You no longer follow DefaultName

You will no longer see updates from this user when they write new reviews, or suggestions based on their library or recommendations.

You can re-follow a user if you change your mind.

You now follow DefaultName

You will receive updates from this user when they write new reviews, or suggestions based on their library or recommendations.

You can unfollow a user if you change your mind.

DefaultName

Member Since 2009

HELPFUL VOTES

12 reviews
39 ratings
78 titles in library
5 purchased in 2013

FOLLOWING

FOLLOWERS

How to Build a Fortune: Your Plan for Success From the World's Most Famous Businessman

UNABRIDGED
- by Donald Trump , Trump University
- Narrated by Donald Trump
How to Build a Fortune: Your Plan for Success From the World's Most Famous Businessman

UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 48 mins)

By Donald Trump, Trump University

Narrated By Donald Trump

Overall
(39)
Performance
(11)
Story
(10)

Learn from a true master of wealth how to create your own personal fortune! Self-made multi-billionaire Donald Trump offers you a complete eight-week course on how to get rich. This is your plan for success from the world's most famous businessman - a total step-by-step program for transforming your financial future, Trump-style.
A User says: "The way it has to be!!!!"
"The way it has to be!!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

Donald shows an insight of how to get things done, no whining at all, the interview shows in a few words the true essence of a winner.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround

UNABRIDGED
- by Louis V. Gerstner
- Narrated by Edward Herrmann
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 34 mins)

By Louis V. Gerstner

Narrated By Edward Herrmann

Overall
(313)
Performance
(50)
Story
(49)

In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on a watch list for extinction, victimized by its own lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era IBM had itself helped invent.
Arthur Held says: "Moderate Start, Picks up FAST!"
"a Must have!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

The book has great insights into IBM past and now days culture, it makes you realize that even big enterprises such as IBM can get to a low point if you don`t take care of tha basic things, as well it let`s you know what it takes to grow at an amazing rate. Great story and info. Narrating is neat and great

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

UNABRIDGED
- by Nick Vujicic
- Narrated by Nick Vujicic
Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 50 mins)

By Nick Vujicic

Narrated By Nick Vujicic

Overall
(87)
Performance
(52)
Story
(51)

Life Without Limits is an inspiring book by an extraordinary man - Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs but overcame his disability to live not only independently, but to live a rich, fulfilling life that is a model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, his key message is letting people know the importance of finding your life's purpose - even through pain.
Candace says: "Love It"
"Inspiring!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

A must listen...Nick takes you to the journey his life^s been and makes you wonder: "if a guy with no arms and no legs can do so much why wouldn`t you?". It`s an inspiring advice to go out there an take action in your life. The narrating is good!!!

4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Leading at a Higher Level

UNABRIDGED
- by Ken Blanchard
- Narrated by Stow Lovejoy
Leading at a Higher Level

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 7 mins)

By Ken Blanchard

Narrated By Stow Lovejoy

Overall
(169)
Performance
(45)
Story
(41)

In Leading at a Higher Level, Blanchard and his colleagues have brought together everything they've learned about world-class leadership. You'll discover how to create targets and visions based on the "triple bottom line", and how to make sure people know who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey. Blanchard then turns to your customer, extending his breakthrough work on delivering legendary service, creating "raving fans", and developing a true "customer mania".
Xavier says: "I once was blind but now I see...."
"Intresting"

Overall
Performance
Story

the book is straight to what a good leader needs...at the end it gets kinda boring but truly is a great book for anyone who`s trying to excel at this position

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective.

ABRIDGED
- by Andy Andrews
- Narrated by Andy Andrews
The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective.

