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The Ends of the World
- Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- De: Peter Brannen
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,972
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,755
Our world has ended five times: It has been broiled, frozen, poison gassed, smothered, and pelted by asteroids. In The Ends of the World, Peter Brannen dives into deep time, exploring Earth's past dead ends, and in the process offers us a glimpse of our possible future. Many scientists now believe that the climate shifts of the 21st century have analogs in these five extinctions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Kid's Science Book FOR ADULTS!!
- De aaron en 06-15-17
- The Ends of the World
- Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- De: Peter Brannen
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
very approachable
Revisado: 04-12-19
I loved it. Good narration and fascinating subjects, maybe a little dark but such is life.
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The Enceladus Mission
- Ice Moon 1
- De: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrado por: Doug Tisdale Jr.
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 199
In the year 2031, a robot probe detects traces of biological activity on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. This sensational discovery shows that there is indeed evidence of extraterrestrial life. Fifteen years later, a hurriedly built spacecraft sets out on the long journey to the ringed planet and its moon. The international crew is not just facing a difficult twenty-seven months: if the spacecraft manages to make it to Enceladus without incident it must use a drillship to penetrate the kilometer-thick sheet of ice that entombs the moon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Robotic performance, potentially interesting story
- De Opa en 02-21-19
- The Enceladus Mission
- Ice Moon 1
- De: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrado por: Doug Tisdale Jr.
not my favorite
Revisado: 02-24-19
I didn't find this to be particularly rigourous sci-fi nor did the fiction elevate it above YA status. The astronauts made very unprofessional decisions which endangered their lives over and over again, all for the sake of drama instead of natural motive.
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Red Notice
- A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice
- De: Bill Browder
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 15,289
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13,810
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 13,797
Red Notice is a searing expose of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky's imprisonment and murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is an absolute "YES" as your next read/listen
- De William en 02-07-15
- Red Notice
- A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice
- De: Bill Browder
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
story of our times
Revisado: 08-20-18
Bill Browders story is the most succinct picture of our modern era of politics and the bad faith arguments used by Western and Russian propaganda to stifle justice.
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A Closed and Common Orbit
- Wayfarers Series, Book 2
- De: Becky Chambers
- Narrado por: Rachel Dulude
- Duración: 11 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,589
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,470
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,470
Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera - the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, bland delievery
- De Bob en 01-31-17
- A Closed and Common Orbit
- Wayfarers Series, Book 2
- De: Becky Chambers
- Narrado por: Rachel Dulude
Maybe even better than the first!
Revisado: 04-29-17
This was a great self contained story, exploring some of the concepts touched upon with the first book. The main themes explored were AI and family connections. The main characters in this book were only ancillary characters in the first book. It doesn't continue the plot of the first book, but I think that's better in some ways. I feel the focus on just a few characters in this book push it above the first for my personal enjoyment. I am looking forward to reading more in the series.
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Menagerie
- De: Rachel Vincent
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,827
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,691
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,693
When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town. But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Genre bending story
- De RabidReads en 10-10-15
- Menagerie
- De: Rachel Vincent
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
conflicted review
Revisado: 04-17-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Parts were, much was not. I thought that the world building and supporting characters in this book were far, far more interesting then the main protagonist and antagonists.
The main character is incredibly insufferable and hard to like. She comes off as a flawless, perfectly altruistic person whom never has to suffer and wins every situation she is put in.
The character had been living in a society of slavery for her entire life and only seemed to have a mild distaste for the treatment of cryptids during that time. Once the tables are turned though, she suddenly becomes the perfect liberator whom shines as the only beacon of hope for the cryptids. This is the white savior trope to a T.
The antagonists are one dimensional sociopathic men.
The supporting cast are far more interesting than the main characters. The other cryptids seem to have flaws and have truly suffered during their time in captivity. The world the characters live in is dark and interesting and seems well realized.
Would you ever listen to anything by Rachel Vincent again?
Maybe. I liked the world building and supporting characters in this book but found the main characters insufferable.
What about Gabra Zackman’s performance did you like?
The voices were easy to distinguish and well performed. Very good performance.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
no
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