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  • Bounce

    Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success

    by Matthew Syed ...
    "Insightful and entertaining . . . Takes us a step deeper into the world of sports, showing us how much we can learn about our own behavior." —Dan Ariely, New York Times–bestselling authorWhy have all the sprinters who have run the 100 meters in under ten seconds been black?What's one thing Mozart, Venus Williams, and Michelangelo have in common?Is it good to praise a child's intelligence?Why are ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Black Box Thinking

    Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance

    by Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER'Will transform your entire perspective' THE TIMES'A stirring call to revolutionise how we think about success' DANIEL PINK, author of DRIVE'Brilliant' JAMES DYSONWhat is the secret to success? Black Box Thinking.Ten years on from its original publication, Black Box Thinking</e... ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Black Box Thinking

    Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

    by Matthew Syed ...
    **Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.　**We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Greatest

    The Quest for Sporting Perfection

    by Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rebel Ideas

    The Power of Diverse Thinking

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Rebel Ideas will strengthen any kind of team, while including advice on how, as individuals, we can embrace the potential of an "outsider mind-set" as our greatest asset.Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them to everyday obstacles—whether in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Black Box Thinking

    Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by Simon Slater ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 15 min

    **Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.　**We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Bounce

    Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by James Clamp ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    In the vein of the international bestselling Freakonomics, award-winning journalist Matthew Syed reveals the hidden clues to success—in sports, business, school, and just about anything else that you’d want to be great at. Fans of Predictably Irrational and Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point will find many interesting and helpful insights in Bounce. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Rebel Ideas

    The Power of Diverse Thinking

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by Matthew Syed ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 15 min

    Rebel Ideas will strengthen any kind of team, while including advice on how, as individuals, we can embrace the potential of an "outsider mind-set" as our greatest asset.This program is read by the author.Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Woke: The Journey of a Word

    A BBC Radio 4 Series

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by Matthew Syed ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 9 min

    Matthew Syed traces the origins and evolution of the word 'woke’Once a watchword for African Americans in the early 1900s, 'woke' is now used as an insult across the political spectrum, and it has become synonymous with our era of angry debate. As the word has spread, what people mean by it has become less clear than ever. Award-winning journalist and author Matthew Syed is on a mission to uncover ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Greatest

    The Quest for Sporting Perfection

    by Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    Narrated by Simon Slater ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions... ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Appetite for Distraction

    A BBC Radio 4 Series

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by Matthew Syed ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 9 min

    Matthew Syed examines our collective addiction to entertainment, asking if we’ve been oppressed by mindless content and how we might break freeForty years ago, Neil Postman’s landmark book Amusing Ourselves to Death compared two dystopian visions – those of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley – and concluded that the latter had proved most prescient. Rather than oppression by Big Brother, humanity was ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Talent is Overrated

    What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

    by Geoff Colvin ...
    Narrated by Geoff Colvin ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 14 min

    **“Excellent.”—The Wall Street JournalSince its publication ten years ago, businesspeople, investors, doctors, parents, students, athletes, and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they’re passionate about. Now this classic has been updated and revised with new research and takeaways to help anyone achieve even greater performance.**Why are ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook