• The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

  • By: Timothy Ferriss
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (4,834 ratings)

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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

By: Timothy Ferriss
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's summary

Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The 28-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years: a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with an entirely new way of living.

The 4 Hour Work Week explains what a lifestyle entrepreneur is and why you should want to become one. It teaches you how to "kill" your job and design a life, the 80/20 rule and how it increases productivity, how to replace your dreams with goals, and more. Listeners can lead a rich life by working only four hours a week, freeing up the rest of their time to spend it living the lives they want.

©2007 Timothy Ferriss (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"It's about time this book was written. It is a long-overdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and Tim Ferriss is the ideal ambassador." (Jack Canfield)
"Thanks to Tim Ferriss, I have more time in my life to travel, spend time with family, and write book blurbs. This is a dazzling and highly useful work." (A.J. Jacobs, Editor-at-Large, Esquire)

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great book

just what I was looking for! the new rich have it going on! time to start implementing

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Buy it

Spectacular and amazing that about dimes it up. Seven more words to go. The end

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Think outside the box

Ferris's work challenged me to think about my life and work, my motivations, my goals, my dreams and then gave me some pointed suggestions on how to make the changes I desire. Even for the person who loves their work and wants to spend hours there, this book has some great ideas on improving focus and enriching your non-work hours.
The reader is fantastic! I bought the book for some of its resources, but I like Ray Porter's reading better than the voice inside my head.

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The 4 Hour Work Week

I really enjoyed listening to this book and have recommended it to several of my friends. I dont know if I will ever travel the world like Timothy but it does leave me less concerned about the bad things that could happen. I will have to buy a paperback copy for the reference material listed throughout the book. All of the things that Timothy says can be done do actually seem feasible. I would like to thank Eva for recommending the book to me.

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loved it

this audio book is amazing to listen to when your driving. it's the main reason I have confidence to really push being an entrepreneur.

worth the money 100%

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Best Book since Rich Dad Poor Dad

This is probably the top 2 on favorite book list. Tim is beyond his years and beyond this century! (if that makes sense)

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Vindicated

This book confirms my belief that there's no such thing as retirement. Rather a series of mini-retirement throughout our lifetime.

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Life changing

First book of its kind I have read yet to give a step by step guide, with tons of sources. truely motivational, no b.s. no fluff

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one of my favorites

This book will stay on my iPod forever!

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great motivational book

great motivational book to get you thinking about your choices in life. may not give you the answers but will definitely help you find answers

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