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The Medici
- Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 16 h y 21 m
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Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence as well as the Italian Renaissance, which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Interwoven into the narrative are the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola.
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Fun Story Bad History
- De Elizabeth Barrett en 05-09-16
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The Medici
- Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 16 h y 21 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-15-16
- Idioma: Inglés
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- A Modern Abridgment by Moses Hadas
- De: Edward Gibbon, Moses Hadas, Mitch Horowitz
- Narrado por: Mitch Horowitz
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
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For listeners eager to experience Gibbon’s brilliant primary historicism, to understand the long decline of Rome—and the reasons for the Empire’s demise—there exists no better or more accessible condensation of Decline and Fall.
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- A Modern Abridgment by Moses Hadas
- Narrado por: Mitch Horowitz
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-21-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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Italy in a Wineglass
- The Story of Italy through Its Wines
- De: Marc Millon
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
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The world is enamored with Italy: its culture, art, food, and fashion, its beautiful landscapes, and famous cities-and, of course, its wine. If history can sometimes be throat-achingly dry, writer and wine expert Marc Millon serves up a delightfully fresh take on Italy's past, present, and future, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.
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Italy in a Wineglass
- The Story of Italy through Its Wines
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-20-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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Turning the Tide
- The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily
- De: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrado por: Christopher Ragland
- Duración: 14 h y 59 m
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Using first-hand accounts from pilots and other aircrew, Tom Cleaver describes how the USAAF units that landed in Morocco were forced to learn their own lessons in combat with veteran Luftwaffe units, and how the experience gained in the skies over North Africa and Sicily was invaluable in developing the air forces that would dominate the skies over Europe in the latter years of the war.
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Turning the Tide
- The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily
- Narrado por: Christopher Ragland
- Duración: 14 h y 59 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-15-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
- De: Ross King
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
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In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. During the four extraordinary years that Michelangelo spent laboring over the ceiling, power politics and personal rivalries swirled around him. He battled ill health, financial and family difficulties, inadequate knowledge of the art of fresco, and the Pope's impatience - a history that is more compelling than most novels.
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History brought to life!
- De Anne en 05-17-03
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-18-03
- Idioma: Inglés
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The Florentines
- From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
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Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of Western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what had taken place. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely new aspect. Sciences would be born - or emerge in an entirely new guise.
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Narrator ruins the narrative
- De amavita en 03-24-22
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The Florentines
- From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-24-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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In the Name of Rome
- The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 17 h y 47 m
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Adrian Goldsworthy has received wide acclaim for his exceptional writing on the Roman Empire - including high praise from the acclaimed military historian and author John Keegan - and here he offers a new perspective on the empire by focusing on its greatest generals, including Scipio Africanus, Marius, Pompey, Caesar, and Titus.
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This pie was all crust, no filling
- De JLB en 04-11-17
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In the Name of Rome
- The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 17 h y 47 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-23-16
- Idioma: Inglés
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The Invention of Sicily
- A Mediterranean History
- De: Jamie Mackay
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
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Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture. In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places.
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Wonderful overview of Sicily
- De jay lazier en 01-28-24
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The Invention of Sicily
- A Mediterranean History
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-13-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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Giro d'Italia
- The Story of the World's Most Beautiful Bike Race
- De: Colin O'Brien
- Narrado por: Carlotta Brentan
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
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The story of the Giro d'Italia—Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France, and its superior in the eyes of many—is as dramatic and full of extraordinary characters as the story of Italy itself. Heroism, suffering, feuds and betrayals, tradition under threat from modernity all play out against a timeless landscape. The iconic riders, mythical stories and career-defining exploits are conveyed in rich, vibrant prose.
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Giro d'Italia
- The Story of the World's Most Beautiful Bike Race
- Narrado por: Carlotta Brentan
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-29-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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Nero come l'abisso
- De: Carlo Lucarelli, Massimo Picozzi
- Narrado por: Carlo Lucarelli, Massimo Picozzi
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Prosegue e termina, con questo quarto volume, il nostro viaggio nella storia dell’omicidio attraverso le età contemporanea, rinascimentale, medioevale e antica. In particolare “Nero come l’Abisso” tratterà del crimine violento durante il periodo delle grandi civiltà: assiri, egizi, greci, romani. Un lungo viaggio dalle origini dell’uomo fino alla caduta dell’Impero Romano, nel 476 dopo Cristo: la chiamano tutti l’età antica, dove affondano le radici della nostra cultura, delle nostre usanze e delle nostre paure più ancestrali.
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Soldier of Rome: The Last Flavian
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 4
- De: James Mace
- Narrado por: Jonathan Waters
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
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Three years following the destruction of Legio XXI in Pannonia, former Tribune Tiberius Artorius Castus and retired Centurion Primus Ordo Gavius Lucifer arrive in Rome. Their political fortunes rest in their letters of introduction from the revered general and Governor of Pannonia and Upper Germania, Marcus Ulpius Trajan. As the two former soldiers embark on a life far removed from the Danube frontier, they remain ever mindful of Trajan’s cautionary advice; that Roman politics are deadlier than the most fearsome enemy warrior.
