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The Perfectionists
- How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- Narrateur(s): Simon Winchester
- Durée: 11 h et 46 min
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Part history, part true-crime, and entirely entertaining, listen to the story of how the behemoth Oxford English Dictionary was made. You'll hang on every word as you discover that the dictionary's greatest contributor was also an insane murderer working from the confines of an asylum.
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- Écrit par Mentally Guitarded le 2020-04-23
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Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues profoundly to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Spanning the ocean's story, from its geological origins to the age of exploration, from World War II battles to today's struggles with pollution and overfishing, Winchester's narrative is epic, intimate, and awe inspiring.
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Land
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Land - whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city - is central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing - and have done - with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet.
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Command and Control
- Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
- Auteur(s): Eric Schlosser
- Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
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Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved - and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind.
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Excellent
- Écrit par grant le 2020-11-27
Auteur(s): Eric Schlosser
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Darkest Hour
- How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
- Auteur(s): Anthony McCarten
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 6 h et 34 min
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May 1940. Britain is at war, Winston Churchill has unexpectedly been promoted to prime minister, and the horrors of Blitzkrieg witness one Western European democracy fall after another in rapid succession. Facing this horror, with pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, Churchill wonders what words could capture the public mood when the invasion of Britain seems mere hours away. It is this fascinating period that Anthony McCarten captures in this deeply researched and wonderfully written new book, The Darkest Hour.
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The Age of Wood
- Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization
- Auteur(s): Roland Ennos
- Narrateur(s): Dennis Boutsikaris
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As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood.
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The Professor and the Madman
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Part history, part true-crime, and entirely entertaining, listen to the story of how the behemoth Oxford English Dictionary was made. You'll hang on every word as you discover that the dictionary's greatest contributor was also an insane murderer working from the confines of an asylum.
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Proper Heavy
- Écrit par Mentally Guitarded le 2020-04-23
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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Atlantic
- Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
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Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues profoundly to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Spanning the ocean's story, from its geological origins to the age of exploration, from World War II battles to today's struggles with pollution and overfishing, Winchester's narrative is epic, intimate, and awe inspiring.
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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Land
- How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
- Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
- Narrateur(s): Simon Winchester
- Durée: 13 h et 46 min
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Land - whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city - is central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing - and have done - with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet.
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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Command and Control
- Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
- Auteur(s): Eric Schlosser
- Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
- Durée: 20 h et 34 min
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Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved - and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind.
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Excellent
- Écrit par grant le 2020-11-27
Auteur(s): Eric Schlosser
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Darkest Hour
- How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
- Auteur(s): Anthony McCarten
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 6 h et 34 min
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May 1940. Britain is at war, Winston Churchill has unexpectedly been promoted to prime minister, and the horrors of Blitzkrieg witness one Western European democracy fall after another in rapid succession. Facing this horror, with pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, Churchill wonders what words could capture the public mood when the invasion of Britain seems mere hours away. It is this fascinating period that Anthony McCarten captures in this deeply researched and wonderfully written new book, The Darkest Hour.
Auteur(s): Anthony McCarten
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The Age of Wood
- Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization
- Auteur(s): Roland Ennos
- Narrateur(s): Dennis Boutsikaris
- Durée: 8 h et 25 min
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As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood.
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Pacific
- Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
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- Écrit par Gerry le 2023-01-27
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- Auteur(s): Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
- Narrateur(s): Pete Larkin
- Durée: 12 h et 8 min
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From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies. Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the chronicle of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds.
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A must for aviation buffs
- Écrit par BH le 2018-04-25
Auteur(s): Ben R. Rich, Autres
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Humble Pi
- When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
- Auteur(s): Matt Parker
- Narrateur(s): Matt Parker
- Durée: 9 h et 33 min
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Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.
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Missing something from the physical book
- Écrit par A le 2020-02-01
Auteur(s): Matt Parker
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Exhalation
- Stories
- Auteur(s): Ted Chiang
- Narrateur(s): Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon, Autres
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From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others - the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film Arrival: a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction. In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
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Delightful collection of thought-provoking stories
- Écrit par Hmmmm le 2020-02-03
Auteur(s): Ted Chiang
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The Map That Changed the World
- William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
- Narrateur(s): Simon Winchester
- Durée: 9 h et 59 min
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In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the earth - and a central plank of established Christian religion - on its head. He noticed that the rocks he was excavating were arranged in layers; more important, he could see quite clearly that the fossils found in one layer were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany.
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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The Meaning of Everything
- The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
- Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
- Narrateur(s): Simon Winchester
- Durée: 7 h et 18 min
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From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford English Dictionary.
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OED you know what they stand for now you'll totally get the picture!
- Écrit par Ruth Rutledge le 2022-01-16
Auteur(s): Simon Winchester
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The revered New York Times best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
The rise of manufacturing could not have happened without an attention to precision. At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in 18th-century England, standards of measurement were established, giving way to the development of machine tools - machines that make machines. Eventually, the application of precision tools and methods resulted in the creation and mass production of items from guns and glass to mirrors, lenses, and cameras - and eventually gave way to further breakthroughs, including gene splicing, microchips, and the Hadron Collider.
