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Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- Written by: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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A revolutionary system to get one per cent better every day. People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits.
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Practical take on the habit loop, should be useful as a follow up read to Charles Duhigg’s Power of Habit
- By Prakriti G. on 23-09-19
- Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- Written by: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
Glad to find a very very useful book
Reviewed: 07-12-20
This book is a very very practical guide to understand habits and get a grip..well written to the ppint and no long winded clutter....the resources on the website are very good, hoping to use them. Narration is excellent, listened at 1.75 speed while reading the book.
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped the modern world. From the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist, he highlights the broadest movements both literal and conceptual on every continent since the Ice Age, and examines societal advances such as writing, religion, government, and technology.
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Stroke of Brilliance, Needs patience, worth it.
- By Rohit on 27-11-20
- Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
Epic book and epic narration
Reviewed: 08-11-20
This is a monumental deepthinking book on how different societies developed differently in the world. The sheer curiosity, the sincerity and unrelenting research, the mindboggling insights the author gives in trying to find the answers is incredible. Heard it took at least 25 years of research for this book. But yes, this book could be a bit boring with too many details, so it is serious studying, nit a casual read by any means . There are a few chapters at the end which summarise the book, especially Hemispheres Colliding and Speedboat to Polynesia which are fabulous. I had a special interest in how bows and arrows evolved in various societies and learnt tbat they actually did not come about in some societies like Australia. The magnitude of the question and the serious pursuit of answers.. the book is a masterpiece..the narration is brilliant in a tone which matches the tone of the book..i heard this at 1.1 speed while reading the ohysical book.. looking forward to hear more from this artist. Take your time and read this book. You'll remember this. And appreciate Mr.Diamond.
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues.
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great experience
- By Gaurav Sarup on 28-11-18
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Extremely thought provoking
Reviewed: 24-07-20
Another masterpiece from YNH..Just read this gem and wallowing in the sheer genius of this book. Narration is excellent, but some sentences of the kindle book are skipped in the audio book.
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Inglorious Empire
- What the British Did to India
- Written by: Shashi Tharoor
- Narrated by: Shashi Tharoor
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Inglorious Empire written and read by Shashi Tharoor. In the 18th century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. The Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism and caused millions to die from starvation.
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The Lion Who Wrote...
- By Tushar on 26-12-18
- Inglorious Empire
- What the British Did to India
- Written by: Shashi Tharoor
- Narrated by: Shashi Tharoor
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
Reviewed: 07-06-20
A thoroughly satisfying and enlightening delight in the fabulous voice of Dr.Tharoor himself. The narration and the book are excellent. This should be a perfect example of how to do research. Must be made compulsory reading. Deep bow and a sincere namaste, Shashi Tharoor.
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A Fine Balance
- Written by: Rohinton Mistry
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
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With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers - a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village - will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future.
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no words to describe
- By Abdulrehmankhan on 19-04-20
- A Fine Balance
- Written by: Rohinton Mistry
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Moving Story, Excellent narration
Reviewed: 24-04-20
This is a moving story during the Emergency in India. The descriptions are just amazing. Unforgettable read, but a bit long drawn and a disappointing ending.
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When Breath Becomes Air
- Written by: Paul Kalanithi
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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The New York Times number-one best seller. At the age of 36, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.
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It is a great book with profound moments
- By Sandeep on 19-02-19
- When Breath Becomes Air
- Written by: Paul Kalanithi
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Sunil Malhotra
Lump in the thoat moving
Reviewed: 09-04-20
This book just changes you forever. Written with such deep insights, im still having a lump in the throat reading about this doctor's diary of his last days. Great narration.
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas in one small office, five windows wide, and answerable only to its distant shareholders. In his most ambitious and riveting audiobook to date, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
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Terrible performance
- By Saad on 23-10-19
- The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
Fantastic history, disappointing pronunciation
Reviewed: 28-03-20
This is a racy, unputdownable account of EIC's takeover of India. The plotting, the scheming, the political, cultural and economic situation of the times narrated in absolutely fascinating detail by WD. What were drab facts and dates in school text books come alive in dazzling multi colour piercing detail. After this book, the heart goes out for some of the characters, especially Shah Alam, and the blood boils at some of the personalities. The narration is very good in general, but extremely disappointed and shocked at the bad pronunciation of Indian names and places...not even one word was right, sounds like an awkward tonge twisted westerner. This was rankling , when Shah 'Alam' is pronunced as 'Alaam’ and even Ganga (the river) as 'Ganja' in one instance. The narrator seems to be comfortable with French names and words but ill at ease and totally foreign to Indian places, names and words. But otherwise enjoyed his narration. One jewel from Audible.
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Fry's English Delight (Series 1)
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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National treasure and renowned wit Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these celebrated programmes. In each episode, Fry explores the oddities and celebrates the curiosities of the language we use. His love of words is indulged with infectious enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity at all times. From puns and metaphors to clichés and gibberish, this famously witty, incisive and engaging series explores the joys of the English language.
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dare I, a mere mortal rate Stephen Fry.
- By Himanshu Sharma on 14-09-20
- Fry's English Delight (Series 1)
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Excellent
Reviewed: 13-02-20
A thoroughly entertaining and enlightening series, really, a delight! Mr.Fry is just too good, immensely enjoyed the section on puns and metaphors.