Brief Audio Book

An Astronaut's Guide To Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

10% Happier by Dan Harris

[Happiness] {#364} #BriefAudioBook - 25 March 2021

How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works

Dan Harris

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Author and News  Anchor, Dan Harris who was struggling with addiction while trying to be  ambitious in the competitive world of journalism had an on-air anxiety  attack and was on the brink of a total life meltdown. This prompted him  to seek help, sober up, go to therapy and eventually agree to embark on a  spirituality themed journalism project his boss Peter Jennings (a  legendary news anchor) was pressuring him to undertake.  This project exposed Dan Harris to a myriad of religious figures,  self-help superstars and the likes. He eventually stumbled upon what he  feels might be the answer to his conundrum, Mindfulness. To achieve this  he had to learn Meditation, being a pragmatic person he had to first  demystify the whole concept and distill the true lessons from the  standard pretentiousness associated with it. In this book, Dan Harris reveals all he learned in a funny yet  enlightening way, he made it easy and practical for people to actually  use Meditation in their everyday life.

[Happiness] {#364} #BriefAudioBook - 25 March 2021

12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

[Self-Growth,Spirituality,Happiness] {#363} #BriefAudioBook - 24 March 2021

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

Jordan Peterson

19 min read

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Do you often find yourself in limbo? Do you struggle to make decisions or goals, and do you constantly find yourself going down the wrong road? If so, this book could very well teach you where you’re going wrong. With 12 easy to follow rules, this book talks you through the thought process, really gets you thinking and pushes your mind to follow a new path. We do not know it all, and there is no way we can make good decisions about every single thing in life. This book will teach you how to challenge your current mind-set and make changes which will also change your life for the better.

[Self-Growth,Spirituality,Happiness] {#363} #BriefAudioBook - 24 March 2021

13 Steps to Bloody Good Wealth by Ashwin Sanghi, Sunil Dalal

[Money & Investments] {#362} #BriefAudioBook - 23 March 2021

13 Steps to Bloody Good Wealth

13 Steps to Bloody Good Wealth

Ashwin Sanghi, Sunil Dalal

17 min read

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In the “13 Steps”, bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi and co-author Sunil Dalal explore how one can become wealthy even if one is not blessed with the proverbial silver spoon. Taking a radically fresh view of wealth, they show that the journey to becoming wealthy is difficult, but not impossible. With some thought and work, wealth is well within anyone’s reach. The steps presented in this book can be easily implemented and do not require anything more than your attention and belief.

[Money & Investments] {#362} #BriefAudioBook - 23 March 2021

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy Morin

[Self-Growth,Happiness] {#361} #BriefAudioBook - 22 March 2021

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do

Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

Amy Morin

10 min read

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Do you feel insecure? Do things always get to you and get you down? Do you feel you wallow in self-pity? Then this bite-sized book will help you achieve that mental strength that you’ve always wanted. It’ll teach you to face your fears and take back the power to earn that delightful change and strength that leads down the road of happiness and contentment. Amy Morin, LCSW, is a lecturer at Northeastern University, Boston. She is known for her books which have been translated into 35 languages. She is a contributor to Forbes, Psychology Today, and Verywell. Morin has created an online course called Mental Strength: Mastering the 3 core factors. In this bite-sized book, she teaches that you should face your fears head-on, let go of unhealthy habits that drain mental strength.

[Self-Growth,Happiness] {#361} #BriefAudioBook - 22 March 2021

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse

[Self-Growth,Productivity] {#360} #BriefAudioBook - 21 March 2021

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management

The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs

Kevin Kruse

15 min read

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Do you regularly wish for more hours in the day? Do you find yourself chasing your tail, never really finishing what you planned to do? “15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management” is about how to magically create more hours in your day, teaching you the secrets to true productivity. From the “New York Times” bestselling author, Kevin Kruse, learn the secrets of the world’s most successful billionaires, Olympic athletes, top students, and go-getting entrepreneurs use on a daily basis, allowing you to dedicate time to yourself, without an ounce of guilt!

