Derry Sexton
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Subversive Habits
- Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle
- De: Shannen Dee Williams
- Narrado por: Machelle Williams
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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For Black Catholic women and girls, embracing the celibate religious state constituted a radical act of resistance to white supremacy and the sexual terrorism built into chattel slavery and segregation. Williams shows how Black sisters—such as Sister Mary Antona Ebo, who was the only Black member of the inaugural delegation of Catholic sisters to travel to Selma, Alabama, and join the Black voting rights marches of 1965—were pioneering religious leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, desegregation foot soldiers, Black Power activists, and womanist theologians.
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2 Ratings for what all in this book, huh?
- De Derry Sexton en 07-13-23
- Subversive Habits
- Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle
- De: Shannen Dee Williams
- Narrado por: Machelle Williams
2 Ratings for what all in this book, huh?
Revisado: 07-13-23
I found this book to be one of the most enlightening discussions of the Black nuns ever. Up until several years ago, I too thought there was no such thing as African-American nuns. And honestly, there is barely any evidence that they exist today until now. It is disheartening to learn that the main Christian religion in this country was also one of the main proponents of discriminatory practices and that it still has such a long way to go. I'm also surprised that only two ratings have been published for this book, leading me to believe that there is not really a lot of interest on all sides to learn about these courageous women. I am grateful and thankful for the author for even doing such a book and now proudly own a soft copy.
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The Law of Success
- From the Master Mind to the Golden Rule (in Sixteen Lessons)
- De: Napoleon Hill
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 24 h y 19 m
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Napoleon Hill, born into poverty in 1883, began writing as a reporter for small town newspapers while just a teenager. When industrialist Andrew Carnegie commissioned him in 1908 to interview over 500 successful men and women to help prove his theory that success could be distilled down to a clear-cut formula, Hill met with hundreds of the richest and most famous people of the time.
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An Incredible Audio!
- De morton en 12-17-08
- The Law of Success
- From the Master Mind to the Golden Rule (in Sixteen Lessons)
- De: Napoleon Hill
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
The self improvement book that started it all!
Revisado: 06-29-23
Let's get the cons out the way first....
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The references are quite dated, but what would you expect from something originally written in 1925 and in about two years, will be 100 years old!
There are many assumptions regarding women's roles in a man's success or Native Americans' benefits from the white man or even how people of color are depicted (referred to as Negroes and such) can be a bit difficult to get through but again...refer to my first Con point regarding this.
Also too, based on the time of the writing, many of the successful men mentioned and interviewed are not without their debauchery in benefiting from the privilege their skin color afforded them. Again, cite my first CON point. While I wished there were more people of color cited (the author does mention W. E. B. Dubois, Fredrick Douglas, and a couple of others, I believe), there was a lot of focus of the "giants of industry" back then, so totally understanding.
Having said all of that...even the smallest iota of self help, motivational speaking, and self improvement in the modern age owes it's origin to this very book!!! The PRO is the book itself and the lasting knowledge that lies within. While listening to this book, I heard phrases, sentences, whole concept stated that I know I have heard throughout my life but never truly bothered to understand the information given or thought it was just "crazy talk" or "advice from people whom shouldn't be giving advice", etc. Boy was I clueless!!!
There are 16 lessons that are rooted in common sense but the wonderment for me comes from the fact that these very concepts STILL come into to play today...almost a 100 years later.
This is quite literally the last self-help book that I intend to buy. I need no more because all of these concepts are discussed in so many other books, speeches, essays etc...that you would basically be getting the same information. This book will force you (if you approach it with an open mind and heart) to get into action. The chapters on SELF-CONFIDENCE, ART OF SAVING, A DEFINITE CHIEF AIM, TOLERANCE, CONCENTRATION, SELF-CONTROL, ENTHUSIASM, and the GOLDEN RULE are actually worth two or three listening (which I have done for about 3 of them).
It's amazing how, when present a certain way, the same information that you have heard over and over again suddenly resonates. From a book that was written almost a century ago that I'm pretty sure was not easily accessible for someone like me at the time, I am beyond grateful I am able to absorb it's wisdom now.
I applaud the author's efforts from the future.
We all can benefit from reading this book! I will revisit again in the future.
