🎧 Audio Companion

Books designed to be read alongside or enhanced by an audio component, bridging the page and the ear for a richer learning or storytelling experience.

Audio Engineering 101

by Tim Dittmar • 2011

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

4.06

139

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization 🎤 Microphone Technique 🏠 Room Acoustics

Audio Engineering 101 88%

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

by Tim Dittmar 2011

4.06

139 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization 🎤 Microphone Technique 🏠 Room Acoustics

Classical Recording

by Caroline Haigh • 2020

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

4.59

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques 🏛️ Room Acoustics 🔉 Spatial Audio

Classical Recording 87%

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

by Caroline Haigh 2020

4.59

17 ratings

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques 🏛️ Room Acoustics 🔉 Spatial Audio

Perfecting Sound Forever

by Greg Milner • 2009

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

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1k+

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

Perfecting Sound Forever 87%

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

by Greg Milner 2009

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition

by Tommy Swindali • 2020

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

2.79

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 87%

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

by Tommy Swindali 2020

2.79

14 ratings

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide

by Glen Weldon • 2021

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

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213

🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide 87%

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

by Glen Weldon 2021

4.28

213 ratings

🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

The Soundscape

by R. Murray Schafer • 1977

Civilization buried earth's oldest music in noise. A map of the lost soundscape and how to hear it.

4.13

789

🎧 Acoustic Ecology 📜 Aural History 👂 Auditory Perception 📢 Noise And Society 🌳 Environmental Sound

The Soundscape 87%

Civilization buried earth's oldest music in noise. A map of the lost soundscape and how to hear it.

by R. Murray Schafer 1977

4.13

789 ratings

🎧 Acoustic Ecology 📜 Aural History 👂 Auditory Perception 📢 Noise And Society 🌳 Environmental Sound

Classical Music for Dummies

by David Pogue • 1997

From plainchant to Stravinsky: how classical music works, what to listen for, and when to clap.

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650

🎻 Classical Music 🎧 Listening Guides 🏛️ Music History 🎼 Music Theory Basics 👋 Music Appreciation

Classical Music for Dummies 87%

From plainchant to Stravinsky: how classical music works, what to listen for, and when to clap.

by David Pogue 1997

3.95

650 ratings

🎻 Classical Music 🎧 Listening Guides 🏛️ Music History 🎼 Music Theory Basics 👋 Music Appreciation

A Composer's Guide to Game Music

by Winifred Phillips • 2014

Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.

4.21

175

🎮 Game Music Composition 🎧 Interactive Audio 🔄 Adaptive Music 💻 Music Technology 💼 Music Business

A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary

A Composer's Guide to Game Music 87%

Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.

by Winifred Phillips 2014

4.21

175 ratings

🎮 Game Music Composition 🎧 Interactive Audio 🔄 Adaptive Music 💻 Music Technology 💼 Music Business

Efficient Music Production

by Ashley Hewitt • 2020

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

2.90

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Efficient Music Production 86%

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

by Ashley Hewitt 2020

2.90

10 ratings

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

So You Want to Start a Podcast

by Kristen Meinzer • 2019

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

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1k+

📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills ✂️ Editing Craft 👥 Community Building

So You Want to Start a Podcast 86%

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

by Kristen Meinzer 2019

4.00

1k+ ratings

📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills ✂️ Editing Craft 👥 Community Building

Healing at the Speed of Sound

by Don Campbell • 2011

Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.

3.69

228

🎵 Sound Therapy 🎶 Music Therapy 🔊 Noise Pollution 🌳 Natural Soundscapes 🧘 Mindful Listening

Healing at the Speed of Sound 86%

Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.

by Don Campbell 2011

3.69

228 ratings

🎵 Sound Therapy 🎶 Music Therapy 🔊 Noise Pollution 🌳 Natural Soundscapes 🧘 Mindful Listening

Sound Within Sound

by Kate Molleson • 2022

A microtonal Mexican, an Ethiopian nun, and eight more composers the classical canon erased.

