Product Description As A Man Thinketh by James Allen by William Simpson About the Artist William Simpson is a lecturer, teacher and writer on the practical aspects of the spiritual life. He is the Founder of The Conscious Living Foundation, an organization created to encourage and support living with greater awareness and joy. In addition to directing that organization, Mr. Simpson teaches several classes and workshops including "The Fundamentals of Conscious Living" series. He is the author of "From The Path: Verses on The Mystical Journey" and is currently working on his second book, a practical guide entitled "Stepping Out of The Whirlwind: A Beginner’s Manual For A Conscious Life". He is the author of several audio recordings including "Affirmations That Work", "Quotations And Affirmations" and "Practicing Affirmations – A Practical Guide". He wrote and directed "The Ocean At Dusk – A Practical Video Relaxation Guide". In addition, he is the narrator on several other audio books published by The Conscious Living Foundation including "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen, "The Game Of Life" by Florence Scovel Shinn and "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran.
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Simpson's narration is bland and uninspiring.
I appreciate the classic "As a Man Thinketh" (AAMT). I have only a abridged version (14 min. mp3, from p2p), with an impressive narrator ... who sounds a lot like Bill Curtis (of A&E and earlier CBS), though I don't believe it is actually Curtis. I have never been able to identify the source of that audio. (And yes, it is humorous to have an abridged audio narration of a book that runs, depending upon formatting, at most 25 pages! I think it was abridged just to take out the parts that seem too anachronistic since AAMT is well over 100 years old.)Since audio samples of William Simpson's CD aren't on Amazon, I googled for the Conscious Living Foundation mentioned in the author bio, visited the site, went to Downloads, and found audio samples of Simpson reading from AAMT. While he's not the worst narrator I've ever heard, I wouldn't rate him above a 3-4 on 10 scale. AAMT deserves a powerful narrator. Simpson isn't it, IMO. He reminds me of the oh-so-gentle and soft-spoken Hale Dwoskin of "Sedona Method" ("Could you? ... Would you? ... When?").AAMT's inspiring text deserves a true orator, one who imparts gravitas and passion. Simpson's weak narration is lacking. Since each listener responds differently to narration, go and listen for yourself (at the Conscious Living Foundation site) before purchasing this CD.
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