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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27,248
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,623
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,455
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- De Gillian en 02-22-17
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
Wow
Revisado: 07-01-21
I think I need to grab a scotch and a blanket and stare up at the stars to start soaking in what I just finished. Wow.
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Soul of an Octopus
- A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
- De: Sy Montgomery
- Narrado por: Sy Montgomery
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,748
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,328
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,334
Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect", about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death, went viral, indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious, almost alien-like creatures. Since then Sy has practiced true immersion journalism, from New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, pursuing these wild, solitary shape-shifters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eight legs and so much more!
- De Kirstin en 07-02-15
- Soul of an Octopus
- A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
- De: Sy Montgomery
- Narrado por: Sy Montgomery
I wish I would have read the other reviews first
Revisado: 07-15-19
Piling on to what others have said. Octopus anecdotes and the author's memoirs of getting to know different octopuses was all pretty interesting. I am not afraid to quit mid-book if I don't like it, and I stayed with this one to the end. So there's that. But, as far as "a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness," not so much.
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Basic Music Theory, 4th Edition
- How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music
- De: Jonathan Harnum
- Narrado por: Jonathan Harnum
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced music teacher using methods refined over more than 30 years in schools and in his private teaching studio. Lessons are fun, well-paced, and enjoyable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very good portable and study anywhere book
- De Amazon Customer en 06-03-17
- Basic Music Theory, 4th Edition
- How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music
- De: Jonathan Harnum
- Narrado por: Jonathan Harnum
There is no music audio in this audiobook
Revisado: 02-20-19
A couple other reviewers have mentioned variations of this also. The book is well narrated, but misleading. Other people may have different listening habits, but I am listening to an audiobook specifically because I'm not in a position to read along or follow along with other printed material. If I could be reading along (or playing along on a keyboard) then I would just use a printed book.
That said, it would have been VERY helpful (especially because the author repeats that these elements need to be heard to be understood) If he would give audio examples of the elements he's explaining. Give us 5 seconds of a metronome at an Allegro tempo. Play a C chord. Major v. minor.Something we can compare to the next time we actually are at a keyboard. The lack of that was so frustrating that I just stopped listening at the chapter on chord progressions. What was the point of making this book in audio form?
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The Origin and Evolution of Earth
- From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence
- De: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert M. Hazen
- Duración: 25 h y 15 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 965
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 958
This course chronicles the history of Earth and life on Earth from the point of view of the minerals that made it all happen. A major theme is how minerals and life coevolved, leading to the unprecedented mineral diversity on our world compared to the other planets in the solar system. Professor Hazen tells this epic story in 48 action-packed lectures that take you from the big bang to the formation of the solar system to the major milestones that marked the evolution of Earth and life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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"I know geology!"
- De Aslak en 07-24-16
- The Origin and Evolution of Earth
- From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence
- De: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert M. Hazen
great material
Revisado: 02-12-19
Make no mistake, it's long. And if you are not fascinated with the isotopes of magnesium, there are long stretches of non-fascination. But overall, totally worth it. I mean, what's 20 some hours in the face of 4.567 billion years.
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Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets
- An Audible Original
- De: John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 18,636
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16,888
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 16,825
On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder. Presented by Stephen Fry, this series delves deep into a period of time we think we know, to discover an altogether darker reality. The stories we’re told offer a different perspective on an era which underwent massive social change. As education, trade, technology and culture blossomed, why was there an undercurrent of the ‘forbidden’ festering beneath Victorian society?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why the background noises?
- De Candace Russell en 11-04-18
- Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets
- An Audible Original
- De: John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
fantastic
Revisado: 01-10-19
all caps WONDERFUL. I thoroughly enjoyed every episode. My favorite was the seances and science.
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Lincoln in the Bardo
- A Novel
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 10,412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,487
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9,443
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Where might God stand?"
- De Mel en 02-17-17
WOW.
Revisado: 03-24-17
Follow the advice of other reviewers. Stick with it. The full cast format took me almost 2 hours to get used to. The payoff is fantastic.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- De: Douglas Adams
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
- Duración: 5 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55,735
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 47,874
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47,805
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HHTGH - Lightly Fried
- De J. Medany en 05-08-05
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- De: Douglas Adams
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
Brilliant story, brilliantly executed
Revisado: 01-16-17
Everyone pretty much knows already how good the book is, so I'll just add that Stephen Fry absolutely nails it. Fantastic.
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The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- De: Sean Carroll
- Narrado por: Sean Carroll
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,148
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,771
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,743
Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern physics, Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear not only on the Higgs boson and extra dimensions but now also on our deepest personal questions. Where are we? Who are we? Are our emotions, our beliefs, and our hopes and dreams ultimately meaningless out there in the void?
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5 out of 5 stars
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ABSOLUTE MUST READ!
- De serine en 05-12-16
- The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- De: Sean Carroll
- Narrado por: Sean Carroll
This was wonderful
Revisado: 01-16-17
It's a big project (no titular pun intended) to combine theology, philosophy, physics, history,and probability and have it work toward a meaningful end. But this book does it. Well done.
The highest compliment I can pay it is that I will definitely be going back through large portions of it a second time, once I've finished digesting the initial listen.
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The Jazz of Physics
- The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
- De: Stephon Alexander
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 122
More than 50 years ago, John Coltrane drew the 12 musical notes in a circle and connected them with straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane had put physics and geometry at the core of his music. Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander returns the favor, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I tried and failed not to be disappointed
- De Your Old Pal Sisco en 01-16-17
- The Jazz of Physics
- The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
- De: Stephon Alexander
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
I tried and failed not to be disappointed
Revisado: 01-16-17
Just a couple of points. I love jazz & I love at least trying to understand physics. So my expectations of this book might have been tweaked a bit too high.
My main objection is that there are no musical clips in this book anywhere. You can't just describe what John Coltrane was doing and hope for it to have an impact. We have to have an illustration of it, precisely because it seems to stray from the easily understandable. I tried listening to the Coltrane albums he mentions after I finished the book, and I could no more easily decipher them or relate them to the physics concepts in the book than I could before listening to it.
Just a personal opinion- I am no fan of the "whistling S" sound in a narrator. Some people don't mind it, I do. Take it into account before listening if it's going to bother you.
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An Abundance of Katherines
- De: John Green
- Narrado por: Jeff Woodman
- Duración: 6 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,339
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,010
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,019
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun - but no Katherines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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John Green Fans will Enjoy
- De FanB14 en 05-04-12
- An Abundance of Katherines
- De: John Green
- Narrado por: Jeff Woodman
Just could not get into it
Revisado: 01-16-17
First, Jeff Woodman's narration is fantastic. And I enjoyed the author's skill in quirky dialogue. But about 3/4 of the way through I turned it up to 1.5 speed just to get through it faster.
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