Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 39 mins)
By Susan Cain
Narrated By Kathe Mazur
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society--from van Gogh’s sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.
Teddy says:
"Thought provoking and Uplifting.... A++++++++!!!!!"
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 4 mins)
By George Packer
Narrated By Robert Fass
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In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, tells the story of the United States over the past three decades in an utterly original way, with his characteristically sharp eye for detail and gift for weaving together complex narratives. The Unwinding portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation.
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 13 mins)
By Eben Alexander
Narrated By Eben Alexander
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On November 10, 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander was driven into coma by a disease so lethal that only 1 in 10,000,000 survive. Seven days later, he awakened with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm that were more real than this earthly one - memories that included meeting a deceased birth sister he had never known existed. Dr. Alexander deployed all his knowledge as a scientist to find out whether his mind could have played a trick on him. In its shutdown state, there was no way it could have.
Kelly says:
"Compelling"
Meditations
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 11 mins)
By Marcus Aurelius
Narrated By Duncan Steen
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of State, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions - a cornerstone of Western thought.
Guilherme says:
"Stoic Wisdom at it's best"
Outliers: The Story of Success
UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 22 mins)
By Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated By Malcolm Gladwell
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In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
S Prabhu says:
"Excellent book; well adapted for the audio format"
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 34 mins)
By Michael Moss
Narrated By Scott Brick
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Every year, the average American eats 33 pounds of cheese (triple what we ate in 1970) and 70 pounds of sugar (about 22 teaspoons a day). We ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt a day, double the recommended amount, and almost none of that comes from the shakers on our table. It comes from processed food. It’s no wonder, then, that one in three adults, and one in five kids, is clinically obese.
Michael says:
"This is all too real, and YOU are the victim."
Publisher's Summary
The story of the Government's response to an earlier epidemic of binge-drinking - the nationalisation of Carlisle's pubs and breweries as a wartime experiment in 1916, an experiment that lasted until 1971.
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