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Dao de Jing
- De: Roger Ames, David L. Hall
- Narrado por: Robert Lowenstein
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
Composed more than 2,000 years ago, the Dao de jing (Tao Te Ching) set forth an alternative vision of reality in a world torn apart by violence and betrayal. Second only to the Bible, this timeless classic is one of the world's most revered inspirational books. Daoism offers a comprehensive view of experience grounded in a full understanding of the wonders hidden in the ordinary.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unless you are a sinologist
- De Chi-Hung en 06-08-09
- Dao de Jing
- De: Roger Ames, David L. Hall
- Narrado por: Robert Lowenstein
As a sinologist, I get it
Revisado: 02-27-23
As a sinologist, and a practicing Daoist, I get it. The explanations in the shift of worldview and thought processes necessary to understand the Dao De Jing are on point, and vitally needed in order to truly understand the Dao De Jing. If you want to read poetry, then read a poem. If you want to understand the universe, then read the Dao De Jing. However, I would recommend reading this book because this audio translation of the book is the worst ever. First, it sounds like a machine is reading. Where is the passion and humanity? Not here. Second, the pronunciations of the Chinese words are completely inaccurate. They are so mindboggling inaccurate that I cannot finish listening to this tape (or stream of 1s and 0s). I want to throw up every time I hear Robert Lowenstein pronounce a Chinese word, even a simple one. Pin yin (the romanization system that renders characters into words using a Western alphabet) is not that hard to master, and no one is even asking that he get the tones right, but please do us a favor and try to pronounce the Chinese words in a book about Chinese words relatively accurately, for the love of god!
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- De: Colin Thubron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 13 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 296
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 175
Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across Northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road. Travelling 7,000 miles in eight months, he traces the passage not only of trade and armies, but of ideas, religions and inventions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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prose meets poetry
- De Paul en 11-05-07
- Shadow of the Silk Road
- De: Colin Thubron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
Flawed performance - butchering language
Revisado: 11-21-22
The audio experience was rendered painful on every occasion that a Chinese word was spoken. The inept pronunciation of Chinese locations, events, and personages left them unrecognizable and left me, a person who happens to enjoy reading about China, and who is very knowledgeable about China, in the dark as to what the author was trying to say. It only takes a short time to learn how to pronounce Chinese words that are written in Pin Yin (there is a bit of mastery that must take place), but once absorbed, the words flow. And in an audio book, words matter, I am faulting Mr. Thubron for making what appears to be zero effort to be able to communicate the voluminous Chinese place and people names in a manner that is recognizable.
It is possible for a native English speaker to actually know Chinese, and for us, this audiotape is an abomination. It was not until the story left China and centered on Central Asia and the Middle East could I relax (but in my heart wondered if the Arabic speakers in the audience were hemorrhaging).
And note to all, since Mr. Thurbon adds to the muddling of the water, Daoism is pronounced with a "D" not a "T" sound - for the love of god.
In addition, though the story is lovely, like listening to a painting, it would also help not to have the sharpest, most grating British accent whip the words to a pulp.
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