[Self-Growth,Productivity] {#360} #BriefAudioBook - 21 March 2021

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

[Society & Technology] {#359} #BriefAudioBook - 20 March 2021

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

16 min read

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How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari's third book is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.

[Society & Technology] {#359} #BriefAudioBook - 20 March 2021

168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam

[Productivity] {#358} #BriefAudioBook - 19 March 2021

168 Hours

You Have More Time Than You Think

Laura Vanderkam

16 min read

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Time constrains the purposefulness of our professional and personal lives. In our 24/7 always-awake and always-connected world, there’s so much we need to do to be successful in our professional and personal pursuits, and so little time to do them; even though we sleep less and less to make “more time” to do them. Do you feel time-constrained in your professional and personal lives? Most of us are under a constant time crunch. Week in, week out. Laura Vanderkam, the author of “168 Hours”, makes a counter-argument ― there are 168 hours in the week, and there is enough time inside of those 168 hours to live purposefully in our professional and personal lives. Then if we rinse and repeat, there is enough time to live a purposeful life, 168 hours at a time. Is Laura Vanderkam right? Find the answers in this time-management book you need to read.

[Productivity] {#358} #BriefAudioBook - 19 March 2021

A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine

[Self-Growth,Spirituality] {#357} #BriefAudioBook - 18 March 2021

A Guide to the Good Life

The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

William B. Irvine

17 min read

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“A Guide to the Good Life” by William B. Irvine is an interesting read about how to live a happier and more fulfilled life. For a majority of us, one of our greatest fears is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end of it all that we have wasted our life. In “A Guide to the Good Life”, Irvine explores the wisdom of the ancient Stoic philosophy and shows how its insight and advice are still very applicable to our lives today. This book presents Stoicism in a rather interesting light, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Drawing on the psychological insights and the practical techniques Stoicism, A Guide to the Good Life gives a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that troubles so many of us.

[Self-Growth,Spirituality] {#357} #BriefAudioBook - 18 March 2021

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

[Spirituality] {#356} #BriefAudioBook - 17 March 2021

A New Earth

Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Eckhart Tolle

17 min read

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In “A New Earth,” Eckhart Tolle expands on some powerful ideas to show how transcending your ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to your personal happiness but also the key to ending the conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.

[Spirituality] {#356} #BriefAudioBook - 17 March 2021

A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel

[Money,Investments] {#355} #BriefAudioBook - 16 March 2021

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

Burton G. Malkiel

17 min read

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Is there a sure-fire approach to investing? If such an approach exists, can a layperson practice it? Is there proof of the viability of this approach? Burton G. Malkiel is an American economist and writer. In “A Random Walk Down Wall Street”, Malkiel provides detailed analyses of the different approaches to investment and portfolio management. Weighing the pros and cons of different theories and providing a historical backdrop to each theory, he recommends avoidance of extremes that practitioners and academics tend to tilt toward. With practical steps, he shows how a layperson can go about investing on their own with minimal risks.

[Money,Investments] {#355} #BriefAudioBook - 16 March 2021

Dare by Barry McDonagh

[Happiness] {#319} #BriefAudioBook - 8 February 2021

Dare

The New Way To End Anxiety And Panic Attacks

Barry McDonagh

15 min read

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Do you sometimes wish you could escape yourself? Do you constantly find yourself caught in the worries of life with no obvious exit? This tidbit is geared towards alleviating the discomfort you feel by changing your mindset positively using the DARE response. Best-selling author and pioneer of the Panic Away program — a program that aids treatment of anxiety — shares how a daily application of the DARE response will hasten your recovery from anxiety.

[Happiness] {#319} #BriefAudioBook - 8 February 2021

Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

[Leadership] {#318} #BriefAudioBook - 7 February 2021

Dare to Lead

Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

Brené Brown, Ph.D.

