Written by: Eckhart Tolle Read by the author, this book is a gentle massage for the brain. Not a lot of complexity here, it is about what it is about – encouragement to remain focused on the present and why that is a good thing. Plus some exercises to help do that. Nothing earth shattering, […]
Written by: Robert M. Pirsig Ride bike. Fix bike. Zen chaps. Buy American. Length: 8.5 hrs 7/2003: Worth a listen, some good stuff. Did not make me want a motorcycle.
Written by: Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton Go for the win-win, understand your BATNA, and other negotiating techniques. A decent read, nothing earth-shattering. Length: 6.5 hrs 2/2003: Some interesting stuff about “principled” negotiation. I think I was already doing this stuff though.
Written by: Ayn Rand If you can ignore the hype and circumstances surrounding Ayn Rand and Objectivism for 32 hours, this is actually a very entertaining book. Good plot, clear characters, and an enjoyable listen overall. It’s mostly about an idealistic architect (Howard Roark) who the world is trying to exploit and crush who apparently […]
Written by: Dr. Edgar Mitchell with Dwight Williams With both astronauts and hippies, this book has two elements of the holy trinity. It’s neat and does have several worthwhile points of universal connectedness, with lots of details about the founding and goings on at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (not to be confused with the storied halls […]
whispered words from literary masters, cheesy hacks, inspirational gurus, and fluffy crap artists into my ears. These are there stories.