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Sex, Time, and Power
- How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution
- By: Leonard Shlain
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human female's pelvis and the increasing size of infants' heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for reconfiguration of hormonal cycles, entraining women with the periodicity of the moon - and imbuing women with the concept of time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting conjecture
- By DJKPP on 10-15-20
- Sex, Time, and Power
- How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution
- By: Leonard Shlain
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
Interesting conjecture
Reviewed: 10-15-20
The author has some interesting conjectures about the impact of physiology, and overall does a pretty good job of trying to address the power balance between females and males of our species, Though he sincerely wishes to respect gyne-sapiens as he refers to females of our species, he also is stuck in some out of date thinking about gender roles and the behaviors of "males" vs "females". For example, he describes male penguins as some how unusual for minding the egg when the female has to go eat, because minding the egg is a female role. He seems oblivious to the fact that by attributing egg minding to a female role, he is applying human bias. It is no more odd that male penguins tend their eggs than sea horse males or some species of toads which tend their fertilized eggs - it is the result of evolution. But this is only one of many, many points where he is stuck in mid-20th century thinking. And this book is 20 years old, so I guess that it isn't surprising. (I would like Audible to show the publish dates with the title of a book.) While I find his conjecture on the impact of bipedalism on human relationships, I find the book overall to be too full of sweeping generalizations and assumptions. It is an interesting thought experiment, and worth discussing - but I hope you can read with a critical mindset so you can separate the wheat from the chaff. In all honesty, I can't even finish this book, because for me, the chaff built up a bit too much.
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The Disease Delusion
- Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
- By: Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 308
Contrary to conventional wisdom, chronic disease is not genetically predetermined but results from a mismatch between our genes and environment and lifestyle. What we call a "disease" is the outcome of an imbalance in one or more of the seven core physiological processes. Leveraging a lifetime on the cutting edge of research and practice, Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland lays out a road map for good health by helping us understand these processes and the root causes of chronic illness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changer
- By Mark on 08-25-14
- The Disease Delusion
- Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
- By: Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
Read this to understand how your body uses food
Reviewed: 01-19-15
Read this book to understand better how to talk to your doctor. Read this book to give up "giving up " to " old age" There is so much you really CAN do to live a better life, and this book gives the science that explains what and why. Well worth it.
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Blackout
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,099
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,142
In her first novel since 2002, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds - great and small - of ordinary people who shape history. In the hands of this acclaimed storyteller, the past and future collideand the result is at once intriguing, elusive, and frightening.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Double review - Blackout and All Clear
- By Monica on 06-03-12
- Blackout
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis
book 1 of 2 books.
Reviewed: 05-25-14
really good story and performance but Blackout ends with a cliff-hanger. All Clear, the next book picks up where Blackout left off. I would have been mightily annoyed by this if I didn't happen to have an extra credit handy and could download the next book right away. I think it is worth getting both books - but I don't think you should have to find out about the second one when the first one just stops rather than ending....
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Between the Thames and the Tiber
- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Ted Riccardi
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson traverse the British Isles and the Italian peninsula in a rousing new series of adventures. After a thrilling jaunt in the Far East, Holmes and Watson return to England to address an inheritance left by one of Watson's relatives in Cornwall, half of which he gave to his dear friend, Sherlock Holmes. Financially secure, the two are now free to spend as much time on Baker Street and the Continent as they please - until clues surface that Holmes' great nemesis, Professor Moriarty, might still be alive….
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3 out of 5 stars
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Yawn
- By DJKPP on 03-25-13
- Between the Thames and the Tiber
- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Ted Riccardi
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Yawn
Reviewed: 03-25-13
Simon Prebble is an excellent performer, but the material is just not that interesting. And having sections in Italian or French, or German does not make it more worth listening to for me. While it does suggest a couple of different possibilities, it is just kind of dull. I didn't even make it into the 3rd story. Or,was it the second. Can't remember.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara
- By: Alan Vanneman
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 453
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Story4 out of 5 stars 449
In a crafty new novel featuring the world's greatest literary detective, Alan Vanneman extends the boundaries of the Sherlock Holmes canon with this novel. A late-night summons takes Holmes and Dr. Watson from the cozy Victorian comforts of Baker Street to the Orient Express, where they travel the breadth of Europe to exotic Constantinople. But danger's afoot, for death, too, is traveling first class.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the Sherlock we love and deserve
- By B. McLemore on 04-11-20
- Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara
- By: Alan Vanneman
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Watson has sex
Reviewed: 03-22-13
I am not opposed to sex scenes in novels but this is supposed to be a Sherlock Holmes story, not Watson's lusty life. The authors detailed descriptions of the marginal and irrelevant does nothing to inspire listening even though the plot has some interest, it isnt enough to keep me. Though Mr Vance gives an excellent performance, this book is being returned.
