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Rachael Xerri

Rachael is a firm believer in unapologetic self-care and positive personal intention. When she’s not catching up on her latest listen, she’s either trying to perfect her downward dog or eating a bowl of ice cream. Follow her on Twitter @EditorRachael.

COLLECTION

The Case Against Fragrance

De: Kate Grenville

Narrado por: Belinda McClory

Duración: 4 h y 19 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-01-18

Idioma: Inglés

4 out of 5 stars 26 calificaciones

Sensitive to smell?

Kate Grenville is a novelist and sense-triggered migraine sufferer with some questions: What is fragrance made of, how is it regulated, and what is it doing to our bodies? In this well-researched and skeptical exploration of what’s (quite literally) under our noses, Grenville reports that the smells we covet are often made from questionable, and even known carcinogenic, substances—and there’s little being done to regulate them. Hidden in the elusive label parfum are ingredients such as hydroxyphenol, linalool, ethylhexyl palmitate, hexyl benzoate, methyl phenylacetate, formaldehyde, and more. Everything from the air we breathe to the clothes we wear contains chemical cocktails that Grenville alleges could be making you sick. This debut audiobook performance from narrator Belinda McClory (best known for her role as Switch in The Matrix) delivers exactly what a perfume promises: allure, hypnotism, and delight—without the potential side effects. As a migraine sufferer myself, I’m looking forward to seeing if choosing unscented products and politely asking my friends to forgo the cologne will positively affect my health.
Like She Owns the Place

Give Yourself the Gift of Confidence and Ignite Your Inner Magic

De: Cara Alwill

Narrado por: Cara Alwill

Duración: 4 h y 35 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-10-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 670 calificaciones

While Cara Alwill Leyba’s Girl Code provided the pep talks needed to get through a tough workday, Like She Owns the Place promises to "ignite confidence from within." In her latest book, Cara focuses on lifestyle changes to help you find and assert your most authentic self—like dumping that toxic boyfriend, forgiving yourself for skipping your cycling workout, and blocking out the idea that you need to chase promotions to find success. Even though some of us don’t share a deep bond with our hair stylists (or have the funds to take champagne breaks at our desks), we can still learn a thing or two from our categorically metropolitan, pink-haired powerhouse. Her real-talk reminders, such as "stop saying you’re sorry when you have nothing to apologize for," "you don’t need plastic surgery," and "check your f*cks at the door," are confidence-building mantras intended to inspire all women to rock a neon 'do if they want to.
Educated

A Memoir

De: Tara Westover

Narrado por: Julia Whelan

Duración: 12 h y 10 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-20-18

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 126,365 calificaciones

La historia de sobrevivencia de Tara Westover te curará

While listening to Educated on the bus, a curious coworker asked me if it was enjoyable. Given the heavy themes of abuse and mental illness, I had to hesitate before landing on my answer: Yes, but only in the way getting your breath back after crying is. Sticking with this narrative requires patience, empathy, and faith (ironic given the context); you have to see yourself in Tara and you have to believe that she will be OK. So, if you’ve ever paid tears and tremors to become yourself then yes, these words will move you and you will come to a revelation—they are you. Even if you haven’t yet realized your abilities but know you have to, even if you only know it deep down. If I could choose only one book to add to my library this year, this would be it.
Five Stars

The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great

De: Carmine Gallo

Narrado por: Carmine Gallo

Duración: 8 h y 43 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 06-05-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 344 calificaciones

Build your soft skills—no training required

Carmine Gallo, the best-selling author of Talk like TED, explores the power of persuasion in his new book Five Stars. In this inspirational and informative business listen, Gallo provides insight into some of the toughest questions troubling the workforce today. Namely, “How can I outsmart the robots so they don’t take my job?” and “What would it take for me to make a successful career switch?” Through compelling interviews with today’s most successful minds—from Fortune 500 company leaders to neuroscientists and historians—Gallo argues that he has found the common thread that makes humans irreplaceable: communication. Does this philosophy sound familiar? That’s because Aristotle conceived of this message centuries before the first AI. To hammer home the importance of voice, Gallo performs each passage with an assured and encouraging tone.
You Think It, I'll Say It

Stories

De: Curtis Sittenfeld

Narrado por: Emily Rankin, Mark Deakins

Duración: 7 h y 5 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-24-18

Idioma: Inglés

3.5 out of 5 stars 1,029 calificaciones

What would you sacrifice for stability?

