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Catching Fire
- How Cooking Made Us Human
- De: Richard Wrangham
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 6 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 920
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 639
Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book about early human development...
- De KevinH en 12-10-09
- Catching Fire
- How Cooking Made Us Human
- De: Richard Wrangham
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
Not what I expected
Revisado: 05-17-11
True, I could have paid more attention to the title, or read the reviews carefully, but I thought this book was going to explain how cooking "grew up" over the ages. What it accounts...over and over and over again is the anthropology not so much of cooking in itself, but how cooking exists in primitive cultures. Interesting in one sense, but not at all what I was expecting. This book had promise it just couldn't deliver.
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The Confessor
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,407
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,711
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,709
Detective Gabriel Allon returns in Daniel Silva's stunning thriller of ancient and modern betrayal, long-buried secrets and unthinkable deeds that takes the listener from Munich to Venice to the Vatican.
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1 out of 5 stars
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No Silva Lining in This Cloud
- De Kev en 03-09-04
- The Confessor
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: John Lee
Narrator needs Hebrew lessons
Revisado: 06-19-09
As with all the Gabriel Allon series, "The Confessor" is a good read. Nevertheless I did have to wince at John Lee's pronunciation of Hebrew words. I can understand the slip on kipa with the short "i" sound instead of the "ee", but he repeatedly pronounced Haganah with the accent on the second syllable instead of the third. I even found myself audibly correcting him whenever he said it. Very irritating.
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Making Sense of Wine
- De: Matt Kramer
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 182
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
Since its first publication in 1989, Matt Kramer's extraordinarily accessible guide to wine has become a classic. Where others talk jargon about centrifuges, steel tanks, and acidity levels, Kramer talks about wine itself. The result is an enriching experience that goes far beyond knowing how to read a label or impress a waiter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but Not Great
- De Joyce Zimko en 06-21-12
- Making Sense of Wine
- De: Matt Kramer
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Great information spoiled by narration
Revisado: 06-12-09
I tried very hard not to be annoyed by Frederick Davidson's narration. I mean, a stereotypical British accent with the affectation of the upper class should be perfect for a book on wine right? Not to this listener. Early on Matt Kramer writes about this book not being for "snobs" (my interpretation) and yet with every syllable uttered it screamed snobbery. His pronunciation of French wines and foods may be impeccable, but I could scarcely understand any of it. Such a shame too since this book is full of interesting and useful information. In fact I often came off appearing snobbish when making comments about wine which I gleaned from the book. This one is better read than listened to.
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