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Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire
- A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
- De: Kay Redfield Jamison
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 17 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry, Robert Lowell put his manic-depressive illness (now known as bipolar disorder) into the public domain, creating a language for madness that was new and arresting. As Dr. Jamison brings her expertise in mood disorders to bear on Lowell’s story, she illuminates not only the relationships among mania, depression, and creativity but also the details of Lowell’s treatment and how illness and treatment influenced the great work that he produced (and often became its subject).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review of Robert Lowell by Kay Jamison
- De Margaret C. Neumann en 05-10-17
- Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire
- A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
- De: Kay Redfield Jamison
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
Heartbreaking. Beautiful. Unique.
Revisado: 03-08-24
One of the best biographies I’ve ever read. Or listen to…
The author is expert in both poetry and mania, and she tells the story about one of our greatest American poets with insight, empathy, and amazing detail.
I highly recommend this.
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George Orwell: A Sage for All Seasons
- De: Michael Shelden, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Michael Shelden
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 306
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 268
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George Orwell was more than just a writer. He was a political and social sage who valued, above all else, individual freedom. His works aren’t just entertainment - they’re cautionary tales and red flags of warning. And if we ever hope to understand threats to freedom and how to stop them, we must learn from them. In these 24 lectures, learn how the man born as Eric Blair forged himself into a writer of international importance and renown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A breath of fresh air to a book weary soul
- De Mike miller en 03-18-20
- George Orwell: A Sage for All Seasons
- De: Michael Shelden, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Michael Shelden
A truly great course!
Revisado: 04-03-22
Shelden is not just a professor and expert on all things Orwell, he is his biographer. He’s studied the work and the life, but also conducted research in the archives and spoke to key figures in Orwell’s life. This was an entertaining and enjoyable listen.
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So Long, See You Tomorrow
- De: William Maxwell
- Narrado por: William Maxwell
- Duración: 6 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 310
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 264
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 259
On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenous friendship between two lonely boys comes to an end. In telling their interconnected stories, American Book Award winner William delivers a masterfully restrained and magically evocative meditation on the past
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Jewel
- De Amazon Customer en 11-18-17
- So Long, See You Tomorrow
- De: William Maxwell
- Narrado por: William Maxwell
Great throughout. Missing interview
Revisado: 08-16-21
This was a wonderful short notice. An interview with the author is referenced, but not included. That is disappointing.
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The Moment in 1965 When Rock and Roll Becomes Art
- Words + Music, Vol. 15
- De: Steve Earle
- Narrado por: Steve Earle
- Duración: 1 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,486
“This is a story about an idea that I have,” Americana legend and self-proclaimed “recovering folk singer” Steve Earle states early in his enthralling Words + Music performance. “This job of mine becomes an artform spontaneously in 1965 - when Bob Dylan wants to be John Lennon, and John Lennon wants to be Bob Dylan, whether either one of them would admit it or not - and in that moment, rock and roll becomes art."
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5 out of 5 stars
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When Rock n Roll Becomes Art
- De Cynde A. Bostick en 05-07-21
- The Moment in 1965 When Rock and Roll Becomes Art
- Words + Music, Vol. 15
- De: Steve Earle
- Narrado por: Steve Earle
Engaging, funny and moving
Revisado: 05-09-21
I’ve been a big Steve Earle fan for a long time. This was a wonderful departure for him, still not so much of a departure. He’s always been a great performer and storyteller. I even like the way he ends most of his sentences with an abbreviated Sling Blade “uh-huh.”
Highly recommended.
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The Brothers Karamazov
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky, David Magarshack - translator
- Narrado por: Gabriel Woolf
- Duración: 37 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 228
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 138
The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work. Published in November 1880, Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing the novel set in 19th-century Russia. Fydor Karamazov, a mean and disreputable landowner, has three sons, Dmitry, a profligate army officer; Ivan, a writer with revolutionary ideas; and Alexey, a religious novice.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Brothers Karamozov
- De Julia en 05-30-09
- The Brothers Karamazov
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky, David Magarshack - translator
- Narrado por: Gabriel Woolf
A winding tale, brilliant and joyous
Revisado: 02-25-19
Glad I finally took the time to enjoy this great novel. Lots to think about, and more Dostoevsky to read.
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The Sweet Forever
- A Novel
- De: George P. Pelecanos
- Narrado por: Cary Hite
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 65
It's March madness and the college boys are playing basketball on T.V. But on the streets of D.C., the homeboys are dealing, dissing, dying. From behind plate glass, with an 80s backbeat pounding in his brain, Marcus Clay watches it all happen, and prays that he can make a go with his downtown record store. Then a car comes careening down U Street, and what Marcus sees next will plunge him into the middle of a war. A drug runner is decapitated in the crash. A bystander - a white boy desperate to buy a woman's love - snatches a bag of cash from the wreck, and a prince of crime wants it back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A textbook on how to write crime fiction-brilliant
- De John en 09-25-14
- The Sweet Forever
- A Novel
- De: George P. Pelecanos
- Narrado por: Cary Hite
A textbook on how to write crime fiction-brilliant
Revisado: 09-25-14
It would be enough if this were simply a great character-drive novel. However, as compelling as this is for three-fourths of the book, as the climax nears Pelecanos just keeps building and building. You won't be able to stop listening once that final 90 minutes kicks in. Suckerman was also great. I hope the turn the other two books in the series into audio soon.
This was some kind of ride.
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The Killing of the Tinkers
- De: Ken Bruen
- Narrado por: Gerry O'Brien
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Jack Taylor, a disgraced ex-cop in Galway, has slid further down the slope of despair. After a year in London he returns to his home town of Galway with a leather coat and a coke habit. Someone is systematically slaughtering young travellers and dumping their bodies in the city centre. Even in the state he's in, Jack Taylor has an uncanny ability to know where to look, what questions to ask, and with the aid of an English policeman, apparently solves the case.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a waste
- De Lynda Rands en 10-06-14
- The Killing of the Tinkers
- De: Ken Bruen
- Narrado por: Gerry O'Brien
Not sure how he does it...
Revisado: 08-26-13
This is crime fiction where the crimes are incidental. In other words, this is literature loosely based around some wrongdoing. The fact that these books are character driven is the key; the fact that that character is Jack Taylor is immense. Highly literate, funny, daring, rightgeous and usually pissed, JT is great company.
On to book 3.
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The Guards
- De: Ken Bruen
- Narrado por: Gerry O'Brien
- Duración: 4 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 322
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 282
Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana, and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. He is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future non-existent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is literature, not just crime fiction
- De John en 08-09-13
- The Guards
- De: Ken Bruen
- Narrado por: Gerry O'Brien
This is literature, not just crime fiction
Revisado: 08-09-13
A friend told me I should check out this book.
I did.
I was afraid I'd get hooked.
I am.
Friends tell me I now talk like Jack Taylor as rendered by the marvelous Gerry O'Brien
I do.
This is a wonderfully written, humorous and touching story. The crime is nearly beside the point. I'm lining up the Ken Bruen books now and plan to devour them one after another.
Great stuff.
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Henderson the Rain King
- De: Saul Bellow
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: Aún no se conoce
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General4 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
Bellow evokes all the rich colour and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe - but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, great audiobook
- De Amazon Customer en 03-08-10
- Henderson the Rain King
- De: Saul Bellow
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
Tour de force by Bellow and narrator, Joe Barrett
Revisado: 06-22-13
Funny, ironic, sad and packed with philosophical musings, this book is a tour de force. No other way to put it. One of those books you can't imagine how it was conceived nor how it was written. Just amazing. Joe Barrett brings it all to life. Could be the best narration I've experienced. Very enjoyable. Bellow is amazing.
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In Memory of a Friend, Teacher and Mentor
- De: Philip Roth
- Narrado por: Philip Roth
- Duración: 10 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 153
In this moving eulogy, Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth pays tribute to the Newark, New Jersey, high school teacher who helped to shape his ideas and the path of his life. Roth first met "Doc" Bob Lowenstein as an impressionable teenager at the end of World War II, and the friendship between the two men grew and flourished throughout Roth’s evolution as an accomplished novelist.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Master Returns... For a Bit...
- De John en 05-31-13
- In Memory of a Friend, Teacher and Mentor
- De: Philip Roth
- Narrado por: Philip Roth
The Master Returns... For a Bit...
Revisado: 05-31-13
This was a beautiful piece and I'm glad to have it. Read it in the NYTimes.
Looks like the master has not fully retired, eh? We'll get him back. He's got another gem in him, I know.
Enjoy this for now.
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