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The Ninth Hour
- A Novel
- De: Alice McDermott
- Narrado por: Euan Morton
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 967
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 861
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 870
On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens the gas taps in his Brooklyn tenement. He is determined to prove - to the subway bosses who have recently fired him, to his badgering, pregnant wife - "that the hours of his life belong to himself alone". In the aftermath of the fire that follows, Sister St. Savior, an aging nun, appears unbidden to direct the way forward for his widow and his unborn child.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Profoundly Thought Provoking
- De Sara en 01-17-18
- The Ninth Hour
- A Novel
- De: Alice McDermott
- Narrado por: Euan Morton
Love in the Grit and Grime
Revisado: 03-26-21
This tale leads the read into the earthiness of human lives, human suffering, and faithful love. I loved the characters, grieved with their pains, and smiled at their joys.
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The Craftsman
- De: Richard Sennett
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think. Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen all engage in a craftsman's work. In this thought-provoking book, Sennett explores the work of craftsmen past and present.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Left wing talking points galore.
- De drew petty en 12-16-22
- The Craftsman
- De: Richard Sennett
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
Worth Multiple Rereads
Revisado: 12-27-19
Even as Richard Sennett explores the history and development of craft and craftsmen, he provoked me to think about vocation, learning, community, faith, and more. I will plan to read again.
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When I Was a Child I Read Books
- Essays
- De: Marilynne Robinson
- Narrado por: Marilynne Robinson
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Marilynne Robinson has built a sterling reputation as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, not only as a major American novelist, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In When I Was a Child I Read Books she returns to and expands upon the themes which have preoccupied her work with renewed vigor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great material, hard to process
- De Jeff Hopper en 08-24-18
- When I Was a Child I Read Books
- Essays
- De: Marilynne Robinson
- Narrado por: Marilynne Robinson
Thoughtful Essays Celebrating Faith, Science, and Humanity
Revisado: 10-11-17
In an age of reductionism yo the right and to the left, Robinson challenges us all to think deeply, read widely, and be open to the possibility of human surprise. Drawing deeply from our history, these essays provoke, reflect, and offer thanksgiving while calling us to be the city on a hill.
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