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Vashti Harrison
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world.
Featuring the true stories of 40 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Listeners will meet trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, actor/inventor Hedy Lamar, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, architect Zaha Hadid, filmmaker Maya Deren, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Some names are known, some are not, but all of the women had a lasting effect on the fields in which they worked.
The charming, information-filled full-color spreads show the leaders as both accessible and aspirational so listeners know they, too, can grow up to do something amazing.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Vashti Harrison (P)2018 Hachette AudioLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of 30 or 40 - sometimes as many as 50 - years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn’t merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sames Sex Couples Through History
- De Susie en 12-11-12
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Alan Lomax: A Biography
- The Man Who Recorded the World
- De: John Szwed
- Narrado por: Scott Sowers
- Duración: 20 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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The remarkable life and times of the man who popularized American folk music and created the science of song. Folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses. Lomax began his career making field recordings of rural music for the Library of Congress and by the late 1930s brought his discoveries to radio, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Burl Ives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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They Done Good
- De DonnaMarie113 en 06-26-22
De: John Szwed
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One Little Spark!
- Mickey's Ten Commandments and the Road to Imagineering
- De: Marty Sklar
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 5 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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We've all read about the experts: the artists, the scientists, the engineers - that special group of people known as Imagineers for The Walt Disney Company. But who are they? How did they join the team? What is it like to spend a day in their shoes?
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4 out of 5 stars
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More like a collection of emails.
- De J en 02-19-18
De: Marty Sklar
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Incarnations
- India in Fifty Lives
- De: Sunil Khilnani
- Narrado por: Vikas Adam
- Duración: 16 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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For all of India's myths, its sea of stories and moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations, Sunil Khilnani fills that space, recapturing the human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars, and corporate titans - some famous, some unjustly forgotten - bring feeling, wry humor, and uncommon insight to dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen, the author is biased
- De Anonymous User en 02-15-19
De: Sunil Khilnani
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1959
- The Year Everything Changed
- De: Fred Kaplan
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 139
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 95
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Acclaimed national security columnist and noted cultural critic Fred Kaplan looks past the 1960s to the year that really changed AmericaWhile conventional accounts focus on the 60s as the era of pivotal change that swept the nation, Fred Kaplan argues that it was 1959 that ushered in the wave of tremendous cultural, political, and scientific shifts that would play out in the decades that followed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Facinating look at a neglected moment in history
- De James en 05-25-11
De: Fred Kaplan
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The Renaissance
- A Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Period in European History, Including Stories of People Such as Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Copernicus, Shakespeare, and Leonardo da Vinci
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Richard L. Walton
- Duración: 3 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then pay attention.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Monotone reader
- De Harry R. Martin en 08-07-19
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Headstrong
- 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World
- De: Rachel Swaby
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 54
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In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children.” It wasn’t until the second paragraph that readers discovered why the Times had devoted several hundred words to her life: Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Role models for young women
- De mtsuda90 en 06-25-16
De: Rachel Swaby
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Tom and Jack
- The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock
- De: Henry Adams
- Narrado por: Wayne Thompson
- Duración: 11 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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The drip paintings of Jackson Pollock, trailblazing Abstract Expressionist, appear to be the polar opposite of Thomas Hart Benton's highly figurative Americana. Yet the two men had a close and highly charged relationship dating from Pollock's days as a student under Benton. Pollock's first and only formal training came from Benton, and the older man soon became a surrogate father to Pollock.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I suggest you READ, not listen...
- De Grace O'Malley en 07-01-16
De: Henry Adams
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Bygone Badass Broads
- 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World
- De: Mackenzi Lee
- Narrado por: Lucy James
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
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Based on Mackenzi Lee's popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Awesome history, heavy-handed political agenda
- De Charlie en 07-08-18
De: Mackenzi Lee
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Bedtime Inspirational Stories
- 50 Amazing Black People Who Changed the World, Volume 1
- De: L. A. Amber
- Narrado por: Tanya C. Brown
- Duración: 2 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Bedtime Inspirational Stories celebrates the achievements of the amazing black heroes who have paved the way for future generations. In today’s world, it can be a challenge to raise positive kids. More than ever, parents and teachers need to create a positive atmosphere for our children in order to help them believe in themselves. That’s why we’ve proudly created this inspiring audiobook, Bedtime Inspirational Stories: 50 Amazing Black People Who Changed the World, which highlights the achievements and stories of 50 notable women and men from the 18th century to today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De T en 06-18-20
De: L. A. Amber
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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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General4 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 28
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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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1 out of 5 stars
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Arduous
- De Hasbro en 10-22-18
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Manifesto
- On Never Giving Up
- De: Bernardine Evaristo
- Narrado por: Bernardine Evaristo
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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From the best-selling and Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glorious performance and inspiring story
- De Maggi Morehouse en 01-25-22
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The Written World
- The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
- De: Martin Puchner
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he explores 16 foundational texts selected from more than 4,000 years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspired the rise and fall of empires and nations, the spark of philosophical and political ideas, and the birth of religious beliefs. Indeed, literature has touched generations and changed the course of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful and illuminating!
- De Gloria J. Petit-Clair en 12-04-17
De: Martin Puchner
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The Hidden Habits of Genius
- Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit - Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness
- De: Craig Wright
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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What is genius? The word evokes iconic figures like Einstein, Beethoven, Picasso, and Steve Jobs, whose cultural contributions have irreversibly shaped society. Yet Beethoven could not multiply. Picasso couldn’t pass a fourth grade math test. And Jobs left high school with a 2.65 GPA. The Hidden Habits of Genius explores the meaning of this contested term, and the unexpected motivations of those we have dubbed "genius" throughout history, from Charles Darwin and Marie Curie to Leonardo Da Vinci and Andy Warhol to Toni Morrison and Elon Musk.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Click-bait title, minimal substance inside
- De James S. en 11-27-20
De: Craig Wright
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Rosalind Franklin
- A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Women in History)
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Duración: 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Rosalind Franklin was what can only be called an overlooked genius. Although she was not fully credited for the feat at the time, her work led to major breakthroughs in our understanding of DNA. In fact, she took the first X-ray photo of DNA in all of its double helix glory. By the time her former colleagues were being showered with accolades for results they made at least partially based on her findings, Franklin would not be around to see it. Sadly, it’s believed that her use of X-ray equipment gave her terminal cancer, cutting her life short at age 37.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Covers the facts
- De Freda St en 08-21-24
De: Hourly History
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Looking for Lorraine
- The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry
- De: Imani Perry
- Narrado por: LisaGay Hamilton
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 142
Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of nature. Although best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, her short life was full of extraordinary experiences and achievements, and she had an unflinching commitment to social justice, which brought her under FBI surveillance when she was barely in her twenties. While her close friends and contemporaries, like James Baldwin and Nina Simone, have been rightly celebrated, her story has been diminished and relegated to one work—until now.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Radiant
- De Rose Brookins en 03-20-19
De: Imani Perry
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Golden Dreams
- California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963
- De: Kevin Starr
- Narrado por: Elijah Alexander
- Duración: 29 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Starr brilliantly illuminates the dominant economic, social, and cultural forces in California in these pivotal years. In a powerful blend of telling events, colorful personalities, and insightful analyses, Starr examines such issues as the overnight creation of the postwar California suburb, the rise of Los Angeles as Super City, the reluctant emergence of San Diego as one of the largest cities in the nation, and the decline of political centrism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Give us more Starr on California!!
- De Roger en 08-24-16
De: Kevin Starr