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First Things First

By: Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey
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Publisher's summary

Stephen R. Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority and founder of Covey Leadership Center. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard and a doctorate from Brigham Young University, where he was a professor of business management and organizational behavior for 20 years. His book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has sold more than 10 million copies and has been translated into 30 languages.

A. Roger Merrill, a well-known leader in time management and leadership development, is a vice president and founding meember of Covey Leadership Center. He holds a degree in business management and has done extensive graduate work in organizational behavior and adult learning.

Rebecca R. Merrill, a mother, grandmother, homemaker, and accomplished author, has also served in numerous leadership positions in a variety of community, eduational, and women's organizations.

©1994 Stephen R. Covey (P)2010 Simon and Schuster Audio

Critic reviews

"Covey is the hottest self-improvement consultant to hit U.S. business since Dale Carnegie." ( USA Today)
"Covey has reached the apex with First Things First. This is an important work. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't be helped by reading it." (Larry King, CNN)

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COMPLETELY USELESS

What disappointed you about First Things First?

The audio book seems like an abridged version of an abridged version of an abridged version. It is extremely short, gives no actual details, and essentially covers only the introduction of each concept but never gets into the details of them. I could make the same audio book and charge you half the price and all I would have to do is read the Intro of the book, and the first few pages of each concept. Easy 5 bucks.

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Dishonest

I feel that it was not obvious that this was a very abridged version of the original. Very disappointed.

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Abridged version

While I had hoped to find an unabridged audiobook of First Things, this edition is a solid second. It captures the essence of the book and a little more. This is a good choice if you don't need to "immersion read" the original.

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Abridged!

This is not the whole book. I'm exceptionally disappointed. What a waste of money. Wow.

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Too short

Only about an hour of content. Doesn’t give enough details. I wish they made the whole book available.

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I fee ripped off...

The real book is 300+ pages. Why would they charge the same price for this abridged audio which probably equates to 50 pages of information?

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Tremendous!!!

This book as all the other Covey books have been a wonderful part of helping take a closer look at helping me the a better person.

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Boring

Do not waste your money or your time. Horrible book. Manage your time , look for another book.

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Wonderful

I feel sad that I have not studied Stephen Covey's books earlier in my life . There is much wisdom and strength to be found in this text . I hope to read it more than once,, and to study more of his books. There are not many truly good and wise people in this world, and clearly Covey is one of them.

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TERRIBLE WASTE OF MONEY-this is not the full ver.

DO not waste your money. This is not the full version. For the price, it's a rip-off.

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