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Discovering America's National Parks
- A Complete Guide
- De: William Peterson
- Narrado por: Gary Middleton
- Duración: 4 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 26
Spanning more than 84 million acres, the national parks have something for everyone. Whether you want to traverse rocky mountain cliffs, see majestic wildlife like black bears and buffalo, or walk the rims of active volcanoes, any outdoor adventure is possible. You just have to know where to go. Which is exactly where this book comes in handy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Odd book
- De Phil T. en 05-02-25
- Discovering America's National Parks
- A Complete Guide
- De: William Peterson
- Narrado por: Gary Middleton
Odd book
Revisado: 05-02-25
This book was kind of strange. It was probably worth the listen since it does tell interesting facts and features about the national parks, but I had the following criticisms:
1. The choice of parks to “spotlight” in each section seemed super arbitrary. Like in the Midwest section he spotlighted Hot Sprints and Gateway Arch at the expense of parks like Badlands, Isle Royale, or Theodore Roosevelt.
2. The descriptions often seemed very repetitive and cut and paste. Gushing about the views from the gateway arch in the same hushed tone of voice as was previously used in Yosemite Valley or Big Bend is kind of ridiculous.
3. The editing was bad. The narrator often mispronounces commonly known locations, then changes the pronunciation halfway through descriptions. Of note, he keeps calling Acadia “Arcadia” until halfway through the section when he randomly just switches back to the proper pronunciation. This happened frequently. Also I’m pretty sure the same description of Indiana Dunes or something like that in the Midwest section played like 3 or 4 times one after the other, but I’m not 100% because it was so repetitive that it could have just been a repeated explanation.
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Orthodoxy
- De: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrado por: John Franklyn-Robbins
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Orthodoxy was named as one of Publishers Weekly’s 10 indispensable spiritual classics of the past 1500 years. It is the personal journal of one man’s search for understanding culminating in his conversion to Catholicism. Written with wisdom and wit, G.K. Chesterton captures the very nature of faith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favorites.
- De Andrew en 05-23-19
- Orthodoxy
- De: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrado por: John Franklyn-Robbins
One of the best of all time
Revisado: 04-10-19
Orthodoxy is one of the greatest books ever written, and John Franklyn-Robbins performs it perfectly. I forget that it’s not GK himself reading it. Definitely get Orthodoxy, and definitely get this version.
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