The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B000TD16BA | Format: PDF
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Description
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is an inspiring parable about a lawyer, Julian Mantle, whose out-of-balance life provokes a spiritual crisis. As he journeys to an ancient culture, he gains powerful and practical wisdom. The story offers a step-by-step approach to a life of balance, courage, abundance, and joy.
Author Robin Sharma reads this international best-seller, allowing you to gain the wisdom and lessons from the original book while you commute. This abridged audiobook is one of Sharma Leadership International's all-time best-selling audio products.
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Abridged
- Publisher: Sharma Leadership International, Inc.
- Audible.com Release Date: July 5, 2007
- Language: English
- ASIN: B000TD16BA
If a book is full of wisdom, but in the form of a cheesy story packed with lots of cliches ... then is it a good book or not?
This is the issue I wrestled with in reading the Ferrari-less Monk. Much of the time I was cringing ("world class litigator" etc) ... and yet every few pages I found a delicious thought, mostly quotes from other sources, that made me glad I had perservered.
So, although I can understand why other reviewers seems to hate it, or love it ... I think it falls somewhere in-between.
If you haven't bought it yet, there are plenty of other books that do a better job (Siddhartha, The Alchemist etc). However, if you've got a copy on your desk and are wondering whether or not to read it ... I'd suggest you only speed-read the crappy narrative and focus on the ideas and quotes instead!
By Coguk
The norwegian translation of this book states on the sleeve: The eternal wisdom presented in a completely new way.
Nothing could be further from the truth: Mr. Sharma seems to have made a porridge of the most easily digestible versions of eternal wisdom and the most glib and superficial versions of self-help books on the market, and put whatever rose to the surface in a "fable" strangely lacking in any form of drama or power to transform or inspire.
I admire those who can find upliftment in this flat copy of others` ideas, but rereading "Autobiography of a yogi" and reading Malcolm Gladwell`s "Blink" around the same time as I had the misfortune to encounter this book, the difference in quality is staggering.
Puzzled, I looked up Mr. Sharmas home page, and found the most blatant piece of commercialism and grandiose self-advertisement in the self-help field - no mean feat in a field of strong and heavy competition.
It`s obvious who bought the monk`s Ferrari.
By Skyburial
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