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Hands of Time
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Resumen del Editor
"A hugely entertaining achievement." –Esquire
“An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists." – Wall Street Journal
"As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy.” –Simon Winchester, author of The Perfectionists and Land
An award-winning watchmaker—one of the few practicing the art in the world today—chronicles the invention of time through the centuries-long story of one of mankind’s most profound technological achievements: the watch.
Timepieces have long accompanied us on our travels, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the arctic to the sands of the deserts, outer space to the surface of the moon. The watch has sculpted the social and economic development of modern society; it is an object that, when disassembled, can give us new insights both into the motivations of inventors and craftsmen of the past, and, into the lives of the people who treasured them.
Hands of Time is a journey through watchmaking history, from the earliest attempts at time-keeping, to the breakthrough in engineering that gave us the first watch, to today – where the timepieces hold cultural and historical significance beyond what its first creators could have imagined. Acclaimed watchmaker Rebecca Struthers uses the most important watches throughout history to explore their attendant paradigm shifts in how we think about time, indeed how we think about our own humanity. From an up-close look at the birth of the fakes and forgeries industry which marked the watch as a valuable commodity, to the watches that helped us navigate trade expeditions, she reveals how these instruments have shaped how we build and then consequently make our way through the world.
A fusion of art and science, history and social commentary, this fascinating work, told in Struthers’s lively voice and illustrated with custom line drawings by her husband and fellow watchmaker Craig, is filled with her personal observations as an expert watchmaker—one of the few remaining at work in the world today. Horology is a vast subject—the “study of time.” This compelling history offers a fresh take, exploring not only these watches within their time, but the role they played in human development and the impact they had on the people who treasured them.
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- De Roy en 08-01-10
De: William Rosen
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The White Road
- Journey into an Obsession
- De: Edmund de Waal
- Narrado por: Michael Maloney
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the award-winning and best-selling international sensation The Hare with the Amber Eyes. In The White Road, best-selling author and artist Edmund de Waal gives us an intimate narrative history of his lifelong obsession with porcelain, or "white gold".
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Marvelous and addictive
- De Elizabeth en 09-27-17
De: Edmund de Waal
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Who Built That
- Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs
- De: Michelle Malkin
- Narrado por: Michelle Malkin
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Firebrand conservative columnist, commentator, Internet entrepreneur, and number-one New York Times best-selling author Michelle Malkin tells the fascinating, little-known stories of the inventors who have contributed to American exceptionalism and technological progress.
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Marvelous
- De Susan en 05-27-15
De: Michelle Malkin
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Land Rover
- The Story of the Car That Conquered the World
- De: Ben Fogle
- Narrado por: Rupert Farley
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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As quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British. It is said that for more than half the world's population, the first car they ever saw was a Land Rover Defender. It mirrors many of our national traits, stiff upper-lipped and slightly eccentric.
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Amazing! Great sub-stories
- De Daniel Caballero en 04-30-24
De: Ben Fogle
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Tesla vs Edison
- A Captivating Guide to the War of the Currents and the Life of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 4 h y 23 m
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Human history has seen many surprising and profound turning points. The ways that humans learned to use raw materials to create activity and resources set the stage for the most compelling and life-altering phase of the modern era, the Industrial Revolution. Born during this time on different continents but connected by similar interests, two men indelibly marked their generation and those that followed with their genius and foresight. This audiobook covers the war of currents and the individual lives of Tesla and Edison.
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Arduous
- De Hasbro en 10-22-18
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Stoned
- Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
- De: Aja Raden
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.
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Cringe-inducing, vapid, and self-conscious
- De Adeliese Baumann en 12-27-16
De: Aja Raden
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The Dawn of Innovation
- The First American Industrial Revolution
- De: Charles R. Morris
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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In the 30 years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan walked the earth. But as Charles R. Morris shows us, the platform for that spectacular growth spurt was built in the first half of the century. By the 1820s, America was already the world's most productive manufacturer and the most intensely commercialized society in history.
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How our industries started
- De Jean en 02-22-13
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Battle for the Big Top
- P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
- De: Les Standiford
- Narrado por: B.J. Harrison
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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Millions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country’s most beloved pastimes. In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times best-selling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings - James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling - all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus.
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Fantastic!
- De EinsteinzVice en 09-30-22
De: Les Standiford
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The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- De: Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrado por: Caroline Cole
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world.
