The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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By Charles Duhigg
Narrated By Mike Chamberlain
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At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. Habits aren’t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
Mehra says:
"Nice! A guide on how to change"
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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By Bill Bryson
Narrated By Richard Matthews
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Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
Corby says:
"Very informative, fun to listen to"
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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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 Character of Physical Law
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 57 mins)
By Richard P. Feynman
Narrated By Sean Runnette
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In these Messenger Lectures, originally delivered at Cornell University and recorded for television by the BBC, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance. He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not "how clever we are to have foundit out but…how clever nature is to pay attention to it" and steers his discussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientific laws.
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 20 mins)
By Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
Narrated By Walter Dixon
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Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course The Science of Willpower,The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.
Niv says:
"life changing one of the best I read"
Mastery
UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 8 mins)
By Robert Greene
Narrated By Fred Sanders
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What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.
Andy says:
"what it takes, beyond hard work, to really know it"
Publisher's Summary
When tragedy strikes, most of us ultimately rebound surprisingly well. Where does such resilience come from?
This article was published in the March 2011 edition of Scientific American.
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