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Gang Leader for a Day
- A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
- De: Sudhir Venkatesh
- Narrado por: Reg Rogers, Sudhir Venkatesh, Stephen J. Dubner
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,964
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,288
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatest managed to gain entree into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this one first
- De DanO en 01-15-08
- Gang Leader for a Day
- A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
- De: Sudhir Venkatesh
- Narrado por: Reg Rogers, Sudhir Venkatesh, Stephen J. Dubner
Interesting but a bit slow and lacks conclusions
Revisado: 02-25-10
As an avid follower of the Freakonomics duo, I was anxious to read this book. I found the story was interesting and the characters compelling, but the story quickly devolved into a kind of "Lord of the Flies" tale--documenting how each person in the housing project used their arbitrary power over every other person they could. I found the ending rather abrupt and was left wanting to hear some sense of the sociological conclusions of the author. I got no sense that the author learned anything useful from the experience he so carefully describes in the book (beyond the economics of gang life already reported in Freakonomics). From a production standpoint, I think the author should have read the whole book, rather than just the last chapter and I think the musical interludes between chapters was bizarre.
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1812
- De: David Nevin
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard
- Duración: 20 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
The war of 1812 would either make America a global power sweeping all the way to the Pacific or break it into small pieces bound to mighty England. It was a second revolution of sorts to prove to the British that America had to be taken seriously. The principal players in this drama were James and Dolley Madison and Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Their courage and determination would shape America's destiny.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Historical Fiction
- De Frank en 05-13-04
- 1812
- De: David Nevin
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard
Excellent Historical Fiction
Revisado: 05-13-04
Nevin paints a enlightening picture of the politics and battles of the time that help me put events of today in better context--to think the U.S. was that close to dissolution! He takes great license in giving well-known historical characters distinctive personalities that entertain while at the same time providing a great history lesson. I finished this book feeling like I really knew 'Little Jimmy Madison', Ol' Hickory Andrew Jackson, and the ambitious soldier that was Winfield Scott.
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