Xavi Fajardo Figueroa
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56,890
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 48,628
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48,307
Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be required reading
- By Blue Zion on 12-22-18
- Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Clásico libro que pudo ser artículo
Reviewed: 02-02-25
El autor intenta tener un alcance tan amplio que nunca se siente enfocado. Salvo un poco hacia los últimos dos capítulos, el resto del libro se siente como un artículo de Medium o Substack que se alargó demasiado.
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,308
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,409
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,372
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it. America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
- The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
Zeihan, el profeta del fin del mundo que merecemos
Reviewed: 12-17-24
Zeihan lleva tiempo forjándose un lugar entre el consciente colectivo como uno de los analistas geopolíticos más interesantes y graciosos en la escena actual. En parte por su facilidad de envolverte en una historia y por ser una voz que intenta ser neutral en el presente siempre cambiante.
Habiendo leído sus anteriores obras, me parece que es ésta hacia donde todo su esfuerzo previo pretendía llegar. "The End…" es su obra más expansiva y ambiciosa a la fecha y con justa razón, a su forma de ver, se vienen los jinetes del apocalipsis a nuestro mundo actual y la manera en la que presenta información (que es pública en su mayoría de los casos) parece respaldar sus afirmaciones.
Este libro fue un recorrido del terror, se nos viene la noche a la humanidad y estamos muy poco preparados para recibir el fin de todo lo que conocemos. Si bien, Zeihan asegura ser un optimista, yo me quedo con la sensación de que todos los esfuerzos deberían ser hacia aminorar el dolor que se nos viene a todos.
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Alien: Covenant Origins
- The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,723
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,721
The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make-or-break investment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great narrator, lackluster writing
- By Tobie on 06-28-18
- Alien: Covenant Origins
- The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Contexto sí, valor no
Reviewed: 10-30-24
Siento que si bien te da contexto de los personajes en la película de Coventant, sirve de poco al conocer el destino de casa uno de ellos, y tampoco le agrega poco al lore de la franquicia
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
- By: Tom Standage
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,609
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,974
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,986
Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun and Informative
- By Stoker on 09-09-11
- A History of the World in 6 Glasses
- By: Tom Standage
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Las seis bebidas qué definen la historia humana
Reviewed: 08-10-24
Un libro desenfadado que cuenta la historia de las bebidas que le dieron forma a la sociedad a través de los últimos cinco mil años. Sin duda un libro que te interesa tener si gustas de arrojar datos curiosos a tus amistades.
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Va-Va-Voom
- The Modern History of French Football
- By: Tom Williams
- Narrated by: Luis Soto
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
In this fascinating and exhaustively researched book, the first of its kind in the English language, Tom Williams brings to life French football’s chequered coming of age over the last 40 years. Featuring exclusive interviews with great figures of the French game such as Alain Giresse, Jean-Pierre Papin, Emmanuel Petit and Blaise Matuidi, and with a cast of characters that also includes Michel Platini, Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema, Chris Waddle and Lionel Messi, it's a book no football fan will want to miss.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Un fascinante paseo por la historia del fútbol francés
- By Xavi Fajardo Figueroa on 07-27-24
- Va-Va-Voom
- The Modern History of French Football
- By: Tom Williams
- Narrated by: Luis Soto
Un fascinante paseo por la historia del fútbol francés
Reviewed: 07-27-24
El fútbol no siempre fue mi pasión, pero ahora lo es. Mi historia con este deporte comenzó con el Arsenal hace quince años, y desde entonces, el fútbol inglés ha sido mi principal interés. A pesar de la influencia de ciertos entrenadores y jugadores franceses en mi equipo favorito, siempre he visto el fútbol francés con cierto desdén. Sin embargo, tras escuchar un podcast sobre la fascinante historia de este deporte en Francia, me sentí atraído y decidí buscar el libro "Va-Va-Voom".
Este libro ofrece un recorrido ameno y accesible por los hitos, eventos y figuras clave del fútbol francés, desde jugadores y entrenadores hasta presidentes y clubes. Una pregunta que siempre me ha intrigado es cómo Francia ha producido algunos de los talentos más emocionantes e impactantes de las últimas décadas, mientras que su liga y fútbol en general no han despertado el mismo nivel de pasión que el fútbol inglés, alemán, italiano o español. En "Va-Va-Voom", Williams se propone encontrar una respuesta a esta pregunta, y tras leer el libro, puedo afirmar que vale la pena descubrirla.
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Catastrophe 1914
- Europe Goes to War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the breakdown of diplomacy to the battles - the Marne, Ypres, Tannenberg - that marked the frenzied first year before the war bogged down in the trenches. In Catastrophe 1914, Max Hastings gives us a conflict different from the familiar one of barbed wire, mud, and futility.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I thought I knew the battle of the frontiers
- By Anonymous User on 04-02-21
- Catastrophe 1914
- Europe Goes to War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Una fascinante y terrible historia
Reviewed: 05-17-24
Max Hastings nos lleva por un camino difícil de transitar cuyo rango va desde los laberintos políticos y de poder de Europa de principios del siglo y termina en las trincheras lodosas en alguna parte entre Francia y Bélgica.
