. Lots of great stuff hear but better in book form.
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- 07-02-21
Genius in theory, idiot in practise
First of all, this is a great book. I love books that make you pause, sit down, and think. This books does that. It is well worth a listen.
Sadly, his own biases are shown regularly when he refers to real life examples, some of which show a fundamental lack of understanding of concepts he does not understand (for example business and economics).
Overall, highly recommended.
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- wyly c. parsons
- 04-16-12
Taleb's Aphorisms
This is an excellent book although perhaps not suited to listening, it is short and hinges on one sentence aphorisms which would probably be better read one at a time and pondered. To hear them consecutively as in a list is intriguing, and simply gives on a desire to experience the printed book.
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- Ian Hay
- 03-24-18
Don't, under any circumstances, read this book!
Not since reading Rochefoucauld's Maxims (as part of my Beloit College Classics curriculum), have I encountered such an extraordinary book. Further, don't be fooled by its quick read, there are lessons within that will make you scratch your head & perhaps even ponder your own existence...
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-17-23
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why is it required that you write a review to post a rating. I don't feel like posting a review
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On Repeat
If you could sum up The Bed of Procrustes in three words, what would they be?
Insightful. Entertaining. Thought provoking.
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I replay the entire book fairly often, such as while performing other tasks. Each time I enjoy it just as much as the previous listen, if not more so. There is rarely a book that I can do this with.
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- A sad attempt at anonymity
- 06-17-18
better as a book instead of audio
as a collections of aphorisms, this book is better to digest one sentence at a time over the course of a year.
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- Mike Hawbaker
- 05-09-19
get the book
I don't think this style of writing translates well to audio, you need to read it at your own pace.
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- Michael
- 06-26-21
3.5 stars
3.5 stars. Some of these are pretentious and self-serving. Some, I disagree with. Some are recycled. And some are quite good.
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- Roderic Rinehart
- 06-24-21
He is a clever pompous ass
He has hot takes on everything and no one surely agrees with him on everything, but he does have clever insights. There is no story here. This is old fashioned Schopenhauer or Nietzsche or Rochefoucauld or any of the aphoristic writers. It’s probably a better book, which I read years ago, but is still a decent audiobook.
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