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• The Layman’s Havamal

• A Modern Interpretation of Viking Age Wisdom
• De: Paul Begadon
• Narrado por: Paul Begadon
• Duración: 5 h y 51 m
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This book is an exploration of the wisdom in the Viking Age poem "Havamal", specifically as it relates to the average person who isn't a scholar of Old Norse, or even an enthusiast of Viking culture. This book is for the layman, the average person who simply wants to improve their life using proven advice. The poem "Havamal" is earthy, cynical, stoic, and grim in its depiction of human life. Havamal means “The Words of the High One”. The poem's speaker is none other than Odin, King of the Gods, who has traveled the many worlds seeking power and suffered greatly in his quest.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Worth the listen.

• De That One Guy en 11-05-21

• Norse Mythology

• De: Jackson Crawford, The Great Courses
• Narrado por: Professor Crawford
• Duración: 11 h y 17 m
• Grabación Original

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Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these and other names, places, and events from Norse mythology in daily life and pop culture are connected to the medieval sources in name only.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Brilliant Course

• De Frederik en 12-05-21

• How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

• The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
• De: Donald J. Robertson
• Narrado por: Donald J. Robertson
• Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves stories of Marcus’s life from the Roman histories together with explanations of Stoicism—its philosophy and its psychology—to enlighten today’s listeners. He discusses Stoic techniques for coping with everyday problems, from irrational fears and bad habits to anger, pain, and illness.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Marvelous mix of a biography with stoicism and CBT

• De Eduard Ezeanu en 04-12-19

• God, If You're Not up There, I'm F*cked

• Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem
• De: Darrell Hammond
• Narrado por: Darrell Hammond
• Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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Tina Fey’s Bossypants meets David Carr’s The Night of the Gun in Darrell Hammond's groundbreaking memoir, God, If You’re Not up There, I’m F*cked - a raw look inside the troubled life and mind of an American comic genius.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• A "must listen" for Hammond fans

• De K en 08-12-18

• Dialogue

• The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
• De: Robert McKee
• Narrado por: Robert McKee
• Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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In Dialogue, Robert McKee offers in-depth analysis for how characters speak on the screen, on the stage, and on the page in believable and engaging ways. From Macbeth to Breaking Bad, McKee deconstructs key scenes to illustrate the strategies and techniques of dialogue. Dialogue applies a framework of incisive thinking to instruct the prospective writer on how to craft artful, impactful speech.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• Not suited for audio

• De Smith en 03-04-17

• Story

• Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
• De: Robert McKee
• Narrado por: Robert McKee
• Duración: 6 h y 12 m
• Versión resumida

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Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese, and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives, and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• Only 5 Chapters

• De Stephen Buck en 02-15-11

• Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World

• De: Robert Bucholz, The Great Courses
• Narrado por: Robert Bucholz
• Duración: 24 h y 35 m
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Beginning with the Renaissance, the culture of the West exploded. Over the next 600 years, rapid innovations in philosophy, technology, economics, military affairs, and politics allowed what had once been a cultural backwater left by the collapse of the Roman Empire to dominate the world. This comprehensive series of 48 lectures by an award-winning teacher and captivating lecturer will show you how - and why - this extraordinary transformation took place.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• An Excellent Overview

• De Lee en 12-21-14

• The Foundations of Western Civilization

• De: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
• Narrado por: Thomas F. X. Noble
• Duración: 24 h y 51 m
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• Not Engaging or Very Interesting

• De Tommy D'Angelo en 03-05-17

• Turning Points in American History

• De: Edward T. O'Donnell, The Great Courses
• Narrado por: Edward T. O'Donnell
• Duración: 24 h y 28 m
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These 48 lectures are your chance to relive the most groundbreaking moments in the fascinating story of the United States. They offer you a different perspective on the sweeping narrative of U.S. history. Spanning the arrival of the first English colonists to the chaos of the Civil War to the birth of the computer age and beyond, this lecture series is a captivating and comprehensive tour of those particular moments in the story of America, after which the nation would never be the same again.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Brilliant, Informative, Entertaining!

• De Quaker en 04-01-15

• The Skeptic's Guide to American History

• De: Mark A. Stoler, The Great Courses
• Narrado por: Mark A. Stoler
• Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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To take a skeptical approach to American history is not to dabble in imaginative conspiracy theories; rather, it's to reframe your understanding of this great nation's past and actually strengthen your appreciation for what makes American history such a fascinating chapter in the larger story of Western civilization. And in this bold 24-lecture series, you can do just that.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Skeptical but Not Cynical

• De Ark1836 en 11-20-15