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Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- De: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
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In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- De GM en 08-05-20
- Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- De: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
One book doesn't have all the answers! Sorry!
Revisado: 12-12-22
So, before I plunged into this book, I read a lot of the reviews (both positive and negative) about this book. I admit I am still plowing through it and I'm almost done but I've listened to enough to give a solid review. A lot of what is in this book I knew already, although when voiced, it was shouted down, ridiculed, or worst...from all areas. And I did feel that the book thoroughly addressed the correlation between "race" and "caste" in this country, but offered no solid suggestions on how to move from this system. Then, I started thinking...it really doesn't need to nor is that the book's purpose.
The issue of the social construct known as "race" is so complex, so thick, so deep that to expect this one book to have the answer to fixing it is simply ridiculous. What this book really does is give you all the information you need to make an informed decision on how you deal with "race" going forward. People in this country from all sides have been domesticated into believing this system is "normal" so much for so long that most do believe you are loosing something by eliminating the need to label and separated based on skin color alone.
This book is hard to read in some places...it simply is the undoctor truth and it's hard to swallow. But this is a must read for everyone and should be required reading in schools.
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Love Unfu*ked
- Getting Your Relationship Sh!t Together
- De: Gary John Bishop
- Narrado por: Gary John Bishop
- Duración: 3 h y 46 m
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No matter how much advice we get or how much work we do on our “stuff,” nothing ever seems to make the difference. The truth of it is, you’re woefully ill-equipped for one of the most life-defining things you will ever take on—being in a committed relationship. Whether you’re currently in one, want to be in one, half in–half out, getting over one, married, single, separated, divorced, or just overwhelmed with the whole thing, let’s cut through the morass of relationship schtick and put you back in charge.
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A candid kick in the a$$ about your relationships
- De Tranquility38 en 01-18-22
- Love Unfu*ked
- Getting Your Relationship Sh!t Together
- De: Gary John Bishop
- Narrado por: Gary John Bishop
Bishop does it again
Revisado: 09-28-22
I've listened to a lot of self improvement books and new to ones on love. I've listened to books on love languages and getting love you need etc, but none really hits like this one. Bishop just has a way of cutting through the BS and making you look at yourself to be better for you as well as others. Another re-read is in the future.
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The Way of the Superior Man
- De: David Deida
- Narrado por: Cecil Archbold
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
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In 1997, David Deida released what would become one of the most widely read books on men’s spirituality ever published—The Way of the Superior Man. In this unabridged audiobook of the 20th-anniversary edition, Deida presents a new preface to the now-classic text on how to live a life of masculine freedom, integrity, and authenticity.
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A woman’s thoughts
- De kayleighwllms511 en 02-10-19
- The Way of the Superior Man
- De: David Deida
- Narrado por: Cecil Archbold
I guess I should've read this years ago,,,
Revisado: 02-23-22
Any book that is can make you agree wholeheartedly and disagree wholeheartedly simultaneously is worth being in my library. I only have about 90 minutes left on it but I think based on what I've absorbed thus far, I can make a fair review. While overall the information is solid in regards to how to conduct yourself as a "Superior" man, let's take some of this stuff with a bit of a grain of salt and your own interpretation.
There are parts of this book that definitely speaks to me as a man trying to still navigate these waters known as life, even in my early 50's. However, some of this information comes off basically like "Excuse your woman in everything she does, love anyway...ignoring your own feelings because she will drown in your love for her, acknowledge your feelings internally but not to your woman in it's purest form but in a way that palatable to her. "
HUH?!?
I'm pretty sure I am a little bit off base with my opinion on this, but it does come off like that. I realize that women in general will not think and feel like we do and vice versa; however, I do not know if allowing her to be fulling in her feelings in the moment and then accepting that she will not do the same for you because she's of feminine power sounds like BS to the highest order.
Nevertheless, in my next relationship, I am willing to apply some of these "suggestions" (side-eye toward the word "tricks" being a more accurate term) to see if I can have a more intimate connection and relationship with my partner.