Curtis Sittenfeld's characters are successful, settled, suburban, and yet, their pasts continue to haunt them. The mean girl from high school, the unlikely hookup, and the persistently present friend from college all threaten to disrupt carefully crafted lives. Tensions rise through inner monologues; outlets for relief come at a premium; change becomes an ever-moving target. Set in post-2016 election America, the stories told in You Think It, I’ll Say It are told through a semi-nihilistic lens and grapple with the question: What is the true price of contentment?
Creative Quest

De: Questlove

Narrado por: Questlove, Fred Armisen, Tariq Trotter, Dion Flynn, Robin Thede, Norm MacDonald

Duración: 8 h y 44 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-24-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 1,931 calificaciones

Required listening for the artistic soul

Questlove has some impressive points on his CV. To name a few: he’s the percussionist for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots (also known as the in-house performers on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), a guest star on shows ranging from The Chappelle Show to Top Chef – and he has a producer credit for the Broadway hit, Hamilton. Not to mention his collaborations with artists such as Jay-Z, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Al Green, Amy Winehouse, and John Legend. His latest achievement? Published author and narrator of his breakthrough ode to the artistic process, Creative Quest. It has expertly woven personal anecdotes, quotable musings (“If you think you’re a creative person, then you are one”), punctuated facts about advancements in the culinary, musical, and visual arts, and thoughtful assertions seasoned with charming laughter, mellifluous melodies, and meditational interludes. In this immersive audiobook, Questlove has created something truly admirable: a pastiche of inspirational advice that is, in and of itself, an innovation.
The Strangest Secret

Enhanced for the 21st Century

De: Earl Nightingale, Janice Bryant Howroyd

Narrado por: Janice Bryant Howroyd

Serie: Nightingale-Conant: Motivational

Duración: 41 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-15-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 222 calificaciones

Listen to This on Your Run

As the first African-American woman to own a billion-dollar company, Janice Bryant Howroyd knows a thing or two about achieving goals. In her words, “success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal…We become what we think about.” Make this 40-minute listen your daily-mantra to help you get the most out of your exercise routine.
Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility

De: Patty McCord

Narrado por: Patty McCord, Alex Hyde White

Duración: 4 h y 21 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-09-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 2,107 calificaciones

Crear una cultura en empoderamiento

Former chief talent officer of Netflix Patty McCord knows how to build a better team. Through close analysis and firm decision making, McCord brought Netflix from the brink of bankruptcy to leading entertainment platform. She’s tough on convention, weary of procedure, and strict on discipline. Whether you're a manager at large company, or a thought leader invested in the early stages of defining company culture for a budding startup, McCord's tested advice on boosting productivity, predicting growth, and overcoming challenges will help you empower your staff, create better products, and attract customers.
Thinking in Bets

Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

De: Annie Duke

Narrado por: Annie Duke

Duración: 6 h y 50 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-06-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 6,208 calificaciones

Cómo jugar la mano que te reparten

American Professional Poker Player Annie Duke knows all about luck. More specifically, how it can skew our perception of what’s a good idea, or a bad one. Duke teaches us that while there are forces outside of our control, there are strategies to better play the hand we’re dealt. Thinking in Bets is not a book about gambling, but it is about making decisions when you don’t know all the details. Learn why the choices that lead to your success aren’t always the best ones, and why the ones that end in failure aren’t always the worst. This book will challenge everything you think you know about making predictions and reflecting on your actions. . .you can bet on it.
Close to Om

Stretching Yoga from Your Mat to Your Life

De: Andrea Marcum

Narrado por: Andrea Marcum

Duración: 7 h y 28 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 12-26-17

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 44 calificaciones

Andrea Marcum's yoga-as-lifestyle approach is just what I need to stretch past my current physical and mental limits—and keep my wellness resolutions on track.
The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

De: Gary Chapman

Narrado por: Gary Chapman

Duración: 4 h y 46 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 12-26-04

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 42,712 calificaciones

Asesoramiento de Relación Confiable

Para la mayor parte de los millenials, el amor en realidad es una palabra de cuatro letras. No es que queramos conectarnos menos que nuestros padres, sino que estamos "sobre conectados" al punto de obsesionarnos por cosas muy pequeñas, como un "like" en redes sociales, que determinan qué tan bien están nuestras relaciones con los demás. Gary Chapman cuenta las cosas como son: debes aprender la forma en la que tu pareja expresa amor, pues pueda que hablen un idioma de amor diferente, pero siempre pueden entenderse. –Rachael
When to Jump

If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

De: Mike Lewis

Narrado por: Mike Lewis, full cast, Sheryl Sandberg

Duración: 10 h y 28 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-09-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 222 calificaciones

Sigue tu propio camino

“La vida es lo que haces”. Para Mike Lewis, quien dejó un trabajo corporativo de alto pago a la temprana edad de 24 para convertirse en un jugador profesional de squash, estas palabras no podrían ser más ciertas. Lo cual quiere decir que los logros sucedan de la noche a la mañana. Durante el curso de su propio "salto", Lewis habló con más de 40 expertos altamente calificados, todos desde la COO de Facebook Sheryl Sandberg, al diseñador del logo Lyft, Ethan Eyler, y aprendió que el cumplimento requiere riesgo. When to Jump no es solo una increíble colección de historias narradas por un reparto completo impresionante, también es un mapa del camino para crear tu propio éxito. El cambio intimida, pero estos expertos no han dado un paracaídas. Haz el salto. –Rachael
Sleep Smarter

