AUDIO

You Are a Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

by Jen Sincero
5 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2013. ISBN 9781452615516. $34.99; 5 CDs. library ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. SELF-HELP
COPY ISBN
Sincero (Don't Sleep with Your Drummer) narrates her newest release with a directness and sass that attempt to defrock her fellow self-help gurus. From the first chapter readers satisfied with lighter fare will enjoy Sincero's irreverence and wit as she strips away the mystique surrounding success and redresses it with glorious simplicity: decide to change, believe in what you cannot see, connect with source energy, and get off your tuchus! However, case studies are limited to Sincero's own experiences, and concrete strategy is absent.
VERDICT Self-help novices and general audiences happy with a more material view of success will find Sincero's colloquial approach refreshing and celebrate her frankness. However, those looking for a more holistic and sophisticated view of success may prefer more researched works like Brendan Bruchard's The Charge.
Reviewed by Erin E. Forson, Columbus, OH , Mar 15, 2014
Comment Policy:
  • Be respectful, and do not attack the author, people mentioned in the article, or other commenters. Take on the idea, not the messenger.
  • Don't use obscene, profane, or vulgar language.
  • Stay on point. Comments that stray from the topic at hand may be deleted.
  • Comments may be republished in print, online, or other forms of media.
  • If you see something objectionable, please let us know. Once a comment has been flagged, a staff member will investigate.

RELATED 

MEDIA

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
by Cameron, Briony
MEDIA

Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico
by Álvarez, Noé
MEDIA

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
by Hanna, Kathleen
MEDIA

Summer
by Wharton, Edith
MEDIA

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
by Frey, Darcy
MEDIA

The Bitter Truth
by Williams, Shanora
More
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?