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Title: My Stroke of Insight

Author: Jill Bolte Taylor

Narrator: Jill Bolte Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-09

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1269 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

As the damaged left side of her brain - the rational, grounded, detail and time-oriented side - swung in and out of function, Taylor alternated between two distinct and opposite realties: the euphoric nirvana of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace; and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized Jill was having a stroke, and enabled her to seek help before she was lost completely.

In My Stroke of Insight, Taylor shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery, and the sense of omniscient understanding she gained from this unusual and inspiring voyage out of the abyss of a wounded brain. It would take eight years for Taylor to heal completely. Because of her knowledge of how the brain works, her respect for the cells composing her human form, and most of all an amazing mother, Taylor completely repaired her mind and recalibrated her understanding of the world according to the insights gained from her right brain that morning of December 10th.

Today Taylor is convinced that the stroke was the best thing that could have happened to her. It has taught her that the feeling of nirvana is never more than a mere thought away. By stepping to the right of our left brains, we can all uncover the feelings of well-being and peace that are so often sidelined by our own brain chatter.

A fascinating journey into the mechanics of the human mind, My Stroke of Insight is both a valuable recovery guide for anyone touched by a brain injury, and an emotionally stirring ...

Editorial Reviews:

At the age of 37, Jill Bolte Taylor had reaped the benefits of a life passionately devoted to neuroscience. Motivated by her brother's struggle with Schizophrenia, Taylor often traveled to advocate for the donation of brains to science; and her work had paid off. She was successful, independent, and self-sufficient. So when she woke up on a seemingly ordinary day with a pain behind her left eye, it's little surprise that she attempted to go about her morning routine as usual. Taylor explains in detail the nuanced changes in her mental activity as her ability to grasp the world around her fades, and she slowly realizes she is having a stroke.

Taylor's narration of her memoir alternates from calm and steady to exuberant with insight. Her confidence and clarity as she recounts that morning in December of 1996 reflect her familiarity with the functioning of the brain. She articulates the gradual shutdown of her brain's systems, as her disposition transitions from indifference to panic. Taylor's description of the sensations of a brain losing its functionality is at once fascinating and utterly terrifying. To hear the terror unfold in her own voice makes this story especially intimate and moving. Taylor flickers between two contradictory modes of thinking; her left hemisphere, drowning from a ruptured AVM, tries to remind her she is suffering from stroke, while her right hemisphere, devoid of the normal chatter from the left-brain, experiences an increasing sense of nirvana and oneness with the universe.

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Title: The Best of the Thom Hartmann Program

Subtitle: Volume II: Our Living History

Author: Thom Hartmann

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-08

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In Volume 2: Our Living History, Thom brings his deep grounding in American history to bear on current events. He explores ripped-from-the-headlines topics like the right-wing war on the middle class, the dangers of privatizing the military and healthcare, the threat of theocracy, the legacy of the American labor Movement, and what those Republican tax cuts really mean.

In this volume Thom talks to Chris Hedges (author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning), Kevin Phillips, and Paul Krugman.

Members Reviews:

Very underrated book, and one of the best books on both politics and psychology

Most books in the "political" category are designed to make you angry at the other side, and succeed at that. Others are designed to give you a deeper understanding of the facts, and leave you feeling smarter but without a sense of how it connects to you.

"Cracking the Code" is the rare book that reaffirmed my own political standings while simultaneously having *less* contempt for the other side. It works simultaneously as a lesson in political science and a self-help book, even though it's much more of a lesson in political science. Hartmann breaks down the basic motivations behind both left-wing and right-wing politics, and, in doing that, he shows very clearly how things are, in many ways, more complicated than they appear, and, in others, more simple than they appear.

The book should be required reading for anyone interested in American politics - especially people on the "left," but people on the right, too. It will give you a better understanding of how politics works and a lot less anger and frustration.

Feelings and Emotions over the Rational

After reading the reviews replete with encomiums for this book, I had to show the other side. Hartmann speaks about identifying modes people experience the world in: seeing, hearing, feeling; then their brains: lizard, dog or cat, and human (survival, emotional, rational). Anchor words to feelings (dog and cat brains) then to rational brain (human). Throughout the book he appeals to the dog cat brains (feelings and emotions) which he later says one must get them to focus, by creating a trance. This book is dangerously close to conversational hypnosis, and I hope the only people that have read it, are those who have reviewed it!

A true genious

I have a college degree in graphic design, communicating visually, so this book, communicating verbally was a great compliment to that for me.

