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The Chalice and the Blade
- Narrated by: Riane Eisler
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, World
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Critic Reviews
"The most important book since Darwin's Origin of Species." (Ashley Montagu)
"Some books are like revelations, they open the spirit to unimaginable possibilities. [this] is one of those magnificent key books that can transform us." (Isabel Allende)
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- Anne
- 07-25-08
the chalice and the blade
the quality of this recording is poor and this reduces the ease of the material
22 people found this helpful
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- A better world
- 07-23-09
Content 5, Audio quality 2
I read this book a long time ago. I loved the book, but I wanted to listen to the author read it.
The audio quality was terrible and made it difficult to listen to in a sustained way. If they cleaned it up, I would listen again. It's sad, because the content is very exciting as is her writing.
13 people found this helpful
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- Sayres
- 04-04-18
Audio is BAD!
What disappointed you about The Chalice and the Blade?
The audio. It was really bad, like extremely bad, I want my money back bad. I have good a good headset, I cant even hear the words they are so slurred with low quality audio. I tried my really good speakers, same thing. I literally cannot understand this narrator at all, and thats not their fault.
Shame on you Audible, usually you do great things but this is unacceptable.
Any additional comments?
The audio was so bad I couldnt review the book as a whole because I couldnt even understand it. DO NOT waste your money on this. I will be getting mine back.
5 people found this helpful
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- Carolyn
- 07-22-07
Fascinating information
I found the information in this book very compelling and the author's reading was fine, but the audio quality made listening a bit of a chore. I found I had to focus my listening, which was fine for me, listening in the quiet of my own home, but which might be a problem if a more "active" kind of listening is planned. Great information, though, and I'm anxious to read more from this author. A wonderful book.
10 people found this helpful
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- Geri
- 08-27-12
Mind Opening and Insightful
What would have made The Chalice and the Blade better?
The sound quality was poor so if this was improved the book would be better.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The role of women in society and within the family over the ages is the main focus of the book and it was very interesting to understand how things have changed.
What does Riane Eisler bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Riane showed her passion about the subject as as always, I love to listen to books narrated by the author so that I can hear their passion in their voice.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
The book made me happy and I had a sort of knowing that everything that Riane described was true. It makes so much sense, and the message is powerful.
Any additional comments?
This book is important and I highly recommend it. Riane has deeply researched this subject and it is comprehensive. It's message could help change how humans treat each other, and it could teach us to love each other as equals. I love the message.
3 people found this helpful
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- Katherine Bauer
- 02-26-16
Why not whole book?
Why does this thing only offer the abridged ?
But of course it was amazing in any amoun
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- David Pouliot
- 04-24-22
intresting info
love the information but the recording was not as clear as it could be
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- Jennifer
- 01-13-22
Bad audio
The audio is really bad. And it doesn’t match the book. The book it self is good but now audio
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- JB Mom
- 12-27-21
Great Historical Review
The book discusses, with examples and details, of partnership cultures (the chalice) and dominator cultures (the blade). It is also points out how history as we know it has been interpreted from the male-dominated perspective: historians, scientists, archeologists, kings, priests and members of religion, and more. Highly recommend!
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- Laxmi
- 12-18-21
Excellent
Wonderfully concise argument for a world view lost and world view possibly re-cultivated.
Audio quality is less than ideal, but the wisdom contained made it well worth the purchase.
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- michael kerr
- 02-23-20
awful sound.
I really enjoyed the book but the recording quality is terrible. it sounds like someone sat at the other end of a room with a cassette recorder with a built in mic
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- Dionne
- 10-03-21
Poor audio quality
How can this pass quality? Please, this is not acceptable. I cannot follow the book at leisure.
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- TonyM
- 03-16-18
A must read particularly for all men.
You need to read this if you wonder where it all went wrong.
The work is a brilliant synthesis of the history of mankind.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-27-21
Great material.
Great material to help understand the rise of male domination and why humankind must move away from that which will destroy our world. Thought provoking. Recording could be sharper.
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- Jane Toy
- 07-27-21
Brilliant writing
This essential book is for our times. The writing is brilliant but the way it was recorded doesn’t do it any justice. The authors voice deserves a much higher standard of effort put in by recording it in a proper setting. Highly recommend the book but not this version sadly.
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- Sejin Pak
- 04-30-16
Voice quality poor, but great to hear author's voice
Rather short for the price, I thought.
But the content is concise and densely packed.
Well worth buying in my view.