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The World Beyond Your Head
- On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
- By: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 277
We often complain about our fractured mental lives and feel beset by outside forces that destroy our focus and disrupt our peace of mind. Any defense against this, Crawford argues, requires that we reckon with the way attention sculpts the self. Crawford investigates the intense focus of ice hockey players and short-order chefs, the quasi-autistic behavior of gambling addicts, the familiar hassles of daily life, and the deep, slow craft of building pipe organs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Things/Aware People?
- By Darwin8u on 05-25-15
- The World Beyond Your Head
- On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
- By: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
Excellent philosophy.
Reviewed: 08-05-15
More detail oriented than "shop class as soulcraft" but as usual, Crawford delivers a well perceived and articulated view of the work we live in by examining our work ethic and, in this particular book, our interactions with others and culture.
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Lone Survivor
- The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
- By: Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16,277
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,595
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14,582
Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to have a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive. This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enthralling and authentic story of valor in combat
- By Michael J Canning on 01-25-14
- Lone Survivor
- The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
- By: Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Great Book Funny Voice
Reviewed: 11-06-12
Where does Lone Survivor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I would place this book in my top 10.
What did you like best about this story?
The best thing about this book is the level of detail that it was written with.
What three words best describe Kevin Collins’s performance?
Texan, Silly, Dramatic
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no
Any additional comments?
The Voice talent really got silly sometimes. Totally pulled me out of the story in some instances, because of how over the top it was.
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