Zane Gates
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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
- Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
- Auteur(s): Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein
- Narrateur(s): Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein
- Durée: 8 h et 17 min
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We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic illness continue to skyrocket. How do we explain the gap between these truths? And how should we respond? For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of our troubles is clear: The accelerating rate of change in the modern world has outstripped the capacity of our brains and bodies to adapt.
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The last few chapters broke my brain
- Écrit par Alex Laurin le 2021-09-15
- A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
- Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
- Auteur(s): Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein
- Narrateur(s): Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein
Thorough
Évalué le: 2022-02-22
Very well written and researched, this book is basically a summary of what a person who has lived a life full of travel and experience in different social and career realms would be able to feel on an intuitive level but struggle to put into words nearly as eloquently as this book. If you’re curious about why life in the modern world feels so odd and detached at times, while still having plenty of awesome stuff to offer thanks to modern societies, this book will help elaborate your thoughts.
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Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Auteur(s): Michael Malice
- Narrateur(s): Marcus Freeman
- Durée: 11 h et 42 min
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No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious than the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. Now, celebrity ghostwriter Michael Malice pulls back the curtain to expose the life story of the "Incarnation of Love and Morality". Taken directly from books spirited out of Pyongyang, Dear Reader is a carefully reconstructed first-person account of the man behind the mythology.
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absolutely worth the time
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2020-02-29
- Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Auteur(s): Michael Malice
- Narrateur(s): Marcus Freeman
Entertaining and Informative
Évalué le: 2022-01-25
This book helped me learn a lot about a vital piece of world history that I had been overlooking. For decades I was very resistant to learning about Korea because I just didn't seem to care. As I get older, these things interest me more and the history of that region is quite interesting. It also helped me question some of my own beliefs about the part of the world I come from.
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The Blank Slate
- The Modern Denial of Human Nature
- Auteur(s): Steven Pinker
- Narrateur(s): Victor Bevine
- Durée: 22 h et 40 min
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In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits, denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our understanding of politics, violence, parenting, and the arts.
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Fascinating study of human cognition
- Écrit par Stéphane le 2018-10-27
- The Blank Slate
- The Modern Denial of Human Nature
- Auteur(s): Steven Pinker
- Narrateur(s): Victor Bevine
Thorough
Évalué le: 2022-01-25
Very thoroughly researched and written book. The subject matter of the book is basically in line with the type of insight/revelation/epiphany that one is likely to experience during a psychedelic trip. It's about some universal truths in the "nature of things" that can be easily felt on an intuitive level yet difficult to explain articulately. This book puts it all together in a succinct format. I don't imagine this is the type of book designed to change anyone's mind, but rather help you explain your position more accurately when you encounter people with silly beliefs about what we can change in our world.
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The Parasitic Mind
- How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
- Auteur(s): Gad Saad
- Narrateur(s): Jim Meskimen
- Durée: 7 h et 36 min
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Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life, Dr. Gad Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic firsthand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society.
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Many strong points, a few misguiding implications
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2020-11-22
- The Parasitic Mind
- How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
- Auteur(s): Gad Saad
- Narrateur(s): Jim Meskimen
Thoughtful
Évalué le: 2021-03-13
This book exceeded my expectations - and I have fairly high expectations for Gad Saad. I have been exposed to him through various podcasts, so I am familiar with some of his viewpoints and his general style of communication. When I learned that he doesn't narrate the audiobook, I was initially disappointed. I understand why the publisher wanted a professional narrator, as Gad has a bit of a weird style of speaking. Fortunately, the performer managed to capture Gad's essence beautifully. His sarcasm and wit are obviously detectable, and help to illustrate his points.
This book has helped me organize my thoughts as they pertain to some of the social hysteria of our times. It has strengthened my confidence in how to deal with hysteric people in a more effective manner. It gives me hope that I may be able to use my small sphere of influence to help spread more productive and useful ways of approaching the world, with a renewed focus on rationality.
Gad is one of a handful of prominent original thinkers left in our culture, and he has inspired me to do my part to not contribute to some of the sillier elements of our "progressive" society. Well worth the time to listen and the Audible credit!
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The End of Growth
- Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
- Auteur(s): Richard Heinberg
- Narrateur(s): Paul Boehmer
- Durée: 11 h et 57 min
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Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits.
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A Good Listen
- Écrit par Zane Gates le 2021-01-28
- The End of Growth
- Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
- Auteur(s): Richard Heinberg
- Narrateur(s): Paul Boehmer
A Good Listen
Évalué le: 2021-01-28
This book has an interesting perspective of future issues civilization will likely face. The message is likely to be shunned by many because it insists that you will have to adopt more personal responsibility and live a less hedonistic lifestyle.
The background info about geopolitics was the most interesting, the author seems very competent in that regard.
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Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- Auteur(s): Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrateur(s): Stephen J. Dubner
- Durée: 7 h et 51 min
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Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives: how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of...well, everything. The inner working of a crack gang...the truth about real-estate agents...the secrets of the Klu Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking, and Freakonomics will redefine the way we view the modern world.
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Only For Young People
- Écrit par Zane Gates le 2021-01-28
- Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- Auteur(s): Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrateur(s): Stephen J. Dubner
Only For Young People
Évalué le: 2021-01-28
I would only recommend this book to a teenager or young adult. The concepts might prove useful for them to be exposed to. Basically the concepts of this book are that, unless you want to be very naive and risk being taken advantage of, you should take the term "expert" with a grain of salt. There are no shortage of careers in which people self-aggrandize or try to hoard information to make themselves appear more competent than they are. The internet is making these folks somewhat obsolete, but they continue using greasy and weasely means of trying to maintain their power structure.
There's a whole chapter outlining the mechanics of how a gang operates. If you have lived an incredibly sheltered life, this might be eye opening to you. But for anyone who's been paying attention, these concepts will all seem trite and obvious. And not the kind of obvious that seems obvious after you're exposed to it - the type of obvious where if it wasn't obvious to you, you simply haven't been paying attention. Or you've been deluded, or you float through life with a childlike submissiveness and unquestioning nature towards those in positions of power or leadership.
The fact that this book is lauded as being intrepid or unusually introspective in some way is concerning. It speaks to a culture of dimwits. Don't be a dummy - pay attention. If you need this book to help you get that message, that's good I suppose. But you'd be better off learning that yourself. You want to learn how to be critical in a functional manner.
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How to Have Impossible Conversations
- A Very Practical Guide
- Auteur(s): Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay
- Narrateur(s): Peter Boghossian
- Durée: 6 h et 36 min
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In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation—whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds.
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Excellent toolkit for polarized times
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2020-02-26
- How to Have Impossible Conversations
- A Very Practical Guide
- Auteur(s): Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay
- Narrateur(s): Peter Boghossian
Well Thought Out
Évalué le: 2020-11-22
The authors obviously spent a tremendous amount of time and cognitive energy crafting this book.
Filled with excellent advice on how to effectively and concisely communicate better with anyone you encounter.
A must read for anyone who wants to advance to a more sophisticated life and career.
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Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- Auteur(s): Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrateur(s): Joe Ochman
- Durée: 8 h et 20 min
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In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one's own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.
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An interesting rant
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-03-02
- Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- Auteur(s): Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrateur(s): Joe Ochman
Ambivalent
Évalué le: 2020-03-19
I first listened to the Black Swan by this author, and then this book.
It's difficult to parse out exactly how I feel. There are a lot of good nuggets of wisdom here, although most of them were conclusions I had already drawn myself through experience in the world. If you are very naive, these may be enlightening ideas, otherwise you've probably already realized them yourself through experience.
However, at the end of the day, I'm not sure if I agree with the overall outlook of the author. He seems to be trying to justify a life where one takes absolutely no risks. His rambles on trying to justify why adhering to ancient superstitions makes sense. This seems to be an attempt to make a rational case for adhering to strange religious codes, which may have made sense at different points in time but do not in this day and age. He claims that if you can avoid exposing yourself to risk, then basically any silly thing you do to avoid risk is justified (and by silly, I mean things like avoiding living on the 13th floor of a building).
While this may allow one to "survive" longer, I can't help but wonder - what's the value of living longer if your quality of life is degraded because you refuse to do anything interesting or exciting?
So, if you're on a quest to live to 100 years but never do anything worth talking about in your life, then follow the advice laid out in this book.
If, however, you are more interested in adventure and risk, well, I'm not sure if there's much value to be derived from this author.
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The Denial of Death
- Auteur(s): Ernest Becker
- Narrateur(s): Raymond Todd
- Durée: 11 h et 46 min
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie: man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than 30 years after its writing.
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Well Researched and Thought Out
- Écrit par Zane Gates le 2020-03-19
- The Denial of Death
- Auteur(s): Ernest Becker
- Narrateur(s): Raymond Todd
Well Researched and Thought Out
Évalué le: 2020-03-19
I listened to this book almost a year ago. I've been chewing on the ideas ever since. Many of them I intuitively knew since a young age, and my experiences in life and observations of culture have only reinforced them and helped me understand them deeper. As someone who lives to take physical risks and challenges, I've often found myself confused by so many of my peers who seem almost pathetically risk-averse. This book does a good job of articulating how many people busy themselves endlessly in a naive and vain attempt to avoid thinking or coming to terms with the fact that they will one day die.
If you've ever experimented with psychedelics and deep introspective thoughts, you'll likely have grappled with the subject matter in this book. This author does a great job of expanding upon and articulating those ideas, with plenty of anthropological support.
A must read for anyone who endeavours to live a meaningful life.
Also, if you were curious about why so many strange individuals went panic-shopping for toilet paper during the COVID-19 situation, this book elaborates on the psychology behind that type of behaviour.
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Auteur(s): Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Gladwell
- Durée: 8 h et 42 min
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How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true? While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you’ll hear the voices of people he interviewed - scientists, criminologists, military psychologists.
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zero insight
- Écrit par catherine le 2019-10-27
- Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Auteur(s): Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Gladwell
Awful
Évalué le: 2020-02-03
I don't mean to sound like a jerk or a hater, but this really is not a quality body of work. The ideas the author seems to have about the nature of things are trite and pedestrian at best, and dangerous at worst.
There is no sense of cohesion. His stories ramble on into seemingly endless uninteresting tangents. It's the worst type of storytelling - the type that is heavy on useless, uninteresting details, and short on anything of interest or importance (or anything that would make a story worth telling) actually having happened. For the first couple hours I thought maybe the stories of "history" (which are littered with Malcolm's incessant assumptions, insinuations, and details of questionable authenticity added in) would lead somewhere interesting. But they never did.
He has an irritating way of talking - he constantly attempts to make very mundane things sound profound. It comes off as cheesy and try-hard. The use of sound effects and music only made this worse. It seemed like the publisher knew the story was lame and lacked substance, so they tried to trick us with music and noises the way a corny movie tries to trick you.
I never really got the point that he was trying to make. Or perhaps the point was just so needless to make that I wasn't even able to notice it. I guess maybe the point is that people are complicated? Wow, thanks Malcolm, never would have noticed that! I was under the impression that the book would offer some useful tips or guidelines on the psychology of dealing with people. Instead, it's full of quasi-intellectual tidbits of goofball scenarios. The closest it comes to offering advice on how to act is an embarrassing section near the end where Malcolm tries to harp on about how the police officer who pulled over Sandra Bland should have acted. According to him, someone who is pulled over and rudely lights up a cigarette should be treated with the utmost respect. It's just a cigarette, right?!? I am unsure if Malcolm is really so naive as to not understand the intricacies of interactions with massive power dynamics such as police officers and civilians have, or if he is intentionally trying to play dumb to try to get his silly notions across. Either way, it was painful to listen to.
In some sense, his ideas are so simplistic and naive that they are dangerous to pass on. If you are genuinely interested in learning about how to better communicate with the world at large - yourself, your family, your community (strangers), coworkers, etc., you'd be much better off reading the work of some respected contemporary psychologists, neurologists and psychotherapists.
It really is quite a shame that Malcolm is making money off this garbage product while millions of hard working, useful people struggle to get by. I'm upset that I wasted a credit on it, and hope to save someone else the disappointment.
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