Audiobooks by Bo Bennett, Ph.D.

With the help of a freakishly wise janitor, a newly-hired membership director struggles to keep a fitness center afloat while being given ridiculous tasks from an ethically-questionable owner. Take an opinionated and all-around diverse group of fitness trainers, add a sketchy owner, a genius janitor, and throw in an endearing but largely incompetent general manager, and you have the perfect recipe for riotous, chaotic hilarity. You have Squat! Set in a large fitness center in the Boston suburbs, the sitcom follows Scott Carter, a former big-shot marketing executive who takes a job at Squat Spot Fitness out of desperation. Carter quickly discovers that the place is run by an ethically-questionable owner willing to exploit staff and clients alike, and a general manager who's in way over his head. With the help of a bright fitness director and a freakishly wise janitor, Carter manages to keep the gym open... for at least a bit longer. Squat! features an interesting cast of characters who embody many of the social and political issues of the day. Rather than address these issues directly, they remain lightly veiled within seemingly petty arguments and conflicts. Each episode offers viewers the anticipation and fun of discovering the parallel 'real world' political and social issues highlighted. Without taking sides, Squat! invites viewers to laugh at the absurdity of humanity while deepening understanding of those with differing beliefs. The series presents an additional running theme of owner Jack Pemberton's dubious assignment to Scott Carter. Carter struggles to satisfy his boss without compromising his values. Squat! offers humor--of the smart, subtle, and laugh-out-loud varieties--along with lovable, fallible characters, and even an insight or two about creativity, understanding, and ethics. The first season comprises ten fully-scripted episodes, rewritten as a comedic novel. Season One innocuously and hilariously provides a nod to such topics as COVID / mask-wearing, claims of election fraud, QAnon conspiracy theories, pronouns, 'Karens,' defunding the police, multi-level marketing scams, cults, and even truth itself. If Seinfeld had a threesome with Dodgeball and The Office, and miraculously conceived a lovechild, Squat! would be it.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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A Mostly Magnificent Memoir: True Stories Dramatized and Somewhat Fictionalized

A child of the 1980s relives a dysfunctional and hilarious childhood in the most difficult speech of his life. It's FORREST GUMP meets THE WONDER YEARS - but mostly true. Hysterically funny at times, heart-wrenching and heart-warming at other times, highly entertaining all the time. The story follows James Murphy, who lives an extraordinarily unique life learning ordinary life lessons to which everyone can relate through his many misadventures. James' misadventures feature everything from swindling friends out of valuable baseball cards to run-ins with bullies and kids in Connecticut 'gangs', from awkward romantic heartbreak to family party fiascos, from sophisticated pranks that build up to a court appearance and community service to a death defying 'rafting' incident. This is a fictionalized and dramatized adaptation of the author's autobiography turned into a full-motion picture screenplay turned into a novella. It's the unbelievable stories that are actually true. James isn't lying about the magic beanstalk growing on his back porch. Or the monkey in their tree--in New England. He did chase a UFO with his mother and stopped her from killing his dad. Let's just say this book is a collection of true stories made more entertaining and wrapped in a white lie. A Mostly Magnificent Memoir reminds us all that we are social creatures--how our seemingly insignificant interactions with others can significantly impact their lives. It reminds us how precious life is and how grateful we should be for the people in our lives. It reminds us that it is okay to laugh at our own misadventures because life is too short not to.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd, Tracey Rooney (Narrator)

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Rules of Reason: Making and Evaluating Claims

Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or 'strong' claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability. This book is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book. These are: 1) Acknowledge the Limits of Your Knowledge Regarding the Claim. 2) Explore Your Biases Related to the Claim. 3) Isolate the Actual Claim. 4) Clearly and Precisely Define Each Relevant Term. 5) Use Terms That Reflect the Scope of the Claim Accurately. 6) Operationalize Terms When Possible. 7) Make the Claim Falsifiable When Possible. 8) Express an Accurate and Meaningful Level of Confidence. 9) Convert Causes to Contributing Factors When Appropriate. 10) Make Strong Analogies and Call Out Weak Ones. 11) Filter All Relevant Assumptions Through These Same Rules. By the time you have finished this should book, no matter how good you were before at evaluating claims, you will be even better at it.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Eat Meat... or Don't: Considering the Moral Arguments For and Against Eating Meat

Roughly 95% of Americans don't appear to have an ethical problem with animals being killed for food, yet all of us would have a serious problem with humans being killed for food. What does an animal lack that a human has that justifies killing the animal for food but not the human? As you start to list properties that the animal lacks to justify eating them, you begin to realize that some humans also lack those properties, yet we don't eat those humans. Is this logical proof that killing and eating animals for food is immoral? Don't put away your steak knife just yet. In Eat Meat... Or Don't, we examine the moral arguments for and against eating meat with both philosophical and scientific rigor. This book is not about pushing some ideological agenda; it's ultimately a book about critical thinking. But moral facts shouldn't be confused with ideology. When it comes to moral choices, there are better ones, and there are worse ones. If you act rationally and ethically and have adopted a good moral framework, you might come to the justified conclusion that eating meat is unethical... or you might not. Regardless of your conclusion, you will almost certainly realize that eating less meat is a fantastic idea for your health, the environment, and especially animals, and it's an easily achievable goal that will change your life for the better.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd, Jeff Mercer, Quinn Spencer, Tyler Bordan (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Mastering Vocabulary: Book Eight in the Life Mastery Course

This book is part of a course that covers hundreds of life-enhancing topics that they don't teach in high-school or most colleges, but should. This is more than a course on self-improvement; it is a course on mastering life. If life had an instruction book...this would be it. This is book eight of the Life Mastery course: Mastering Vocabulary. This short book discusses the importance of a good vocabulary, as well as more than 100 vocabulary words every successful individual should know. By the end of this course, you will be on the right track to designing the life you want to live, and will be living it well!

