Product Description [MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.] [Audio Book Summaries presented by Various Readers]Books piling up on your desk? No time to read? Save money, time, and accelerate your learning. For years, successful executives have been relying on getAbstract to summarize the most critical business books and deliver them in a flash. Now you can, too! getAbstract is the most efficient way to absorb the key ideas of today's cutting-edge business books. Our top-notch editorial team reads through thousands of titles and picks out the very best. Forget all the hot-air books. We select the ones that really make a difference. Each audio file has been compressed down to 10 minutes - the perfect length to grasp the book's main ideas and put you ahead of the pack. Here we present to you Lifestyle and Career Advice. This audio collection summarizes the following ten hand-picked books that cover exactly what you want to know in this topic: The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential by Leo Babauta Learn to simplify your life and focus on core values and goals. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow Learn from a dying man how to appreciate life and pass optimism on to your children. Are You Ready to Succeed? Uncoventional Strategies to Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life by Srikumar Rao Learn to confront and transform preconceptions that limit your success and happiness. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn Learn how the practice of mindful meditation can have a positive impact on society. How to Land Your Dream Job: No Resume! And Other Secrets to Get You In the Door by Jeffrey J. Fox Learn effective job-hunting and marketing the product of you. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn Learn how to reduce stress, deepen self-awareness and sharpen your focus. Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear by Frank Luntz Learn to employ effective use of language in speeches, ads and political campaigns. The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression! by Debra Fine Learn techniques to initiate, conduct, and smoothly exit a conversation. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Learn how all lives are interconnected and why forgiveness is important to your soul. What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith Learn to avoid the 20 most common, bad workplace habits that bring leaders down. Review ''My most limited resource is time. My most valuable asset is knowledge. Thanks to getAbstract I can absorb more knowledge in less time. That's a great return on investment!'' --Bob Eccles, senior fellow of PwC and professor at Harvard Business School About the Author Leo Babauta, the creator of ZenHabits.net, a widely read blog, lives in Guam with his family. He is the author of Zen to Done. Randy Pausch was a tenured professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He died on July 25, 2008. Jeffrey Zaslow, a Wall Street Journal columnist, attended Pausch's last lecture and wrote the story that brought him international acclaim. Srikumar S. Rao teaches at Columbia Business School and is the author of The Personal Mastery Program: Discovering Passion and Purpose in Your Life and Work. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. founded the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Jeffrey J. Fox is a best-selling author and founder of Fox & Co., in Avon, Connecticut. He earned his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. He lives in Connecticut. Frank Luntz has supervised more than 1,000 focus groups or surveys, and has advised business and political leaders on shaping their messages. Debra Fine once dreaded social