Mary K. Bohm
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- De: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Wawro
- Duración: 13 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 151
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wawro's Diatribe Against A-H Military Leadership
- De Placeholder en 08-30-14
- A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- De: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Wawro
View from the East
Revisado: 02-26-25
An indispensable perspective on World War I. Everyone knows the history of the Western Front, but little of the Eastern Front that triggered the war. This well written book redresses the imbalance. The Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy was more than the buffoon so often depicted in Western histories.
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Halfway Home
- Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration
- De: Reuben Jonathan Miller
- Narrado por: Cary Hite
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends, and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. The idea that one can serve their debt and return to life as a full-fledge member of society is one of America's most nefarious myths.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Halfway to Nowhere
- De William en 04-19-21
- Halfway Home
- Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration
- De: Reuben Jonathan Miller
- Narrado por: Cary Hite
A Stupendously Important Book
Revisado: 11-05-22
Not just another indictment of the criminal justice system, but a brilliant analysis of all the forces that lead to crime and a prescription for finally ending four centuries of American racism.
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The Ambassador
- Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940
- De: Susan Ronald
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs a bit of editing
- De Mike From Mesa en 09-02-21
- The Ambassador
- Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940
- De: Susan Ronald
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
The most important book about the Kennedy ever written.
Revisado: 03-27-22
Brilliantly written, exhaustively researched, this book explains how and why Kennedy became one of the most powerful names in the history of the United States. There is no way to understand America’s history in the twentieth century since 1938 without reading Ms. Ronald’s book. Riveting.
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The Hardest Place
- The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
- De: Wesley Morgan
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
- Duración: 21 h y 25 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 158
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 157
Of the many battlefields on which U.S. troops and intelligence operatives fought in Afghanistan, one remote corner of the country stands as a microcosm of the American campaign: the Pech and its tributary valleys in Kunar and Nuristan. The area’s rugged, steep terrain and thick forests made it a natural hiding spot for local insurgents and international terrorists alike, and it came to represent both the valor and futility of America’s two-decade-long Afghan war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A walk through time
- De Brandon Kennedy en 04-12-21
- The Hardest Place
- The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
- De: Wesley Morgan
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
Worth It
Revisado: 04-21-21
Ever wonder why we’re still fighting in Afghanistan two decades after 9/11? Morgan explains why.
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
- De: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrado por: Deepti Gupta
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 234
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 189
Margaret MacMillan looks at the ways in which war has influenced human society and how, in turn, changes in political organization, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight. War: How Conflict Shaped Us explores such much-debated and controversial questions as: When did war first start? Does human nature doom us to fight one another? Why has war been described as the most organized of all human activities? Why are warriors almost always men? Is war ever within our control?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Horrible choice of narrator derails this book
- De Steve Winnett en 02-25-21
- War: How Conflict Shaped Us
- De: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrado por: Deepti Gupta
Greatest Book Ever
Revisado: 12-06-20
Margaret MacMillan, the best diplomatic historian of the twentieth century and David Lloyd George’s great-granddaughter, has written a paradigm shattering study of war.
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Capital and Ideology
- De: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 48 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 273
Thomas Piketty’s best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Big thinking at its finest
- De Amazon Customer en 03-20-20
- Capital and Ideology
- De: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
Greatest Economist Since Keynes, If Not Adam Smith
Revisado: 10-28-20
Piketty does not dwell on capitalist, socialist, communist, or any other kind of “ists”, he lumps them all into the same broad category of “inequality regimes”.
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Sugar
- The World Corrupted from Slavery to Obesity
- De: James Walvin
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health epidemic? Prior to 1600, sugar was a costly luxury, the domain of the rich. But with the rise of the sugar colonies in the New World over the following century, sugar became cheap, ubiquitous, and an everyday necessity. Less than 50 years ago, few people suggested that sugar posed a global health problem.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I should have listened to the other reviews
- De L. Bergman en 12-31-18
- Sugar
- The World Corrupted from Slavery to Obesity
- De: James Walvin
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
Having Trouble Losing Weight?
Revisado: 08-14-19
Sugar by James Walvin will explain the forces tending to make us gain weight and by understanding what's happening will help people to lose weight.
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
- De: Tony Judt
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 43 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,096
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through 34 nations and 60 years of political and cultural change—all in one integrated, enthralling narrative.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but not terrific listening
- De History en 10-18-11
- Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
- De: Tony Judt
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
Not to be missed
Revisado: 12-09-17
This is one of the best and most important books ever written. Judt is a polymath. The first member of his family to finish
high school, he has a unique and extremely insightful take on European and world political, social, economic, cultural and military history since World War II. Not to be missed.
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