BETTER THAN NORMAL Why What Makes You Different Makes You Exceptional

Talented Marc Cashman, whose lighthearted optimism works so well with personal-growth audios, is especially effective with this guide to accepting one’s uniqueness. Along with his relaxing way of reading—he makes perfect phrasing sound easy—he’s also just as likable as the author, a psychiatrist who tastefully shares a lot of his own journey as he explains his ideas and suggestions. Stop diagnosing and judging yourself, he says, and start looking at your traits more constructively. Focusing on eight key traits, such as narcissism and obsessive-compulsiveness, he uses an attractive, almost charismatic writing style to teach us how to understand and accept the aspects of ourselves that shape how we work, love, and play. With its many practical tools, this is an uplifting, mind-expanding guide to seeing ourselves more clearly. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2012]