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Name: stephen (liverpool, United Kingdom)
Reviews Written: 12
Titles Rated: 14

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  • Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur
    By Derek Sivers
    Narrated By Derek Sivers
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    When anyone can start a business (when everyone is running their career like a business), it begs a question. This is your one chance at life, you can have anything you want, what is worth doing? Most people don't know why they're doing what they're doing. They imitate others, go with the flow, and follow paths without making their own. They spend decades in pursuit of something that someone convinced them they should want, without realizing that it won't make them happy. Anything You Want is a manifesto about living life, appreciating enough, and doing what matters.
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    Too many people give out 4 and 5 star ratings for my liking. For me 5 stars has got to be mind blowing and / or life changing (Zig Ziglar and Anthony Robbins fall into this category for me).

    The author of this book seems sincere and doesn't promise to change your life just share his story of his success, and in fairness that what this book does. This is just a book about his success and the principles that worked for him and may not be applicable to your businesss.

    As I said in the title worth a listen

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the World's Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations
    By Dom Joly
    Narrated By Dom Joly
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    Ever since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places. In part this stems from a childhood spent in war-torn Lebanon, where instead of swapping marbles in the schoolyard, he had a shrapnel collection -- the schoolboy currency of Beirut. These early experiences left Dom with a profound loathing for the sanitized experiences of the modern-day travel industry and a taste for the darkest of places.
    "Interesting"
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    Not mind blowing or addictive listening but I did enjoy it and narrated very well by the author

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Bit of a Blur
    By Alex James
    Narrated By Alex James
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    Success catapulted Alex James from a slug-infested squat in Camberwell to a world of private jets and world-class restaurants. As "the second drunkest member of the world's drunkest band" life was always chaotic, but Alex James retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle. In Bit of a Blur he recounts his experiences living through the madness of Britpop, detailing both the pleasures and perils of fame.
    "Surprisingly Good"
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    Just had credits to use up and as I was in my 20's during the 90's thought this would be worth a listen to, which it was. Would recommend

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
    By Peter Hook
    Narrated By Peter Hook
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    Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for 30 years. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and the bestselling 12-inch single ever, 'Blue Monday' among many other songs.
    "Deadpan Funny"
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    I'm now in my early 40's so this was my era of clubbing and although I never went I was familiar with the goings on at the Hacienda. Read brilliantly and deadpan funny by the author. Worth a listen to by any northerner of my age who used to go to the early raves and clubs

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Eric Clapton: The Autobiography
    By Eric Clapton
    Narrated By Bill Nighy
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    Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney, he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world, and been central to the significant musical developments of his era. His guitar playing has seen him hailed as "God". Now, for the first time, Eric tells the story of his personal and professional journeys in this pungent, witty, and painfully honest autobiography.
    "Worthwhile"
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    I'm only mildly interested in Eric Clapton but found this book worth a listen and would recommend

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Hypnotic Salesman: Subliminal Sales Techniques
    By Craig Beck
    Narrated By Craig Beck
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    The Hypnotic Salesman is the culmination of over a decade of research into why some people seem to be able to sell anything to anyone and in doing so attract into their lives absolutely anything they desire. On this short audio course you will learn truly amazing persuasion skills and techniques to get what you want, everyday and with anyone.Learn about the power of emotional trigger words, and how you can make people feel not just listen.
    "For beginners to this field"
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    Pretty short and basic but it was very cheap so no complaints.

    Would suit someone very new to listening to self development and salesmanship books

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life
    By Jillian Michaels
    Narrated By Jillian Michaels
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    Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras: Just love yourself. See the glass as half full. Really? That's not how it works, and you know it. A lifetime's worth of struggle is not overturned in a small moment of positive thinking. But if you have the right attitude - attitude and skills - you can and will accomplish anything and everything you want. This book gives you both, attitude and action. By its end you will have all the tools you need to change your life. No hype. No false promises....
    "Good but not as good as Anthony Robbins"
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    I have listened to a lot of these audiobooks so I've already heard most of what's on this. If you're new to this then you'll get more out of it than me and it does cover a lot of areas which will help you grow, and like every book I listen to on this subject I did pick up one or two things which I'll use I did like the author although my mind did keep wandering whilst listening, whether this is because of familiarity of the subject or it wasn't that gripping I can't honestly say.

    All of these self development books, which I've listened to, which is quite a lot over the years, are pretty much the same as each other. For me the best is Anthony Robbins by far for self development and Zig Ziglar for sales.

    You may think that 3 stars is low but I feel people give out 5 stars too readily, for me 5 stars has got to be mindblowing and / or life changing, 4 stars excellent and 3 stars average to good, which I feel this book is

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Bluffer's Guide® to Life Coaching
    By George Edwards
    Narrated By Jack Klaff
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    Be an instant expert on Life Coaching and Bluff Your Way® to respect and reward. No instruction required or received, just a sense of humour. From 'angst' to 'empathy', and from the 'feedback sandwich' to 'setting goals', here's everything you need to know to answer those questions or just question those answers.
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    If this is on special offer for buttons then it's worth a listen. I do think it's a well meaning book but it's built on the basis that all life coaches are charlatans which I don't agree with.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
    By Greg Dean
    Narrated By Greg Dean
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    Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy, written by Greg Dean, is a comprehensive guide for people who are funny, want to be funnier, or have dreams of being a stand-up comedian. This first-of-its-kind audiobook demystifies the craft of comedy by breaking it down to the fundamental skills used by professional funny people. Dean lays out these skills in simple-to-understand lessons that are easy to practice and master.
    "Drones on"
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    I'm still no better at or closer to being a stand up comedian after listening to this, Could / should be more concise and to the point and is very long.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Stories I Only Tell My Friends
    By Rob Lowe
    Narrated By Rob Lowe
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    A wryly funny and moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.

    Teen idol at 15, international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at 20, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-1970s Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.

    "Not bad"
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    Worth a listen to. It is what you'd expect really, the story of rags to riches the struggles he had in the early years and then some amusing stories about him and other Hollywood actors, no out of the ordinary revelations or anecdotes but I did enjoy it on the whole.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
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