29 Best positive books to read
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Creative Quest
- By: Questlove
- Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 24, 2018
- Language: English
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3.95(3325 ratings)
3.95(3325 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDGRAMMY NOMINEE This unique, boundary pushing audiobook features original music by Questlove and members of The Roots with vocal guest appearances from Fred Armisen, Tariq Trotter, Dion Flynn, Robin Thede, “Suga” Steve Mandel, NormGRAMMY NOMINEE
This unique, boundary pushing audiobook features original music by Questlove and members of The Roots with vocal guest appearances from Fred Armisen, Tariq Trotter, Dion Flynn, Robin Thede, “Suga” Steve Mandel, Norm MacDonald, Ludo Lefebvre, and Molly Kelly.
Questlove – musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore – shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life.
In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he’s heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise listeners and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics – what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture – all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story.
Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he’s learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D’Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Bjork, and others, Questlove speaks with the candor and enthusiasm that fans have come to expect. Creative Questis many things – above all, a wise and wide-ranging conversation around the eternal mystery of creativity.
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Easier Than You Think
- By: Richard Carlson
- Narrator: Richard Carlson
- Length: 2 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 26, 2005
- Language: English
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3.83(626 ratings)
3.83(626 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDAll of us are looking for practical ways to take control of our lives, whether in our personal relationships, our families, our work, our health, or our future plans. Daily challenges have a way of overwhelming us, making life harder than it needsAll of us are looking for practical ways to take control of our lives, whether in our personal relationships, our families, our work, our health, or our future plans. Daily challenges have a way of overwhelming us, making life harder than it needs to be. The good news is that the answers are out there. And they are Easier Than You Think.
In the phenomenal bestseller Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson taught millions of readers how to stop the little things in life from driving them crazy. Now, in Easier Than You Think, Carlson demonstrates how making simple yet effective changes gets our lives back on course. With his unique brand of storytelling and advice, Carlson offers proven ways that even the smallest amount of change can add up to a fortune of difference in our lives.
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How Could You Do That?!
- By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger
- Narrator: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 8 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 02, 2016
- Language: English
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3.74(462 ratings)
3.74(462 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDHow Could You Do That?! illustrates Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s philosophy of personal responsibility through her usually provocative but always stimulating moral dialogues with callers about everyday ethical dilemmas. In her livelyHow Could You Do That?! illustrates Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s philosophy of personal responsibility through her usually provocative but always stimulating moral dialogues with callers about everyday ethical dilemmas.
In her lively pull-no-punches style, Dr. Laura takes on the moral dilemmas of our time: from the mindless pursuit of pleasure and immediate gratification, to taking the easy way out when those actions produce uncomfortable life-altering consequences. She demonstrates in no uncertain terms that personal values are never someone else’s responsibility but your own, and why choosing not to honor them compounds unhappiness.
Dr. Laura delivers not only a compelling argument for an ethical approach to life but also an invaluable inspiration to rebuilding character, conscience, and courage. Here is a work that can make a genuine difference in the quality of your own life and the lives of those we love.
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Notes Left Behind
- By: Brooke Desserich
- Narrator: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 27, 2009
- Language: English
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4.11(1025 ratings)
4.11(1025 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USD“Elena has left behind a story of resilience, hope and most of all, love. We can’t help but take her into our hearts, and carry the best of her into our own lives.” –Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecture Notes Left“Elena has left behind a story of resilience, hope and most of all, love. We can’t help but take her into our hearts, and carry the best of her into our own lives.”
–Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecture
Notes Left Behind by Brooke and Keith Desserich began as a journal they kept after their five-year-old daughter Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer and given just 165 days to live. As poignant and inspiring as Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture, it is the story of the courage of a truly remarkable little girl who accomplished so much in so little time–and of her parents’ love and dedication to their child and their family. New York Times bestselling author James Patterson was profoundly moved by Elena’s beautiful life and Notes Left Behind, calling it, “a stunning story that teaches us how precious children, family, and life are, and that the sacrifices we make are worth it. I won’t forget the Desserich family, and neither will you.”
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The Last Lecture
- By: Randy Pausch
- Narrator: Randy Pausch
- Length: 4 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: April 08, 2008
- Language: English
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4.26(55601 ratings)
4.26(55601 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.98 USDAfter being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he’s learned–about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have–in this life-changing classic.“We cannotAfter being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he’s learned–about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have–in this life-changing classic.... Read more“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” –Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn’t have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave–“Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”–wasn’t about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because “time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think”). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.