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Pop journalism article lengthened into a book
- De Anonymous User en 02-05-22
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The Man Who Made Things out of Trees
- De: Robert Penn
- Narrado por: Robert Penn
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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Out of all the trees in the world, the ash is the most closely bound up with who we are. From tool handles to arrows, wheels and bowls to furniture and baseball bats, humans have made more and varied use of ash than any other kind of wood. Journeying across the English-speaking world, Robert Penn meets craftsmen with rare skills and a knowledge of the properties of ash developed over millennia.
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Amazing tale and daunting warning
- De Amazon Customer en 06-11-19
De: Robert Penn
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Knowing What We Know
- The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom?
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Colorful anecdotes but tiring after a while.
- De reader en 05-03-23
De: Simon Winchester
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Cunning Plans
- Talks by Warren Ellis
- De: Warren Ellis
- Narrado por: Sam Devereaux
- Duración: 1 h y 46 m
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Cunning Plans collects several of NYT best-selling author Warren Ellis' lectures on the nature of the haunted future and the secrets of deep history, given in recent years at events in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin.
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By the time you are finished it all makes sense!
- De Beverly Lynn Sterling en 12-18-17
De: Warren Ellis
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Longitude
- De: Dava Sobel
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Neil Armstrong
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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In 1714, England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone whose method of measuring longitude could be proven successful. The scientific establishment--from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton--had mapped the heavens in its certainty of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on land. And the race was on....
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To hear Neil Armstongs Voice
- De Boots en 01-19-13
De: Dava Sobel
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A Brief History of Timekeeping
- The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks
- De: Chad Orzel
- Narrado por: Mike Lenz
- Duración: 12 h y 28 m
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Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timekeeping has spurred technological innovation and sparked theories that radically reshaped our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
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repetitive
- De D. Lockwood en 05-17-24
De: Chad Orzel
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About Time
- A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
- De: David Rooney
- Narrado por: David Rooney
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Through the stories of 12 clocks, About Time brings pivotal moments from the past vividly to life. Historian and lifelong clock enthusiast David Rooney takes us from the unveiling of al-Jazari’s castle clock in 1206, in present-day Turkey; to the Cape of Good Hope observatory at the southern tip of Africa, where 19th-century British government astronomers moved the gears of empire with a time ball and a gun; to the burial of a plutonium clock now sealed beneath a public park in Osaka, where it will keep time for 5,000 years.
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A strange disappointment
- De Jeffrey L. Smith, PE en 06-25-22
De: David Rooney
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Watches Throughout Time
- De: J.S. Fox
- Narrado por: Thomas Heard
- Duración: 1 h
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An account of the most iconic men's watches throughout history. From the first watch ever made for soldiers during world war one to the futuristic smartwatches of today, explore the most powerfully innovative and remarkable timepieces throughout history that helped to revolutionize the watchmaking industry as we know it today.
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Far too brief.
- De Xathy en 05-08-23
De: J.S. Fox
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The Perfectionists
- How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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The New York Times best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
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Somewhat less than perfect
- De enya keshet en 06-19-18
De: Simon Winchester
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The Faithful Executioner
- Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century
- De: Joel F. Harrington
- Narrado por: James Gillies
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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Based on the rare and until now overlooked journal of a Renaissance-era executioner, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington's The Faithful Executioner takes us deep inside the alien world and thinking of Meister Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg, who, during 45 years as a professional executioner, personally put to death 394 individuals and tortured, flogged, or disfigured many hundreds more. But the picture that emerges of Schmidt from his personal papers is not that of a monster. Could a man who routinely practiced such cruelty also be insightful?
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Excellent
- De James en 03-30-18
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Longitude
- De: Dava Sobel
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Neil Armstrong
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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In 1714, England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone whose method of measuring longitude could be proven successful. The scientific establishment--from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton--had mapped the heavens in its certainty of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on land. And the race was on....
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To hear Neil Armstongs Voice
- De Boots en 01-19-13
De: Dava Sobel
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A Brief History of Timekeeping
- The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks
- De: Chad Orzel
- Narrado por: Mike Lenz
- Duración: 12 h y 28 m
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Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timekeeping has spurred technological innovation and sparked theories that radically reshaped our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
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repetitive
- De D. Lockwood en 05-17-24
De: Chad Orzel
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About Time
- A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
- De: David Rooney
- Narrado por: David Rooney
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Through the stories of 12 clocks, About Time brings pivotal moments from the past vividly to life. Historian and lifelong clock enthusiast David Rooney takes us from the unveiling of al-Jazari’s castle clock in 1206, in present-day Turkey; to the Cape of Good Hope observatory at the southern tip of Africa, where 19th-century British government astronomers moved the gears of empire with a time ball and a gun; to the burial of a plutonium clock now sealed beneath a public park in Osaka, where it will keep time for 5,000 years.
