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The Name of the Wind
- The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 28 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me.
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Amazing
- By Gretta on 18-03-2015
- The Name of the Wind
- The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
The best audio book I've ever listened to
Reviewed: 05-03-2020
If you're a fan of fictional/fantasy stories than this is a necessity. Even if you're not, the story, writing and narration of this book are pretty incredible. This series is up there with the Lord of the Rings and The Game of Thrones. It may never be the popular sensations they are, but it deserves to be, it's the best of the three.
3 people found this helpful
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HALO: Renegades
- By: Kelly Gay
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times best-selling video game series! The new Halo novel from acclaimed writer Kelly Gay, author of the thrilling novella Halo: Smoke and Shadow.
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Struggled with narrator
- By ryan on 10-09-2020
- HALO: Renegades
- By: Kelly Gay
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Heading for a big finale
Reviewed: 21-02-2019
The book itself was engaging, very well paced, and the narrator did a good job, even if the start felt a little jarring with their robot voice. But as with all Halo books, it's the universe building you buy it for, and there's a decent amount of potential pay offs for those already invested in the Halo Universe... The entire Halo story is starting to heat up again. Between this, other recent books and Halo Wars 2, it seems that pieces are lining up for an event that will redefine the series and redeem the seemingly dying story from Halo 5. But with so many pieces in play: Banished, ONI, returning Spartans, Covenant, Sanghelios, Chief, Rebels, Cortana, Spirit of Fire, Guilty Spark, the flood, Forerunners, Mendicant bias and more; will they form a story that's believable and engaging? Will they be able to deliver what we expect from Halo? Something realistic, gritty and imaginative? This is either going to be a nail in the coffin or an adrenaline injection to the heart and I've gotten excited for the potential stories unfolding in the future.
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Lost Connections
- Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them?
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Some good ideas, a lot of incomplete science.
- By Michael H on 17-06-2019
- Lost Connections
- Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
Worth your thought
Reviewed: 19-12-2018
Certainly a Bias perspective, but not an unwelcomed one. Most of it aligns with my knowledge of Biology and Health as I have learnt it through a Bachelor of Biology and teaches an important lesson that so many of us under-appreciate. The importance of social and spiritual dimensions of health.
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Halo: Silent Storm
- By: Troy Denning
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 2526. It has been almost a year since humanity engaged in its destructive first contact with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant. Now, the hostilities have led to open war, and the United Nations Space Command understands virtually nothing about its new enemy. The UNSC’s only hope lies with the Spartans: enhanced super-soldiers trained from childhood via a clandestine black-ops project to be living weapons. But not everyone wants the Spartans to succeed.
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Halo Lore!!
- By Anonymous User on 26-01-2020
- Halo: Silent Storm
- By: Troy Denning
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
A Worthwhile addition
Reviewed: 05-09-2018
A great story explaining or glossing over a lot within a very short period. In all honesty, it seems it should have been longer given the relevance to the games and the potential for interesting lore and morality questions. I hope there is an addition from this point in time showing more of the insurgencies interactions with covenant, the activities of silent shadow blades (Basically covenant's Spartans) and hopefully Admiral Cole. They were all in this book, but left more questions than answers, once again.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
- By: Daniel Kahneman
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
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In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a ground-breaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive and emotional; the other is slower, more deliberative and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities-and also the faults and biases-of fast thinking and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behaviour.
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Hard to listen but good content so far.
- By Diego on 04-05-2016
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- By: Daniel Kahneman
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
Interesting psychological observations
Reviewed: 07-03-2018
Interesting listen, though slightly boring at times. It felt as if it was constantly repeating itself and often the conclusion was lost in the endless explaining of simple concepts. I'm listening generally while at work or in commute, but I struggled to find times where I genuinely wanted to finish this. Not the kind of book you'll finish in one attempt or through a week, purely because of the content and structure being found in individual segments that didn't really tend to build up into anything.
3 people found this helpful
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The Rational Male
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Sam Botta
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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Rollo Tomassi is one of the leading voices in the globally growing, male-focused online consortium known as the "Manosphere". Outlined are the concepts of positive masculinity, the feminine imperative, plate theory, operative social conventions, and the core psychological theory behind game awareness and "red pill" ideology. Tomassi explains and outlines the principles of intergender social dynamics and foundational reasoning behind them.
