Counting Sheep

  • Author: Axel Lindén
  • Narrator: Peter Noble
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 1:52:16
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Synopsis

Norwegian Wood meets The Tao of Pooh in this philosophical, witty, and heartwarming collection of daily observations from a Swedish academic-turned-sheep farmer who finds peace and meaning outside the hustle and bustle of modern, urban life.

One of the fun things about keeping sheep is that now and then it feels like something other than a job or a duty. Perhaps the feeling can best be summed up by the idea that it’s not I who keep the sheep, but the sheep who keep me.

When Axel Lindén leaves his literary life in the city for the farm he unexpectedly inherits—along with the ever-escaping flock of sheep that comes with it—he has a fairly naïve notion of what farm life will be: pure drudgery.

But as time passes and Axel slowly settles into the rhythms of the farm and shepherding, his naiveté fades away and is gradually replaced with a new appreciation of the spiritual and emotional value of manual labor, caring for other living things, and staying connected to the earth.

Capturing his observations and thoughts in short diary entries, Counting Sheep is a meditative and irresistibly delightful book that delves into the small wonders of our world and celebrates pastoral life, demonstrating that it’s often the little things in life that mean the most.

Chapters

  • 021 CountingSheep 15thOfSeptember

    Duration: 15s
  • 022 CountingSheep 17thOfSeptember

    Duration: 27s
  • 023 CountingSheep 21stOfSeptember

    Duration: 24s
  • 024 CountingSheep 22ndOfSeptember

    Duration: 15s
  • 025 CountingSheep 26thOfSeptember

    Duration: 19s
  • 026 CountingSheep 27thOfSeptember

    Duration: 01min
  • 027 CountingSheep 1stOfOctober

    Duration: 01min
  • 028 CountingSheep 2ndOfOctober

    Duration: 40s
  • 029 CountingSheep 3rdOfOctober

    Duration: 23s
  • 030 CountingSheep 10thOfOctober

    Duration: 18s
  • 031 CountingSheep 11thOfOctober

    Duration: 26s
  • 032 CountingSheep 19thOfOctober

    Duration: 33s
  • 033 CountingSheep 2ndOfNovember

    Duration: 01min
  • 034 CountingSheep 3rdOfNovember

    Duration: 28s
  • 035 CountingSheep 5thOfNovember

    Duration: 01min
  • 036 CountingSheep 15thOfNovember

    Duration: 40s
  • 037 CountingSheep 16thOfNovember

    Duration: 50s
  • 038 CountingSheep 18thOfNovember

    Duration: 37s
  • 039 CountingSheep 20thOfNovember

    Duration: 37s
  • 040 CountingSheep 24thOfNovember

    Duration: 18s
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