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Bestsellers
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All the Beauty in the World
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
- De: Patrick Bringley
- Narrado por: Patrick Bringley
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
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A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures, All the Beauty in the World is by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
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Gallery 771
- De Jonathan Hurst en 06-10-23
De: Patrick Bringley
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Chasing Beauty
- The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
- De: Natalie Dykstra
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Duración: 15 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture....
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A Very Strong Woman
- De Kathleen Mccord en 06-13-24
De: Natalie Dykstra
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The Library Book
- De: Susan Orlean
- Narrado por: Susan Orlean
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
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On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm....
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Had To Turn It Off
- De Meg en 01-17-19
De: Susan Orlean
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The Information
- A History, a Theory, a Flood
- De: James Gleick
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 16 h y 37 m
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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: A revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality....
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Brilliant book, heroic reader, better in print?
- De A reader en 03-12-11
De: James Gleick
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The Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- De: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Narrado por: Jeremy Davidson
- Duración: 14 h y 15 m
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.....
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Interesting listen
- De Laurie en 12-22-09
De: Robert M. Edsel, y otros
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Dwell Time
- A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair
- De: Rosa Lowinger
- Narrado por: Rosa Lowinger
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
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Renowned art conservator Rosa Lowinger spent a difficult childhood in Miami among people whose losses in the Cuban revolution, and earlier by the decimation of family in the Holocaust, clouded all family life....
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Great story of family history from Eastern Europe to Cuba to the United States and the relationships within the family.
- De ETR en 06-04-24
De: Rosa Lowinger
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All the Beauty in the World
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
- De: Patrick Bringley
- Narrado por: Patrick Bringley
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures, All the Beauty in the World is by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
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Gallery 771
- De Jonathan Hurst en 06-10-23
De: Patrick Bringley
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Chasing Beauty
- The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
- De: Natalie Dykstra
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Duración: 15 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture....
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A Very Strong Woman
- De Kathleen Mccord en 06-13-24
De: Natalie Dykstra
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The Library Book
- De: Susan Orlean
- Narrado por: Susan Orlean
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Historia
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm....
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Had To Turn It Off
- De Meg en 01-17-19
De: Susan Orlean
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The Information
- A History, a Theory, a Flood
- De: James Gleick
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 16 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General
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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: A revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality....
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Brilliant book, heroic reader, better in print?
- De A reader en 03-12-11
De: James Gleick
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The Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- De: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Narrado por: Jeremy Davidson
- Duración: 14 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.....
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Interesting listen
- De Laurie en 12-22-09
De: Robert M. Edsel, y otros
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Dwell Time
- A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair
- De: Rosa Lowinger
- Narrado por: Rosa Lowinger
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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Renowned art conservator Rosa Lowinger spent a difficult childhood in Miami among people whose losses in the Cuban revolution, and earlier by the decimation of family in the Holocaust, clouded all family life....
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Great story of family history from Eastern Europe to Cuba to the United States and the relationships within the family.
- De ETR en 06-04-24
De: Rosa Lowinger
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The Art of Relevance
- De: Nina Simon
- Narrado por: Nina Simon
- Duración: 4 h y 49 m
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The Art of Relevance is your guide to mattering more to more people....
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Best assigned reading I have ever read.
- De Jessica Sleanbeck en 02-23-21
De: Nina Simon
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A Place for Everything
- The Curious History of Alphabetical Order
- De: Judith Flanders
- Narrado por: Julia Winwood
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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From a New York Times best-selling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia....
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You have to love library science
- De A. Yoshida en 10-23-21
De: Judith Flanders
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The Secret Story of the Musée d'Orsay
- De: Emmanuelle Iger
- Narrado por: Katie Haigh
- Duración: 1 h y 38 m
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Sitting on the banks of the river Seine, in the very heart of Paris, the Musée d'Orsay is known worldwide for its...
De: Emmanuelle Iger
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The Library
- A Fragile History
- De: Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
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Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age....
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Stays on point
- De Alex en 04-29-23
De: Andrew Pettegree, y otros
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Big Data, Little Data, No Data
- Scholarship in the Networked World
- De: Christine L. Borgman
- Narrado por: Marguerite Gavin
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
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Despite the media hyperbole of "Big Data", as Christine Borgman points out in this examination of data and scholarly research, having the right data is usually better than having more data; little data can be just as valuable as big data....
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
- De: Christopher de Hamel
- Narrado por: Christopher de Hamel
- Duración: 17 h y 40 m
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Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person....
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I've been waiting a long time for a book like this
- De Robert en 04-15-18
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Syria's Secret Library
- Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege
- De: Mike Thomson
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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The remarkable, improbable story of a small, makeshift library in the Syrian town of Darayya, and the people who found hope and humanity in its books during the four-year siege they endured....
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Librarian approved
- De Little Willow en 10-07-21
De: Mike Thomson
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The Brutish Museums
- The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
- De: Dan Hicks
- Narrado por: Ben Onwukwe
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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The book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museum....
