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Starts off slow if you've seen the talks

Revisado: 12-27-20

After the first few chapters there are some good bits that aren't already in the infinite game talks Sinek has online. All in all, a recommended read.

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If you only read one book this year...

Revisado: 10-21-17

This is it. Incredibly inspiring and fascinating, and insightful on our common future as a species.

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A very interesting read

Revisado: 05-24-17

Douglas Murray is both a great orator and writer. I very much enjoyed this book even though I don't agree with him on all points (which actually makes it even better).

The only knock against the audiobook I have is the way that the narrator adopts an e.g. German accent to signal that the quotes he's reading is made by someone of that particular nationality. Effing annoying and distracting. Otherwise great narration, but a big time slap on the face for that bit of unnecessary artistic interpretation.

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Interesting, but a bit bloated and repetitive

Revisado: 03-31-17

What this book achieves in 8 hours could just as easily have been done in 6. I found the numerous historical references interesting at first but after one or two I lose interest and would much rather move on to current science and studies. That said, most of the book is enjoyable and interesting and the narration is good enough.

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Disappointing. Very limited scope.

Revisado: 01-31-17

This is a book about the Objectives and Key Results technique (OKR), nothing else. Most of the book is spent on describing a fictional case to illustrate were and how the technique can be applied and what makes it potentially beneficial. I was expecting a lot more than learning about a single technique that doesn't seem very novel or unique to begin with, and too little time is spent talking about the application of the technique itself compared to the fictional case that is way to slow paced for my taste. I'm returning this book.

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I expected more...

Revisado: 10-17-16

Full disclosure: I didn't finish the book, I gave up about half-way through. Also, if I were to disregard the dry narration, I would rate it a strong 3 for content.

The CREATE model presented in this book looks interesting, but it's as if it's (too me) mostly common sense put into in a fairly overly complex package. I found myself losing interest in what was being said time and time again because of it. The first couple of chapters on neuroscience also doesn't add anything new or interesting for me.

The narration is dry and reminds me of an emotionally disconnected talk radio host. It's well articulated and calm, but it also doesn't capture the subject matter in an appealing way. Somewhat better when listening and 1,5 times the normal speed, but not enough to keep going.

I'm willing to bet that this is a much better book in a non-audio format, both because of the somewhat complex structure and the narration issues.

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Fascinating, but...

Revisado: 10-08-16

I would have liked to hear more about the principles surrounding the different behaviors. The stories are fascinating examples but at the end of the day I felt they took up a lot of time that could have been used to talk more about the underlying principles and how to use and/or counter them.

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Absolutely brilliant

Revisado: 01-01-16

This is one of the most important books of our time, because it deals with one of our greatest challenges i.e. the threat of islamist extremism, and it does so brilliantly, respectfully and lucidly. Sam Harris is clear and to the point and Maajid Nawaz is absolutely fantastic in the way he lays out his explanations and shares with knowledge. The two don't always agree, but that only makes the book all the better, because it gives more than one viewpoint to each argument.

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Worst co-narrator of all times

Revisado: 07-22-15

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Let Heston read the quotes from Hegel as well, or at least let somebody else read those parts without a stupid, fake, German accent.

How could the performance have been better?

Warning: It seems that all of the Giants of Philosophy audiobooks have some sort of fake accent fetish. All parts that are direct quotes from Hegel in this book is read with a super distracting, silly accent, that is probably down right insulting to English speaking Germans. Sounds like something out of a satire movie...

It's difficult to understand Hegel under good circumstances. With this reading, it's down right impossible. I found myself zoning out during the quotes and just wait until they were over and let Charlton Hestons narration (great work by Heston btw) do the summary and explanation.

Any additional comments?

I made the mistake of buying both this book and the Hume book of the same series simultaneously. I won't be buying any more from this series, which is a shame, because the content is alright and Heston's narration great, but the fake accents... can't stand it.

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Heston saves it

Revisado: 07-22-15

What did you like best about David Hume? What did you like least?

Good introduction to Hume. Short and easy to digest.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Heston does a great job. The guy doing the fake Scottish accent of the Hume quotes is irritating at best and confusing at worst (because you can't help listen more to his accent than the content).

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