Wake Up Happy

This celebrity motivational audio works on a number of levels. The retired football star and TV personality is a good-enough reader to sound spontaneous and sincere. He has a unique background--he was raised in Germany by a stern but supportive military father and screwball mother--and these factors take his backstory out of American jock culture and into a broader realm--the realm of humble and well-grounded achievers with something to say about the well-lived life. Strahan's advice covers a lot of ground, and along the way he references social science experts, coaches, and people who helped him master the art of television stardom. But with his audible humility and humanitarian sensibilities, his message has heart and sounds coherent. His stories and memorable insights--"Strahan's Rules"--will inspire more optimism and better career/work habits in anyone who hears them. T.W. 2016 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine