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Amsterdam
- A History of the World's Most Liberal City
- By: Russell Shorto
- Narrated by: Russell Shorto
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 546
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 543
In this effortlessly erudite account, Russell Shorto traces the idiosyncratic evolution of Amsterdam, showing how such disparate elements as herring anatomy, naked Anabaptists parading through the streets, and an intimate gathering in a 16th-century wine-tasting room had a profound effect on Dutch - and world - history. Weaving in his own experiences of his adopted home, Shorto provides an ever-surprising, intellectually engaging story of Amsterdam from its golden age to the present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth Reading - Highly Recommended
- By Whit B on 05-12-14
- Amsterdam
- A History of the World's Most Liberal City
- By: Russell Shorto
- Narrated by: Russell Shorto
Highly recommending this book
Reviewed: 04-06-22
I will be listening to this book again. Its construction works well and I learned so much. The amount of research and organization to write this book had to be amazing. My hats off to the author for being able to plow through so much source material and weave it into an engaging social history story of a city we Americans don't know much about. The author is also a very effective narrator.
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The House of Seven Gables
- By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Roslyn Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Story4 out of 5 stars 217
The House of the Seven Gables is a fixture in Salem - and seemingly fixed in time. As the ancestral home of the Pyncheon family, its current mistress is Hepzibah Pyncheon, who has retreated behind a wall of false gentility. But into these dreary surroundings comes Phoebe, a country cousin whose youthful energy and sense of romance bring renewed life to the family.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not for Me
- By Rush2112 on 10-01-07
- The House of Seven Gables
- By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Roslyn Alexander
recommend with qualifications
Reviewed: 12-14-21
It's a historically important work in American Literature and so I am glad I listened to it. Provides insight into New England small town life of those times which I found a bonus. The author is able to make the same descriptive points about his characters endlessly. That dates the work and I can believe I am saying this, but an abridged version could exist and thereby appeal better to most modern listeners.
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An Infinite History
- The Story of a Family in France over Three Centuries
- By: Emma Rothschild
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Marie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angoulême in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened. Yet, in 1764, she made her fleeting mark on the historical record through two documents: a power of attorney in connection with the property of her late husband, a carpenter on the island of Grenada, and a prenuptial contract for her daughter, signed by 83 people in Angoulême. Who was Marie Aymard? Who were all these people? And why were they together on a dark afternoon in December 1764?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book
- By David Proctor on 05-27-21
- An Infinite History
- The Story of a Family in France over Three Centuries
- By: Emma Rothschild
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
Excellent achievement
Reviewed: 11-08-21
I had no idea France abolished, then for a time reinstated it.
I love facts and stories that focus on common people living their lives in the midst of the challenges and opportunities in their lifetimes.
The author is an inspiring scholar. What she has achieved here will impact my family research and how I synthesize it.
Excellent narrator. She projects energy and kept me engaged.
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To Speak for the Trees
- My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
- By: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Narrated by: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 394
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story5 out of 5 stars 337
Canadian botanist, biochemist, and visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have already sparked a quiet revolution in how we understand our relationship to forests. Now, in a captivating account of how her life led her to these illuminating and crucial ideas, she shows us how forests can not only heal us but save the planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deeply moving!
- By Anne Milligan on 07-27-20
- To Speak for the Trees
- My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
- By: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
- Narrated by: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Unique life and sprirt
Reviewed: 07-26-20
I am happy the authoress did the narration. She is a generous super intelligent woman who has had many struggles and traumas and has added discoveries to her field of study as well. Learned a lot about forests and why we need ancient trees. She is worthy of a Nobel Prize.
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Howards End
- By: E. M. Forster
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 253
Howards End is a beautifully subtle tale of two very different families brought together by an unusual event. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes are practical and materialistic, leading lives of "telegrams and anger". When the elder Mrs. Wilcox dies and her family discovers she has left their country home - Howards End - to one of the Schlegel sisters, a crisis between the two families is precipitated that takes years to resolve.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Narration in Delightful Story
- By Wren on 05-05-18
- Howards End
- By: E. M. Forster
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
I am sure I will be listening to it again!
Reviewed: 10-09-18
Have seen two film versions and finally listened to it! It is now one of my favorite novels. I understand so much more than when exposed to the Emma Thompson Anthony Hopkins film version when I was young. Brilliant writer and lively narrator. Also, the newest mini series film version lovely to as the mini series format allows for these compression of the story.
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Secrets of a Charmed Life
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,315
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,781
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,762
Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendra receives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden--one that will test her convictions and her heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rare 5-Star Across the Board!
- By Imamomof4 on 06-14-15
- Secrets of a Charmed Life
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
Cinderella Story plot reworked
Reviewed: 09-10-18
The narrator does a good job. The author's style became annoying. The "Luftwafte," she only referred to as such; she never changed it up. This is not natural speech. She needs to work on natural speech in general and to trust the reader doesn't need everything spelled out.
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Two on a Tower
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 159
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4 out of 5 stars 123
Two on a Tower is Hardy's ninth novel and contains perhaps his most complete use of the theme of love across the class and age divide, to beautifully depict Hardy's reverence for science and astronomy. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social etiquette when she falls in love with young Swithin St. Cleeve, an astronomer and her social inferior. Despite their differences that society deems unacceptable, together, from an astronomical observatory, the lovers 'sweep the heavens'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two in a Lovely Lovely Tower Looking at Stars
- By Joseph R on 01-31-09
- Two on a Tower
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
If you are a Hardy fan, you will like this book.
Reviewed: 08-13-18
The end surprised me. The narrator is expressive and his pacing good. Love how natulre was a part of the story, almost a character.
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