New Reviews: Personal Growth

Narrator Erin Bennett puts her cheery voice to good use in this optimistic lesson on freeing up your energy to live to the fullest. Her flawless interpretations and vocal energy light a fire under the author's ideas and suggestions. The equally cheery author runs a craft-oriented website, and in this extended riff on "doing what you love," explains in six parts how to accept... Read More

Suggested way to listen to this audiobook--one "gmorning" and "gnight" at a time, when you wake up and before you go to sleep. That way, you'll begin and end your day with Lin-Manuel Miranda's gentle, encouraging voice offering tiny but powerful doses of affirmation and inspiration. The audiobook is an intimate experience: Listeners hear Miranda deliberately take a deep breath,... Read More

Television personality RuPaul Andre Charles, known simply as RuPaul, gives us this serene take on being your best self. As the narrator of his own title, he sheds the flamboyant personality that made him famous. He speaks quietly, confidently, like the very guru mentioned in the title, touting meditation and prayer in a steady, sincere voice. This is a surprising listen because... Read More

Chris Bailey's fetching narration has the spontaneous enthusiasm and earnestness of someone who knows his subject well. His colorful phrasing, always in sync with the nature of his content, allows his charm as a teacher to shine. As an author, he's done a thorough job of explaining how to tweak our thinking and attention to get things done. He reports the challenges he's faced... Read More

If you've ever wished that the Fab Five would come to your house and give your life a makeover, listening to this audiobook may be the next best thing. In their own distinctive voices, Tan, Bobby, Antoni, Jonathan, and Karamo, from Netflix's rebooted "Queer Eye" series, open up and share stories about their own lives and career paths and serve up gentle advice. In short... Read More