A World Lit Only by Fire
The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
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Narrated by:
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Barrett Whitener
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Written by:
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William Manchester
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What the critics say
"An absorbing and readable history." (School Library Journal)
"Manchester provides easy access to a fascinating age when our modern mentality was just being born." (Chicago Tribune)
"Manchester has not forgotten the skills that, with invective, eloquence, and anecdote, make him a master storyteller."(Kirkus Reviews)
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- Laverdm
- 2023-12-05
Absolutely fantastic
What a wonderful book! This was an amazing book, full of amazing stories and details that made it a joy to listen! I liked it so much that I am going to buy the paper version to have it handy.
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- C
- 2023-01-20
Terrific overall
Some need for better pronunciation… here and there. A great overview of a fascinating and tempestuous time!
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- Rock City Cyclist
- 2023-04-11
Engaging but a bit dated
Great, engaging but getting a bit dated. Audio quality fluctuated in a few places, but was reasonably consistent for most of the book. Would certainly reread.
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- yyzgwm
- 2022-09-26
Absolute genius
the most thorough, comprehensive, entertaining, enthralling, challenging, clever, and enlightening survey of a thousand years that you could imagine. Brilliant.
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- Heather
- 2022-02-22
Wish they matched Material to Narration.
I really really wanted to listen to this. I couldn't. The narrator is probably meant for Reacher style novels. Some people make history live. This isn't a case of that.
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