In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.
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The Big Leap
- By: Gay Hendricks
- Narrator: Gay Hendricks
- Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 28, 2009
- Language: English
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3.99(11388 ratings)
3.99(11388 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USD“Gay Hendricks is a great role model for true success. He enjoys abundance and a deep connection with his own spiritual essence, and at the same time has lived for three decades in a thriving marriage. Now, he shows us how to do it for“Gay Hendricks is a great role model for true success. He enjoys abundance and a deep connection with his own spiritual essence, and at the same time has lived for three decades in a thriving marriage. Now, he shows us how to do it for ourselves.”
— Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Cracking the Millionaire CodeIn The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks, the New York Times bestselling author of Five Wishes, demonstrates how to eliminate the barriers to success by overcoming false fears and beliefs. Fans of Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, and The Secret will find useful, effective tips for breaking down the walls to a better life in The Big Leap.
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A Survival Guide for Life
- By: Bear Grylls
- Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens
- Length: 3 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 02, 2013
- Language: English
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4.09(1215 ratings)
4.09(1215 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDFrom the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our “limits,”From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure
Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our “limits,” and sharpen our instincts. But our most important adventures don’t always happen in nature’s extremes. Living a purpose-driven, meaningful life can often be an even greater challenge. . . .
In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls, globally renowned adventurer and television host, shares the hard-earned wisdom he’s gained in the harshest environments on earth, from the summit of Mt. Everest to the boot camps of the British Special Forces:
- What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential?
- How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you?
- How can you motivate a team to follow you in spite of apparent risks?
Filled with exclusive, never-before-told tales from Bear’s globe-trekking expeditions, A Survival Guide for Life teaches every reader–no matter your age or experience–that we’re all capable of living life more boldly, of achieving our most daring dreams, and of having more fun along the way. Here’s to your own great adventure!
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Emotional Intelligence
- By: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
- Narrator: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
- Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 01, 2003
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDIs IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. This fascinating and persuasive program argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. DrawingIs IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. This fascinating and persuasive program argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life.
Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Daniel Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do well. These factors add up to a different way of being smart — one he terms “emotional intelligence.” This includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, zeal and self-motivation, empathy and social deftness.
These are the qualities that mark people who excel in life, whose relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. Lack of emotional intelligence can sabotage the intellect and ruin careers. Perhaps the greatest toll is on children, for whom risks include depression, eating disorders, unwanted pregnancies, aggressiveness and crime.
But the news is hopeful. Emotional intelligence is not fixed at birth, and the author shows how its vital qualities can be nurtured and strengthened in all of us. And because the emotional lessons a child learns actually sculpt the brain’s circuitry, he provides guidance as to how parents and schools can best use this window of opportunity in childhood. The message of this eye-opening program is one we must take to heart: the true “bell curve” for a democracy must measure emotional intelligence.
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Often Wrong, Never in Doubt
- By: Donny Deutsch
- Narrator: Peter Knobler
- Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 04, 2005
- Language: English
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3.7(147 ratings)
3.7(147 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDOften Wrong, Never in Doubt is an inspirational book from one of America’s most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs. Donny Deutsch lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influentialOften Wrong, Never in Doubt is an inspirational book from one of America’s most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs. Donny Deutsch lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influential business, and become a national personality. Using inside stories of the media, the advertising industry, and a youth spent growing up on the streets of New York, Donny gives the commonsense bottom line that he has learned along the way, broken down into real, relevant and inspiring lessons that will be useful to everyone from the front-line sales person to the middle manager to the successful corporate executive.
Under Donny Deutsch’s leadership as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Deutsch Inc., the company has grown into the nation’s premier cutting-edge advertising agency. Donny recently launched a hip and irreverent CNBC talk show, “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch”, which examines issues in pop culture, business, politics, the arts, and sports. He is also Managing Partner of the independent film production company Deutsch Open City. In presidential politics he was a lead member of the successful Clinton/Gore communications team. A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Donny now serves on two prestigious boards: UPenn School of Social Work’s Executive Committee and the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation’s Board of Directors.