4.34

181

🧪 Experimental Music 🗓️ 20th Century Music 👩 Women Composers 📜 Forgotten Composers 🔌 Electronic Music

Sound Within Sound 86%

A microtonal Mexican, an Ethiopian nun, and eight more composers the classical canon erased.

by Kate Molleson 2022

4.34

181 ratings

🧪 Experimental Music 🗓️ 20th Century Music 👩 Women Composers 📜 Forgotten Composers 🔌 Electronic Music

The Healing Power of Sound

by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD • 2002

Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.

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179

🎵 Sound Healing 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎶 Music Therapy 💔 Emotional Release 🌈 Chakra Healing

The Healing Power of Sound 86%

Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.

by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD 2002

4.20

179 ratings

🎵 Sound Healing 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎶 Music Therapy 💔 Emotional Release 🌈 Chakra Healing

The Anatomy of Loneliness

by Teal Swan • 2018

Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.

4.18

851

🧊 Loneliness ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Healing 👶 Inner Child Healing 🎵 Emotional Attunement 🩹 Shame Healing

The Anatomy of Loneliness 86%

Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.

by Teal Swan 2018

4.18

851 ratings

🧊 Loneliness ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Healing 👶 Inner Child Healing 🎵 Emotional Attunement 🩹 Shame Healing

How to DJ Right

by Frank Broughton • 2002

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

4.06

454

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques 🕺 Live Performance 🗂️ Music Curation

How to DJ Right 86%

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

by Frank Broughton 2002

4.06

454 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques 🕺 Live Performance 🗂️ Music Curation

Music Theory for Computer Musicians

by Michael Hewitt • 2008

The producer's missing manual: music theory from notes to exotic scales, built for the DAW workflow.

4.22

391

🎧 Music Production 🎹 Electronic Music 📚 Music Theory Basics 🎼 Scales And Modes 🎸 Chord Progressions

Music Theory for Computer Musicians Summary

Music Theory for Computer Musicians 86%

The producer's missing manual: music theory from notes to exotic scales, built for the DAW workflow.

by Michael Hewitt 2008

4.22

391 ratings

🎧 Music Production 🎹 Electronic Music 📚 Music Theory Basics 🎼 Scales And Modes 🎸 Chord Progressions

12 Notes

by Quincy Jones • 2022

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

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2k+

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

12 Notes 86%

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

by Quincy Jones 2022

4.29

2k+ ratings

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

Every Song Ever

by Ben Ratliff • 2016

Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.

3.29

910

🎵 Music Criticism 🎧 Music Appreciation 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Genre Fluidity 📱 Streaming Culture

Every Song Ever 86%

Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.

by Ben Ratliff 2016

3.29

910 ratings

🎵 Music Criticism 🎧 Music Appreciation 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Genre Fluidity 📱 Streaming Culture

Letters to a Starseed

by Rebecca Campbell • 2021

Rootlessness is star memory. How to reclaim your cosmic origin and your mission on Earth.

4.17

1k+

🌌 Cosmic Spirituality 🧭 Purpose Discovery 🌍 Grounding Techniques 🛡️ Empath Sensitivity ✨ Energy Healing

Letters to a Starseed 86%

Rootlessness is star memory. How to reclaim your cosmic origin and your mission on Earth.

by Rebecca Campbell 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Spirituality 🧭 Purpose Discovery 🌍 Grounding Techniques 🛡️ Empath Sensitivity ✨ Energy Healing

How Music Got Free

by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

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7k+

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption ⚖️ Copyright Wars 💿 Format Wars

How Music Got Free 86%

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

by Stephen Richard Witt 2015

4.24

7k+ ratings

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption ⚖️ Copyright Wars 💿 Format Wars

The Art of Voice Acting

by James R. Alburger • 1998

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

4.00

127

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

The Art of Voice Acting 86%

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

by James R. Alburger 1998

4.00

127 ratings

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

Boldly Go

by William Shatner • 2022

At 90, William Shatner went to space. The cosmic awe he expected arrived as crushing grief.

