James H.
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2081
- A Hopeful View of the Human Future
- De: Gerard K. O'Neill
- Narrado por: Lawrence Tobias
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
The long-awaited audio version of the seminal book by legendary space pioneer, Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill, credited with inspiring the likes of Jeff Bezos, Peter Diamandis, and Dylan Taylor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great follow up to "The High Frontier"
- De James H. en 08-06-21
- 2081
- A Hopeful View of the Human Future
- De: Gerard K. O'Neill
- Narrado por: Lawrence Tobias
Great follow up to "The High Frontier"
Revisado: 08-06-21
I found a great deal to enjoy in this book. It was an interesting look back to a visionary's optimistic view of our possible future. I now have plenty of other research to do based on references within.
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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
- De: Alex Epstein
- Narrado por: Alex Epstein
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,712
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,518
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,517
For decades environmentalists have told us that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet by every measure of human well-being, from life expectancy to clean water to climate safety, life has been getting better and better. How can this be? The explanation is that we usually hear only one side of the story. We're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A different point of view
- De Ballofyarn en 01-12-17
- The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
- De: Alex Epstein
- Narrado por: Alex Epstein
Very interesting read.
Revisado: 02-13-19
This book gave me much to ponder and many things to research. I plan to study the issue from both points of view.
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Artemis
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Rosario Dawson
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95,547
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87,421
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87,219
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A ferrari with no motor
- De will en 11-18-17
- Artemis
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Rosario Dawson
An awesome little space thriller.
Revisado: 01-16-19
I would love to learn more about this world. Jazz is a great protagonist. Man I hope that Mark Watney and Ms. Bashara exist in the same universe. It would be great to follow other characters in a shared universe.
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 14 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,015
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,049
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,066
In what is considered one of Heinlein's most hair-raising, thought-provoking, and outrageous adventures, the master of modern science fiction tells the strange story of an even stranger world. It is 21st-century Luna, a harsh penal colony where a revolt is plotted between a bashful computer and a ragtag collection of maverick humans, a revolt that goes beautifully until the inevitable happens. But that's the problem with the inevitable: it always happens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heinlein's Masterpiece
- De Peter en 12-04-06
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
Classic / Still my favorite Heinlein
Revisado: 09-27-18
The story was a bit of a slog for the 1st 3rd of the book. The philosophy discussions and technical matters were thre most interesting to me.
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Gateway
- De: Frederik Pohl
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Robert J. Sawyer
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,935
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,420
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,430
When prospector Bob Broadhead went out to Gateway on the Heechee spacecraft, he decided he would know which was the right mission to make him his fortune. Three missions later, now famous and permanently rich, Robinette Broadhead has to face what happened to him and what he is...in a journey into himself as perilous and even more horrifying than the nightmare trip through the interstellar void that he drove himself to take!
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5 out of 5 stars
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A human-focused SF classic
- De Ryan en 12-05-13
- Gateway
- De: Frederik Pohl
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Robert J. Sawyer
A little bit of a let down.
Revisado: 09-21-18
I had heard many good things about the HeeChee Saga from my friends. This book was high on my list as a classic sci-fi book. I found it a let down. I enjoyed the concept, "prospectors for alien tech". Many of the characters were intriguing. The narrative back and forth in time, with foreshadowing of tragedy was interesting. The narration was great. It is just that Robinette Broadhead is a real shit. I thought I'd grow to like him the further along I went. Nope, the more I learned about him, the more I disliked him. Most of the characters of this novel had flaws, but they seemed far more sympathetic. I emphasized more with the computer, Siegfried. Pohl did a good job of describing the filth and claustrophobia of Gateway and the mushroom-like ships, I could almost smell the human funk. I get the impression that he has a low opinion of humanity. I'm not sure, but I wonder if Robbie mirrors his views of his on self. I have no way of knowing. He is a good enough author to keep going full steam through the 1st 4/5th of the story, hoping to find out something that will make me like a protagonist. Probably, never was in the cards. I will read other novels by Pohl, to get a further feel of his views, though. Hopefully I will find something to make me like his writing style.
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