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A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses
- Written by: Larry Haun
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately....
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Good book
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-11-20
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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A must-read for any avid Reader.
- By Monique Osborne on 2020-04-25
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The 99% Invisible City
- A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
- Written by: Kurt Kohlstedt, Roman Mars
- Narrated by: Roman Mars
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse....
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Enjoyable and Informative!
- By Pierre Gauthier on 2020-11-30
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A Place of My Own
- The Architecture of Daydreams
- Written by: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....
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Walkable City
- How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
- Written by: Jeff Speck
- Narrated by: Jeff Speck
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability....
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Interesting, I learned a lot
- By Karen on 2018-02-25
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A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses
- Written by: Larry Haun
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately....
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Good book
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-11-20
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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A must-read for any avid Reader.
- By Monique Osborne on 2020-04-25
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The 99% Invisible City
- A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
- Written by: Kurt Kohlstedt, Roman Mars
- Narrated by: Roman Mars
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse....
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Enjoyable and Informative!
- By Pierre Gauthier on 2020-11-30
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A Place of My Own
- The Architecture of Daydreams
- Written by: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....
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Walkable City
- How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
- Written by: Jeff Speck
- Narrated by: Jeff Speck
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability....
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Interesting, I learned a lot
- By Karen on 2018-02-25
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The Nesting Place
- It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
- Written by: Myquillyn Smith
- Narrated by: Lisa Wright
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Popular blogger and author of Cozy Minimalist Home Myquillyn Smith (The Nester) helps listeners find beauty in imperfection and freedom to take risks to create the home - and life - they've always wanted....
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Critical Path
- Written by: R. Buckminster Fuller, Kiyoshi Kuromiya
- Narrated by: Alister Austin
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation - at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises....
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Walkable City Rules
- 101 Steps to Making Better Places
- Written by: Jeff Speck
- Narrated by: Jeff Speck
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his best-selling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. Walkable City Rules is a doer’s guide to making change in cities, and making it now....
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Smart Cities
- MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- Written by: Germaine Halegoua
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the past 10 years, urban planners, technology companies, and governments have promoted smart cities with a somewhat utopian vision of urban life made knowable and manageable through data collection and analysis....
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Unexplained Mysteries - Ancient Aliens or Lost Technology? - The Missing Tech Behind the World's Greatest Structures
- UFOs, ETs, and Ancient Engineers Book 1
- Written by: Robert Jean Redfern
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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When we look at the incredible feats of engineering that our ancestors were able to achieve, it leaves us in awe....
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Palaces for the People
- How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
- Written by: Eric Klinenberg
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, synagogues, and parks where crucial, sometimes life-saving connections, are formed....
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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition
- Written by: Donald Shoup
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 23 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems....
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Building a Sustainable Home
- Practical Green Design Choices for Your Health, Wealth and Soul
- Written by: Melissa Rappaport Schifman
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Melisssa Rappaport Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living....
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The Architecture of Happiness
- Written by: Alain de Botton
- Narrated by: Nicholas Bell
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets we’re surrounded by....
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Disney's Land
- Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
- Written by: Richard Snow
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece California theme park that became at once the greatest piece of urban design in the United States and the world's most prosperous tourist attraction, as told like never before....
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Gripping
- By KLM on 2021-01-22
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The City of Tomorrow
- Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life
- Written by: Carlo Ratti, Matthew Claudel
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Since cities emerged 10,000 years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but linear....
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Brave New Home
- Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing
- Written by: Diana Lind
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A smart, provocative look at how the American dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare, and how new trends in housing can help us live better....
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Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life
- How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect, and Happiness
- Written by: Karen Rauch Carter
- Narrated by: Celeste Oliva
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An essential and accessible guide to increasing happiness, improving your financial well-being, and bettering your health through the timeless Chinese art of feng shui....
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Love this book
- By Ajesh on 2019-03-12
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Stealing Home
- Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between
- Written by: Eric Nusbaum
- Narrated by: David Owen Nelson
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities....
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- Written by: William E. Wallace
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelangelo, God's Architect is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings....
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The Odd Woman and the City
- A Memoir
- Written by: Vivian Gornick
- Narrated by: Vivian Gornick
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Odd Woman and the City explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman who has lived out her conflicts, not her fantasies, in a city (New York) that has done the same....
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Welcome to Your World
- How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives
- Written by: Sarah Williams Goldhagen
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the nation's chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being....
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The Plaza
- The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
- Written by: Julie Satow
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The Plaza is the account of one vaunted New York City address that has become synonymous with wealth and scandal, opportunity and tragedy. With glamour on the surface and strife behind the scenes, it is the story of how one hotel became a mirror reflecting New York's place....
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Ballpark
- Baseball in the American City
- Written by: Paul Goldberger
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s, to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime....
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Architecture: A History in 100 Buildings
- Written by: Dan Cruickshank
- Narrated by: Dan Cruickshank
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture....
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Secrets of the Serpent
- In Search of the Sacred Past
- Written by: Philip Gardiner
- Narrated by: Philip Gardiner
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Across time and across the world, an ancient serpent cult once dominated mankind. Then a great battle ensued and Christianity stamped its authority on the face of the planet....
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On Architecture
- Collected Reflections on a Century of Change
- Written by: Ada Louise Huxtable
- Narrated by: T. David Rutherford
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
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For more than half a century, Ada Louise Huxtable's keen eye and vivid writing have reinforced to readers how important architecture is....
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Terrific writing, poor narration
- By Anonymous User on 2018-02-21
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Brunelleschi's Dome
- How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
- Written by: Ross King
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius....
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Frank Lloyd Wright
- Written by: Ada Louise Huxtable
- Narrated by: Carrington Macduffie
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for The New York Times comes an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright....
