As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

Narrated by: Kevin T. Norris

Length: 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely, though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body and lays it open to the entrance of disease, while impure thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will sooner shatter the nervous system.

Public Domain (P)2006 Gildan Media

Compact golden nuggets for taking control of your life

It’s rare to find such wisdom condensed in just above thirty minutes of audiobook. Every second sentence makes you think and take notes of essential wisdom to achieve and live a fulfilling life.

Great reading, clear, an easy listening

I could listen to this three times a day.

As matter of fact, I do.

The Power of Your Thought Process

A lot to digest in a few words. A potentially life changing experience.
Powerful book

Spoken too quickly.

The speaker spoke too fast for good understanding.
The slower speed 0.75x was a bit distorted.
This review is complete.

7'th time I heard this book. Such an amazing work

7'th time I heard this book. Such an amazing work and its my go to whenever I feel lost or confused. Everyone who cares about success or self-help tools should have this book.

Thought Leadership at it's Best

A classic book read in original fashion. It will take a few minutes to let you mind open up to the performance but it is well worth your time.

Best material, worst reading

I was very pleased with the content and super, inspirational message of this short primer on the ability to and importance of shaping one's life through one's thoughts. It is a must read, and I found myself wishing, in this age of ubiquitous "crapertainment", that more people could be exposed to this message.

To be fair to the reader, "As a Man Thinketh" is written in the style of the 19th century, with phrasing that is odd to the 21st century ear, so it would be a very challenging read for any narrator. Having said that, I have never heard, in approximately two decades of enjoying "books on tape", a more monotonous rendering of any literature than the narrator of this book lazily applies here. There is no change in tone, or rhythm, no pauses or emphasis, nor any such effort to read the material as if to convey the meaning of the text. It took me three hours to listen to this 38 minute reading the first time, because I constantly had to rewind the program to "get" what the author was trying to say because of the amateur reading of the narrator. It was worth the effort, but what a shame that audible doesn't offer a reading of this classic which transcribes it more justly!

Amazing book... Horrible narrator...

This book has so impacted me that it is hard to describe. It has upheaved much of my thinking for the good. I am very thankful for this audiobook and will continue to come back to it.

That said, the narrator is awful. But honestly, out of all the different narrators that audible offers for this book, this one is probably the best. The others sound like cheesy care salesmen, and so I figured better to listen to this one, where even though his voice is monotone, it's at least not "car-salesman-ish".

Amazing

If you buy just one book from Audible make it this one.

Short and sweet but oh so impactful

This is the quick read, but but full of gems and gold nuggets that remain in the soul forever.