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Jennifer

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  • The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking | [Oliver Burkeman]
    The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
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    The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By Oliver Burkeman
    • Narrated By Oliver Burkeman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (101)
    Performance
    (91)
    Story
    (91)

    The Antidote is a series of journeys among people who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life. What they have in common is a hunch about human psychology: that it’s our constant effort to eliminate the negative that causes us to feel so anxious, insecure, and unhappy. And that there is an alternative "negative path" to happiness and success that involves embracing the things we spend our lives trying to avoid.

    Liberty says: "Down With UP"
    "Food for thought"
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    What made the experience of listening to The Antidote the most enjoyable?

    That it makes you look at a different point of view about goal setting


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    the author when he is in the subway


    What about Oliver Burkeman’s performance did you like?

    Oliver is truthfully thoughtful and direct with his subject matter. He openly looks at it from all directions. Easy to listen to


    What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

    That setting goals can be worse than not setting goals


    Any additional comments?

    If you have read and read and read and listened to all the goal setting, positive thinking, book and podcasts then give this a listen because Oliver will trigger your mind to look at life differently. Its quite refreshing

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0) | [Cheryl Strayed]
    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
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    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Cheryl Strayed
    • Narrated By Bernadette Dunne
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1703)
    Performance
    (1463)
    Story
    (1469)

    At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than “an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.

    Melinda says: "Amazing Undertaking--Good Book"
    "I felt like I've been in her shoes"
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    Would you listen to Wild again? Why?

    Yes, Cheryl writes exactly what goes on in your head when you take a long "Journey" hike. You feel like you don't even know yourself


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Wild?

    Blisters on her feet


    Which character – as performed by Bernadette Dunne – was your favorite?

    Cheryl herself... of Course


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    When Cheryl and Lief put down their family horse


    Any additional comments?

    If you ever taken a long hike or are considering it ... this is a must read. It so much more than the physical effort. I really wish to meet Cheryl in person someday

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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