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Jonathan Davis
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Oliver Sacks - introduction
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Oliver Sacks
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The best-selling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks is well known as an explorer of the human mind - a neurologist with a gift for complex, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions. However, he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt in many climates.
Oaxaca Journal is Sacks' spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Sacks's passion for natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.
PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been made to the original manuscript with the permission of Oliver Sacks.
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The real stories behind the scenery of America’s national parks. For 12 years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Depressing from Cover to Cover
- De Drew (@drewsant) en 04-13-15
De: Andrea Lankford
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- De: Helen Russell
- Narrado por: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,384
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,867
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,856
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland but Denmark, a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long, dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries. What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born or made?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting content. Unfortunate delivery.
- De Jennifer Soudagar en 11-13-15
De: Helen Russell
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Ghost Rider
- Travels on the Healing Road
- De: Neil Peart
- Narrado por: Brian Sutherland
- Duración: 15 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,873
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,665
In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. That lack of direction lead him on a 55,000 mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not happy, but fascinating
- De Jim In Texas! en 09-25-14
De: Neil Peart
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Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,237
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,076
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,071
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
- De Kathy in CA en 07-26-15
De: Peter Zuckerman, y otros
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Neither Here nor There
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 347
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 293
In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- De M. Craft en 08-12-14
De: Bill Bryson
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The Adventures of the Mountain Men
- True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, and Survival
- De: Stephen Brennan
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 365
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 324
The “mountain men” were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their days and nights living and camping out in the great unexplored wilds of the Rockies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good for boys
- De Mrs. C en 05-12-14
De: Stephen Brennan
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Where's the Next Shelter?
- De: Gary Sizer
- Narrado por: Gary Sizer
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,548
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,405
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
Where's the Next Shelter? is the true story of three travelers on the Appalachian Trail, a 2,000-mile hike that stretches from Georgia to Maine, told from the perspective of Gary Sizer, a seasoned backpacker and former marine who quickly finds himself humbled by the endeavor. If you long for the horizon or to sleep under the stars, then come along for the hike of a lifetime. All you have to do is take the first step.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If You Liked AWOL, You'll Like This
- De Rebecca en 06-02-16
De: Gary Sizer
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How to Hike the Appalachian Trail
- A Comprehensive Guide to Plan and Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike
- De: Chris Cage
- Narrado por: John E Broussard
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 280
If you are planning on (or just thinking about) hiking the Appalachian Trail, this book is for you. Planning an Appalachian Trail thru-hike is overwhelming. I know. I spent months researching every question I could think of before starting the six-month journey. Even after all of that research, there were countless mistakes I made. This book is everything I wish I would have known before starting. Inside is a step-by-step guide to efficiently plan for a successful thru-hike. Complete with personal tips and experiences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exactly what’s missing from all the personal hiking account stories
- De Tracy Anne Buro en 04-12-18
De: Chris Cage
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Vagabonding
- An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
- De: Rolf Potts
- Narrado por: Rolf Potts
- Duración: 4 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,688
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,974
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,962
Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to love this book...
- De Scott Shepherd en 10-10-16
De: Rolf Potts
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Roadshow
- Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle
- De: Neil Peart
- Narrado por: Brian Sutherland
- Duración: 15 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 553
For 30 years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about "the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician." Finally, the right time, and the right tour. In the summer of 2004, after three decades, 20 gold albums, and thousands of performances, the band Rush embarked on a 30th Anniversary World Tour. The "R30" tour traveled to nine countries, where the band performed 57 shows for more than half a million fans. Uniquely, Peart chose to do his between-show traveling by motorcycle, riding 21,000 miles of back roads.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable, even for a non-fan of Rush
- De Jim In Texas! en 10-04-14
De: Neil Peart
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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- De: Paul Rosolie
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 376
For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This whole book is B.S.