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A strange disappointment
- De Jeffrey L. Smith, PE en 06-25-22
De: David Rooney
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Watches Throughout Time
- De: J.S. Fox
- Narrado por: Thomas Heard
- Duración: 1 h
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An account of the most iconic men's watches throughout history. From the first watch ever made for soldiers during world war one to the futuristic smartwatches of today, explore the most powerfully innovative and remarkable timepieces throughout history that helped to revolutionize the watchmaking industry as we know it today.
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Far too brief.
- De Xathy en 05-08-23
De: J.S. Fox
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The Perfectionists
- How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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The New York Times best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
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Somewhat less than perfect
- De enya keshet en 06-19-18
De: Simon Winchester
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The Faithful Executioner
- Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century
- De: Joel F. Harrington
- Narrado por: James Gillies
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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Based on the rare and until now overlooked journal of a Renaissance-era executioner, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington's The Faithful Executioner takes us deep inside the alien world and thinking of Meister Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg, who, during 45 years as a professional executioner, personally put to death 394 individuals and tortured, flogged, or disfigured many hundreds more. But the picture that emerges of Schmidt from his personal papers is not that of a monster. Could a man who routinely practiced such cruelty also be insightful?
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- De James en 03-30-18
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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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Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings - the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident.
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Stays on point
- De Alex en 04-29-23
De: Andrew Pettegree, y otros
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Theoderic the Great
- King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
- De: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, John Noel Dillon - translator
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 23 h y 11 m
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In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526). This engaging history of his life and reign immerses listeners in the world of the warrior-king who ushered in decades of peace and stability in Italy as king of Goths and Romans.
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More for historians than general readers
- De Bill Staley en 10-29-23
De: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, y otros
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Knowing What We Know
- The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom?
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Colorful anecdotes but tiring after a while.
- De reader en 05-03-23
De: Simon Winchester
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Edison's Ghosts
- The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses
- De: Katie Spalding
- Narrado por: Susie Riddell
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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“As Albert Einstein almost certainly never said, everyone is a genius—but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” So begins Katie Spalding’s spunky takedown of the Western canon, and how genius may not be as irrefutably great as we commonly understand. While most of us may never become Einstein, it may surprise you to learn that there’s probably a bunch of stuff you can do that Einstein couldn’t. And, as Spalding shows, the famous prodigies she explores here were quite odd by any definition.
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Wonderful Wonderful Read.
- De marc edge en 06-01-23
De: Katie Spalding
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Invention and Innovation
- A Brief History of Hype and Failure
- De: Vaclav Smil
- Narrado por: Tim Fannon
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps most digestible book, Invention and Innovation, the prolific author—a favorite of Bill Gates—pens an insightful and fact-filled jaunt through the history of human invention. Impatient with the hype that so often accompanies innovation, Smil offers in this book a clear-eyed corrective to the overpromises that accompany everything from new cures for diseases to AI.
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Not the best from Vaclav, but near the top
- De Tan en 07-19-23
De: Vaclav Smil
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The Professor and the Madman
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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Part history, part true-crime, and entirely entertaining, listen to the story of how the behemoth Oxford English Dictionary was made. You'll hang on every word as you discover that the dictionary's greatest contributor was also an insane murderer working from the confines of an asylum.
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- De Jerry en 07-07-03
De: Simon Winchester
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Nuts and Bolts
- Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)
- De: Roma Agrawal
- Narrado por: Roma Agrawal
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
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Some of engineering's mightiest achievements are small in scale, even hidden—and yet, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the lens, the magnet, the string, and the pump. From the physics behind both Roman nails and modern skyscrapers to rudimentary springs that inspired lithium batteries, Agrawal shows us how even the most sophisticated items are built on the foundations of these ancient and fundamental breakthroughs in engineering.
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Getting pregnant & using technology
- De Hank en 07-01-24
De: Roma Agrawal
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The Burgundians
- A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day
- De: Bart van Loo, Nancy Forest-Flier - translator
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 21 h y 12 m
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At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness.
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Extraordinary story, expertly told and skillfully narrated
- De Daniel Vergara en 03-01-24
De: Bart van Loo, y otros
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Land
- How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 13 h y 46 m
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Land - whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city - is central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing - and have done - with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet.
