Reviews by Leon

Name: Leon (Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom)
Reviews Written: 3
Titles Rated: 7

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  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
    By Stephen R. Covey
    Narrated By Stephen R. Covey
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    Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its 15th year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new forward and afterword written by Covey that explore whether the 7 Habits are still relevant.
    UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 7 mins
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change | [Stephen R. Covey]
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
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    "7 Habits, constructive change not quick-fix"
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    I took the time to listen to the unabridged version. Audible could do with reviewing the encoding but other than that the book was excellent.

    This book is required reading for managers in the 21st century as is the 8th habit. This was an easy listen (even the unabridged version) and Stephen Covey is a great narrator. I'd recommend this book to all.

    61 of 69 people found this review helpful
  • God Emperor of Dune
    By Frank Herbert
    Narrated By Simon Vance
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    More than 3,000 years have passed since the first events recorded in Dune. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. He alone understands the future, and he knows with a terrible certainty that the evolution of his race is at an end unless he can breed new qualities into his species.
    UNABRIDGED 15 hrs and 47 mins
    God Emperor of Dune | [Frank Herbert]
    God Emperor of Dune
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    "Close,but no cigar"
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    I liked it but it lacked the pace and enthralling approach of the preceding books.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Star Beast
    By Robert A. Heinlein
    Narrated By David Baker, the Full Cast Family
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    Lummox is not exactly the family dog. Big as a triceratops but more exotic in appetite (he once ate a Buick), "Lummy" has a decided penchant for trouble. Still, he's been part of the Stuart clan for generations, and his current owner, John Thomas Stuart XI, cares for him deeply. Just how deeply will be tested when Lummox's restless appetite starts a chain of events that turn his relationship with John Thomas upside down, and puts first John Thomas, and then the Earth itself, in peril.
    UNABRIDGED 8 hrs and 18 mins
    The Star Beast | [Robert A. Heinlein]
    The Star Beast
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    "A great listen"
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    If you like the early Heinlein style, this one is a cracking listen. It reminded me of the inventiveness of 'Have Spacesuit Will Travel' and repeatedly surprised me with poignant observations of human value based behaviour. It is excellently voiced and narrated; I loved it.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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