David Blake
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Buddhism for Busy People
- De: David Michie
- Narrado por: Nicholas Bell
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 846
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 529
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 540
In this simple, beautifully written book, David Michie opens the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. With wry, self-deprecating humour, he shows us how he began to incorporate Buddhist practices into his daily life. He explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life, and the profound sense of well-being and heart-felt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Embarrassing Ego Trip
- De David Blake en 03-27-10
- Buddhism for Busy People
- De: David Michie
- Narrado por: Nicholas Bell
Embarrassing Ego Trip
Revisado: 03-27-10
The author is far more focused on boasting about his success in PR and marketing than he is on providing insights into Buddhism (which here is really just a Western take on Tibetan Buddhism.) He repeatedly describes his guru's eyes as "twinkling" and his smile as "mischievous". This kind of cliched drivel belongs on no one's bookshelf or ipod. Don't waste the credit or time.
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When China Rules the World
- The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- De: Martin Jacques
- Narrado por: Scott Peterson
- Duración: 16 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 226
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 151
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 151
According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027 and will ascend to the position of world economic leader by 2050. But the full repercussions of China's ascendancy-for itself and the rest of the globe-have been surprisingly little explained or understood.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lucid explanation of global economic trends
- De David Blake en 01-04-10
- When China Rules the World
- The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- De: Martin Jacques
- Narrado por: Scott Peterson
Lucid explanation of global economic trends
Revisado: 01-04-10
Jacques' book's lucid prose and textbook explanations of global economic trends is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the rise of East Asia. Jacques focuses on China as he analyzes the rise of East Asia and the competing modernities of the 21st century.
Scott Peterson's narration is sped up and edited, which compresses the content for a faster listen. I enjoyed this. What I did not enjoy, however, is that Peterson made ZERO EFFORT to PRONOUNCE CHINESE, making most words unrecognizable. It would have taken Peterson maybe an extra hour of work to learn the fundamentals of pronunciation as Simon Vance did for his narration of Lost on Planet China. Peteron's lazy, ambiguous pronunciation will be extremely frustrating for anyone with even a cursory knowledge of China.
5 stars for solid content. 2 stars for sub-par narration and lazy pronunciation.
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