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12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

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12 Rules for Life

By: Jordan B. Peterson
Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
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Brought to you by Penguin.

#1 Sunday Times Bestseller

How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?

Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.

Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he reminds us, we each have a vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.

Deep, rewarding and enlightening, 12 Rules for Life is a lifeboat built solidly for stormy seas: ancient wisdom applied to our contemporary problems.

'The most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now.' New York Times

'Genuinely extraordinary...unmatched by any other modern thinker...A prophet for our times.' Daily Mail

'One of the most eclectic and stimulating public intellectuals at large today, fearless and impassioned.' Guardian

©2018 Jordan B. Peterson (P)2018 Penguin Audio

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Critic Reviews

Genuinely extraordinary... Unmatched by any other modern thinker ... A prophet for our times (Dominic Sandbrook)
The most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now
Everyone must read 12 Rules For Life... The most enlightening book I have read in ages. Google him if you like, if it makes you feel better. It will, by the way. But get the book, that is the most important thing. And then read it. And then pass it on to a friend (Chris Evans)
In a different intellectual league... Peterson can take the most difficult ideas and make them entertaining. This may be why his YouTube videos have had 35m views. He is fast becoming the closest that academia has to a rock star
Charismatic and exceptionally articulate.... Peterson is a new kind of public intellectual, using YouTube to spread ideas infinitely wider than predecessors such as Bertrand Russell or Isaiah Berlin (Amol Rajan)
Anyone who is in a position of leadership would find it very insightful ... Jordan Peterson is a profound writer (Gina Miller)
It is that rare thing: self-help that might actually be helpful
Fascinating ... Peterson is brilliant on many subjects (Bryan Appleyard)
One of the most eclectic and stimulating public intellectuals at large today, fearless and impassioned (Matthew d'Ancona)
Profound, charismatic and serious... One of the most important thinkers to emerge on the world stage for many years (Tim Lott)
All stars
Most relevant
I need more stars to rate this book. I will read it again and again and recommend it to everyone I care about.

Phenomenal

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This is a book that is worth reading or listening to many times It’s message resonates as clearly as a bell on a clear still night

A book of challenge

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Best audiobook I’ve ever listened too. Content is a little too religious for me but I understand why Dr Peterson uses the bible extensively to reinforce his views. You don’t have to be religious to see wisdom, you just need an open mind. I cannot daily anything in this book, and will now make it a habit to read at least once a year.

Wow

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I am not a person who likes rah rah books. This is not a rah rah book. It offers solid reasoning with excellent narration by the Author. I will be buying a couple of copies for my younger family members. Will likely listen to again in a month or so.

Better than what I was expecting.

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I read this book expecting to be bothered by what others had described as an “alpha male self help guru”. I wasn’t!
Granted, his justification of the “dominance hierarchy” by appeal to the behaviour of lobsters is facile. The behaviour of animals is not justification for human behaviour.
His ability to only recollect bad things about socialism and good things about patriarchy is a thinly veiled if not blatant cherry-picking of history.
But Peterson’s main argument isn’t dependant on this in any way. His appeal to navigate life by the management of chaos, and aiming upwards is based on lessons he himself learned through deep reflection on human experience, myth, scripture, and very hard life experience. I thus found myself challenged to be a better person, perhaps more effectively than by any other author I’ve discovered in a decade! Thank you.
Finally, as a Christian, I think his understanding of the Christian Gospel is wrong. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice, he argues, and so should we. This is a blend of two classical heresies—Pelagianiam and Socinianism. In the Gospel, by contrast, Jesus does what we cannot do. It is grace, not just example, which enables us to climb out of our mess.
I was deeply moved by this book. I disagree on many side issues, but I love the heart of the book! It was a difficult read, but one I intend to do again.

Surprised by Peterson!

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