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The Tangled Tree
- A Radical New History of Life
- De: David Quammen
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047
In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine the history of all life. Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of this new field is horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the movement of genes across species lines. For instance, we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived not through traditional inheritance from directly ancestral forms, but sideways by viral infection - a type of HGT. In The Tangled Tree David Quammen chronicles these discoveries through the lives of the researchers who made them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Enjoyable and Readable
- De Dennis en 08-18-18
- The Tangled Tree
- A Radical New History of Life
- De: David Quammen
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
Fascinating
Revisado: 07-08-23
David Quammen is a fascinating writer. I love how he makes complex science understandable without editing out the complexity. Having him as a character and his encounters with scientists in the book adds interest and helps hold my interest. Though the narrator was excellent, the Audible recording had too much bass, making it hard to listen to the book in the car.
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Saratoga Payback
- De: Stephen Dobyns
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 8
Ever since the cops revoked his private investigator's license, Charlie Bradshaw has been adjusting to life as a regular senior citizen. But reading, sitting around the house, and making amateur home repairs is a far cry from his past life as Saratoga Springs' most successful everyman detective. So when Charlie discovers the sprawled corpse of Saratoga Springs' biggest nuisance on his sidewalk, the ex-P.I. is torn.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Becky W en 11-29-21
- Saratoga Payback
- De: Stephen Dobyns
- Narrado por: George Newbern
Disappointing
Revisado: 11-29-21
What a letdown! All the things I enjoyed about the other Charlie Bradshaw mysteries were missing from this one. This Charlie is a stereotype, afraid of getting old, grasping at tired tropes of masculinity to reassure himself, and afraid of women. There are none of the interesting character insights that made the others in the series special. The narration was another irritant.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- De: Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 296,254
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 261,873
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 260,959
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't listen to the negative reviews.
- De Kyle en 12-03-19
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- De: Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
So-so
Revisado: 01-29-19
Cliched plot, weak dialogue. Narrator didn’t help by giving the main character a breathy, wimpy voice.
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Southern Fried
- De: Tonya Kappes
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 140
After the dead body of a beloved Cottonwood resident is found tangled up in an electric fence, Sheriff Kenni Lowry has a hunch that somethin' ain't right. Her investigation heats up with a fierce cook-off competition, a euchre game where the intel is sweeter than the brownies, and a decades-old family recipe that may just be the proof in the pudding. The icing on the cake is that Kenni is fighting an attraction to her recently sworn-in deputy sheriff, and election season is hot on her tail.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fried Okra, Ghost Poppa, and Kentucky Shenanigans
- De Debbie en 01-28-20
- Southern Fried
- De: Tonya Kappes
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
Weak
Revisado: 06-09-17
If a mystery is this light, it needs to have engaging characters. None were evident after the first hour. I gave up.
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
- De: Dan Egan
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 645
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 562
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 561
The Great Lakes - Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior - hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan's engaging portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Crucial, Get it! Then Enjoy Your Water
- De Meg en 08-05-19
- The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
- De: Dan Egan
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
Don't miss this book
Revisado: 05-24-17
What made the experience of listening to The Death and Life of the Great Lakes the most enjoyable?
This book knocked my socks off. It's an amazing story of how human actions have messed up the Great Lakes over two centuries. The research and reporting were peerless, the writing was gripping, and the characters encountered along the way were fascinating. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time.
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