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Turning Points in Modern History
- De: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,095
This lecture series takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe - from China to the Americas to New Zealand - to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. In just 24 thought-provoking lectures, you'll get the amazing story of how life as we know it developed. Starting in the early 15th century and culminating in the age of social media, you'll encounter astounding threads that weave through the centuries, joining these turning points in ways that may come as a revelation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best "Great Courses" I have listened to!
- De Nicole en 12-15-15
impressive
Revisado: 07-05-23
I particularly like how the course kept incorporating turning points from previous lectures into the later lectures, giving a real sense of accumulation of knowledge and the longstanding impact of earlier turning points.
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Goodbye, Again
- Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations
- De: Jonny Sun
- Narrado por: Jonny Sun
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Jonny Sun is back with a collection of essays and other writings in his unique, funny, and heartfelt style. The pieces range from long meditations on topics like loneliness and being an outsider, to short humor pieces, conversations, and memorable one-liners. Jonny's honest writings about his struggles with feeling productive, as well as his difficulties with anxiety and depression, will connect deeply with his fans as well as anyone attempting to create in our chaotic world. It also features a recipe for scrambled eggs that might make you cry.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of Time!
- De K en 08-05-22
- Goodbye, Again
- Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations
- De: Jonny Sun
- Narrado por: Jonny Sun
Marvelously tender
Revisado: 05-23-21
Jonny's calm, tender voice is perfect for these little essays. I never wanted this book to end.
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Insurrecto
- De: Gina Apostol
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre
- Duración: 6 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
Chiara is working on a film about an incident in Balangiga, Samar, in 1901, when Filipino revolutionaries attacked an American garrison, and in retaliation, American soldiers created "a howling wilderness" of the surrounding countryside. Magsalin reads Chiara's film script and writes her own version. Insurrecto contains within its dramatic action two rival scripts from the filmmaker and the translator - one about a white photographer, the other about a Filipino schoolteacher.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite
- De AJ en 12-12-18
- Insurrecto
- De: Gina Apostol
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre
Not my favorite
Revisado: 12-12-18
Maybe I've been spoiled by how good Elaine Castillo's America Is Not the Heart (and narrator Donnabella Mortel) was, and it might be unfair of me to compare these two - but I couldn't finish this. The story is ambitious, the history is intriguing and Magsalin and Chiara are intriguing characters, but it's all much too complex for audio. But it was the performance that finally sank this for me. The narrator was puzzlingly soft, almost at a whisper, and the last word of her sentences ended with a rising tone. The Filipino pronunciation was uneven - some words (Magsalin, Balangiga) were perfect, others (most notably, Tagalog) were inexcusable. The characters' voices made them feel flat. It was not an enjoyable listen for me overall.
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Look Homeward, Angel
- De: Thomas Wolfe
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
- Duración: 26 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 543
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 443
The works of Thomas Wolfe cemented his legacy as one of the very best of the American Southern writers. Wolfe's largely autobiographical novel features Eugene Gant, who pines for a more expansive life after being born to a father whose bouts of maniacal raving are fueled by a prodigious appetite for drink.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Of The Gret Novels Of The 20th Century
- De Eric en 02-22-09
- Look Homeward, Angel
- De: Thomas Wolfe
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
Marvelous
Revisado: 05-31-16
I don't know which I loved more, Wolfe's poetic flourishes and a Woolfian ability to inject philosophical wonder into the mundane, or Sowers's flawless voicings and performance. I played this at a more comfortable 1.20x speed. I got hopelessly sucked into the world of the Gants, audibly gasping in wonder at some of Wolfe's most beautiful lines. A favorite from minute 1. I wish Sowers would record the sequel and the more recent uncut, unedited release.
The smallest of complaints - the chapters didn't line up with the Audible chapter breaks. Very minor issue that I could live with.
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