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2k+

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 👴 Reflective Aging ✨ Wonder And Awe 🐴 Animal-Human Bond 💖 Self-Compassion

Boldly Go 86%

At 90, William Shatner went to space. The cosmic awe he expected arrived as crushing grief.

by William Shatner 2022

3.86

2k+ ratings

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 👴 Reflective Aging ✨ Wonder And Awe 🐴 Animal-Human Bond 💖 Self-Compassion

Small Talk

by Aston Sanderson • 2016

A 5-second breathing trick to conquer nerves, and the question formula that makes anyone open up.

3.36

297

🗣️ Small Talk 💬 Conversation Skills 😰 Social Anxiety 👂 Active Listening 🕺 Body Language

Small Talk 86%

A 5-second breathing trick to conquer nerves, and the question formula that makes anyone open up.

by Aston Sanderson 2016

3.36

297 ratings

🗣️ Small Talk 💬 Conversation Skills 😰 Social Anxiety 👂 Active Listening 🕺 Body Language

Say What You Mean

by Oren Jay Sofer • 2018

Mindfulness meets communication: stay present, speak from needs, and listen without defensiveness.

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4k+

🧘 Mindful Communication 💗 Compassionate Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Active Listening

Say What You Mean 86%

Mindfulness meets communication: stay present, speak from needs, and listen without defensiveness.

by Oren Jay Sofer 2018

4.14

4k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Communication 💗 Compassionate Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Active Listening

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

by Dan Harris • 2017

No clearing your mind, no hour-long sits: how one daily minute rewires the skeptical brain.

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11k+

🧘 Secular Meditation 🌱 Beginner Meditation 🔄 Habit Formation 💖 Self-Compassion 🎯 Attention Training

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics 86%

No clearing your mind, no hour-long sits: how one daily minute rewires the skeptical brain.

by Dan Harris 2017

3.84

11k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Meditation 🌱 Beginner Meditation 🔄 Habit Formation 💖 Self-Compassion 🎯 Attention Training

The Only Pirate at the Party

by Lindsey Stirling • 2016

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

4.14

6k+

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Only Pirate at the Party 86%

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

by Lindsey Stirling 2016

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Listening Path

by Julia Cameron • 2021

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

3.31

2k+

🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Listening Path 86%

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

by Julia Cameron 2021

3.31

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Don't Worry

by Shunmyō Masuno • 2013

Anxiety is mostly self-inflicted. A Zen monk's 48 lessons for stopping the habits that produce it.

3.68

3k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 😌 Anxiety Relief 🍂 Non-Attachment ⚖️ Comparison Trap

Don't Worry 86%

Anxiety is mostly self-inflicted. A Zen monk's 48 lessons for stopping the habits that produce it.

by Shunmyō Masuno 2013

3.68

3k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 😌 Anxiety Relief 🍂 Non-Attachment ⚖️ Comparison Trap

NLP

by Tom Hoobyar • 2013

The mental programming manual: dial down fear, amplify motivation, and resolve internal tug-of-war.

3.97

1k+

🧠 Nlp 🎭 State Management 🤝 Rapport Building ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 💼 Negotiation

NLP 86%

The mental programming manual: dial down fear, amplify motivation, and resolve internal tug-of-war.

by Tom Hoobyar 2013

3.97

1k+ ratings

🧠 Nlp 🎭 State Management 🤝 Rapport Building ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 💼 Negotiation

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

by Matt Paxton • 2022

Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.

3.73

5k+

🏠 Home Decluttering 📦 Downsizing 💭 Emotional Clutter 🧠 Hoarding Psychology 📸 Memory Keeping

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff Summary

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff 86%

Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.

by Matt Paxton 2022

3.73

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Decluttering 📦 Downsizing 💭 Emotional Clutter 🧠 Hoarding Psychology 📸 Memory Keeping

Electric Body, Electric Health

by Eileen Day McKusick • 2021

Your body is electric. Boost your voltage from disease into healing with sound and grounding.

4.41

355

⚡ Energy Medicine 🔊 Sound Healing 🌊 Emotional Release 🌍 Grounding Practices 🌀 Chakra Anatomy

Electric Body, Electric Health 86%

Your body is electric. Boost your voltage from disease into healing with sound and grounding.

by Eileen Day McKusick 2021

4.41

355 ratings

⚡ Energy Medicine 🔊 Sound Healing 🌊 Emotional Release 🌍 Grounding Practices 🌀 Chakra Anatomy

Why You Love Music

by John Powell • 2016

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

3.76

590

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Why You Love Music 86%

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

by John Powell 2016

3.76

590 ratings

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music

by Robert Greenberg • 1998

How ideas, power, and faith shaped every era of Western music, and what to listen for.

