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Jim Thorpe, Original All-American
- De: Joseph Bruchac
- Narrado por: Joseph Bruchac
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. He played professional football, major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. But his life wasn't an easy one. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, he encountered much family tragedy, and was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools: strict, cold institutions that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American languages and traditions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed this interesting tell of Jim's life.
- De Carter Smith en 12-04-16
- Jim Thorpe, Original All-American
- De: Joseph Bruchac
- Narrado por: Joseph Bruchac
Well told and sourced; great listen for youth and adults
Revisado: 09-06-22
Growing up with many challenges in an impoverished dairy farming family in Northeastern Oklahoma, one of my few refuges was in books. In books, I found hero’s that inspired me, that taught me, and that helped me. Jim Thorpe’s story was one of my favorites - and one that inspired me to excel and push past any obstacles in my path.
I listened to Joseph Bruchac’s telling of the story on the road with my kids during a family vacation to the town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. I wanted them to understand how special Jim was, was to me, and was to others. I especially wanted them to understand the hardships endured by our ancestors, and how they did (and we can) persevere.
This telling of Jim Thorpe’s story is fantastic, Joseph Bruchac’s attention to detail, accuracy, and sourcing shines through. My kids (aged two to eighteen) all enjoyed the story (easily as much as me), and they asked us to resume it each chance we had after a pause.
In criticism, the volume on the narration isn’t fully consistent chapter to chapter. Some chapters are clearly louder than others, otherwise this audiobook is essentially perfect.
Please listen to this book and never forget what a human can do - even against the odds.
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Armada
- A Novel
- De: Ernest Cline
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,360
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 44,743
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44,647
Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, books, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. And too often, he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I loved Ready Player One. Hated Armada
- De Joshua en 07-17-15
- Armada
- A Novel
- De: Ernest Cline
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
Best performance, predictable story
Revisado: 10-19-15
The author tries to overcome his use of cliché through excellent writing (it worked), and an explanation - that all the previous stories using the same theme were written secretly to expose humanity to this, the real story (in this regard, the author failed miserably. The explanation was not enough).
The narrator is the best that I have heard. I would give six stars for the performance if I could.
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