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Monet & Renoir
- The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Scott Clem
- Duración: 2 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 10
To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet enjoys within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for the equivalent of more than $70 million. This is a staggering price, especially considering that early in his life, Monet had been so poor and debt-ridden that some of his paintings were taken from him by creditors.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor reading
- De Daniel D. Weil en 04-05-18
- Monet & Renoir
- The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Scott Clem
Distraction mispronunciations.
Revisado: 01-30-24
According to this narrator, the river that flows through Paris is pronounced “sign.” The artist Degas’s name is variously “day-gas,” or “day-gus.”
Gauguin is “gaw gun.” Even regular English words are mangled such as anachronistic spoken with “Anna crone”
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Murder at the Gorge
- The Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Frances Evesham
- Narrado por: Charlotte Strevens
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 820
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 756
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 754
When the Exham-on-Sea residents are targeted by anonymous emails containing apparently harmless nursery rhymes, no one knows whether to laugh or shudder until an unexplained death touches the town. Libby Forest, baker, chocolatier and Exham’s very own resident private investigator, alongside her partner Max Ramshore, set out to solve the puzzle before more people die. But when Max’s ex-wife arrives on the scene, ahead of Max and Libby's long-awaited nuptials, things go from bad to worse.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Light, Interesting Murder Mystery
- De LCD en 10-19-21
- Murder at the Gorge
- The Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Frances Evesham
- Narrado por: Charlotte Strevens
Not really a mystery
Revisado: 03-02-23
The story is a ramble through the lives of small village people and dogs. The people receive threatening emails which is the mystery but the reader receives no clue about the meaning until the last 20 minutes or so.
The only good part of this was the humorous treatment of the dogs. Even with that the best adjectives for this would be trite, disjointed, gossipy, and ham-handed.
No up to some of the author’s other work.
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Halibut on the Moon
- De: David Vann
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3
Middle-aged and deeply depressed, Jim arrives in California from Alaska and surrenders himself to the care of his brother Gary, who intends to watch over him. Swinging unpredictably from manic highs to extreme lows, Jim wanders ghost-like through the remains of his old life attempting to find meaning in his tattered relationships with family and friends. As sessions with his therapist become increasingly combative and his connections to others seem ever more tenuous, Jim is propelled forward by his thoughts, which have the potential to lead him, despairingly, to his end.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating, yet very very sad…
- De Pierre Perusset en 06-28-24
- Halibut on the Moon
- De: David Vann
- Narrado por: George Newbern
Not for everyone.
Revisado: 10-24-22
Vann’s works are dark but beautifully constructed and effective in exploring human frailty or darkness.
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A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000
- De: John Gibney
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 182
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 159
Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland’s modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, political, and socioeconomic history. This succinct, scholarly study covers important historical events, including the Cromwellian conquest and settlement, the Great Famine, and the struggle for Irish independence.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Accurate, concise, but lacks spark
- De lightbringer34 en 01-22-24
- A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000
- De: John Gibney
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
A great introduction to modern Irish history
Revisado: 05-23-22
A succinct and balanced overview of 500 years. It will make more detailed treatments of specific eras much more accessible.
Gibney threads his way through tough issues like the question of blame for the Great Famine without yield to an obvious bias. That said, even a balance view leaves the British looking like abusive imperialists.
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Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Duración: 35 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,948
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,768
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,697
Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Need to Disclose and Highlight Name of Translator
- De Charles B en 08-27-18
- Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Great performance of great novel
Revisado: 04-13-22
The often repeated assertion that Anna Karenina is the greatest Russian novel is fully defended in this performance. Gyllenhaal creates her various voice for characters with subtlety. Her pacing is flawless.
The story itself remains relevant on so many levels. It explores intimate relationships, the boundaries of friendship, the gulf between roach and poor, the sources of moral authority and more. Best of all it is beautiful prose lavished on a great story.
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Sister Carrie
- De: Theodore Dreiser
- Narrado por: Laurel Lefkow
- Duración: 16 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
A magnificent portrayal of 1890's America and the harsh realities of a dog-eat-dog world, Sister Carrie lies at the forefront of American Naturalism. When poor young provincial woman Carrie Meeber arrives in Chicago, she little expects to be catapulted from lower-class woman to prominent Broadway actress. Passive and yielding, she lets circumstances coerce her into action and by good fortune she arrives at fame. It is in Chicago that Carrie meets a successful businessman, Hurstwood, who helps her establish her name.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Its been on my list for a while
- De lavalleem en 10-07-18
- Sister Carrie
- De: Theodore Dreiser
- Narrado por: Laurel Lefkow
A good listen
Revisado: 01-16-21
It might have been five star but for “An American Tragedy” beside which this story suffers a little in comparison.
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Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- De: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrado por: Bryan Stevenson
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 18,336
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16,240
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 16,192
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Made me question justice, peers and myself.
- De Kristy VL en 04-17-15
- Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- De: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrado por: Bryan Stevenson
Mandatory reading
Revisado: 03-01-16
This should be read by anyone who seeks justice, hopes for racial healing, or wants to understand race in the US fully. If you think you believe in capital punishment or that we are post-racial, then this is a must read. It will test your beliefs against a full measure of reality.
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