A VIEW FROM THE TOP: Moving from Success to Significance

Whether listeners are struggling with weight loss, financial trouble or joyless lives, Ziglar is certain he can help. The animated speaker is a self-help magnate; his Ziglar Training Systems offers books, tapes, seminars, and even Caribbean cruises that combine courses on increasing income and building a balanced life with sunbathing in Cozumel. In this audiobook, a mix of live seminar speeches and studio recordings, Ziglar shares his secrets for achieving mental and financial prosperity and meaning in life. In a voice not unlike a television preacher's, Ziglar exhorts, "The doors of opportunity and progress swing open on the hinges of hope." He proceeds to give countless examples of down-and-out folks who, keeping a chin up, finally made it to the top. The advice itself is practical and realistic, if clichéd: "Don't confuse success with fame"; "Character counts"; "Keep learning." It's Ziglar's presentation that sets this audiobook apart. His cornball jokes, exuberant manner of speaking and Texas twang just might push listeners toward the "stop" button. (Aug.)