16 min read

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Are you trying to become a great leader? Do you struggle with your emotions? If so, this book will teach you that your emotions are actually a sign of the fantastic leader you’re going to be! Embrace those emotions and allow yourself to be vulnerable and you will not only be the best leader you can be, but you’ll also inspire those around you to do the same. All too often we shy away from failure, and we focus towards perfectionism instead. This is where you have been going wrong. This book will teach you that perfectionism is a disease and that listening to yourself, allowing yourself to be brave and feel vulnerable is the single fast-track way towards ridding yourself of the shackles and achieving greatness.

[Leadership] {#318} #BriefAudioBook - 7 February 2021

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

[Leadership] {#317} #BriefAudioBook - 6 February 2021

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown, Ph.D.

18 min read

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We don’t want to be vulnerable because culture sees any vulnerable person as weak and open to attacks of all sorts; which is not a good thing. So, we put up a false front of strength by masking our vulnerabilities; at great cost to us. For example, we fail in leading teams or corporations assigned to us, or in providing spiritual leadership, or in raising our children to be the model citizens we dream for them to be; because we mask our vulnerabilities. In “Daring Greatly”, Dr. Brown makes a case for being proudly vulnerable and seeing it as a strength instead of a weakness. In her opinion, daring greatly will keep us from falling for the pressure of scarcity our society exerts constantly on us. We would see no need to try to keep up with our society’s expectations. We would just enjoy being our authentic selves, warts and all.

[Leadership] {#317} #BriefAudioBook - 6 February 2021

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

[Society & Technology] {#316} #BriefAudioBook - 5 February 2021

David and Goliath

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Malcolm Gladwell

17 min read

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When faced by challenges, how do you respond? Do you play by the rules or follow your instincts? In the face of difficulties, what do you do? Do you persevere or give up? In the face of pain, do you strike back or forgive? This bite-sized book contains many different stories of underdogs who were pitted against seemingly unbeatable opponents and ended up victorious, the most famous being the story of David and Goliath. It explores the idea that being an underdog changes people in ways they can not see or appreciate. The author, Malcolm Gladwell, is a Canadian journalist, writer, and renowned public speaker. He has been a staff writer for “The New Yorker” since 1996 and was formerly a business and science reporter at the “Washington Post”.

[Society & Technology] {#316} #BriefAudioBook - 5 February 2021

Declutter Your Mind by S. J. Scott, Barrie Davenport

[Happiness] {#315} #BriefAudioBook - 4 February 2021

Declutter Your Mind

How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, And Eliminate Negative Thinking

S. J. Scott, Barrie Davenport

17 min read

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Are you guilty of constant overthinking which regularly ruins your day? Do you find yourself on a hamster wheel of thoughts, dictating your actions and causing you to frown more than you smile? Does everything seem overwhelming and just too much? If so, the answer is about to come your way! Bestselling authors S J Scott and Barrie Davenport give you all the answers, and much more! By following the advice and exercises in “Declutter Your Mind”, you will be on the fast track towards peace and serenity, and with a sure smile on your face.

[Happiness] {#315} #BriefAudioBook - 4 February 2021

Deep Work by Cal Newport

[Productivity] {#314} #BriefAudioBook - 3 February 2021

Deep Work

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Cal Newport

13 min read

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Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide a sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive 21-century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. In this book, professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. He makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. And then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four “rules,” for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.

[Productivity] {#314} #BriefAudioBook - 3 February 2021

Design for the Real World by Victor Papanek

[Society & Technology,Business & Career] {#313} #BriefAudioBook - 2 February 2021

Design for the Real World

Human Ecology and Social Change

Victor Papanek

14 min read

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Victor Papanek was a renowned designer and instructor. Until his death, he was a strong advocate of good designs, in contrast to socially irresponsible and harmful designs. This book — now a classic that has been translated into 23 languages — was born out of his desire to see that designs meet the actual needs of society. You can think of it as the designer's manual. In it you'll learn:

• The fundamentals of good design

• The influence designers have over societal change, plus how designers in our world today are failing to live up to their responsibilities, and

• Strategies to help us return to the true purpose of design

[Society & Technology,Business & Career] {#313} #BriefAudioBook - 2 February 2021

Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, Roger Fisher

[Negotiation] {#312} #BriefAudioBook - 1 February 2021

Difficult Conversations

How to Discuss What Matters Most

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, Roger Fisher

18 min read

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Have you ever experienced cold feet while discussing a touchy subject, especially the ones that could expose your emotional frailties? If this sounds like you, then this bite-sized book is for you. Here, you will learn the art of navigating the pitfalls of difficult conversations.