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Spiritual Graffiti
- By: Jeff Brown
- Narrator: Jeff Brown
- Length: 3 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.11(50 ratings)
4.11(50 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDIn this entrancing collection, author Jeff Brown shares more of his profound quotes and musings with us Words written on walls–in his home, in back-alleys, on Facebook–come vibrantly to life in this poignant offering. Building on theIn this entrancing collection, author Jeff Brown shares more of his profound quotes and musings with us
Words written on walls–in his home, in back-alleys, on Facebook–come vibrantly to life in this poignant offering. Building on the popularity of his first two quotes books–Love it Forward and Ascending with Both Feet on the Ground–Brown takes it to the next level in this collection, cutting straight to the heart of the matter with wisdoms that both energize and uplift. This book is alive! In a style uniquely his own, Brown invites listeners in the direction of their own transformation. They are invited, and they are supported as they endeavor to find meaning on their life’s journey. Spiritual Graffiti is a lighthouse of possibility, one that both celebrates our perfectly imperfect humanness and reminds us that there is hope at every turn. As an added bonus, Jeff has included more of the inspirations he wrote for ABC’S ‘Good Morning America’, and his popular healing blog ‘Apologies to the Battered Child.’ This book is a beautiful gift for anyone who is seeking a deeper and more authentic life.
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrator: Erik Singer
- Length: 4 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: December 11, 2018
- Language: English
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3.97(628641 ratings)
3.97(628641 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.98 USDThe Five People You Meet in Heaven: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing ridesThe Five People You Meet in Heaven: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It’s a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie’s five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his “meaningless” life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: “Why was I here?”*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.... Read more -
The Hollywood Commandments
- By: DeVon Franklin
- Narrator: DeVon Franklin
- Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 26, 2017
- Language: English
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4.42(315 ratings)
4.42(315 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDSecular and spiritual success are not opposites. To have one, you need the other. You can be wildly successful without losing your faith. In fact, your secular success will strengthen your faith if you allow it. Too often we believe that success inSecular and spiritual success are not opposites. To have one, you need the other.
You can be wildly successful without losing your faith. In fact, your secular success will strengthen your faith if you allow it. Too often we believe that success in secular environments contradicts the core principles of faith, but the opposite is true: Your faith was designed to thrive in the secular world and to transform it as a result. You may never experience the true fulfillment you were created for until you pursue the secular ambitions in your heart.
New York Times bestselling author DeVon Franklin knows this to be true. In The Hollywood Commandments, the prominent Hollywood producer and spiritual success coach reveals 10 life-changing lessons picked-up from his over-twenty-year career in the entertainment business. You won’t learn these lessons in the church yet they will help you achieve an amazing life and thriving career that glorifies God. The Hollywood Commandments will help you:
- Identify how to use what makes you unique to propel your career.
- Overcome fear and build the courage to pursue new opportunities waiting for you.
- Gain the confidence to make important life decisions with greater peace and clarity.
- Negotiate the life and career advancement you deserve.
No, you don’t have to work in Hollywood for this book to work for you, these “commandments” apply to every walk of life! If you are stuck, looking for the secrets to advance your career, or have a feeling there’s more to life, this audiobook is for you.
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As a Man Thinketh
- By: James Allen
- Narrator: Peter Noble
- Length: 56 minutes
- Publisher: Public Domain
- Publish date: December 06, 2016
- Language: English
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4.13(15 ratings)
4.13(15 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDJames Allen’s literary essay and book As a Man Thinketh was originally published in 1903. The novel is written in terms of responsibility assumption, which is a doctrine that any person has complete responsibility for the events that happen toJames Allen’s literary essay and book As a Man Thinketh was originally published in 1903. The novel is written in terms of responsibility assumption, which is a doctrine that any person has complete responsibility for the events that happen to them. Every situation you are in is because of your choice, no other outside factors. Allen’s novel takes this thought and acts as a guide for an individual to lead a more full and happy life, by using the power of thought to change one’s life through a better attitude. Allen is quoted saying The price of the book is only one shilling, and it can be carried in the pocket and that it is a book that will help you help yourself.
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Turn Your Mate into Your Soulmate
- By: Arielle Ford
- Narrator: Karen White
- Length: 6 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 29, 2015
- Language: English
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3.57(80 ratings)
3.57(80 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDInternationally bestselling author and relationship expert Arielle Ford offers the keys to re-discovering love, passion, respect, and renewed commitment, years after the simple act of falling in love and getting married. It’s one thing to fallInternationally bestselling author and relationship expert Arielle Ford offers the keys to re-discovering love, passion, respect, and renewed commitment, years after the simple act of falling in love and getting married.
