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Dennis Romano
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No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, “another world.” During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Venice was celebrated as a model republic in an age of monarchs. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it became famous for its freewheeling lifestyle characterized by courtesans, casinos, and Carnival. When the city fell on hard times following the collapse of the Republic in 1797, a darker vision of Venice as a place of decay, disease, and death took hold. Today tourists from around the globe flock to the world heritage site as rising sea levels threaten its very foundations.
This comprehensive account reveals the adaptations to its geographic setting that have been a constant feature of living on water from Venice’s origins to the present. It examines the lives of the women and men, noble and common, rich and poor, Christian, Jew, and Muslim, who built not only the city but also its vast empire that stretched from Northern Italy to the eastern Mediterranean. It details the urban transformations that Venice underwent in response to environmental vulnerability, industrialization, and mass tourism. Alongside the city’s commercial prominence has been its dramatically changing political role, including its power as a city-state, regional stronghold, and overseas empire, as well as its impact on the development of fascism.
Throughout, Dennis Romano highlights the city’s cultural achievements in architecture, painting, and music, particularly opera. Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City offers a stunning portrait of this most singular of cities.
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The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
- De Nemo71 en 12-31-19
De: Sun Tzu
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The Daily Stoic
- 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
- De: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,282
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,757
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,722
Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not well made as audio
- De Andreas en 12-27-16
De: Ryan Holiday, y otros
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My Big TOE: Awakening
- Book One of a Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics
- De: Thomas Campbell
- Narrado por: Thomas Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 527
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 452
My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds is brought together under one seamless scientific understanding.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a Trip (but to where?)
- De Michael en 11-26-13
De: Thomas Campbell
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The Mastery of Self
- A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom
- De: Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.
- Narrado por: Charlie Varon
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,513
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,752
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,732
The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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listen.. .then listen again
- De Casiano en 12-22-16
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- De: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrado por: Laurence Fishburne
- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 12,674
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,282
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,223
Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- De Kerry en 09-16-20
De: Malcolm X, y otros
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Ho Tactics
- How to MindF**k a Man into Spending, Spoiling, and Sponsoring
- De: G. L. Lambert
- Narrado por: Patrick Stevens
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,106
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,749
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,734
I have discovered a group of women who refuse to be exploited, are immune to manipulation, and who never settle in the name of love. These ladies know what they want and take what they want by beating men at their own game. Utilizing the secrets exposed in this book, these women gain power, money, and status. Men call them gold diggers, women call them hos, but they call themselves winners. This is the book that society doesn't want you to listen to….
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5 out of 5 stars
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I spent $24,000 in 4 months
- De B.M. en 10-06-18
De: G. L. Lambert
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Medieval Myths & Mysteries
- De: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Dorsey Armstrong
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,980
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,412
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,386
The 10 enlightening (and often humorous) lectures of Medieval Myths and Mysteries will show you how far from the “dark” times of legend these centuries were. Uncover the facts about the Knights Templar. Reveal the truth behind the tales of legendary creatures like the Questing Beast and the unicorn. Trace the events of the Black Death and the ways it altered the world in its wake, and much more. With Professor Armstrong, you will dig deep into the ways that later generations reshaped the narrative of the medieval years and perpetuated the myths.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but centered on Britain
- De Ximena en 04-10-20
De: Dorsey Armstrong, y otros
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- De: Michael Pollan
- Narrado por: Michael Pollan
- Duración: 2 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42,667
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36,762
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36,594
Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Leaves much to be desired
- De Melody H en 02-02-20
De: Michael Pollan
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The Abolitionists
- De: Kellie Carter Jackson, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kellie Carter Jackson
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
While most of us are familiar with the Underground Railroad, there was much more to the movement than helping individuals escape their bondage. In the eight lectures of The Abolitionists, Professor Kellie Carter Jackson of Wellesley College will bring you along as she traces the history of the fight to end slavery in America, from its relatively quiet origins to the turning point at Harper’s Ferry to the Civil War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Highly Informative
- De Gilbert M. Stack en 02-23-25
De: Kellie Carter Jackson, y otros
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- De: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 26 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,032
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,868
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,853
Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- De karen en 06-22-12
De: Vincent Bugliosi, y otros
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
- Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
- De: David McGowan
- Narrado por: Bill Fike
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 871
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 731
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 735
The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My first review. This book changed me.
