Book description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The visionary author of How to Do Nothing returns to challenge the notion that 'time is money.' . . . Expect to feel changed by this radical way of seeing."--Esquire "One of the most important books I've read in my life." --Ed Yong, author of An Immense World In her first book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from the "attention economy" to spend time in quiet contemplation. But what if you don't have time to spend? In order to answer this seemingly simple question, Odell took a deep dive into the fundamental structure of our society and found that the clock we live by was built for profit, not people. This is why our lives, even in leisure, have come to seem like a series of moments to be bought, sold, and processed ever more efficiently. Odell shows us how our painful relationship to time is inextricably connected not only to persisting social inequities but to the climate crisis, existential dread, and a lethal fatalism. This dazzling, subversive, and deeply hopeful book offers us different ways to experience time--inspired by pre-industrial cultures, ecological cues, and geological timescales--that can bring within reach a more humane, responsive way of living. As planet-bound animals, we live inside shortening and lengthening days alongside gardens growing, birds migrating, and cliffs eroding; the stretchy quality of waiting and desire; the way the present may suddenly feel marbled with childhood memory; the slow but sure procession of a pregnancy; the time it takes to heal from injuries. Odell urges us to become stewards of these different rhythms of life in which time is not reducible to standardized units and instead forms the very medium of possibility. Saving Time tugs at the seams of reality as we know it--the way we experience time itself--and rearranges it, imagining a world not centered on work, the office clock, or the profit motive. If we can "save" time by imagining a life, identity, and source of meaning outside these things, time might also save us.
Die Slice
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Eerie
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Venom Petunia
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Manly Reno
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Jester
This app has reignited my love for literature and made it a part of my everyday life. The variety of supported formats means I can enjoy audiobooks from different sources hassle-free.
Mercury Reborn
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Crash Enforcer
This app's convenience has turned my exercise sessions into enlightening moments. With this app, I'm rediscovering the joy of reading in the most convenient way. ListenBook's intuitive interface and quick controls make it a pleasure to navigate through audiobooks. A perfectly acceptable audiobook that fulfilled its purpose. The narration was competent if not particularly memorable, and the production quality was standard for the genre. It served as decent background entertainment during mundane tasks.
SneakerKid
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Knuckles
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Mr. Fabulous
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Palomino Cake
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Coffee
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MicroStar
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Hermopolis
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Shivers
Changing the tone of the sound on ListenBook Pro adds a personalized touch to my audiobook experience. With this app, I've turned mundane tasks into moments of inspiration and education β it's brilliant! Looping playback is an invaluable study tool. It helps me absorb complex information effortlessly.
K-9
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BoomerBox
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Moon Peaches
ListenBook's seamless audio player has turned my listening sessions into moments of pure delight. The statistics feature in ListenBook provides valuable insights into my audiobook consumption habits. The app is perfect for people who love to listen to books at night.
MindfulMingle
ListenBook's support for chapters and bookmarks ensures that I never lose my place in a story. This app's intuitive features and easy navigation make it the perfect companion for any audiobook lover.
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