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Extraordinary

Revisado: 01-18-23

Stephen Mitchell makes a masterful translations of the Tao, I don’t like that he uses both he and she pronomes, Used to take me out of the work itself, but I learned not to pay attention to it. He must have have been meditating before his performance, because you can feel it in his voice. “One of the wonders of the world. “

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Unoriginal, badly written and irritating.

Revisado: 11-12-22

It wants to be funny, it’s not, it’s pretentious and boring. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I didn’t think it would be that bad.

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It’s NOT about history of language!

Revisado: 09-27-21

The worst audible I have so far. So disappointing to listen to the self important professor say that etimólogo is out of fashion so he’s going to talk about Noam Chomsky theories.

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Fabulous Book to Give to a Teenager/Adult

Revisado: 08-10-21

The story of a 12 year old boy in a poor and dysfunctional family that finds his path to become a wholesome man. Step by step on meditation and how to control his (and ours) body and mind. Instructive clues inside this exciting narrative on how to realize difficult dreams to become true, and what to do to be self confident. I like it and give it a thumbs up. Enjoy!

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This "Factfullness" should a MUST for all Students

Revisado: 08-10-21

Intelligent, reason inducer, clear and constructive criticism shaper. This book will help you to clear your mind from bogus and confusing reasoning and open the door to smart criticism. This book is a precious gem. In an optimal society it would be part of the high school's curriculum. It's as basic as the multiplication table, without it as the foundation, there's no hope for the truth, even a relative one, to shine through the opaqueness of everyday arguments. I'm not arguing that facts tells all the stories. They do not. But without it as a basis there's only ignorance.

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Delightful!

Revisado: 06-05-19

I couldn't stop listening. Engaging. I was thinking that it was a short listening so I was tempted to get another one. I'm glad I got this. Worth 10 of the longer ones.

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DELIGHTED US!

Revisado: 11-28-17

We listened to it twice and probably will listen to it in the future. If you like history, if you're curious about the origins of the culinary art, if you like to hear entertaining anecdotes about history and food, if you're curious about what they ate in Sumeria, Rome and France ...YOU FOUND YOUR BOOK. We enjoyed it like a gourmet dish. Thank you professor!

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Best Book on Fiction I've Read So Far

Revisado: 02-15-17

Sorry, this book is so complete and simple at the same time so thorough I would have to write all morning. You will be happy to have discovered it.

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not based on reality

Revisado: 02-15-17

What disappointed you about Ikaria Centenarian Diet Secrets?

The impression it gives is that the the author didn't research seriously or bother to travel there. Mostly are bland common sense advices and some are not even current with finds.

What was most disappointing about Todor Djordjevic’s story?

Seems to me that the author's main goal was to make some bucks on something of general interest, not give a good service for his reward.

What didn’t you like about Chris Abernathy’s performance?

It was ok. That's not my problem with the book.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Ikaria Centenarian Diet Secrets?

I would cut everything and start anew.

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Boring, intensely disappointed.

Revisado: 04-03-14

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

A person that is not interested in knowing origins of words, but a very theoretical account of language history. I love to read authors that tells you little stories of how a word was created and developed, and this was not it.

Has The Secret Life of Words: English Words and Their Origins turned you off from other books in this genre?

I have to tell you that although I love other titles this is the second Great Courses that I cannot listen to the end and find myself thinking I wasted my money.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her voice is ok, the material was boring.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Intense disappointment. I read all Isaac Asimov history books and since then I'm fascinated by the little anecdotes about words, their origins and development. I was very happy to be able to dig more into it and found the rug taken out under my feet.

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