Michael P Weber
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The Craving Mind
- From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
- By: Judson Brewer, Jon Kabat-Zinn - foreward
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,740
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,308
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,280
We are all vulnerable to addiction. Whether it’s a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eating, smoking, excessive drinking, or any other behaviors, we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Is there a key to conquering the cravings we know are unhealthy for us? This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Extremely eye opening and personally helpful
- By Brad Simon on 01-04-20
- The Craving Mind
- From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
- By: Judson Brewer, Jon Kabat-Zinn - foreward
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
This book saved my life
Reviewed: 12-26-19
I’ve struggled with addictive behaviors my entire life. This book has helped me become aware of those behaviors and understand the why behind them. Everyone has addictions and therefore everyone would benefit from reading and understanding this material. I highly recommend this book.
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Predictably Irrational
- The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
- By: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,589
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,866
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,837
In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good lessons, mediocre science?
- By William Stanger on 02-24-09
- Predictably Irrational
- The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
- By: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
The more I learn the less I know
Reviewed: 12-19-19
Admitting we don’t know is the first step to gaining wisdom. Government, religious organizations, and corporations have manipulated the masses of society since the beginning of time. Sadly, they always will. Learning their tactics is critical to having any chance of not being taken advantage of.
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The Addictive Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,925
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,425
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,390
The Addictive Brain is a fair and balanced investigation of addiction, backed by hard science and behavioral science. Most of us have probably seen the old antidrug commercial in which an actor compares your brain on drugs to an egg sizzling in a hot frying pan. That's a powerful image, but it doesn't tell us what actually happens when drugs enter your body and interact with neurochemical processes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent.
- By marilyn popko on 03-16-15
- The Addictive Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
A tremendous resource to understanding addiction
Reviewed: 10-15-19
This will be helpful to anyone dealing with their own addiction or anyone trying to help other addicts. Understanding the processes at play within the mind and body is the critical first step. I’m much more compassionate as a result. It is extremely difficult to overcome any addiction. Educated support with the right tools is critical.
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The Simple Path to Wealth
- Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
- By: JL Collins
- Narrated by: JL Collins, Peter Adeney
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,565
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,076
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,010
This book grew out of a series of letters to my daughter concerning various things - mostly about money and investing - she was not yet quite ready to hear. Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we've created, understanding it is critical.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Misleading, heavily biased
- By Cody Peralta on 07-19-19
- The Simple Path to Wealth
- Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
- By: JL Collins
- Narrated by: JL Collins, Peter Adeney
F@$& You Money - I love it
Reviewed: 09-16-19
A great map to financial independence. Wonderful to see his motivation for writing this was to advise his own daughter. It’s easy to understand and simple to implement.
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Tuesdays with Morrie
- 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrated by: Mitch Albom
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,707
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,601
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,576
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live
- By AudioAddict on 04-17-16
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrated by: Mitch Albom
The wisdom of our elders is priceless
Reviewed: 08-16-19
Morrie reminds me so much of my grandfathers and all the life lessons I learned from them. I’m inspired to take that knowledge plus use what I’ve learned in my own life to expose other young adults to the wisdom age offers on viewing life’s priorities.
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Waking Up
- A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,406
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,281
From multiple New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, and "new atheist" Sam Harris, Waking Up is for the 30 percent of Americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't completely agree. BUT THAT SAID...
- By World Peace on 09-11-14
- Waking Up
- A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
Powerful and inspirational
Reviewed: 06-05-19
Waking Up - I can’t imagine a better title. I wish I had come across this much earlier in life.
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The Great Mental Models
- General Thinking Concepts
- By: Shane Parrish
- Narrated by: Shane Parrish
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,679
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,400
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,381
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts is the first book in The Great Mental Models series designed to upgrade your thinking with the best, most useful and powerful tools so you always have the right one on hand. This volume details nine of the most versatile all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making, your productivity, and how clearly you see the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A dissapointing debut
- By Peter on 04-14-19
- The Great Mental Models
- General Thinking Concepts
- By: Shane Parrish
- Narrated by: Shane Parrish
An efficient path to wisdom
Reviewed: 04-09-19
No need to re-create the wheel. This book summarizes what other people have already figured out and presents it in an efficient and easy to understand way so that it can immediately be used to improve your success in life.
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,493
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,037
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,017
In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years, Steve Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field - discovering 10 new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies and fieldwork - masterfully tells the complete, surprising, and new history of the dinosaurs, drawing on cutting-edge science to dramatically bring to life their lost world and illuminate their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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"The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"
- By Daniel Powell on 09-16-18
- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Deep dive into the history of our planet and the creatures that have lived on it
Reviewed: 04-08-19
An incredibly thorough analysis of the history of our planet and the many creatures that have lived on it. The amount of detail can be overwhelming and maybe too much for the casual reader but the overall information I found fascinating and couldn’t stop reading. I would like to see an abbreviated version for those that don’t need as much detail.
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Insight
- Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life
- By: Tasha Eurich
- Narrated by: Tasha Eurich
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 708
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 620
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 612
Integrating hundreds of studies with her own research and work in the Fortune 500 world, organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich shatters conventional assumptions about what it takes to truly know ourselves - like why introspection isn't a bullet train to insight, how experience is the enemy of self-knowledge, and just how far others will go to avoid telling us the truth about ourselves. At a time when self-awareness matters more than ever, Insight is the essential playbook for surviving and thriving in an unaware world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Chicken noodle soup for the faux-llectual
- By Peter Hudson on 08-29-17
- Insight
- Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life
- By: Tasha Eurich
- Narrated by: Tasha Eurich
A reality check we all need
Reviewed: 04-08-19
I believe we all need to invest in becoming our best selves. From a health and nutrition standpoint and in our relationships and social interactions. This book offers great insights as well as tools to help us better understand ourselves and how others view us.
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The Depression Cure
- The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs
- By: Stephen S. Ilardi
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 500
In the past decade, depression rates have skyrocketed, and one in four Americans will suffer from major depression at some point in their lives. Where have we gone wrong? Dr. Stephen S. Ilardi sheds light on our current predicament and reminds us that our bodies were never designed for the sleep-deprived, poorly nourished, frenzied pace of 21st-century life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I have a dear family member....
- By Derek B. on 12-12-12
- The Depression Cure
- The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs
- By: Stephen S. Ilardi
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
Extremely helpful and simple to implement advice that truly delivers fast and lasting results
Reviewed: 03-10-19
Easy to understand the why behind each recommendation and hard to argue with. Simple to implement. Fast results. Everyone can benefit from utilizing the strategies outlined whether they are depressed or not!
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