Audiobooks narrated by Fred Stella

100 Ways to Motivate Others|Third Edition

“If you take the best of Wayne Dyer and add it to the best of Anthony Robbins, what you would have would only be half as good as Steve Chandler.” —Dale Dauten, Chicago Tribune “Steve Chandler’s coaching has had a tremendous impact on my life. He was vital to my personal transformation from a man of ideas and dreams to a person of action and reality.” —Radames Soto, former managing director,The Wall Street Journal “Steve Chandler lights you up with the glow of his internal neon…what he proposes is so rock solid and reassuring….” —Lisa Schnebly,The Arizona Republic The world of leadership has changed dramatically since 100 Ways to Motivate Others was written, and now Chandler and Richardson have revised and refreshed their organizational classic to meet the times. This edition includes fresh insights into communication and rapid decision-making, the importance of personal self-leadership and physical energy,and exciting methods for enrolling clients and selling to customers in service-oriented ways that leave behind the old paradigm of manipulation and persuasion. The authors will help you learn: • How to slow down and enjoy a new level of focus. • How to build on your peoples’ strengths. • A simple and creative way to hold people accountable. • How to enjoy cultivating the art of supportive confrontation.

Scott Richardson, Steve Chandler (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, Third Edition: Change Your Life Forever

“If you take the best of Wayne Dyer and add it to the best of Anthony Robbins, what you would have would only be half as good as Steve Chandler.” —Dale Dauten, Chicago Tribune “Some books that can help you awaken and begin to change are ones by Steve Chandler, whom I am reading lately. Great stuff. I’m becoming a fan of Steve Chandler.” —Joe Vitale, best-selling author of The Attraction Factor and contributor to The Secret “Steve Chandler lights you up with the glow of his internal neon…what he proposes is so rock solid and reassuring….” —Lisa Schnebly, The Arizona Republic “100 Ways to Motivate Yourself is wonderful, inspirational, honest, and courageous. It speaks from every page. It is definitely a book I will recommend to my clients and friends.” —Devers Branden, coauthor of What Love Asks of Us 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself has been an instant hit since its first release more than a decade ago. Now Chandler has reinvented his classic, with an action plan for living your vision, in business and in life. It features 100 proven methods (plus 10 new ways) to positively change the way you think and act—methods based on feedback from the hundreds of thousands of seminar attendees Chandler speaks to each year. 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself helps you break through negative barriers and banish the pessimistic thoughts that are blocking you from your goals and dreams. This edition contains mental and spiritual techniques that motivate action and results in your life. If you’re ready to finally make a change, you now have the power to turn your defeatist attitude into optimistic accomplishments.

Steve Chandler (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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25 Days, 26 Ways to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever

Christmas should be the most anticipated day of the year. But many people dread the shopping, financial strain, and extra activities they have to sandwich between the layers of their already too-busy lives. Bestselling author Ace Collins is the perfect guide to help them navigate the stress of the holidays. As he shares twenty-six easy ways to revamp Christmas expectations, readers will relax, refuel, and readjust their attitude toward the season. Each upbeat chapter contains easy to apply ideas for taking a fresh look at a holiday tradition or task and making it positive and meaningful. Through a blend of historical stories, scriptural truths, and contemporary anecdotes, Collins creates a recipe for holiday happiness. He adeptly shows how to keep the joy of the season from derailing and helps readers rediscover Christmas as it was meant to be---holy, peaceful, and purposeful. A glorious Christmas is attainable with Collins' timely wisdom and advice. Partly devotional, partly practical, and always thoughtful, Collins' book will help readers make this their best Christmas ever!

Ace Collins, Fred Stella (Author), Fred Stella, Zondervan Publishing (Narrator)

