Nishant Sharma
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
- Written by: Michael J. Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, Michael Sandel reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues - from abortion, euthanasia, and same-sex marriage to patriotism, dissent, and affirmative action - Sandel shows how the biggest questions in our civic life can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Deb on 14-01-23
- Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
- Written by: Michael J. Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
Masterpiece!
Reviewed: 05-02-21
This should be mandatory reading/listening for everyone. The author is able to put forth arguments of different ideas of justice and also his own conception with very convincing points. The way he brings Aristotle, Kant, Mill and Bentham in modern issues is just beautiful!
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What Money Can't Buy
- The Moral Limits of Markets
- Written by: Michael J Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J Sandel
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life. Without quite realizing it, Michael Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. In What Money Can't Buy, Sandel examines one of the biggest ethical questions of our time and provokes a debate that's been missing in our market-driven age: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets do not honour and money cannot buy?
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4 out of 5 stars
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The book didn’t conclude
- By Tallin on 15-06-23
- What Money Can't Buy
- The Moral Limits of Markets
- Written by: Michael J Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J Sandel
Great but chapters are not numbered correctly
Reviewed: 30-01-21
With lots of examples, the author has illustrated the problem of lack of political and moral deliberations and letting the market take all those decisions by default. Very nice read but the only problem is that this version has no sense of chapters and sections.
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Indian Summer
- The Secret History of the End of an Empire
- Written by: Alex von Tunzelmann
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 192
At midnight on 15 August, 1947, India left the British Empire. This defining moment of world history had been brought about by a handful of people:Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, leader of the new nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, despatched to get Britain out of India. Within hours of the midnight chimes, their dreams of freedom and democracy would turn to chaos, bloodshed and war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Read with fist full of salt
- By Kalindi on 20-08-21
- Indian Summer
- The Secret History of the End of an Empire
- Written by: Alex von Tunzelmann
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
Solid research and a very engaging read
Reviewed: 27-01-21
The book tells the story of Indian independence and partition through the intermingled life stories of 5 chief protagonists. What I loved is the ability of the author to weave intricate details, gossips and quirks of these people into the broader chronological narrative.
Accessible to all, it would be really interesting for Indians to compare it with the history of independence taught in our schools.
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The Room on the Roof
- Written by: Ruskin Bond
- Narrated by: Paul Thottam
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
A classic coming-of-age story which has held generations of fans spellbound. Rusty, a 16-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned, and has to live with his English guardian in the claustrophobic European part in Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends. Plunging for the first time into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and other aspects of Indian life, Rusty is enchanted...and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the European community.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really Nice book. Loved the story!
- By Sachin on 13-04-21
- The Room on the Roof
- Written by: Ruskin Bond
- Narrated by: Paul Thottam
Simple yet profound
Reviewed: 01-11-20
Loved this simple story about a young boy trying to make sense of the world and his own complex identity at the same time. Narration also does justice to this masterpiece.
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Em and the Big Hoom
- Written by: Jerry Pinto
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Meet Imelda and Augustine, or - as our young narrator calls his unusual parents - Em and the Big Hoom. Most of the time, Em smokes endless beedis and sings her way through life. She is the sun around which everyone else orbits. But as enchanting and high-spirited as she can be, when Em's bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes with calamitous consequences for herself and others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So beautiful!
- By Nishant Sharma on 06-10-20
- Em and the Big Hoom
- Written by: Jerry Pinto
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
So beautiful!
Reviewed: 06-10-20
The story, the characters, the subject and the raw emotions are so wonderfully portrayed by the author. The autobiographical biography of his mother/parents deals with mental health, particularly bipolar disorder and does not fail to leave its mark on the readers/listeners. The narrators voice is most suited for this and adds to the experience.
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The Order of Time
- Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
- Written by: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it. From Boltzmann to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of time has been undergoing radical transformations. Time flows at a different speed in different places, the past and the future differ far less than we might think, and the very notion of the present evaporates in the vast universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book will change your perspective on life.