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Soldier of Rome: The Last Flavian
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 4
- Narrado por: Jonathan Waters
- Serie: The Artorian Dynasty, Libro 4
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-28-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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Roman Mythology: The Captivating guide to Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Discover the Classic Roman Myths of Jupiter, Minerva, Venus, Neptune and the Ancient Rome History
- De: Logan Davis
- Narrado por: Henry Torres
- Duración: 3 h y 25 m
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The ancient Romans have one of the richest collections of myths of all the early civilizations. In this book you can discover all the most important Roman gods, important Roman myths, the history of Rome, and much more.
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Not what I was expecting.
- De Alex en 09-07-23
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Roman Mythology: The Captivating guide to Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Discover the Classic Roman Myths of Jupiter, Minerva, Venus, Neptune and the Ancient Rome History
- Narrado por: Henry Torres
- Duración: 3 h y 25 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-12-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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Prevail
- The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935-1941
- De: Jeff Pearce, Richard Pankhurst - foreword
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 24 h y 34 m
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It was the war that changed everything, and yet it's been mostly forgotten: in 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. It dominated newspaper headlines and newsreels. It inspired mass marches in Harlem, a play on Broadway, and independence movements in Africa. As the British Navy sailed into the Mediterranean for a white-knuckle showdown with Italian ships, riots broke out in major cities all over the United States.
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This is not a history, it's a package of anecdotes
- De M2 en 02-03-15
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The Borgias
- Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.
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Gossip
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The Borgias
- Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-06-19
- Idioma: Inglés
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Sicily
- An Island at the Crossroads of History
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: Michael Healy
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
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"Sicily," said Goethe, "is the key to everything." It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. Sicily's strategic location has tempted Roman emperors, French princes, and Spanish kings. The subsequent struggles to conquer and keep it have played crucial roles in the rise and fall of the world's most powerful dynasties.
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DISAPPOINTING
- De SRdto en 11-22-16
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Sicily
- An Island at the Crossroads of History
- Narrado por: Michael Healy
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-21-15
- Idioma: Inglés
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Mussolini and Hitler
- The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
- De: Christian Goeschel
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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From 1934 until 1944, Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two developed a relationship that deeply affected both countries. While Germany is generally regarded as the senior power, Christian Goeschel demonstrates just how much history has underrepresented Mussolini's influence on his German ally. Goeschel, a scholar of 20th-century Germany and Italy, revisits all of Mussolini and Hitler's key meetings and asks how these meetings constructed a powerful image of a strong Fascist-Nazi relationship that still resonates with the general public.
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great research
- De Anonymous User en 08-28-24
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Mussolini and Hitler
- The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-25-18
- Idioma: Inglés
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Death in Florence
- The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
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Death in Florence illuminates one of the defining moments in Western history - the bloody and dramatic story of the battle for the soul of Renaissance Florence. By the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. In an exhilaratingly rich and deeply researched story, Paul Strathern reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts, and political compromises that made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.
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Extravagant rich peacocks and true believers
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Death in Florence
- The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-05-15
- Idioma: Inglés
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The Price of Children
- Stolen Lives in a Land Without Choice
- De: Maria Laurino
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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Between 1950 and 1970, the Vatican and the American Catholic Church sent nearly four thousand Italian children to the United States for adoption into “good” Catholic homes. With the religious stigma of unwed motherhood turning families against daughters and a Church and State wanting “illegitimate” children sent abroad, mothers were lied to, given forms to sign that they didn’t understand, or even told their baby had died, all to further supply this international adoption pipeline.
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The Price of Children
- Stolen Lives in a Land Without Choice
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-15-24
- Idioma: Inglés
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A Concise History of Italy
- De: Christopher Duggan
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day, and surveys the difficulties Italy has faced during the last two centuries in creating a unified country. Duggan successfully weaves together political, economic, social and cultural history, and stresses the alternation between materialist and idealist programs for forging a nation-state.
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Concise indeed
- De nikex en 03-22-21
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A Concise History of Italy
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-12-19
- Idioma: Inglés
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The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- De: Michael Kulikowski
- Narrado por: Simon Shepherd
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
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The Tragedy of Empire begins in the late fourth century with the reign of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman emperor, and takes listeners to the final years of the Western Roman Empire at the end of the sixth century. Kulikowski traces 200 years of Roman history during which the Western Empire ceased to exist while the Eastern Empire remained politically strong and culturally vibrant.
