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When Breath Becomes Air
- De: Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese - foreword
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29,494
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25,900
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25,836
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal book!
- De A. Potter en 01-16-16
Beauty in sadness. Mourning to dancing.
Revisado: 03-25-19
The author's deep emotion and staggering intelligence made me wish I could have known him as a friend or to have just had the chance to sit unnoticed listening in on his conversation. I most appreciated the fact he didn't interrupt his prose defining or explaining every word or concept a reader might not be familiar with, allowing the context to do that job in most instances. The range of feeling and knowledge could easily have slipped into bare melodrama, but thankfully doesn't toe an inch in that direction- the narration is pitch perfect.
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David Mitchell: Back Story
- De: David Mitchell
- Narrado por: David Mitchell
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,498
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,353
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,336
David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Funniest, Clever Brits around
- De Delia en 08-30-13
- David Mitchell: Back Story
- De: David Mitchell
- Narrado por: David Mitchell
The Marmite of Comedy...
Revisado: 01-17-19
...and I LOVE him. Hearty and delicious, the quality and quantity of his vocabulary veritable feast for the brain.
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
- The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,441
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,271
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: Wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents - and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. With the lucid, masterful explanations and razor-sharp wit his fans have come to expect, Kean explores the brain's secret passageways.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed but not overly Technical
- De Michael en 05-06-15
- The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
- The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
Interesting
Revisado: 11-28-17
information and personal stories. Unfortunately, I did not care for the voice of the narrator.
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Stuff Matters
- Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
- De: Mark Miodownik
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,673
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,054
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,039
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik is constantly asking himself. A globally renowned materials scientist, Miodownik has spent his life exploring objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly good
- De D. MacLeod en 01-29-15
- Stuff Matters
- Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
- De: Mark Miodownik
- Narrado por: Michael Page
Love the voice!
Revisado: 10-08-16
My whole family was fascinated by this uncommon knowledge, and I especially appreciated Michael Page's pleasant voice.
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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- De: T. S. Eliot
- Narrado por: Paul Scofield
- Duración: 1 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 280
These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Help -- I can't stop listening to this
- De Louis en 05-19-10
- The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- De: T. S. Eliot
- Narrado por: Paul Scofield
Suppose I could possibly be biased...
Revisado: 06-10-16
Eliot is (along with Yeats) my favorite poet.
'The Waste Land' (along with '1916')
And Paul Scofield is (was) :-( one of the greatest actors of all time. He his voice would make a phone book sound good!!
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Frankenstein
- The Modern Prometheus
- De: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Narrado por: Jim Donaldson
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 809
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 737
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 736
Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Includes introduction and commentary by Mary Shelley. Required reading for any fan of science fiction and horror genres. A classic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Monster of Fiction
- De Darwin8u en 05-21-12
- Frankenstein
- The Modern Prometheus
- De: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Narrado por: Jim Donaldson
Finally off that "Must read before you die" list
Revisado: 03-19-16
Mary Shelley was certainly a gifted (if wordy) writer. Horror is not my genre, but I think I would have enjoyed this reading more had it been half as long and had the narrator not attempted foreign accents. They were terrible- think Monty Python's French knight!- laughably bad and very nearly incomprehensible.
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- De: Thomas Cahill
- Narrado por: Liam Neeson
- Duración: 3 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 394
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 387
Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization, they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional Audiobook
- De Thomas en 03-23-04
- How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- De: Thomas Cahill
- Narrado por: Liam Neeson
Wishing for more...
Revisado: 03-16-15
If this were unabridged, I could whole-heartedly give it five stars. Liam Neeson is fantastic!
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Gulp
- Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,944
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,484
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,489
Best-selling author Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. Roach takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: The questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Funtastic Voyage
- De Mel en 04-05-13
- Gulp
- Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
Lots of interesting information
Revisado: 02-18-15
I almost gave up on this one (glad I didn't) because of the narrator's voice. She has an almost child-like sound throughout, which is inappropriate for this book. When she used different 'voices' to distinguish people in conversation, it pulled me right out of the narrative. Very distracting.
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Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway
- De: Dave Barry
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 4 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Understanding the urgent need for a deeply thoughtful, balanced book to explain our national political process, Dave Barry has not even come close. Though he himself has covered many campaigns, run for president several times, and run for cover at the rainy inauguration of George W. Bush (the man will spare nothing for his art), Barry has instead outdone himself.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I Love everything Dave Barry, BUT...
- De As my Wimsey takes me en 03-04-13
- Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway
- De: Dave Barry
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
I Love everything Dave Barry, BUT...
Revisado: 03-04-13
Dave Barry is one of only a handful of contemporary writers who can make me literally laugh out loud. He is insightful without being preachy. Unfortunately, this narrator was so bad I had to make myself listen all the way through- he uses a rising inflection at the end of sentences, making statements sound like questions. I find that habit extremely annoying. If it doesn't bother you, go for it!
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Schindler's List
- De: Thomas Keneally
- Narrado por: Ben Kingsley
- Duración: 4 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 302
In the century's darkest time, one man became the most unlikely of heroes. German-Catholic industrialist and Nazi Party member Oskar Schindler used his wealth and influence to save the lives of more than 1,300 Jews who would have otherwise died in the concentration camp at Plaszow. Here is the story on which Steven Spielberg based his powerful motion picture. If you like this, try Ursula Hegi's Stones from a River.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Abridged books just don't cut it!
- De Dona en 11-13-11
- Schindler's List
- De: Thomas Keneally
- Narrado por: Ben Kingsley
Would be perfect...
Revisado: 11-03-11
... if unabridged! Kingsly blew this out of the water! Goose bumps, tears, pounding heart- he made me feel it.
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