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The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are Audiobook
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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.”
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“Unearth[s] fascinating evidence of the stickiness of the seven-day cycle.”
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“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
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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.