Unlimited Power: A Black Choice [AUDIOBOOK] [ABRIDGED] (Audio Cassette)

by Anthony Robbins (Author), Joseph McClendon III (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Robbins's previous books (Giant Steps, etc.), along with his Personal Power audiotape series and seminars, have kept him at the forefront of the personal improvement industry for the past decade. Here, Robbins, who is white, adapts his book Unlimited Power (1984) for African Americans, who have mostly ignored his work. Although Robbins's name appears on this volume, the voice on nearly every page is that of his colleague, McClendon, head trainer of Robbins Research International, Inc., who is black and the owner of his own company, Succeleration Research Group. In a relentlessly positive and encouraging tone, he uses his own personal experiences and many examples of famous African Americans to explain Robbins's theories. Behavior modification exercises for achieving personal, career and financial success are included as well. The information here is universally appealing and applicable, but people of color accustomed to receiving information that is supposedly meant for everyone, and yet is presented only by whites using only whites as examples, will find this book a refreshing change. According to Robbins's own theory, however, readers will have to be "visual strategists" to make it through this lengthy volume; audiotapes and seminars-for those who are more "auditory" or "kinesthetic"-are sure to follow. 75,000 first printing.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
What would a Robbins novel be without the ubiquitous sex, wealth, and power?
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sound Ideas (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671575309
• ISBN-13: 978-0671575304
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,837,623 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unlimited power a black choice, July 17, 2000

By	wayne (long island, ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unlimited Power: A Black Choice (Hardcover)

Unlimited power is a milestone in black personal achievement. It tells the reader how to take control of your mind, body and emotions to get what you want and become a force for good. What I like about it the most and what sets it apart from other black self help books out there is its based on science. NLP is the science of modeling excellence in people wherever you see it whether its in self made millionaires or someone who just knows how to be healthy or you could even use the technology to learn algebra or calculus it doesn't matter. I've used it myself to learn computers now I'm using it to learn how to make more money. The book has Anthony Robbins name on it but it's Joseph's voice through the whole book except for the intro. I think it is essential reading for any black man or woman that wants to become a success in this white dominated society. This book does show you the skills of persuading yourself and other people to do what you want them to do.

The book's goal to give black people access to "unlimited power" I think definitely this book should be read by all african americans because it got me to make decisons about what I wanted and got me to take action. I also learned to actually control my emotional states of mind. There are some deep things in this book about the lies of success that didn't make sense to me initially but they do now. I can sum this book up like this : If black people are to succeed they must change three things: 1. We must raise our standards. 2. We must change our beliefs. 3. We must change our strategies . This book if taken to heart is a golden opportunity to do all that.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome reading material for positive change., August 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Unlimited Power: A Black Choice (Paperback)

A must read for people who want to receive help in making positive changes in their lives. The concrete examples and potent step by step excercises available to the reader will put you them on the right path. As long as an individual is willing to take the first step the road is laid out before them in this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unlimited Power: A Black Choice, December 10, 2002

By	Zhana21 "zhana21" (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unlimited Power: A Black Choice (Hardcover)

This is based on Robbins's classic UNLIMITED POWER, which McClendon has rewritten from his perspective as a Black man. He starts off by telling of some of his experiences - being beaten up one night by a racist gang, being asked by the police `What were you doing in that neighbourhood?' when he reported the incident. He speaks of how this resulted in his developing a fear and mistrust of all white people - which also affected his relationships and interactions with Black people. McClendon's experiences, attitudes and feelings will echo those of many of us.

He then goes on to describe his first meeting with Robbins, and the workshop Robbins led which helped the author to turn his life around. McClendon describes and explains many techniques which Black people can use to improve our mental and emotional states in order to empower ourselves in any situation. This book is very inspiring, as it proves that we truly have the power over our own lives in our hands.