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Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind
- By: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 212
What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than 40 years' experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thinking Orthodox
- By Megan on 05-09-21
Very inspiring and insightful
Reviewed: 08-26-23
The narrator had a few small gaffes, which I don’t criticize to much, as I don’t think the narration of books is her purpose, after listening to many many good theological insights.
Though near the end of the book she did seem to show a little angry when talking about engagements she had on social media.
Overall very good and worth the listen.
May God bless her.
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,349
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,053
In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hardcore Histories Greatest Hits
- By Steven Glover on 10-31-19
- The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
underwhelming
Reviewed: 11-01-19
I went in thinking this book would cover times people thought the end of the world was going to happen and it turned out to be a narrow overview of the fall of the Roman empire the rise of Charlemagne, world war 2, the early cold war and then finally the first world war. it's not a long book so absolutely nothing is in depth for the amount of ground it covers.
I was really hoping for something like medieval writings and occasions when mass groups of people thought the world was going to end (i.e. the year 1000, Munster rebellion) things that haven't been covered every which way 1000 times over.
it feels like this book was designed for the. general public and not his audience. it didnt feel like he even threw us a bone.
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,648
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,936
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,909
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
- The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
I think it worked for a vague broad story
Reviewed: 04-26-19
so I got this book to try to find pre Roman stories of interest that I had not known about. That was a success. when I reached the Roman period the author goes out on a limb and takes one side of a story when many sides are reported i.e Ceasar wanted to humiliate Pompey when other sources said he wanted reconciliation... The author takes one side and runs with it never looking back perhaps that's the right thing to do in such a broad narrative but it was off putting a bit.
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The Wars of the Roses
- The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,594
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,153
The 15th century saw the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands five times as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. Now, celebrated historian Dan Jones describes how the longest reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these turbulent times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No Need for a Score Card
- By Troy on 01-16-15
- The Wars of the Roses
- The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: John Curless
broad overview of the conflicts.
Reviewed: 03-27-19
if you know very little about the Wars it's a great way to enter them.
He does seem to be bias in his love for Richard the third.
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Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,962
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,493
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,420
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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150 years of Westeros history
- By Kingsley on 11-22-18
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
zzzzz
Reviewed: 01-10-19
did I enjoy this book? it may never be known.
alot of words but very useless. he should work on the man story before he dies. he is 70 now. if the next book comes out this year and he takes as long to write the next one he will be almost 80. he doesn't look to be the image of health either.
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Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- By: Norm Macdonald
- Narrated by: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,735
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,731
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,705
When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre “one step below instruction manuals.” Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, “Call it anything you damn like.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bizarre, funny ride
- By Michael Chauvin on 09-25-16
- Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- By: Norm Macdonald
- Narrated by: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
amazing
Reviewed: 10-07-18
the best book I have ever gotten from here. Norm is the best of all time.
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The Pursuit of Power
- Europe: 1815-1914
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 41 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 577
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 518
Richard J. Evans's gripping narrative ranges across a century of social and national conflicts, from the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 to the unification of both Germany and Italy, from the Russo-Turkish wars to the Balkan upheavals that brought this era of relative peace and growing prosperity to an end. The first single-volume history of the century, this comprehensive and sweeping account gives the listener a magnificently human picture of Europe in the age when it dominated the rest of the globe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book - gimmicky narrator
- By Earth Lover on 12-25-16
- The Pursuit of Power
- Europe: 1815-1914
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
marxist trash
Reviewed: 06-22-18
it feels like half the book is devoted to socialist movements and Marx and anarchists disciples... very very boring. the narrator is marginally better than the author.
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The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 25 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive". Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt - all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Missing important facts and not well researched
- By Andrew on 02-24-18
- The Allure of Battle
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
very good...
Reviewed: 05-15-18
but I do not believe some of the conclusions the author came to. it's a detailed look at major recent wars and how they were won.
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1177 B.C.
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Andy Caploe
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,404
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,126
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,113
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to Like... And Did!
- By Brett M Miller on 09-12-14
- 1177 B.C.
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Andy Caploe
it was nothing but cliches and nonsense.
Reviewed: 02-08-18
the narrator didn't bother me. what bothered me was the book is about nothing. waste. the best this author can come up with is capitalism, and climate changed probably caused the collapse.that the world was a more peaceful place prior to Western culture.we can't believe anything historians write unless it's what this guy writes...
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