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Hidden Brain
- By: Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story5 out of 5 stars 87
Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Science behind the brain
- By VB Joshi on 12-18-20
Fascinating!!!
Reviewed: 09-25-22
This episode about Decoding Emotions will stick with me a long time!! Mind-blowing! I will be including this information in my lectures to professionals and students.
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A Children's Bible
- By: Lydia Millet
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 772
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Story4 out of 5 stars 638
Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders - including Eve, who narrates the story - decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure what to make of this
- By CCC on 10-20-20
- A Children's Bible
- By: Lydia Millet
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
A Mixed Bag
Reviewed: 10-09-21
This book has a really interesting concept and employs thought-provoking imagery and symbolism. However, there are so much fatphobic and ableist rhetoric infused throughout (i.e., main characters calling undesirable characters "fat" and "retarded") that it was difficult for me to like the characters I was supposed to like. There were so many characters that were dropped from the story without a trace and barely fleshed out, that it was very difficult to be invested in anyone.
That being said, there were beautiful moments in the book and profound axioms of wisdom, that it's going to stick with me. It changed the way I think about things. I just wish the author could have done it without perpetuating old, problematic prejudices that didn't seem to add anything to the storyline.
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Why Fish Don't Exist
- A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
- By: Lulu Miller
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,375
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,913
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,899
David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. When his specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many might have given up, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish that he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation.
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2 out of 5 stars
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If fish don't exist, do stars matter?
- By K. Ishihara on 12-05-20
- Why Fish Don't Exist
- A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
- By: Lulu Miller
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller
Mind Blown
Reviewed: 01-26-21
This book was amazing. I have few words to describe the intense feelings I have.
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The Year of Magical Thinking
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Vanessa Redgrave
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,791
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,641
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,563
When celebrated writer Joan Didion’s life was altered forever, she wrote a new chapter. In this adaptation of her iconic memoir, Didion transforms the story of the shattering loss of her husband and their daughter into a one-woman play performed by Tony Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, who originated the role on Broadway in 2007.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Difficult story, but worth it
- By Maya on 08-07-20
- The Year of Magical Thinking
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Vanessa Redgrave
A Beautiful Marriage of Words and Perfornance
Reviewed: 08-16-20
Redgrave + Didian = Something greater than the sum of its parts.
The subject matter might be difficult for some, but if you allow yourself into that place, you will emerge with a profound appreciation for those in your life that help give it meaning.
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