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God Behaving Badly (Expanded Edition)
- Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
- By: David T. Lamb
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 13
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 13
Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people right and left for no apparent reason. The Old Testament in particular seems at times to portray God as capricious and malevolent, wiping out armies and nations, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice. But wait. The story is more complicated than that.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mostly Great with some troubling exceptions
- By Ree on 06-29-24
- God Behaving Badly (Expanded Edition)
- Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
- By: David T. Lamb
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
Not the best book on the subject
Reviewed: 07-31-22
There are much stronger answers to the objects about God’s character out there. This book is full of weak arguments and is painfully long because of all the boring anecdotes and corny humor as filler. I would recommend gotquestions ministry over this.
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Writing to Persuade
- How to Bring People Over to Your Side
- By: Trish Hall
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 23
In the tradition of The Elements of Style comes Trish Hall's essential new work on writing well - a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. In charge of the Op-Ed page for the New York Times, Hall spent years immersed in argument, passion, and trendsetting ideas - but also in tangled sentences, migraine-inducing jargon, and dull-as-dishwater writing. Drawing on her vast experience editing, Hall presents the ultimate guide to writing persuasively for students, job applicants, and rookie authors looking to get published.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Totally disappointed
- By Becky C on 07-12-19
- Writing to Persuade
- How to Bring People Over to Your Side
- By: Trish Hall
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Encourages logical fallacies
Reviewed: 01-11-22
She encourages appeals to emotion and other rhetoric that isn’t based in logic. It’s consistent with the level of argument you’d see in the New York times op eds, where she worked. It did give me insight into why these articles are rarely logic based
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We
- By: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,182
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,049
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,049
Set in the 26th century A.D., Yevgeny Zamyatin's masterpiece describes life under the regimented totalitarian society of OneState, ruled over by the all-powerful "Benefactor." Recognized as the inspiration for George Orwell's 1984, We is the archetype of the modern dystopia, or anti-Utopia: a great prose poem detailing the fate that might befall us all if we surrender our individual selves to some collective dream of technology and fail in the vigilance that is the price of freedom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting history, prose a little outdated
- By Joel D Offenberg on 11-30-11
- We
- By: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
A creative critique of collectivism and centralized government power
Reviewed: 12-22-21
Very relevant to our current political situation. Freedom is gladly sacrificed for “safety” given by the state. Freedom and critical thinking are viewed as barbaric while government micromanaging of our lives is seen as progress. It even includes forced government medical mandates, “state science”, and brainwashed citizens turning on each other to show loyalty to the state.
I also like how the story is told from a true believer in the state’s perspective. If you like Orwell’s 1984 then you’ll probably like this book
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Equal Is Unfair
- America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality
- By: Don Watkins, Yaron Brook
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 620
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 566
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 567
We've all heard that the American Dream is vanishing, and that the cause is rising income inequality. The rich are getting richer by rigging the system in their favor, leaving the rest of us to struggle just to keep our heads above water. To save the American Dream, we're told that we need to fight inequality through tax hikes, wealth redistribution schemes, and a far higher minimum wage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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While I agree with most of this book,...
- By Wayne on 12-30-16
- Equal Is Unfair
- America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality
- By: Don Watkins, Yaron Brook
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
Strong critique of egalitarianism
Reviewed: 02-24-17
This book is a great modern application of free market philosophers such as Locke, Friedman, Hyak, and others. It's very organized and points out common fallacies of authoritarian, leftist economics.
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The Philosophy of Science
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Samir Okasha
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can science explain everything? This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a short history of science to set the scene, Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, revolutions in science, and theories such as realism and anti-realism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent introduction
- By Jamie on 06-26-10
- The Philosophy of Science
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Samir Okasha
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
Strong bias, but shares good information
Reviewed: 12-09-16
Although the author has a clear bias against religion and inaccurately represents the arguments and views of religious people (especially in the evolution debate) there is still good information in this book. It covers a lot of interesting territory about epistemology as it relates to science.
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Becoming a Great Essayist
- By: Jennifer Cognard-Black, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer Cognard-Black
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 290
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 252
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Story4 out of 5 stars 249
If you have a clever anecdote, an interesting memory, a new way to explain how something works, or an opinion on a social or political issue, then you have an essay in you. Unlike a novel, history book, or scientific publication, essays provide you with the versatility to express all the various facets that make you you. The concise and direct nature of an essay means that you may tap in to your sense of wit, share your individual point of view, persuade others to your perspective, and record a part of your memories for future generations in as many distinct essay forms as you wish.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Expected a Cookbook and got a Minecraft Guide
- By Guillermo on 04-27-17
Too airy and poetic to be practical
Reviewed: 10-26-16
The teacher does a great job speaking and has a great voice! However, she heavily romanticizes the subject to the point of it not being practical. She takes too much time to make simple, obvious points.
The essays she chooses to examine are sophomoric, leftist cliches built on prejudices and assumptions. It's fine to use these as examples for the purpose of learning the subject, but her enthusiasm for them causes me to doubt her judgement or ability to recognize logical appeals in essays.
It would be nice to have an unbiased, structured, logical approach to the subject rather than the airy, poetic perspective offered here.
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17 people found this helpful
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Logic: A Very Short Introduction
- By: Graham Priest
- Narrated by: Craig Jessen
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 65
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 64
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very sloppy reasoning
- By DHS on 03-19-15
- Logic: A Very Short Introduction
- By: Graham Priest
- Narrated by: Craig Jessen
Very sloppy reasoning
Reviewed: 03-19-15
This book doesn't translate well to an audiobook. It's mainly spoken algebraic style formulations of logic structure.
The author seems to get sidetracked with an agenda to disprove the existence of God throughout the entire book. When addressing the cosmological argument he denies modern cosmology that the universe had a beginning and equivocates on the word "nothing" to disprove God.
They're much better books on logic Don't waste your money on this one.
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6 people found this helpful