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The Further Adventures of Zorro
- De: Johnston McCulley
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The swashbuckling sequel to The Mark of Zorro (The Curse of Capistrano), The Further Adventures of Zorro sees the daring hero out for revenge once more. After Captain Ramon kidnaps the beautiful Lolita Pulido, Zorro takes to the seas and battles pirates in a bid to win her back. Swordfights, death traps, and disastrously tight corners await him. But it is never much more than a challenge as the gallant caballero laughs in the face of danger - nothing can faze him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a strong sequel
- De Erin en 12-26-22
- The Further Adventures of Zorro
- De: Johnston McCulley
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
Pulp Zorro is Best Zorro
Revisado: 02-20-22
Loved the Curse of Capistrano? Wondering if something called "The Further Adventures of Zorro" can live up?
Well, it depends on what you're after...
Romance? Clever plot? Famous twist ending?
No, not this time.
Zorro stabbing his way through a crowd of pirates and nearly getting burned at the stake?
Oh yes. Very yes.
Further Adventures is less literary masterpiece and more cheap pulp action in the usual style of Johnston McCulley.
I, for one, LOVE this stuff and recommend it fully to anyone who enjoyed Curse.
McCulley Zorro is and will always be my One True Zorro.
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The DIM Hypothesis
- Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out
- De: Leonard Peikoff
- Narrado por: Robin Field
- Duración: 17 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 129
In his groundbreaking and controversial book The DIM Hypothesis, Dr. Leonard Peikoff casts a penetrating new light on the process of human thought and thereby on Western culture and history. In this far-reaching study, Peikoff identifies the three methods people use to integrate concrete data into a whole, as when connecting diverse experiments by a scientific theory, separate laws into a constitution, or single events into a story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you were frustrated by Ayn Rand's narrow focus
- De Steve L. en 11-30-18
- The DIM Hypothesis
- Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out
- De: Leonard Peikoff
- Narrado por: Robin Field
Brilliant theory. Watch the predictions come true!
Revisado: 02-18-22
Peikoff breaks philosophies down into 3 basic categories. To describe then simply, they are 1) Aristotelian Enlightenment Induction, 2) Deduction from fantastical assumed "truths" (Christianity and Marxism), and 3) nihilism... I, M, and D respectively.
He shows how M in its various forms has dominated human history leading to self-denial morality and totalitarianism, how I sparked the Hellenic Age and fizzled under the Romans, how I rose again during the Enlightenment after a crushing millennium of heavy M, and how D nihilism starting with Kant is leading to the deconstruction of the freedom and industry that has made our modern world a paradise in terms of human history.
If none of that is clear, then read this book. Puts some real perspective on the religion of Wokism and our current decent into faith-based totalitarianism (written WAY before any of this was a thing.)
Sorry to say it's Peikoff's last book, but a fine way to end a career!
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- De: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrado por: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,548
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,408
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,380
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but feels incomplete
- De Chris en 09-02-21
- Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- De: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrado por: Dr. Anna Lembke
It's alright, but author has issues.
Revisado: 08-29-21
Okay, there's some genuinely good information in here. It could be covered just as well in a book half as long though.
The other half is the author digressing into anecdotes.
Throughout, WAY too many needless and questionable inserts of author's bizarre politics.
Narrator's condescending tone makes them simply ear splitting.
If it were free, might be a time waster.
Wouldn't pay money for it.
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Magicians of the Gods
- The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth’s Lost Civilization
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,676
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5,934
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,922
Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with the sequel to his seminal work filled with completely new scientific and archaeological evidence, which has only recently come to light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Brilliant" is an understatement.
- De Brian en 11-13-15
- Magicians of the Gods
- The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth’s Lost Civilization
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
Weird Theories... Surprisingly Factual!
Revisado: 10-30-20
Made me aware or very real and important discoveries no one has heard about yet.
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The History of Ancient Egypt
- De: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Bob Brier
- Duración: 24 h y 25 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 7,139
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 6,409
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6,384
Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century and remains the only Ancient Wonder still standing. And it was the most technologically advanced of the ancient civilizations, with the medical knowledge that made Egyptian physicians the most famous in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incomprehensibly complete
- De Nassir en 07-09-13
- The History of Ancient Egypt
- De: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Bob Brier
Doesn't matter if you like Egyptology. You will.
Revisado: 10-30-20
Old lecture series. Made me love Egyptology back in 2000. Still great. Brier is fantastic!
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