[Negotiation] {#312} #BriefAudioBook - 1 February 2021

Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

[Money & Investments] {#311} #BriefAudioBook - 31 January 2021

Digital Gold

Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money

Nathaniel Popper

18 min read

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Have you ever wondered if the traditional paper currency is completely outdated in today’s technological and digital age? Well, some people definitely think it is — and these people are the reason Bitcoin was created. In “Digital Gold”, “New York Times” reporter Nathaniel Popper gave a brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement. Many people have laughed at the idea of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, but that has not stopped it from growing into a multi-billion dollar technology, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to see it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet.

[Money & Investments] {#311} #BriefAudioBook - 31 January 2021

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

[Productivity] {#310} #BriefAudioBook - 30 January 2021

Digital Minimalism

Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Cal Newport

16 min read

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Digital technologies — devices, apps, social networks — are the best things to happen to humanity. True? Well, not true. They were created as novelties, something we were supposed to use as “tools” towards specific ends, once in a while. Like keeping up with family and friends, or making phone calls. So, how did we find ourselves in our present dilemma where they have now occupied the core of our lives, and taken away our time and our attention? Are we forever condemned to this predicament of ours or is there something we do about it? Cal Newport, in his book, “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World,” provides us with the answers we need.

[Productivity] {#310} #BriefAudioBook - 30 January 2021

Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger

[Self-Growth,Business & Career] {#309} #BriefAudioBook - 29 January 2021

Do What You Are

Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type

Paul D. Tieger

16 min read

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“Do What You Are” was first published in 1992, and it has helped over one million people to search for better jobs and satisfying careers. A perfect guide to steer you in the right direction whether you are just starting your career, re-evaluating your present career or thinking of switching careers. This book is a must-read if you want to get maximum satisfaction from your career. It covers everything from personality type to temperaments and hierarchy of functions. You will get to learn about your shortcomings and tools that can increase your chances of succeeding.

[Self-Growth,Business & Career] {#309} #BriefAudioBook - 29 January 2021

Dollars and Sex by Marina Adshade

[Society & Technology, Love & Sex] {#308} #BriefAudioBook - 28 January 2021

Dollars and Sex

How Economics Influences Sex and Love

Marina Adshade

18 min read

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What role do wealth, property, and other economic factors have to play in love? In 2008, professor Marina Adshade started a famous undergraduate course named “The Economics of Sex and Love”, and she stimulated people to take another look at online dating, marriage, and premarital sex. “Dollars and Sex” is a fun book that contains the author’s and other popular economist’s research on our romantic and sexual behaviors. Casual sex becomes a cost-benefit analysis while marriage turns into a conversation on goods and services. You will get to see statistics on how much money you aren’t making just because you are cohabiting with your lover. You will also learn the role that race and earnings have to play in mixed marriages.

[Society & Technology, Love & Sex] {#308} #BriefAudioBook - 28 January 2021

Drive by Daniel H. Pink

[Self-Growth] {#307} #BriefAudioBook - 27 January 2021

Drive

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

15 min read

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Motivation theory would have us believe there are two main drivers of human behavior — the biological — our need to satiate our hunger, thirst and our sex desires; and rewards and punishment — our need to earn society’s rewards and avoid its punishments. In 1940, Professor of psychology Harry F. Harlow of the University of Wisconsin, conducting a study with rhesus monkeys, “stumbled upon” a third drive — intrinsic motivation; our push to do tasks for the inherent satisfaction we derive from doing them. This third drive is more valuable than the other two, but is more fragile because it requires the right environment to thrive. Daniel H. Pink, in “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” elaborates on what this third drive is all about, how we had it by default at birth and lost it, how we cannot be the best we ought to be without it, and what we can do to bring it all back.