- By R. Sharath Kumar on 28-05-19
- The Order of Time
- Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
- Written by: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
Amazing read and great narration by Sherlock!
Reviewed: 21-09-20
The author tries to grapple with the single most important question - what is time!? And of course there is no answer but the way he puts forth the science and the philosophy involved makes the book so special. I'll have to read /listen again to grasp the complex science and other ideas which even after the author's simplification, remain puzzling for me.
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Muscular India
- Masculinity, Mobility & the New Middle Class
- Written by: Michiel Baas
- Narrated by: Siddhanta Pinto
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Michiel Baas has spent a decade studying gyms, trainers and bodybuilders and finds in them a new way to investigate India. He walks us through the homes and workspaces of these men - yes, they are almost all men - to bodybuilding competitions and also into their most intimate worlds of ambitions, desires and struggles. An unusual study of an unusual subject, Baas unveils a fascinating world, hidden in plain sight.
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4 out of 5 stars
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New topic
- By Amazon Customer on 24-10-20
- Muscular India
- Masculinity, Mobility & the New Middle Class
- Written by: Michiel Baas
- Narrated by: Siddhanta Pinto
Overall nice
Reviewed: 20-09-20
The author has done intensive research, survey of literature and his personal engagement with the subjects of his study are quite impressive. In the first few chapters, it is a bit dragged and slow but then the second half of the book is quite engaging and insightful.
I didn't struggle to finish it but yes I did speed up a bit. The narration is clear and well paced.
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Educated
- Written by: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 777
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 644
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 647
Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she’d never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn’t believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At 16, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A book I will revisit again and again.
- By Zinnia Mandrekar on 12-04-20
- Educated
- Written by: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
A very unique, personal and original story
Reviewed: 02-08-20
I had no idea about what mormonism was all about before reading the book and it explains the experience of being zealously devout and then questioning the belief with equal fervour.
It is a personal tale of growing up and getting educated which was liberation for the author.
I loved the way in which so many layers and issues are woven by the author in her retelling of the events - religion, parenting, American history, bipolar disorder, health, and so much more.
Overall, a sad story, told beautifully by the author and performed extremely well by the person reading it out. Must read/listen.
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Body and Blood
- Written by: Benyamin, Swarup B.R
- Narrated by: Tavish Bhattacharya
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 9
When Midhun is injured in a hit-and-run incident, no one can anticipate that the minor scrapes and wounds he has sustained will suddenly turn fatal. But that is exactly what happens, and after his death, his organs are donated and end up saving several lives. Soon, however, his friends Rithu and Ragesh and his lover Sandhya begin to suspect there is more to the story than meets the eye. As they delve deeper into the chain of events and the people behind the religious fellowship they are all a part of, they discover that answers are hard to come by....
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5 out of 5 stars
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New dimension to religion and spirituality
- By Tom Thomas on 02-07-20
- Body and Blood
- Written by: Benyamin, Swarup B.R
- Narrated by: Tavish Bhattacharya
Spirituality vs Organised religion
Reviewed: 14-07-20
The author has chosen to tackle a lot of issues related to religion and faith. How different people approach God differently - the good, the bad and the ugly. The characters are relatable and lots of references from literature makes it interesting. However, the story is unable to hold after the half way limit and is somehow tied up at the end. Overall an important book because of the mirror it shows to society but the story could have been more engaging.
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The Handmaid's Tale
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford,
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 232
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of 21st-century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Elizabeth Moss's voice is too sinister
- By Kirti on 01-02-20
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, Elisabeth Moss
Can't wait to start 'the testaments' now
Reviewed: 10-07-20
A masterpiece / mistresspiece dystopian work that's also a reminder and warning that this can happen anywhere. The absurdity and hopelessness of the events is captured wonderfully. I liked the idea of a resistance, a black market and the fact that people were questioning the regime, however strong.
Must listen not least because Elizabeth Moss adds the special touch which makes it more empathetic.
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