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Madness Overrated
- De: Esra Kus
- Narrado por: John Husson
- Duración: 2 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 6
Madness Overrated explores the mad dynamics of the consumption-based, growth-driven world and its undeniably powerful role in affecting virtually every aspect of our lives and reshaping our existence as humans. The book presents deep-reaching observations on the human mind as it undergoes various changes while adapting to everything imposed onto it by society in the name of progress, productivity, and growth. The author encourages the listeners to ask themselves honest questions about the mad lives we live and thereby rediscover our natural curiosity to look inquisitively behind the facades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, Thought provoking, A GREAT READ
- De Lana Abu Ayyash en 12-04-23
- Madness Overrated
- De: Esra Kus
- Narrado por: John Husson
Insightful, Thought provoking, A GREAT READ
Revisado: 12-04-23
This is not a book you can skim through or read absent-mindedly. , There is no fluff just to make it lengthier, It is thought-provoking, and intense without being complicated or vague. An intriguing critique of modernity, without the tone of anger and moral superiority you find in similar books.
A freedom manifesto, a call for reason and taking back our human dignity and power, no agendas, no demonization of certain groups or ideologies, a sanity wake-up call we all need no matter who/ where
I highly recommend this book and I look forward to seeing more work from this talented philosopher/ writer
Thank you
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Alif the Unseen
- De: G. Willow Wilson
- Narrado por: Sanjiv Jhaveri
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 409
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 365
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 364
In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients — dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups — from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif — the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind.
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4 out of 5 stars
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21st Century Arabian Nights
- De Ryan en 05-28-14
- Alif the Unseen
- De: G. Willow Wilson
- Narrado por: Sanjiv Jhaveri
Something different
Revisado: 10-22-13
I really did enjoy the book, even though it's kind of a new genre for me ... what i liked most about it is that it took me away from everyday life to a new mysterious existence .... it's also challenging in some aspects ... as it did challenge many of my firmly held beliefs ...
one thing i know for sure ... i will never look at a "veiled" woman the same way again ... which is quite cool really
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The Trauma of Everyday Life
- De: Mark Epstein MD
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 6 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 211
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 194
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 190
Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In The Trauma of Everyday Life renowned psychiatrist and author of Thoughts Without a Thinker, Mark Epstein uncovers the transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used for the mind's own development. Western psychology teaches that if we understand the cause of trauma, we might move past it while many drawn to Eastern practices see meditation as a means of rising above, or distancing themselves from, their most difficult emotions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good information, maybe fire the speed reader?
- De Wes Highfill en 05-15-14
- The Trauma of Everyday Life
- De: Mark Epstein MD
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
This is what i call a GREAT book
Revisado: 10-04-13
If you must read one book on pain, suffering ..etc then let it be this one ...
But let me first clarify that this is a Buddhist book filled with the teachings of the Buddha ...it is also filled with information about the life of the Buddha, but that usually comes with a purpose ...
I cannot praise this book enough ... as it helped me finally OPEN my eyes to reality instead of dreaming away with all the self-help junk i have read throughout the years ..
An insightful ... sobering ... well written book
note: i didn't like the narration at all ...
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Fear
- Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm
- De: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 4 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,732
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,432
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,416
Most of us live in a constant state of fear - of our past, of illness and aging and death, and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Drawing on a lifetime of mindfulness in action, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to use the practice of living in the present to acknowledge and embrace our fears, recognize their origins, and render them powerless. The world-renowned Zen teacher guides us through practical exercises for transforming fear into clarity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great great book
- De Lana Abu Ayyash en 10-04-13
- Fear
- Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm
- De: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
A great great book
Revisado: 10-04-13
First let me clarify that this is a Buddhist book filled with the teachings of the Buddha ... i am not a Buddhist yet i found it extremely helpful ... it's kind of a next step after one digs deep into one's self (introspection work) ... it helps with getting over the pain and suffering (after being acknowledged and experienced that is )
I found it much more "REAL" than the self -help books that usually left me lost and frustrated ... i highly recommended
note: the narration was excellent
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Middlemarch
- De: George Eliot
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 35 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,200
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,704
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,667
Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audible book ever
- De Molly-o en 12-25-11
- Middlemarch
- De: George Eliot
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
Speechless
Revisado: 09-26-12
Not only is the book totally amazing ... the story ... the characters ... life lessons ..etc
everything about Elliot's novels is just fantastic ... the narrator is without a doubt the best there is ... many times throughout my listen i even forgot that it was a single narrator ... Juliet stevenson is so talanted ... so passionate and just plain FANTASTIC
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The Boy Behind the Gate
- How His Dream of Sailing Around the World Became a Six-Year Odyssey of Adventure, Fear, Discovery and Love
- De: Larry Jacobson
- Narrado por: Larry Jacobson
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 196
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 177
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 179
Larry had dreamed of sailing around the world ever since he first stepped foot into a sailboat at the age of 13. He held onto that dream for 30 years, until one day he realized that "it's now or never". He left his corporate job, trading his comfortable executive life for adventure. A true story memoir packed with lessons from the ocean that served as a teacher of seamanship, personal strength, growth, leadership, and perseverance, while Larry and his crew discovered themselves, and the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book changed my life
- De LeeAnne en 08-26-12
- The Boy Behind the Gate
- How His Dream of Sailing Around the World Became a Six-Year Odyssey of Adventure, Fear, Discovery and Love
- De: Larry Jacobson
- Narrado por: Larry Jacobson
Couldn't get myself to finish it
Revisado: 09-03-12
I love books about travelling and finding one's self ... i love books about achieving one's childhood dreams ... i just don't think this book is one of them ... i guess unless you are a sailor who is interested in the subject of sailing this book would seem too far off ... i hardly ever put a book down ... only the one's i cannot stomach ... i wasn't able to go through this audio book ... not because it was bad or anything ... just not for me ...
