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Build the Life You Want

By: Oprah Winfrey,Arthur C Brooks
Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey,Arthur C Brooks
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In Build the Life You Want, Harvard's Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness, no matter how challenging your circumstances. Combining their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle, they show you how to improve your life right now - instead of waiting for the outside world to change. You will learn how to:

  • Manage your emotions so they no longer control your outlook and behaviour
  • Turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth
  • Strengthen your family ties by managing your expectations and building trust
  • Create and preserve deep and lasting friendships at any age
  • Develop an approach to work that fits your life and brings satisfaction
  • Find your inner peace with a spiritual practice

Build the Life You Want introduces you to the cutting-edge science that can change your life, in understandable terms and with actionable strategies. Along the way, Arthur and Oprah share hard-earned wisdom from their own lives and careers. In every page, your happiness skills will grow, and you will learn amazing information you can't wait to share with others. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.

©2023 Oprah Winfrey and Arthur C Brooks (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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I couldn’t put it down

Fantastic, factual and insightful, I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned. This is a book you will read often and continue to learn from.

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Brief sections by Oprah

To say that Oprah coauthored this would be a lie. She makes very few momentary appearances with commentary that adds zero value.

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Build the life you want

Great book to listen to. There was nothing new, but I still recommend it to anyone as part of building resilient mindset.

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Excellent book

I’m a fan of both Oprah and Arthur and was waiting for their collaboration, and it did not disappoint. A great reference and will return to its ideas again and again. Clear narration and pace, so glad I purchased

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Inspiring book which resonates and brings a rainbow in my cloud

Thank you for your loving insights! So grateful.. I so enjoyed this book. So inspirational!

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Good lesson/listen

Very constructive and good structure book in terms of achieving happierness. Enjoying quite a lot

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Arthur and Oprah - Yin and Yang

This book is much more about science, curiosity and action than it is about drama and giving away cars.
The yin and yang between Arthur and Oprah is the gold here. As a 50+ blokey aussie bloke, I wouldn’t be drawn to a book by Oprah, but I’m glad I read this. From strength to strength by Arthur Brooks was my favourite book last year. This one is similar, but Oprah’s touch certainly softened the science. Loved it, read it in two days.

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So disappointed

I love Oprah’s books and regularly return to each of her previous titles for insight and inspiration. I just didn’t enjoy this text. It seemed to lack flow, and was pitched at a more ‘entry level’ reader.
I didn’t like Arthur C. Brooks’ voice or his turn of phrase which made it especially difficult you to take on the concepts he raises.
Don’t bother.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 31-10-2023

Loved it

Beautiful reminder of what life should be about. Where your focus is and what really matters.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 29-10-2023

Enjoyed

Identified key pillars that lead to happy life which resonated with me
People going through a tough time

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  • Els Van Hecke
  • 13-10-2023

No new insights, but well structured

It was a nice listen, but compared to other books on happiness, I didn’t find any new insights.

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  • Ben James
  • 26-11-2023

Really great, but I need a physical copy.

This audiobook is FULL of remarkable information, that will change your life for the better. It is read beautifully by Arthur and Oprah. However, because it is crammed with fantastic knowledge, I need the physical book, so I can make notes and highlight passages, which will help me retain its wisdom.

I had the same experience with Paul McKenna’s superb book POSITIVITY. (A far deeper, smarter book than it might appear.) Sometimes just the audio is enough, sometimes it is not.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 08-11-2023

Very well structured.

Very illuminating! Lots of information, something to reflect on, take notes and revisit again. Very well structured. Thank you.


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  • Michaela Turner-Millar
  • 31-10-2023

Disappointing

This reads likes a list of what to do and what not to do. No new insights and not at all educational. Really disappointing.

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  • Paul W
  • 06-10-2023

Promises much

The addition of Oprah is meaningless outside of it will probably widen the audience, fair enough.

Solid approach but not adding to the debate.

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  • DS
  • 29-09-2023

It’s ok, expected it to be better

I love Oprah and a little more from her would have been great. Book is ok but there are a lot of similar books out there which I’ve found either more enjoyable or can relate to easier.

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  • Neo
  • 27-09-2023

Would happily recommend

Read mostly by Arthur C Brooks with snippets of Oprah. This is a lovely book that you can easily listen to and reinstate some of the things we may already know with evidence of statistics and research.

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  • Niqueniaj
  • 23-09-2023

Inspiring

Very relatable. This is what I need at this point in time as I start a new chapter (60s)in my
Life. Am glad I read the “from strength to strength” book before listening to this.
I will love my adults children and friends to read this book or listen to the audio version.

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