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Hannibal and Me: What History's Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failure
Written by Andreas Kluth
Narrated by Sean Runnette
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The lives of Hannibal and his Roman enemies are the stuff of legend. But these classic stories contain truths with relevance today: The seeds of our successes lie in our failures, and within our successes are the kernels of our failure. Knowing how to recognize these paradoxes will help us to be more effective at work, at school, at home, and with others.A big new idea book that springs from ancient history, Hannibal and Me explores these exciting ideas by analyzing the experiences of Hannibal and others who made their mark on history. By turns a riveting adventure tale, a compelling human drama, and an insightful guide to understanding behavior, this is essential listening for successful people and for those who seek to transform misfortune into success.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved this book, which mines history for biographies that lay out the many roads to success - from the legendary feats that marked Hannibal's youth, eclipsing the years of frustration and defeat that followed, to the slow climb towards self-realization that Kluth identifies in Harry Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt.
I guess you could call Hannibal & Me a kind of erudite self-help book. Kluth chops each biography into short bits, combining parts of one story with parts of another in thematic chapters. So he talks about different kinds of success - the sharp ascent versus the slow climb - but also youthful success versus mature success, the straight road to triumph versus the comeback, worldly success versus self-realization and contentment. He talks about tactics versus strategy, and gives examples of people - like Cleopatra - who fail when they mistake one for the other.
Hannibal & Me is both interesting and wise. I don't know if it was the guy who read the audiobook (I listened to this during a cross-country road trip) or the author, but the author weaves his own life story into the mix, talking about lessons he's drawn from his own life, and infuses the whole book with a deep thoughtfulness. I was intellectually and emotionally engaged in the story, actually in tears more than once - the story of Eleanor Roosevelt was particularly moving. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved the rich historical stories and the many mini biographies from different eras. He looks past the individual accomplishment or defeat to judge success or failure of a person over a lifetime. Like statistics he drew his teachings from these stories while someone else could draw other conclusions. Overall highly recommended audio that looks at your own and famous peoples accomplishments in a different light. Entertaining while making you think.