Audiobooks narrated by Sean Pratt

Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

"As director of the renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell has taught thousands of business leaders, administrators, and other professionals how to survive and thrive in the sometimes rough-and-tumble world of negotiation. His systematic, step-by-step approach comes to life in this book, which is available in over ten foreign editions and combines lively storytelling, proven tactics, and reliable insights gleaned from the latest negotiation research. This updated edition includes: A brand-new 'Negotiation I.Q.' test designed by Shell and used by executives at the Wharton workshop that reveals each reader's unique strengths and weaknesses as a negotiator A concise manual on how to avoid the perils and pitfalls of online negotiations involving e-mail and instant messaging A detailed look at how gender and cultural differences can derail negotiations, and advice for putting talks back on track"

G. Richard Shell (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, and Shame

"Anyone who has struggled with sex addiction knows that living with constant sexual compulsions can be extremely difficult. But summoning the courage to find help for this condition can be even more of a challenge. If addictions to pornography, strip clubs, massage parlors, prostitutes, phone sex, or chat rooms have made you feel trapped, this book can help you find a way to break free. Written by a former sex addict who specializes in counseling people who suffer from sexually compulsive behavior, Breaking the Cycle presents a step-by-step plan to enjoying a life of productivity and purpose. You can free yourself from the powerful, compulsive urges that may have damaged your career, finances, or relationships with friends and family. The exercises in this book will show you how to regain control of your life and build meaningful intimate connections with others."

Andrew Adleman MA, George N. Collins MA (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference

"Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, even our best intentions often lead to ineffective—and sometimes downright harmful—outcomes. How can we do better? While a researcher at Oxford, trying to figure out which career would allow him to have the greatest impact, William MacAskill confronted this problem head on. He discovered that much of the potential for change was being squandered by lack of information, bad data, and our own prejudice. As an antidote, he and his colleagues developed effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach that allows each of us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists believe that it’s not enough to simply do good; we must do good better. At the core of this philosophy are five key questions that help guide our altruistic decisions: How many people benefit, and by how much? Is this the most effective thing I can do? Is this area neglected? What would have happened otherwise? What are the chances of success, and how good would success be? By applying these questions to real-life scenarios, MacAskill shows how many of our assumptions about doing good are misguided. For instance, he argues one can potentially save more lives by becoming a plastic surgeon rather than a heart surgeon; measuring overhead costs is an inaccurate gauge of a charity’s effectiveness; and, it generally doesn’t make sense for individuals to donate to disaster relief. MacAskill urges us to think differently, set aside biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse. When we do this—when we apply the head and the heart to each of our altruistic endeavors—we find that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good."

William Macaskill (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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How to Get Ahead in the Wold Today

"A Special Message for Young Adults from Dale Carnegie... In this audioboot, I have attempted to outline some of the things you must know, if you are going to get along in our ever-changing world. This knowledge is not the sort of knowledge you have been taught in school—but it is just as true, and just as vital to you as a multiplication table or your ABCs. But one thing you must remember. While others can tell you how to do these things, only one person in the world can ever really make you do them—and that person is you."

Dale Carnegie & Associates (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Maximize Your Potential Through the Power Your Subconscious Mind to Overcome Fear and Worry

"Dr. Joseph Murphy’s classic book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was first published in 1963 and became an immediate bestseller; it was acclaimed as one of the best self-help guides ever written. Following the success of this work, Dr. Murphy lectured to thousands of people around the world, and millions tuned in to his daily radio program. In his lectures, he pointed out how real people have radically improved their lives by applying specific aspects of his concepts. Now, these lectures have been combined, edited, and updated in six audio books that bring Dr. Murphy’s teachings into the 21st century and provide listeners with his proven tools on how to program their subconscious minds so that they can radically improve their lives. In this audio book, Dr. Murphy reminds us that we all worry—mostly about things that will never happen. Worry robs us of vitality, enthusiasm, and energy; and often causes ulcers, high blood pressure, and other debilitating diseases. Dr. Murphy teaches us how to replace fear and worry with harmony, peace, and love, and recommends prayers and meditations that will cleanse the mind of irrational concerns and implant uplifting ideas into the subconscious."

