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The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: John Green
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,870
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,886
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,846
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, best-selling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale - from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar.
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5 out of 5 stars
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unexpected
- By E. Collins on 05-18-21
- The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: John Green
Reviewing reviews is too meta
Reviewed: 06-07-21
I laughed and cried, frequently within the same review. Seriously, he made me care about the Indy 500. That's talent.
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Rethinking School
- How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
A best-selling expert on education shows how to make the school system work for your child. How many parents have a child struggling in school? The answer: a great many. This audiobook is an informed, practical resource for such parents. As the author of the classic book on home-schooling, The Well-Trained Mind, Susan Wise Bauer knows how children learn and how schools work. Her advice here is comprehensive and anecdotal, including material drawn from experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To homeschool or to Covid school. That is the question.
- By Andy Bailey on 10-19-20
- Rethinking School
- How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
Very informative!
Reviewed: 05-23-20
While much of the practical information didn't apply to my situation (11 y/o ASD child working on a "2nd grade" level) there were some great suggestions on how to reframe my educational predispositions. Focusing on what elements are important in educating a healthy happy child, and therefore adult.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,992
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,670
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,699
Stranger in a Strange Land is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with “psi” powers—telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others—and complete innocence regarding the mores of man. After his tutelage under a surrogate father figure, Valentine begins his transformation into a kind of messiah.
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4 out of 5 stars
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We live in the world this book made
- By W. Seligman on 02-26-04
- Stranger in a Strange Land
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
Timeless themes, but the details suffer
Reviewed: 09-12-19
You can tell this was written in the 70s. The presentation of "high tech" items was amusing. The themes of god and human nature held up ok.
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Boys Adrift
- Factors Driving the Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
- By: Leonard Sax M.D.
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,692
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,197
Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere 20 years ago. Fully one-third of men ages 22 to 34 are still living at home with their parents, about a 100 percent increase in the past 20 years. Boys nationwide are increasingly dropping out of school; fewer are going to college. Family physician and research psychologist Dr. Leonard Sax presents practical solutions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has an agenda; still worthwhile.
- By cb on 01-07-11
- Boys Adrift
- Factors Driving the Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
- By: Leonard Sax M.D.
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Interesting as a topic survey
Reviewed: 07-08-11
Definitely brings up many topics I want to research further. Bottom line is – there are many factors that affect our boys that need to be considered. Understanding gender differences may not solve everything, but might help in certain (aspects of) cases. I am looking forward to “reading” other works by this author.
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Positive Discipline
- Birth to Five
- By: Dr. Jane Nelsen
- Narrated by: Jane Nelsen
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 119
This two-hour lecture by Dr. Jane Nelsen was given on May 12, 2005, during the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health Parent Conference in Chico, California.
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2 out of 5 stars
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the picture is misleading
- By Ivy on 07-25-11
- Positive Discipline
- Birth to Five
- By: Dr. Jane Nelsen
- Narrated by: Jane Nelsen
GOOD - but not great
Reviewed: 07-08-11
This is an audio of a lecture/ presentation, so some of the audience questions are difficult for me to hear. I did find some of the information useful and will try to find a hard copy of this author’s work (library or used) to see how the book(s) compare to the audio.
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