[Self-Growth] {#307} #BriefAudioBook - 27 January 2021

Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad by John Pfeiffer

[Family] {#306} #BriefAudioBook - 26 January 2021

Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad

How to Get (Both of You) Through the Next 9 months

John Pfeiffer

17 min read

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Here's a go-to guide for the anxious dad-to-be, who can't wait to roar off into fatherhood. Just before you get there, there are a whole nine months of the pregnancy to get through with your spouse. In those nine months, you can be a pillar of support for your spouse. Or a nuisance. The job at hand is for you to know what to do per time, every time, so you can be that pillar of support your spouse can lean on, during those nine months; and not look or act stupid. In “Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad”, John Pfeiffer, who's been through it all, wrote this manual for soon-to-be dads. Leveraging on his experience, his advice is prescient, telling you when to be full of positivity as you run through the nine months and when to be assertive. Overall, he encourages you to always love and support your spouse.

[Family] {#306} #BriefAudioBook - 26 January 2021

Eat Bacon, Don’t Jog by Grant Petersen

[Health] {#305} #BriefAudioBook - 25 January 2021

Eat Bacon, Don’t Jog

Get Strong, Get Lean, No Bullshit

Grant Petersen

17 min read

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Tired of diets that don’t work? Sick of restricting yourself to the foods you hate and craving the things you miss? Are you doing all of this and the scale still isn’t moving? Never fear, “Eat Bacon, Don’t Jog” is the fast track towards weight loss and ultimate happiness, all rolled into one! No more restrictions, no more going to bed hungry, and no more agitation with those around you. Learn how to eat for your body and burn fat while sitting still. It’s entirely possible!

[Health] {#305} #BriefAudioBook - 25 January 2021

Eat Right For Your Type by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney

[Health] {#304} #BriefAudioBook - 24 January 2021

Eat Right 4 Your Type

The Individualized Blood Type Diet® Solution

Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney

5 min read

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This book revolutionizes your perspective on diets, bringing in a whole new dynamic you have never considered before; blood. That’s right, blood. Dr. Peter D’Adamo and Catherine Whitney take the time to educate you on how your blood affects your body and why your diet should put it into consideration. A total must-read, this book will open your eyes to many facts you did not know about your body and your diet.

[Health] {#304} #BriefAudioBook - 24 January 2021

Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy

[Productivity] {#303} #BriefAudioBook - 23 January 2021

Eat That Frog

21 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Brian Tracy

14 min read

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Are you constantly feeling overwhelmed because there are just too many things to do in a day? And have you ever wondered why some people seem to accomplish more than others, even while working in similar environments and with the same amount of time? It is because people work at different levels of productivity. In this book, you will learn the tricks and tactics you can use to boost your productivity and consequently, accomplish more within a smaller time frame.

[Productivity] {#303} #BriefAudioBook - 23 January 2021

Eat to Beat Disease by William W. Li

[Health] {#302} #BriefAudioBook - 22 January 2021

Eat to Beat Disease

The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself

William W. Li

19 min read

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“Eat to Beat Disease” by William W. Li gives a guide on how your body can heal itself, and how you can strengthen and restore your health simply by eating the right foods in the right dosages. The food you eat and how much of it you eat can prevent and reverse several avoidable diseases and ailments including cancer, dementia, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, gout, stroke, and so on. In this summary, you will learn: • How your body can heal itself and restore your good health. • How some disease-fighting foods can help you prevent and beat disease. • Which specific food for which specific conditions or diseases. • How to integrate those disease-fighting foods into your current diet or meal plan.

[Health] {#302} #BriefAudioBook - 22 January 2021

Eat, Move, Sleep by Tom Rath 

[Sports & Fitness,Health] {#301} #BriefAudioBook - 21 January 2021

Eat, Move, Sleep

How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Tom Rath

13 min read

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Tom Rath quietly managed a serious illness for more than 20 years. In this book, he assembled a wide range of information on the impact of eating, moving, and sleeping, which will help you make good decisions with every bite you take. You will move a lot more than you do today. And you will sleep better than you have in years. More than a book, “Eat Move Sleep” is a new way to live.

