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Hot, Flat, and Crowded
- Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America
- De: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 20 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 367
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 378
Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy - both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Long, Flat, and Boring
- De Sean en 12-12-08
- Hot, Flat, and Crowded
- Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America
- De: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
An eye-opener about energy
Revisado: 10-09-08
Friedman's explanation of the importance of energy to the world economy, as well as the environment, over the next century was an eye-opening experience. He goes beyond "easy ways to be green," and beyond the "save the polar bears" emotional appeals -- advocating rather a systemic approach to changing our energy system to remain globally competitive. And, he argues persuasively, this will actually be good for the economy.
One downside of this book is that some of the examples and anecdotes get a bit lengthy, and some of the points repetitive. I usually prefer unabridged books, but I think I would have been just as satisfied with the abridged version of this one.
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A Feast for Crows
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4
- De: George R. R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 31 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,709
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2,909
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,934
It is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces, some familiar, others only just appearing, are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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No Roy Dotrice
- De Aaron en 12-07-05
- A Feast for Crows
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4
- De: George R. R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lee
Disappointed
Revisado: 12-23-05
With the previous volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, I have been enthralled; this one feels like a chore to get through. So many of my favorite characters have been killed off in the first three volumes, and this book focuses on so many characters that I care nothing about.
I read that this volume is more of a preamble to the next installment, but I like to read books that have some redeeming content of their own.
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The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches
- De: Robert Stanek
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 1,120
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 140
After the Great War that divided the peoples, the kingdoms of men plunged into a Dark Age that lasted 500 years. To heal the lands and restore the light, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical, be it creature, man, or device, shall be cleansed to dust. The cleansing raged for so long that no human could recall a time without it and it is in this time that the Dark Lord Sathar returned from the dark beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No Wonder it Was a Top BookSense 76 Pick!
- De Patrick Y. en 04-24-05
- The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches
- De: Robert Stanek
- Narrado por: uncredited
An audiobook is supposed to be about the audio
Revisado: 11-01-05
I chose this audiobook based on the glowing reviews. It's hard to comment on the story itself--eight chapters into the book, I still have a hard time figuring out what is going on. This is some of the poorest narration I've ever heard in an audiobook. The narrator has little inflection, reads at a breakneck pace, and leaves no pauses between sentences, paragraphs, and whole sections. I often find myself trying to absorb one section, only to realize that the narrator has moved on to a different scene and different set of characters with no break in cadence.
Especially in a fantasy novel with unfamiliar character names and geography, this sloppy diction leaves the story in a confusing muddle. For that reason, I find the narrative and characters completely unengaging; perhaps I would feel differently reading the print version.
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