E. D. Hensley
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The Philosophy of Modern Song
- De: Bob Dylan
- Narrado por: Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 235
Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan’s unique prose. And while ostensibly about music, they are really meditations on the human condition.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs chapter headings
- De kaon en 12-22-22
Fun and Instructive
Revisado: 01-24-23
The audiobook is what this book is mean to be. I can imagine just reading words on a page, but hearing them is far more fun at least, if not more interesting. The choices of who would read each part was brilliant at times and, at times, questionable. But always good in the sense of not haven’t all these stories and insights tied to one voice. It’s good Dylan’s own voice is the default reader throughout, but also good that he’s not the only reader. The writing is unexpectedly Dylanesque in that is clear and concise, strong with images and in its phrasing The writing can verge on poetry without becoming syrupy or poetically obscure. It’s a well-written, well-thought out, well-executed audio and intellectual experience. It will also teach almost any serious music lover something new about music in general and the specific songs covered in particular.
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Vanishing Fleece
- Adventures in American Wool
- De: Clara Parkes
- Narrado por: Clara Parkes
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 890
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 780
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 779
Join Clara Parkes on a cross-country adventure and meet a cast of characters that includes the shepherds, dyers, and countless workers without whom our knitting needles would be empty, our mills idle, and our feet woefully cold. Travel the country with her as she meets a flock of Saxon Merino sheep in upstate New York, tours a scouring plant in Texas, visits a steamy Maine dyehouse, helps sort freshly shorn wool on a working farm, and learns how wool fleece is measured, baled, shipped, and turned into skeins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book.
- De Josemiguel Gomez en 03-02-20
- Vanishing Fleece
- Adventures in American Wool
- De: Clara Parkes
- Narrado por: Clara Parkes
Delightful Surprise
Revisado: 11-19-21
I’m not an knitter, a fabric person, or even a woman, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book since it does one of my favorite things to read about: following a process through all its details and choices and people and issues, all the while filling historical background seamlessly. It’s the story of a slice of American industry/ingenuity that becomes universal since it’s shared with most cultures worldwide.
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Apollo
- De: Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 18 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,652
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,469
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,469
Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you into the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book ever for space, ops, and engineering fans
- De JDM en 10-29-19
- Apollo
- De: Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
Stunnning
Revisado: 12-22-19
If you want a synopsis of the Apollo program, this is not for you. I wanted as much detail, technical and otherwise, as I could get. I wasn’t disappointed. The detail is there, but mixed into fine storytelling. It was instructive and exciting, a hard combo to achieve.
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When the Air Hits Your Brain
- Tales from Neurosurgery
- De: Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,895
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,440
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,425
With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick, Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young man struck down in his prime by paraplegia, and a minister with a .22-caliber bullet lodged in his skull. Told through intimate portraits of Vertosick's patients and unsparing-yet-fascinatingly detailed descriptions of surgical procedures, When the Air Hits Your Brain illuminates both the mysteries of the mind and the realities of the operating room.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finished in 1 and 1/2 days
- De Philos en 04-15-17
- When the Air Hits Your Brain
- Tales from Neurosurgery
- De: Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Excellent View into Special World
Revisado: 04-26-17
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. The writer stays grounded in story throughout, branching just the right amount into technicalities and philosophy. Plenty of human and scientific insights for anyone with even the slightest interest in medicine or human endeavor in general.
What did you like best about this story?
The control and flow.
Which scene was your favorite?
Rebecca.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Will His Best Be Good Enough?
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Paula Hawkins
- Audible Sessions: FREE Exclusive Interview
- De: Robin Morgan-Bentley
- Narrado por: Paula Hawkins
- Duración: 15 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Paula Hawkins joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her runaway hit The Girl on the Train. Paula shares her thoughts on the film adaptation, explains why she thinks the book has been such a success, and gives us a sneak peek of her upcoming second novel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Audible!
- De kathleen en 01-07-17
- Paula Hawkins
- Audible Sessions: FREE Exclusive Interview
- De: Robin Morgan-Bentley
- Narrado por: Paula Hawkins
Excellent crisp interview
Revisado: 08-19-16
Both interviewer and Hawkins are Cochise and clear without being robotic. Left me wanting to follow up with other sources rather than feeling overloaded. No writerly angst or blather. No interviewer showoffy or meandering questions or responses. A model for a short interview.
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