- De bob fields en 09-30-18
De: Paul Rosolie
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The Lost Continent
- Travels In Small Town America
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 963
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 803
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 799
Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after 10 years in England he decided to go home, to a foreign country. In an ageing Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through 38 states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Written by Bryson's evil twin
- De M. S. Cohen en 08-11-14
De: Bill Bryson
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A Wretched and Precarious Situation
- In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
- De: David Welky
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
A remarkable true story of adventure, betrayal, and survival set in one of the world's most inhospitable places. In 1906, from atop a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, hundreds of miles from another human being, Commander Robert E. Peary spotted a line of mysterious peaks looming in the distance. He called this unexplored realm "Crocker Land". Scientists and explorers agreed that the world-famous explorer had discovered a new continent rising from the frozen Arctic Ocean.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it all comes together at the end
- De Kat en 01-30-18
De: David Welky
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Seven Years in Tibet
- De: Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,349
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,084
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,085
A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Adventure Classic
- De Jean en 01-29-16
De: Heinrich Harrer, y otros
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The Longest Silence
- A Life in FIshing
- De: Thomas McGuane
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
From the highly acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime spent fishing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator had to catch a train
- De Brandon Taff en 01-11-23
De: Thomas McGuane
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Skywalker: Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail
- De: Bill Walker
- Narrado por: Bill Walker
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 332
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 333
Why would a middle-aged businessman who had never even spent the night outdoors, attempt to hike the entire Appalachian Trail? Bill Walker, a former commodities trader in Chicago and London, and an avid walker, had developed a virtual obsession to hike this historic 2,175 mile footpath in one hiking season. In the spring of 2005 he set off from his home state of Georgia, hoping to make it to Mount Katahdin in northern Maine before the arrival of winter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Liked the story, but the recording quality was fair.
- De D. Corcoran en 11-25-15
De: Bill Walker
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The Mind's Eye
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Oliver Sacks, Richard Davidson
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 288
An exploration of vision through the case histories of six individuals - including a renowned pianist who continues to give concerts despite losing the ability to read the score, and a neurobiologist born with crossed eyes who, late in life, suddenly acquires binocular vision, and how her brain adapts to that new skill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Same ole Sacks--great yarns as usual.
- De Rlelli07 en 10-26-10
De: Oliver Sacks
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Hallucinations
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 774
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 767
Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. Here Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture’s folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Just Hallucinations
- De Pamela Harvey en 01-05-13
De: Oliver Sacks
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Everything in Its Place
- First Loves and Last Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Sacks
- De Brandy en 12-02-19
De: Oliver Sacks
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A Leg to Stand On
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks - introduction
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Dr. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the best-selling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for their compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure what he was trying for here
- De John S. en 08-17-11
De: Oliver Sacks
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An Anthropologist on Mars
- Seven Paradoxical Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,321
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,152
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,148
To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SACKS IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY !!
- De Jeff en 09-22-13
De: Oliver Sacks
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Migraine
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
Dr. Oliver Sacks argues the migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why is this an audio book?
- De BW724 en 06-25-19
De: Oliver Sacks
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The Mind's Eye
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Oliver Sacks, Richard Davidson
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 412
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 288
An exploration of vision through the case histories of six individuals - including a renowned pianist who continues to give concerts despite losing the ability to read the score, and a neurobiologist born with crossed eyes who, late in life, suddenly acquires binocular vision, and how her brain adapts to that new skill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Same ole Sacks--great yarns as usual.
- De Rlelli07 en 10-26-10
De: Oliver Sacks
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Hallucinations
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 774
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 767
Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. Here Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture’s folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Just Hallucinations
- De Pamela Harvey en 01-05-13
De: Oliver Sacks
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Everything in Its Place
- First Loves and Last Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Sacks
- De Brandy en 12-02-19
De: Oliver Sacks
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A Leg to Stand On
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks - introduction
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Dr. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the best-selling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for their compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure what he was trying for here
- De John S. en 08-17-11
De: Oliver Sacks
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An Anthropologist on Mars
- Seven Paradoxical Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,321
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,152
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,148
To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SACKS IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY !!