- De Robert en 06-30-19
De: David McGowan
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Sex at Dawn
- How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
- De: Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson, Jonathan Davis, Christopher Ryan (Preface)
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,775
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,259
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,232
Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science - as well as religious and cultural institutions - has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Strawmen and Ad Hominems
- De Carolyn en 09-18-12
De: Christopher Ryan, y otros
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Eight Dates
- Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- De: John Gottman PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman PhD, Doug Abrams, y otros
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin, Julie McKay
- Duración: 5 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,250
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,029
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,019
Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort - and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner. Drawing on 40 years of research from their world-famous Love Lab, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman invite couples on eight fun, easy, and profoundly rewarding dates, each one focused on a make-or-break issue: trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What the F. Robot-reader???!?!?!
- De Anonymous User en 01-21-20
De: John Gottman PhD, y otros
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Ali in Me
- De: Mercury Studios, Treefort Media
- Narrado por: Lonnie Ali, John Ramsey
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 140
Muhammad Ali, never afraid to express himself loudly and boldly, stays true to form in Ali in Me, an eight-part audio series that explores his life and legacy, guided by his own words through never-before-heard audio recordings. Hosted by Muhammad’s widow, Lonnie Ali, and his close friend, award-winning broadcaster John Ramsey, Ali in Me goes beyond the boxing ring to delve deeply into the extraordinary life and lasting contributions The Champ made to individuals around the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He went hard on everything, especially love
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 01-31-25
De: Mercury Studios, y otros
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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)
- Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
- De: Brené Brown
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,930
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,046
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,989
Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm sure its great if you are a mother ....
- De Leslie A Hill en 08-09-11
De: Brené Brown
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Duración: 31 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 710
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 623
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 623
Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An interesting set of introductions.
- De Kevin Potter en 05-30-19
De: Scott Lewis
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
- Duración: 18 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,835
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,818
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,777
Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of listeners throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the history behind modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Classic in Historical Mysteries
- De Kelly en 09-05-19
De: Graham Hancock
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The Thin Line
- Hope vs. Reality in the Era of Weight-Loss Drugs
- De: Scaachi Koul
- Narrado por: Scaachi Koul
- Duración: 4 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 240
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 240
Over the next five years, millions of more Americans are expected to take Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which are rapidly being recognized as the miracle drugs of this century. If you’re not on them, you’ll probably know someone who is. What are the implications of the widespread use of these drugs, both on our bodies and our society? In this show, you’ll meet people across America who are either taking the jab or thinking about it, and the shocking intentional and unintentional results they are seeing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More balanced than expected and very comprehensive
- De Summer Rodriguez en 01-03-25
De: Scaachi Koul
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- De: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
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An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the city’s humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.
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City of Fortune
- How Venice Rule the Seas
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The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to the pinnacle of power.
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Spycraft
- Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration
- De: Pete Langman, Nadine Akkerman
- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
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In this engaging, accessible account, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman explore the methods spies actually used in the period, including disguises, invisible inks, and even poisons. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, they show how understanding the tricks and tools of espionage allows us to reimagine well-known stories such as the Babington and Gunpowder plots.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Needs accompanying PDF
- De Amazon Customer en 09-26-24
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The Eastern Front
- A History of the Great War 1914-1918
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Drawing on the latest scholarship as well as eyewitness reports, diary entries, and memoirs, Lloyd moves from the great battles of 1914 to the final collapse of the Central Powers in 1918, showing how a local struggle between Austria-Hungary and Serbia spiraled into a massive conflagration that pulled in Germany, Russia, Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The sense of tragic inevitabilities and complexities of the entire conflict is made painfully clear
- De Johannes Rojahn en 01-05-25
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Revolusi
- Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
- De: David Van Reybrouck
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In August 1945, a handful of people raised a homemade cotton flag and announced the birth of a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world, inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia became the first country to rid itself of colonial rule after WWII.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid Historical Survey
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Medieval Horizons
- Why the Middle Ages Matter
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We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward, and unchanging time characterized by violence, ignorance, and superstition. By contrast, we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world. We couldn't be more wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Altered my perception of History
- De IowaGreyhound en 06-25-24
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Venice
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3 out of 5 stars
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City of Fortune
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The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to the pinnacle of power.