4.56

1k+

🎵 Classical Music 👂 Music Appreciation 📜 Music History Surveys 🏛️ Music And Society 🏰 Early Music

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music Summary

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music 86%

How ideas, power, and faith shaped every era of Western music, and what to listen for.

by Robert Greenberg 1998

4.56

1k+ ratings

🎵 Classical Music 👂 Music Appreciation 📜 Music History Surveys 🏛️ Music And Society 🏰 Early Music

WAKE UP!

by Chris Baréz-Brown • 2017

Break your autopilot with energy tricks, playful habits, and perspective shifts that actually stick.

3.66

425

🧘 Conscious Living ⚡ Energy Management 🛑 Breaking Routines 🎨 Creative Play ✨ Everyday Spirituality

WAKE UP! 86%

Break your autopilot with energy tricks, playful habits, and perspective shifts that actually stick.

by Chris Baréz-Brown 2017

3.66

425 ratings

🧘 Conscious Living ⚡ Energy Management 🛑 Breaking Routines 🎨 Creative Play ✨ Everyday Spirituality

Mood Machine

by Liz Pelly • 2025

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

3.83

5k+

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 💼 Music Labor

Mood Machine 86%

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

by Liz Pelly 2025

3.83

5k+ ratings

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 💼 Music Labor

Eminent Hipsters

by Donald Fagen • 2013

Jazz clubs, sci-fi, late-night radio: a suburban misfit hunting his sound in the 60s margins.

3.58

2k+

🎷 Jazz Memoirs 🚐 Touring Diaries 🏡 Suburban Alienation ☮️ 1960s Counterculture 🎭 Artistic Outsiders

Eminent Hipsters 85%

Jazz clubs, sci-fi, late-night radio: a suburban misfit hunting his sound in the 60s margins.

by Donald Fagen 2013

3.58

2k+ ratings

🎷 Jazz Memoirs 🚐 Touring Diaries 🏡 Suburban Alienation ☮️ 1960s Counterculture 🎭 Artistic Outsiders

The School of Life

by Alain de Botton • 2019

A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.

4.23

10k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📚 Philosophical Self-Help 🌱 Emotional Maturity 💑 Mature Love ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The School of Life 85%

A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.

by Alain de Botton 2019

4.23

10k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📚 Philosophical Self-Help 🌱 Emotional Maturity 💑 Mature Love ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Sound

by Bella Bathurst • 2017

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

3.91

288

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability 🔊 Acoustic Ecology 🤟 Deaf Culture

Sound 85%

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

by Bella Bathurst 2017

3.91

288 ratings

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability 🔊 Acoustic Ecology 🤟 Deaf Culture

Guitar Mastery Simplified

by Erich Andreas • 2012

From zero to making real music: a complete blueprint for mastering guitar on your own terms.

3.54

200

🎸 Guitar Instruction 🎼 Music Theory 👂 Ear Training 🎯 Deliberate Practice ✨ Creative Improvisation

Guitar Mastery Simplified 85%

From zero to making real music: a complete blueprint for mastering guitar on your own terms.

by Erich Andreas 2012

3.54

200 ratings

🎸 Guitar Instruction 🎼 Music Theory 👂 Ear Training 🎯 Deliberate Practice ✨ Creative Improvisation

The Lost Art of Good Conversation

by Sakyong Mipham • 2017

Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.

3.57

1k+

💬 Conversation Skills 🧘 Mindful Communication 👂 Deep Listening 🪷 Buddhist Psychology ⛰️ Tibetan Buddhism

The Lost Art of Good Conversation Summary

The Lost Art of Good Conversation 85%

Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.

by Sakyong Mipham 2017

3.57

1k+ ratings

💬 Conversation Skills 🧘 Mindful Communication 👂 Deep Listening 🪷 Buddhist Psychology ⛰️ Tibetan Buddhism

The Storyteller

by Dave Grohl • 2021

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

4.43

170k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

The Storyteller 85%

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

by Dave Grohl 2021

4.43

170k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

Set Your Voice Free

by Donna Frazier • 1999

Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.

