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- Reinventing the American Dream
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The New Better Off is about the creative choices individuals are making in their vocational and personal lives, but it's also about the movements, formal and informal, that are coalescing around the New Better Off idea - people who are reinventing the social safety net and figuring out how to truly better their own communities.
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In the first book to identify demographically proven happiness hotspots worldwide, researcher and explorer Dan Buettner documents the happiest people on earth and reveals how we can create our own happy zones. Detailing extraordinary new discoveries and meticulous research on four continents, Buettner observes happiness in unlikely places and gleans surprising insight into what generates contentment and what it means to thrive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Around the world with circular reasoning
- De Andy en 05-17-11
De: Dan Buettner
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Overwhelmed
- Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
- De: Brigid Schulte
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 374
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 320
According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is “that place in which we realize our humanity.” If that’s true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we're doing dangerously little realizing of our humanity. In Overwhelmed, Schulte, a staff writer for The Washington Post, asks: Are our brains, our partners, our culture, and our bosses making it impossible for us to experience anything but “contaminated time”?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Depressing, Dreary Listening Experience
- De Deb A en 04-19-15
De: Brigid Schulte
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The End of Men
- And the Rise of Women
- De: Hanna Rosin
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 160
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 132
Men have been the dominant sex since - well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already "the end of men" - the phrase Rosin coined - has entered the lexicon as indelibly as Simone de Beauvoir’s "second sex", Betty Friedan’s "feminine mystique", Susan Faludi’s "backlash", and Naomi Wolf’s "beauty myth" have.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, don't care for the reader's style
- De Darren en 12-05-12
De: Hanna Rosin
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Winning from Within
- A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change
- De: Erica Ariel Fox
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Life is a series of negotiations, whether or not you think of yourself as a negotiator. From seemingly insignificant daily decisions to major life choices, you negotiate every time you aim to persuade, argue over a decision, or resolve a conflict. But as negotiations and leadership expert Erica Ariel Fox reveals, the most important negotiations - the ones that determine the impact of our actions and the quality of our lives - are those we have with ourselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening is an understatement
- De Lucas en 01-13-19
De: Erica Ariel Fox
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Leap
- Leaving a Job with No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want
- De: Tess Vigeland
- Narrado por: Tess Vigeland
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Until recently Tess Vigeland was a longtime host of public radio's Marketplace. It was a rewarding, high-status job, and Tess was very good at it - but she'd begun to feel restless. Without any definite, clear sense of what she wanted to do next (but an absolute certainty that what she'd been doing was no longer truly satisfying), she walked away from her dream job and into a vast unknown. Suddenly she was no longer " Marketplace's Tess Vigeland"; she was just Tess Vigeland.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everything Mrs Vigeland says is true, but ...
- De Claude en 10-10-15
De: Tess Vigeland
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All the Single Ladies
- Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
- De: Rebecca Traister
- Narrado por: Candace Thaxton, Rebecca Traister - introduction
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 982
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 974
In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, "the most brilliant voice on feminism in this country" (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book, destroyed by narration
- De Theresa Holleran en 03-06-16
De: Rebecca Traister
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30 Lessons for Living
- Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans
- De: Karl Pillemer Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 252
More than 1,000 extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary 90-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of 65 to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Solid advice, however memory may bias it
- De Glenn en 10-08-12
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It Was All a Dream
- A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America
- De: Reniqua Allen
- Narrado por: Shayna Small
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their parents and grandparents play by the rules, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. They witnessed their elders fight to escape cycles of oppression for more promising prospects, largely to no avail. Today, in this post-Obama era, they face a critical turning point. Interweaving her own experience, Allen shares surprising stories of hope and ingenuity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great statistics and facts
- De Eve en 05-18-19
De: Reniqua Allen
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One and Only
- The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One
- De: Lauren Sandler
- Narrado por: Lauren Sandler
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like and whether stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and modernity, she learned a lot about herself - and a lot about our culture's assumptions. In this heartfelt work, Sandler legitimizes a discussion about the larger societal costs of having more than one.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Data Driven
- De Meghan B en 01-11-22
De: Lauren Sandler
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Killing It
- An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart
- De: Sheryl O'Loughlin
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Aspiring entrepreneurs are told that to launch a business, you must go all in, devoting every resource and moment to making it work. But following this advice comes at an enormous personal cost: divorce, addiction, even suicide. It means sacrificing the intangibles that make life worth living. Sheryl O'Loughlin knows there is a better way. In Killing It, she shares the wisdom she's gained from her successful experiences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read! Insightful!
