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Brad

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  • A Short History of Myth: The Myths | [Karen Armstrong]
    A Short History of Myth: The Myths
    UNABRIDGED

    A Short History of Myth: The Myths

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Karen Armstrong
    • Narrated By Sandra Burr
    Overall
    (33)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (10)

    The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the "Great Western Transformation" of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science.

    monica huizenga says: "Good but not unabridged"
    "Focus on myths"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I thought it would bridge the gap between myths and science. It is only about myths.

    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • The God Delusion | [Richard Dawkins]
    The God Delusion
    UNABRIDGED

    The God Delusion

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Richard Dawkins
    • Narrated By Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3584)
    Performance
    (1042)
    Story
    (1026)

    Discover magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution. Prospect magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes.

    Rick Just says: "Dangerous Religion"
    "good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I like learning many views on this subject.

    2 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Religious Literacy | [Stephen Prothero]
    Religious Literacy
    UNABRIDGED

    Religious Literacy

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Stephen Prothero
    • Narrated By Stephen Prothero
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (107)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (17)

    We are a religiously illiterate nation, yet despite this lack of knowledge, politicians continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed or misinterpreted by the vast majority of Americans.

    Christopher says: "Unfairly criticised"
    "Good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I like learning many views on this subject.

    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog | [John Grogan]
    Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
    ABRIDGED

    Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By John Grogan
    • Narrated By John Grogan
    Overall
    (1204)
    Performance
    (92)
    Story
    (94)

    John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

    Reade says: "One of the worst"
    "Entertaining"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Have a new dog, so this is TOO real !
    Funny.
    Book and movie both have their merits.
    Movie focused too much on the latter years of Marley's life, in my opinion.
    Listening to the AUDIBLE book was difficult ... this is the only book that I have "listened" to that I would rather have read (or seen the movie).

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Getting Stoned with the Savages: A Trip through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu | [J. Maarten Troost]
    Getting Stoned with the Savages: A Trip through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
    UNABRIDGED

    Getting Stoned with the Savages: A Trip through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By J. Maarten Troost
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    Overall
    (275)
    Performance
    (84)
    Story
    (85)

    After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific until he began to feel remarkably out of place in modern America. He knew it was time to set off again for parts unknown. Here he tells the story of his time on Vanuatu, a cluster of islands where he struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes but finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders.

    L. Worthington says: "My new favorite author!"
    "Entertaining and Educational"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Spending a lot of time in Fiji myself, I can vouch for the 100% accuracy of the stories told in this book. Entertaining for sure.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | [Christopher Hitchens]
    God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
    UNABRIDGED

    God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Christopher Hitchens
    • Narrated By Christopher Hitchens
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2100)
    Performance
    (864)
    Story
    (859)

    In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos.

    ben capozzi says: "...Though Hitchens Is!"
    "Good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I like learning many views on this subject.

    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Letting Go of God | [Julia Sweeney]
    Letting Go of God
    ORIGINAL

    Letting Go of God

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Julia Sweeney
    • Narrated By Julia Sweeney
    Overall
    (1393)
    Performance
    (296)
    Story
    (298)

    Julia Sweeney says she was a "happy Catholic girl" when, one day, she walked into church and signed up for a Bible-study course. "What an eye opener that was!" she says. Equally comedic and insightful, Letting Go of God is Sweeney's brilliant one-woman show about her struggle with her faith.

    Mark says: "A Brilliant Personal Journey of Discovery"
    "good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I like learning many views on this subject.

    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • God Said,'Ha!' | [Julia Sweeney]
    God Said,'Ha!'
    ORIGINAL

    God Said,'Ha!'

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 48 mins)
    • By Julia Sweeney
    • Narrated By Julia Sweeney
    Overall
    (229)
    Performance
    (74)
    Story
    (73)

    In one year Julia Sweeney got a divorce (amicable), bought a small bungalow in Hollywood, and looked forward to a life that said, "Here dwells a happily single young woman!" But then the axe fell. Her younger brother, Mike, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and moved in with her. Her parents came to be with Mike and moved in with her, too. Julia was now on seriously intimate terms with the people she had spent half a lifetime growing up away from.

    Haley says: "Resonated Big Time"
    "Good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I like learning many views on this subject.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Post-American World | [Fareed Zakaria]
    The Post-American World
    UNABRIDGED

    The Post-American World

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Fareed Zakaria
    • Narrated By Fareed Zakaria
    Overall
    (720)
    Performance
    (99)
    Story
    (103)

    For Fareed Zakaria, the great story of our times is not the decline of America but rather the rise of everyone else - the growth of countries such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, and many, many more. This economic growth is generating a new global landscape where power is shifting and wealth and innovation are bubbling up in unexpected places.

    Gus says: "The Rise of Chindia"
    "Good background on USA's future"
    Overall
    Performance
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    I liked the stage-setting that this book offered for the world ahead of us Americans. It was great to read/listen to this book, then read "Crash Proof" and "The Little Book ..." (both by Peter Schiff). Scary stuff for future generations, including my retirement years!

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change | [Stephen R. Covey]
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
    UNABRIDGED

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 7 mins)
    • By Stephen R. Covey
    • Narrated By Stephen R. Covey
    Overall
    (4060)
    Performance
    (1305)
    Story
    (1290)

    Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its 15th year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new forward and afterword written by Covey that explore whether the 7 Habits are still relevant.

    Chhun says: "Most insightful book"
    "Obvious suggestions"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Nothing earth-shattering here.
    Maybe good ideas for younger people.
    Maybe good review for older people.

    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference | [Malcolm Gladwell]
    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
    UNABRIDGED

    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Malcolm Gladwell
    • Narrated By Malcolm Gladwell
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3431)
    Performance
    (1182)
    Story
    (1174)

    In The Tipping Point, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in society happen suddenly and unexpectedly. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a few fare-beaters and graffiti artists fuel a subway crime wave, or a satisfied customer fill the empty tables of a new restaurant. These are social epidemics, and the moment when they take off, when they reach their critical mass, is the Tipping Point.

    David says: "Makes sense to me."
    "ok"
    Overall
    Performance
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    Too obvious for me.
    I was educated via Science, thus these statistical analyses seemed to predictable for me. Maybe non-science people will enjoy it more than I did.

    4 of 21 people found this review helpful
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