M. Blythe
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Dominion
- The Making of the Western Mind
- By: Tom Holland, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 22 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 838
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 726
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 721
Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close up, the division between a sceptic and a believer may seem unbridgeable. Widen the focus, though, and Christianity's enduring impact upon the West can be seen in the emergence of much that has traditionally been cast as its nemesis.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A fabulous book turned into a Hammer horror film
- By Amazonian on 08-01-20
- Dominion
- The Making of the Western Mind
- By: Tom Holland, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
Excellent book, ham actor narrating
Reviewed: 12-07-24
This book is fantastic but marred by the mistaken idea that actors are better narrators than authors. This actor gives particularly ham performances that often sound as if he is about to weep with either joy or sorrow - both equally annoying. The sections of the book narrated by Holland himself are so much better. Luckily the argument and evidence are so compelling that it just about survives the over acting
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The Moon And Sixpence
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Robert Hardy
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 118
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. While his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“I shut my eyes in order to see.” Gauguin
- By Wras on 10-08-15
- The Moon And Sixpence
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Robert Hardy
Beautiful prose matched by the voice
Reviewed: 22-12-20
Robert Hardy could read a google terms and conditions contract and make the prose sing. I'd recommend anything at all that ge read but this is a masterpiece. I was gripped from start to finish. Incredible book made even better by this wonderful performance.
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
- By: Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 32 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,913
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,372
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,373
The year is 1806. Centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation’s past. But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. Yet the cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pleasingly long
- By Felix on 24-08-05
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
- By: Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Brilliant but usual Audible chapter problem
Reviewed: 29-11-20
One of the best books ever written and a superb performance marred only by the usual audible problems - no chapter headings and a random division into 26 that corresponds with nothing. Why doesn't Bezos use his lockdown squillions to fix this lousy interface?
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Apropos of Nothing
- By: Woody Allen
- Narrated by: Woody Allen
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 609
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 524
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 520
In this candid and hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. He revisits his entire 60-year-long career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. He discusses his marriages, romances, and famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life and times of a comedy genius
- By Graham G Grant on 05-05-20
- Apropos of Nothing
- By: Woody Allen
- Narrated by: Woody Allen
Funny, touching, wise.
Reviewed: 26-06-20
Come to defy the guilt by accusation zealots, stay to enjoy the best comic writer of his generation e.g. "it was the worst day of my life, and it was still early."
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The Life and Works of Beethoven
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
For many people, Beethoven is the greatest composer who ever lived. In this portrait-in-sound, actors' readings combine with his music to reveal a titanic personality, vulnerable and belligerent, comic and tragic, and above all, heroic.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mainly music not biography
- By M. Blythe on 14-12-16
- The Life and Works of Beethoven
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann
Mainly music not biography
Reviewed: 14-12-16
I wanted a biography of the composer. most of this recording is highlights from music, not what I wanted but quite well done if that's what you're after.
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