[Sports & Fitness,Health] {#301} #BriefAudioBook - 21 January 2021

Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance

[Personalities] {#300} #BriefAudioBook - 20 January 2021

Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Ashlee Vance

16 min read

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Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and one of the greatest visionaries of the modern world, has had a relentless pursuit of opening space for humanity. In this piece, Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work. He explores Musk’s dreams, his beginnings, where he is currently, and his future aspirations for humankind. You will learn of how Musk left South Africa to escape a grim and troubled upbringing in order to use his photographic memory and analytical abilities to follow his dreams in the United States.

[Personalities] {#300} #BriefAudioBook - 20 January 2021

Embrace Your Weird by Felicia Day 

[Productivity] {#299} #BriefAudioBook - 19 January 2021

17 min read

overview

Do you ever worry that  perhaps your thoughts are a little on the weird side? Do you come up  with creative ideas and then worry about what people will think of them?  Don’t worry — it’s fantastic to be a little weird from time to time!  Embrace Your Weird is the ideal book for anyone who dreams big and  imagines even bigger, but if you struggle to set your imagination free,  what should you do?   The New York Times Bestselling author, Felicity Day, unlocks the secrets  of your creativity and encourages you to let your weirdness fly free.  Author of “You’re Never Weird on The Internet (Almost)”, Day encourages  you to accept your creativity, delve into it, play with it, and let it  help you create a reality where your dreams come true.

[Productivity] {#299} #BriefAudioBook - 19 January 2021

Emotional Intelligence 2.0

  [Self-Growth] {#298} #BriefAudioBook - 18 January 2021

Emotional Intelligence 2

Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves

16 min read

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Are you someone who is often swept away by their emotions? Do you feel unable to think rationally when in the heat of the moment? These are situations that affect countless people in the modern-day, but the entire picture can be improved by focusing on one thing — emotional intelligence. “Emotional Intelligence 2.0” is one of the most popular EQ tests to take, and by doing so, you’re unlocking a wealth of personalized information, which allows you to break free from being controlled by your own emotions. Better relationships, greater confidence, improved decision-making skills, and even more cash from your job. These are all benefits of improving your own EQ. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 gives you the vital information you need and hands you the key to control.

[Self-Growth] {#298} #BriefAudioBook - 18 January 2021

Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker  [Society & Technology] {#297} #BriefAudioBook - 17 January 2021

Enlightenment Now

The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress

Steven Pinker

18 min read

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“Enlightenment Now” by cognitive psychologist, linguist, professor, and popular science author Steven Pinker is a total knockout book that answers the existential crises question of why you are alive. Delving deep into science without beginning to sound too wordy, this book opens your eyes to the marvelous belief of enlightenment. “Our greatest enemies are ultimately not our political adversaries but entropy, evolution (in the form of pestilence and the flaws in human nature), and most of all ignorance — a shortfall of knowledge of how best to solve our problems.” ~ Steven Pinker

[Society & Technology] {#297} #BriefAudioBook - 17 January 2021

E-Squared by Pam Grout

 [Self-Growth] {#296} #BriefAudioBook - 16 January 2021

E-Squared

Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality

Pam Grout

14 min read

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Do you want to change your life with your the power of your mind, but don't know how? Do you want to know about the invisible force field of infinite possibilities? Do you agree or disagree that our thoughts create our reality? This book is for you. Pam Grout is an American author who writes for “People” magazine, “Huffington Post”, and her travel blog. The “New York Times” bestselling book, “E-Squared”, is a lab manual with simple experiments that prove reality is malleable and that you shape your life with your mind.

