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586 - Chapters 6-8 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

586 - Chapters 6-8 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

FromCraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers


586 - Chapters 6-8 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

FromCraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Anijams! LINKS:   From Heather's colleague: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach and also Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal among many others   Candy:   Ten Steps To Nanette by Hannah Gadsby (The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, NANETTE, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017 before transferring to New York, where it went on to achieve critical acclaim.)   LeAnn: CJ Cherryh: Chanurr series, Downbelow Station, Merchanter's Luck, Cyteen trilogy.   Aimee: Our Flag Means Death:   LeAnn's awesome yarn needles:   Si: Jessie Gender's YouTube   Heather adds: Philosophy Tube: this episode in particular:    And HBomberguy’s vaccine thing:     BOOK LINKS:    Halberds:   ("There is the blade for slicing through armor, the spike for thrusting and the hook for was used to take down armed opponents on horseback as they rode by, you could just snag them off. It was like three weapons in one. The halberd was cheap to produce and very versatile in battle. Additionally, halberds were reinforced with metal rims over the shaft, thus making effective weapons for blocking other weapons like swords. This capability increased its effectiveness in battle, and expert halberdiers were as deadly as any other weapon masters were. It is said that a halberd in the hands of a Swiss peasant was the weapon that killed the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, decisively ending the Burgundian Wars, literally in a single stroke.") And this video, too - very clear Halber info: CraftLit Library PDF: CraftLit Glitch Report Form: FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
Released:
Apr 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

***Annotated Audiobooks for Busy Booklovers*** Since 2006 CraftLit has released serialized classic literature weekly—the way Dickens did it—but as an audiobook with audio annotations. Host Heather Ordover gives you some context and juicy tidbits before playing the next chapter of the current book. *** Listeners regularly call in to share their thoughts to be played in the next episode, which keeps the "book club" vibe going. *** The podcast has been in continuous production since 2006. Our current book, "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery begins with episode 473. ***Audiobooks-with-Benefits for Busy People*** * As seen in What's Hot on iTunes * * As heard on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday | FiberHooligans | Podcast 411 | Marly Bird's Yarn Thing Podcast | Math-4-Knitters | Eddie's Room | Libsyn's Podcasting Luminaries | Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | WEBS podcast *