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A Death on Diamond Mountain

An investigative reporter explores an infamous case where an obsessive and unorthodox search for enlightenment went terribly wrong. When thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012, the New York Times reported the story under the headline: 'Mysterious Buddhist Retreat in the Desert Ends in a Grisly Death.' Scott Carney, a journalist and anthropologist who lived in India for six years, was struck by how Thorson’s death echoed other incidents that reflected the little-talked-about connection between intensive meditation and mental instability. Using these tragedies as a springboard, Carney explores how those who go to extremes to achieve divine revelations—and undertake it in illusory ways—can tangle with madness. He also delves into the unorthodox interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism that attracted Thorson and the bizarre teachings of its chief evangelists: Thorson’s wife, Lama Christie McNally, and her previous husband, Geshe Michael Roach, the supreme spiritual leader of Diamond Mountain University, where Thorson died. Carney unravels how the cultlike practices of McNally and Roach and the questionable circumstances surrounding Thorson’s death illuminate a uniquely American tendency to mix and match eastern religious traditions like LEGO pieces in a quest to reach an enlightened, perfected state, no matter the cost. Aided by Thorson’s private papers, along with cutting-edge neurological research that reveals the profound impact of intensive meditation on the brain and stories of miracles and black magic, sexualized rituals, and tantric rites from former Diamond Mountain acolytes, A Death on Diamond Mountain is a gripping work of investigative journalism that reveals how the path to enlightenment can be riddled with danger.

Scott Carney (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well

Michel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal-curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? In forty short, erudite, and lively chapters written over a single summer, Antoine Compagnon seeks answers to that question. In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne's key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This engaging book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness. Montaigne's Essays deal with themes that remain relevant today, from the problems posed by religion, war, power, and friendship to the absurdity of our fixations and peccadillos. Accompanying readers through the Essays, Compagnon never pontificates and is never austere. Rather, he approaches Montaigne with a sense of humor, admiration, and joy.

Antoine Compagnon (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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A Widow's Guide to Healing

When Kristin Meekhof lost her husband to a rare form of cancer, she quickly discovered what all widows learn: at the very moment you are stripped of a partner, you must make crucial decisions that will impact the rest of your life. How do you even know where-or how-to begin? A Widow's Guide to Healing offers a much-needed blueprint for grieving widows to face the often overwhelming challenges of their new reality. From immediate financial and estate concerns to long-term considerations like single parenthood and testy in-laws, this accessible guide includes support and advice from widows who have been there and helps you successfully handle the hurdles of widowhood, including: Surviving the first weeks, months, and years Coping with your grief and harnessing support from friends and family Navigating the legal systems of wills, taxes, and estates Being a widow in the workplace and solo parenting The possibility of dating and remarriage Creating a game plan for your future Written for those grappling with their first five years of widowhood, this audiobook gently and clearly guides listeners through the pain and problems to a happier, healthier, and more hopeful future.

James Windell, Kristin Meekhof (Author), Fred Stella, Kate Rudd (Narrator)

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Asian Journals

At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a yearlong voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan. Asian Journals combines the two hardcover editions of Campbell's journals, Baksheesh & Brahman and Sake & Satori, into one paperback volume, an edited day-to-day travel diary of the people he met and the historical places he visited on his trek through Asia. Along the way, he enlivens the narrative with his musings on culture, religion, myth, and politics, describing both the trivial and the sublime. As always, Campbell's keen intellect and boundless curiosity shine through in his lucid prose. From these pages, Campbell enthusiasts will come away with a deeper understanding of the man, his work, and his enduring legacy. "Campbell interrogates his own prejudices, dismantles them and builds the foundations of what has become an influential way of thinking about the world's religions." ? Publishers Weekly about Baksheesh & Brahman

Joseph Campbell (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom"-a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management-allows him to keep his emotions out of his investments and avoid the common pitfalls of bad judgment. Munger's system has steered his investments for forty years and guided generations of successful investors. This audiobook presents the essential steps of Munger's investing strategy, condensed here for the first time from interviews, speeches, writings, and shareholder letters, and paired with commentary from fund managers, value investors, and business-case historians. Derived from Ben Graham's value-investing system, Munger's approach is straightforward enough that ordinary investors can apply it to their portfolios. This audiobook is not simply about investing. It is about cultivating mental models for your whole life.

Tren Griffin (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After

Dating and courtship, romance, love, and marriage are favorite Chicken Soup topics. Women, and even men, love to listen to true stories about how it happened for other people. This audiobook includes the 101 best stories on love and marriage chosen from a wide variety of past Chicken Soup books. These heartwarming stories will inspire and amuse listeners, whether they are just starting to date, are newly wed, or are veterans of a long marriage.

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Amy Kaechele, Fred Stella (Narrator)

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