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Jim Henson
- The Biography
- De: Brian Jay Jones
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 21 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,333
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,220
He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets made Jim Henson a household name, but they were just part of his remarkable story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dramatically complete
- De T en 10-01-13
- Jim Henson
- The Biography
- De: Brian Jay Jones
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
Fascinating story, engaging narration.
Revisado: 07-07-19
Jim Henson's life story is quite interesting, as his career had an upwards trajectory throughout, with just a few bumps in the road. The narrator of this book does a credible Jim impersonation whenever Jim is speaking, and actually does pretty good Muppet voices too. Much better than I expected.
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Autumn Lightning
- The Education of an American Samurai
- De: Dave Lowry
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Dave Lowry juxtaposes his singular experience as an adept student of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship) under a Japanese teacher in St. Louis with a riveting account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Intertwining tales of the masters with reflections on his own apprenticeship in the samurai's arts, he reveals in their time-honored methods a way of life with profound relevance to modern times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT
- De JK en 06-19-24
- Autumn Lightning
- The Education of an American Samurai
- De: Dave Lowry
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
Not as good as his others.
Revisado: 04-29-19
This book was disappointing. I've read other books by Lowry and they're much better. In this one he attempts to tell the story of his beginnings in Japanese sword arts while interspersing that tale with stories of samurai in old Japan. The question is: why? Why does he not just tell his story? The samurai stories are in no way connected with anything in his story; it's not as if each one mirrors an event in his life. The only thing I can think of is that the publisher didn't think the length of his tale was sufficient, so he was instructed to compose these anecdotes to make the book longer.
Unfortunately, I didn't find the meat of this book to be very entertaining or enlightening. Perhaps if I wasn't interrupted by stories that are difficult to understand even in the best of times due to my unfamiliarity with Japanese names and places I would be more engrossed in Mr. Lowry's story. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this book, apart from the wonderful narrator who narrates most of Mr. Lowry's books,
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