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Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil:
- And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective (Unabridged)
- By: Donald Thomas
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 260
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4 out of 5 stars 231
In these five tales, Sherlock Holmes is shown at the height of his powers: he co-operates with a young Winston Churchill in the famed Siege of Sydney Street, helps defeat a plan for a German invasion outlined in the Zimmerman Telegram, establishes a link between two missing lighthouse keepers and the royal treasures of King John, contends with a supernatural curse places upon an eccentric aristocrat, and discovers a lost epic of Lord Byron.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your money.
- By Michael on 10-19-11
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil:
- And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective (Unabridged)
- By: Donald Thomas
- Narrated by: John Telfer
Yes! Sherlockians will like
Reviewed: 03-21-13
Good performance overall. The story is the thing though- I just listened to all of the Conan Doyle Holmes stories and Mr Thomas rings true with these additional adventures. I definitely recommend.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders
- By: Barry Day
- Narrated by: David Ian Davies
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 276
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 245
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Story4 out of 5 stars 245
London 1899 and a matter of grave national importance. American impresario Florenz Adler, has rebuilt Shakespeare's Globe playhouse. The grand opening is to take place in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Amid the excitement, the actors receive sinister warnings in the form of cryptic quotations from Shakespeare's plays and a drawing of a rose. A hoax? A literary joke? But not for long - the joke turns sour as the murders begin, each an exact copy of a death in a Shakespeare play.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Look for better options elsewhere
- By DJKPP on 03-20-13
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders
- By: Barry Day
- Narrated by: David Ian Davies
Look for better options elsewhere
Reviewed: 03-20-13
Annoying reading style, choppy. At points I wondered if performer was severely asthmatic. Too many comma insertions in the text. Too many modern anachronisms. Plot point based on something that didn't happen for 25years after the story timeline. Then, unforgivable to me, rehash of Conan Doyle plot points and phrases. Not homages, outright copy. Glad it was extra cheap on sale.
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Stories I Only Tell My Friends
- An Autobiography
- By: Rob Lowe
- Narrated by: Rob Lowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,321
A teen idol at 15, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at 20, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences. Never mean-spirited or salacious, Lowe delivers unexpected glimpses into his successes, disappointments, relationships, and one-of-a-kind encounters with people who shaped our world over the last 25 years. These stories are as entertaining as they are unforgettable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book and Great Story
- By Natalie J. Belle MD on 04-30-11
- Stories I Only Tell My Friends
- An Autobiography
- By: Rob Lowe
- Narrated by: Rob Lowe
Easy, comfortable, pleasant and, pretty amazing
Reviewed: 01-17-12
I never paid much attention to Rob Lowe until the West Wing, in which I thought he was remarkably good. I enjoyed him in Austin Powers and of course knew about the stupid sex tape - and was kind of iffy about this book - but the reviews talked me into it - and Im glad they did. It was an interesting story about an improbable life that turned into a really decent and friendly guy. No tabloid junk here, just matter of fact and personal. I recommend it for a pleasant listen.
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The House of Silk
- A Sherlock Holmes Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,675
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,182
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,177
Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a knotty case, but bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz is sure to bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A disapointment
- By GP on 05-05-12
- The House of Silk
- A Sherlock Holmes Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
PLEASE tell me there are MORE !
Reviewed: 01-17-12
Absolutely excellent from first to last. Too engrossing to listen at bedtime - it wil keep you up. I'm a big fan of Holmes in many iterations - Larry Millett and Laurie King among others, but Anthony Horowitz really captures it all - the essence of a good Holmes story - plus excellent description of place, action and character - brought leaping to life by Derek Jacobi - truly a brilliant and lush performance. Even if you are not a Holmes fan - this is a great book. I'm pretty fussy and rarely, if ever, have given such an unabashed 5 star review. This one is sooooooo worth it.
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Pirate King
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,031
As Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes embark on their 11th adventure together, they find themselves immersed in the world of silent filmmaking. Here, the pirates are real—and unlike the shooting done with a camera, this sort can be deadly.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
- By DJKPP on 09-19-11
- Pirate King
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
Very disappointing
Reviewed: 09-19-11
Well written descriptions of irrelevant story of an implied intrigue. Holmes doesn't even appear until 2/3 of the way through. Missing the essential Holmes-Russell story telling. Missing any sense of real intrigue until chapter 34 or so. Read all the other Mary Russell books but skip this one. A long way down from the emotional depth of the last 3 books. Humor lies flat because the story is so often full of pointless detail, I found myself not caring much about any of the characters or the plot. Nope, skip this one.
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