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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- By: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,066
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,504
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14,316
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I recommend this to EVERYONE
- By M. Balfour on 12-11-17
- Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- By: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
A good overview of what actually is happening when we shut out eyes
Reviewed: 02-01-23
I enjoyed the wealth of information this book presented about why humans sleep and what happens when we aren’t awake. It’s a great resource for anyone wanting to develop a self awareness about their sleep habits and what can be done to improve sleep quality and in turn health.
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Four Lost Cities
- A Secret History of the Urban Age
- By: Annalee Newitz
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 358
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 294
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Story4 out of 5 stars 292
In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii in Italy, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What really happened to four "lost" cities
- By Elisabeth Carey on 04-12-21
- Four Lost Cities
- A Secret History of the Urban Age
- By: Annalee Newitz
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
Food for thought
Reviewed: 07-15-21
This book has an interesting premise, but admittedly I had a hard time getting through it. There are some interesting details about ancient societies and the way that lived but much of it felt irrelevant to why cities decline.
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Algorithms to Live By
- The Computer Science of Human Decisions
- By: Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,375
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,659
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,543
From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen, just don't expect tips!
- By Adam Hosman on 08-07-17
- Algorithms to Live By
- The Computer Science of Human Decisions
- By: Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
Interesting read even for a non computer science expert
Reviewed: 11-11-19
While the book at times is a bit slow, the application of computer science to how one considers problems is quite interesting and helpful. I appreciated the focus on intractable vs tractable problems and how policy makers, urban planners, architects could approach their respective challenges bearing in mind these tools
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Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62,051
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55,498
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55,398
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Mamaw's Contradictions Lay Great Wisdom
- By Cynthia on 11-20-16
- Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
Good food for thought
Reviewed: 05-15-17
Through his narrative, Vance provides the reader with several points of reflection on today's challenges in America's white working class. I agree with his perspective that the problem starts within the family and not with America's institutions, which however sometimes don't necessarily help these problems. There is no silver bullet but hopefully people like Vance will continue to reach out and connect with the culture that they came from.
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