Nice Girls Don't Get...: The Corner Office/Rich [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Lois P. Frankel (Author), Author (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2005

For every professional woman who wants to get ahead, but feels she's at an impasse, help is available in this box set that offers motivation in recognizing and overcoming self-defeating behavior. Contains Frankel's newest work, "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich," and her bestselling "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office." Abridged. 3 CDs.

Editorial Reviews

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Frankel's career and financial advice is must listening for women and many men, too. In these abridgments of NICE GIRLS DON'T GET THE CORNER OFFICE and NICE GIRLS DON'T GET RICH, Frankel reads her own work clearly and with enthusiasm. The "mistake and advice" format might be dull with a less skilled narrator, but Frankel keeps it lively and absorbing. Drawing on expert advice and her own experience in business and psychotherapy, she outlines the ways women sabotage their own career and financial goals by acting upon patterns set in childhood. Regardless of occupational or economic conditions, listeners will benefit from Frankel's insights. This is an author who reads as well as she writes. J.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Hachette Audio; Abridged edition (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594830290
• ISBN-13: 978-0641914614
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 5.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #748,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Books on CD > Business > Career

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of great advice, January 11, 2007

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jasper77 (MA USA) - See all my reviews

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I only rated this a 4 because I like to reserve a 5 for truly outstanding things, but don't get me wrong; this was definitely worth my money. There were some mistakes I didn't know were mistakes that I've made, some I see others making, and a few I don't see very often. The advice offered is general and probably not enough to make dramatic differences in anyone's life, but as the old TV show slogan said, "Knowing is half the battle." Awareness is important. It's interesting talking about the points in the book with my husband to hear his take on them. I would suggest finding a good friend (male or otherwise) to discuss them.

I got the audio version so I could listen to it during my long commute. I'm glad my iPod has the ability to back up so I could re-hear some points, because they were worth hearing again. Part of me wants to have the print version so I can quickly locate and review some parts. I don't have time to figure out what the audio tracks should be named so I'm stuck with "track 1, track 2" etc. Providing a play list with the CD's would help.

The book suggests reading just a "mistake" or two, focusing on applying the advice to your life, and then moving on to the next "mistake." That does't work so well when listing to an audio book during a 1 hour commute, where I can hear the whole book through in four days. I plan to listen to it again after several months. If you don't have time to read the print version, the audio version is certainly better than not listening/reading this at all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great., July 13, 2006

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Liliana Orozco (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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I would have saved a lot of time if I had just gotten the list of the mistakes (both career wise & money wise) and read them myself. Even though the mistakes are a good reminder, they were not groundbreaking. Pay attention that this is the "abridged version" which may be the reason why I did not care much for the fluff that came along with each mistake. The mistake, in itself, was self-explanatory.

4.0 out of 5 stars validating and inspiring, March 3, 2011

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Loretta Symons - See all my reviews

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The Box set offers a pile of practical advice and insight. For many it will be validating in that it offers information that you already know you are doing well. The tips also cover both sides of situations, the advice is balanced, so can sound contradictory (much like life!).