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The Clockwork Universe
- Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
- De: Edward Dolnick
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,899
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,320
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,332
The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who ever lived as they wrestled with natures most sweeping mysteries. The answers they uncovered still hold the key to how we understand the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Calculus Ergo Modernity
- De Nelson Alexander en 07-09-11
- The Clockwork Universe
- Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
- De: Edward Dolnick
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
A poor start, but persevere, it gets better!
Revisado: 11-11-13
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To start with, a book that focusses on Isaac Newton and the Royal Society doesn't seem right with an American accent, but I suppose since the author is an American its acceptable.The first few chapters seemed to me to be a sort of "Walt Disney" version of British history and of the Christian faith of Isaac Newton and his contemporaries. Mr Dolnick would have done well to consult some intelligent modern day Christians before setting down such a cartoon like image.Likewise the broad brush he uses for setting the scene of British history in the early chapters made me feel that the narrator from Winnie-the-Pooh was trying to tell me about the history of my own country.
Having said that, the book improves once he moves on to the main subject and I really enjoyed the last 70% of the book. It was informative and interesting. It helped me to understand the origins of ideas that I learned at school and university, and still use today.
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Suite Francaise
- De: Irene Nemirovsky
- Narrado por: Eleanor Bron
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
- Versión resumida
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General3 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 2
In 1941, Irène Némirovsky sat down to write a book that would convey the magnitude of what she was living through, not in terms of battles and politicians, but by evoking the domestic lives and personal trials of the ordinary citizens of France. She did not live to see her ambition fulfilled, or to know that 65 years later, Suite Française would be published for the first time, and hailed as a masterpiece.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A bit disappointing
- De Richard en 03-16-09
- Suite Francaise
- De: Irene Nemirovsky
- Narrado por: Eleanor Bron
A bit disappointing
Revisado: 03-16-09
I don't normally go for abridged books, and perhaps I shouldn't have done so on this book. Despite it being abridged, I found the book slow, lacking in plot, and not very informative. I was expecting insights into the brief period of history involved, but there were very few of those. This book was not to my taste.
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- De: Jonathan Edwards
- Narrado por: Max McLean
- Duración: 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Sinners in the Hands of Angry God is considered the most famous sermon ever preached in American history. Jonathan Edwards delivered this message on July 8, 1741, in Enfield, Connecticut. Many who heard it trembled and cried out for mercy. Others fainted. Five hundred people were converted that day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Sermon of the Great Mercy of God
- De Louis en 10-08-05
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- De: Jonathan Edwards
- Narrado por: Max McLean
Fire & Brimstone
Revisado: 01-10-08
This is not for the fainthearted. Johnathan Edwards doesn't hold back in his message to us all. He must have been brave presenting this in 1741, today I can't imagine anyone doing the same. Its well worth listening too. The language is surprisingly modern, the narrator (Max MacLean) is excellent, and the message is clear and worth hearing.
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Reaching for the Invisible God
- What Can We Expect to Find?
- De: Philip Yancey
- Narrado por: Jay Charles
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Reaching for the Invisible God offers deep, satisfying insights to the questions you are sometimes afraid to ask. Honest and deeply personal, here is straight talk on Christian living for the listener who wants more than pat answers to life's imponderables. Ultimately, Yancey shifts the focus from your questions to the One who offers himself in answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Christian author has the doubts I do?
- De Carl Cravens en 08-18-03
- Reaching for the Invisible God
- What Can We Expect to Find?
- De: Philip Yancey
- Narrado por: Jay Charles
A difficult listen
Revisado: 04-20-05
I chose this book because I enjoyed reading "Whats so amazing about Grace?". But I think in retrospect, this type of book is better in print than in audio. It simply isn't captivating enough for me.
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