[Self-Growth] {#296} #BriefAudioBook - 16 January 2021

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

 [Self-Growth] {#295} #BriefAudioBook - 15 January 2021

Essentialism

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Greg McKeown

17 min read

overview

Are you often busy, but not productive? Do you always get exhausted by stretching yourself too thin? Do you feel like your time is continually being hijacked by other people’s plans? If your answer to any of these is yes, then the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist is not about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It doesn’t mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about investing your time and energy in the wisest possible way, in order to function at your highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential. Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining our goals, what really matters to us, then making the achievement of those goals almost effortless.

[Self-Growth] {#295} #BriefAudioBook - 15 January 2021

Everything Is Fucked by Mark Manson

  [Business & Career] {#294} #BriefAudioBook - 14 January 2021

Everything Is F*cked

A Book About Hope

Mark Manson

17 min read

overview

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been — we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked — the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education, and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness. What’s going on? In “Everything Is F*cked”, author of the worldwide bestseller “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck” turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Mark Manson dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom — and even of hope itself.

[Business & Career] {#294} #BriefAudioBook - 14 January 2021

Exactly What To Say by Phil M Jones

  [Negotiation] {#293} #BriefAudioBook - 13 January 2021

Exactly What To Say

the Magic Words for Influence And Impact

Phil M Jones

10 min read

overview

Do you ever wonder why two people can be doing the same business, yet one is extremely successful and the other is struggling to find and maintain customers, even when they are using almost the same strategies? Countless studies have shown that communication is nearly always the differentiating factor when all other things are in place. Successful sales people and business owners are those who have mastered the art of communication; they know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how to make it count. And the good news is, professional sales coach Phil M Jones will be teaching you this skill in the following pages.

[Negotiation] {#293} #BriefAudioBook - 13 January 2021

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

  [Productivity,Business & Career,Leadership] {#292} #BriefAudioBook - 12 January 2021

Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

17 min read

overview

Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership — at every level — is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails. Now, detailing the mind-set and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult missions in combat, Extreme Ownership shows how to apply them to any team, family or organization. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic such as Cover and Move, Decentralized Command, and Leading Up the Chain, explaining what they are, why they are important, and how to implement them in any leadership environment.

[Productivity,Business & Career,Leadership] {#292} #BriefAudioBook - 12 January 2021

Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

  [Society & Technology] {#291} #BriefAudioBook - 11 January 2021

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World

and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

19 min read

overview

What percentage of the world’s population live in poverty? How many girls are out of school today? Why is the world’s population increasing despite a reduction in the number of children per household? Hans Rosling is a professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon. Anna Rosling Rönnlund is a Swedish designer who, with her husband Ola Rosling, developed Trendalyzer, interactive software for visualizing statistical information. In this book Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective — from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.

[Society & Technology] {#291} #BriefAudioBook - 11 January 2021

Falter by Bill McKibben

  [Home & Environment] {#290} #BriefAudioBook - 10 January 2021

Falter

Has The Human Game Begun To Play Itself Out?

Bill McKibben

15 min read

overview

What are the 3 greatest threats to life on the planet? Who is responsible for these threats? Can the factors that created the threats be reengineered to dissolve the threat? Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively on the impact of global warming. Mentioned as one of the ten “Best Books of 2019” by Washington Post, “Falter” explains how global warming, genetic engineering, and AI are the major threats to our continued existence on this planet. These threats have the potential to change the way we live our lives or end our existence. There are proactive steps that can be taken to avert disaster if we are ready to take these threats seriously.

[Home & Environment] {#290} #BriefAudioBook - 10 January 2021

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susann Jeffers

 [Self-Growth] {#289} #BriefAudioBook - 9 January 2021

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision and Anger into Power, Action and Love

Susann Jeffers

10 min read

overview

Dynamic and inspirational, this book is filled with concrete techniques to turn passivity into assertiveness. Dr. Susan Jeffers teaches you how to stop negative thinking patterns and re-educate your mind to think more positively. You will learn: how to risk a little every day; how to turn every decision into a “No-Lose” situation, and much more.

