J. Dambeck
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Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature
- De: Pamela Bedore, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Pamela Bedore
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,070
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,057
Can literature change our real world society? At its foundation, utopian and dystopian fiction asks a few seemingly simple questions aimed at doing just that. Who are we as a society? Who do we want to be? Who are we afraid we might become? When these questions are framed in the speculative versions of Heaven and Hell on earth, you won't find easy answers, but you will find tremendously insightful and often entertaining perspectives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very enjoyable and educational audiobook
- De NH en 04-06-17
My first try with great courses
Revisado: 08-25-22
Definitely ok. Interesting subject, lecturer VERY perky, had a hard time taking her seriously
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The Sheep Look Up
- De: John Brunner
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 13 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 303
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 271
In a near future, the air pollution is so bad that everyone wears gas masks. The infant mortality rate is soaring, and birth defects, new diseases, and physical ailments of all kinds abound. The water is undrinkable - unless you're poor and have no choice. Large corporations fighting over profits from gas masks, drinking water, and clean food tower over an ineffectual, corrupt government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the great Sci-Fi Writers
- De Nevermore en 02-27-20
- The Sheep Look Up
- De: John Brunner
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
Good World Building, not much story
Revisado: 04-06-22
I love this narrator!
I kept waiting for the story to start. The world was a very good description of a possible world in the not to far future. The characters were compelling and sympathetic, but there was no actual through-line of a story. bummer
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Bite-Sized Offerings
- 31 Tales and Legends of the Zombie Apocalypse
- De: W. J. Lundy, Brian Parker, Ted Nulty, y otros
- Narrado por: Marnye Young, Marcio Catalano
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 346
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 316
These 31 stories are fiction. Short and scary. Delivered to you in small, terrifying bursts, much the way you’d experience each individual room in a haunted-house attraction. They were specifically written to be enjoyed by both the not-too-young and old alike. Inside, you’ll find horror, drama, even a few laughs - and zombies. Zombies by the ton. Gnawing, gnashing, stumbling, and staring... Right. At. You. Waiting…for a bite-sized offering.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Written and Produced Free, for Two Children
- De smb072 en 10-24-19
- Bite-Sized Offerings
- 31 Tales and Legends of the Zombie Apocalypse
- De: W. J. Lundy, Brian Parker, Ted Nulty, others, Michelle Bryan
- Narrado por: Marnye Young, Marcio Catalano
The introduction killed it
Revisado: 02-18-22
The whole beginning is the editor going in about her kids and how grateful she is that the money from this book will pay for her kids medical care. Very gushy and "my poor brave angels that the world thinks are worthless" such a whiny, begging tone, I was put off by it.
She also mentioned that her kids names will appear as tribute to her kids. lovely thought, but more than their names were characterizations of the characters, which played to me like a sympathy grab by the authors. And the result is simplistic stories that are not good examples of the apocalyptic Zombie genre.
I'm sorry to crap on this woman's project, but EVERY book is published hoping that the author will be able to make rent with it.* Just because she has a legitimately harder and more bill-filled life doesn't make me want to buy her book. I wanted some good short stories and got syrupy pandering to her begging for money.
*Ok, yes there are authors who publish for the art more than the $, but I think it's more common that authors would like to be able to eat this week from selling their book.
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We
- A Novel
- De: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Narrado por: Louise Brealey, Margaret Atwood, Toby Jones
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In a glass-enclosed city of perfectly straight lines, ruled over by an all-powerful “Benefactor”, the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState are regulated by spies and secret police; wear identical clothing; and are distinguished only by a number assigned to them at birth. That is, until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. He can feel things. He can fall in love. And, in doing so, he begins to dangerously veer from the norms of his society, becoming embroiled in a plot to destroy OneState and liberate the city.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly perfection
- De Blake Burkholder en 08-30-22
- We
- A Novel
- De: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Narrado por: Louise Brealey, Margaret Atwood, Toby Jones
Definitely See the Connection to Brave New Word
Revisado: 02-18-22
Unfortunately, like that book, I liked it but about halfway through the momentum of the story just dropped and I couldn't finish it.
I'm sure I could have gotten through it for a class but not for a casual read.