Simon Winchester takes us back to origins of the Industrial Age, to England where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. It was Thomas Jefferson who later exported their discoveries to the fledgling United States, setting the nation on its course to become a manufacturing titan. Winchester moves forward through time, to today’s cutting-edge developments occurring around the world, from America to Western Europe to Asia.
As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?
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"Winchester's writing style is straightforward, which makes it effective in audio. He spices his narrative with numerous interesting facts and ironies, which make listening even more pleasurable. He defines technical and scientific terms in a way that makes it easy for general listeners to understand them. Winchester also does the narration, adopting a conversational tone that is highly suited to the work." (AudioFile)
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- Ed Chinaski
- 2021-01-19
Best Listen of my Audible career to date
Of you enjoy wrenching, building, crafting, machining, metal fabrication
this is a must listen or read
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- Jeff S. Wiebe
- 2020-04-19
Interesting and Informative
Enjoyed overall. I found the earlier and mid chapters more engrossing than last few, but no complaints.
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- Peter MacLeod
- 2019-04-08
This in its way, gets it right, so to speak
Perfection is elusive in many ways unless you explain its drive in some to make what we produce and how we know how well we have done, as explained by Simon Winchester. The book is not an account of the obsessions of a few but how the drive for perfection has become such an integral part of our everyday lives. As technology continues to evolve so does our ability to make improvements in our lives in ways this book makes fascinatingly clear. There is a pleasant blend of "I never realized that!" to well, most of the cornerstones of our lives from production to the measurement of time. You will never see or speak of a Rolls the same way again, or a Ford for that matter. It makes enlightenment a pleasure.
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- Heidi Unrau
- 2019-02-05
Compelling Listen, Great Narration
Loved the story and all of the facts. Narrator easy to listen to. I am going to listen to another book of his this month.
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- Derek Dwyer
- 2018-09-21
Providing excitement to dry topics
#Audible1. As always, Mr. Winchester is able to take what would often be considered a dry subject, and weave a true story that both teaches and captivates.
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- enya keshet
- 2018-06-19
Somewhat less than perfect
Being a Simon Winchester addict, I am thrilled with every new release from this wonderful author. But I found this book less captivating then his other books, though fantastically informative and revealing. I missed the personal stories that so helped to make other books more lively. Perhaps my lesser affinity with precision (as opposed to my significant interest in geology and geography, for example), also played a role.
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- Chandler Bridges
- 2018-05-14
Inspiring stories about genius engineers.
The book is 100% readable by non-engineering types such as myself. Reading about the geniuses overcoming particular problems was exciting. I bought both the Kindle and the Audible editions and finished the book in about two and a half days. The book will probably inspire some people to go into the field of engineering.
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- Bryan
- 2018-08-06
Lots of rehashed material but entertaining
Winchester repeats stories from his previous titles and from chapter to chapter in this book. It really could have used some stronger editing. You get the feeling that he is just churning these out. However, the story-telling is good. It was an entertaining read. I think that I want a more in depth history of the history of technology.
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- BigGnBigD
- 2018-06-14
Well researched history of precision.
Like most of Simon Winchester's books, this story is well organized and entertaining. I suggest listening to or reading the Afterward first to fully appreciate the scope and influence of the many examples from the beginning of the book.
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- John Anthony McCulloch
- 2018-09-28
A precise account of precision by a perfectionist
Simon Winchester's polished, yet sincere, unpretentious and, yes, precise narrative is a delight to listen to, which only adds to the experience of learning about the intricacies of the machinations of the world of engineering. The text is never boring, and is not only informative, but, crucially, formative, conducing the reader through the bootstrapping processes that led humanity to ever decreasing uncertainty about our physical world all the way to the unfathomable achievements of state of the art precision engineering. The author's delivery is impeccable, with minute attention to intonation, pace and register. A delight to notice very subtle changes in accent from Received Pronunciation to American or Australian pronunciation when Winchester is quoting and American and an Australian, respectively. Highly recommended entertainment and education.
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- Akrum
- 2019-04-03
Utter joy!
As a mechanical design engineer this book has been an utter joy! The author expressed his passion for one of the most underrated professions these days. A lot can be said regarding the book from a literature point of view, but for me this going through this book has been on of the most satisfying experiences for me at least.
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- Lord Hampton
- 2019-03-11
Constantly Educational
I am not an engineer, nor do I have a scientific mind, but Simon Winchester brings to life what could have been the driest topic and his narration is impeccable. Thank you Simon!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-11-16
Excellent and interesting.
I have been a high precision machinist for 35 years. As a tool and Diemaker and Moldmaker,
I had learned some of the history of my trade. To have it put in context so eloquently was a great pleasure. Bravo!!!
Sincerely Habilis
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- David
- 2018-05-12
Marvelous book from a master story teller.
Winchester never fails to deliver an entertaining, informative and engrossing story.
He weaves together innovators from times past to the present in a virtually seamless story.
He is a master story teller. You will love this book
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- Kindle Customer
- 2018-12-12
Totality enjoyable and informative
The author covers a remarkable range of technologies and the impact that instituting precision had on their evolution and development. Great anecdotes add to the enjoyment of this book
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