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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 14 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30,857
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25,496
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25,485
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rich Read!
- De D en 09-18-03
- The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Overly Breathless
Revisado: 06-23-15
I can't tell if it is the writing or the narration that is the source of my trouble with this book. But the combination of the two leads to an campily dramatized and overwrought narrative. It seems to give grand and dark weight to even trivial details. You expect every line could be accompanied by ominous organ music. The obvious concealing of well known facts until their dramatic reveal grows tiresome and feels unnecessarily manipulative. The book is obviously well researched, I just wish the gravity of the noir could've been more contrasted with levity of the fair.
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Nerve
- Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
- De: Taylor Clark
- Narrado por: Rich Orlow
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Popular author Taylor Clark draws on cutting-edge research in this enlightening exploration of stress—and how to tackle it constructively. Using such divergent examples as Russian sub commanders and game show contestants, Clark shows that most people experience stress the same way. Those who understand how to accept it without freezing can accomplish what needs to get done.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fear Not!
- De Lynn en 04-01-12
- Nerve
- Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
- De: Taylor Clark
- Narrado por: Rich Orlow
Science-Based and well written
Revisado: 01-13-12
Would you listen to Nerve again? Why?
This book is grounded in sceince, but has a nice balance of anecdotal stories to go along with it. The writing is accessible and the voice has a good sense of humor. Very enjoyable.
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