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Boomerang
- Travels in the New Third World
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,084
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,411
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,421
The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not normally afford to indulge. The Greeks wanted to turn their country into a pinata stuffed with cash and allow as many citizens as possible to take a whack at it. The Germans wanted to be even more German; the Irish wanted to stop being Irish.
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3 out of 5 stars
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If you only listen to one Michael Lewis book...
- De D. Martin en 10-19-11
- Boomerang
- Travels in the New Third World
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
What Michael Lewis Does Best
Revisado: 12-03-11
A template for understanding recent financial market shenanigans based on human behavior and human limitations (of intellect, pride, greed). Lewis is always entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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To the End of the Land
- De: David Grossman, Jessica Cohen - translator
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 26 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 97
From one of Israel’s most acclaimed writers comes a novel of extraordinary power about family life - the greatest human drama - and the cost of war. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is on the verge of celebrating her son Ofer’s release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. In a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, she sets out for a hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the “notifiers” who might darken her door with the worst possible news.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sample first
- De E. Van Hook en 10-08-10
- To the End of the Land
- De: David Grossman, Jessica Cohen - translator
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
Sample first
Revisado: 10-08-10
The reviews of this book have been strong and a book-friend highly recommended the written version. When I sampled the audible version, I hesitated because the reading sounded dull, uninspired, a bit whiney - but I took the plunge. I regret it.
I quote another reviewer (different book, same reader) because it expresses my reaction: "I found myself mentally rolling my eyes at some of the dialogue, until it occured to me that the problem was the reader and not the prose. When I imagined reading the words I was listening to, everything fell into place and the book instantly improved. "
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The Help
- De: Kathryn Stockett
- Narrado por: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, y otros
- Duración: 18 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 45,755
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30,768
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 30,739
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a great surprise!
- De Jan en 12-02-09
- The Help
- De: Kathryn Stockett
- Narrado por: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Cassandra Campbell
Wonderful Book
Revisado: 03-15-09
I hated for "The Help" to end. This is a book that I will listen to again, and I hope that Kathryn Stockett is hard at work writing a sequel. As one reader suggested, "The Help" may be better as a listen than a read. But that is because the narrators are outstanding. It is an unfortunate oversight that only Jenna Lamia is listed as a reader, given the magnificent voices of Bahni Turpin and Octavia Spencer who embody different characters. All 3 are perfect.
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What a Party
- My Life Among Democrats
- De: Terry McAuliffe, Steve Kettmann
- Narrado por: Terry McAuliffe
- Duración: 15 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
For a generation of Democrats, Terry McAuliffe has been the ultimate political insider: strategist and spokesperson for the party, confidant for the candidates, mediator among party leaders, and, without question, the most successful fundraiser in political history. Now, McAuliffe's energetic memoir provides readers with a fly-on-the-wall view, from the front lines to the back rooms where deals are made, strategies conceived, initiatives launched, and elections won. Or, sometimes, lost.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great fun
- De Eric en 02-22-07
- What a Party
- My Life Among Democrats
- De: Terry McAuliffe, Steve Kettmann
- Narrado por: Terry McAuliffe
Great Listen
Revisado: 04-08-07
A wonderful,smart, personal, and funny account of our recent history through the perspective of an insider who is unabashedly passionate about our country's ideals and institutions, angry at the stupidity and cynicism of the current administration, and accepting of the rules of political battle. His account of the inner workings of campaigns - and of what was the matter with the Kerry machine - is fascinating. Uplifting. McAuliffe does the narration - very well.
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
- De: Marisha Pessl
- Narrado por: Emily Janice Card
- Duración: 21 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,050
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 640
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 642
This is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer. After a childhood spent moving from one academic outpost to another with her father, Blue is clever and possessed of a vast lexicon of knowledge. But when a drowning and the shocking death of a teacher lead to a confluence of mysteries, Blue is left to make sense of it all with only her gimlet-eyed instincts and cultural references to guide - or misguide - her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Over 21 Hours of Bliss...
- De Jeanie en 01-12-07
- Special Topics in Calamity Physics
- De: Marisha Pessl
- Narrado por: Emily Janice Card
a great new voice
Revisado: 02-12-07
Marisha Pessl is wonderfully attuned to the nuances of relationships, solitude, and life in this world. She brings a clever twist to the use of metaphor. Humorous, lively, smart as heck, you will not bored for a second.
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Suite Francaise
- A Novel
- De: Irene Nemirovsky
- Narrado por: Daniel Oreskes, Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 13 h y 13 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 475
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 133
Irene Nemirovsky was arrested soon after completing the second part of Suite Francaise. Ten days later, on August 17, 1942, she died of typhus in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Her husband, Michel, perished in a gas chamber on November 6. Their daughters, Denise and Elizabeth, survived, hidden in safe houses and convents, carrying a suitcase packed with clothes, photographs, and their mother's manuscript written in tiny letters to save paper.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've read all year
- De Robert en 04-05-07
- Suite Francaise
- A Novel
- De: Irene Nemirovsky
- Narrado por: Daniel Oreskes, Barbara Rosenblat
Wonderful and Boring
Revisado: 02-06-07
I read most of the book and found it very satisfying in detail and feeling. Then I listened - and found it boring. The reader's voice is distracting, its modulations seeming inspired by something within the reader rather than by the narrative, and he employs a potpourri of not quite identifiable accents. Even the most basic French approximations are too far off-target: "monsieur" becomes "mushyur". The acting is overheated or boring. Disappointing.
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