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Corkscrew
- The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer
- De: Peter Stafford-Bow
- Narrado por: Peter Stafford-Bow
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Part thriller, part self-help manual, and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a coruscating critique of neoliberal capitalism, religious intolerance, and the perils of blind tasting.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Review
- De Amazon Customer en 10-16-18
- Corkscrew
- The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer
- De: Peter Stafford-Bow
- Narrado por: Peter Stafford-Bow
Could Have Been Good
Revisado: 06-19-20
Finally couldn't tolerate the teenage fantasy sexual prowess. Just silly. Was funny in spots but became repetitive.
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The Booklovers' Guide to Wine
- A Celebration of the History, the Mysteries and the Literary Pleasures of Drinking Wine
- De: Patrick Alexander
- Narrado por: Brian Hilario
- Duración: 14 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
A fact-filled, jargon-free guide to wine, bursting with entertaining anecdotes, literary quotes, and compelling humor that will teach you everything you always wanted to learn about wine but were too scared to ask. A literary twist on traditional food and wine pairings, this book explores how great wines and great writers can be combined to enhance the enjoyment of both. The book describes the history of wine from the time of Noah to the birth of two-buck Chuck.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Monty Python Reads Wine
- De Amazon Customer en 06-19-20
- The Booklovers' Guide to Wine
- A Celebration of the History, the Mysteries and the Literary Pleasures of Drinking Wine
- De: Patrick Alexander
- Narrado por: Brian Hilario
Monty Python Reads Wine
Revisado: 06-19-20
After putting up with hours of mis-pronunciation I finally gave up. Couldn't concentrate on the content which is basic. BTW wine is made, not grown. If you don't know wine please don't listen to this. Read it.
Let's play guess the term:
Alsauce
Pro-vince
Cheeanti
Jurez
Saw-ter-nay
Boojolais
Chableez
Dan-OOO-bee (the river)
Valpolosella
Sin-queemie cru
Wait! There's more!
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Get Well Soon
- History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
- De: Jennifer Wright
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,758
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,044
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,011
In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until she was carried away six days later, and soon 34 more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had been stricken by the mysterious dancing plague. In late-19th-century England an eccentric gentleman founded the No Nose Club in his gracious townhome - a social club for those who had lost their noses, and other body parts, to the plague of syphilis for which there was then no cure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know syphilis could be so fascinating.
- De Kindle Customer en 02-09-17
- Get Well Soon
- History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
- De: Jennifer Wright
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
Good Book. Great Performance.
Revisado: 11-08-17
I now find myself looking up Gabra Zackman as a narrator. Her voice is intelligent and pleasant, no weird uptalk or downtalk or vocal fry. I felt as if I were listening to the author. The book itself is terrific. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always fascinating. It hits all the feels.
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Cork Dork
- A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
- De: Bianca Bosker
- Narrado por: Bianca Bosker
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,632
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,469
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,462
Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn’t know much about wine - until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession and whether she, too, could become a “cork dork”.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but not educational
- De Blake Brasher en 10-14-17
- Cork Dork
- A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
- De: Bianca Bosker
- Narrado por: Bianca Bosker
I absolutely loved this book and its heroine.
Revisado: 06-13-17
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this book to both wine newbies and cork dorks. It's clever and scientifically interesting. The writer/narrator seems charming and well-informed.
What other book might you compare Cork Dork to and why?
The Juice: Vinous Veritas by Jay McInerny. Since they're read by the author the words match the voice.. They combine insights with humour and don't take themselves too seriously. I've listened both both of them twice.
Have you listened to any of Bianca Bosker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
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Wine and War
- The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
- De: Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 388
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown - until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, terrible performance
- De Sean en 05-28-12
- Wine and War
- The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
- De: Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
NO $%*_(^^ ACCENTS!
Revisado: 06-13-17
Where does Wine and War rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Near the bottom only because the reading is so distracting that I forget the content.
What did you like best about this story?
The fact that so many of the stories are first person. I feel that a fragile historical jewel has been preserved.
How could the performance have been better?
What is it with accents? Please! If you can't pronounce French properly please don't Inspector Clouseau (or Hogan's Heroes German or faux Upper Class Twit English). Doing a bad French accent in a mincing tone because you're quoting a woman is just cringe-inducing. This guy even does an "American" accent! He's American for heaven's sake. Also, please, if you're speaking English, it's not "Champanyuh" or "Paree". If the content weren't so interesting I would have stopped listening hours ago.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The vine is mightier than the sword.
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Wine Journeys
- Myth and History
- De: Patrick Hunt
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 11
Patrick Hunt has been teaching in Humanities at Stanford University for the past 20 years. His Ph.D. is from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, University of London in 1991. He is a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America since 2009 and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 1989. National Geographic Society has sponsored some of his archaeology fieldwork. He appears frequently on PBS, NOVA, National Geographic and History Channel broadcasts.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pedantic. Feels endless.
- De Amazon Customer en 04-07-17
- Wine Journeys
- Myth and History
- De: Patrick Hunt
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan
Pedantic. Feels endless.
Revisado: 04-07-17
Everything you hated about sitting in a lecture hall. Can't wait for it to end.
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Gallo Be Thy Name
- The Inside Story of How One Family Rose to Dominate the U.S. Wine Market
- De: Jerome Tuccille
- Narrado por: Grainger Hines
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Gallo Be Thy Name is the portrait of an American dynasty that rose from hardscrabble poverty in the early 1900s to become the most successful wine company in the world through toil, cunning, and crime. From selling Dago Red to Al Capone during Prohibition to conquering America's wine market with such plonk as Thunderbird and Ripple, and from the Great Depression to the roiling farm labor movements of the 60s and 70s, the Gallos rode the turbulent currents of history to triumph, with iconic brothers Ernest and Julio steering the ship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An informative read. Big bite of US history.
- De Robbie en 06-27-18
- Gallo Be Thy Name
- The Inside Story of How One Family Rose to Dominate the U.S. Wine Market
- De: Jerome Tuccille
- Narrado por: Grainger Hines
Fascinating read. Distractingly awful reading.
Revisado: 06-17-16
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes. Overall informative.
What did you like best about this story?
They were truly awful people. Always fun to see where moguls come from.
Would you be willing to try another one of Grainger Hines’s performances?
Absolutely not. You speak for a living. Please check out your pronunciation. It's not "pinot noyer" or "malbe". He's constantly missing or adding letters in the commonest words. It's painful to hear.
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Napa
- De: James Conaway
- Narrado por: John Morgan
- Duración: 20 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 99
James Conaway's remarkable bestseller delves into the heart of California's lush and verdant Napa Valley, also known as America's Eden. Long the source of succulent grapes and singular wines, this region is also the setting for the remarkable true saga of the personalities behind the winemaking empires. This is the story of Gallos and Mondavis, of fortunes made and lost, of dynasties and destinies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent But Marred by Non-Stop Mispronunciations
- De Bohemian en 08-15-13
- Napa
- De: James Conaway
- Narrado por: John Morgan
Ask if you don't know how to pronounce something.
Revisado: 04-20-16
If you know wine the mispronunciations will drive you nuts. As for content, The first half was terrific. History of Napa and it's pioneers. Second-half went on forever about politics in minute detail.
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