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- De: Martin Puchner
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
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Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he explores 16 foundational texts selected from more than 4,000 years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspired the rise and fall of empires and nations, the spark of philosophical and political ideas, and the birth of religious beliefs. Indeed, literature has touched generations and changed the course of history.
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Powerful and illuminating!
- De Gloria J. Petit-Clair en 12-04-17
De: Martin Puchner
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The Road to Monticello
- The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson
- De: Kevin J. Hayes
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 25 h y 59 m
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Thomas Jefferson was an avid book-collector, a voracious reader, and a gifted writer - a man who prided himself on his knowledge of classical and modern languages and whose marginal annotations include quotations from Euripides, Herodotus, and Milton. And yet there has never been a literary life of our most literary president.
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Very Boring Book
- De Greg en 05-13-14
De: Kevin J. Hayes
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The Most Productive People in History: 18 Extraordinarily Prolific Inventors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs, from Archimedes to Elon Musk
- De: Michael Rank
- Narrado por: Kevin Meyer
- Duración: 5 h y 58 m
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They never knew how he did it. Few composers write more than one or two symphonies in their lifetimes. Beethoven spent a year on his shorter symphonies but more than six years on his 9th Symphony. The prodigy Mozart finished his last three symphonies (39, 40, and 41) in the span of a few weeks. His 25th Symphony took only two days.
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Extremely good. It can save you from burnout.
- De Peter en 02-14-21
De: Michael Rank
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Taking on the Trust
- The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller
- De: Steve Weinberg
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted by the ruthless power of its owner, John D. Rockefeller, a fearless and ambitious reporter named Ida Minerva Tarbell confronted the company known simply as "The Trust".
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Annoying Narrator
- De Nate en 04-03-15
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- De: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 25 h y 16 m
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Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects.
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- De F-M en 04-10-14
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World
- De: Arthur Herman
- Narrado por: Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Duración: 18 h y 20 m
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Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the 18th and 19th centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics - contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. This book is not just about Scotland: it is an exciting account of the origins of the modern world.
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Eagerly Awaited Audiobook
- De Lulu en 09-01-16
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The Remedy
- Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis
- De: Thomas Goetz
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB - often called consumption - was a death sentence. Then, in a triumph of medical science, a German doctor named Robert Koch deployed an unprecedented scientific rigor to discover the bacteria that caused TB. Koch soon embarked on a remedy - a remedy that would be his undoing. When Koch announced his cure for consumption, Arthur Conan Doyle, then a small-town doctor in England and sometime writer, went to Berlin to cover the event.
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thought-provoking
- De Jean en 07-06-14
De: Thomas Goetz
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Da Vinci's Ghost
- Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
- De: Toby Lester
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
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Toby Lester, author of the award-winning The Fourth Part of the World, masterfully crafts yet another century-spanning saga of people and ideas in this epic story of Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing of a man inscribed in a circle and a square. Over time, the nearly 550-year-old ink-on-paper sketch has transformed into a collective symbol of the nature of genius, the beauty of the human form, and the universality of the human spirit.
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Haunting Expierience
- De Paul en 02-10-12
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A Perfect Red
- De: Amy Butler Greenfield
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
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A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the English, French, Dutch, and other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal.
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History of a peculiar substance through the ages
- De Tobia en 08-17-16
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Printer's Error
- Irreverent Stories from Book History
- De: Rebecca Romney, J. P. Romney
- Narrado por: J.P. Romney
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles some of the strangest and most humorous episodes in the history of Western printing. Take, for example, the Gutenberg Bible. While the book is regarded as the first printed work in the Western world, Gutenberg's name doesn't appear anywhere on it.
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Porn for Ye Old Bibliophiles
- De George M. Liveakos en 03-24-17
De: Rebecca Romney, y otros
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With his tumultuous love life, relentless pursuit of a male heir, and drastic religious transformation, England's King Henry VIII's life sounds more like reality television than history. He was a man of fascinating contradictions. What could have caused his incredible paradoxes? Could there be a simple medical explanation for the king's descent into tyranny? Where do the answers lie? Blood will tell.
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Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.
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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
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- De: Diana Gabaldon
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The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.
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Two new works and five previously published
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The Highland Witch
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February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan’s hospitality. Many more die from exposure. Forty miles south, brilliant, captivating Corrag—accused witch and orphaned herbalist—is imprisoned in the Scottish highlands for her involvement in the massacre.
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this is a boring book I would return it if Icould
this book is boring hasn't got a story to it, wish I could return it
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- Jennifer Grotpeter
- 01-14-22
Non-fiction about the development of science
This is non-fiction, no witches or vampires here, and relates the development of various scientific pursuits in 16th century London. Not gonna lie, it starts kinda slow, lots of unfamiliar names & dates, and the lovely British narration can be soporific. But it picks up, and by the end I was cursing at Francis Bacon and wishing I could return to the crazy streets of 1590s London, to hear the "pratling proud peasants" hawking cures in the market.
