The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are Audiobook, by David M. Henkin Play Audiobook Sample

The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are Audiobook

The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are Audiobook, by David M. Henkin Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Pete Cross Publisher: Dreamscape Media Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666523386

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

12

Longest Chapter Length:

73:19 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

44:32 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

This investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week reveals how our attachment to its rhythms influences us and shapes our experience and understanding of time.

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“It takes a supremely talented narrator to pull together Henkin’s pithy knowledge into a satisfying story, and it gets one in Pete Cross. With youthful energy, his creative pitch patterns and perfectly timed phrasing accents bring variety and joy to the production…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

— AudioFile 

Quotes

  • “Unearth[s] fascinating evidence of the stickiness of the seven-day cycle.”

    — Wall Street Journal
  • “This book grounds a great historical fact—the persistence of the seven-day week—in intimate histories of the consciousness of time in the past.”

    — Thomas Laqueur, author of The Work of the Dead

Awards

  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

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About Pete Cross

Pete Cross is an Earphones Award–winning narrator. He holds a BA in theater from the University of Toledo and an MFA in acting from the California Institute of the Arts. His experience on stage includes Carnegie Hall, and he has also acted in film. He has served on the faculty at Cal Arts and with Aquila Morong Studio in Hollywood. He has coached for film and theatrical productions and continues to work with private clients all over the world.