[Self-Growth] {#289} #BriefAudioBook - 9 January 2021

Feeling Good by David D. Burns

  [Happiness] {#288} #BriefAudioBook - 8 January 2021

Feeling Good

The New Mood Therapy

David D. Burns, M.D.

19 min read

overview

How can you make yourself overcome a blue mood? Is cognitive therapy superior to conventional therapeutic approaches? How can you enhance your happiness and self-esteem? David D. Burns, M.D. is one of the top prime developers of Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude. Dr. Burns presents, in simple language, innovative and effective methods for altering painfully depressed moods and reducing debilitating anxiety. While those individuals with more severe emotional disturbances will need the help of a mental health professional, individuals with more manageable problems can benefit by using the newly developed “common sense” coping skills which Dr. Burns delineates. Thus, Feeling Good should prove to be an immensely useful step-by-step guide for people who wish to help themselves.

[Happiness] {#288} #BriefAudioBook - 8 January 2021

Find Your Passion by Henri Junttila

  [Happiness] {#287} #BriefAudioBook - 7 January 2021

Find Your Passion

25 Questions You Must Ask Yourself

Henri Junttila

17 min read

overview

Are you ready to finally find your passion? What's the secret to living a life full of passion, purpose, and meaning? The secret is that there is no secret. The answer is hiding in plain sight. This book is different from other books of its kind because it nudges you to look inside. In “Find Your Passion” you'll dive into questions that will help you uncover what makes you come alive. You'll learn to follow your inner excitement, which will result in you living a more passionate life.

[Happiness] {#287} #BriefAudioBook - 7 January 2021

First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill

  [Productivity] {#286} #BriefAudioBook - 6 January 2021

First Things First

First Things First

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill

14 min read

overview

Most of us spend far too much time doing urgent and unimportant tasks because of our mismanaged priorities. We are addicted to the temporary highs that we get from always being busy, handling crises, and other seemingly urgent tasks. The main goal of “First Things First” is to help you gradually direct your energy and time to important and non-urgent tasks to live a fulfilled life. The key is to immensely reduce the energy that you have to spend on important and urgent tasks. With practice and commitment, you can maximize your effort and time by remaining in your center of focus — timely things that you can influence and are aligned with your mission statement.

[Productivity] {#286} #BriefAudioBook - 6 January 2021

First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman

  [Leadership] {#285} #BriefAudioBook - 5 January 2021

First, Break All the Rules

What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman

17 min read

overview

“First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently” is a revolutionary book by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman published in 1999. It analyzes the fallacies embedded in conventional management techniques and offers some alternative, counter-intuitive advice designed to improve employee happiness and performance. Based on a study conducted by the Gallup Organization involving over 80,000 managers across various industries, this book explores the challenges faced by many companies — attaining, keeping and measuring employee satisfaction. In this summary, you will discover how great managers attract, hire, focus, and keep their most talented employees.

[Leadership] {#285} #BriefAudioBook - 5 January 2021

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

  [Society & Technology,Money & Investments] {#284} #BriefAudioBook - 4 January 2021

Flash Boys

A Wall Street Revolt

Michael Lewis

17 min read

overview

In Michael Lewis’s game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together—some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries — to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.

[Society & Technology,Money & Investments] {#284} #BriefAudioBook - 4 January 2021

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  [Productivity] {#283} #BriefAudioBook - 3 January 2021

Flow

The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

15 min read

overview

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this groundbreaking classic book, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. “Flow” teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

[Productivity] {#283} #BriefAudioBook - 3 January 2021

Focus by Daniel Goleman

  [Productivity] {#282} #BriefAudioBook - 2 January 2021

Focus

The Hidden Driver of Excellence

Daniel Goleman

13 min read

overview

Has it been hard to make a decision from the many options available to you? Do you constantly find it difficult to leave your devices even for a moment? David Goleman is a former science journalist for the New York Times, serial author, and co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning at the Yale University Child Studies Center (now at the University of Illinois at Chicago). In this book, he explains how we can live a more fulfilling life by simply paying attention to the things that matter.

[Productivity] {#282} #BriefAudioBook - 2 January 2021