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Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,904
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,717
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,716
These 24 dramatic lectures examine key events from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to medieval Europe and Asia. Spanning thousands of years and three continents, this course illuminates fascinating historical dramas on the individual scale.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent material, engaging presentation.
- By Mike McGuire on 06-26-15
Engaging and interesting throughout
Reviewed: 01-27-21
Robert Garland is one of my favourite presenters on the Great Courses. He’s siper knowledgeable, is clearly enthusiastic about his job, and manages to keep the material interesting and engaging for the whole course.
This course covers an absolutely massive amount of human history and spanned continents and cultures and dynasties. A fascinating listen from beginning to end.
My only complaint is that he focused so much on Greek and Roman history, it felt like the hundreds of other kingdoms and empires were not spoken about as much.
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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
Absolutely fantastic exploration of prehistoric life
Reviewed: 07-26-20
Ben Garrod has stitched together a wonderful story of how dinosaurs came to be, thrived, and died out in this really entertaining audiobook. He has a clever and engaging way of introducing new subject matter, exploring it as deeply as a layman could manage, and segue into a new topic without missing a beat. I highly, highly recommend this book for anyone with an even passing interest in dinosaurs and science.
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Everything Is F*cked
- A Book About Hope
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Mark Manson
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,663
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,458
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,427
In Everthing Is F*cked, Mark Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment, and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good content, bad delivery
- By MommaJ on 05-31-19
- Everything Is F*cked
- A Book About Hope
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Mark Manson
A very different sort of journey
Reviewed: 06-06-20
While far more philosophical and abstract than his last book, I found this book to be incredibly interesting in the way Mark Manson presented it. The anecdotes, analogies and stories were very engaging and insightful, and I really enjoyed listening. His reading could have been better, though.
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Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals
- By: Elizabeth A. Murray, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth A. Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,888
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
Modern history is filled with terrible crimes, baffling hoaxes, and seedy scandals. The infamous Jack the Ripper slayings. The alleged survival of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the murdered Tsar. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's public fall from grace. The Chicago Tylenol poisonings and the copycat crimes that followed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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History of tabloid crimes - very little science
- By Jouko on 05-29-15
Loved it
Reviewed: 11-29-18
Super comprehensive, extremely well-curated content that was entertaining and informative from start to finish. Never been this interested in crime before.
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History's Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach
- By: The Great Courses, Gregory S. Aldrete
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,098
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,080
Military history often highlights successes and suggests a sense of inevitability about victory, but there is so much that can be gleaned from considering failures. Study these crucibles of history to gain a better understanding of why a civilization took - or didn't take - a particular path.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Martial Chaos
- By Cynthia on 08-16-16
A masterful set of lectures
Reviewed: 07-14-18
The second I saw this audiobook I knew I had to get it, and it’s totally paid off. The stories put forth are amazingly detailed and engrossing, made all the more delightful by the narrator’s clear, lively voice. A must-have, especially for history buffs.
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