Troy L. Hester
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The Road to Wisdom
- On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust
- By: Francis S. Collins
- Narrated by: Francis S. Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, we have become not just a hyper-partisan society but also a deeply cynical one, distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom. Skepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans. “Do your own research” is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yet experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass. So how can we navigate through all this? In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust.
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Insightful, Uplifting, Uniquely Revealing
- By LMP ESQ on 01-08-25
- The Road to Wisdom
- On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust
- By: Francis S. Collins
- Narrated by: Francis S. Collins
Objective Truth is uncomfortable.
Reviewed: 10-16-24
Collins' commitment to objective truth gets him in hot water with the left and the right. Where most of us cower or bluster; he listens, informs, reflects, and challenges is to escape our bubbles.
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The Science of Sci-Fi
- From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel
- By: Erin Macdonald, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Erin Macdonald
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Science fiction allows us to go places we can only dream of seeing - other worlds, distant stars, entirely different galaxies. While not every story is concerned with the hard science behind space travel and other futuristic ventures, fiction can give us amazing insight into what we could be capable of and what we dream of doing. In these 10 lectures, Professor Erin Macdonald interweaves real science and the achievements of the imagination to reveal the truth that underlies our favorite stories and sheds light on what the future may hold.
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surfing the surface
- By scarlet on 01-13-20
- The Science of Sci-Fi
- From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel
- By: Erin Macdonald, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Erin Macdonald
Science, Pop, and Enthusiasm!
Reviewed: 04-11-22
Accessible and engaging explanations of complex topics. These lectures brillianly achieve their goals to inform, entertain, and EXCITE!
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Classic Love Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
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For anyone who's in love - or hopes to be - what greater celebration could there be than to hear the world's greatest love poetry read lovingly by Richard Armitage? With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day.
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Wonderful recitation by Richard Armitage
- By knowledge seeker on 02-09-15
Most often listened to
Reviewed: 10-01-21
You can listen to these over and over. Their meaning and impact grow as my ability to comprehend them grows.
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In the Wild Light
- By: Jeff Zentner
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He's been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. But when Delaney manages to secure both of them full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash will have to grapple with his need to protect and love Delaney, and his love for the grandparents who saved him and the town he has to leave behind.
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Recommendations from friends
- By Rebecca s. on 08-14-22
- In the Wild Light
- By: Jeff Zentner
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
A visceral anthem for the rural to urban journey.
Reviewed: 09-19-21
So much is familiar here for small-town sons and daughters discovering a larger world.
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Where I Come From
- Stories from the Deep South
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Celebrated author and newspaper columnist Rick Bragg brings us an ode to the stories and history of the Deep South, filled with “eclectic nuggets about places and people he knows well” (USA Today) and written with honesty, wit, and deep affection. A collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columns — from Bragg’s love of Tupperware (his mother preferred margarine tubs and thought Tupperware was “just showing off”) to the decline of country music, from the legacy of Harper Lee to the metamorphosis of the pickup truck.
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Great writing as usual
- By Tina on 10-30-20
- Where I Come From
- Stories from the Deep South
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
Not my story, but awfully, awfully close.
Reviewed: 03-11-21
I grew up in Northwest Alabama. Not Sand Mountain but close enough to get it. Rick Bragg's intimate musings are sometimes foreign and sometimes family. Stories of pocket knives and tupperware and blacktops make me laugh and then cry a little.
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Simply Electrifying
- The Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk
- By: Craig R. Roach
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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Simply Electrifying: The Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk brings to life the 250-year history of electricity through the stories of the men and women who used it to transform our world: Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, Michael Faraday, Samuel F.B. Morse, Thomas Edison, Samuel Insull, Albert Einstein, Rachel Carson, Elon Musk, and more. In the process, it reveals for the first time the complete, thrilling, and often dangerous story of electricity's historic discovery, development, and worldwide application.
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decent, but ended up disappointing.
- By Alexander Douglass on 12-28-18
- Simply Electrifying
- The Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk
- By: Craig R. Roach
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Broader than my narrow interest.
Reviewed: 06-15-20
From my perspective, this book starts strong with a sweeping treatment of the birth of the science of electricity. My interests are more technical, however, and the book later devotes considerable time to the business, policy, politics, and regulation of the industry. Nothing wrong with that; it's just not my primary interest.
The latter treatment of renewable energy and Elon Must was disappointingly brief, however I must admit that chapter of history is still unfolding.
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
- By: Andrew Chaikin
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 23 hrs
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Audie Award, History/Biography, 2016. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with 23 of the 24 moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.
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Long, comforting book on moon exploration
- By Mark on 06-17-16
Difficult balance between politics and technology.
Reviewed: 05-02-17
If you are mostly a fan of technology and science, the early parts of this book will frustrate you. The author focuses sharply on the personalities and politics of the early Astronaut corps. Patient readers will eventually be rewarded with some insider details of the science, technology, and grand adventure of the Apollo program.
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Blockchain Revolution
- How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World
- By: Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it's not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence. It's called the blockchain. The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation - powered by blockchain technology - is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better.
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Should Have Been Called "101 Uses for Blockchain"
- By Adrian W. Rich on 05-24-16
- Blockchain Revolution
- How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World
- By: Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
Heavy on Vision - Light on Details
Reviewed: 11-30-16
This a good high-level treatment of the promise of block chain technology. It is a bit light on technical detail, but those would be likely to overwhelm. Also it seems a bit overly optimistic in the current political environment.
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Moore's Law
- The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary
- By: Arnold Thackray, David Brock, Rachel Jones
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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Our world today - from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon - has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their incredible proliferation has altered the course of human history as dramatically as any political or social revolution. At the heart of it all has been one quiet Californian: Gordon Moore.
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Interesting back story
- By Daniel on 08-02-15
- Moore's Law
- The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary
- By: Arnold Thackray, David Brock, Rachel Jones
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
Thorough, Disjointed, Worthwhile
Reviewed: 11-05-16
More than the typical history of tech, This book delves deeply into the family history of Gordon Moore. While very thorough, the bents of the plural authors come through as a bit uneven. Technology buffs must be patient as the text often suddenly shifts from technology minutiae to family drama to history writ large. But it's worth the wait.
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Alas, Babylon
- By: Pat Frank
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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This true modern masterpiece is built around the two fateful words that make up the title and herald the end - “Alas, Babylon.” When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness....
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One apocalypse--hold the zombies
- By Lesley on 01-07-14
- Alas, Babylon
- By: Pat Frank
- Narrated by: Will Patton
Thoughtful and timeless.
Reviewed: 07-11-15
here's where the optional review that has to be at least 20words goes I guess. The boor was great but Audible has a real UI problem with this review submittal process.
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