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Die with Zero
- Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
- By: Bill Perkins
- Narrated by: Bill Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 255
Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money—and out of your life. It's intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply making and accumulating money for one's so-called Golden Years. In short, Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins' plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you're fully engaged and enjoying what you've worked and saved for.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sobering thoughts...
- By 360rlr on 13-08-22
- Die with Zero
- Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
- By: Bill Perkins
- Narrated by: Bill Perkins
Nothing actionable in here
Reviewed: 31-05-23
The whole book is based on the premise that you shouldn’t waste precious time earning money that you’ll never enjoy because you don’t spend it before you die. Fine. Good point.
After that it doesn’t develop into anything more substantial or usable. Just rephrases the same basic argument over and over with a few examples and metaphors
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Brain Science
- Placebo, Memory, and Neurological Insights
- By: Sally Stephens
- Narrated by: Clare Radix
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story5 out of 5 stars 97
The placebo effect, what is it and does it truly work? What are its health advantages, its medical benefits? What about weight loss and wrinkle creams? Is it your brain, or the supplement working? Is this a victory of your brain, or is this a win for medicine? Does the Placebo effect associate itself with hypnosis? How does it fit in with subconscious thinking? This book will teach you what multiple sclerosis is and how to comprehend its various subtypes and treatments.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible opening chapter
- By matt on 23-03-20
- Brain Science
- Placebo, Memory, and Neurological Insights
- By: Sally Stephens
- Narrated by: Clare Radix
Horrible opening chapter
Reviewed: 23-03-20
I'm one chapter in and I think I'm ready to throw in the towell. I was attracted to the book description which was exactly what I was looking for, thinking it would focus on the placebo effect. As a medical professional I was instantly disappointed by the painful combination of unnecessarily specific scientific terminology with vague terms presumably thought up to make understanding easier for the lay person. Some of these words may be in common usage in the states, for me in the UK however, I find this type of terminology only adds to confusion. Stick to simplified description or accurate terminology please not both.
The narrator has a robotic tone and pronounces many of the medical words so incorrectly it's painful. Perhaps if you are not familiar with the words you may not notice, but to me it's making the audiobook very uncomfortable to listen to.
The whole opening chapter is a dry summary of multiple sclerosis and doesn't mention the placebo effect once, instead providing repetitive lists of symptoms which include meaningless umbrella terms mashed in with specific and unusual symptoms with no differentiators.
The next few chapters (which I skipped) are also about multiple sclerosis and you have to get to chapter 9 before you hear anything about the placebo effect. 10 seconds in, the reader has given a pretty sure description of what the placebo effect is and the narrator has misread the book so that the sentence makes no grammatical sense.
I can't believe that any of the 5 star reviews on here are honest, and I'm still not convinced whether this is a real narrotor or just a realistic computerised speech.
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Zealot
- The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
- By: Reza Aslan
- Narrated by: Reza Aslan
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 294
From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Holy Moly!
- By M on 16-10-13
- Zealot
- The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
- By: Reza Aslan
- Narrated by: Reza Aslan
fantastically insightful
Reviewed: 11-08-19
what an eye opener, this book is respectfully written and well read. as someone who is not religious, going through two catholic schools has left me with a lot of questions about jesus and the bible. This book answers these questions with surprising clarity and makes more sense out of the meaning of jesus' life than I've ever heard from church.
don't think that this book is not for you unless you are an athiest, or because of any belief the author does not press any of his views upon the reader.
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H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,756
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,278
Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I got lost
- By robert on 20-11-19
great value for 1 credit
Reviewed: 11-08-19
At least two fantastic books and some more variable stories all are extremely well read
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Incognito
- The Secret Lives of the Brain
- By: David Eagleman
- Narrated by: David Eagleman
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 905
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 746
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 737
Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you're consciously aware of danger? Why do you notice when your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? Why are people whose name begins with J more likely to marry other people whose name begins with J? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? Renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate these surprising mysteries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging but not ground breaking
- By Dr on 09-04-13
- Incognito
- The Secret Lives of the Brain
- By: David Eagleman
- Narrated by: David Eagleman
cross over
Reviewed: 06-05-17
good, but crosses over a lot with his book the brain the story of you
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