C.J. Adrien

A seven hours-long speaker meeting

Revisado: 08-28-20

A fantastic supplement for 21rst century living, particularly for those embarking on a 12 step program and who find the usual literature from the '30's a bit dull.

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Thought Provoking

Revisado: 08-28-20

By the end of this book, I was feeling a little unsettled. There was so much bad news about my behavior in my youth, my propensity to sacrifice sleep for other things. And the science shows there's no catching up with it. Still, as with so many other books, the last chapter left me with a glimmer of hope: if I sleep more now, I can still make a good go of this life.

And help me sleep, this book did.

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Thought Provoking

Revisado: 08-28-20

I found Mr. Carrol's narration engaging, and his expansive work on an often mystified subject masterful. Several other attempts of mine to understand the latest scholarship on Quantum Physics have left me wanting. Still, this book helped me to understand better the hard science behind the "spookiness" of the quantum world. Great book, highly recommend.

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Not at all what I thought it would be

Revisado: 05-07-20

I approached this book on the recommendation of some acquaintances, and based on some assumptions I had about the kinds of books those acquaintances read (chiefly contrived self-help books), I made some assumptions about this book. It is deeply ironic, therefore, that this book exposed the underlying causes and failures (on my part) that led to said assumptions, and exposed them in such a raw, unapologetic fashion that I have found myself in deep introspection over how I approach strangers, where I have fallen into the habit of not defaulting to trust, where I have not considered the coupling of others’ circumstances and actions, and most tragically, where I have grossly overestimated my ability to read and interpret the emotions of others, when the hard scientific reality is that we as humans of varying cultures and backgrounds are grossly inept at doing so. There is nothing quite so humbling as to learn that so much of what I thought was right (in regards to strangers) was wrong. Books such as these, that spark a fundamental rethinking of one’s approach to the world around us, are a rare find, indeed.

Gladwell’s reading is masterful. His presentation, that sounds more like a podcast than an audiobook, is exceptionally engaging. This audiobook is a must-listen.

C.J. Adrien
Author of The Lords of the Wind

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