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

  • 061 CountingSheep 6thOfFebruary

    Duration: 37s
  • 062 CountingSheep 9thOfFebruary

    Duration: 34s
  • 063 CountingSheep 11thOfFebruary

    Duration: 26s
  • 064 CountingSheep 16thOfFebruary

    Duration: 34s
  • 065 CountingSheep 17thOfFebruary

    Duration: 33s
  • 066 CountingSheep 2ndOfMarch

    Duration: 43s
  • 067 CountingSheep 5thOfMarch

    Duration: 01min
  • 068 CountingSheep 10thOfMarch

    Duration: 01min
  • 069 CountingSheep 10thOfApril

    Duration: 30s
  • 070 CountingSheep 12thOfApril

    Duration: 01min
  • 071 CountingSheep 15thOfApril

    Duration: 42s
  • 072 CountingSheep 17thOfApril

    Duration: 46s
  • 073 CountingSheep 7thOfMay

    Duration: 55s
  • 074 CountingSheep 16thOfMay

    Duration: 01min
  • 075 CountingSheep 1stOfJune

    Duration: 54s
  • 076 CountingSheep 14thOfJune

    Duration: 01min
  • 077 CountingSheep 4thOfJuly

    Duration: 01min
  • 078 CountingSheep 8thOfAugust

    Duration: 33s
  • 079 CountingSheep 20thOfAugust

    Duration: 41s
  • 080 CountingSheep 1stOfSeptember

    Duration: 29s
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