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James and the Giant Peach
- De: Roald Dahl
- Narrado por: James Acaster
- Duración: 2 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly pc'd
- De ScottyBlue en 10-23-22
- James and the Giant Peach
- De: Roald Dahl
- Narrado por: James Acaster
Narrator made this one special
Revisado: 08-07-22
This is an imaginative story but it was the quality of narration that makes this audiobook stand out. I have never heard my kids (under 10) laugh out loud this much — and we listen to a lot of books. Really brought the story to life.
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The Away Game
- The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
- De: Sebastian Abbot
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 47
For the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of young boys across Africa, looking for soccer's next superstars. Led by the Spanish scout who helped launch Lionel Messi's career and funded by the desert kingdom of Qatar, the program chooses just a handful of boys each year to train to become professionals; the process is one thousand times more selective than getting into Harvard University.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Football Neocolonialism
- De Poncho en 09-02-19
- The Away Game
- The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
- De: Sebastian Abbot
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
Intriguing and enlightening - great gift for soccer/football fans
Revisado: 07-25-18
Like many of my favorite Michael Lewis books (Moneyball, Flash Boys) this book weaves together an interesting narrative and a healthy amount of information on a complex story with numerous moving parts. The stories of the young players and the evolution of the Qatari program are enriched by Abbot’s explanations of the data behind football recruitment strategies, etc, and readers like myself — who know the sport well but don’t live and breathe professional soccer outside parts of the World Cup — will likely be much more knowledgeable about and interested in the game after having read this book. I enjoyed it so much, I am buying it for close friends and relatives who are European league fans.
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The Big Short
- Inside the Doomsday Machine
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Jesse Boggs
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,909
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,165
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,177
Who understood the risk inherent in the assumption of ever-rising real-estate prices, a risk compounded daily by the creation of those arcane, artificial securities loosely based on piles of doubtful mortgages? Michael Lewis turns the inquiry on its head to create a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his number-one best-selling Liar’s Poker.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative and Engaging
- De Jay en 03-23-10
- The Big Short
- Inside the Doomsday Machine
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Jesse Boggs
A joy to read (both times)
Revisado: 10-22-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Lewis explains the mechanics of the economic crisis extremely well for people with no background in finance. As a result, readers surely understand what happened far better than most subprime mortgage bond and derivative traders did before the big crash. This is also a very well-told story. Fascinating characters -- heroes, villains, and oddballs -- and an excellent build-up to a satisfying climax and epilogue. The book was so interesting, I read it again about a year later -- and enjoyed it just as much the second time.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Dr. Mike Burry is one of my favorite heroes of all time, but what makes this book so special is the host of rich characters like Greg Lippmann and Wing Chau. You might not trust them, but they are wonderful subjects for Lewis's narrative.
What about Jesse Boggs’s performance did you like?
I loved Jesse Boggs's deadpan delivery of character lines that were both classic in their ironic humor and revealing about the characters themselves. The effect was much funnier than if he'd tried to sound like it was a comedy.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed several times throughout the book, even more frequently the second time around.
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