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Sam Kean
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?
The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
Adapted for a middle-grade audience, the young listeners edition of The Disappearing Spoon offers the material in a simple, easy-to-follow format. Students, teachers, and burgeoning science buffs will love learning about the history behind the chemistry.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe. It's invisible. It's ever present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable until the ridiculous conclusion
- De Grant M. en 10-01-17
De: Sam Kean
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,261
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,980
Reporter Sam Kean reveals the periodic table as it’s never been seen before. Not only is it one of man's crowning scientific achievements, it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Great Narration, But...
- De Henny Button en 09-18-10
De: Sam Kean
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Why Dinosaurs Matter
- De: Kenneth Lacovara
- Narrado por: Kenneth Lacovara
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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World-renowned paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara reveals how understanding dinosaurs can help us better understand our own biology - and our future. Dinosaurs captivate people. Men and women, young and old, have a deep fascination with the species that roamed Earth before us. In this audiobook, paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara takes listeners on a journey - back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth - to reveal how dinosaurs achieved feats unparalleled by any other group of animals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, witty and educational
- De Keegan en 11-06-17
De: Kenneth Lacovara
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See You Again in Pyongyang
- De: Travis Jeppesen
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 114
From terrifying missile tests, its unmissable Olympic cheering squad, and the war of words between President Trump and Kim Jong Un - not to mention stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations - news from North Korea has dominated global headlines. But what is life there actually like? In See You Again in Pyongyang, Travis Jeppesen, the first American to complete a university program in North Korea, culls from his experiences living, traveling, and studying in the country to create a multifaceted portrait of the country and its idiosyncratic capital city.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Save me from the hippie millennials with a PhD
- De Verified purchaser en 06-21-18
De: Travis Jeppesen
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Finders Keepers
- A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession
- De: Craig Childs
- Narrado por: Craig Childs
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 145
Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero - or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief? Craig Childs's riveting new book is a lyrical ghost story - an intense, impassioned investigation into the nature of the past and the things we leave behind. We visit lonesome desert canyons and fancy Fifth Avenue art galleries, journey throughout the Americas, Asia, the past and the present. The result is a brilliant book about man and nature, remnants and memory, a dashing tale of crime and detection.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I roam the deserts
- De matt hewman en 08-21-19
De: Craig Childs
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More
- A History of the World Economy from the Iron Age to the Information Age
- De: Philip Coggan
- Narrado por: Philip Coggan, Kris Dyer
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 12
From the development of international trade fairs in the 12th century to the innovations made in China, India, and the Arab world, it turns out that historical economies were much more sophisticated that we might imagine, tied together by webs of credit and financial instruments much like our modern economy.
De: Philip Coggan
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Caesar's Last Breath
- Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Ben Sullivan
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,615
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,448
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,443
The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe. It's invisible. It's ever present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable until the ridiculous conclusion
- De Grant M. en 10-01-17
De: Sam Kean
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The Violinist's Thumb
- And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 928
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 932
From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean come more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I Need the Gene for Audiobook Selection
- De Pamela Harvey en 07-30-12
De: Sam Kean
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The Revenge of Analog
- Real Things and Why They Matter
- De: David Sax
- Narrado por: David Sax
- Duración: 9 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 195
One of Michiko Kakutani's (New York Times) top 10 books of 2016. A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated, from film photography to brick-and-mortar retail, are now springing with new life. Notebooks, records, and stationery have become cool again.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Late to the party and heavily padded.
- De Phil Queeg en 12-25-16
De: David Sax
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The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
- A Novel
- De: Juliet Grames
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 16 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents - moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is cursed or haunted. When the Fortunas emigrate to America on the cusp of World War II, Stella and her sister, Tina, must come of age side by side in a hostile new world with strict expectations for each of them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Misogyny at its worst
- De brenda en 01-15-20
De: Juliet Grames
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Hits and Misses
- De: Simon Rich
- Narrado por: Simon Rich
- Duración: 3 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 145
Simon Rich is "one of the funniest writers in America" (The Daily Beast) - a humorist who draws comparisons to Douglas Adams (The New York Times Book Review) and James Thurber and P.G. Wodehouse (The Guardian). With Hits and Misses, he's back with a hilarious new collection of stories about dreaming big and falling flat, about ordinary people desperate for stardom and the stars who are bored by having it all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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why?
