Book description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Magnificent." --The New York Times "Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny." --San Francisco Chronicle "Spectacular." --Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * "Full of astonishments." --The Boston Globe Susan Orlean--the beloved New Yorker staff writer hailed as "a national treasure" by The Washington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Library Book--gathers a lifetime of musings, meditations, and in-depth profiles about animals. "How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages," writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the Near-Sighted Pigeon, she's been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. Now, in On Animals, she examines animal-human relationships through the compelling tales she has written over the course of her celebrated career. These stories consider a range of creatures--the household pets we dote on, the animals we raise to end up as meat on our plates, the creatures who could eat us for dinner, the various tamed and untamed animals we share our planet with who are central to human life. In her own backyard, Orlean discovers the delights of keeping chickens. In a different backyard, in New Jersey, she meets a woman who has twenty-three pet tigers--something none of her neighbors knew about until one of the tigers escapes. In Iceland, the world's most famous whale resists the efforts to set him free; in Morocco, the world's hardest-working donkeys find respite at a special clinic. We meet a show dog and a lost dog and a pigeon who knows exactly how to get home. Equal parts delightful and profound, enriched by Orlean's stylish prose and precise research, these stories celebrate the meaningful cross-species connections that grace our collective existence.
Dr. WMD
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Killer Curio
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Silent
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Starshine
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MuseMaster
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Upper D3ckR
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Redneck Giorgio
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Petite Flurry
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Roadspike
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Paris Boost
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Beo
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Pixie
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Murder Matter
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Roma Kabuki
User-friendly audiobook experience – this app's design is a standout. I'm blown away by the attention to detail in every aspect of this app. Auto-rewind feature is extremely helpful. Great functionality. ListenBook’s interface is clean and intuitive. It’s a joy to use. I love the statistics feature. It’s fun to see how much I’ve listened.
Manimal
Absolutely in love with this audiobook app! The seamless functionality and easy navigation make my reading time pure bliss. 📚🎧 Automatic metadata extraction keeps my library organized. It's a time-saver!
Dancing Madman
ListenBook's support for CarPlay and Apple Watch integration has made my daily activities more seamless and convenient. I love how this app allows me to enjoy books even when I'm on the move. I love the ability to share my progress with friends. It’s a fun feature.
PixelPathfinder
The ListenBook app is a fantastic companion for my long walks, helping me learn and explore at the same time. This app's customizable features, from playback speed to filters, are fantastic. This app's user-friendly interface has made audiobook listening a breeze, even for a tech novice like me. Audiobook joy made simple – this app's ease of use is commendable. This was a workmanlike audiobook that did the job without flair. The narration was clear and the pacing appropriate, though the delivery lacked some emotional depth. The production quality was acceptable with no major technical issues.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience