Benjamin James

Engaging and humorous narration, practical and vivid word advice

Revisado: 10-24-24

Engaging and humorous narration, practical and vivid word advice. I especially liked the pace of the narration

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Concise, clear and ultimately very helpful

Revisado: 11-02-15

What a short and snappy, concise and extremely useful list of tools and techniques for managing worry embarrassment and regret and finding your inner passion and life force again.

The narrator presents the tips in engaging fashion and is sure to hook your ears.
Without much effort or changes to your everyday life, you can get to applying these tips right away, and feel the instant easing of the pain of self-doubt, worry, regret and the burden of remorse held too long.

Have you asked yourself,
'Is what I have to say necessary? Is what I have to say true?...'

If you suffer from worries, embarrassment or regrets, this is probably the most useful 2 hours of your audible listening experience . If you only apply tool from the book, you are making progress!


Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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A book of hidden secrets and an epic quest

Revisado: 10-28-15

In the flower language of my ancestors, this is a book of hidden secrets.
‘Write your journal everyday…. Make sure you don’t ignore our customs’. Throw some time travel, superpowers, a love triangle and some epic romance into the mix and you have one hell of a story.
Add vivid instances where one sentence creates an entire vivid scene, the mastery of storytelling. The author is clearly an artist and architect in forming a structure with strong plot points, subplots, theme, character, foreshadowing, pinch points and building tension until the climax. I listened to it in two sittings.
This book delivers. Listen to it.
Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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Gabi really wanted to be a lion...

Revisado: 10-26-15

Gabi loved her hair full of tangles, like a bushy Animal….

Gabi had never asked to eat fish for dinner before. And milk?
She really wanted to be a lion. But soon no one recognized her.
The author weaves vivid instances where one sentence creates an entire scene, the mastery of storytelling. He’s clearly an artist and architect in forming a structure with strong plot points.
This book delivers. Listen to it!
Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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The voice of experience makes the best guide

Revisado: 10-26-15

What a short and snappy concise and extremely useful list of tools and techniques for managing anxiety and finding your inner passion and motivation.

The narrator presents the tips in engaging fashion and is sure to hook your ears.
Without much effort or changes to your everyday life, you can get to applying these tips right away, and feel the instant easing of your relationships with addicts close to you.

Have you asked yourself,
'Is what I have to say necessary? Is what I have to say true?...'

If you are close to an addict, this is probably the most useful 20 minutes of your audible listening experience . If you only apply one of the 101 tips from the book, you are making progress!


Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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It does exactly what it says on the tin....

Revisado: 09-28-15

Whether you are paralysed by fear or just temporarily lacking in motivation, this book provides great tools to be more motivated based on your needs.

Add to this clear and engaging narration and you have a motivating, useful listen for your way to work or in the car.

Focus on helping other people and you will accomplish a lot. Don't be too hard on yourself, and notice at least three things you appreciate about yourself. There are 51 great tips for being more motivated that you can apply to your life right away.

This book delivers. Listen to it.
Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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A brute who touches in all the right places...

Revisado: 09-28-15

I loved Colby Roberts's direct style with Melissa, truly the author has created in Colby a master of the art of confidence.
Add to this, vivid instances where one sentence creates an entire vivid scene, the mastery of storytelling. Think 50 shades but with good writing. Shana James is clearly an artist and architect in forming a structure with strong plot points, subplots, theme, character, foreshadowing, pinch points and building tension until the climax (no pun intended). The more aroused she got, the more angry she got. I listened to it all in one sitting. Each word of Colby’s mounts her desire, increasing the pulsating of her desire. Colby Roberts was a brute but he knew how to touch a woman in all the right places….
This book delivers desire. Read it.
Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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Gripping listening, resonates with my inner demons

Revisado: 09-06-15

‘I should have stopped at one’. I could relate to the wasted days that I myself have spent drinking. Then shaming myself for my worthless behavior. Grimacing at the large tabs and the questionable booty calls. This is the story of a woman, a mother, and a wife’s struggle to face her (and other’s inner demons), and a triumph over alcoholism.
For the first time the desire to see her (Laura – the protagonist’s) daughters was greater than her desire to drink. But on her way to see them she is arrested on a DUI by a man who she will come to know well when sober.
Better off dead, better off dead, Laura thinks of herself in the bath. Are these her own thoughts or whispers from the cellar?
With a tour de force in mastering the vivid instance, the author takes through the daily conversations of rehab.
From one cell and cellar to another…and perhaps all her furnace needed was some routine maintenance to stop the ghosts playing with her circuit breakers. Or perhaps it was her own mind’s circuit breakers that needed maintenance.
This is a story of parallels of the real and the unreal of people and of ghosts, of external and internal demons.
I, having had my own issues with alcoholism could resonate with the protagonist acutely. I have heard the inner voices telling me ‘I’m better off dead’, that ‘I’m useless’ ‘Go on just have one more drink’. Eventually Laura refuses to be bullied any more by that inner voice, but not without the support and the close connection to others. She acknowledges that without that connection, it could very well be her dead instead.
Her own battle with alcoholism won in the cell and cellar of her mind, comes the haunting voices from the cell and cellar of her house. It take’s a life full of death and a great deal of courage to face the tortured souls of a house full of death, but if Laura can help, then why not.
The narrator’s voice is soothing to listen to, good intonation and emphasis so no meaning is lost from the author’s voice. I listened to the entire book over 3 afternoons as I travelled on the trains in Sydney, Australia.
Whether you are an alcoholic, recovering or otherwise, or someone who just enjoys a compelling listen, or a fan of thrillers and suspense, this audiobook will not disappoint. 5 Stars.
Review by Will Jelbert, Author of The Happiness Animal

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