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dull, dull, dull
- De Eric P Howard en 02-01-24
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The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- Narrado por: Simon Shepherd
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-11-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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Here One Moment
- De: Liane Moriarty
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
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The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
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Wonderful
- De Feviegirl en 09-18-24
De: Liane Moriarty
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- De P en 11-24-15
De: J.K. Rowling
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 21 h y 22 m
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- De Trev en 05-13-23
De: Rebecca Yarros
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- De: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 16 h y 7 m
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- De The Story Adict en 09-13-17
De: Sarah J. Maas
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Here One Moment
- De: Liane Moriarty
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
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The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
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Wonderful
- De Feviegirl en 09-18-24
De: Liane Moriarty
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- De P en 11-24-15
De: J.K. Rowling
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 21 h y 22 m
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- De Trev en 05-13-23
De: Rebecca Yarros
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- De: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 16 h y 7 m
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- De The Story Adict en 09-13-17
De: Sarah J. Maas
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- De: James Clear
- Narrado por: James Clear
- Duración: 5 h y 35 m
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
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start here, if you are looking to achieve in life
- De NL en 10-22-18
De: James Clear
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All the Colors of the Dark
- De: Chris Whitaker
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
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Best book of 2024
- De Jmo930 en 07-04-24
De: Chris Whitaker
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.
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Jim Dale is wonderful!
- De ladigolfer en 12-31-15
De: J.K. Rowling
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The Women
- A Novel
- De: Kristin Hannah
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Duración: 14 h y 57 m
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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Great story
- De AJ Frithiof en 02-08-24
De: Kristin Hannah
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The Boyfriend
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Victoria Connolly, Adam Blanford
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman—the latest in a string of deaths across the coast—confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
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The story whole thing is agonizing to listen to.
- De G Andrew Smith en 10-01-24
De: Freida McFadden
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...
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Jim Dale at his best
- De rottndachs en 01-12-16
De: J.K. Rowling
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
- A Memoir
- De: Ina Garten
- Narrado por: Ina Garten
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with those hungry for a seat at her table. Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail.
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Ina’s Open Honesty
- De Marylin Angeloff en 10-03-24
De: Ina Garten
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7 Hours to Die
- De: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrado por: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 25 m
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Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.
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Intensity
- De The Grammie en 09-18-24
De: James Patterson, y otros
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A Court of Mist and Fury
- De: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 23 h y 16 m
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Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin.
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Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
- De Natalie C en 05-05-16
De: Sarah J. Maas
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- De: H. D. Carlton
- Narrado por: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Duración: 15 h y 49 m
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The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- De Kel en 09-05-22
De: H. D. Carlton
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 20 h y 36 m
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The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
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“Harreeeeeeeeee”
- De D.S.G. en 01-06-18
De: J.K. Rowling
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The Housemaid
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Lauryn Allman
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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One Big Cliche’
- De Karen Brow en 08-03-22
De: Freida McFadden
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It Ends with Us
- De: Colleen Hoover
- Narrado por: Olivia Song
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
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Not what I expected.
- De Love2Read en 01-23-20
De: Colleen Hoover
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 26 h y 28 m
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
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Jim Dale is the BEST!
- De Leigh en 07-03-19
De: J.K. Rowling
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House of Earth and Blood
- Crescent City, Book 1
- De: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Evans
- Duración: 27 h y 50 m
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Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night - until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose - to assassinate his boss' enemies, no questions asked.
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What a disappointment
- De Hollie Morales en 03-09-20
De: Sarah J. Maas
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Revenge of the Tipping Point
- Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
- De: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrado por: Malcolm Gladwell
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
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Why is Miami… Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of gripping stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering
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Intriguing stories & insightful analysis
- De Lucy A. Pithecus en 10-02-24
De: Malcolm Gladwell
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Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- De: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy.
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A great read, but…
- De Dennis Atanassov en 09-10-24
De: Dennis E. Taylor
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- De: Liz Moore
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
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Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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It’s good
- De Suzan Ando en 07-28-24
De: Liz Moore
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
- De: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrado por: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Duración: 25 h y 9 m
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Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre but for everything—and everyone she holds dear.
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Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
- De JP en 05-04-17
De: Sarah J. Maas
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The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, y otros
- Duración: 33 h y 45 m
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For over 60 years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia. This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle.
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Comes without book subdivisions - chapter key below
- De Daniel en 01-07-20
De: C. S. Lewis
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6
- De: J.K. Rowling
- Narrado por: Jim Dale
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
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When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...
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Masterful Narration Continues
- De Gina en 05-13-16
De: J.K. Rowling
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Iron Flame
- Empyrean, Book 2
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 28 h y 16 m
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Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
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I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
- De Rebekah L Johnson en 11-10-23
De: Rebecca Yarros
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Nexus
- A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Vidish Athavale
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
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For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world.
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We Get It You Hate Trump
- De KellyBee en 09-24-24
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The Anxious Generation
- How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- De: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
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A Parenting Book for the 2020's
- De Looks and feels great. Even has little pads to prevent scratching en 03-29-24
De: Jonathan Haidt