Christian Malone
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First of Their Kind
- Chronicles of Theren, Book 1
- By: C. D. Tavenor
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Synthetic Intelligence. Thought impossible, but Dr. Wallace Theren has pushed the boundaries of computational science, creating an artificial mind capable of conscious thought. If the first synthetic intelligence is to survive its early years, it'll need friends, but more importantly, it'll need a family. And together, they'll need to show their enemies they're worth saving...or fearing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Curiouser and curiouser
- By Margaret on 12-04-19
- First of Their Kind
- Chronicles of Theren, Book 1
- By: C. D. Tavenor
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
Sci-Fi with unexpected layers
Reviewed: 11-09-19
Some of the best parts of science fiction are where your views are challenged. Sometimes, it's difficult to see the humanity when there's a lot of unobtanium floating around, but I feel this story has managed with a minimum amount.
I was easily able to suspend my disbelief after a few chapters, but it does take some getting used to the distinction between AI and SI as posited by the narrator. There are plenty of good visual scenes, where sometimes it's harder to visualize what's taking place, but when characters are interacting in virtual space, that makes sense. Authors don't always need to comfort their readers, and a certain tension can be quite healthy. Wondering at the sensory experience can be instructive when your audience is trying to imagine how a synthetic intelligence would experience virtual space versus real space as perceived by sensors.
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The Button
- Missing collection
- By: Wednesday Martin
- Narrated by: Wednesday Martin
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 250
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 221
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Story4 out of 5 stars 222
For millennia, the woman’s most sensitive part has been maligned, misrepresented, and cut out entirely from medical texts, our culture, and our general understanding of female sexuality. Not anymore. Join Wednesday Martin in the “cliteracy” movement - a stimulating quest from ancient Greece to medieval Europe to the Costa Rican rain forest to rediscover the significance, the symbolic power, the cultural history, the intimidation, the scandal, the vast terrain, and the pleasure of “the button”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Relatable. Honest. Hot.
- By marina kapralau on 08-02-18
- The Button
- Missing collection
- By: Wednesday Martin
- Narrated by: Wednesday Martin
Great for the interested layperson
Reviewed: 11-17-18
These were interesting essays, giving a person a brief primer on the clitoris and its recognition by the medical community and the world at large. This is my first title by Wednesday, I would be interested to hear more of her work.
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Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy
- By: Gwyneth Cravens
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 182
With the constant threat of oil shortages facing us and wanting to educate herself about possible alternatives, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find for herself the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: It is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. She enlists the help of Rip Anderson, a leading scientist in the field of risk assessment, and with his tutelage, she travels the country, visiting uranium mines, enrichment centers, reactors, and waste sites.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Debunking Nuclear Superstition
- By Doug on 09-11-12
Good for those with little background in NuPow
Reviewed: 09-06-16
I enjoyed Gwyneth's narrative on the second read more, focusing on Rip (a friend of hers with a deep background in nuclear power and disposal). I would heartily recommend this book to people who are new to nuclear power and concepts. It doesn't focus much on advanced reactors, looking more to the existing technology of light water reactors and the challenges they can pose. This book has a heavy emphasis on allaying concerns many have about nuclear power, and the reader that is concerned with such things is the ideal target audience. A very good read for laypeople interested in the subject like myself.
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I Am Malala
- The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
- By: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor
- Narrated by: Archie Panjabi
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,958
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,604
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,568
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Book Can Change the World
- By Cynthia on 10-13-13
- I Am Malala
- The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
- By: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor
- Narrated by: Archie Panjabi
Touching story
Reviewed: 07-03-15
I feel closer to Malala and her region for having read this book. I highly recommend it both for its story and for the excellent telling. The narrator also had a pleasing voice.
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