Book description
Laura Adams Armer's Waterless Mountain transcends its Newbery Medal status to offer a profound, unmediated encounter with Navajo cultural continuity. This 1931 classic, meticulously researched through Armer's intimate engagement with Diné communities, presents the spiritual apprenticeship of a young Navajo boy with remarkable authenticity. The audiobook format elevates this narrative, transforming Armer's lyrical prose-imbued with the artist's eye for landscape and the photographer's attention to detail-into a deeply immersive auditory experience. The narrator's measured cadence perfectly mirrors the boy's contemplative journey, allowing the rhythms of the land, the weight of tradition, and the quiet intensity of ritual to resonate within the listener. Crucially, the audiobook avoids sentimentality, honoring the Navajo perspective not as exotic spectacle but as a lived, logical, and deeply respectful cosmology. Armer's depiction of the boy's connection to natural elements-the wind, the mountains, the animals-feels less like description and more like a transmission of cultural knowledge, preserved before significant external disruption. Hearing the words spoken, the careful pacing and respect woven into the delivery, makes the cultural preservation central to the work feel immediate and vital. It is not merely a historical account but a living testament, demonstrating how the Navajo way of life, centered on harmony and observation, offered a profound alternative worldview. The audiobook's power lies in its ability to convey this without anthropological detachment; the spiritual journey feels earned, the landscape itself a character, and the boy's growing understanding palpable. For listeners seeking more than a simple story, this recording provides an essential, moving window into a resilient culture, rendered with the quiet dignity and precise observation that earned Armer's work enduring recognition. It remains a vital, resonant piece of American literature, its relevance undimmed by time.
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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