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Big Hair and Plastic Grass
- A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s
- De: Dan Epstein
- Narrado por: Dan Epstein
- Duración: 12 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 264
The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball's most colorful and controversial decade. The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the 70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations. For the millions of fans who grew up during this time, Big Hair and Plastic Grass serves up a delicious trip down memory lane.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent but biased
- De Andy en 02-25-21
- Big Hair and Plastic Grass
- A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s
- De: Dan Epstein
- Narrado por: Dan Epstein
Fun but ruined by narration
Revisado: 09-25-23
How in the world do you write a book about 1970s baseball and then narrate it and mispronounce the player’s names? Aargh! So maddening. I mean - you can’t get Mark Belanger and Doug Decinces right? It takes away a bit of the author’s credibility.
The book is well researched and written and I did truly enjoy it. I recommend it but please don’t use the pronunciations around fans who remember that era.
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Carrying the Fire
- An Astronaut's Journeys
- De: Michael Collins, Charles A. Lindbergh - foreword
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 20 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,294
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,147
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,143
In Carrying the Fire, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of the adventure of reaching the moon. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 spacewalk, presenting an evocative description of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Astro books
- De Ronald en 11-13-17
- Carrying the Fire
- An Astronaut's Journeys
- De: Michael Collins, Charles A. Lindbergh - foreword
- Narrado por: David Colacci
Perhaps the Best Astronaut autobiography?
Revisado: 08-17-20
Michael Collins, science nerd, and famed astronaut writes his magnificent story with humor and insight. The narrator sadly turned him into a sarcastic person which doesn't seem consistent with the man or the tone of the book. Odd. Still highly, highly recommended.
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The Narrow Corner
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
On his way home from a remote Pacific island, Dr Saunders travels with two strangers: the treacherous Captain Nichols, and Fred, a handsome Australian with a shadowy past. Driven to shelter from a storm on the island of Banda, the trio meets good-natured Erik Christessen and his fiancée, the cool and beautiful Louise. A tense, exotic tale of love, jealousy, murder and suicide, which evolved from a passage in Maugham's earlier masterpiece, The Moon and Sixpence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunningly Great
- De SouthwestDude en 09-08-19
- The Narrow Corner
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
Stunningly Great
Revisado: 09-08-19
This remarkable story by the great Somerset Maugham is read brilliantly by David Thorpe. I was mesmerized throughout by his excellent narration and the compelling Dutch East Indies tale.
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Stan Musial
- An American Life
- De: George Vecsey
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
When baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musial didn’t make the cut. This glaring omission—later rectified by a panel of experts—raised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Vecsey is great... narrator, not so much
- De Daniel Stromme en 04-11-13
- Stan Musial
- An American Life
- De: George Vecsey
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Ugh - Stan deserved better
Revisado: 09-18-18
1. Mawkish, annoying, breathy narration
2. Mediocre and banal book
3. Spectacular and iconic player
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Willie Mays
- The Life, The Legend
- De: James S. Hirsch
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 27 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 189
Willie Mays is arguably the greatest player in baseball history, still revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball's bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Now, James Hirsch reveals the man behind the player.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If You Love Baseball... Learn about Willie
- De Steven en 07-18-17
- Willie Mays
- The Life, The Legend
- De: James S. Hirsch
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
Ruined by terrible narration
Revisado: 08-29-18
It’s a good and solid retelling of the great May’s life., unfortunately it’s marred by a goofy narrator who, ostensibly, doesn’t know diddly about baseball and can’t pronounce famous players names like Marichal and Cepeda or, as he calls them - Jim BOOTIN and Tom HOLLER. It’s maddening and will make real fans nuts. Further, it’s publicized as having an interview with the ads Hey Kid but it’s not on this spoken version of the book. I wished I’d simply gotten the book and read it myself.
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Ball Four
- The Final Pitch
- De: Jim Bouton
- Narrado por: Jim Bouton
- Duración: 18 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,883
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,644
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,640
When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a “social leper” for having violated the “sanctity of the clubhouse.” Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn’t true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn’t read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries. Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Three Ten Year Updates Give Bouton a 5th Star
- De Byron en 08-09-12
- Ball Four
- The Final Pitch
- De: Jim Bouton
- Narrado por: Jim Bouton
Brilliant and sad and so very human
Revisado: 05-11-18
I have read Ball Four at least 10 times and was excited to hear Jim do the narration. I had no idea how much I would enjoy hearing his voice brung the 1969 Seattle Pilots alive. As a 12 year old I saw Jim pitch that year in Anaheim. Little did I know how much his book would impact my life.
The section on the loss of his daughter is devastating and yet so very poignant. I love you, Jim Bouton.
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Sweet Thursday
- De: John Steinbeck
- Narrado por: Jerry Farden
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 817
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 700
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 698
In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears—from Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The total is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
- De Jeff en 06-15-11
- Sweet Thursday
- De: John Steinbeck
- Narrado por: Jerry Farden
Wonderful narration of a heartwarming story
Revisado: 10-10-16
The world is a sad and terrible place. It especially seems so these days but Steinbeck's world of simplicity and kindness will rejuvenate your faith in your fellow humans.
The narrator is the best I've ever heard. He captures the tone of each character and the tone of the book magnificently. I loved everything about this selection.
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Always Running
- La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
- De: Luis J. Rodriguez
- Narrado por: Luis J. Rodriguez
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 435
By age 12, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book for all educators
- De Heather M. Vitz en 03-15-15
- Always Running
- La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
- De: Luis J. Rodriguez
- Narrado por: Luis J. Rodriguez
Narration like no other
Revisado: 09-29-16
This is an important book for many reasons. The narration, by the author, is remarkable and brilliant.
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The Ancient Southwest: Chaco Canyon, Bandelier, and Mesa Verde
- De: David E. Stuart
- Narrado por: Todd Curless
- Duración: 3 h y 51 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Over twenty-five years ago, David Stuart began writing award-winning newspaper articles on regional archaeology that appealed to general readers. These columns shared interesting, and usually little-known, facts and stories about the ancient people and places of the Southwest. Stuart's unusual perspective focuses on both the past and the present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating but read terribly
- De SouthwestDude en 04-29-16
Fascinating but read terribly
Revisado: 04-29-16
Sadly ruined by old time computer sounding reader - such a shame - however - a must listen if you're a southwest lover,
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