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Tiger, Tiger
- His life, as it’s never been told before
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his idol, Jack Nicklaus, win his record sixth Masters. Just over a decade later, chants of “Ti-ger, Ti-ger!” ring out as the twenty- one-year-old wins his first Green Jacket. He blazes an incredible path, winning fourteen major titles (second only to Nicklaus himself) by the time he’s thirty- three, smashing records and raising standards. Then come multiple public scandals and potentially career-ending injuries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wish I’d read it in print.
- De Lorraine Burris en 07-18-24
- Tiger, Tiger
- His life, as it’s never been told before
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson
Good book; terrible narration
Revisado: 08-11-24
The narrator has a strong voice, but he mispronounces so many names of golfers, golf trophies, golf courses, and golf terms that this is a cringe listen for even an occasional golf fan. Fine to hire a narrator who doesn't know anything about golf, but at least get a director who can make corrections when they occur. If I were J.P., I'd want this re-recorded. It's embarrassing.
The book itself is pretty good. Since it was just published it's the most-up-to-date telling of the Tiger Woods story so far. I've read all the other Tiger books, and this one is different in that it does not get lost in the details. I like the details, so this difference was, at first, frustrating. But after a couple chapters you get a feel for what the author is trying to do, which is to present an up-to-date overview of an interesting athlete and person. I learned a couple new things about Tiger, but otherwise this book is "just" a well-written, well-told story of Tiger's life based largely on prior publications. Nothing new here other than it covers the past 3-4 years. Hardcore golf readers can skip this one. But if you're looking for balanced account of the topic that does not require knowledge of or interest in golf nitty-gritty, this is fine place to start.
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The Kingdom of Golf in America
- De: Richard J. Moss
- Narrado por: Scott Carrico
- Duración: 15 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups and downs, ins and outs, in the growth of golf as a community. Moss describes the development of the private club and public course and the impact of wealth and the consumer culture on those who play golf and those who watch.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Objective history of American Golf
- De MNRBL en 01-15-24
- The Kingdom of Golf in America
- De: Richard J. Moss
- Narrado por: Scott Carrico
Objective history of American Golf
Revisado: 01-15-24
Real history, not story telling. Excellent read. Very well researched, and written. Better than the other “histories.”
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Guitar Zero
- The New Musician and the Science of Learning
- De: Gary Marcus
- Narrado por: Gary Marcus
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 391
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 348
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 344
Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano at the age of six, is there any hope? Is skill learning best left to children or can anyone reinvent him-or herself at any time?
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2 out of 5 stars
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NOT a better way to learn guitar!
- De Walter V en 07-08-12
- Guitar Zero
- The New Musician and the Science of Learning
- De: Gary Marcus
- Narrado por: Gary Marcus
Loved it!
Revisado: 03-30-20
Fascinating book, but an excellent writer and cognitive scientist. Listened to it twice it was so compelling.
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Confessions of a Golfaholic
- A Guide to Playing America's Top 100 Public Golf Courses
- De: Paul Laubach
- Narrado por: Alan J. Gardner
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 8
In June 2010, Paul Laubach made the unfortunate decision to play all of GOLF Magazine's top 100 golf courses available to the public. Spread over 45 months, he managed to complete his goal despite numerous weather, course maintenance, and other logistical issues...not to mention his own "senior moment". The journey covered 87,814 air miles and another 17,051 by automobile.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting to other golfaholics
- De MNRBL en 02-16-20
- Confessions of a Golfaholic
- A Guide to Playing America's Top 100 Public Golf Courses
- De: Paul Laubach
- Narrado por: Alan J. Gardner
Interesting to other golfaholics
Revisado: 02-16-20
Overall very good. Weaknesses were factoring in local, temporal elements into his rating; we already know that a course is in the middle of nowhere, what we want too know is how good the course is once we get there. Also, would have been better if the author had been able to keep his irrational fear of government to himself. Not relevant to golf, and undermined confidence in his judgment. Overall, though, this is a nicely narrated fantasy of all American golf nuts. Now I don't have to waste my own time and money doing it!
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 15,835
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14,472
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14,330
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Fell In Love This Week with Al Franken
- De constructivefeedback en 06-08-17
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
Excellent
Revisado: 07-15-17
What did you like best about this story?
It would be a great read, but it's so great to have Franken tell it in his on voice.
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