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- Joan
- 02-03-18
Not What I Expected
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I love Deborah's work but this was not what I expected. I couldn't even finish listening. I'm so disappointed.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The historical aspects are interesting. The presentation is so distracting I can't even tell you what I learned.
Any additional comments?
I wish I had read the reviews first. I feel like I wasted a credit.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-19-22
not what I expected
after reading all souls trilogy, this is not what I expected but I enjoy history so it was a win
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- Renard Dellafave
- 02-27-23
Both well structured and meandering
Despite loving the topic, I found this much harder to follow, much less get into, than other science histories that focus on one or a few big names. She starts off saying this book won’t mention big names. It does mention a lot of names, though, most with dates (some of which start with a mysterious “florowit”) that get tedious in audio. As does saying “mathematics” instead of “‘math”.
However, if you can get through the foggy gestalt, the topic is well divided into sections and there is a lot of good information about the time before what most of us think of as the scientific revolution.
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- William B Smale
- 05-25-16
Good Material, Not great presentation
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Very hard to listen to this reader for more than a short time, material is great but the reader is very uninspiring. I found the material more to the scholarly reference book rather than a non-fiction novel. You can see from this material how Deborah was able to use it in creating the Discovery of Witches series of books.
Would you recommend The Jewel House to your friends? Why or why not?
I think that reading the actual hard copy would be better as you could easily skip from part to part as it moves you. Many sections could be quickly skimmed and other read in detail depending on your interests.
Would you be willing to try another one of Kate Reading’s performances?
Based on this book I would not seek out other books read by this reader.
Do you think The Jewel House needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
This presents more like a reference book or a scholarly treatise, so unless Deborah has more research to present, this doesn't need any follow up.
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- Audrey Metzger
- 03-23-18
Not a bad book, but a misleading description
What was most disappointing about Deborah E. Harkness’s story?
This was not so much a "story" as it was a history book.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
"A college lecture on the subject of "The Scientific Community of Historical London."
Any additional comments?
After reading Deborah Harkness series "All Souls" (which I LOVED) I expected this to be another historical fiction based in Elizabethan London which would have both an interesting story line, while also having factual components. I realize it is my fault for not doing more homework on the book, but this is not in fact the kind of book this is. It is truly a review of the "scientific" community of historical London. After reading the description I was expecting a story with multiple character viewpoints from different facets of the "scientific" community, how they interact with each other, and stories about their lives.
I was fairly disappointed as I was looking for a fiction, story-like book and this is more of a book of historical summaries. There is not truly a "story line" so there is nothing to truly get invested in as you listen. I liked the narrator but found my mind wandering a lot. This book is how I would picture a college lecture on the subject of "The Scientific Community of Historical London."
t was not a bad book, per say, it was just definitely not the type of book that I had expected.
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- Doris Elaine Wilkinson
- 07-27-16
Should have read reviews first!
What would have made The Jewel House better?
I love Deborah's work!!! And this was a little different, yes, but the real sticking point for me on this is the narrator... MY GOD its painful to listen to this.... and I had an English boss for 10 years so its not just that I am unfamiliar with the accent and tone/inflection.. Its just her voice and her speech pattern. It seems forced, I found I was spending too much time trying to concentrate on not being bothered by the choppy and forceful speech to actually enjoy the story.. I actually got a headache. I really hope Jennifer Ikeda takes care of the next series or I am not sure I will be able to listen!!!!
If you’ve listened to books by Deborah E. Harkness before, how does this one compare?
This pales in comparison to the other works. Content and performance wise...
Would you be willing to try another one of Kate Reading’s performances?
NO
Any additional comments?
Enough said.
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- Dr.J.A.P.
- 11-30-23
An academic work, basis for Discovery of witches
The fact that this was initially put out by Yale's University Press, which ONLY puts out academic stuff, should give those of you who aren't really all that into history unless it's sugar coated in a love story, a moment of pause. For myself, I'm an academic with a Ph.d in the social sciences, who it was fascinating to read this. Didn't realize Harkness was a history professor, but when I read Discovery of Witches (after seeing the TV show) there was all sort of details in it that perked my "this chick knows her history" ears... and this book is the proof of it. Willing to bet it was her taking her Ph.D work and converting it into a book format (all the data, none of the theoretical analysis) for the broader market, which is sort of obligatory when you're a pFud .. or Piled higher and deeper... That said, fascinating reading that focuses NOT on the famous historians of the time but working class scientists and tradespeople whose work tends to get overlooked and lost in time.
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- Pat Casey
- 01-23-15
Not What I Expected
What disappointed you about The Jewel House?
I had hoped this would be a story like other Deborah Harkness books - rather it is more like a scholarly dissertation on herbalism during Elizabethan times. If this is what you are interested in, then you will be happy because the book is thorough and well done - but it is not entertaining.
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