3.92

468

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breath Work 🎪 Stage Presence 💫 Authentic Expression ✨ Self-Expression

Set Your Voice Free 85%

Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.

by Donna Frazier 1999

3.92

468 ratings

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breath Work 🎪 Stage Presence 💫 Authentic Expression ✨ Self-Expression

How Music Works

by David Byrne • 2014

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

4.00

29k+

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

How Music Works 85%

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

by David Byrne 2014

4.00

29k+ ratings

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

The Power Of Less

by Leo Babauta • 2009

One habit, one goal, three tasks a day: the minimalist productivity system that ends busywork.

3.71

11k+

🧹 Minimalist Lifestyle 🎯 Single Tasking 🔁 Habit Formation 🌱 Starting Small 🚫 Saying No

The Power Of Less 85%

One habit, one goal, three tasks a day: the minimalist productivity system that ends busywork.

by Leo Babauta 2009

3.71

11k+ ratings

🧹 Minimalist Lifestyle 🎯 Single Tasking 🔁 Habit Formation 🌱 Starting Small 🚫 Saying No

Open When...

by Julie Smith • 2024

A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.

3.82

2k+

🛠️ Practical Psychology 💪 Emotional Resilience 💖 Self-Compassion 🌊 Managing Overwhelm 🚀 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Open When... 85%

A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.

by Julie Smith 2024

3.82

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Practical Psychology 💪 Emotional Resilience 💖 Self-Compassion 🌊 Managing Overwhelm 🚀 Overcoming Self-Doubt

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

by Tony Reinke • 2017

Your phone is making you a worse worshipper. Here is what to do about it.

4.28

8k+

✝️ Digital Theology 📺 Media Ecology 📱 Smartphone Addiction ⏰ Attention Economy 🙏 Spiritual Formation

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You Summary

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You 85%

Your phone is making you a worse worshipper. Here is what to do about it.

by Tony Reinke 2017

4.28

8k+ ratings

✝️ Digital Theology 📺 Media Ecology 📱 Smartphone Addiction ⏰ Attention Economy 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Glow in the F*cking Dark

by Tara Schuster • 2023

The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.

3.91

3k+

📖 Self-Help Memoir 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧒 Reparenting 📓 Journaling 🧘 Body Neutrality

Glow in the F*cking Dark 85%

The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.

by Tara Schuster 2023

3.91

3k+ ratings

📖 Self-Help Memoir 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧒 Reparenting 📓 Journaling 🧘 Body Neutrality

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim • 2012

A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.

4.02

49k+

🧘 Mindful Living ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 💭 Emotional Awareness 🤝 Forgiveness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 85%

A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.

by Haemin Sunim 2012

4.02

49k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Living ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 💭 Emotional Awareness 🤝 Forgiveness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

Digital Minimalism

by Cal Newport • 2019

A thirty-day reset that uncovers which apps earn your minutes and which steal them.

4.05

97k+

🧹 Digital Detox 💰 Attention Economy 🎯 Tech Intentionality 📱 Social Media Critique 🕰️ Analog Revival

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A thirty-day reset that uncovers which apps earn your minutes and which steal them.

by Cal Newport 2019

4.05

97k+ ratings

🧹 Digital Detox 💰 Attention Economy 🎯 Tech Intentionality 📱 Social Media Critique 🕰️ Analog Revival

The Lazy Genius Way

by Kendra Adachi • 2020

The antidote to overwhelm: care deeply about a few things, streamline the rest, reclaim your energy.

4.11

28k+

🧘 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🤱 Overwhelmed Mothers 🎯 Intentional Living

The Lazy Genius Way 85%

The antidote to overwhelm: care deeply about a few things, streamline the rest, reclaim your energy.

by Kendra Adachi 2020

4.11

28k+ ratings

🧘 Anti-Perfectionism ⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🤱 Overwhelmed Mothers 🎯 Intentional Living

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