Again, the book thus far is pretty good at advice toward being a better man and relating to the world better, but I don't know about the woman-centric stuff. Doesn't seem very balanced; however, I guess then it would be called "The Way of the Superior Couple?" I'm sure there are better books that give advice on how men and women can relate to themselves better, but with this being geared toward men, I suppose the women-centric talking points are understandable in that regard.
Read this, then read John Kim's "I Use to be a Miserable F*ck", since he was inspired to change his life by reading "The Way of the Superior Man".
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The Power of Attachment
- How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships
- De: Diane Poole Heller PhD, Peter A. Levine
- Narrado por: Emily Durante
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
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From our earliest years, we develop an attachment style that follows us through life, replaying in our daily emotional landscape, our relationships, and how we feel about ourselves. And in the wake of a traumatic event - such as a car accident, severe illness, loss of a loved one, or experience of abuse - that attachment style can deeply influence what happens next.
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I now know more about attachment in relationships
- De Bao en 03-03-21
- The Power of Attachment
- How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships
- De: Diane Poole Heller PhD, Peter A. Levine
- Narrado por: Emily Durante
wonderful listen
Revisado: 10-15-21
I've gained so much insight from this book. Hope to revisit this again very soon.
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The Sum of Us
- What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
- De: Heather McGhee
- Narrado por: Heather McGhee
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all.
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Good book but Recording tech is poor. Glitches
- De Jeannepup en 02-25-21
- The Sum of Us
- What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
- De: Heather McGhee
- Narrado por: Heather McGhee
Should be part of a learning curriculum
Revisado: 03-24-21
This was by far the most enlightening read I have ever had. This book attempts to give much needed context to how society has come to function and really should be part of any serious American History curriculum.
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The Warrior Within
- The Philosophies of Bruce Lee to Better Understand the World around You and Achieve a Rewarding Life
- De: John Little
- Narrado por: Feodor Chin
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
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During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy - a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals - that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. Most of his philosophical writings could be found only within the personal library of the Bruce Lee estate - until John Little was given permission to publish them for the wider world.
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Narrator Blows the Entire Book (honest opinion)
- De Andrew en 10-23-15
- The Warrior Within
- The Philosophies of Bruce Lee to Better Understand the World around You and Achieve a Rewarding Life
- De: John Little
- Narrado por: Feodor Chin
Wonderful book...don't get caught up in narration
Revisado: 05-05-20
The reviews that focus on the "fake Asian accent" that the narrator sometimes employ during this audiobook are too busy seeing the trees and not the forest...meaning that they are focusing on the method of delivery and not what is being delivered. I too laughed at the accent at first until I realize he was trying to say things as only Bruce Lee could say them to add more weight to what was being said. And for me, it did just that. This is an excellent book that echoes many of my own philosophies of how I view myself in relationship to society, family, friends, my partner and myself. JKD is something that I am going to start following as much as I can and a lot of the philosophy that I picked up from this book regarding Bruce's writings and ideals I will continue to study and learn from. Thank you.
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Slobberknocker
- My Life in Wrestling
- De: Jim Ross, Paul O'Brien
- Narrado por: Jim Ross, R.C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first seen it on his grandparents' TV.
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Somewhat disappointed
- De Maci Hutson en 11-16-17
- Slobberknocker
- My Life in Wrestling
- De: Jim Ross, Paul O'Brien
- Narrado por: Jim Ross, R.C. Bray
Jim Ross will always be the voice of wrestling
Revisado: 10-21-19
I loved this book. I was a preteen to teenager during the Mid South era and it was great listening to these stories and how he rose up basically through hard work, an incredible work ethic, and being friendly and outgoing enough for many a wrestler to come an trust him. JR showed he was all too human, just like me, but a certifiable giant in the wrestling industry. He made many of my favorite wrestlers; Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Bret Hart, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Mick Folley, also incredibly human as they are, with some of the same doubt and insecurities that we all have. That's just something you cannot get from the 10 - 60 minutes per week that you invest in these characters.
I will definitely listen to this again.
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- De: James Clear
- Narrado por: James Clear
- Duración: 5 h y 35 m
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
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Author went overboard hawking his site
- De CHughes en 06-25-19
- Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- De: James Clear
- Narrado por: James Clear
Great book about habits
Revisado: 09-20-19
I have listened to this book about 6 times now. very valuable information about habit forming.
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