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Panic
- Bloodlands collection
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
- Duración: 1 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 991
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 863
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 862
During the Depression, economic anxieties found an outlet in a series of child murders that triggered an irrational nationwide hysteria: pedophiliac psychopaths were overrunning the country. As America was brought to rage and fury by the press and the FBI, lynch mobs took to the streets, reason gave way to doomsday scenarios, and one father was even driven to murder his three daughters to “save them” from a degenerate crime wave. A terrifying cautionary essay, Panic explores the combustible mix of unfounded fears, moral crusades, and the dangers of collective thinking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too sensational
- De Texaspaz en 10-14-20
- Panic
- Bloodlands collection
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
As much cultural history as true crime
Revisado: 03-05-21
Schecter recounts a series of child murders during the Great Depression and in doing so illustrates the media landscape and cultural attitudes that linked these stories together in the public imagination. An enlightening bit of history.
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Culture Warlords
- My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
- De: Talia Lavin
- Narrado por: Talia Lavin
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 702
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 696
One reporter takes an immersive dive into white supremacy's explosive online presence, exploring the undercurrents of propaganda, racism, misogyny, and history that led us to where we are now. Shocking, humorous, and merciless in equal measure, Culture Warlords explores some of the vilest subcultures on the web - and shows us how we can fight back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I took this book too personally.
- De Will en 10-22-20
- Culture Warlords
- My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
- De: Talia Lavin
- Narrado por: Talia Lavin
Not terribly in-depth, but a fun listen
Revisado: 10-27-20
I guess I expected this to be more of a history/sociology of white supremacist movements. Instead it leans a lot closer to memoir, detailing the author's own experiences in extremist chatrooms. It's an interesting and entertaining side of the issue but having already read a good deal of reporting on online extremism I'm not sure I learned much new info. Quick listen, the author delivers a good performance.
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The Only Good Indians
- De: Stephen Graham Jones
- Narrado por: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,343
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,756
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,746
From New York Times best-selling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a novel that is equal parts psychological horror and cutting social commentary on identity politics and the American-Indian experience. Fans of Jordan Peele and Tommy Orange will love this story as it follows the lives of four American-Indian men and their families, all haunted by a disturbing, deadly event that took place in their youth. Years later, they find themselves tracked by an entity bent on revenge, totally helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a vengeful way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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this is the best book I've listened to maybe ever
- De Anthony en 07-15-20
- The Only Good Indians
- De: Stephen Graham Jones
- Narrado por: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Exceptional narration by Taylor-Corbett
Revisado: 09-08-20
I often feel like there's a bit of a tradeoff with audio books -- the format is more convenient for me but a lot of prose translates awkwardly to the spoken word and I usually think the narration is just OK. Not this one. I would highly recommend that anyone interested in this book buy the audio version. Graham-Jones' writing is conversational, fast-paced, and funny, and Shaun Taylor-Corbett delivers it perfectly.
Overall the plot is as good as any horror novel I've read, which is to say it has a few holes but provides some truly memorable, gory, spooky imagery. It's also got a unique point of view with great complex characters, which is more than I can say for a lot of the genre.
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Fear Itself
- The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
- De: Ira Katznelson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 22 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 124
Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, Fear Itself finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Ira Katznelson, "a towering figure in the study of American and European history" (Cornel West), boldly asserts that, during the 1930s and 1940s, American democracy was rescued yet distorted by a unified band of southern lawmakers who safeguarded racial segregation as they built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History in Context of Political Science Analysis
- De zsuzsanna en 08-27-15
- Fear Itself
- The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
- De: Ira Katznelson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
This book is loooong
Revisado: 10-24-16
Any additional comments?
And it's pretty dry. But if you have a lot of time to kill, it's an interesting perspective on the era. Good background for anyone who wants to understand the historical context of our political parties and electoral map.
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The Woman Behind the New Deal
- The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
- De: Kirstin Downey
- Narrado por: Susan Ericksen
- Duración: 19 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 191
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Based on extensive archival materials, new documents, and exclusive access to Perkins' family members and friends, this biography is the first complete portrait of a devoted public servant with a passionate personal life, a mother who changed the landscape of American business and society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absorbing Biography
- De Jean en 08-16-17
- The Woman Behind the New Deal
- The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
- De: Kirstin Downey
- Narrado por: Susan Ericksen
A few parts get bogged down in details
Revisado: 10-24-16
Would you listen to The Woman Behind the New Deal again? Why?
It was a little too long, or maybe just gave too much time to a lot of scene-setting and personal anecdotes. But for the most part it was a great behind-the-scenes explanation of the politics and policies of the New Deal. I already admired Perkins, but it wasn't til i listened to this that I realized just how extraordinarily influential she was.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I was floored by some of the excerpts from Perkins' letters where she discusses the difficulties of being the only woman in the room. It's heartbreaking the ways she had to navigate rules of etiquette that left her out of important discussions, or the ways that she had to compromise her true feelings in order to be heard.
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