T. Benjamin
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Breakthrough
- Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle
- De: Thea Cooper, Arthur Ainsberg
- Narrado por: Teri Schnaubelt
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
It is 1919 and Elizabeth Hughes, the 11-year-old daughter of America's most-distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment - starvation - whittles her down to 45 pounds, skin and bones. Miles away, Canadian researchers Frederick Banting and Charles Best manage to identify and purify insulin from animal pancreases - a miracle soon marred by scientific jealousy, intense business competition, and fistfights.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good read
- De Lisa Parent en 02-07-25
- Breakthrough
- Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle
- De: Thea Cooper, Arthur Ainsberg
- Narrado por: Teri Schnaubelt
Fascinating story that is not well known
Revisado: 10-30-23
Narration is excellent and the theme and development of the story flows wonderfully. This history showcases the human side of the development of insulin and the book really brings that to life.
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Natural Born Heroes
- How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
- De: Christopher McDougall
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,633
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,327
The best-selling author of Born to Run now travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete, and ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!!
- De Brian Flanagan en 05-11-15
- Natural Born Heroes
- How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
- De: Christopher McDougall
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
Exceptionally well told and well written
Revisado: 10-24-23
I would have expected, based only on what I read as a few sentence cover, that this would be boring and hard to track — ended up being the opposite— very well written, excellent narration and pacing. I found it fascinating and will recommend to others
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