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Orbital
- De: Samantha Harvey
- Narrado por: Sarah Naudi
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 407
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 365
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 365
A slender novel of epic power and the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program is dismantled, these astronauts and cosmonauts—from America, Russia, Italy, Britain, and Japan—have left their lives behind to travel at a speed of over seventeen thousand miles an hour as the earth reels below.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dull
- De ELLEZEE en 02-03-24
- Orbital
- De: Samantha Harvey
- Narrado por: Sarah Naudi
visionary and thoughtful
Revisado: 01-05-25
Beautiful writing, virtuoso reader. This deeply imagined tour of space and mind is captivating and enlarging.
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Leaves of Grass
- The Original 1855 Edition
- De: Walt Whitman, American Renaissance Books
- Narrado por: Sam Torode
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
When Walt Whitman self-published "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, he rocked the literary world and forever changed the course of poetry. In subsequent editions, Whitman continued to revise and expand his poems - but none matched the raw power and immediacy of the first edition. This volume presents the 1855 "Leaves of Grass" in its entirety, unchanged, along with Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous letter to Whitman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant classic
- De M.Biblioswine en 12-02-18
- Leaves of Grass
- The Original 1855 Edition
- De: Walt Whitman, American Renaissance Books
- Narrado por: Sam Torode
Great Poetry Marred by Mispronunciations
Revisado: 08-31-17
What three words best describe Sam Torode’s performance?
Pleasant voice and pace but far too many mispronunciations.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. Over four hours of poetry should be enjoyed slowly.
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The Price of Inequality
- How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
- De: Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 969
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 820
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 827
The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live." Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable. He examines our current state, then teases out its implications for democracy, for monetary and budgetary policy, and for globalization. He closes with a plan for a more just and prosperous future.
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3 out of 5 stars
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One side is never enough....
- De Michael en 08-08-12
- The Price of Inequality
- How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
- De: Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
Inequality Threatens Sustainability
Revisado: 05-30-13
Would you consider the audio edition of The Price of Inequality to be better than the print version?
I can't yet compare it to the print version, but listening has convinced me that this is an important book to read.
If you could give The Price of Inequality a new subtitle, what would it be?
Why Fairness Matters
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A Tale for the Time Being
- De: Ruth Ozeki
- Narrado por: Ruth Ozeki
- Duración: 14 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,372
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,037
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,021
In Tokyo, 16-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace—and will touch lives in ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox - possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging story beautifully read
- De Karen en 01-30-14
- A Tale for the Time Being
- De: Ruth Ozeki
- Narrado por: Ruth Ozeki
Beautifully written, beautifully read
Revisado: 05-30-13
What made the experience of listening to A Tale for the Time Being the most enjoyable?
This is a complex but always grip[ping narrative, or set of interlocking narratives. Ozeki is not only a deeply engaging, thoughtful, and often droll novelist but also a brilliant reader of her own work.
What other book might you compare A Tale for the Time Being to and why?
It has the mature technical deftness of Ozeki's second novel, All Over Creation, and the interesting comparative cultural (Japanese-American) perspective of her first, My Year of Meats. In emotional depth and historical breadth it is her best work yet.
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Enough Is Enough
- Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources
- De: Rob Dietz, Dan O'Neill
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
We're overusing the earth's finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth-an economy where the goal is not more but enough.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent survey of sustability economics
- De John Sitter en 05-29-13
- Enough Is Enough
- Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources
- De: Rob Dietz, Dan O'Neill
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
Excellent survey of sustability economics
Revisado: 05-29-13
Would you listen to Enough Is Enough again? Why?
Many parts of this intelligent book are worth listing to twice. It counters the complacently self-styled "common sense" of mainstream economics.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
Its continual emphasis on the ecosystem as the foundation on which economic activity rests.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
Much economic growth is actually uneconomic growth, once its true costs are seen.
Any additional comments?
This is a serious book without ever being obscure or dull. Even a congressman could understand it. Let's hope many will do so.
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