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Al

San Francisco, CA | Member Since 2009

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  • Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Geoff Colvin
    • Narrated By David Drummond
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1851)
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    (986)
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    (986)

    One of the most popular Fortune articles in many years was a cover story called "What It Takes to Be Great." Geoff Colvin offered new evidence that top performers in any field - from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch - are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness doesn't come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades.

    Sasha says: "An Even-Handed Look At Talent"
    "Best book on how to grow talent"
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    the concepts are very clearly stated, the concept of deliberate practice is stated as the prime reason and is defended by various examples.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Paris: A Love Story; a Memoir

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Kati Marton
    • Narrated By Kathe Mazur
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (23)
    Performance
    (19)
    Story
    (19)

    In this remarkably honest memoir, award-winning journalist and distinguished author Kati Marton presents an impassioned and romantic story of love, loss, and life after loss. Paris is at the heart of this deeply moving account. At every stage of her life, Paris offers Marton beauty and excitement, and now, after the sudden death of her husband, Richard Holbrooke, it offers a chance for a fresh beginning.

    glamazon says: "MLF: Must Love French"
    "Self serving"
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    A very self serving and self centered view of the author. The good parts are only that deal with Mr Richard Holbrooke. Only read for that and his determination and courage.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Michael Lewis
    • Narrated By Dylan Baker
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1464)
    Performance
    (1210)
    Story
    (1222)

    The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not normally afford to indulge. The Greeks wanted to turn their country into a pinata stuffed with cash and allow as many citizens as possible to take a whack at it. The Germans wanted to be even more German; the Irish wanted to stop being Irish.

    Andy says: "we may not be the most stupid kids on the planet"
    "Entertaining Book"
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    Great book, fun to read, with stories from all over the globe, which are witty, easy to listen to and fun read.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Katherine Boo
    • Narrated By Sunil Malhotra
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (305)
    Performance
    (264)
    Story
    (262)

    Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption.

    Dr. says: "An Antidote for Shantaram"
    "Great Book"
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    masterful and epic story of life in slums and what poor people have to do to survive on a daily basis

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Jim Rogers
    • Narrated By Michael Bybee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (24)
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    (21)
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    (21)

    Jim Rogers, whose entertaining accounts of his travels around the world - studying the markets from Russia to Singapore from the ground up - has enthralled investors and Wall Street aficionados for two decades. In his engaging memoir Street Smarts, Rogers offers pithy commentary from a lifetime of adventure, from his early years growing up a naïve kid in Demopolis, Alabama, to his fledgling career on Wall Street, to his cofounding the wildly successful Quantum Fund [omit George Soros], Rogers always had a restless curiosity to experience and understand the world around him.

    Al says: "Essential Rogers"
    "Essential Rogers"
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    Great book on advice in life and investments. Essential book for being successfull in ethics, professional and personal life.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha
    • Narrated By Kaleo Griffith
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (192)
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    (158)
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    (157)

    The career escalator is jammed at every level. Unemployment rates are sky-high. Creative disruption is shaking every industry. Global competition for jobs is fierce. The employer-employee pact is over, and traditional job security is a thing of the past. Here, LinkedIn cofounder and chairman Reid Hoffman and author Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world.

    Griselda says: "Just like watching TV... a commerical every 5 mins"
    "Good book but more focussed on large organizations"
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    This is a good book, but more tailored towards how to work in the large corporation and not to rough any feathers as superiors would not like it. Good practical advice to play it safe in the corporate world, quite different advice from what it is to be successfull in startups but good advice to walk and learn the ropes in a large corporation.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Jon Meacham
    • Narrated By Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (444)
    Performance
    (371)
    Story
    (367)

    In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.

    Darwin8u says: "A Man and Biography Relevant to Our Day"
    "Fabulous work on Leadership"
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    Shows how Jefferson was able to use his leadership skills by taking a moderate approach in life

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Farhad Manjoo
    • Narrated By Ray Porter
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (95)
    Performance
    (21)
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    (22)

    Why has punditry overtaken news, with so many media outlets pushing partisan agendas instead of information? Comedian Stephen Colbert's catchword "truthiness" has captured something essential about our age: that people are more comfortable with ideas that feel true, even if the evidence for those beliefs is thin.

    Gurmukh says: "Very interesting book, but a little lacking"
    "Excellent work on Journalism"
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    Fascinating work on what is true in life and what is not. Exposes tricks used by various media to show their own version of truth or reality to larger world

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Leonard Mlodinow
    • Narrated By Sean Pratt
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2010)
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    (1020)
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    (998)

    In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.

    Dermot says: "You might have to read it twice"
    "The best book on Randomness"
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    For folks who take oneself too seriously this will open a light on to the true causes of success and failure. A brilliant book , one of the best ever.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Emotional Intelligence

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
    • Narrated By Barrett Whitener
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (766)
    Performance
    (206)
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    (208)

    Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. This fascinating and persuasive program argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities - emotional intelligence - that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life.

    Stephanie says: "Good info, hard to listen sometimes"
    "Good book, but too much theoretical information"
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    Yes, it had some practical advice as well, but way too much time is spent on theoretical information and causes of the lack of EQ. I wish it was more practical in nature.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Clay Shirky
    • Narrated By Kevin Foley
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (160)
    Performance
    (45)
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    (45)

    For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consumers. Today, technology has finally caught up with human potential. In Cognitive Surplus, Internet guru Clay Shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last.

    Roy says: "Many Helpful Insights"
    "Excellent book on social media"
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    This is an excellent book on people who are working on social media applications. It tells us that how to utilize and attract peoples times and offers many many wonderful successfull stories and pitfalls to avoid.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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