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- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3
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In this engaging, accessible account, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman explore the methods spies actually used in the period, including disguises, invisible inks, and even poisons. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, they show how understanding the tricks and tools of espionage allows us to reimagine well-known stories such as the Babington and Gunpowder plots.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Needs accompanying PDF
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De: Pete Langman, y otros
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The Eastern Front
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- De: Nick Lloyd
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 22 h y 43 m
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The sense of tragic inevitabilities and complexities of the entire conflict is made painfully clear
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No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance.
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Amazing breath of scope
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Impossible Monsters
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Impossible Monsters reveals the central role of dinosaurs and their discovery in toppling traditional religious authority, and in changing perceptions about the Bible, history, and mankind's place in the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Repetitive and not that interesting
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Ranjit Madgavkar
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis trilogy ten years ago, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history were swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once a travelogue, a memoir, and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I adored the narrator
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Written in Water
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- De: Rochelle Gurstein
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Is there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore and establish a solid foundation for the classic in the history of taste. To her surprise, that history instead revealed repeated episodes of soaring and falling reputations, rediscoveries of long-forgotten artists, and radical shifts in the canon, all of which went so completely against common knowledge that it was hard to believe it was true.
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Venice
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Venice stands, as she loves to tell you, on the frontiers of the east and west, half-way between the setting and the rising sun. Goethe calls her "the market-place of the Morning and the Evening lands". Certainly no city on earth gives a more immediate impression of symmetry and unity, or seems more patently born to greatness.
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Incredible breadth and depth!
- De Sharon Hibbert en 09-08-24
De: Jan Morris
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Venice
- Pure City
- De: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 14 h y 1 m
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The Venetians' language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides rather than the land. This latest work from the incomparable Peter Ackroyd, like a magic gondola, transports its listeners to that sensual and surprising city. His account embraces facts and romance, conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges, and sunlit squares, the churches and the markets, the festivals and the flowers.
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An endless droning list.....
- De jack en 03-15-11
De: Peter Ackroyd
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Troubled
- A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
- De: Rob Henderson
- Narrado por: Rob Henderson
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
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Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. But divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence marked his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the military upon completing high school.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a terrifying threat to progressive world view b.s.
- De Anonymous User en 04-04-24
De: Rob Henderson
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- A Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures
- De: Bettany Hughes
- Narrado por: Bettany Hughes
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude: The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Echoing down time, each of these persists in our imagination as an emblem of the glory of antiquity, but beneath the familiar images is a surprising, revelatory history.
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Re-creating the time of the monument
- De Charles en 01-07-25
De: Bettany Hughes
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The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- De: A.J. Jacobs
- Narrado por: A.J. Jacobs
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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Is the Constitution a living document that needs to evolve with the times? Or should we try to divine the original meaning that our Founding Fathers intended, and hew to that as strictly as possible, as present-day originalists suggest? In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution.
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Delightful!
- De BranWick en 07-14-24
De: A.J. Jacobs
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Our Enemies Will Vanish
- The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence
- De: Yaroslav Trofimov
- Narrado por: David Furr
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments—from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut—to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia, one of the world’s great military powers, in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it or not, endure it, my beauty
- De John Thorne en 01-12-24
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000 Year History
- De: Josephine Quinn
- Narrado por: Alix Dunmore
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in everything from the law codes of Babylon, Assyrian irrigation, and the Phoenician art of sail to Indian literature, Arabic scholarship, and the metalworking riders of the Steppe, to name just a few examples.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Middling
- De Amazon Customer en 11-14-24
De: Josephine Quinn
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The Horse
- A Galloping History of Humanity
- De: Timothy C. Winegard
- Narrado por: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Duración: 19 h y 12 m
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Timothy C. Winegard’s The Horse is an epic history unlike any other. Its story begins more than 5,500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe; when one human tamed one horse, an unbreakable bond was forged and the future of humanity was instantly rewritten, placing the reins of destiny firmly in human hands. Since that pivotal day, the horse has carried the history of civilizations on its powerful back.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Virtue signaling on 4 legs
- De K N en 08-25-24
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Venice
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- marco
- 01-13-25
As a resident great general summary of the history of the city
As a resident of Venice this book gave me a better perspective on the history of my city. I feel like I’ve achieved a better understanding of the calli I walk on, the palazzi I see everyday and the decisions I’ll have to take when the need of political participation will arise! I particularly enjoyed the last chapter: very honest and not at all biased.
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