ABRIDGED (4 hrs and 9 mins)

By Andy Andrews

Narrated By Andy Andrews

Overall
(221)
Performance
(88)
Story
(87)

>. Orange Beach, Alabama is a simple town filled with simple people. But like all humans on the planet, the good folks of Orange Beach have their share of problems - marriages teetering on the brink of divorce, young adults giving up on life, business people on the verge of bankruptcy, as well as the many other obstacles that life seems to dish out to the masses. Fortunately, when things look the darkest - a mysterious man named Jones has a miraculous way of showing up.
Ml says: "Fabulous, Life Changing"
"Good thoughts but Repetitive"

Overall
Performance
Story

The main character appears as a know it all kind of guy which annoyed me all the way. The book has some helpful flashes that could have been summarized into 30 minutes. Dont waste a credit on it, better pay for it.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Open: An Autobiography

UNABRIDGED
- by Andre Agassi
- Narrated by Erik Davies
Open: An Autobiography

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 4 mins)

By Andre Agassi

Narrated By Erik Davies

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(744)
Performance
(262)
Story
(263)

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match and every relationship. Never before has the inner game of tennis and the outer game of fame been so precisely limned.
Patrick says: "Just an Incredible Story!"
"Nothing but OPEN !!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

Great book, a total inside of Agassi`s true feelings for the game as well as the honest story of a man whose failures and sucess made him one of the game`s greatest legends...... Great narration.... takes you in there and keeps you interested through 18 hours.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

ABRIDGED
- by Howard Schultz , Dori Jones Yang
- Narrated by Eric Conger
Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 55 mins)

By Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang

Narrated By Eric Conger

Overall
(125)
Performance
(37)
Story
(37)

The success of Starbucks is one of the most remarkable business stories in decades. Since 1987, the coffee merchant has grown from a single retail store on Seattle's waterfront to a company with more than 1,000 stores nationwide and a new one opening somewhere every business day. According to Fortune magazine, Starbucks "has changed everything...from our tastes to our language to the face of Main Street."
Mark says: "High Powered Brew"
"Money s Worth!!!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

makes you want to get out and do something about your life!!! Probably the best book i ve downloaded so far, Howard Schultz shows tha whole process behind the making of Starbucks as well as his passion and drive that motivated him to make Starbucks an American lifestyle.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

ABRIDGED
- by Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 4 mins)

By Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated By Malcolm Gladwell

Overall
(223)
Performance
(93)
Story
(95)

Why did crime in New York drop so suddenly in the mid-90s? How does an unknown novelist end up a best-selling author? Why is teenage smoking out of control, when everyone knows smoking kills? What makes TV shows like Sesame Street so good at teaching kids how to read? Why did Paul Revere succeed with his famous warning?
A User says: "Eye opener!!!"
"Eye opener!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

it certainly makes you understand and appreciate the surroundings of things, the narrating is good and it keeps you interested.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

UNABRIDGED
- by Seth Godin
- Narrated by Seth Godin
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 58 mins)

By Seth Godin

Narrated By Seth Godin

Overall
(482)
Performance
(204)
Story
(206)

What do Starbucks and JetBlue and KrispyKreme and Apple and DutchBoy and Kensington and Zespri and Hard Candy have that you don't? How do they continue to confound critics and achieve spectacular growth, leaving behind former tried-and true brands to gasp their last? Face it, the checklist of tired P's marketers have used for decades to get their product noticed - Pricing, Promotion, Publicity, to name a few - aren't working anymore.
Sunny says: "Excellent"
"Kinda like the Blue Ocean"

Overall
Performance
Story

i liked the examples shown in the books which explains how the tips have been applied to reality, also clarifies that safe is risky in a way that sticks. It overfills with information at certain times but overall is good.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The Confidence Book

UNABRIDGED
- by Gordon Lamont
- Narrated by Peta Masters
The Confidence Book

UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 40 mins)

By Gordon Lamont

Narrated By Peta Masters

Overall
(3)
Performance
(0)
Story
(0)

Few people lack confidence all the time, and many people are more confident with friends, or when practising a skill they know, such as working on a computer or cooking a meal. Yet, too often, these skills of confidence in everyday contexts may be dismissed as "that's nothing" or "that doesn't count" precisely because they are so familiar.
A User says: "Right advice, but tedious narrator !!!!"
"Right advice, but tedious narrator !!!!"

Overall
Performance
Story

The content of the book shows a few examples on how to behave with confidence, but the narrator in this british accent makes it tedious and plain to follow

0 of 0 people found this review helpful