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Language Families of the World
- De: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: John McWhorter
- Duración: 15 h y 54 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,049
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,790
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,774
Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University takes you back through time and around the world, following the linguistic trails left by generations of humans that lead back to the beginnings of language. Utilizing historical theories and cutting-edge research, these 34 astonishing lectures will introduce you to the major language families of the world and their many offspring, including a variety of languages that are no longer spoken but provide vital links between past and present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- De Mark en 02-10-19
- Language Families of the World
- De: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: John McWhorter
An All-Time Favorite
Revisado: 09-08-19
This is a wonderful series. The information is interesting, and the delivery is brilliant. Dr. McWhorter adds his wonderful sense of humor to his teaching and the lessons sparkle. Putting more of his work on my wish list!
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Underground Airlines
- De: Ben Winters
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,690
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,323
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,315
It is the present day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking, and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: The Civil War never occurred. A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshal Service. He's got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four". On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right—with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Original and disturbing novel
- De Mark en 10-29-17
- Underground Airlines
- De: Ben Winters
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
Might be My Book of the Year
Revisado: 02-06-19
A must-read. Might end up being the book of the year, and here it's only February. Everything works from idea to execution. Great writing. A particular must-read for anyone with an interest in alternate history. This is how it's done. If I were a teacher in high school or college, this would be on my list. Add a terrific narrator and this book can't miss.
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The Collaborator
- A Novel About an Israeli Accused of Conspiring with the Nazis
- De: S. L. Stebel
- Narrado por: Michael Bell
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
The Collaborator, a historical novel by S.L. Stebel, takes place in the aftermath of World War II. A high ranking Israeli official, Ernst Gottliebsohn, is accused of having conspired with the Nazis on the eve of his nation's first trade mission to Germany. Charged with defending himself, Gottliebsohn finds that he has no memory of anything that happened in his past; his life before emigrating to Israel is as much a mystery to him as it would be to a stranger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT FLOW AND DRAMA
- De Bob en 01-25-12
- The Collaborator
- A Novel About an Israeli Accused of Conspiring with the Nazis
- De: S. L. Stebel
- Narrado por: Michael Bell
Magnificent Book.
Revisado: 05-03-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would and will recommend this book in an instant. S. L. Stebel has managed to craft a superbly engrossing story populated by some of the most complex characters I've encountered in years. Most striking are the moral conflicts. Good people, people who share the same opinions, hopes, and fears, can have radically different ideas about how to deal with events, and those different ideas can lead to shattering outcomes. This is a book about a little-discussed and deeply important part of history, and I can't think of a better piece of writing about that time. How to heal after horror? Can you, or are there some people who still live, yet are destroyed? A fast-paced story, a deeply satisfying surprise ending, and a perfectly matched narrator make this audiobook a winner.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The main character was particularly fine, and grew in complexity in surprising ways throughout. There are no cardboard characters here anywhere.
Have you listened to any of Michael Bell???s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not listened to him previously, but would again. He handles character voices well and his delivery matched the material.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, it was, but at the same time I didn't want it to end. I listened to it over the course of a week.
Any additional comments?
I hope you will add more of S. L. Stebel's work!
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Embassytown
- De: China Mieville
- Narrado por: Susan Duerden
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 993
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 999
China Miéville doesn’t follow trends, he sets them. Relentlessly pushing his own boundaries as a writer - and in the process expanding the boundaries of the entire field - with Embassytown, Miéville has crafted an extraordinary novel that is not only a moving personal drama but a gripping adventure of alien contact and war. In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak....
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5 out of 5 stars
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must hear to fully appreciate.
- De Don Gilbert en 01-05-12
- Embassytown
- De: China Mieville
- Narrado por: Susan Duerden
Loved This Book!
Revisado: 06-08-11
Complex, original, and as the best speculative fiction does, this book immerses a reader in a world they never imagined. A stunningly creative and original writer. It had me wishing this world were real and at the same time dreading the dangers the characters faced. The answers to those dangers were truly haunting. The narration was a perfect match to the story. This is fiction operating way at the top of the curve and a writer like no other. I'd be happy to see a sequel, another adventure in this world, or anything else Mr. Mieville wants to write. I've read three of his novels and will be reading all of them.
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