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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
- De: Kate Raworth
- Narrado por: Kate Raworth
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 449
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 383
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 374
Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, and shapes our responses to climate change, inequality, and other environmental and social challenges that define our times. Pity then, or more like disaster, that its fundamental ideas are centuries out of date yet are still taught in college courses worldwide and still used to address critical issues in government and business alike. That's why it is time, says renegade economist Kate Raworth, to revise our economic thinking for the 21st century. In Doughnut Economics, she sets out seven key ways to fundamentally reframe our understanding of what economics is and does. Along the way, she points out how we can break our addiction to growth; redesign money, finance, and business to be in service to people; and create economies that are regenerative and distributive by design.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Economic romanticizing, not economic thinking
- De LAM X LUU en 04-05-18
An Important Book
Revisado: 06-05-23
A fascinating and timely look at how economics needs to change in order to foster a sustainable and equitable world. As the author herself states, this book is meant to outline a model whereby specific applications can be pursued, not provide specific solutions to every problem we are currently facing, although examples are regularly explored. The model is compelling, and it offers a way forward that is neither naïve or defeatist. Highly recommended.
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Gathering Moss
- A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
- De: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrado por: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,719
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,497
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,489
Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Soul Stirring
- De KatieBourgeois en 02-23-19
- Gathering Moss
- A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
- De: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrado por: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Critical
Revisado: 05-11-23
A wonderful read and the perfect person to impart upon us the diverse and important world of mosses. I am changed and educated for the better.
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The Retreat
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Pearse
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Duración: 10 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 621
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 568
An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation—but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumored to be cursed.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just felt boring
- De Mark D en 07-21-22
- The Retreat
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Pearse
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Knowelden
Similar to the Sanatorium
Revisado: 10-06-22
This book was a disappointment. I really enjoyed The Sanatorium but I expect a unique plot line in a sequel and I found that this one recycled a lot of the elements from her first book. I found it entertaining enough to listen to all the way through but in hindsight I wish I had skipped it. Her ability to describe scenes is phenomenal but the possibly-haunted-remote-setting-turned-malevolent is a repeat of The Sanatorium and the relationship plot lines were both weak and detracted from the mystery.
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Why Liberalism Failed
- De: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 435
Of the three dominant ideologies of the 20th century - fascism, communism, and liberalism - only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a fine idea stuffed in a dead horse and beat
- De David en 09-26-18
- Why Liberalism Failed
- De: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
Fantastic, insightful, disturbing, and hopeful
Revisado: 04-04-19
A fascinating look at the ills plaguing modern liberal society. The author cuts to the core of the ideas animating liberalism, and shows how they lead to the problems much modern political discourse aims at solving. This book has very much changed my way of thinking about politics, political philosophy, and political responsibility.
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Moon Called
- Mercy Thompson, Book 1
- De: Patricia Briggs
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,583
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,282
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,259
Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Series, Great Narration
- De Caren en 12-14-09
- Moon Called
- Mercy Thompson, Book 1
- De: Patricia Briggs
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
Fun and entertaining
Revisado: 01-30-17
I thought this book was very fun and entertaining. It's fast paced and the main character is a tough cookie, which I always appreciate. It was slightly annoying how Mercy is so against cussing and talks about her belief in God fairly often, but neither of these things really detracted from the story. Overall I think it's a worthwhile read with great entertainment value.
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The Fate of the Tearling
- The Queen of the Tearling, Book 3
- De: Erika Johansen
- Narrado por: Polly Lee
- Duración: 19 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,621
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,499
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,500
In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has transformed from a gawky teenager into a powerful monarch. As she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, the headstrong, visionary leader has also transformed her realm. In her quest to end corruption and restore justice, she has made many enemies - including the evil Red Queen, her fiercest rival, who has set her armies against the Tear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why change narrators???????
- De Kylie en 12-10-16
- The Fate of the Tearling
- The Queen of the Tearling, Book 3
- De: Erika Johansen
- Narrado por: Polly Lee
Disappointed
Revisado: 01-04-17
I have to say I loved the first two books in this series but this ending was very disappointing, it basically made it so everything that came before it was irrelevant.
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