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Narrated by:
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Adam B. Crafter
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By:
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William Banting
About this listen
Within the last few decades, several obesity-reducing low carbohydrate diets have come to the public's attention. What few realize is that these are all the grandchildren in thought to William Banting, an undertaker who, in 1864, wrote one short book that launched the first incredibly popular diet for obesity. Banting was immortalized by having his name enter the English language as a verb. Three examples include an Irishman, Captain Boycott, whose name entered the language in the 1860s. Another was Louis Pasteur, and the third was William Banting, a man who came to have a great impact on many peoples' lives and waistlines....
To this day, to bant (as a verb), or to engage in "banting" is built into the language in many countries, including the UK, South Africa, and Sweden. It can be hard to see where one is going without a sense of context of history, and this applies to dietary advice as it does with all matters.
Listen to the original pamphlet that started it all, and hear Banting's takes on corpulence and obesity, some early history of fat shaming, why he was in favor of before and after pictures, and his altercations with the medical authorities of the 1860s.
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Lectures & Fragments
- By: Musonius Rufus
- Narrated by: Robin Homer
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Gaius Musonius Rufus was a Roman Stoic philosopher of the first century AD. He has been referred to as the Roman Socrates and is also remembered for being the teacher of Epictetus. He taught philosophy in Rome during the reign of Nero and so was sent into exile in 65 AD, returning to Rome only under Galba. Twenty-one of his lectures survive together with a few fragmentary notes from others, all of which are contained in this narration.
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Amazing timeless wisdom
- By Rosy on 08-16-22
By: Musonius Rufus
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Utopia
- By: Sir Thomas More
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island in this political work written in 1516. Book I of Utopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist.
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More's unobtainable vision of the ideal society
- By Darwin8u on 06-12-13
By: Sir Thomas More
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
- By: Samuel Johnson, James Boswell
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull, Alexander Spencer
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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In 1773, 63-year-old literary giant Samuel Johnson joined James Boswell, a 32-year-old Scottish lawyer, on an historic horseback expedition across the Scottish Highlands to the Western Islands. The unlikely duo's travelogue records their fascinating conversations and encounters with great wit and incredible detail. Johnson, one of the 18th century's most celebrated writers, provided an elegant and stately account of everything from Loch Ness's medicinal waters to Scotland's puzzling lack of trees.
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Tasty, but abridged
- By Tad Davis on 08-22-13
By: Samuel Johnson, and others
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Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat
- Cookin’ with Mother Nature
- By: Dick Gregory
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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First published in 1974 and even more relevant today, a natural and whole foods guide the voice of Black consciousness, cultural icon Dick Gregory, the incomparable satirist, human rights and environmental activist, health advocate, social justice champion, and author of the NAACP Image Award-winning Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies.
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The basic truths still hit
- By ARC on 03-21-23
By: Dick Gregory
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written. From his early years in Boston and Philadelphia to the publication of his Poor Richard's Almanac to the American Revolution and beyond, Franklin's autobiography is a fascinating, personal exploration into the life of America's most interesting founding father.
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Egregious omission of important passage.
- By Walking Man on 02-14-19
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The Screwtape Letters
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Joss Ackland
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging and humorous account of temptation - and triumph over it - ever written.
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This is the Best Audio Screwtape, a Masterpiece
- By James on 08-22-12
By: C. S. Lewis
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The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates
- By: Xenophon, Edward Bysshe - translator
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Xenophon was a Greek who admired and studied with Socrates. He marched with the Spartans and later was exiled from Athens. He wrote about the history of his times, the sayings of Socrates and about life in Greece. Edward Bysshe translated Xenophone's work in 1702. This translation has continued to have an excellent reputation. In this work Xenophon discusses the views of life taught by Socrates.
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Philosopher, Soldier, Historian and Mercenary
- By Darwin8u on 12-04-12
By: Xenophon, and others
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The Confessions
- By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 30 hrs
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Dr. Johnson may have been correct in saying that “Rousseau was a very bad man,” but none can argue that his ideas are among the most influential in all of world history. It was Rousseau, the father of the romantic movement, who was responsible for introducing at least two modern day thoughts that pervade academia. The Confessions is Rousseau’s landmark autobiography. Both brilliant and flawed, it is nonetheless beautifully written and remains one of the most moving human documents in all of literature.
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Extraordinary in its ordinariness...
- By Varni-Maree on 08-28-12
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- Melissa Lang
- 03-06-19
Fantastic
Love this charming first "diet book" to be published. It's chalked full of dietary wisdom ahead of its time
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- Ruby Spinner
- 06-04-21
The Original Anti-obesity Diet
I have now listened to this twice. It still astounds me that we have had effective, economically sound treatment for the current obesity pandemic, for well over 162 years!