It’s one thing to fall in love and get married. It is quite another thing to have a marriage you love. This is the true purpose of Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate.
Author of the international bestseller The Soulmate Secret, Arielle Ford unlocks the wisdom learned in her own marriage along with expertise gleaned from friends and experts such as Harville Hendrix, John Gray, Dr. Helen Fisher, Neale Donald Walsch, and Marianne Williamson, to help readers find a happy middle ground between the rare, precious, and unattainable romantic notion of love, and the reality that happens when restlessness, anger, or disappointment set in and act as a stubborn barrier to happiness and fulfillment.
Turn Your Mate into Your Soulmate explores and reveals:
- What love really is and is not, and how to infuse your life with richer, fulfilling love.
- Why we yearn to be connected to another person;
- Our soul and our sacred contracts around love.
- Why giving up perfectionism is the key to happiness.
- The purpose and benefits of marriage.
- Components of a healthy relationship.
- Moving beyond ourselves to infuse our relationships with God/Spirit/devotion.
- Breathing new life into old love by kick-starting the fun;
- Why changing partners may not be the answer and why re-envisioning the partner you have can be the path to happiness.
Arielle lays the groundwork for the purpose and work needed for a healthy relationship, proving that marriage is not as simple as Happily Ever After–but that real love can be even better.
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The Road Less Traveled
- By: Philip Zelikow
- Narrator: Philip Zelikow
- Length: 13 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 16, 2021
- Language: English
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4.03(104 ratings)
4.03(104 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDDuring a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides-Germany, Britain, and America-believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly. TwoDuring a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides-Germany, Britain, and America-believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly.
... Read moreTwo years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German chancellor secretly sought President Woodrow Wilson’s mediation to end the war, just as British ministers and France’s president also concluded that the time was right. The Road Less Traveled describes how tantalizingly close these far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world.Theirs was a secret battle that is only now becoming fully understood, a story of civic courage, awful responsibility, and how some leaders rose to the occasion while others shrank from it or chased other ambitions. “Peace is on the floor waiting to be picked up!” pleaded the German ambassador to the United States. This book explains both the strategies and fumbles of people facing a great crossroads of history.The Road Less Traveled reveals one of the last great mysteries of the Great War: that it simply never should have lasted so long or cost so much. -
Unlimited Power
- By: Tony Robbins
- Narrator: Tony Robbins
- Length: 50 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1986
- Language: English
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4.16(31 ratings)
4.16(31 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.95 USDIf you have ever dreamed of a better life, Unlimited Power from #1 New York Times bestseller Tony Robbins shows you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire and deserve, and how to master your personal and professionalIf you have ever dreamed of a better life, Unlimited Power from #1 New York Times bestseller Tony Robbins shows you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire and deserve, and how to master your personal and professional life.
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Anthony Robbins calls it the new science of personal achievement. You’ll call it the best thing that ever happened to you.
Anthony Robbins has proven to millions through his books, tapes, and seminars that by harnessing the power of the mind you can do, have, achieve, and create anything you want for your life. He has shown heads of state, royalty, Olympic and professional athletes, movie stars, and children how to achieve. With Unlimited Power, he passionately and eloquently reveals the science of personal achievement and teaches you:
* How to find out what you really want
* The Seven Lies of Success
* How to reprogram your mind in minutes to eliminate fears and phobias
* The secret of creating instant rapport with anyone you meet
* How to duplicate the success of others
* The Five Keys to Wealth and Happiness
Unlimited Power is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind. It will show you, step by step, how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional and financial freedom, attaining leadership and self-confidence, and winning the cooperation of others. It will give you the knowledge and the courage to remake yourself and your world. Unlimited Power is a guidebook to superior performance in an age of success. -
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living
- By: Dale Carnegie
- Narrator: Andrew Macmillan
- Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1998
- Language: English
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4.15(83281 ratings)
4.15(83281 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.95 USDStop worrying and take the steps to a happier, more fulfilling life! Through Dale Carnegie’s six-million-copy bestseller recently revised, millions of people have been helped to overcome the worry habit. Dale Carnegie offers a set of practicalStop worrying and take the steps to a happier, more fulfilling life!
