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The Song of the Cell
- An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
- Auteur(s): Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrateur(s): Dennis Boutsikaris
- Durée: 16 h et 3 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 26
From the author of The Emperor of All Maladies, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and The Gene, a #1 New York Times bestseller, comes his most spectacular book yet, an exploration of medicine and our radical new ability to manipulate cells. Rich with Mukherjee’s revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is the third book in this extraordinary writer’s exploration of what it means to be human.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another success
- Écrit par afsaneh le 2023-06-16
- The Song of the Cell
- An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
- Auteur(s): Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrateur(s): Dennis Boutsikaris
Outstanding
Évalué le: 2023-04-05
An absolutely outstanding review of current knowledge in cell biology written in a most digestible manner. Even as a health professional with many years of experience and an academic background, I found this book to be a wealth of knowledge. In fact, I would suggest it as required reading for any student of biomedical science.
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A Dangerous Fortune
- Auteur(s): Ken Follett
- Narrateur(s): Michael Page
- Durée: 16 h et 21 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 390
In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men’s clubs and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London’s upper class to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world’s wealth, one family is splintered by a shared legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astounding!
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-05-05
- A Dangerous Fortune
- Auteur(s): Ken Follett
- Narrateur(s): Michael Page
Brilliant!
Évalué le: 2022-09-13
It usually takes a decent book to keep me going. This one hooked me and kept me on the line the whole way through. Ken Follett is a brilliant author and Michael Page was absolutely outstanding in performing the novel.
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Lies My Doctor Told Me
- Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
- Auteur(s): Dr. Ken Berry
- Narrateur(s): Geoff Sugiyama
- Durée: 6 h et 41 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 165
This updated and expanded edition of Dr. Berry’s best seller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of “lies” told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners. Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school, and the information provided to physicians is often outdated. However, the negative consequences on your health remain the same. Advice to avoid healthy fats and stay out of the sun has been proven to be detrimental to longevity and can wreak havoc on your system.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you read just ONE health book make it this one!
- Écrit par Jon Brehaut le 2019-10-03
- Lies My Doctor Told Me
- Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
- Auteur(s): Dr. Ken Berry
- Narrateur(s): Geoff Sugiyama
A little too dogmatic?
Évalué le: 2022-07-27
In the face of biologic complexity, I have found (in over 42 years of academic clinical experience) that dogmatic opinion such as that often espoused by Dr Berry is in fact, counterproductive. I have found that the more I experience and the more I read, the less CERTAIN I become on any topic; something to bear in mind ... Having said this, I do admire his basic outlook and principles.
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Blitzed
- Drugs in Nazi Germany
- Auteur(s): Norman Ohler, Shaun Whiteside - translator
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Keeble
- Durée: 7 h et 46 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 103
The Nazis presented themselves as warriors against moral degeneracy. Yet, as Norman Ohler's gripping best seller reveals, the entire Third Reich was permeated with drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine and, most of all, methamphetamines, or crystal meth, used by everyone from factory workers to housewives, and crucial to troops; resilience - even partly explaining German victory in 1940.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wile ride
- Écrit par Garrry le 2019-09-15
- Blitzed
- Drugs in Nazi Germany
- Auteur(s): Norman Ohler, Shaun Whiteside - translator
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Keeble
Very interesting indeed!
Évalué le: 2022-03-24
This was a bit of an eye-opener. I had no idea that Hitler had got himself so thoroughly enslaved. The story is interesting and well researched with the exception that the author had a few hiccups in terms of physiology and toxicology. Nevertheless I found those easy to overlook in the context of the whole.
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A World Undone
- The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
- Auteur(s): G. J. Meyer
- Narrateur(s): Robin Sachs
- Durée: 27 h et 58 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 92
The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incroyable!
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2019-08-19
- A World Undone
- The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
- Auteur(s): G. J. Meyer
- Narrateur(s): Robin Sachs
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!
Évalué le: 2022-03-21
This is an absolutely outstanding history of the first world war. It is comprehensive and insightful, giving one background to the various players whenever needed. It is also beautifully narrated.