Joseph Murphy (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Bank On Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future

"Would You Like to Substantially Increase the Wealth You Have Available to Use and Enjoy Throughout Your Lifetime—Without Gambling Your Hard-Earned Money in Stocks, Real Estate, or Other Risky Investments? As the prospect of a secure financial future and a comfortable retirement becomes increasingly remote for many, and experts are concluding that conventional investing and financial planning strategies aren’t working, Pamela Yellen reveals an extraordinary, little-known but time-tested method for growing wealth safely and predictably, even when the stock and real estate markets and other investments tumble. In this audio book, Yellen reveals the secrets to taking back control of your financial future that Wall Street, banks, and credit card companies don’t want you to know. You’ll discover how to: • Have a rock-solid financial plan and a predictable retirement income that can last as long as you do—with no luck, skill or guesswork required • Turn your back on the stomach-churning twists and turns of the stock and real estate markets • Get back every penny you pay for your cars, vacations, home repairs, business equipment, a college education, and other major purchases, so you can enjoy more of life’s luxuries today without robbing your nest-egg! (The average family could increase their lifetime wealth by $500,000 to $1,000,000 or more using this method, without the risk or volatility of stocks and real estate) • Become your own source of financing and recapture the interest you pay to banks and finance companies—reduce or eliminate the control those institutions have over you."

Pamela Yellen (Author), Pamela Yellen, Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds

"The first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver. Recalling such bestsellers as David McCullough’s John Adams and Walter Isaacson’s Einstein, MAIMONIDES is a biography on a grand scale, brilliantly explicating one man’s life against the background of his time. As a physician, Maimonides is associated with Hippocrates as a founder of modern medicine; his influence in philosophy is equal to that of Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, and Kant; in religion, he is as significant as Moses, Martin Luther, and Saint Augustine; and as a lawgiver, he has been recognized by the United States Congress as one of the greatest alongside Hammurabi and Thomas Jefferson. Now, in a dazzling work of scholarship, Joel Kraemer tells the complete story of Maimonides’s rich life. Maimonides is at once a portrait of a great historical figure and an excursion into the Mediterranean world of the twelfth century. Joel Kraemer draws on a wealth of original sources to re-create a remarkable period in history when Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions clashed and mingled in a setting alive with intense intellectual exchange and religious conflict. Born in Muslim-ruled Spain in 1135, Moses Maimonides was deeply conversant with Arabic philosophy and literature. By the time he was thirty, he was known for his seminal works on the Jewish practices and law. In Egypt, his training as a physician earned him a place in the entourage of the great Sultan Saladin, and his books earned him respect and influenced generations of Christian, Muslim and Jewish thinkers."

Joel L. Kraemer (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Setting Boundaries with Difficult People: A Survival Guide for People Pleasers

"The New York Times Bestselling author, Dr. David J. Lieberman, introduces a wonderful right-to-the-point mini audio book that tells listeners how to put an end to boundary issues once and for all! A work colleague with whom you have only a casual relationship asks you to co-sign a loan for him . . . your neighbor asks you to keep her antisocial, flea-riddled cat for the weekend — again. We've all faced sticky situations like these — unreasonable demands on our time and inappropriate requests from family, friends, co-workers or casual acquaintances. We want to say No. We have the right to say No — always. And yet we don't. Some people will take No for an answer and that's the end of it. But some people don't. What do you do when the person on the other end of your No flat out refuses to accept your No? You'll discover exactly what to say as well as learn the underlying psychology that motivates them to always ask, and you to always give in! Plus, you'll learn step-by-step what you can do about it."

David J. Lieberman (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Joseph McCarthy: Re-Examining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator