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Through Dale Carnegie’s six-million-copy bestseller recently revised, millions of people have been helped to overcome the worry habit. Dale Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas you can put to work today. In our fast-paced world—formulas that will last a lifetime!
Discover how to:
-Eliminate fifty percent of business worries immediately
-Reduce financial worries
-Avoid fatigue
-Add one hour a day to your waking life
-Find yourself and be yourself—remember there is no one else on earth like you!
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotions and ideas. It is fascinating to read and easy to apply. Let it change and improve you. There’s no need to live with worry and anxiety that keep you from enjoying a full, active and happy life! -
Driving Miss Norma
- By: Tim Bauerschmidt
- Narrator: Christopher Grove
- Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 02, 2017
- Language: English
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4.21(2468 ratings)
4.21(2468 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDWhen Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma–newly widowed after nearly sevenWhen Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma–newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage–rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.”
Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads–her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their Standard Poodle Ringo–in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road–a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.
As this once timid woman says “yes” to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines through a former stranger’s yard, and reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma’s health improves and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life– strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts.
Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian’s wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and precious, and that family, fun, and self-discovery can happen at any age.
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In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
- By: Dr. Laura Schlessinger
- Narrator: Dr. Laura Schlessinger
- Length: 4 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 07, 2009
- Language: English
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3.81(1550 ratings)
3.81(1550 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDNew York Times Bestseller The internationally syndicated radio host celebrates a group of critically important yet usually overlooked women–stay-at-home moms–and offers them words of inspiration and wisdom. “I’m scared out ofNew York Times Bestseller
The internationally syndicated radio host celebrates a group of critically important yet usually overlooked women–stay-at-home moms–and offers them words of inspiration and wisdom.
“I’m scared out of my mind.”
Dr. Laura hears this frequently from women who know that staying home to raise their children is the right thing for their family. Building on the principles developed during her long career as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Laura provides a wealth of advice and support as well as compassion and inspiration to help them attain this goal. She pays special attention to the outrageous fact that stay-at-home moms are actually controversial! Dr. Laura offers a profound and unique understanding of how important it is for many mothers to raise their own children, and how stay-at-home moms benefit society.
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
- By: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- Narrator: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 01, 2003
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDThis 10th Anniversary edition of the inspiring and practical guide to meditation, includes a brand new afterword and an audio-exclusive interview with the author A simple and straightforward introduction to Buddhist meditation practice from one ofThis 10th Anniversary edition of the inspiring and practical guide to meditation, includes a brand new afterword and an audio-exclusive interview with the author
A simple and straightforward introduction to Buddhist meditation practice from one of the country’s leading authorities on stress-reduction techniques, Dr. Kabat-Zinn has taught this two-thousand-year-old Buddhist method of relaxation to thousands of patients. Through mindfulness, one makes every moment count. By “capturing” the present and living fully within each moment, one can reduce anxiety, achieve inner peace, and enrich the quality of life.
With warmth and humor, WHEREVER YOU GO THERE YOU ARE blends stories, poems, and scientific observations with easily followed instructions. The result is a unique audio program that is part inspiration and part study guide to a revolutionary new way of being, seeing, and living.
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The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters
- By: Alexandra Stoddard
- Narrator: Laural Merlington
- Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 02, 2013
- Language: English
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3.33(56 ratings)
3.33(56 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDIn this inspirational follow-up to the beloved Things I Want My Daughters to Know, lifestyle philosopher Alexandra Stoddard reflects on the lessons she’s learned from her daughters and offers further thoughts and words of wisdom garnered fromIn this inspirational follow-up to the beloved Things I Want My Daughters to Know, lifestyle philosopher Alexandra Stoddard reflects on the lessons she’s learned from her daughters and offers further thoughts and words of wisdom garnered from her own life.
A mother, a grandmother, and the author of more than twenty-five books on personal fulfillment, Alexandra Stoddard celebrates the wisdom of motherhood and the lessons mothers can learn from their daughters in this warm and deeply moving new book that cuts to the heart of what is important in life.
Speaking from her own experience and relying on the many conversations she has had with her contemporaries and their children, Stoddard has created a wonderful gift for every mother, daughter, and mother-to-be to give, receive, and share. Bridging generations, full of timeless insights to help us pursue a life rich with happiness, love, and gratitude, The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters reminds us of everything that makes life beautiful and profound.
