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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,855
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12,831
Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son, Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
- Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
It seems quite biased
Reviewed: 12-04-21
It is certainly true that history is written by the victors. The author seems to be quite biased as one of the many "smart", "successful" Anglo-American. He does not seem to miss an opportunity to pound on the "stupid", "short-sighted", "clumsy" and "Catholic" Spaniards and Mexicans. I wish Gwyne stuck more to the facts and less to his interpretation about the intentions and abilities of the characters involved. I would have doubts whether to recommend this book.
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Just Six Numbers
- The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
- By: Martin J. Rees
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "Big Bang", determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned", there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Old Fine-Tuning Book
- By Michael on 12-16-18
- Just Six Numbers
- The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
- By: Martin J. Rees
- Narrated by: John Curless
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Reviewed: 01-18-21
Many have happened in cosmology in the last 20 years. Disappointed, he did not mention LeMaitre, the first person to propose the bigbang theory, a Catholic priest.
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38,068
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33,386
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,104
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing - not much physics
- By Rob Hahn on 07-15-17
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Good science, poor philosophy
Reviewed: 12-17-20
Science good. Philosophy poor. Scientists please stick to science and don't tell the only possible way to know is through science. Note: I am a scientist myself.
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