Xheladin Hoxha
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How to Write a Thesis
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was one of Italy's most celebrated intellectuals, a distinguished academic and the author of influential works on semiotics. Some years before that, in 1977, Eco published a little book for his students, How to Write a Thesis, in which he offered useful advice on all the steps involved in researching and writing a thesis.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not applicable
- By Tarik on 08-07-15
- How to Write a Thesis
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Narrator
Reviewed: 03-05-24
The narrator should not read books anymore. I've complained enough of him. There is no emotion when reading from his part
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
- New One-Volume Edition
- By: Karl Popper
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 23 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 196
An immediate sensation when it was first published in two volumes in 1945, Popper's monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right and is credited with inspiring anticommunist dissidents during the Cold War. Arguing that the spirit of free, critical inquiry that governs scientific investigation should also apply to politics, Popper traces the roots of an opposite, authoritarian tendency to a tradition represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very difficult book
- By Jason Baumbach on 04-09-20
- The Open Society and Its Enemies
- New One-Volume Edition
- By: Karl Popper
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
Good but heavy!
Reviewed: 01-17-24
it's more of a scholars type of book and needs to be read and studied rather than listened. it has great approaches towards reason and philosophical stands about life and politics. I emphasize, this book seriously needs to be read and studied.
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The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
- Incerto, Book 2
- By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,760
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,750
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but over the top
- By Anonymous User on 08-08-19
Start here, continue here and finish here!
Reviewed: 11-25-23
First, I would like to start with the great job that Joe did on reading it and second that Nassim is a world treasure!
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
- By: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,018
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,157
From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the number-one New York Times best seller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes - and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ray Dalio, Chinas New Minister of Propoganda
- By Dudley on 01-04-22
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
- By: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
Can't judge Ray!
Reviewed: 11-25-23
Just so you know, he's one of the most influential minds of our history! With that being said, he meets the expectations to deliver and educate. Great content and mind opening.
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Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- By: Anthony Bourdain
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 37,342
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31,156
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Story5 out of 5 stars 30,988
Last summer, The New Yorker published chef Anthony Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Now, the author uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable audiobook, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kitchen Confidential
- By Holly on 02-20-03
- Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- By: Anthony Bourdain
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
Jumping bean!
Reviewed: 11-25-23
It's a great life story and so rich! He jumps from one thing to another without interruption and you just seem to have the capability to follow! His life experiences are just great and well narrated.
Just a little too fast as a narrator for me so I had to slow down on listening!
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175,697
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150,946
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150,111
For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A book for 20-somethings, but not me
- By Bonny on 09-22-16
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
You don't need to be philosophic!
Reviewed: 11-25-23
I've learned and proved that, trying to read philosophy and trying to act philosophical and talk philosophical doesn't not mean your life is pretty philosophical and more philosophical than other's life. Mark just proves the point that he just lived and lives the life!
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,882
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,863
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,777
Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Noah Lugeons on 09-11-18
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Very rich content!
Reviewed: 11-25-23
Yuval is my latest discovery and I should say I'm in love with his style and narrative. He does a great job on touching all the major aspects of us humans and the narrator was a great successful deal too.
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The Myth of the Framework
- In Defence of Science and Rationality
- By: Karl Popper
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78
In a career spanning 60 years, Sir Karl Popper has made some of the most important contributions to the 20th century discussion of science and rationality. The Myth of the Framework is a collection of some of Popper's most important material on this subject.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wonderful ideas clearly stated, so-so reading
- By A structural engineer on 04-04-23
- The Myth of the Framework
- In Defence of Science and Rationality
- By: Karl Popper
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
Heavy
Reviewed: 11-25-23
This book is very heavy for the common mind. It has a clear narrative, but I had a hard time finishing this one as you need a great deal of focus on it. The vocabulary is not the easiest. The narrator, doesn't seem to make it easier, but from an academic mind point of view, and for the sake of really understanding Mr. Karl, this needs to be read instead of listening.
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Discourses and Selected Writings
- By: Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
- Narrated by: Richard Goulding
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 272
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 221
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Story5 out of 5 stars 220
Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. Together with the Enchiridion, a manual of his main ideas, and the fragments collected here, The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding Audible Title and performance
- By H. D. Martinez on 05-01-21
- Discourses and Selected Writings
- By: Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
- Narrated by: Richard Goulding
Great content
Reviewed: 11-25-23
I was able to properly digest the content of this book. The narrator did a good job.
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The Myth of Sisyphus
- By: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 996
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 826
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Story4 out of 5 stars 827
One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant work, excellently narrated
- By Richard B. on 04-30-19
- The Myth of Sisyphus
- By: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Narrator
Reviewed: 11-25-23
As I can't be very judgemental on the author, I believe that the narrator could have been more caring when it comes to reading and give the listeners a sense of connection.
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