Thom has figured it out! This book tells us the tricks talkers on both the left and the right use to create effective communication, so we can learn how to communicate better. This is a book anyone who wants to communicate better should read, who already know where they stand on the issues (this is a political book), but has trouble communicating them effectively to people. It goes into subtle language. Language with positive or negative associations. How the brain decodes language. Famous speeches and how they used the communication code to change the path of America. This book is a quick read, easy to understand, and very powerful. Its worth reading more than once. It could almost be used as a reference guide if you blog/forum political messages.. or even in your workplace in a non-political setting.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: When Chuckie Met Ivan

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-08

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In September 2004, a Category Five hurricane had just grazed Cuba and was headed north toward the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal town of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Alabama Gulf Shores Zoo is a 67-acre non-profit zoo that sits one mile from the water. Patti Hall, the zoo's director, assembles her staff and devises an emergency evacuation plan: they will evacuate some 300 animals and transfer them to her home, which is 22 miles north of the zoo. One of the animals they can't move, however, is Chuckie, a 1,000-pound alligator.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Big Cats

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-08

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Saturday, September 4, 2004, Citra, Florida. Thirty-five lions, tigers, and cougars are pacing in their cages at the Endangered Animal Rescue Sanctuary, or EARS. In the past few days, the big cats have been agitated and aggressive. Hurricane Frances is on its way. Along with Hurricane Frances comes much destruction to the sanctuary. The women that own and operate EARS work to ready the cages for the next storm to come, Hurricane Jeanne.

©2007 The Weather Channel Inc.; (P)2007 The Weather Channel Inc.

Members Reviews:

Animal Sanctuary Storm Story

This episode was the story of a big cat animal sanctuary that was hit by two hurricanes. Jim Cantore is excellent as usual with his perfect balance of narration and information. The outcomes were very fortunate. A good episode, not the greatest, not the worst.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Kennard vs Katrina

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

As Katrina roars on shore, water rises near the Jackley's waterfront home. The water breaks through the front door and begins to flood the house. As the water rises, Jackley sees other homes in the area floating away. With no way out now, he is forced to wait out the storm, which finally abates. The water recedes slowly, but there is floating debris everywhere. The day after Katrina, Kennard surveys the changed landscape. In the days following, he is able to get word to his wife that he is safe.

Members Reviews:

Surviving Katrina

This was an interesting story of a couple who survived Hurricane Katrina. The wife left and the husband stayed home & weathered the storm. As usual, Jim Cantore is an excellent narrator who brings the perfect balance of tone. If you enjoy weather related tales, you will enjoy this one. The couple were very fortunate to survive.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: In the River's Path

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The local sheriff's department attempted a boat rescue, but the current was too strong, and the U.S. Coast Guard was called in. A chopper rescued the parents and infant just before the river engulfed their property. Hear this story from those who lived it, as we talk to the couple who was rescued, as well as Coast Guard and sheriff's department personnel.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Chasing Danger

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Three Mississippi State University students get in over their heads as they encounter an F-2 tornado on a storm chasing trip in Tornado Alley.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Tornado Six Pack

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Meanwhile, neighbor Randy Volke attempts to outrun the tornado in his pickup truck but soon realizes what a bad idea it is. By the end of this day, six tornadoes rip through this small town, leaving homes and businesses devastated.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Hurricane Andrew: Part 1

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The first Category-5 hurricane in 30 years to hit the U.S. devoured southern Florida in 1992. Taking a hurricane for granted will never happen again to the survivors, who tell their tales of living through, at that time, the costliest hurricane in US history.

©2007 The Weather Channel Inc.; (P)2007 The Weather Channel Inc.

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Title: Storm Stories

Subtitle: Rescue from Above

Narrator: Jim Cantore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-07

Publisher: The Weather Channel Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A massive snowstorm moves off the North Carolina coast and catches the cargo ship White Seal with its 20- to 40-foot waves. On January 24, 2003, Captain Yakov Korniyuk is trying to save his crew from the relentless storm. Unfortunately, his single-engine vessel is no match for the churning current that is pushing them even further out to sea. When he realizes his ship is taking on water, he's left with no choice but to signal for help and contemplate abandoning ship. The Ukrainian sailors are highly experienced and can normally take on the worst of storms, but even they know they wouldn't stand a chance in the icy water below. When the rescuers finally arrive, they realize they only have moments to bring the entire crew aboard their small helicopter. Their experience allows them to do so in record time, despite strong winds and rough seas.

©2007 The Weather Channel Inc.; (P)2007 The Weather Channel Inc.