Audiobooks narrated by Asa Siegel

Extreme Balance: Paradoxical Principles That Make You a Champion

Think Like a Champion In the world of elite sports, victory is often attributed to physical and athletic prowess alone. But what if the key to unlocking your full potential lies not in your physical abilities, but in your mindset? In Extreme Balance, three renowned experts on performance, motivation, and competition dive into the unexplored territory of the mind, paradoxically revealing the one mindset that can truly elevate your game: the ability to embrace an unfixed mindset. Through a series of gripping stories, perceptive interviews with champions, scientific insights, and expert analysis, you will be challenged to reconsider your entire approach to success. ● Discover how embracing an unfixed mindset can revolutionize your approach to sports performance. ● Learn from world-class athletes and experts as they unveil the paradoxical principles essential for champion success. ● Gain insights into the mental tug-of-wars athletes face and how to leverage them for your benefit. Transform your thinking, transform your game, and embrace the path to championship performance with Extreme Balance.

Ben Askren, David Sacks Phd, Joe De Sena (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Good Boys, Bad Hombres: The Racial Politics of Mentoring Latino Boys in Schools

Educational research has long documented the politics of punishment for boys and young men of color in schools-but what about the politics of empowerment and inclusion? In Good Boys, Bad Hombres, Michael V. Singh focuses on this aspect of youth control in schools, asking on whose terms a positive Latino manhood gets to be envisioned. Based on two years of ethnographic research in an urban school district in California, Good Boys, Bad Hombres examines Latino Male Success, a school-based mentorship program for Latino boys. Instead of attempting to shape these boys' lives through the threat of punishment, the program aims to provide an 'invitation to a respectable and productive masculinity' framed as being rooted in traditional Latinx signifiers of manhood. Singh argues, however, that the promotion of this aspirational form of Latino masculinity is rooted in neoliberal multiculturalism, heteropatriarchy, and anti-Blackness. Documenting the ways Latino men and boys resist the politics of neoliberal empowerment for new visions of justice, Singh works to deconstruct male empowerment, arguing that new narratives and practices-beyond patriarchal redemption-are necessary for a reimagining of Latino manhood in schools and beyond.

Michael V. Singh (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Hope After Church Hurt: How to Heal, Reengage, and Rediscover God's Heart for You

The people of God hurt you-but the heart of God is to heal you. Written for anyone wounded in a place of worship, and unsure how to move forward in their faith, this powerful book is an insightful and honest guide into eight unique types of church hurt-and how to heal from them. Having helped thousands move from anger, distrust, apathy, and heartache to safely reengaging in their faith-and local church-Pastor Joe Dobbins offers compassion, wisdom, and practical advice to help you understand why church hurt is so potent and hard to address; break free from bad beliefs, self-defeating patterns, and cycles of pain; discover the way to inner healing; release your pain and reframe your story; find the courage to reengage in a faith community; and protect yourself in the future. The pain of church hurt is real. But so is the hope of healing-and that healing can begin today.

Joe Dobbins (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Fernando Valenzuela was only twenty years old when Tom Lasorda chose him as the Dodgers' opening-day starting pitcher in 1981. Born in a remote Mexican town, the left-hander had moved to the US less than two years before. He became an instant icon and there hasn't been a player since who created as many Dodgers fans. After the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles in the 1950s, relations were badly strained between the organization and the Latin world. Mexican Americans had been evicted from their homes in Chavez Ravine, LA-some forcibly-for well below market value so the city could sell the land for a new stadium. For a generation of working-class Mexican Americans, the Dodgers became a source of great anguish. However, that bitterness toward the Dodgers vanished during the 1981 season when Valenzuela attracted the fan base the Dodgers had tried in vain to reach for years. El Toro, as he was called, captured the imagination of the baseball world. A hero in Mexico, a legend in LA, and a phenomenon throughout the US, Valenzuela did more to change that tense political environment than anyone in the history of baseball. A new fan base flooded Dodger Stadium and ballparks around the US whenever Valenzuela pitched in a phenomenon that quickly became known as Fernandomania, which continued throughout a Dodger career that included six straight All-Star game appearances.

