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Private Peaceful
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 212
Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during World War I, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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really good.
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-19
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Sleeping with David Baddiel
- By: Geoff Jein
- Narrated by: David Baddiel, Dr Guy Leschziner
- Length: 3 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Scientists have discovered one simple trick which will make you live longer, reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's, and make you slimmer, happier, and more attractive. It’s not a magic pill or ointment- and it won’t cost you anything....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Self indulgent dismissive of evidence
- By MRS J on 25-01-20
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Habits for Happiness
- 10 Daily Steps for Living Your Happiest Life
- By: Dr Tim Sharp
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 167
How do we get happy? Listen to a positive, step-by-step guide on the building blocks for personal happiness by Dr Tim Sharp (aka Dr Happy). Through ten daily habits, this series provides the learnings and practical strategies for creating a happier life....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not for disabled people
- By Annette Guilding on 15-01-20
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Inside Broadmoor
- Up Close and Personal with Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals
- By: Jonathan Levi, Emma French
- Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Broadmoor. Few place names in the world have such chilling resonance. For over 150 years, it has contained the UK's most violent, dangerous and psychopathic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting
- By bek on 24-11-19
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Private Peaceful
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 212
Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during World War I, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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really good.
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-19
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Sleeping with David Baddiel
- By: Geoff Jein
- Narrated by: David Baddiel, Dr Guy Leschziner
- Length: 3 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Scientists have discovered one simple trick which will make you live longer, reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's, and make you slimmer, happier, and more attractive. It’s not a magic pill or ointment- and it won’t cost you anything....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Self indulgent dismissive of evidence
- By MRS J on 25-01-20
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Habits for Happiness
- 10 Daily Steps for Living Your Happiest Life
- By: Dr Tim Sharp
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 167
How do we get happy? Listen to a positive, step-by-step guide on the building blocks for personal happiness by Dr Tim Sharp (aka Dr Happy). Through ten daily habits, this series provides the learnings and practical strategies for creating a happier life....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not for disabled people
- By Annette Guilding on 15-01-20
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Inside Broadmoor
- Up Close and Personal with Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals
- By: Jonathan Levi, Emma French
- Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Broadmoor. Few place names in the world have such chilling resonance. For over 150 years, it has contained the UK's most violent, dangerous and psychopathic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting
- By bek on 24-11-19
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The Silent Ones
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 270
When 10-year-old cousins Maddy and Brianna are arrested for a terrible crime, Maddy’s mother, Juliet, cannot believe it....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable experience
- By philippa cole on 07-10-19
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Behind the Menu
- By: Tea Malmegård
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Tea Malmegård interviews ten chefs she greatly admires from various parts of Scandinavia. By visiting the chefs in their natural habitat – the kitchen of their famous restaurants – Tea can break down the barrier that normally exists between guests and the secret world of chefs....
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,152
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,565
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,435
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be positive all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people....
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1 out of 5 stars
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80% filler
- By HG on 31-05-19
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Not a Diet Book
- By: James Smith
- Narrated by: James Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 615
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 547
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Story5 out of 5 stars 541
This is not a diet book. Are you ready to change your life? Welcome to the James Smith revolution....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Useful for beginners
- By Dr Randeep Sangha on 27-01-20
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Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets
- By: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,405
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,121
On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by the intrusive musak
- By ElizabethLovick on 14-12-18
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The Fear Bubble
- How to Harness Fear and Live Without Limits
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,387
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,069
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,053
Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Hotfooter on 08-11-19
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Think Like a Spy
- By: Tazeen Ahmad, LaRae Quy, Jason Hanson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 170
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4 out of 5 stars 148
Imagine having three life-coaches who had been through the toughest mental and physical challenges; a crack team of problem-solvers who knew in their day job that one mistake could be the difference between life - and death....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Spies like us....
- By Paolo Caldato on 27-01-20
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22,773
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,486
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20,470
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly Fryed Potter
- By Simon on 20-11-15
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,406
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18,136
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18,062
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful!
- By De-Ann on 03-12-18
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Valkyrie
- Expeditionary Force, Book 9
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed. All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's home world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Book
- By Jamie Talbot on 04-02-20
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Why We Sleep
- The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
- By: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,695
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,603
In this book, neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker charts 20 years of cutting-edge research....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ground-breaking, so the flaws are forgivable
- By Amazon Customer on 20-01-18
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,068
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,488
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,455
Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry, a lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant audio book, shame about the navigation.