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Self-Compassion
- By: Kristin Neff
- Narrator: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 04, 2011
- Language: English
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4(3 ratings)
4(3 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDKristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism andKristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life.
More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion in the treatment of their patients–and Dr. Neff’s extraordinary book offers exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle, be it parenting, weight loss, or any of the numerous trials of everyday living.
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The Courage to Be Disliked
- By: Ichiro Kishimi
- Narrator: Noah Galvin
- Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.05(26501 ratings)
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4.05(26501 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for the mind, The Courage to Be Disliked is the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself from the shackles of past experiences and others’ expectations to achieve real happiness.The CourageThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for the mind, The Courage to Be Disliked is the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself from the shackles of past experiences and others’ expectations to achieve real happiness.
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The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be.
Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, this book follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man. The philosopher explains to his pupil how each of us is able to determine our own life, free from the shackles of past experiences, doubts, and the expectations of others. It’s a way of thinking that is deeply liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and those around us have placed on ourselves. The result is a book that is both highly accessible and profound in its importance. Millions have already read and benefitted from its wisdom.
This is a truly special book in the vein of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up but for the mind. Those ready to embrace the insights and liberation promised by The Courage to Be Disliked will come to a deeper understanding of themselves and others, and find the inspiration to take the reins of their own life. -
Habits of a Happy Brain
- By: Loretta Graziano Breuning
- Narrator: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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4.04(2267 ratings)
4.04(2267 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA revolutionary approach to enhancing your happiness level!Get ready to boost your happiness in just 45 days! Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to retrain your brain to turn on the chemicals that make you happy. Each page offers simpleA revolutionary approach to enhancing your happiness level!
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Get ready to boost your happiness in just 45 days! Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to retrain your brain to turn on the chemicals that make you happy. Each page offers simple activities that help you understand the roles of your “happy chemicals”–serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphin. You’ll also learn how to build new habits by rerouting the electricity in your brain to flow down a new pathway, making it even easier to trigger these happy chemicals and increase feelings of satisfaction when you need them most. Filled with dozens of exercises that will help you reprogram your brain, Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to live a happier, healthier life! -
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
- By: Michael E. Gerber
- Narrator: Michael E. Gerber
- Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 04, 2008
- Language: English
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3.59(336 ratings)
3.59(336 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USD“No business author has touched me as deeply as Michael Gerber has.” –Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul bestselling book series The legendary Michael Gerber–founder of E-Myth Worldwide and author of“No business author has touched me as deeply as Michael Gerber has.”
–Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul bestselling book series
The legendary Michael Gerber–founder of E-Myth Worldwide and author of such multi-million copy bestselling classics as The E-Myth Revisited and E-Myth Mastery–shows you how to go from dreaming about having your own business to actually doing it in Awakening the Entrepreneur Within. A highly in-demand keynote speaker whose company boasts over 52,000 business clients in 145 countries, Michael Gerber is THE name in small business–and now he demonstrates “How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies.” Making your dreams real is the first step to creating a successful business–and Gerber’s Awakening the Entrepreneur Within provides the key.
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Boundaries for Leaders
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrator: Henry Cloud
- Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 16, 2013
- Language: English
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4.12(1299 ratings)
4.12(1299 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDIn Boundaries for Leaders, clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud leverages his expertise of human behavior, neuroscience, and business leadership to explain how the best leaders set boundaries within theirIn Boundaries for Leaders, clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud leverages his expertise of human behavior, neuroscience, and business leadership to explain how the best leaders set boundaries within their organizations–with their teams and with themselves–to improve performance and increase employee and customer satisfaction.
In a voice that is motivating and inspiring, Dr. Cloud offers practical advice on how to manage teams, coach direct reports, and instill an organization with strong values and culture.
Boundaries for Leaders: Take Charge of Your Business, Your Team, and Your Life is essential reading for executives and aspiring leaders who want to create successful companies with satisfied employees and customers, while becoming more resilient leaders themselves.
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The Achievement Habit
- By: Bernard Roth
- Narrator: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 17, 2015
- Language: English
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3.64(2983 ratings)
3.64(2983 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0020.99 USDThe co-founder of the Stanford d.School introduces the power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be learned. It’s a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able to meetThe co-founder of the Stanford d.School introduces the power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible.
