Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
The Power of Resilience
Dr. Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein · 2005
🎙 Narrated by Alan Sklar
70/100
👍 Worth It
Brooks and Goldstein bring real psychological credibility and endorsements from respected names, and the appendix worksheets give this some practical staying power beyond just reading it once. It's from 2004, though, so some of the framing and examples feel a little dated next to newer resilience titles. Alan Sklar's narration is solid and workmanlike, nothing flashy but nothing to complain about either.
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🎙 Narration: fine Alan Sklar narrates for McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio; competent, no specific issues noted.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness75
Craft & writing68
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit88
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict70
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