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The Mountains Are High
- A Year of Escape and Discovery in Rural China
- De: Alec Ash
- Narrado por: Alec Ash
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
The Mountains Are High is a beautifully written, candid memoir about how reevaluating what is really important and taking a leap of faith to reach it can genuinely transform your life. As one of the ‘new migrants' tells Alec when he arrives: it is easy to change your environment, far more difficult to change your mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A slow, but enjoyable story
- De Devon en 12-29-24
- The Mountains Are High
- A Year of Escape and Discovery in Rural China
- De: Alec Ash
- Narrado por: Alec Ash
A transformative journey
Revisado: 05-09-24
A cathartic journey of growth and healing, a rare window into the alternative communities of Yunnan, a brilliantly told story of a pandemic year.
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Remainders of the Day
- More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown
- De: Shaun Bythell
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland is a book lover’s paradise, with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the portly bookshop cat. You’d think that after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to his quirky customers by now. Don’t get him wrong, there are some good ones among the antiquarian porn-hunters, die-hard train book lovers, people who confuse bookshops for libraries, and the toddlers just looking for a nice cozy corner in which to wee. He’s sure there are some good ones. There must be.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sorry to see it end
- De Kristyn Rose en 04-11-25
- Remainders of the Day
- More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown
- De: Shaun Bythell
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
Follow the seasons in the boots of a Scottish bookseller
Revisado: 04-28-24
More diary entries from the Bookstore in Wigton. What I love about reading, and particularly listening, to the day-to-day happenings of small town life in Scotland and the ups-and-downs of bookstore work, is the sloweness that follows the seasons and the quietude that it allows you to sink into. There is something nostalgic about this and it’s old world setting especially for us Americans living fast paced lives and to hear it read is downright cathartic. While Shaun Blythell certainly does not romanticize the book trade in the slightest he does afford us the opportunity to spend a year in his shoes and enjoy the highs of a great find and the lows of Amazon’s kafkaesque online world, replete with Blythell’s dry, witty humor. When this book is at its best, it’s tying together quotes from books he found in his bookstore with his own experience as a bookseller to critique Amazon. When it’s not at its best, it feels like somewhat disjointed entries on random topics. Nevertheless it is always worth a listen and is easy enough to get hooked on. Hope there are more books of his to come!
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Goodbye, Things
- The New Japanese Minimalism
- De: Fumio Sasaki, Eriko Sugita - translator
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
- Duración: 4 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,670
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,196
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,114
Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo - he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Grounding Perspective
- De Mackenzie en 10-22-17
- Goodbye, Things
- The New Japanese Minimalism
- De: Fumio Sasaki, Eriko Sugita - translator
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka
A nice dip into the world of minimalism
Revisado: 06-28-21
Pro: The book has a nice balance of the author's own experiences and the philosophy of minimalism. This serves to create a light and enjoyable journey through the world of minimalism that will leave you feeling joyful and more in control of your life.
Recording: I enjoyed the performer's voice and, while I don't know Japanese, his handling of the Japanese words and sections of the text felt authentic and natural.
Con: The author makes some rather remarkable suggestions about how minimalist living will lead to the perfect life. While there is certainly some truth in the fact that 'less (things) is more (happiness)', this view ultimately seems to be just as naive as the promises of materialism.
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