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Healthy Buildings
- How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
- Written by: Joseph G. Allen, John D. Macomber
- Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being....
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Home Made Lovely
- Creating the Home You've Always Wanted
- Written by: Shannon Acheson
- Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Christ with family members and guests....
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Asbestos: The Dark Arts
- Written by: Ian Stone, Neil Munro
- Narrated by: Connor Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A practical and informative no-nonsense guide to improving asbestos management, from a history overview to a more in-depth look at regulation and how to comply. This audiobook combines years of asbestos knowledge with it, all simplified and made easy to understand....
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Paris, City of Dreams
- Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
- Written by: Mary McAuliffe
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo. Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today....
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Construction Project Management
- How the Great Ones Do It
- Written by: Joe Egan
- Narrated by: Joseph R Egan
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Many want to achieve success in being a project manager, but not everyone is given a roadmap on how to get there. Think about it. You worked hard, got promoted into a project management position and then what....
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- Written by: Denise Kiernan
- Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore - the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States....
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Building the First Pyramid
- The History of the Ancient Egyptian Religious Beliefs and Archaeology Behind Djoser’s Step Pyramid
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The pyramids of Egypt are such recognizable symbols of antiquity that for millennia, people have made assumptions about what they are and why they exist, without full consideration of the various meanings these ancient symbolic structures have had over the centuries. Generations have viewed them as symbols of a lost past, which in turn is often portrayed as a world full of romance and mystery.
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Interior Design
- For a Simple, Stylish, Organized Home
- Written by: Katy Flynn
- Narrated by: Brad Freeman
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Hiring an interior designer is actually an easy and worthwhile task. The interior design specialist will work with you to get a feel for your interests and your design tastes. For example, the designer may ask you what colors you like and what type of overall look you are going for when it concerns your home. You may tell the designer that you are going for modern chic or more of a country feel, depending on your interests and the area in which you are living.
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Critical Path
- Written by: R. Buckminster Fuller, Kiyoshi Kuromiya
- Narrated by: Alister Austin
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Critical Path is Fuller's master work - the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern - as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation - at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises.
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Love Your Space
- Written by: Katie Malik
- Narrated by: Megan Ridle
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Love Your Space is devoted to the subject of well-being and space design. Interior designers create environments that enhance the quality of life, work, health, and the experience of the users. A good designer will explore possible benefits with the users who sometimes might not realize or understand what might be even possible. Design can and should be a medium for encouraging positive change in attitudes to how we live and work.
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So Many Words
- Written by: Dean Fraser
- Narrated by: Dean Fraser
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Come with your errant poet on an unforgettable journey across two continents. In the spirit of all great adventures, we have tales ranging from visiting the tiny island of Sark, through experiencing the unusual in Spain, The Netherlands, and France. Poetic stories celebrating all corners of the UK and telling of two compelling journeys in homage to art and artists, firstly a visit to Manhattan in New York and then London, England.
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The Nesting Place
- It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
- Written by: Myquillyn Smith
- Narrated by: Lisa Wright
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Myquillyn Smith is all about embracing reality - especially when it comes to decorating a home bursting with boys, pets, and all the unpredictable messes of life. In The Nesting Place, Myquillyn shares the secrets of decorating for real people - and it has nothing to do with creating a flawless look to wow your guests. It has everything to do with embracing the natural imperfection and chaos of daily living.
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Building the First Pyramid
- The History of the Ancient Egyptian Religious Beliefs and Archaeology Behind Djoser’s Step Pyramid
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The pyramids of Egypt are such recognizable symbols of antiquity that for millennia, people have made assumptions about what they are and why they exist, without full consideration of the various meanings these ancient symbolic structures have had over the centuries. Generations have viewed them as symbols of a lost past, which in turn is often portrayed as a world full of romance and mystery.
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Interior Design
- For a Simple, Stylish, Organized Home
- Written by: Katy Flynn
- Narrated by: Brad Freeman
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Hiring an interior designer is actually an easy and worthwhile task. The interior design specialist will work with you to get a feel for your interests and your design tastes. For example, the designer may ask you what colors you like and what type of overall look you are going for when it concerns your home. You may tell the designer that you are going for modern chic or more of a country feel, depending on your interests and the area in which you are living.
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Critical Path
- Written by: R. Buckminster Fuller, Kiyoshi Kuromiya
- Narrated by: Alister Austin
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Critical Path is Fuller's master work - the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern - as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation - at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises.
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Love Your Space
- Written by: Katie Malik
- Narrated by: Megan Ridle
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Love Your Space is devoted to the subject of well-being and space design. Interior designers create environments that enhance the quality of life, work, health, and the experience of the users. A good designer will explore possible benefits with the users who sometimes might not realize or understand what might be even possible. Design can and should be a medium for encouraging positive change in attitudes to how we live and work.
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So Many Words
- Written by: Dean Fraser
- Narrated by: Dean Fraser
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Come with your errant poet on an unforgettable journey across two continents. In the spirit of all great adventures, we have tales ranging from visiting the tiny island of Sark, through experiencing the unusual in Spain, The Netherlands, and France. Poetic stories celebrating all corners of the UK and telling of two compelling journeys in homage to art and artists, firstly a visit to Manhattan in New York and then London, England.
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The Nesting Place
- It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
- Written by: Myquillyn Smith
- Narrated by: Lisa Wright
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Myquillyn Smith is all about embracing reality - especially when it comes to decorating a home bursting with boys, pets, and all the unpredictable messes of life. In The Nesting Place, Myquillyn shares the secrets of decorating for real people - and it has nothing to do with creating a flawless look to wow your guests. It has everything to do with embracing the natural imperfection and chaos of daily living.