Achievement can be learned. It’s a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able to meet life’s challenges and fulfill your goals, Bernard Roth, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school contends.
In The Achievement Habit, Roth applies the remarkable insights that stem from design thinking–previously used to solve large scale projects–to help us realize the power for positive change we all have within us. Roth leads us through a series of discussions, stories, recommendations, and exercises designed to help us create a different experience in our lives. He shares invaluable insights we can use to gain confidence to do what we’ve always wanted and overcome obstacles that hamper us from reaching our potential, including:
- Don’t try–DO;
- Excuses are self-defeating;
- Believe you are a doer and achiever and you’ll become one;
- Build resiliency by reinforcing what you do rather than what you accomplish;
- Learn to ignore distractions that prevent you from achieving your goals;
- Become open to learning from your own experience and from those around you;
- And more.
The brain is complex and is always working with our egos to sabotage our best intentions. But we can be mindful; we can create habits that make our lives better. Thoughtful and powerful The Achievement Habit shows you how.
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Crushing It!
- By: Gary Vaynerchuk
- Narrator: Gary Vaynerchuk
- Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 03, 2018
- Language: English
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3.87(30346 ratings)
3.87(30346 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFour-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experiences of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path in favor of pursuing their dreams byFour-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experiences of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path in favor of pursuing their dreams by building thriving businesses and extraordinary personal brands.
In his 2009 international bestseller Crush It, Gary insisted that a vibrant personal brand was crucial to entrepreneurial success, In Crushing It!, Gary explains why that’s even more true today, offering his unique perspective on what has changed and what principles remain timeless. He also shares stories from other entrepreneurs who have grown wealthier–and not just financially–than they ever imagined possible by following Crush It principles. The secret to their success (and Gary’s) has everything to do with their understanding of the social media platforms, and their willingness to do whatever it took to make these tools work to their utmost potential. That’s what Crushing It! teaches listeners to do.
In this lively, practical, and inspiring audiobook, Gary dissects every current major social media platform so that anyone, from a plumber to a professional ice skater, will know exactly how to amplify his or her personal brand on each. He offers both theoretical and tactical advice on how to become the biggest thing on old standbys like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and Snapchat; podcast platforms like Spotify, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, and iTunes; and other emerging platforms such as Musical.ly. For those with more experience, Crushing It! illuminates some little-known nuances and provides innovative tips and clever tweaks proven to enhance more common tried-and-true strategies.
Crushing It! is a state-of-the-art guide to building your own path to professional and financial success, but it’s not about getting rich. It’s a blueprint to living life on your own terms.
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Pearls of Wisdom
- By: Barbara Bush
- Narrator: Susan Larkin
- Length: 5 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 03, 2020
- Language: English
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4.29(571 ratings)
4.29(571 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!In this “sage, valuable volume” (Publishers Weekly), First Lady Barbara Bush shares the best of her adviceto family, staff, and close friends.First Lady Barbara Bush was famous for handing out advice.AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!In this “sage, valuable volume” (Publishers Weekly), First Lady Barbara Bush shares the best of her adviceto family, staff, and close friends.... Read more
First Lady Barbara Bush was famous for handing out advice. From friends and family to heads of state and Supreme Court justices, and certainly to her staff, her advice ranged from what to wear, what to say or not say, and how to live your life.She especially loved visiting with students of all ages, from kindergartners to college graduates. When she turned 80, she owned up to all her advice-giving and explained it this way: After all, in 80 years of living, I have survived 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 6 wars, a book by Kitty Kelly, two presidents, two governors, big Election Day wins and big Election Day losses, and 61 years of marriage to a husband who keeps jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. So, it’s just possible that along the way I’ve learned a thing or two.
At the end of the day, she taught all of us some valuable lessons. As First Lady, she made a point of cuddling a baby with AIDS and hugging a young man who was HIV positive and whose family had rejected him, showing us by example the importance of compassion and the myth of fear. As a mother, she made sure we all knew that your children must come first, and one of the most important things you can do is to read to them. As a friend and mentor, she showed that you had to be true to yourself, and even at the end of her life, she taught us how to die with grace.
Full of Barbara Bush’s trademark wit and thoughtfulness, Pearls of Wisdom is a poignant reflection on life, love, family, and the world by one of America’s most iconic — and beloved — public figures.
Cliff Weitzman
Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.
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