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Captivating and crucial
- De Anonymous User en 06-10-23
De: Dan Hicks
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Patch Work
- A Life Amongst Clothes
- De: Claire Wilcox
- Narrado por: Antonia Beamish
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
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Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life. In Patch Work, she steps into the archive of memory, deftly stitching together her dedicated study of fashion with the story of her own life lived in and through clothes....
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No, the life is not told by a series of objects
- De alan en 07-03-21
De: Claire Wilcox
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The End of Ownership
- Personal Property in the Digital Economy
- De: Aaron Perzanowski, Jason Schultz
- Narrado por: Paul Michael Garcia
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz explore how notions of ownership have shifted in the digital marketplace, and make an argument for the benefits of personal property....
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A well done book
- De techie37 en 03-30-21
De: Aaron Perzanowski, y otros
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50 Things to Know About Becoming a Librarian: Becoming a Community Asset While Doing What You Love
- 50 Things to Know About Becoming a Teacher Series, Book 11
- De: Tekedra Lofton
- Narrado por: Joanne Turner
- Duración: 1 h y 26 m
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Do you love working with books? Of course you do! Do you also love working with people? Do you want to better your community? Interested in planning big events for people in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you....
De: Tekedra Lofton
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Dewey the Library Cat
- A True Story
- De: Vicki Myron, Bret Witter
- Narrado por: Laura Hamilton
- Duración: 4 h y 13 m
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Abandoned in a library book-drop slot in the dead of winter, the small kitten who came to be known as Dewey Readmore Books miraculously endured the coldest night of the year....
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Dewey the Library Cat
- De Lucille Sullivan en 11-02-10
De: Vicki Myron, y otros
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Metadata
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- De: Jeffrey Pomerantz
- Narrado por: Steven Menasche
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
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In this audiobook, Jeffrey Pomerantz offers an accessible and concise introduction to metadata....
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This Rocks!
- De Phil F. en 07-31-20
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Dear Fahrenheit 451
- Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
- De: Annie Spence
- Narrado por: Stephanie Spicer
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
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Librarians spend their lives weeding - not weeds, but books - books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. Annie Spence addresses those books directly....
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Totally captivating
- De Grace Smith en 03-24-18
De: Annie Spence
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The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons
- Between Art and War
- De: John Launius
- Narrado por: John Launius
- Duración: 6 h y 4 m
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Charles Parsons is one of St. Louis' and the nation's most influential yet little-known figures. He was instrumental to the Union cause as a Civil War quartermaster and advisor to generals, politicians, and presidents alike....
De: John Launius
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The Art of the Deal
- Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market
- De: Noah Horowitz
- Narrado por: Ken Kliban
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
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Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before.....
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unbearable
- De David en 03-06-11
De: Noah Horowitz
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Dewey's Nine Lives
- The Magic of a Small-town Library Cat Who Touched Millions
- De: Vicki Myron
- Narrado por: Andrea Gallo
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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The cat that captured America's hearts returns, with two new tales and seven more tails....
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Better Than Expected
- De MovieGuy en 03-08-16
De: Vicki Myron
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Cataloging the World
- Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age
- De: Alex Wright
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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In Cataloging the World, Alex Wright introduces us to a figure who stands out in the long line of thinkers and idealists who devoted themselves to the task....
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What a fascinating book
- De Daniel en 04-08-15
De: Alex Wright
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Information and Society
- De: Michael Buckland
- Narrado por: Steven Jay Cohen
- Duración: 3 h y 48 m
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Using information in its everyday, nonspecialized sense, Michael Buckland explores the influence of information on what we know, the role of communication and recorded information in our daily lives, and the difficulty (or ease) of finding information....
De: Michael Buckland
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So You Want to Work in a Museum?
- American Alliance of Museums
- De: Tara Young
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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Look at the skills required for different types of positions, and how listeners aspiring to work in those positions can best prepare themselves to land their dream jobs and be successful in them....
De: Tara Young
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Reading Behind Bars
- A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian
- De: Jill Grunenwald
- Narrado por: Courtney Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea....
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Interesting
- De Linda en 04-01-23
De: Jill Grunenwald
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The Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- De: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Narrado por: Jeremy Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
- Versión resumida
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the Western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.....
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Fabulous telling of an often overlooked aspect of World War II
- De Dr. Scott K. Moffat en 06-18-19
De: Robert M. Edsel, y otros
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Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum
- De: Peter Samis, Mimi Michaelson
- Narrado por: Russel Bentley
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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The book describes key institutions that have opened the doors to a wider range of visitors, addresses the internal struggles to reorganize and democratize these institutions, and uses case studies, interviews of key personnel....
De: Peter Samis, y otros
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Packing My Library
- An Elegy and Ten Digressions
- De: Alberto Manguel
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 3 h y 55 m
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In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side....
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Great book, monotone Reader
- De Marilyn A. Bell en 07-06-21
De: Alberto Manguel