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Fishers of the Past
- Uncovering the Ancient Techniques of Nets, Traps, and Spearfishing
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
Introducing "Fishers of the Past," an immersive journey that delves deep into the roots of fishing. This eBook captivates attention right from the first chapter, embarking on a thrilling timeline of primitive fishing techniques. It exudes a great saga of human ingenuity, tracing back to ancient civilizations where nets, traps, and spears were more than just survival tools but a way of life. This literary masterpiece weaves through layers of historical significance, exploring the profound impact of primitive fishing on societies, philosophy, arts, symbolism, and rituals. Multilayered and ...
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2 out of 5 stars
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High school label essay
- By Bob on 01-23-25
- Fishers of the Past
- Uncovering the Ancient Techniques of Nets, Traps, and Spearfishing
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
High school label essay
Reviewed: 01-23-25
Painful. No images. No scholarship. It’s a high school paper that just won’t stop. It’s hard to imagine this author has more ch experience with his or her subject.
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Catalyst Downward Cycle
- By: J K Franks
- Narrated by: Steven Varnum
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,031
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 976
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 977
The super solar storm wasn’t supposed to hit Earth - the odds were against it. And yet it did, and everything changed. The storm causes a global blackout. Society begins to come apart as the planes begin falling from the sky and all traces of normal vanish. Scott Montgomery watches helplessly as pandemonium consumes the world around him. But the loss of electrical power is just the first of the problems facing the survivors in the chaos that follows.
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3 out of 5 stars
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CME
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-06-16
- Catalyst Downward Cycle
- By: J K Franks
- Narrated by: Steven Varnum
Lost patience
Reviewed: 02-14-24
Took too long to develop. Several chapters in and the hero was still creating shopping lists.
Several questionable assumptions are also presented. Maybe it’s just a pet peeve, but bartering does not work and was never in evidence anywhere. It was never anything more than a very commonly held assumption.
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The World We Used to Live In
- Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men
- By: Vine Deloria Jr.
- Narrated by: Wes Studi
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
The world lost a courageous leader and a treasured friend with the passing of Vine Deloria Jr. He was, and is, one of the greatest spiritual thinkers of our time. Before his death, Deloria was reexamining native spirituality. His years of collecting native stories of the medicine men and exploring spirituality from different perspectives are brought together in this audiobook.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Arikara here
- By Mrs Flo on 03-09-22
- The World We Used to Live In
- Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men
- By: Vine Deloria Jr.
- Narrated by: Wes Studi
So incredibly sad
Reviewed: 04-27-23
Within the first 20-minutes the author states absurd positions with respect to evolution repeating debunked claims and leaving us with yet another rendition of spirituality as nonsensical superstition.
I believe this interpretation does a massive disservice to Native American traditions. It amounts to a “christionized”, superstition infused, retelling of what might instead have been a legitimate approach to the role we play in the universe. It is clear to me this man never understood nature, mankind, and the interplay between the two.
This will appeal to the airy-fairy Castanadians looking for super powers and lacking any real appreciation for our relationship to the ecosystems we inhabit. Missed opportunity.
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Native American History
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Until surprisingly recently, most history books noted that America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. The truth was that by the time that Columbus arrived in America, people had been living there for more than 12,000 years. This is the story of the gradual rise, sudden destruction, and slow recovery of the native people of North America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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And we call ourselves civilized!
- By Steven Ray Hill on 02-24-20
- Native American History
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
Outdated information
Reviewed: 10-05-22
The research supporting this text appears to be a generation or more out of date.
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Méridien
- A Silver Ships Novel, Book 3
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,433
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,303
The Méridiens are fleeing to their far colonies - and they have reason to run. Over the course of decades, they have lost hundreds of ships, billions of people, and seven Confederation colonies to an alien enemy: an advancing swarm of silver ships transported in the bowels of a gigantic, spherical vessel. Alex Racine, who once enjoyed the solitary life of an explorer-tug captain, is now an admiral and responsible for the lives of a quarter million Librans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Meeting the Silver Ships
- By Jean on 07-26-17
- Méridien
- A Silver Ships Novel, Book 3
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
The political organization lacks imagination
Reviewed: 07-26-21
Okay, it’s a novel that at best bridges the gap between the last one and the next one.
The sexual stereotyping, primitive political philosophizing, and general lack of action, made it more chore than entertainment.
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Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64,390
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57,909
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57,798
Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest - a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreakingly Disappointing and Insulting
- By Marcus Haynes on 11-28-20
- Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Imaginative follow up - enjoyed it
Reviewed: 12-27-20
Just different enough. Just the right amount of what made the first one fun.
Pay no attention to the complaints. They’re baseless.
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God's Debris
- A Thought Experiment
- By: Scott Raymond Adams
- Narrated by: D. C. Goode
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,287
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
God's Debris isn't a conventional book. It is written on three separate levels, by Scott Adams, better known as the creator of the Dilbert comic. What is less known about Adams is that he's a trained hypnotist. God's Debris is what happens when creativity and hypnosis intersect. On the surface, God's Debris is a simple fictional story of a delivery man who encounters an Avatar who knows literally everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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God's Debris - A beautiful tale
- By Mirek on 01-23-10
- God's Debris
- A Thought Experiment
- By: Scott Raymond Adams
- Narrated by: D. C. Goode
Bit like an okay made for tv movie
Reviewed: 11-19-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
On the fence.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Meh.
What does D. C. Goode bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His use of voice and tone kept the characters separate.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No
Any additional comments?
As the author points out, it's best for the 20-something crowd. He tries to shield himself from criticism by suggesting older people won't get it and experts will get angry, and it's fiction that does not represent his thoughts. That's a bit thin.
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Warship
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,071
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,054
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,000
In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity. So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good delivery of a very mediocre story
- By John on 04-19-16
- Warship
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Well done. Far to short. Really, it's a third of a book.
Reviewed: 04-24-16
It breaks at a logical point, which could just as easily have been part one.
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