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From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: No two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful. Snowflake Bentley won the 1999 Caldecott Medal.
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Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, Walden vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his understanding of the idea that nature is made up of crucially interrelated parts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book and narration
- De Kindle Customer en 06-14-11
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The Children's Blizzard
- De: David Laskin
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 313
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 285
January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next the sky exploded in a raging chaos of horizontal snow and hurricane-force winds. Temperatures plunged as an unprecedented cold front ripped through the center of the continent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True Account of 1888 Prairie Blizzard
- De Mary Burnight en 01-09-17
De: David Laskin
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Beatrix Potter
- A Life in Nature
- De: Linda Lear
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 18 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Beatrix Potter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific illustrator, but "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" brought her fame, financial success, and the promise of happiness when she fell in love with her editor, Norman Warne. After his tragic and untimely death, Potter embraced a new life as the owner of Hill Top Farm in the English Lake District.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration is difficult!
- De Grateful Listener SME en 11-12-19
De: Linda Lear
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Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller, and Countrywoman
- De: Judy Taylor
- Narrado por: Patricia Routledge
- Duración: 3 h y 8 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Starting with the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, in 1902, Beatrix Potter went on to become one of the world’s most successful children’s authors. This biographical audiobook takes the reader through the whole of her life, from her Victorian childhood in London to her final years farming in the Lake District. Regarded as a standard work on Beatrix Potter’s life, this work has been updated regularly to include fresh material that has come to light as interest in Beatrix Potter continues to grow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- De Kimberly en 06-14-17
De: Judy Taylor
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books
- De: Marta McDowell
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 54
The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder springs from a life lived in partnership with the land, on farms she and her family settled across the Northeast and Midwest. In this revealing exploration of Wilder's deep connection with the natural world, Marta McDowell follows the wagon trail of the beloved Little House series. You'll learn details about Wilder's life and inspirations, pinpoint the Ingalls and Wilder homestead claims on authentic archival maps, and learn to grow the plants and vegetables featured in the series. Excerpts from Wilder's books, letters, and diaries bring to light her profound appreciation for the landscapes at the heart of her world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- De Maurizio en 03-07-19
De: Marta McDowell
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Growth of the Soil
- De: Knut Hamsun, Sverre Lyngstad - translator, Brad Leithauser - introduction
- Narrado por: BJ Harrison
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Growth of the Soil, Hamsun's Nobel Prize winning novel, is a classic of Scandinavian literature. The farmer Isak scarcely acknowledges the values of modern living. Illiterate but capable of carrying out the business of running a farm, he has physical strength and works with his hands. Although initially amazed by Isak's prowess - his wife Inger, who came into contact with modern society when imprisoned for killing her infant due to its birth defect, return to the home much less impressed by the country life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Top of my all time favorites list
- De Pete en 05-17-21
De: Knut Hamsun, y otros
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The Adventures of Henry Thoreau
- A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond
- De: Michael Sims
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
Henry David Thoreau has long been an intellectual icon and folk hero. In this strikingly original profile, Michael Sims reveals how the bookish, quirky young man evolved into the patron saint of environmentalism and nonviolent activism. Working from 19th-century letters and diaries, Sims charts Henry’s course from his time at Harvard through the years he spent living in a cabin beside Walden Pond. Sims uncovers a previously hidden Thoreau - the rowdy boy reminiscent of Tom Sawyer, the sarcastic college iconoclast, the devoted son who kept imitating his beloved older brother’s choices in life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pleasant surprise
- De Norman Wendth en 10-21-14
De: Michael Sims
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The Good Good Pig
- The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
- De: Sy Montgomery
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 5 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 351
A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later named Christopher Hogwood, would not only survive but flourish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uplifting memoir of a pig + autobiography
- De Diana en 04-04-19
De: Sy Montgomery
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Dog Man
- An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
- De: Martha Sherrill
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
In the snow country of Japan during World War II, we meet Morie Sawataishi, a fierce individualist who has chosen to break the law by keeping an Akita dog hidden in a shed on his property. By the time of the Japanese surrender in 1945, there are only sixteen Akitas left in the country. The survival of the breed becomes Morie's passion and life. Devoted to the dogs, Morie is forever changed.
In beautiful prose that is a joy to read, Sherrill opens up the world of the Dog Man and his wife, providing a profound look at what it is to be an individualist in a culture that reveres conformity, and what it means to live.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dog of a Book
- De mjchgo en 08-27-10
De: Martha Sherrill
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Amish Values for Your Family
- What We Can Learn from the Simple Life
- De: Suzanne Woods Fisher
- Narrado por: Mimi Black
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
For listeners who long for strong families that know how to truly enjoy life together, there is much to learn from the Amish. Values like community, forgiveness, simple living, obedience, and more can be your family legacy - without selling your car, changing your wardrobe, or moving out to farm country. In Amish Values for Your Family, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher shows how you can adopt the wisdom of the Amish when it comes to family matters. In this inspiring and practical audio book listeners will find charming true stories interlaced with solid, biblical advice....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Completely awesome!
- De Seth W. Hudson en 03-19-15
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Wish You Were Here
- De: Sneaky Pie Brown, Rita Mae Brown
- Narrado por: Kate Forbes
- Duración: 8 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 558
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy - and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together. . .and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town - until its secrets explode into murder. Crozet's thirty-something post-mistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs. Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Language of the Cats
- De CHo Meir en 01-29-13
De: Sneaky Pie Brown, y otros
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Isaac the Alchemist
- Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd
- De: Mary Losure
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 2 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent! Very informative and fun!
- De Puppy en 07-08-17
De: Mary Losure
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Deep Creek
- Finding Hope in the High Country
- De: Pam Houston
- Narrado por: Pam Houston
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 643
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 556
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On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants. Through her travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, she explores what ties her to the Earth, the ranch most of all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most beautiful book I’ve ever read
- De KFratt en 04-26-19
De: Pam Houston
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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
- The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
- De: Timothy Egan
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 418
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells the remarkable untold story behind Edward Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country from desert to rainforest as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than eighty tribes. Even with the backing of Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan, it took tremendous perseverance. The undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to outraged advocate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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STUPENDOUS!
- De Curious Artist Librarian en 10-29-12
De: Timothy Egan
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Vincent & Theo
- The Van Gogh Brothers
- De: Deborah Heiligman
- Narrado por: Phil Fox
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 501
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 441
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 441
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh defined both brothers' lives. As a confidant, champion, sympathizer, and friend, Theo financially and emotionally supported his older brother as the artistic but troubled Vincent struggled to find his path in life as both a painter and a man. Throughout that struggle, the brothers shared everything - swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I could hardly hit the pause button.
- De Zachary en 08-12-17