- By PJM on 10-03-17
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,356
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,076
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,005
The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stephen Fry does it again
- By L. Turner on 14-11-17
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The Last Wish
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,844
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,832
Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic...just one tiny thing...
- By Littlewings85 on 04-03-19
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Blood of Elves
- The Witcher, Book 1
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,254
For more than a hundred years humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good, if you read them all.
- By Filip on 09-10-16
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,894
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,987
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,935
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Atomic Habits by James Clear, read by the author. A revolutionary system to get 1 percent better every day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible take on habits
- By JamieN on 28-11-18
Summary
The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the ancient Greeks to 21st-century movies, robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about our relationship with technology as it moves into the realm of robotics.
Sexual activity is central to our very existence; it shapes how we think, how we act and how we live. With advances in technology come machines that may one day think independently. What will happen to us when we form close relationships with these intelligent systems? Sex robots are here and here to stay, and more are coming.
This audiobook explores how the emerging and future development of sexual companion robots might affect us and the society in which we live. It explores the social changes arising from emerging technologies and our relationships with the machines that may someday care for us and about us.
Chapter by chapter, this audiobook will build on the science and the philosophy surrounding our most intimate relationship with technology. The scene is set with the history of the artificial sexual companion, then goes on to explore the ‘modern’ robot and the 20th-century sci-fi that promised us our own robot slaves.
This is followed by an explanation of artificial intelligence and the urge to create sentient machines. It delves into our own psychology: how does desire affect our own behaviour, and can we become attached to an inanimate object? This then leads to a discussion of the good (robots making society a better place) and the bad (the potential for all to go wrong).
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- Jessie McKenzie
- 21-07-19
Really interesting starting point
I really enjoyed listening to this book and will definitely do so again to properly absorb all the information and follow up on references (one of the most annoying thing about not having the physical book in front of you is a Audible doesn't provide you with a set of End Notes or images).
Kate Devlin's voice is lovely to listen to and her dictation easily carries her enthusiasm and humour. It's a fun topic to get to research.
I've always had a interest in our personification of technology. This book covered this in an easy to follow manner and many of the topics connected to that. As well as speech software, learning programmes, hardware and human bonding. It also covers the fun, naughty bits.
The only thing that bothered me was I'm not sure the book offers as many concrete conclusions or opinions as I'd like. Although in such a relatively new and very fast moving field maybe that's unfair to expect. The book left me eager to read more of her work and on the topic.
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- Alex M
- 04-02-19
Excellent
I absolutely loved listening to this – a brilliant book brilliantly narrated. Learnt bucketloads. Highly recommend.
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- Richard Aiken
- 25-02-19
Accent Was Occasionally Challenging
There were a few points where (even after a couple of rewinds) my Southern American ears just could not parse the author/narrator's Irish accent. But I don't think I missed anything important. On the whole, I found the book very interesting and informative, even though I don't completely agree with the author. Unlike her cautious disbelief regarding sentient robots, I think we will get them and sooner than anyone expects. Whether *we* will be interesting enough to such beings to be potential companions for *them* is a different question, though.
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- Karen
- 20-01-19
Nuanced, Smart, and Compassionate
Dr. Devlin is clearly an expert and has deeply explored the research and philosophy of sex with robots at our current point in history. This book is an uninhibited, nonjudgmental dive into the kind of relationships we have with companions, with lovers, and with technology. The author does not gloss over the disturbing doors that have been opened by creating sex objects and machines in human likenesses, but also does not go off into overly lurid speculation about the potential impacts of such devices. Furthermore, Dr. Devlin’s reading of the text was pleasant and added nuance to my understanding of her intent with the work and my enjoyment of her humor. I highly recommend this book!
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- Jakob Fokkens
- 16-09-19
A Great Read, But I Found It A Little Lacking
Considering how often the author questioned the hypersexualized female form of existing sex dolls and of sex robots depicted in media, I kept expecting her to delve deeper into why this is. She also seems to make the assumption that this would only be appealing to men, but as a lesbian, I can tell you that that isn't so. In the final chapter, I get the impression that she thinks that sex dolls and robots ought to be designed to optimize sexual pleasure. But from what I've seen, and from my own experience, people who own or want to own one view it as an idealized fantasy made "real." Hence why sex dolls typically look the way they do. Aside from that, I really enjoyed the book, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who's interested in the subject. Kate Devlin has some really interesting views, and I honestly wish I could hear her thoughts on my concerns above.
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- Pavel
- 23-01-20
Itching for More
A great look into the future of sex and robotics. I am excited to delve further into the topic with more similar titles. Lots of interesting questions.