<p><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/wnm.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3318" title="wnm" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/wnm-198x300.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="300" /></a>I still remember my extreme when I first heard of Dan Pink's book  <em><strong><a href="http://www.danpink.com/whole-new-mind" target="_blank">A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future</a></strong></em> a few years ago.  You mean to tell me that I've felt like an artsy fartsy geek all my life, and now I'm going to take over the future!  Wahoooooo!!!! </p>

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<p>I immediately secured a copy on audiobook.  I'm a HUGE fan of absorbing non-fiction through osmosis while driving.  My little audiobook car ritual also turns me into a calmer, gentler driver which is a great thing for a chick who learned how to drive in the urban jungle. </p>

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<p>I learned many interesting ideas through Mr. Pink's audiobook that he narrated himself, thank GOODNESS!  (Authors!  Alert!!  Do not, I repeat, DO NOT allow your publisher to hire an actor to narrate your audiobook!  And I am saying this as a former actor!  Pleeeaaaase read your book yourself.  It comes across as genuine and authentic vs. a performance.  This has been a free public service announcement from Audiobook Junkies of America.) </p>

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<p>Here is what I didn't learn from Mr. Pink's audiobook:  He's hysterically funny! </p>

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<p>How do I know this?</p>

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<p>Because the Noble Publishing Superpower that is my company hired him as a keynote speaker for one of our conferences. </p>

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