02.29.08
Aron Ralston
Between A Rock And A Hard Place is an audio book written by Aron Ralston.
“It’s 3:05 on Sunday, April 27, 2003. This marks my twenty-four-hour mark of being stuck in Blue John Canyon. My name is Aron Ralston. My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston, of Englewood, Colorado. Whoever finds this, please make an attempt to get this to them. Be sure of it. I would appreciate it.”
One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told—Aron Ralston’s searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.
It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a mountaineer and outdoorsman, a walk into the remote Blue John Canyon was a chance to find himself in his element: alone, with just the beauty of the natural world around him.
In a deep and narrow slot canyon, Aron was climbing down off a wedged 800-pound boulder when it terrifyingly came loose, pinning his right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.
What does one do in the face of almost certain death? The knowledge of his family’s and friends’ love kept him alive, until a divine inspiration on Thursday morning solved the riddle of the boulder. Aron then committed the most extreme act imaginable to save himself.
02.28.08
3D Negotiation Audio Book
3D Negotiation: Powerful Tools To Change The Game In Your Most Important Deals — Audiobook written by David A Lax and James K Sebenius.
What You Do Away From The Bargaining Table Can Make – Or Break – Your Most Important Deals.
Stuck in a “win-win versus win-lose” mind-set, most negotiators focus on the face-to-face process at the table. In 3-D Negotiation, David Lax and James Sebenius urge bargainers to look beyond tactics at the table. Persuasive tactics are only the “first dimension” of the authors’ pathbreaking approach, developed from their decades of doing deals and analyzing great dealmakers. Through moves in the “second dimension”—deal design—3-D Negotiators know how to unlock economic and noneconomic value by systematically envisioning and creatively structuring agreements.
But what really sets the 3-D approach apart, is its “third dimension”: setup. Before showing up at a bargaining session, 3-D Negotiators “set the table” by arranging the most promising possible situation—laying the groundwork for adroit tactical interplay later. Acting away from the table, the bargainers ensure that the right parties have been approached in the right sequence, to deal with the right issues, engaging the right set of interests, at the right table, at the right time, under the right expectations, and facing the right no-deal options. This new arsenal of moves away from the table often exerts the greatest impact on the negotiated outcome.
Packed with practical steps and engaging examples, 3-D Negotiation enables you to reach remarkable agreements once you arrive at the table—deals that would be unattainable by standard tactics, no matter how skillful.
“…..a first-rate piece of work. Readers facing tough deals, along with generations of Harvard MBAs and executives, will benefit greatly from this lucid book and its enormously relevant case studies. I recommend it highly.” — Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman and Cofounder, The Blackstone Group.
“Lax and Sebenius capture what I’ve seen great deal makers take years to perfect.” — Stephen Friedman, former Chairman and Senior Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
“At last, practical advice on how to overcome obstacles that prevent us from getting to yes.” — Roger Fisher, coauthor of Getting to Yes.
02.25.08
Andrew Carnegie Biography — The Audio Book
The audiobook biography of Andrew Carnegie written by David Nasaw and read by Grover Gardner.
Andrew Carnegie, whose lifetime spanned the era from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the First World War was America’s first modern titan.
In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life this period of unprecedented transition-a time of self-made millionaires, scabs, strikes, and a new kind of philanthropy-through the fascinating rags-to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends.
The Scottish-born son of a failed weaver and a mother who supported the family by binding shoes, Andrew Carnegie is the embodiment of the American dream.
In his rise from a job as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory to being the richest man in the world, he was single-minded, relentless and a major player in some of the most violent and notorious labor strikes of the time.
The prototype of today’s billionaire, he was a visionary in the way he earned his money and in the way he gave it away. Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his fortune and how he tried to pull the world back from a war he predicted.
Brimming with new material, personal letters, diaries, prenuptial agreements, letters to and from presidents and prime ministers, Nasaw plumbs the core of this fascinating man, fixing him in his place as one of the most compelling, elusive and multifaceted personalities of the twentieth century.
02.13.08
Bush Tragedy Audio Book
Jacob Weisberg is the author of The Bush Tragedy audio book.
In this first important consideration of the George W. Bush presidency and its profound impact on the state of the world, Jacob Weisberg crafts a wide-ranging portrait that is both balanced and insightful. Weisberg traces the evolution of Bush’s political philosophy from its roots in his early life and his years as governor of Texas through the events of 9/11 and his turbulent two terms in office.
With careful analyses, Weisberg offers an eye-opening assessment of Bush’s deeply conflicted relationship with his father, former President George H. W. Bush, and with major figures in the administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. This groundbreaking book of reportage, synthesis, and analysis will stand as the indispensable account of a presidency of enormous consequence.
02.07.08
The Passion Test Audiobook
The Passion Test is a new personal growth audio book written by Chris Attwood and Janet Bray Attwood.
You create the life you choose to live. There are no victims. Take the Passion Test and start moving your life in the direction of your dreams.
A Simple, Powerful Tool to Start Living Your Dreams NOW!
Learn what will make you happy and what will make your life fulfilled, as you look forward to what comes next. Chris and Janet Attwood wrap fascinating stories of the ups, downs, twists and turns of living passionately around fun and practical exercises which will have you living your own passionate life by the time you finish this audio program.
The Passion Test will help you discover those hidden parts of yourself you don’t look at very often. It provides the simplest, clearest way to get started on knowing what you want – by getting clear on who you are. The lessons are clear, the direction is laid out, all you have to do is put it in practice.
Richard Paul Evans ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box
“The Attwood’s will … wake up the passions which are the fuel for living the life you were meant to live “
02.06.08
Winston Churchill’s Greatest Speeches as Audio Book
Winston Churchill’s Greatest Speeches: Never Give In is an audiobook where Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches are digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill.
Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War Two. He was one of the twentieth century’s greatest orators, and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill’s output was prolific – his complete speeches alone contain over 5 million words.
On this special recording, the best and most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume.
Using digitally remastered archive recordings, they include:
‘Blood, toil, tears and sweat’ -
‘The Few’ – ‘
This was their finest hour’ -
‘We can take it!’ -
‘An Iron Curtain has descended’ -
‘Never give in!’ -
‘A total and unmitigated defeat’ -
‘Give us the tools’.
Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen and was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age.
These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator and demonstrate why, in a national poll, Sir Winston Churchill was voted ‘Greatest Briton of All Time’.
02.03.08
Protect and Defend Audiobook
Vince Flynn is the author of this action thriller audio book named Protect and Defend.
An action-packed and all-too-realistic vision of nations navigating the minefield of international intrigue, Protect and Defend is Vince Flynn’s most explosive political thriller yet. The action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program.
No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches a creative and daring operation that leaves a radioactive tomb in the middle of Iran’s second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States and demands retribution.
Enter Mitch Rapp, America’s top counterterrorism operative. Rapp convinces President Josh Alexander to sign off on a risky operation that will push Iran to the brink of revolution. But when Iran recruits Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar, and a CIA effort goes disastrously wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar are set on a collision course that threatens to engulf the entire region in war. With the clock ticking, Rapp is given twenty-four hours, no questions asked, to do whatever it takes to stop Mukhtar, and avert an unthinkable catastrophe.
