This compact audio guide offers a fresh way to look at negotiations and some innovative strategies to prevent stalemates, create value for everyone, and soften hard-core negotiating partners. With his gentle vocal approach, Sean Runnette glides through this elegant writing and helps listeners feel confident about learning this daunting social skill. With phrasing that misses nothing, his performance is perfect for this book. Just one of the author's many useful ideas is the concept of a negotiator's "back table"--the people in one's personal life or work group that have a stake in the negotiations. With familiar-sounding examples, he offers six steps individuals can use to reach optimal agreements, as well as recommendations large organizations can implement to make good negotiating an important part of their culture.
Pub Date: June 3, 2014
Duration: 4 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781427245861
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The readers can't compensate for the unbearably pompous prose style of this extended parable about corporate politics and strategy.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
An essential overview of the strengths and hazards of capitalism and how it might be harnessed for good.
Jackson’s nuanced analysis of capitalism’s relentless power is well served by narrator Eddie Lopez’s pleasing and intelligent vocal interpretations. Listening is immensely rewarding, thanks to Lopez’s flawless enunciation and nuanced phrasing combined with what sounds like a deep understanding of the material. In this richly detailed history, an economic historian explains how capitalism’s ascendence from the 1500s to the early 20th century was sparked by technological innovations, politics, and the invention of money. It was also fueled throughout its development by humanity’s unstoppable drive to acquire, accumulate, and compete. The author’s fascinating research explains how untethered capitalism has fomented class conflicts, environmental degradation, and human rights abuses.
An essential overview of the strengths and hazards of capitalism and how it might be harnessed for good.Pub Date: March 31, 2026
Duration: 9 hrs, 16 mins
DD ISBN: 9781696622974
Publisher: Kalorama
Review Posted Online: yesterday
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