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Watchlist
- 32 Short Stories by Persons of Interest
- De: Charles Yu, Cory Doctorow, Etgar Keret, y otros
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 18
We are being watched. That this statement no longer shocks is itself shocking. Post-Snowden, we know that the government - everywhere - has been reading our emails, listening to our phone calls, and watching whatever we do on the Internet. The only thing concealed is the nature of our watchers. In Watchlist, some of today's most prominent and promising fiction writers from around the globe respond to, reflect on, and mine for inspiration the surveillance culture in which we live.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An ok Collection
- De J. Dambeck en 01-21-22
- Watchlist
- 32 Short Stories by Persons of Interest
- De: Charles Yu, Cory Doctorow, Etgar Keret, Robert Coover, T. C. Boyle, Juan Pablo Villalobos, Aimee Bender, Bryan Hurt - editor
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
An ok Collection
Revisado: 01-21-22
It's a collection of short stories, so some were more appealing to me than others. there are a few in the middle with NSFW sexual content (but I think that was in the description?)
I didn't care for one performer all the way through. He was ok, but the stories sounded somewhat the same in tone, when they really aren't. I think multiple voices alternating stories would have framed the individual works better.
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Robot Uprisings
- De: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has some bright spots
- De ChrisM. en 10-22-15
Good Collection!
Revisado: 12-29-21
This is a very good collection, I liked all the narrators. The stories were well written, like any collection, I like some stories better than others.
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Wastelands
- The New Apocalypse
- De: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Michael Braun, Christopher Carley, Laura Knight Keating, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 48
The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre's most popular and critically-acclaimed authors. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This is just awful
- De Kris Boswell en 06-12-21
- Wastelands
- The New Apocalypse
- De: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Michael Braun, Christopher Carley, Laura Knight Keating, Channie Waites
Great Narrators!
Revisado: 12-17-21
I love post-apocalyptic stories, but reading about pandemics in 2021? 😦 Still love this collection!
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New Arcadia: Stage One
- De: Eric Jason Martin
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin, Matthew Mercer, Erika Ishii, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 965
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 895
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 894
In a not-so-distant future, a deadly pandemic has forced the world into social isolation. Confined to their homes, millions now survive off drone-delivered food packages and online-only interactions. It’s an especially lonely life for John Chambers, a drone shipment coordinator for the monolithic Chum Corporation. Trapped in his dead-end job and having just turned 40, John’s started spending more time grinding in virtual reality MMORPGs than he does grinding for his real-world job--and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by human resources!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Derivative
- De T. Bailey en 03-03-21
I'm so mad the story stopped for the next book!
Revisado: 12-02-21
I need the next installment NOW! NO NO NO NO NO ! Don't tell me it hasn't been written/published/recorded yet!
No no no! if I write that I'm going to go all Annie Wilkes on him, it will probably be seen as a threat and it will be bad for me and distracting for him - so I'll tell you that I am making a movie reference to be funny like the characters. AND I need this book!
I hope you are vaccinated Mr. Author, wear your mask and stay socially distanced and WRITE THE NEXT BOOK! I need to level up!
I promise that this is all written with a smile, I LOVE this book!
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Discordia
- An Audible Original
- De: Max Barry
- Narrado por: Andrew Call
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,956
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,948
He's a part-time gardener and car thief. She's a murderous nun on a holy mission from another dimension. Together, they can save the world from a politically charged alien invasion - but only if the world wants to be saved. From Max Barry, the author of Jennifer Government, Providence and Lexicon comes a satirical speculative adventure for fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk.
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1 out of 5 stars
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If the Enlightened Centrism meme gained sentience
- De Gerardo Iván Ascencio Salcedo en 10-21-21
- Discordia
- An Audible Original
- De: Max Barry
- Narrado por: Andrew Call
Great Story, Didn't like the Narrator
Revisado: 11-02-21
I love you this author! I really enjoy his exploring different ideologies. It took me a bit to get where the intent of the story was going because I was distracted by the narrator. I really didn't care for his performance. But the story overcomes that. I hope the author gets a chance to have it performed by a different narrator.
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Where the Hell Is Tesla?
- A Novel
- De: Rob Dircks
- Narrado por: Rob Dircks
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,932
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,555
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5,547
I found the journal at work. Well, I don't know if you'd call it work, but that's where I found it. It's the lost journal of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors and visionaries ever. Before he died in 1943, he kept a notebook filled with spectacular claims and outrageous plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Had A Blast Listening To This One!
- De Cheri en 08-11-16
- Where the Hell Is Tesla?
- A Novel
- De: Rob Dircks
- Narrado por: Rob Dircks
I really like this author!
Revisado: 08-13-21
I like sci-fi, alternate history, wit and cursing. this story is great. (ok, it's alternate dimensions and realities, bit same effect)
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