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Inside Animal Hearts and Minds
- Bears That Count, Goats That Surf, and Other True Stories of Animal Intelligence and Emotion
- Auteur(s): Belinda Recio
- Narrateur(s): Hayden Panettiere
- Durée: 4 h et 40 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 4
As Charles Darwin suggested more than a century ago, the differences between animals and humans are of degree and not of kind. Not long ago, ethologists denied that animals had emotions or true intelligence. Now, we know that rats laugh when tickled, magpies mourn as they cover the departed with greenery, female whales travel thousands of miles for annual reunions with their gal pals, seals navigate by the stars, bears hum when happy, and crows slide down snowy rooftops for fun.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Moderate
- Écrit par Rob le 2022-01-02
- Inside Animal Hearts and Minds
- Bears That Count, Goats That Surf, and Other True Stories of Animal Intelligence and Emotion
- Auteur(s): Belinda Recio
- Narrateur(s): Hayden Panettiere
Moderate
Évalué le: 2022-01-02
Struggled to finish this. Content is fairly well written but the narration is poor. Hayden Panettiere has a charming voice but it is better suited two children's books than something with more gravitas. Also, when I hear things like "proof" being used in place of alcohol % content and Aesop pronounced incorrectly, I start to lose interest.
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The Science Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Auteur(s): DK
- Narrateur(s): Leighton Pugh
- Durée: 15 h et 26 min
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 6
Exploring more than 80 of the world's most scientific theories and big ideas across the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, and math, this audiobook offers a fascinating look at the history of science. All the big scientific ideas are brought to life with pithy quotes and step-by-step "mind maps" - from evolution and continental drift to black holes and genetic engineering, showing how the ideas of famous scientists have affected our understanding of the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Basically a mini encyclopedia/dictionary
- Écrit par Rob le 2021-12-02
- The Science Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Auteur(s): DK
- Narrateur(s): Leighton Pugh
Basically a mini encyclopedia/dictionary
Évalué le: 2021-12-02
Basically a mini encyclopedia/dictionary; certainly not spellbinding entertainment. Merely interesting snippets strung together by common threads.
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Embers of War
- The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
- Auteur(s): Fredrik Logevall
- Narrateur(s): Fred Sanders
- Durée: 32 h et 15 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 12
In this landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam, author Fredrik Logevall taps newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations and traces the path that led two Western nations to tragically lose their way in the jungles of Southeast Asia. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France’s final years in Indochina - and describes how, from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the most striking books you will ever read.
- Écrit par Rob le 2021-07-30
- Embers of War
- The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
- Auteur(s): Fredrik Logevall
- Narrateur(s): Fred Sanders
One of the most striking books you will ever read.
Évalué le: 2021-07-30
One of the most striking books you will ever encounter. It should be obligatory reading for any student of history, of any country, of any people. It is a story of human failure, stupidly, dogma, persistence and courage. Stunning.
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Stealth War
- How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept
- Auteur(s): Robert Spalding
- Narrateur(s): Ray Porter
- Durée: 7 h et 4 min
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 95
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 94
The media often suggest that Russia poses the greatest threat to America's national security, but the real danger lies farther east. While those in power have been distracted and disorderly, China has waged a six-front war on America's economy, military, diplomacy, technology, education, and infrastructure - and they're winning. It's almost too late to undo the shocking, though nearly invisible, victories of the Chinese. In Stealth War, retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding reveals China's motives and secret attacks on the West.
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2 out of 5 stars
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"US good, China Eeeeeviiillll"
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2023-01-04
- Stealth War
- How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept
- Auteur(s): Robert Spalding
- Narrateur(s): Ray Porter
I wondered..
Évalué le: 2021-07-02
I just opened a package. it was a Milwaukee angle grinder. I love the brand. I glanced at the instructions: "Printed in China" then the tool itself: "Made in China". I wondered how many Americans had lost their jobs and how many Chinese were being paid menial wages and how many corporate moguls were driving home in expensive cars, to beautiful homes. I wondered....
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The Drug Hunters
- The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines
- Auteur(s): Donald R. Kirsch PhD, Ogi Ogas PhD
- Narrateur(s): James Foster
- Durée: 7 h et 35 min
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The search to find medicines is as old as disease, which is to say as old as the human race. Through serendipity - by chewing, brewing, and snorting - some Neolithic souls discovered opium, alcohol, snakeroot, juniper, frankincense, and other helpful substances. Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,000-year-old hunter frozen in the Italian Alps, was found to have whipworms in his intestines and Bronze Age medicine, a worm-killing birch fungus, knotted to his leggings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great read.
- Écrit par Rob le 2021-06-12
- The Drug Hunters
- The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines
- Auteur(s): Donald R. Kirsch PhD, Ogi Ogas PhD
- Narrateur(s): James Foster
A great read.
Évalué le: 2021-06-12
This is the second time I have read this book and I must say, gained far more the second time around. It is absolutely excellent and I suspect sometime in the future I will give it a third shot. The narration is excellent except for some rather obvious mispronunciations of various syndromes and medications. However they are not so badly pronounced as to be unrecognizable!
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