Faisal Karkari

Good but

Revisado: 12-27-19

Not as good as the first book. The author introduced a good material but contradict himself several times. He started with a good (known) fact that our lives are scripted and I promise to unscript it for you. Fine, then he start an unnecessary war against personal finance authors by making fun of their basics: saving, changing the way to view money, alter the bad money-management behavior, investing, giving more getting...etc.
Fine again, then he spend some chapters giving advice about how to find the perfect business and how to manage it, which was the best part pf the book. Finally, and here’s the strange part, the author starts giving the same personal finance advice that he waged war against those who gave it to their readers. He endorses saving and changing the way we should view money and offers ways to invest in stocks and bonds and how to split our money....

The three stars rating is basically just for the business part, all other chapters are just a mix of humor and bad-wording the “scripted” mentality

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Not what i expected

Revisado: 12-13-17

Would you try another book from Ray Dalio and/or Ray Dalio and Jeremy Bobb ?

When i first heard about Ray Dalio writing a book about his principles i thought it would be full of "investment" insights. The one a listened to was so generic and hardly related to investment. Sure it is a good idea to listen to a great guy talking about his experience in life, but what i wanted out of this book is the investment ideas that lead this person to become one of the most successful investors in the world. Ray ventured into areas totally beyond his field of excellency. If i want to read a book about the "brain", i would pick one written by an expert not an investor (however great he is). The same goes for all the other areas that Ray spent a good deal of the book talking about.

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good read, not exceptional

Revisado: 12-13-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book offers a good habits to be followed (or inspired by) from a huge variety of sources (people). However, the rituals mentioned are not necessarily the ones that lead these great people to outperform the others. if someone is used to drink a certain amount of drugs at night doesn't mean that is this ritual was the reason for his great achievements. It would be better if the author divided the book into specific areas for each category of rituals. one for timing another for sleeping a third for dieting..etc.

What about Adam Verner’s performance did you like?

The narrator made a great job.

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Great book about a great man

Revisado: 10-06-16

Loved the book and I believe anyone who is just beginning to know either chess or Bobby Fischer will enjoy it.

Great narration as well

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good read

Revisado: 05-23-16

Any additional comments?

For the first hour or so of listening to this book, i thought it's just another "get rich quick" thing. then after forcing myself to complete the whole book (a thing that i highly recommend others to do), things started to shift to the other side. the author begin to describe his way of accumulating wealth, and how he overcame popular obstacles in order to be rich.

Although he criticized some of the most famous personal finance gurus, yet he used some of their methods. not so nice but a clever move.

One of the most moving aspects in the book, is the idea of having money while still in "relatively" young age. That reminded me of John Maynard Keynes's famous saying: " in the long term, we all will be dead".

Finally, i believe that any one searching for wealth probably will find some useful tips in this book.

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Great read

Revisado: 10-20-13

Would you consider the audio edition of Babel No More to be better than the print version?

This book inspired me to start learning a third language. Michael Erard take you in an amusing journey to the history of language learning processes and the most famous polyglots.

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Good for travelers

Revisado: 10-20-13

Would you listen to Spanish for the Busy Traveler again? Why?

In genera, this book is a good reference for those traveling to a Spanish speaking countries. Also for those studying Spanish may found it useful. Still there were three things that I didn't like about this audio:

1- The narrator's voice was loud and kind of sharp.

2- It focuses on Latin Spanish without any mentioning of Spain Spanish.

3- Some times, it waste the time by associating some vocabulary words with an English words or some other thins, which I found unnecessary.

Overall, I cant say I didn't benefited from spending money and time on this audio, as a mater of fact I highly recommend listening to as much as you can on these audios in order to enhance your Spanish.

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Good read

Revisado: 05-01-13

Would you consider the audio edition of Breakfast with Buddha to be better than the print version?

The performance is amazing. The way the narrator change his voice to imitate the foreign language is so professional

What other book might you compare Breakfast with Buddha to and why?

Compared to other “seek yourself” books, this one is considered one of the best. Linking the ideas of the author with a story makes it very enjoyable journey.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I didn't encounter a complete change after reading the book, but it really helped me with reviewing some aspect of my current “material” life.

Any additional comments?

worth the cost

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Great value for your money

Revisado: 02-14-11

Just what you need to hear again and again. If you find it difficult to keep an optimistic, enthusiastic, and positive attitude, this is what you need to get. The author keeps you impressed with new approaches and technics that you can utilize during both happy and unhappy events. You’ll never regret buying such a master piece.

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Pure commercial

Revisado: 01-10-11

Other than few immaterial, known information, the book offers nothing. from the beginning to the end, the author talks either about how great financial planner he is or about his products, as if you’re watching a commercial ad. Not worth reading.

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