21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

De: Shawn Stevenson, Sara Gottfried MD - foreword

Narrado por: Sara Gottfried, Shawn Stevenson

Duración: 6 h y 36 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-16-16

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 4,642 calificaciones

Get Smart about Sleep

Getting to sleep does more than just keep you energized, it’s also crucial to your health. Sleeping better can even help you meet your weight-loss goals. But if you’re anything like the millions of Americans who have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting deep sleep, then it’s time to Sleep Smarter. Shawn Stevenson used sleep to repair his body after a degenerative bone disease crushed his dreams of becoming a professional athlete. Through his 14-day sleep makeover, you can rejuvenate your health, mind, and even career—that’s a manageable amount of time to spend on a resolution, don’t you think? –Rachael
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

De: Daniel H. Pink

Narrado por: Daniel H. Pink

Duración: 5 h y 47 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-09-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 4,692 calificaciones

La sincronización lo es todo

Daniel H. Pink (#1 New York Times best-selling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human) explores why, how, and, yes, when timing really does matter. If you’ve ever asked yourself, "What time should I go to sleep? Is it better to be the first person interviewed, or the last? Am I going through a mid-life crisis? When should I get married? What time of day should I schedule my surgery? Why do I procrastinate so much?" or even, "What are my chances of making it to the next round in a national singing competition?" then this book is for you. Pink’s writing isn’t just informative and backed by leading research in psychology, biology, and economics, it’s eerily relatable—like listening to the plot of what your life could be if only you were in all the right places at all the right times. So, when should you listen to this book? Now.
The Disaster Artist

My Life inside 'The Room', the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

De: Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell

Narrado por: Greg Sestero

Duración: 11 h y 38 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-19-14

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 8,821 calificaciones

El papel que Greg Sestero merece en realidad

La primera vez que vi The Room, me reí, temblé, jadeé y lloré por todas las razones equivocadas. La historia detrás de la "peor película jamás hecha" es posiblemente todo lo que el director Tommy Wiseau imaginó, pero en última instancia no cumplió. Greg Sestero (actor que interpretó a Mark) cuenta su lado de la historia, uno que está maduro con pasión creativa, amistad y traición, en el rodaje de esta película convertida en un clásico de culto.
Ep. 1: You Need Help to Help Her

De: Esther Perel

Narrado por: Esther Perel

Duración: 44 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-24-17

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 979 calificaciones

Mi favorito de este año

"Las relaciones son complejas y con tanta controversia en 2017, parece haber escasez de puntos en común. La gente miente, engaña, tiene problemas, y no siempre está ahí para los que ama. Afortunadamente, este año también trajo dos temporadas de Where Should We Begin? con Esther Perel. En este programa de audio Audible Original, la experta consejera de relaciones y autora, Esther Perel, ayuda a las parejas de la vida real a entender sus propias deficiencias, conduciéndolas en el camino hacia la resolución mutua, incluso cuando la respuesta es ir por caminos separados. Esther ofrece una visión de todo, desde la curación después de un trauma hasta la superación de la infidelidad, pasando por los problemas de salud mental. La empatía y sinceridad de Esther es refrescante en tiempos de incertidumbre, y es lo que la hace mostrar lo mejor de 2017.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

De: Junot Díaz

Narrado por: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo

Duración: 9 h y 53 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 12-20-16

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 1,795 calificaciones

Maravilloso, de hecho.

La prosa de Junot Díaz ya está animada en la página, pero cuando escuché por primera vez al talentoso Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) interpretar The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, no podía dejar de preguntarme si Díaz diseñó esta obra para audio. Mientras Miranda relata en primera persona como amigo de Oscar, Yunior, el colorido lenguaje, la angustia adolescente, la torpeza provocada por las crisis de identidad, y los temblorosos intentos masculinos de adolescentes que valen la pena para "conseguir una chica" se unen sin fisuras para producir personajes innegablemente humanos.
Beloved

De: Toni Morrison

Narrado por: Toni Morrison

Duración: 12 h y 3 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-22-06

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 5,192 calificaciones

Amor nuevo para Beloved

Mi copia impresa de Beloved estalla en las costuras con notas pegajosas, así que cuando escuché por primera vez a Toni Morrison a través de mis auriculares, casi jadeé. Todas las líneas suenan como una primera línea: te enganchan y te persiguen durante algún tiempo. Cautivados en el lirismo de Morrison hay verdades poderosas sobre los horrores de la esclavitud estadounidense. Morrison explora cómo la humanidad frente a la opresión podría convertir un acto indescriptible en una muestra desafiante de autonomía. El personaje de Baby Suggs busca demostrar que hay destinos peores que la muerte.
I Am Malala

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

De: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor

Narrado por: Archie Panjabi

Duración: 9 h y 55 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-08-13

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 11,956 calificaciones

Impresionante coraje de una mujer joven

En un mundo donde el terror engendra violencia, vuelca vidas y paraliza a las masas, Malala Yousafzai (ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz, 2015) es una de las valientes que luchan. Pero Malala no era un soldado entrenado o un periodista encubierto cuando los talibanes en Pakistán dispararon y casi la matan en 2012. Ella era una niña de quince años. Archie Panjabi realiza sin fisuras la voz de una joven musulmana triunfante que navega por una tierra peligrosa para luchar por el derecho a recibir una educación.