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Active Listening Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Carl R. Rogers (Author), Richard E. Farson (Author), Larry Peterson (Narrator),
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Active Listening is a short 1957 work by Drs. Carl R. Rogers and Richard E. Farson, two influential American psychologists. The work brings the counselling technique of active listening to the layperson, demonstrating how it can be applied to interactions between an employee and employer.

Carl R. Rogers (1902-1987) was one of the pioneers of the "client-centered" approach to psychotherapy. He is considered one of the founding fathers of modern psychotherapy research and is widely regarded among others in the field as the most influential psychotherapist of all time - viewed even more highly than Sigmund Freud. Dr. Rogers served as a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, where he set up the university's counselling and research clinic, the Industrial Relations Center. He wrote many books on psychotherapy, and in later years, travelled the world to bring his theories to areas of great political and social strife like Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Brazil.

Richard E. Farson (1926-2017) had already completed his bachelor's and master's degrees when he met Dr. Rogers in 1949. Dr. Rogers invited Farson to continue his studies with him at the University of Chicago. Farson became Dr. Rogers' research assistant while he completed his Ph.D. in psychology and began counselling at the Industrial Relations Center. Dr. Farson held leadership positions in a number of research institutions. He co-founded the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, where he served as president and CEO. He was later appointed as the founding dean of the California Institute of the Arts School of Design and served as president of the Esalen Institute.

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  1. Listening Length
    41 minutes
  2. Author
    Carl R. Rogers, see all
  3. Narrator
    Larry Peterson
  4. Audible release date
    October 28, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Author’s Republic
  7. ASIN
    B09KFN8X7N
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 41 minutes
Author Carl R. Rogers, Richard E. Farson
Narrator Larry Peterson
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date October 28, 2021
Publisher Author’s Republic
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09KFN8X7N
Best Sellers Rank #38,960 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#298 in Communication & Social Skills (Audible Books & Originals)
#531 in Communication & Social Skills (Books)
#713 in Interpersonal Relations (Books)

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Would like to give negative star but not possible. It is not what I bought based on the description by the seller! It is a Hanukkah coloring book. Pretty ridiculous! Wouldn't buy it unless you like coloring.
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redwood dragon
5.0 out of 5 stars A bit dated but...
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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I found it a bit dated in the sense that it sounds just a bit sexist. But the advice and insight of how to do active listening remains very strong!
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Essie Lea
5.0 out of 5 stars A very important book about listening.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
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Excellent. I gave this to a friend who talks all the time and who feels the need to express every opinion that crosses the cranium.
3 people found this helpful
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Rogers
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a book by any standards I've known
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020
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So, I thought I was purchasing a book not a pamphlet. Information was helpful but disappointed and feeling cheated or misled. Item description should list this as a very quick guide or pamphlet, not a book.
10 people found this helpful
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a book, it is a pamphlet
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023
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Misleading and not a book
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Beardless Barbarian
5.0 out of 5 stars The you hear that?
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020
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Highly recommend this book. Very short, however, its full of useful information. The application of ideas presented will improve communication.
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Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading for anyone who interacts with people.
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
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Great work, a little dated in terminology but anyone literate should be able to interpret.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016
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very useful short introduction to the techniques of listening from this modern master of the humanistic school of psychology
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Norskie
2.0 out of 5 stars Very dated and completely male-focused
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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This book, despite the recent copyright, is an excerpt or reproduction of a piece written in the early 50’s. While the principles about good listening are still applicable, the presentation immediately turned me off to the point that I quit reading. Every example seems to involve men in places like factories. If there is a female pronoun in the book, I couldn’t find it. I have had an extensive class on listening in the past, so I know there is useful, and much more contemporary, material to be had. I only bought the book because it’s required for a class, and I intend to tell the instructor that he needs to find something besides this to assign.
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Rogelio Guerrrero
3.0 out of 5 stars Son 10 hojas nadamas es cómo un libreto
Reviewed in Mexico on January 7, 2022
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Es un folleto de 10 hojas
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Raíssa
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 13, 2021
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O livro é bem fino, aprox. 25 páginas.
Tem uma leitura bem rápida e fluida.
O autor aborda o tema de forma breve e prática. Super recomendo a leitura.
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Adrianne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2020
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It's very brief, but a good read - perfect for someone with a short attention span.
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Lila Chaudhuri
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple book to learn, understand and also to adapt active listening
Reviewed in India on February 24, 2021
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Author has ensured to give the writing as if he himself was reading and listening to the reader's mind and have given simple tips to be an effective listener. Strongly recommend this book for all those wanting to develop listening skill.
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Isifrau
5.0 out of 5 stars Buch
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2021
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Alles gut
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