- De Justine A. Kundert en 06-14-17
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The Culture Code
- An Ingenious Way To Understand Why People Around The World Live And Buy As They Do
- De: Clotaire Rapaille
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 409
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 282
Internationally revered cultural anthropologist and marketing expert Clotaire Rapaille reveals for the first time the techniques he has used to improve profitability and practices for dozens of Fortune 100 companies. His groundbreaking revelations shed light not just on business but on the way every human being acts and lives around the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mapping cultures
- De Eric en 08-04-08
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Willful Blindness
- Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril
- De: Margaret Heffernan
- Narrado por: Margaret Heffernan
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 269
Margaret Heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers we face are the ones we don't see - not because they're secret or invisible, but because we're willfully blind. A distinguished businesswoman and writer, she examines the phenomenon and traces its imprint in our private and working lives, and within governments and organizations, and asks: What makes us prefer ignorance? What are we so afraid of? Why do some people see more than others? And how can we change?
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4 out of 5 stars
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How Not to Be the Blind Leading the Blind
- De Cynthia en 06-29-13
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A Bigger Prize
- How We Can Do Better Than the Competition
- De: Margaret Heffernan
- Narrado por: Margaret Heffernan
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
From the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts to the classrooms of Singapore and Finland, from tiny start-ups to global engineering firms and beloved American organizations like Ocean Spray, Eileen Fisher, Gore, and Boston Scientific, Heffernan discovers ways of living and working that foster creativity, spark innovation, reinforce our social fabric, and feel so much better than winning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Margaret Heffernan is brilliant!
- De Eric Willingham en 06-09-16
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The Secrets of Happy Families
- Surprising New Ideas to Bring More Togetherness, Less Chaos, and Greater Joy
- De: Bruce Feiler
- Narrado por: Bruce Feiler
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 386
Best-selling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising his children. So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families. Instead of the usual family "experts", he sought out the most creative minds - from Silicon Valley to the set of Modern Family, from the country's top negotiators to the Green Berets - and asked them what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth reading, even if you can't do it all!
- De Amazon Customer en 02-28-13
De: Bruce Feiler
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Generation Me
- Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before
- De: Jean M. Twenge PhD
- Narrado por: Randye Kaye
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
In this provocative new book, psychologist and social commentator Dr. Jean Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "Generation Me" - people born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Dr. Twenge explores why her generation is tolerant, confident, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious. Dr. Twenge reveals how profoundly different today's young adults are - and makes controversial predictions about what the future holds for them and society as a whole.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I mostly agree
- De David Hill en 05-25-20
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Start Where You Are
- De: Chris Gardner
- Narrado por: Andre Blake
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 150
If you've been dealing with the loss of a job or home, or have had a health or financial crisis, Start Where You Are abounds with lessons that offer hope and provide a road map for starting anew. This is also the ideal book for anyone ready to launch a personal or professional undertaking, or someone who simply wants to break through the cycles and thinking that have limited his or her potential in the past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Baby Steps Count!
- De T. Skinner en 05-16-09
De: Chris Gardner
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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed
- Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
- De: Meghan Daum
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller, Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 168
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis" and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all - a successful, demanding career and the required 2.3 children - before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Am I the only sane childfree woman in here?
- De J. Malouin en 09-29-15
De: Meghan Daum