George Lober
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The Luminaries
- By: Eleanor Catton
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 29 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,463
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,131
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2,163
It is 1866 and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not So Luminous
- By Mel on 11-10-13
- The Luminaries
- By: Eleanor Catton
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
Agatha Christie Meets Charles Dickens Meets Emily Bronte
Reviewed: 05-28-16
What starts out as a gentle 19th century novel turned mystery quickly gathers continuing and irresistible momentum. It's an engaging, literary work posing as a modern page turner.
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Blunder
- Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions
- By: Zachary Shore
- Narrated by: Zachary Shore, Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
We all make bad decisions. It's part of being human. The resulting mistakes can be valuable, the story goes, because we learn from them. But do we? Historian Zachary Shore says no, not always, and he has a long list of examples to prove his point.
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3 out of 5 stars
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helpful extension of the genre
- By Andy on 07-11-09
- Blunder
- Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions
- By: Zachary Shore
- Narrated by: Zachary Shore, Kevin Pariseau
A Gem for Critical Thinkers
Reviewed: 09-04-09
For anyone interested in Critical Thinking and the traps faulty thinking can lead us into, this book is a must! Shore offers one of those rare gems of intellectual thought: a thoroughly accessible, clear, engagingly written work, supported with one compelling and illustrative anecdote or example after another from a variety of fields, including history, biology, psychology, economics, and literature. The result is a book that is not just enlightening in its analysis, but absolutely enjoyable to read.
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