Erik Sherman (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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The Best Argument for God

When Thomas Aquinas addressed the best arguments against God in his masterwork, the Summa Theologica, he listed only two. The first was the problem of evil: How can God-who is perfectly good-exist alongside that which is against Him? His second: Is God needed to explain the world? Patrick Flynn presents the best arguments for God while also addressing the strongest objections. This book is destined to become the apologetic gold standard for defending classical theism against atheistic naturalism. Flynn identifies what is at stake and then provides cogent, accessible, yet potent defenses to counter those arguments that atheists routinely make to justify their claim that there is no God. Flynn defines commonly misconstrued terms and illustrates them with real-world examples. With sidebar definitions and detailed explanations, Flynn guides you in learning authentic reasons for your belief in God. He evaluates whether it's simpler to believe in God or not, and he provides numerous arguments from philosophy, science, and plain common sense. Flynn's in-depth analysis will give you the tools you need to share your belief in such a way that those who deny God's existence will have to defend their view. Also featured is an appendix with a dozen additional objections and bulletproof replies for the existence of God.

Patrick Flynn (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades until the Internet and Napster came along and disrupted it. Key Changes shows that this view is incorrect: the industry was actually shaken up not once in the 1990s, but ten times over more than 100 years. These ten disruptions came with the introduction of new formats for enjoying recorded music: starting with the cylinders and discs played on early phonographs; then moving through radio, LPs, tapes, CDs, television, digital downloads, streaming, and streaming video; and then into Artificial Intelligence (AI), which enables a wide range of new capabilities with profound impacts upon the business. Each of the technological innovations covered in this book not only disrupted the music business, but also fundamentally altered the industry's character. Veteran music industry professionals and music technology experts Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt illuminate this pattern through a framework they term 'the 6 Cs': cutting edge technology, channels of distribution, creators, consumers, cash, copyright. Extensively researched and supplemented by interviews with Grammy-winning artists, producers, and executives, the book provides an insightful perspective on the ways technology has fundamentally altered the music industry.

Bill Rosenblatt, Howie Singer (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Story Like You Mean It: How to Build and Use Your Personal Narrative to Illustrate Who You Really Ar

Each of us has a story to share, a mixture of lived experiences-planned and unplanned-that come together and give our existence shape and identity. But in a world where we rely on screens and images for communication and self-expression, do we truly know how to tell our story? Do you know how to tell yours? In Story Like You Mean It, Dr. Dennis Rebelo helps you communicate with ease and connect with others by constructing a self-narrative with intention and purpose. At the intersection of academic theory and practical experience, Dr. Rebelo shares insights he has gained coaching clients on how to build and then share their life-work narratives. Students from the US Navy and CVS Health's Executive Learning Series for Diverse Suppliers, and even NFL alumni, have used Dr. Rebelo's Peak Storytelling model to navigate personal history, reflect on influential moments, and compellingly communicate their true value. What raw experiences made you who you are today? How do you express them meaningfully to showcase your worth? Dive into the intricacies of StoryPathing, become the master of your own narrative, and reap the benefits of sharing who you truly are.

Dr. Dennis Rebelo (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Ten Essentials for New Christians

You Said Yes to Jesus . . . Now What? Committing your life to Jesus Christ is a thrilling experience filled with hope, purpose, and possibility. But for many new Christians, saying yes to Jesus is quickly followed by an enormous and weighty question: What do I do now? Ten Essentials for New Christians provides you as a new believer with clear and enriching next steps in your walk with the Lord. As authors Stan Jantz and Bruce Bickel tell the story about God's love, they help you understand the life God wants you to live, both before God and with others. Far from being a dry instruction manual or rigid formula, Ten Essentials for New Christians is a casual and engaging conversation about God's profound love and its bearing on your life. Whether you are brand new to the faith or recently decided to make a more earnest commitment to living in Christlikeness, you will find encouragement and direction in this straightforward guide. Like a new tree freshly planted, your faith will grow stronger as your roots sink deep into the soil of God's abundant love.