- De Kevin en 12-11-19
De: Simon Rich
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The Joy of Saying No
- A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want
- De: Natalie Lue
- Narrado por: Natalie Lue
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Are you still playing a role you learned in childhood to please others, such as the Good Girl/Boy, the Overachiever, or the Helper? Though these kinds of roles may have gained us attention and affection, they prohibited us from becoming our true selves. People-pleasing—putting others ahead of ourselves to avoid something negative or to get something we want or need—runs rampant in our society. Saying yes when we should say no leaves us stuck in frustrating patterns.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I am about halfway through this book...
- De Amazon Customer en 04-14-23
De: Natalie Lue
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When We Rise
- My Life in the Movement
- De: Cleve Jones
- Narrado por: Cleve Jones
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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From longtime activist Cleve Jones, here is a sweeping, beautifully written memoir about a full and remarkable American life. Jones brings to life the magnetic spell cast by 1970s San Francisco, the drama and heartbreak of the AIDS crisis and the vibrant generation of gay men lost to it, and his activist work on labor, immigration, and gay rights, which continues today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Blue Whale! Oh, Mary don"t ask!
- De Jimmy McBride en 12-12-16
De: Cleve Jones
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The Water Will Come
- Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
- De: Jeff Goodell
- Narrado por: Ian Ferguson
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 642
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 643
What if Atlantis wasn't a myth but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica and each tick upward of Earth's thermometer, we are moving closer to the brink of broad disaster.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Well-intentioned but amateurish
- De R. P. en 10-10-19
De: Jeff Goodell
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Uncommon Wrath
- How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic
- De: Josiah Osgood
- Narrado por: Ana Clements
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
In Uncommon Wrath, historian Josiah Osgood tells the story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear. The intensity of their collective factions became a tribal divide, hampering their ability to make good decisions and undermining democratic government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uncommonly Good
- De Aneil and Karen Mishra en 04-27-23
De: Josiah Osgood
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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants
- A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior
- De: Stefano Mancuso
- Narrado por: Gibson Frazier
- Duración: 4 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 282
Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? The Revolutionary Genius of Plants - a fascinating, paradigm-shifting work that upends everything you thought you knew about plants - makes a compelling scientific case that these and other astonishing ideas are all true.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Inaccurate book description
- De windelbo en 02-18-19
De: Stefano Mancuso
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The Food Therapist
- De: Shira Lenchewski
- Narrado por: Thérèse Plummer
- Duración: 4 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
In The Food Therapist, Shira Lenchewski offers listeners an ongoing one-on-one food therapy session, revealing the root causes of our emotional hang-ups around food and providing the necessary tools to overcome them. This practical and judgment-free guide helps listeners hone the skills needed to put their get-healthy intentions into daily action, such as planning ahead wisely, tuning into their fullness cues, and harnessing willpower (even when life gets messy).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Game Changer
- De Amazon Customer en 08-06-18
De: Shira Lenchewski
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Bibi
- De: Anshel Pfeffer
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Benjamin Netanyahu is embroiled in numerous scandals, all of his own making, and may soon be ousted from the office he has held longer than any prior Israeli prime minister outside of David Ben Gurion. But Bibi, as he is known by friend and foe alike, is no stranger to controversy. For many in Israel and elsewhere, he is an embarrassment, a threat to democracy, even a precursor to Donald Trump. He nevertheless continues to dominate Israeli public life - and he may yet survive his current crises, the most challenging of his career.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very biased.
- De Anonymous User en 10-14-22
De: Anshel Pfeffer
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The Only Girl in the World
- A Memoir
- De: Maude Julien
- Narrado por: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032
Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor - raising her in isolation and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment. But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to Express How Much I Recommend This Boo
- De D en 01-11-18
De: Maude Julien
Nice history stories but....
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Would be tough for kids
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Great stories for science lovers!
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excellent listen
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history with soul
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Informative but dry at times
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