Lately i am having a hard time finding good travelling and adventure books on audible ... this and "all over the map" which was about a whining single woman dying to find a man and is not REALLY interested in travelling as much as she would like us to think ( i reviewd this book earlier) would top my list of the worst books of the month ...
sorry for being so harsh
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All Over the Map
- De: Laura Fraser
- Narrado por: Kristen Potter
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 15
Laura Fraser, the New York Times best-selling author of An Italian Affair, buys listeners the plane tickets and takes them in search of adventure and romance, as she wonders whether it's possible, in midlife, to have it all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A travelling book?
- De Lana Abu Ayyash en 08-31-12
- All Over the Map
- De: Laura Fraser
- Narrado por: Kristen Potter
A travelling book?
Revisado: 08-31-12
The book is amusing and won't make you bored but i doubt it has anything to do with travelling or discovering one's self ... it's a book about how the author is so desperate to find a man and a describtion of her affairs ... there is no information about the places she goes to ... nothing about her journey of self discovery (which was non existant) ... she is a woman who can afford travel ... very stubborn and doesn't seem to want to learn from her mistakes ... and keeps going on and on about men ... she is so dependant on men for someone who describes herself as a feminist ...
i found in some parts of the book that she had no respect for "certain" cultures ... for example she was harrassed by a man in egypt .. so she speaks ill of muslims and egyptian men and culture ... but then she was raped in samoa ... yet she considers this to be a matter that isn't related to the country and the people (which is true)... this "seasoned" traveller strikes me as the "average" American TOURSIT (no offense intended)
I am someone who loves to travel and i consider my self foot loose ... so i was really angered discovering that she travels because it's what she does (even though she doesn't say it plainly) ... all she wants is to get married and have children ... very strange for someone who keeps reminding us - because we tend to forget - that she is super adventerous and strong ...
In a travel book i really missed the travel part ... other than the food and men the whole travel thing is nearly non - existant ...
i don't want to be harsh ... but don't bother with her book ...
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The Dead
- De: James Joyce
- Narrado por: Jim Killavey
- Duración: 1 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 24
James Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers of the early 20th century. Although best known for Ulysses and The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, he also wrote a number of shorter works. Chief among them is "The Dead," which was published as part of a collection in 1914.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simple ... but really good
- De Lana Abu Ayyash en 03-02-12
- The Dead
- De: James Joyce
- Narrado por: Jim Killavey
Simple ... but really good
Revisado: 03-02-12
A very simple theme ... an amusing story ... and an absolutely deep ending ... the difference between the concept of living and mere surviving ... would recommend it to anyone
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Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- De: Pema Chödrön
- Narrado por: Pema Chodron
- Duración: 3 h y 24 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,489
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,512
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,453
On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chodron introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality; a "pre-emotional" feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort, often with harmful habits. With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at "both the itch and the scratch": what Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm Still Scratching...But...
- De Kryton2725 en 05-28-08
- Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- De: Pema Chödrön
- Narrado por: Pema Chodron
Disappointed
Revisado: 02-26-12
This was my first encounter with Pema Chodorn and due to her reputation i was extremely excited .... i thought i would find some answers ... some wisdom ... but far from it ... i found this speech to be mediocre to say the least ... i am saying it was useless or a waste of time and money - it's not- it's just not that useful ... and i have to strongly disagree with all the glowing reviews of this "speech" ...
This book also lead me to read about Pema's master and i must admit i was shocked ... i am sure this has nothing to do with the speech or her books but still i was puzzled ...
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Do the Work
- De: Steven Pressfield
- Narrado por: Steven Pressfield
- Duración: 1 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,972
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,355
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,322
Could you be getting in your way of producing great work? Have you started a project but never finished? Would you like to do work that matters, but don't know where to start?The answer is Do the Work, a manifesto by best-selling author Steven Pressfield, that will show you that it’s not about better ideas, it’s about actually doing the work. Do the Work is a weapon against Resistance - a tool that will help you take action and successfully ship projects out the door.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Powerhouse of Motivation
- De Sara en 08-02-14
- Do the Work
- De: Steven Pressfield
- Narrado por: Steven Pressfield
Love it
Revisado: 02-22-12
Short ... simple ... amusing and to the point ... it's a very good listen for those who need to start writing or begin with any project ... funny at times ... but inspiring always ... worth your time and money
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