"Was Joe McCarthy a bellicose, shameless witch-hunter who whipped up hysteria, ruined the reputation of innocents, and unleashed a destructive carnival of smears and guilt-by-association accusations? Were McCarthy and McCarthyism the worst things to happen to American politics in the postwar era? Or was McCarthy just a well-intentioned politician who seized a legitimate issue with the fervor of a true believer? Perhaps something in between. For the first time, here is a biography of Joe McCarthy that cuts through the cliches and misconceptions surrounding this central figure of the 'red scare' of the fifties, and reexamines his life and legacy in the light of newly declassified archival sources from the FBI, the National Security Agency, the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon, and the former Soviet Union. After more than four decades, here is the untold story of America's most hated political figure, shorn of the rhetoric and stereotypes of the past. Joseph McCarthy explains how this farm boy from Wisconsin sprang up from a newly confident postwar America, and how he embodied the hopes and anxieties of a generation caught in the toils of the Cold War. It shows how McCarthy used the explosive issue of Communist spying in the thirties and forties to challenge the Washington political establishment and catapult himself into the headlines. Above all, it gives us a picture of the red scare far different from and more accurate than the one typically portrayed in the news media and the movies. We now know that the Communist spying McCarthy fought against was amazingly extensive -- reaching to the highest levels of the White House and the top-secret Manhattan Project. Herman has the facts to show in detail which of McCarthy's famous anti-Communist investigations were on target (such as the notorious cases of Owen Lattimore and Irving Peress, the Army's 'pink dentist') and which were not (including the case that led to McCarthy's final break with Whittaker Chambers). When McCarthy accused two American employees of the United Nations of being Communists, he was widely criticized -- but he was right. When McCarthy called Owen Lattimore 'Moscow's top spy,' he was again assailed -- but we now know Lattimore was a witting aid to Soviet espionage networks. McCarthy often overreached himself. 'But McCarthy was often right.' In Joseph McCarthy, Arthur Herman reveals the human drama of a fascinating, troubled, and self-destructive man who was often more right than wrong, and yet in the end did more harm than good."

Arthur Herman (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service

"With so many choices available to them, today's customers are smarter and more demanding than ever before, putting repeat business at risk. In order to keep them coming back, you can't just give them good, or even great, customer service...you have to knock their socks off! Completely updated with new techniques to help you work successfully with even the most difficult customers, Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service provides proven tips and strategies for: Meeting customers' expectations and satisfying their needs Becoming easier to do business with Determining the right times to bend or break the rules Becoming fantastic fixers and powerful problem-solvers Coping effectively with 'customers from hell' And more! Written and read in the same accessible and humorous style that made this book a classic, the fourth edition features fresh anecdotes as well as brand-new chapters on important topics, including the generational divide, serving customers around the globe, and communicating effectively with coworkers across functions in other departments. Now more powerful than ever, this indispensable guide tells you how to provide better service than your customers have ever imagined."

Performance Research Associates (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Maximize Your Potential Through the Power Your Subconscious Mind for Health and Vitality

"Dr. Joseph Murphy’s classic book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was first published in 1963 and became an immediate bestseller; it was acclaimed as one of the best self-help guides ever written. Following the success of this work, Dr. Murphy lectured to thousands of people around the world, and millions tuned in to his daily radio program. In his lectures, he pointed out how real people have radically improved their lives by applying specific aspects of his concepts. Now, these lectures have been combined, edited, and updated in six audio books that bring Dr. Murphy’s teachings into the 21st century and provide listeners with his proven tools on how to program their subconscious minds so that they can radically improve their lives. In this audio book, Dr. Murphy explains that illness and debility result from believing that you’re subject to them. Your subconscious mind accepts whatever you or others impress upon it. If you focus on ideas of sickness and weakness, you’ll experience infirmity. On the other hand, if you feed your subconscious thoughts of strength and wellness, you’ll be strong and healthy. In these pages, you’ll learn how to give your deeper mind only suggestions that heal, bless, elevate, and inspire you—and reject those that lead to failure, illness, and despair. You’ll be shown how to override negativity and plant uplifting ideas in your subconscious that will make you vibrant and healthy"

Joseph Murphy (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Finding the Blue Sky: A Mindful Approach to Choosing Happiness Here and Now

"In this beautifully crafted audiobook, Joseph Emet explores the intersection between one of the hottest field of study in the realm of personal growth—Positive Psychology—and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism Positive Psychology—with its focus not on mental 'disease,' but rather on what actually makes people happy—has revolutionized the way that we look at mental health. What many people don't realize, however, is that Positive Psychology is not as young a field of inquiry as we think. In fact, according to Joseph Emet, the original positive thinker was the Buddha himself. In this wise and inspiring audiobook, Emet traces the fascinating intersection between the age-old wisdom of Buddhism and the latest scientific research into what makes people happy. In this book listeners will discover: * How to replace negative thinking with positive thinking * How to move from frenzied thinking to quiet contemplation * The duty we have to others to live a happy life As Joseph explains in this work, the blue sky of happiness is found just beyond the grey clouds of sadness, everyday concerns, stress, or anxiety. Readers will find that the advice in this book can act as the gentle wind that clears those clouds away."

Joseph Emet (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Sean Pratt