Now, I am absolutely sure Mr. Banting was correct in that the poor, and the working men were unable to afford obesity. Their diet consisted of the least processed food, and in barely sufficient quantity. For them, hard labor, whole foods and no extra portion was their existence. They burned their calories before they ate them and were getting all the various vitamins, minerals, fiber, and such.
Today, for us, it is the poor that are fat. The danities on Mr. Banting's table are now cheap. They're nutritional voids, but supply more energy than needed. Yet the sad state of our waistlines can be helped.
I like very much where Mr. Banting says he didn't think to mention carrots, parsnips, beetroot, and herring, and veal, as inedible, because he didn't like to eat these foodstuffs, and didn't realize others did. I must think, however that the turnips he mentions are actually rutabaga. Turnips, the white and purple vegetable, and all green vegetables ate useful and lower in carbohydrate.
I wonder if maybe his morning cordial included apple cider vinegar, but we are not told.
The narrator is good. I might not seek out his work, but I wouldn't reject it, as long as it has nothing to do with evil.
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- John N. Stratoudakis
- 08-14-22
Historical Account of Managing Your Health with Di
I found it interesting that he talked about gout, stomach acid and rheumatism.
He also talked about "saccharine" and sugars being bad...
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- L. Amber O'Hearn
- 11-30-15
A moving story, still relevant today
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Banting wrote and distributed this letter, basically at cost, as a public service, because his health was so completely and easily transformed by the low carb diet, that he wanted to share his success with the many other sufferers of obesity.
As the first low carb testimonial, it speaks volumes, and because it is a personal story, Crafter's narration shines and brings it to life.
Like many of us today, Banting tried other methods in vain. He tried numerous of the recommended cures of the day, but it was 30 years before he hit upon a low carb diet. The chronicling of these attempts holds such familiar crushed hope, that it would be painful, if not for the happy eventual result.
I particularly liked the insight, still little appreciated today, that healthful as intense physical exercise may be, it is not fat reducing in and of itself.
All in all, a great pleasure to listen to, for content and performance.
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- Cassandra
- 03-04-16
Cool
I like it
"I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast dot com
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- Dr Nan N
- 10-15-15
Benefits of Low Carb
One man's fight against obesity, told in such a way that I want to go try it right now. A good story read in a compelling voice. I will listen again.
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- Maryruth
- 10-17-15
A glimpse into another time
What did you love best about Letter on Corpulence?
This is not just a diet book, it is a historical gem. It was not that long ago that legitimate doctors treated intestinal problems by "washing out my ears, and scorching them". Banting changed his life by changing his diet, something highly frowned upon then - and he was a brave man to want to share his discovery with the world, and to make the effort to do so.
What about Adam B. Crafter’s performance did you like?
For me, possibly the best part of this audio book was Mr. Crafter's performance. I have a copy of the tract, and have read it many times, but Mr. Crafters elegant diction and pleasant voice brought a depth to it I had not found before. It is especially noticeable when Banting describes things that would be common in his era, but aren't generally known now: I would normally skim over descriptions of things like "Rusk" , but this reading made me curious enough to look it up. I only wish Banting had mentioned what was in his "morning elixir"!
Well done, Mr. Crafter.
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All in all, this is a moment in time, captured beautifully and fully. Things like this are too often lost... I'm glad this one wasn't.
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- Kate Hays
- 12-09-15
A Window on Correspondence through Time
If you could sum up Letter on Corpulence in three words, what would they be?
Eloquent Diet Record
What was one of the most memorable moments of Letter on Corpulence?
The descriptions of Banting's diet and the surprising luxury of low-carb eating stands out equally with his frustration at being unable to find a working way to regain his health through weight loss. From a foodie perspective, the observations of regular eating across time is enlightening as much as enticing, a reminder of the functional and enjoyable nature of low-carb eating.
What does Adam B. Crafter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Mr. Crafter reads the professional voice of the past in a way that casts all the more stark relief on the lack of eloquence in modern communication. If I were reading the antiquated diction on my own and not listening to Mr. Crafter's reading, I would have missed a lot of the humanity in the words just through lack of familiarity with the style. Mr. Crafter's reading enforces both the professionalism of the author and the humanity of his words, his struggle to find a solution to a lifelong problem.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The work itself is a callback to communication before "and then I was like, and he was like -" storytelling. The record of professional but personal communication takes the listener back in the ages, and made me think about the way I dictate my own stories, the way we all tell each other our own tales today.
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- cappi lucas
- 06-10-16
Wth
This is a lecture about obesity and the shamfulll way way to live.
This was the most hurtful way to act.
The woman who spoke was large herself. I donor recommend this book
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