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Treatments, and Solutions

This contains all the information you need to know about fibromyalgia. In the past decade or so, fibromyalgia has been detected in more and more individuals. The origin of this unfortunate condition can cause a myriad of side-effects and symptoms that can damage and limit a person's everyday functioning. Although the condition is incurable - according to physicians who might hope for a better future epiphany in science to occur at some point - there are definitely treatments, things to take into account, and solutions for minimizing the negative consequences of carrying this condition around. Certain foods and diets come with using common sense, as well as sophisticated injections, exercises, and other treatments. Diagnostic criteria must be established, in particular for those who tend to undergo said treatments, but when the verity of the diagnosis has been determined, solutions can be sought. This audiobook seeks to enlighten those who are puzzled by the symptoms and limitations of their body and who are attempting to figure out if they have fibromyalgia and what to do about it.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Nicholas Abbrey (Author), Alyssa Williams (Narrator)

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Mastering Being Likable: Book Three in the Life Mastery Course

This book is part of a course that covers hundreds of life-enhancing topics that they don't teach in high-school or most colleges, but should. This is more than a course on self-improvement; it is a course on mastering life. If life had an instruction book... this would be it. This is book three of the Life Mastery course: Mastering Being Likable. The topics include: - Express Sincere Interest in Others - Avoiding Criticizing and Complaining - Empathy - Remembering and Using People's Names - Being Flexible - Building Rapport - Smiling - The Art of Praise and Compliment - Avoiding 'One-Upping' By the end of this course, you will be on the right track to designing the life you want to live, and living it well!

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Grammar: Book Four in the Life Mastery Course

This book is part of a course that covers hundreds of life-enhancing topics that they don't teach in high-school or most colleges, but should. This is more than a course on self-improvement; it is a course on mastering life. If life had an instruction book... this would be it. This is book four of the Life Mastery course: Grammar. The topics include The Importance of Good Grammar and 50 of the Most Common Grammar Mistakes and How To Avoid Them. By the end of this course, you will be on the right track to designing the life you want to live, and living it well!

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Uncomfortable Ideas

Many of our ideas about the world are based more on feelings than facts, sensibilities than science, and rage than reality. We gravitate toward ideas that make us feel comfortable in areas such as religion, politics, philosophy, social justice, love and sex, humanity, and morality. We avoid ideas that make us feel uncomfortable. This avoidance is a largely unconscious process that affects our judgment and gets in the way of our ability to reach rational and reasonable conclusions. By understanding how our mind works in this area, we can start embracing uncomfortable ideas and be better informed, be more understanding of others, and make better decisions in all areas of life. Some uncomfortable ideas entertained in this book: - Political correctness can be harmful - Identity politics is a dangerous game - Morality is functionally democratic - Victims often do share some of the responsibility - God is a far more horrifying character than Satan - There is no such thing as freewill - Americans are manipulated into being pro-war - Non-whites can be racist, and women can be sexist - Some people do 'choose to be gay' - Sometimes the bad guys win - Obese people are not perfect the way they are - It's okay to find inappropriate jokes funny Facts don't care about feelings. Science isn't concerned about sensibilities. And reality couldn't care less about rage. Uncomfortable ideas. Prepare for a bumpy ride.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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101 Book Marketing Ideas for All Budgets: Clearly Defined

An analysis of U.S. ISBN data by ProQuestâ„¢ affiliate Bowkerâ„¢ reveals that the number of self-published titles in 2013 increased to more than 458,564--and this is only for self-published titles. No matter how outstanding your self-published book may be, it is not difficult to realize that it can get lost in the sea of books published each year. Competition for readers is tough, so your marketing has to be tough, as well. In the short book, 101 Book Marketing Ideas For All Budgets - Clearly Explained, self-published author and founder of eBookIt.com, Dr. Bo Bennett, outlines 101 ideas that you can implement to make your book stand out from the crowd. Some of these ideas take expertise, some cost money, but many are free and fairly simple to implement. Don't let your book be one of many that remain dormant on the virtual shelves. Start implementing some of these strategies today and watch your sales skyrocket.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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How To Publish a Book: The 18 Minute Guide to Self-Publishing

No longer doesÂ publishing your own book have the stigma it once did--mostly due to the changes in the industry including improved technology, author's access via the Internet to self-publishing resources, and the procedures that allow self-published authors to get their books in bookstores without requiring a publisher. This short guide will not go into details about finding a literary agent or publisher willing to pay you up front for the rights to your book, but it will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to self-publish a book. Spoiler alert: the top-level answer to the question 'how do you get a book published' is that you do it yourself, but in the book we go into the specifics. The suggestions within this book range from costing nothing to requiring some investment. The basic rule of thumb of book self-publishing: The more money you are willing to invest, the easier the process.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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Reason: Books I & II

This book is based on the first five years of The Dr. Bo Show, where Bo takes a critical thinking-, reason-, and science-based approach to issues that matter with the goal of educating and entertaining. Every chapter in the book explores a different aspect of reason by using a real-world issue or example. Part one is about how science works even when the public thinks it doesn't. Part two will certainly ruffle some feathers by offering a reason- and science-based perspective on issues where political correctness has gone awry. Part three provides some data-driven advice for your health and well-being. Part four looks at human behavior and how we can better navigate our social worlds. In part five we put on our skeptical goggles and critically examine a few commonly-held beliefs. In the final section, we look at a few ways how we all can make the world a better place.

Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Author), Bo Bennett, Ph.D., Bo Bennett, Phd (Narrator)

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