vincent martin
- 28
- opiniones
- 20
- votos útiles
- 829
- calificaciones
-
The Two-Parent Privilege
- How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
- De: Melissa S. Kearney
- Narrado por: Cait Raymond
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In The Two-Parent Privilege, Melissa S. Kearney makes a data-driven case for marriage by showing how the institution's decline has led to a host of economic woes—problems that have fractured American society and rendered vulnerable populations even more vulnerable.
-
-
Get the printed or ebook version!
- De Wayne en 03-10-24
- The Two-Parent Privilege
- How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
- De: Melissa S. Kearney
- Narrado por: Cait Raymond
Excellent overview of the issue.
Revisado: 02-16-25
I think the author does a great job of doing a data driven analysis of the problem, and also given a good overview of the history of how it occurred. I have noticed similar things as an economist and discuss it in debt with other people, including sociologist psychologist and anthropologist as a PhD level mentor, I have mentored many many people over the years. The thing I have noticed so much the last 15 years is a few number of men I have encountered to mentor and the academic space. I have about a 4 to 1 ratio now of young women to young men. The young women are blowing the men out of water, and I have difficulty getting guys to do anything!.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- De: Kevin Kwan
- Narrado por: Jing Lusi
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.
-
-
Bad Narration
- De Amazon Customer en 06-08-24
- Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- De: Kevin Kwan
- Narrado por: Jing Lusi
Enjoyable but too long!
Revisado: 12-03-24
I absolutely like the book a lot. I just thought it was too long. The title and the story should have been able to be completed in 12 hours. I literally figured out a lot of the book. I guess it would not have taken that long to do if someone else was writing it.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Category Five
- Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them
- De: Porter Fox
- Narrado por: Jeremy Arthur
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Here is the story of the largest storms on earth and how those storms are growing bigger and stronger. The tale of extreme weather doesn’t begin with floods, fires, or even the air that carries this change to our lives. It begins with the ocean. Oceans create weather, climate, floods, droughts, and most of the geophysical fallout of global warming. Exactly how, award-winning writer Porter Fox contends, depends on invisible ocean currents, planetary cycles just now being defined, and processes in the deep ocean that may well have already saved us from the worst effects of the climate crisis.
-
-
Boring
- De UM en 10-21-24
- Category Five
- Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them
- De: Porter Fox
- Narrado por: Jeremy Arthur
Excellent overview of climate change
Revisado: 10-26-24
What I liked about this book was what it covered concerning the energy associated with climate change. It literally covered how it starts in the oceans and that’s where all the energy is being held.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Eyes Are the Best Part
- De: Monika Kim
- Narrado por: Jaine Ye
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying… yet enticing. In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family’s claustrophobic apartment.
-
-
slow burn, but well worth it
- De Michael Matos en 10-23-24
- The Eyes Are the Best Part
- De: Monika Kim
- Narrado por: Jaine Ye
A decent first novel, but could be better.
Revisado: 10-25-24
I just would like to say this was a decent good first start, but it just wasn’t good enough to be a five for me.
I think a little more description about the main characters college and also her relationship with her friends would’ve made the story better Her friend Alexis, should have had more description about her life as well
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas
-
In Too Deep
- A Reacher Novel
- De: Lee Child, Andrew Child
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Jack Reacher wakes up alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing Reacher can recall is the car he hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. His captors assume Reacher was the driver’s accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk. A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . .
-
-
Goodbye Reacher
- De Amazon Customer en 10-23-24
- In Too Deep
- A Reacher Novel
- De: Lee Child, Andrew Child
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
The usual reacher… But that’s a good thing!
Revisado: 10-23-24
I really like this story was much more complex than it could have been. I was thinking it was a little bit at the beginning, but turned out to be extremely intricate and great!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas
-
Revenge of the Tipping Point
- Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
- De: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrado por: Malcolm Gladwell
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Why is Miami… Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of gripping stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering
-
-
Lame
- De Kindle Customer en 10-09-24
- Revenge of the Tipping Point
- Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
- De: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrado por: Malcolm Gladwell
Excellent analogy of epidemics!
Revisado: 10-05-24
If you have read any of Malcolm Gladwell‘s books in the past, you will enjoy this one. For a person that has read an extensive amount of social psychology research he takes things and puts them together, and put them in a format in which the average person can understand and enjoy. What I thought was so interesting about this one was at least half of the book I knew where he was going because I knew all the data and what had actually occurred I got the book on Tuesday and finish reading it today. I’ll probably reread it again this weekend!.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 3 personas
-
Aspergirls
- Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome
- De: Rudy Simone
- Narrado por: Lucie McNeil
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
This is a must-have handbook written by an Aspergirl for Aspergirls, young and old. Rudy Simone guides you through every aspect of both personal and professional life, from early recollections of blame, guilt and savant skills to friendships, romance and marriage. Employment, career, rituals and routines are also covered, along with depression, meltdowns and being misunderstood.
-
-
Oversimplified, basic, and gendered
- De Amazon Customer en 02-03-21
- Aspergirls
- Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome
- De: Rudy Simone
- Narrado por: Lucie McNeil
Excellent and insightful portrayal of how asper Girls/women with autism actually function
Revisado: 09-22-24
I love the very insightful and adequate portrayal of women. I especially love the fact that it was written by a person who is a researcher in this field, and they are utilize a lot of of the actual comments from various women from around the globe.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Lovely One
- A Memoir
- De: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Narrado por: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Duración: 18 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Named “Ketanji Onyika,” meaning “Lovely One,” based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams.
-
-
I never read this genre, but…
- De Clare Kelly en 09-21-24
- Lovely One
- A Memoir
- De: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Narrado por: Ketanji Brown Jackson
This was just an excellent biography!
Revisado: 09-17-24
It was a truly remarkable story with an even better ending. I especially love how they covered the education of their children. Knowing that they ““ were totally loss and could not determine if their daughter had autism was very poignant.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Hill Women
- Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains
- De: Cassie Chambers
- Narrado por: Cassie Chambers
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong "hill women" who raised and inspired her, and whose values have the potential to rejuvenate a struggling region - an uplifting and eye-opening memoir for fans of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated.
-
-
Too Political
- De Mary V en 04-17-20
- Hill Women
- Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains
- De: Cassie Chambers
- Narrado por: Cassie Chambers
An excellent and heartfelt portrayal of the Hill Women of Appalachia
Revisado: 09-09-24
This was such a heartwarming review. I love the entire story and the people that live down, but mostly how it explained how education got someone out of the place. As a person that grew up in a small town in Georgia, I went out to the big city to the university for engineering. Although I went blind, I was able to have a wonderful career, but I always felt at home was back where I was raised. I now live in that same town because I can work remotely!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Heart Principle
- De: Helen Hoang
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii, Natalie Naudus
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too.
-
-
Went downhill
- De J. Queen en 09-15-21
- The Heart Principle
- De: Helen Hoang
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii, Natalie Naudus
Another excellent portrayal of autism and a good continuation of character development
Revisado: 09-06-24
I love her characters, but most of all as a person who works in the disability field, I absolutely adore how she describes people with autism. She has given a good outlook on the various ways in which autism shows up, and the person in this book is another person that I also adore.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña