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The Power of Knitting
- Stitching Together Our Lives in a Fractured World
- De: Loretta Napoleoni
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Wiley
- Duración: 4 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
In a fractured world plagued by anxiety and loneliness, knitting is coming to the rescue of people from all walks of life. Economist and lifelong knitter Loretta Napoleoni unveils the hidden power of the purl and stitch mantra: an essential tool for the survival of our species, a means for women to influence history, a soothing activity to calm us, and a powerful metaphor of life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing… Presents a skewed view of the western feminist movement
- De Chiara en 01-31-21
- The Power of Knitting
- Stitching Together Our Lives in a Fractured World
- De: Loretta Napoleoni
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Wiley
hard to relate to
Revisado: 02-26-22
it is hard to relate to the struggles of the privileged woman in this book. "financial ruin" of someone who buys a world-round plane ticket and sells two houses in two countries isn't someone that share my knitting journey.
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Project Animal Farm
- An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food
- De: Sonia Faruqi
- Narrado por: Priya Ayyar
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 153
Project Animal Farm provides a riveting and revealing look at what truly happens behind farm doors, as discovered by a fearless young woman. Sonia Faruqi, a 25-year-old Ivy League graduate and investment banker, had no idea that the night she arrived at the doorstep of an organic dairy farm would mark the beginning of a journey that would ultimately wind all the way around the world. Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty she would come to witness, Sonia made the most courageous decision of her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening
- De Schase en 08-18-19
- Project Animal Farm
- An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food
- De: Sonia Faruqi
- Narrado por: Priya Ayyar
Author lied to get the story
Revisado: 03-05-21
It would have been a five star book except the author lied that she was an ag student to take advantage of people's trust to write about their farms. Although I believe our food system has many flaws, taking advantage of the hard working farmers is just as loathsome as it perpetuates secrecy and resistance to open up about the farming industry. This just puts animal welfare further into danger.
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The Secret Garden
- De: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrado por: Carrie Hope Fletcher
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 8,348
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,532
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 7,496
Mary Lennox starts her life as an unhappy victim of circumstance. After the loss of her parents, she moves to rural Yorkshire to live with a distant uncle where she resents the wildness of the countryside. At first, she struggles to find a place in this new existence. Although unsure about her surroundings and its occupants, through the gentle guidance of the maid she gradually becomes interested in the story of Mrs Craven, who apparently used to spend her time in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous
- De Lady Lightning en 05-19-20
- The Secret Garden
- De: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrado por: Carrie Hope Fletcher
phenomenal narrator!
Revisado: 01-24-21
the narrator is excellent and makes a classic story a new delight! she has a knack for voices that are natural and believable.
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The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- De: James Rebanks
- Narrado por: Bryan Dick
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 741
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 676
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 668
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. He's the first son of a shepherd who was the first son of a shepherd himself; his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much-loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Author Wears His Life As A Heavy Mantle
- De Sara en 12-06-15
- The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- De: James Rebanks
- Narrado por: Bryan Dick
a very elite viewpoint that lacks any organization
Revisado: 01-13-21
It is unfortunate the author's view is that only sheepherders have any business owning sheep considering their livelihoods are in rapid decline. It seems an opportunity to draw new enthusiasm from a new generation was lost by the negative, elite tone of the author. Also, the book is horribly rambling for someone who is supposedly so well educated in writing.
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Along Came a Llama
- De: Ruth Janette Ruck, John Lewis-Stempel
- Narrado por: Julie Maisey
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4
My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever. Ruth Ruck's family lives on a Welsh mountain farm, no strangers to cow pats on the carpet and nesting hens in the larder. When dark days strike, they embark on a farming experiment to cheer them all up - but raising a baby llama proves more of an adventure than expected.
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4 out of 5 stars
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an interesting account of one llama
- De alison en 12-05-20
- Along Came a Llama
- De: Ruth Janette Ruck, John Lewis-Stempel
- Narrado por: Julie Maisey
an interesting account of one llama
Revisado: 12-05-20
I enjoyed this book for its information about a family's experience with a llama. it leaves you hanging at the end, so I wanted to hear about the rest of the llama's time on the farm.
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Dead Mountain
- The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
- De: Donnie Eichar
- Narrado por: Donnie Eichar
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,752
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4,281
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,278
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident—unexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and elevated levels of radiation found on some of their clothes—have led to decades of speculation over what really happened.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mystery & Intrigue In The Ural Mountains
- De Sara en 06-30-15
- Dead Mountain
- The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
- De: Donnie Eichar
- Narrado por: Donnie Eichar
narrator lacks life
Revisado: 07-24-19
although the horribly monotone narrator failed to bring life to any part of the book, the story was good, well researched, and had a plausible, scientifically based conclusion that I appreciated. it would be a good book to read yourself rather than be distracted by the narrator
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- De: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrado por: Mike Grady
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,518
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,591
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,553
How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known. In The Hidden Life of Trees, forester Peter Wohlleben puts groundbreaking scientific discoveries into a language everyone can relate to.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tree Hugger
- De Darwin8u en 04-18-19
- The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- De: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrado por: Mike Grady
great book
Revisado: 07-18-17
great narration, great information. I think of trees differently now when I see them in the city vs out in the woods, and how they communicate and survive
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Storm in a Teacup
- The Physics of Everyday Life
- De: Helen Czerski
- Narrado por: Chloe Massey
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 291
In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, and innovative medical testing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyday Physics Thoroughly Explained
- De Amazon Customer en 01-19-17
- Storm in a Teacup
- The Physics of Everyday Life
- De: Helen Czerski
- Narrado por: Chloe Massey
ok, but mistakes
Revisado: 04-09-17
some things were incorrect, they need to check some additional resources so their statements are all correct
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