Max Bloomquist has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.8★ across 10 ratings. The most-rated is Shop Class as Soulcraft.
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Summary
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant best seller, attracting fans with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.
©2009 Matthew B. Crawford (P)2018 Penguin Audio
Halftime
Summary
Your midlife doesn't have to be a crisis. In fact, the second half of your life can be better than the first. Bob Buford's best seller shows you how. What do you want to do with the rest of your life? In Halftime, Buford provides the encouragement and insight to propel your life on a new course to true significance - and the best years of your life. Buford focuses on this important time of transition to the second half of your life, leading you to.... Take stock of your successes and accomplishments thus far Redefine significance and what it means to you Identify your personal goals Develop a mission for serving God in the second half of your life And more
©2008 The Leadership Network, Inc. (P)2008 Zondervan
Finishing Well
Summary
Author Bob Buford called them "code breakers". They are people aged 40 and older who have pioneered the art of finishing well in these modern times and who can teach us to do the same, starting today. Buford sought out 60 of these trailblazers - including Peter Drucker, Roger Staubach, Jim Collins, Ken Blanchard, and Dallas Willard - and has recorded their lively conversations in this book so that they can serve as mentors for all of us. "Twenty years from now," Buford writes, "the rules for this second adulthood as a productive season of life may be better known. But for now, we're out across the frontier breaking new ground." Buford gives you a chance to sit at the feet of these pioneers and learn the art of finishing well so you can shift into a far more fulfilling life now, no matter your age, and pursue a lasting significance that will be a legacy for future generations.
©2004 Bob P. Buford (P)2011 Zondervan
The Age Curve
Summary
For years, marketers have held on to unwavering beliefs that have dictated how they market to their consumers. But the hard truth is that the changes we see in marketing and business are based on one undeniable factor - the size of the generations we are selling to. As each generation ages, what they buy and how much they buy will change. Each product and service has a "best customer" that sustains a business. As these customers grow up, the smartest marketers will stay ahead of them - and their money. In The Age Curve, marketing guru Kenneth Gronbach shows executives and entrepreneurs how to anticipate this wave of predictable demand and ride it to success. Using impeccable research, Gronbach reveals how our largest generations, the Baby Boomers and Generation Y, are redefining how we market and how businesses can anticipate their needs more effectively. Complete with entertaining examples of companies like Apple who have perfected their strategies for building a loyal customer base, as well as those who haven't (Levi Strauss and Honda), this book will show listeners: How to determine their best customers How successful companies are earning the loyalty of Generation Y and cultivating allegiance to their products for years to come Why Generation X is a more valuable market than any of us have been led to believe and much moreBoth shocking and compelling, The Age Curve will change the way companies look at their customers and how they market to them.
©2008 Kenneth W. Gronbach (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.