Pedram Kazemian
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Tales of Two Cities
- A Persian Memoir
- De: Abbas Milani
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Born in 1949 to a prosperous family in Tehran, Abbas Milani grew up in an Iran of culture and tradition. He was sent to the United States for his studies, and it was there that he made his transition to adulthood, becoming active intellectually, sexually, and politically. Flush with 1960s idealism, he returned home in 1975, only to find his country utterly changed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A invaluable personal account of revolution
- De Pedram Kazemian en 10-02-13
- Tales of Two Cities
- A Persian Memoir
- De: Abbas Milani
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
A invaluable personal account of revolution
Revisado: 10-02-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes I wouldThis book recounts the intimate events of the life of the author around the time of revolution. However, the author's well written analysis of the events that lead to the revolution and immediate aftermath of it in addition to his thoughtful description of the personalities that he encountered during those years provide an invaluable insight into the mind and philosophy of those currently in power in Iran. This is a must read (listen) for anyone who is interested in making sense of the iranian revolution and its inner workings.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Tales of Two Cities?
The authors account of his incarceration and encounters with interrogators and prisoners.
What does Simon Vance bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He mispronounced most of the persian words but his soothing and effective English reading was more that compensated for that.
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The Stuff of Thought
- Language as a Window into Human Nature
- De: Steven Pinker
- Narrado por: Dean Olsher
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 881
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 451
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 449
In The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. What does swearing reveal about our emotions? Why does innuendo disclose something about relationships? Pinker reveals how our use of prepositions and tenses taps into peculiarly human concepts of space and time, and how our nouns and verbs speak to our notions of matter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pinker is truly a brilliant and lucid explainer...
- De Rudi en 06-17-09
- The Stuff of Thought
- Language as a Window into Human Nature
- De: Steven Pinker
- Narrado por: Dean Olsher
Not an enjoyable read
Revisado: 11-15-07
I found the subject matter very interesting and thought that I would find relevant and relatively easily understandable information on what the topic purports to present. Unfortunately, I found this book very difficult to follow. I felt the writer spoke from his ivery tower of academic literature and never bothered to dissect the subject and explain it to an interested reader. I essentially lost my interest half-way through and didn't finish the book.
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