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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- De: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrado por: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Duración: 3 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38,189
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33,490
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33,208
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing - not much physics
- De Rob Hahn en 07-15-17
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- De: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrado por: Neil deGrasse Tyson
always a pleasure listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson
Revisado: 11-22-22
His passion for astrophysics comes through with great clarity he k out his other books!
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- De: Helen Zia
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 17 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 507
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 427
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 424
The dramatic real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution. Benny must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the intricacies of a newly Communist China. Annuo, forced to flee with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation from the US in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at home. Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new life among strangers in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, poor performance
- De Helpful Buyer en 07-02-19
- Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- De: Helen Zia
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
Just pry bfought to life
Revisado: 11-16-22
Sw pinch of adventure, and a tablespoon Ed with narration that brings everything to life. One of the best books I’ve read I this year.
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The Burning
- A Novel (Clay Edison)
- De: Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 227
A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home. For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble. Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. And now he’s gone AWOL.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Amazon Customer en 09-23-21
- The Burning
- A Novel (Clay Edison)
- De: Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
Okay, meh
Revisado: 10-01-22
Less engaging than previous books
Characters were surprisingly under developed. Story could have been a more interesting and engraving instead you always know what’s next th
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Enemies at Home
- The Flavia Albia Mysteries, Book 2
- De: Lindsey Davis
- Narrado por: Lucy Brown
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 230
In ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result, often the people Romans feared most were the "enemies at home," the slaves under their own roofs. Because of this, Roman law decreed that if the head of a household was murdered at home, and the culprit wasn't quickly discovered, his slaves - all of them, guilty or not - were presumed responsible and were put to death...without exception.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Improving
- De Susan en 08-23-15
- Enemies at Home
- The Flavia Albia Mysteries, Book 2
- De: Lindsey Davis
- Narrado por: Lucy Brown
I really tried to like this
Revisado: 03-23-22
Enemies at Home was a big disappointment to me. I would put it in the genre of boring faux historical fiction. It quickly became the book that plays when I want to fall asleep.
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Taste
- My Life Through Food
- De: Stanley Tucci
- Narrado por: Stanley Tucci
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,630
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,072
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,036
Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them. Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should include a pdf of recipes
- De Jen Griffin en 10-23-21
- Taste
- My Life Through Food
- De: Stanley Tucci
- Narrado por: Stanley Tucci
Give us the recipes!
Revisado: 01-01-22
Such passion for food! I can almost taste each morsel of food Mr. Tucci recounts in this wonderful memoir. His thoughts on pairing pastas and sauces should be observed by all. I should have known my ex was a loser when he insisted on having Bolognese sauce over angel hair pasta. As other reviewers have stated, Taste prompts me to fall in love with cooking real Italian food again. Thank you Stanley Tucci.
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A Taste of You
- De: Sorcha Grace
- Narrado por: Jennifer Mack
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 311
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 280
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 280
Beautiful and talented Catherine Kelly is starting over as a food photographer in Chicago. With her painful past buried in California, she's focused on her career and is hungry for little else - until she meets a wealthy bachelor with arresting blue-grey eyes filled with enough tragedy to match her own. William Lambourne is rich, powerful, and gorgeous - and as talented in the kitchen as he is in the bedroom. From the moment they meet, William is determined to discover the perfect recipe to unlock Cat's resolve, awaken her senses, and make her his own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Book One in Series - Will Not Continue
- De DK en 07-10-15
- A Taste of You
- De: Sorcha Grace
- Narrado por: Jennifer Mack
A view of intimate partner terrorism
Revisado: 04-06-21
A narcissistic sociopath seduces an emotionally immature grieving widow and takes control of her life.
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The Table Comes First
- Family, France, and the Meaning of Food
- De: Adam Gopnik
- Narrado por: Adam Gopnik
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
Multiple award-winning author Adam Gopnik has written for the New Yorker since 1986. In this work, Gopnik charts America’s transformation from being simply aware of what they eat to being obsessive about it. This fascinating culinary journey will transport listeners from 18th-century France and the origin of America’s popular modern tastes to the kitchens of the White House and beyond.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written, uneven content
- De Alan en 11-28-11
- The Table Comes First
- Family, France, and the Meaning of Food
- De: Adam Gopnik
- Narrado por: Adam Gopnik
The Debbie Downer of Food Writing
Revisado: 12-30-20
Narrator seems to know it all and find fault with it all. Is snipey a word? It should be as that is how he sounds. Like a sniper picking off historical and contemporary figures, fashions, and foods. I’ve read that he is knowledgeable and a popular writer but I found his writing and narration like an arrogant, flatulent old man; farting on and on and on...
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Lincoln in the Bardo
- A Novel
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 10,412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,487
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9,443
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Where might God stand?"
- De Mel en 02-17-17
Just shoot me...
Revisado: 10-27-18
This is a combination of fingernails on a chalk board and having a bad case of the flu. Not for me. I tried, and tried, and tried again, but it is beyond pretentious, and moves so slow that I have fallen asleep at least 30 times in the first 3rd of the book.
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The Flamethrowers
- A Novel
- De: Rachel Kushner
- Narrado por: Christina Traister
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 438
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 446
The year is 1975 and Reno - so-called because of the place of her birth - has come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art world - artists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo, are staging actions in the East Village, and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Test for Secure Men
- De Stacey en 01-29-14
- The Flamethrowers
- A Novel
- De: Rachel Kushner
- Narrado por: Christina Traister
Unbelieveable - literally.
Revisado: 01-06-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
At first I was very excited about this book. There were elements that I could relate to from my own past (living and working in Soho in the 70's, being part of the art scene, riding motorcycles). But there was just too much inconsistency in the detail for me to think it was well written. I like to create a visual image as I'm reading (or listening). Many of the landmarks, people and streets I'm very familiar with, but the way they were strung together illustrated the imagination of a fiction writer. Entertaining? Yes. Would I recommend it? Probably not.
What about Christina Traister’s performance did you like?
She was able to project personalities through the voices of the multiple narrators in this book.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No
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