Audiobook Reviews in Five Minutes

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The Audiobook Reviews in Five Minutes podcast has already explored some of the best popular nonfiction in over 100 episodes. Hosted by Janna, we review writing style, narration, production, and the overall listening experience. We're passionate about audiobooks because they offer a unique and immersive way to experience stories and ideas. From the subtle nuances of a narrator's voice to the production values that bring ideas and concepts to life, there's so much to appreciate about a well-crafted audiobook. If you're an audiobook lover, then you're in the right place. Whether you're into psychology or history, or you're just looking for a great topic to dive into on your daily commute, we've got you covered.

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What's Our Problem, by Tim Urban

Dec 18 2023 7 mins  
If I had to recommend just one audiobook this year, which one would it be? In What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, Tim Urban tackles the perplexing question of why, despite technological advancements, society seems to lack wisdom. He introduces the concept of the 'Ladder of Thinking,' where high-rung thinking embraces truth and open-mindedness, contrasting with low-

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, by Bono

Aug 29 2023 8 mins  
When was the last time you listened to an audiobook that combined history, memoir, and rock music?This audiobook represents storytelling at its finest, combined with exceptional editing and production quality and woven with intimate reinterpretations of some of U2’s most iconic and poignant songs, produced by Bono and The Edge..Connect with Audiobook Reviews in 5FacebookAudiobook

Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Apr 27 2023 8 mins  
Do you need practical advice on identifying dysfunctional family patterns? Or choosing the best path to breaking the cycle and living your life your way?Nedra Glover Tawwab is a licensed therapist, writer, and speaker based in North Carolina. With over a decade of experience in mental health, she specializes in working with individuals and couples on relationships, boundaries, and

The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz

Feb 07 2023 6 mins  
This episode is also available on the Access Ideas podcast.What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? The authors of The Good Life promise the answer may be closer than you realize! Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz are the director and associate director of The Grant Study, also known as the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the most comprehensive longitu

Access Ideas podcast episode #1: What Drives Our Obsession with HBO’s Succession?

Jan 18 2022 19 mins  
Subscribe to the Access Ideas podcast on all podcast streaming platforms. You can expect ad-free, entertaining and informative episodes on a variety of topics throughout 2022. ** What drives our fascination with the fictional Roy family? HBO's Succession follows the dysfunctional owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, who are fighting for control of

Coming soon: Access Ideas podcast begins January 18, 2022

Jan 02 2022 1 mins  
Are you an ideas enthusiast or collector? Our new podcast, Access Ideas, expands on a few familiar areas of interest and explores questions you didn’t know you had, such as can Jane Austen novels serve as escapist fantasy, why is sleep science so controversial, and what drives our obsession with HBO’s Succession? You can expect ad-free, entertaining and informative episodes on

Top 2021 Reviews: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Dec 28 2021 7 mins  
My favourite audiobook of 2021! Oliver Burkeman is the author of https://www.oliverburkeman.com/about (The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking) (2012) and https://www.oliverburkeman.com/about (Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done) (2011), a collection of columns for the Guardian newspaper. Four Thousand Weeks is about making the

Top 2021 Reviews: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Dec 21 2021 8 mins  
Looking for a gripping TRUE story that's impossible to put down? In his 15-hour audiobook published in April 2021, Keefe captures a family saga that spans the twentieth century and leads up to 2020. Members of the Sackler family founded Purdue Pharma, the infamous maker of OxyContin, a prescription drug that has fuelled an opioid epidemic across North America for the last twenty ye

Top 2021 Reviews: High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley

Dec 14 2021 8 mins  
“This is one of the most important books that will be published in 2021. The Covid vaccine will soon free humanity from a biological pandemic, and this book, if widely read, could free humanity from an equally deadly scourge—high conflict.” — Jonathan Haidt, Social psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business, and author CThe

Top 2021 Reviews: Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer

Dec 07 2021 7 mins  
One of my top audiobook listens for 2021. https://drjud.com/ (Dr Judson Brewer) is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at https://www.brown.edu/ (Brown University). As an addiction psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for treating addictions, Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app