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Solid Concepts. Terrible Narration.
- By Wes on 20-01-2019
- The Rational Male
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Sam Botta
Don't buy this if you're not open minded.
Reviewed: 23-01-2018
First off, there are some good points in here. I wouldn't call them facts, but for the sake of gender based debates they provide interesting arguments and I'd agree with a lot of the points to a degree. However based on the language and concepts, I'd say the book/this guy's whole deal takes advantage of the "betas". The whole philosophy of it seems to mainly apply to guys who have trouble with girls/relationships and it picks on their insecurities - providing the "solution". Afterall, that would be the majority market for this kind of stuff. Nothing wrong with that, but I just think the target audience is a vulnerable one. Guys buy into the whole - "I have to be an alpha shit" pretty easily without even considering that behaviour is exactly the opposite of how an "alpha" should act. Overall there's many flaws in the arguments and it makes a bit of a joke of science at some points and you probably won't be too impressed with the author. BUT equally it's worth a read for men and women regardless of political views and relationships - assuming you aren't quick to join or oppose the opinions.
2 people found this helpful
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Leaders Eat Last
- Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
- By: Simon Sinek
- Narrated by: Simon Sinek
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek, internationally best-selling author of Start With Why, investigates these great leaders from Marine Corps Officers, who don't just sacrifice their place at the table but often their own comfort and even their lives for those in their care, to the heads of big business and government - each putting aside their own interests to protect their teams.
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Good ideas but twisted truths
- By Anonymous User on 11-10-2017
- Leaders Eat Last
- Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
- By: Simon Sinek
- Narrated by: Simon Sinek
Good ideas but twisted truths
Reviewed: 11-10-2017
I enjoyed the book but particular ideas came across a little too far stretched. Worth the read if you want a different business perspective to leadership and don't a bit of classic America centralised thoughts
4 people found this helpful
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going.
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Thought-provoking
- By Anonymous User on 30-08-2017
- Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
An ideal book
Reviewed: 06-10-2017
I came from listening to Homo-Deus first. That was a decent book, but left me with mixed responses.
Homo sapiens however is really just perfect for it's intentions. A good mixture of the factual and philosophical without a bias direction. Interesting things to learn, or argue with, and a solid length to it. as usual, the narrator did a great job.
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Now, in Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.
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This is a powerful book by a truly insightful author.
- By Daniel Rimmer on 27-10-2018
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Thought provoking but flawed
Reviewed: 26-09-2017
As expected the ideas presented were interesting and cause for thought. I found myself imagining specific scenarios, new philosophies, political policies, new technologies and new functions of society. The concept of mathematics being our gateway to understanding the universe and ourselves was heavily relied upon as a theme but there seemed to be an agenda in this book rather than a pure exploration of the future.
Many times I felt I was hearing an interpretation of science not actual science... this makes it an interpretation of an interpretation, so as a very critical/logical person this detracted from the book's concepts and validity. The words "science" and "scientists" were misused frequently in an attempt to cement concepts or futures as truths or at least relevant. I felt some ideas were under-represented or not presented at all, whilst others seemed to fill the entire book in a near religious fashion...
Overall though it's a good book, covering a relatively broad span of implications from current societal trends to biological and technological trends. Though it appears this book is geared towards a futuristic, fictitious dystopia rather than exploring the full spectrum. It has convinced me to buy the original Homo-Sapiens. Partly to see how slightly more grounded scientific theories are represented, but also because I think the author/speaker did a great job narrating the story and I think history is an easier tale to tell without deviating or missing important factors.
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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
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Where are the female outliers?
- By laura on 26-04-2019
- Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Interesting and thoughtful
Reviewed: 15-08-2017
The book reviews many stories around high level success and abilities. Some i was already familiar with and others were quite unique. Even if you choose not to full-heartedly agree with the conclusion or are critical of some claims, this book is definitely worth your time. Hopefully it will open people's eyes to the wide variety of factors that we never tend to appreciate.