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Audiobook Version is the Best!
- De semarla en 01-31-21
De: Simon Winchester
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John Adams
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 29 h y 54 m
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McCullough's John Adams has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This is history on a grand scale, an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, it is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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An outstanding biography
- De Davis en 07-10-06
De: David McCullough
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The Future of Geography
- How the Competition in Space Will Change Our World (Politics of Place)
- De: Tim Marshall
- Narrado por: Tim Marshall
- Duración: 6 h y 53 m
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Humans are venturing up and out, and we’re taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It’s no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics and the world order as we know it. In this gripping work, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new geopolitical landscape to show how we got here and where we’re heading.
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And Outstanding View of the World and Tomorrow
- De Anonymous User en 06-17-24
De: Tim Marshall
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Iron and Blood
- A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500
- De: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrado por: Rory Alexander
- Duración: 34 h y 54 m
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German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative. Looking beyond Prussia to German-speaking Europe across the last five centuries, Wilson finds little unique or preordained in German militarism or warfighting. Iron and Blood takes as its starting point the consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire, which created new mechanisms for raising troops but also for resolving disputes diplomatically.
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Awesome
- De Will Georgiadis en 04-11-23
De: Peter H. Wilson
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Hands of Time
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Excellent
A welcome treat for someone who loves watches and horology but doesn't get much interaction with fellow enthusiasts. Beautifully read. Love it.
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- Sean Rapoza
- 07-21-23
Fantastic history of watches…
…entwined with an autobiography. You will learn things! Plus, this book has nothing to do with clocks, but watches.
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- E. Onaya
- 09-12-23
Perceptions of time.
I loved taking this fascinating journey through history learning about the evolution of clocks and watchmaking. The author especially made me think about so much more by considering the impact these captivating pieces of engineering have on culture and history. Fantastic!
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- Pierre Michel
- 09-23-23
What a marvelous read!
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey through the world of timekeeping with 'Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History.' Dr. Rebecca Struthers has crafted a literary masterpiece that delves into the captivating art of horology and takes us on a profound historical odyssey. This book is an indispensable historical reference that will undoubtedly become your trusted companion on your watchmaking endeavors. Dr. Struthers' unparalleled expertise and unbridled passion for preserving the legacy of watchmaking are nothing short of exhilarating.
In sum, 'Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History' is a triumph, a literary treasure that will ignite your fascination with watches and their intricate stories. This book is a must-read for anyone who cherishes the artistry of timekeeping and leaves you inspired to explore the world of horology with newfound vigor.
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- John
- 05-28-24
Time as we Know It
I collect Pocket Watches. So this book had an abundance of information which I found interesting. The long history of time keeping is explained as is the continuing effort to acquire time by users, scientists and hobbyists. I strongly recommend this book.
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- Kico M
- 04-20-24
Good
This is a good book, with good passages about the history of clock and respecting a timeline of events. However, it is more a personal approach from the author to the world of watches than a history book. I was expecting the latter, but still could enjoy the book. The author’s passion compensate a bit.
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- Nicholas Conrad
- 07-05-23
Very interesting, while it was about clocks.
A fascinating and elucidating trip through the history of human timekeeping, told by a master clock maker with the ability to appreciate the engineering and design of each new invention and improvement. This is one of the few Audible titles where I went looking for an accompanying PDF, hoping to see some of the wondrous objects being described; alas, only to come up empty. If this were the whole of the book (and had a PDF), it would easily have been 5 stars.
Unfortunately, Rebecca often drifts off course into politics, economics, and sociology, wherein her talents clearly do not lay. Just as one example: a whole chapter serves no purpose in furthering the story of time keeping, and only exists so that at the end she can trumpet the virtues of socialized healthcare; a chapter in which she recounts how her (socialized) doctors misdiagnosed and gaslit her for years telling her repeatedly that her symptoms were imaginary until she badgered them into doing more tests that revealed she had MS. Yeah, not exactly a ringing endorsement of the NHS despite the literary happy ending she gave it.
And despite being one of the most skilled and sought-after (not to mention highly-paid) practitioners in her field, she is constantly entreating the audience to see her as a victim for being, alternatingly, not like the other girls (a girl who makes clocks, can you even imagine!), and not like the other clock makers (a clock maker who is a girl, preposterous!). The entire work would be a little bit shorter, and a whole lot better if Rebecca had simply stuck to the subject at hand.
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