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Frankenstein
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,789
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,720
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,650
Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ARE WE ALWAYS TO BE UNHAPPY?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-28-16
- Frankenstein
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
A thrilling classic
Reviewed: 10-31-23
So much of my sense of this story has been passed down through cinematic rather than literary vehicles. Listening to this wonderful tale read by the theatrically marvelous Mr. Stevens breathed a new life into a timeless tale of the dangers of man’s tinkering with the forces of life itself.
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African Samurai
- The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
- By: Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 876
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 759
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 755
The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not worth finishing
- By William Shehan on 06-12-19
- African Samurai
- The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
- By: Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
Quality history as storytelling
Reviewed: 08-04-23
With information being as limited in scope as it is to Yasuke’s captivating saga, the authors do a fine job of weaving an engaging storyline through the streams of history. We’ll researched and attention is paid to details about the historic context of events unfolding.
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Entangled Life
- How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
- By: Merlin Sheldrake
- Narrated by: Merlin Sheldrake
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,062
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,448
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,440
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mycology for Everyone
- By Cephalopods Revenge on 05-12-20
- Entangled Life
- How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
- By: Merlin Sheldrake
- Narrated by: Merlin Sheldrake
Mycological magnificence
Reviewed: 07-21-23
This is a beautifully constructed journey through the mycelial networks and fruiting bodies of the fungal kingdom. Sheldrake balances scientific explanations with stories historic and personal, while also addressing the cultural relationships to these versatile organisms. His emphasis on viewing the world from the fungal perspective brings a light hearted and creative intellectuality to the book that makes you wish he had been your college biology professor.
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The Dharma of the Princess Bride
- What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships
- By: Ethan Nichtern
- Narrated by: Ethan Nichtern
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Humorous yet spiritually rigorous, drawing from pop culture and from personal experience, The Dharma of "The Princess Bride" teaches us how to understand and navigate our most important personal relationships from a 21st-century Buddhist perspective. Friendship. Romance. Family. These are the three areas Ethan Nichtern delves into, taking as departure points the indelible characters - Westley, Fezzik, Vizzini, Count Rugen, Princess Buttercup, and others from Rob Reiner's perennially popular film.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fun and refreshing take on Buddhism
- By Oak Grove on 12-06-17
- The Dharma of the Princess Bride
- What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships
- By: Ethan Nichtern
- Narrated by: Ethan Nichtern
A fun and refreshing take on Buddhism
Reviewed: 12-06-17
If you are looking to explore concepts from both The Princess Bride and American Buddhist practices, this is exactly the right book for you! The author's personal connection to the book was interesting and provides fun insights that we wouldn't otherwise know about.
Nichtern uses this much beloved movie to anchor his discussions of key Buddhist principles in a manner that is as skillful as it is playful. His personal anecdotes provide examples of how one can apply the Dharma to common situations in an American life. Each analogy from the movie/book is purposeful and well thought out as one might expect from an experienced Dharma teacher.
If you are like me, new-ish to Buddhist practice, then I think you will find his explanations accessible without being over simplified. If you are an experienced Buddhist, then I imagine you will enjoy a new perspective on your practice by viewing it through the lens of a pop-culture phenomenon. If you are looking for a book expounding a LOT on the Princess Bride and you're not that interested in Buddhism...you should know there's more Dharma than Dread Pirate Roberts to the content...though it's not inconceivable that you'd enjoy it anyway.
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