Bruce Bickel, Stan Jantz (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Better Behavior Outcomes Using Acce

As a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), you work with a wide range of clients, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some of these clients may not be verbal at all on one end of the spectrum, while some may have very advanced language skills on the other. For these clients and their families, you need a flexible and adaptable therapeutic framework to ensure the best behavior outcomes. Drawn from relational frame theory (RFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can help. With this definitive professional manual, you'll learn to conceptualize your cases using ACT, create your own exercises, generate metaphors, and practice the core ACT skills flexibly to ensure better behavior outcomes for clients and their families. You'll find an overview of the theoretical connections between behavior analysis, RFT, and ACT, as well as the core act skills, including present-moment awareness, flexible perspective taking, committed action, and values work. Finally, you'll find information on cultural competency and diversity to help you service a wide range of clients. If you're like many BCBAs, you need specialized resources when working with linguistically sophisticated clients, as well as their parents and caregivers. Let this book be your comprehensive guide to incorporating ACT into your work.

Thomas G. Szabo Phd Bcba-D, Thomas G. Szabo, Phd, Bcba-D (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Beyond the ESG Portfolio: How Wall Street Can Help Democracies Survive

How to be confident that your ESG investments serve your clients' needs-and take democracy into account It is easy to unintentionally finance autocrats by using benchmark indices, which often include bonds and stocks of countries slipping down the democracy rankings. Despite best intentions, an investor may be investing in Russia's invasion of Ukraine or supporting a leader like Hugo Chavez without realizing it. This is the kind of situation Beyond the ESG Portfolio sheds clear light on. In this timely book, Marcos Buscaglia, a Latin America economist, emerging markets expert, and an emerging voice on the relationship between democracy and markets, argues that the current ESG criteria has brought environmental and social standards into investment decisions, but its approach to democracy needs to be refined. You'll learn everything you need to know about the connection between Wall Street and the economic, social, and foreign policies of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Russia President Vladimir Putin, China President Xi Jinping, and a host of Latin American autocrats, and how ESG criteria has not been able to stop markets from funding their regimes.

Marcos Buscaglia (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Walk Out of Your Mess: 40 Days to Seeing God's Miracles at Work in Your Life

Daily Encouragement to Stay Strong as You Wait for Your Miracle Inspired by the story of the blind man in John 9, pastor Samuel Rodriguez shows that sometimes Jesus makes your situation a muddy mess first-and out of that mess emerges a miracle. Helping you navigate the messy season of waiting for breakthrough, Pastor Sam takes you deeper into the life-changing biblical truths from the bestselling book Your Mess, God's Miracle. Each entry in this forty-day devotional immerses you in God's promises, daily infusing you with hope-and the audacity to replace fear with faith, wash away the mud of the past, and walk through your mess into God's miracle. Your pain and struggles are not punishments to endure. They're opportunities to showcase God's glory.

Samuel Rodriguez (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics

In From Big Data to Big Profits, Russell Walker investigates the use of Big Data to stimulate innovations in operational effectiveness and business growth. Walker examines the nature of Big Data and how businesses can use it to create new monetization opportunities. Using case studies of Apple, Netflix, Google, LinkedIn, Zillow, Amazon, and other leaders in the use of Big Data, Walker explores how digital platforms such as mobile apps and social networks are changing the nature of customer interactions and the way Big Data is created and used by companies. Such changes, as Walker points out, will require careful consideration of legal and unspoken business practices as they affect consumer privacy. Companies looking to develop a Big Data strategy will find great value in the SIGMA framework, which he has developed to assess companies for Big Data readiness and provide direction on the steps necessary to get the most from Big Data. Rigorous and meticulous, From Big Data to Big Profits is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals with an interest in Big Data, digital platforms, and analytics.

Russell Walker (Author), Asa Siegel (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Asa Siegel