- De Jeff en 09-22-13
De: Oliver Sacks
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Migraine
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
Dr. Oliver Sacks argues the migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why is this an audio book?
- De BW724 en 06-25-19
De: Oliver Sacks
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Uncle Tungsten
- Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 205
Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and best-selling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals - also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.G. Wells, and the periodic table. In this endlessly charming and eloquent memoir, the he chronicles his love affair with science and the magnificently odd and sometimes harrowing childhood in which that love affair unfolded.
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4 out of 5 stars
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FOR COMMITED LOVERS OF OLIVER SACKS WORK
- De Jeff en 05-02-12
De: Oliver Sacks
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Awakenings
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 491
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 433
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 427
Awakenings - which inspired the major motion picture - is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, "awakening" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and their extraordinary transformations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolute classic!
- De Douglas en 09-01-12
De: Oliver Sacks
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Seeing Voices
- A Journey Into the World of the Deaf
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks - introduction
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 178
In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect - a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rich Experience
- De Douglas en 11-27-12
De: Oliver Sacks
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Musicophilia
- Tales of Music and the Brain
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 717
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 710
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does - humans are a musical species.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Of Sacks...
- De Douglas en 11-23-12
De: Oliver Sacks
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Gratitude
- Essays
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 36 m
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A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. No writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as Oliver Sacks. During the last few months of his life, he wrote a set of essays in which he movingly explored his feelings about completing a life and coming to terms with his own death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To the Point, Yet Told From the Heart
- De LJT en 01-18-16
De: Oliver Sacks
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The River of Consciousness
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren, Kate Edgar
- Duración: 5 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 222
A collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks' passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience. The River of Consciousness is one of two books Sacks was working on up to his death, and it reveals his ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless project to understand what makes us human.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important but Less Interesting
- De Michael en 11-16-17
De: Oliver Sacks
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Oaxaca Journal
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
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- Jeramy
- 10-19-18
Amazing story telling
Oliver Sacks produces an excellent observational narrative mixed with fascinating natural history of Oaxaca Mexico.
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- Daniela
- 06-04-15
A gem
Oliver Sacks at his best: intelligent, compassionate, mind-opening.
Wonderfully written and read, a delightful diary of a trip to Mexico: ferns, carpets, history, food and plants and much more.
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- Dawn Macgregor
- 05-14-12
A WONDERFUL LISTEN AND VIRTUAL TOUR
What made the experience of listening to Oaxaca Journal the most enjoyable?
I love Oliver Sach's medical writing and this is my first adventure with him. He is an erudite and knowledgeable man prepared to share his knowledge. Highly recommended.
Have you listened to any of Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks (Introduction) ???s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Unmisseable
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esto le resultó útil a 4 personas
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Alan
- 10-16-15
Do we need a book about ferns? Turns out we do.
What did you love best about Oaxaca Journal?
The late great Sacks could make interesting most anything subject other than the phone book. Until last week I didn't envision opening the wallet for an audio book on the ferns of a Mexican province.
What about Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks (Introduction) ’s performance did you like?
Pleasant voice, with a hint of William Shatner. No,really! I hope the narrator never sees this opinion as I wouldn't want the guy to drink himself into a mindless stupor. I will track down further narrations by him.
Any additional comments?
The Audible price tag is over ten bucks for a four hour book. I deem this excessive.
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- James R. Modrall
- 06-01-18
Charming
This is the first work I've read by Oliver Sacks that wasn't based on his clinical work. As a highly personal travel journal, it is (not surprisingly) less profound, but perhaps even more charming. So renowned himself, it is a pleasure to see his warmth towards and admiration of the people he met on this short trip.
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Historia1 out of 5 stars
- -scott
- 10-29-22
Unlike any other of his books
I did not find this compelling at all. Not read by the author. Returning for credit.
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