El evento bélico qué define toda la época moderna y que aun a más de cien años después de su conclusión sigue afectando las relaciones internacionales de ciertas regiones.
Lo interesante que hace Hastings, es que limita el alcance de su obra a los primeros cinco meses del conflicto donde detalla el génesis de éste y nombra todos los actores políticos y militares que tuvieron incidencia en que todo escalar a las proporciones que alcanzó.
Hastings hace un ejercicio de buscar conclusiones y culpables, pero es un tanto inútil. La guerra no debió haber escalado y la culpa está repartida.
Sin duda, uno de los episodios más oscuros e inútiles de la época moderna
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,490
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,477
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon—his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic—with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors. Dynasty continues Rubicon's story, opening where that book ended: with the murder of Julius Caesar. This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman emperors. It's a colorful story of rule and ruination, from the rise of Augustus to the death of Nero.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Accessible, enjoyable history
- By Mary on 01-28-16
- Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
La fascinante locura de la realidad
Reviewed: 03-18-24
Tom Holland nos sumerge en la apasionante crónica del período dinástico de la familia Julio-Claudia en este libro. A través de una narrativa impecable, nos invita a vivir el día a día de la cultura romana, utilizando como eje central a los protagonistas políticos de una época tan compulsiva como fascinante.
Holland logra magistralmente transportar al lector a la antigua Roma, permitiéndonos ser testigos de las intrigas, ambiciones y excesos que caracterizaron a esta época. De este modo, nos encontramos con personajes tan complejos como Augusto, Tiberio, Calígula, Claudio y Nerón, quienes, con sus luces y sombras, dan vida a una historia que se asemeja más a una novela de ficción que a la realidad histórica.
Lo que más destaca de esta obra es la capacidad de Holland para combinar el rigor histórico con un estilo narrativo ágil y ameno. El autor nos presenta una gran cantidad de información de una forma accesible y atractiva, sin sacrificar la profundidad del análisis.
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A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- An Audible Original
- By: Ben Garrod
- Narrated by: Ben Garrod
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,071
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,896
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,828
Most children go through a dinosaur phase. Learning all the tongue-twisting names, picking favourites based on ferocity, armour, or sheer size. For many kids this love of ‘terrible lizards’ fizzles out at some point between starting and leaving primary school. All those fancy names slowly forgotten, no longer any need for a favourite. For all those child dino fanatics who didn’t grow up to become paleontologists, dinosaurs seem like something out of mythology. They are dragons, pictures in books, abstract, other, extinct.
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3 out of 5 stars
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strong performance, misleading title
- By MT on 07-05-19
- A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- An Audible Original
- By: Ben Garrod
- Narrated by: Ben Garrod
Impartiendo conocimiento en modo divertido
Reviewed: 02-06-24
Un pequeño libro desenfadado que tiene como principal objetivo impartir conocimiento sobre mitos y realidades de los dinosaurios. Sí recomiendo.
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The Identity Trap
- A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
- By: Yascha Mounk
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
For much of history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. It is no surprise that many who passionately believe in social justice came to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity to resist injustice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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May It Mark A Turning Point
- By Larry on 09-28-23
- The Identity Trap
- A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
- By: Yascha Mounk
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
Es hora de hablar del presente con perspectiva del futuro.
Reviewed: 01-24-24
La crisis social generada por trampa identitaria en el presente se convierte en una amenaza para el futuro. Aplaudo qué ahora tiene nombre esta ideología que se ha popularizado incorrectamente como el "wokismo". La primera acción era ponerle nombre, establecer lo que es y lo que no es y buscar en sociedad comprender el alcance y peligro qué representa para las sociedades que se alinean con los principios liberales democráticos. Nos queda largo camino, pero siempre se empieza con un paso.
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Conversationally Speaking
- Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Roy McCrerey
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Conversationally Speaking has become the most popular book in the world teaching conversation skills. Millions of people have used it to learn the secrets of effective communication. This revised edition provides more ways to improve your conversation skills by giving you strategies that work for starting conversations, asking questions that promote interaction, interesting people in what you have to say, listening so that others will be encouraged to talk, avoiding rejection-producing behavior, handling criticism constructively, and more.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Basic and Dry
- By Amazon Customer on 05-01-23
- Conversationally Speaking
- Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Roy McCrerey
Algunos insights y poco más
Reviewed: 01-03-24
Me gusta que da algunas buenas herramientas para iniciar conversaciones pero se siente como un libro con ideas para otra generación.
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