Emotional Intelligence

By: Daniel Goleman

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

This program features a new introduction read by Daniel Goleman and a bonus dialogue between the author and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, which maps the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply what we know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence for what many successful people already knew: being smart isn't just a matter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your own emotions and understanding the emotions of the people around you.

©1995 Daniel Goleman (P)2001 Books on Tape Inc., Published by Audio Renaissance, a Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC

Critic reviews

"Fascinating...well-researched...an engrossing, captivating work." (Booklist)

"Impressive in its scope and depth, staggering in its implications." (Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., author of Wherever You Go, There You Are)

Great book on emotional intelligence

I didn't find the narrator to be as bad as many reviews made him out to be. I got through the book with no problem.

This book focuses mostly on the importance of teaching emotional intelligence to children. I was hoping it would help me become more emotionally intelligent but that didn't seem to be the purpose of the book. Still, it does a great job emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence.

Conflicted - Informative but Opinionated

I enjoyed the majority of the book. However, I'm conflicted betwixt juxtapositional points. I found the information and insights to be intriguing. Some of the conclusions are quite compelling and beautiful. I find that some findings are non-sequiturs, especially in regards to introversion although he doesn't specify introverts. I think that is an area he should have explored further. Nevertheless, I can't help but wholeheartedly agree with his final points in regards to the school systems. I'll most likely be listening to it again.

crappy music

It was really educational, the narrator was fine although he spoke a bit slowly, but there was really annoying music in between each chapter.

Thought provoking book

An excellent book. it covers emotional intelligence from all aspects of life. a great read.

absolute must read. read this book

I learned so much about correct and incorrect approaches to conflict. understanding ei helps me to be a better manager.

Perhaps I had the bar set a little high?

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

If you're looking for self-help, then this is not it. This is more documentary in nature. The narrator, ironically, sounds robotic, although he's speaking of "emotional intelligence." If you are interested in learning about the human mind, the evolution of the brain and scientific explanations of why humans behave as they do, then this book is right for you.

Would you be willing to try another one of Barrett Whitener’s performances?

No, I would not recommend this narrator. It is difficult to listen to him.

Do you think Emotional Intelligence needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I do not think that there should be a follow-up to this particular book. Although, I continue to be interested in Emotional Intelligence, I would not recommend the author or the narrator. I assume that the author produces documentary type books, across the board. I'm not interested in documentaries. I wanted a self-help book, possibly a motivational book.

Great Content, Horrible Narrator and Production

I loved the information in here, enough that I'll probably buy a physical copy of the book, but the narrator is bad. No inflection, mechanical reading, bad pacing. He reads titles of sections and just continues on like it was part of the first sentence. Maybe that's just bad editing in an effort to cut down on the length of the book? I don't know. Someone also thought adding inapropriate and unnecessarily loud musical scores near (I'm guessing) the beginning and end of chapters would somehow make it better.

This audiobook was terribly produced, but the content is amazing. I really hope it's redone entirely, but I won't hold my breath.

Not really my taste

The book has a lot of good information that I agree with. Although the terminology is very technical. Not the easiest read or listen. I was assigned to read this book but listening to it ans at times reading along helped very much. If I was associated with this field I probably would have absorbed it better.

long but interesting

I had to listen to this book for a class and it was actually interesting. An insightful look at our minds and EI / EQ.

starts slow but finished strong

for me the back have of the book was much better than the first half. the tie in to PTSD and childhood trauma is relevant.