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Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- De: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrado por: Bryan Stevenson
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 18,335
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16,239
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 16,191
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Made me question justice, peers and myself.
- De Kristy VL en 04-17-15
- Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- De: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrado por: Bryan Stevenson
Powerful
Revisado: 09-08-21
This book will change the life of the reader. No political spin, just truth in simple form.
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American Caesar
- Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 31 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,480
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,231
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,226
Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur. They either worship him or despise him. Now, in this superb book, one of our most outstanding writers, after a meticulous three-year examination of the record, presents his startling insights about the man. The narrative is gripping, because the general's life was fascinating. It is moving, because he was a man of vision. It ends, finally, in tragedy, because his character, though majestic, was tragically flawed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great American
- De Charlotte A. Hu en 05-19-13
- American Caesar
- Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Not Caesar
Revisado: 07-18-17
If you could sum up American Caesar in three words, what would they be?
Incorrectly Titled, but still worth reading
Any additional comments?
Great bio of MacArthur, but don't read if you want legitimately sound or even valid parallels to Caesar. The title misleads, and one gets the sense that an editor/publisher just slapped it on there for appeal, which degrades the subject and title's namesake simultaneously. Often, Manchester is found to have slapped a few half-hearted comparisons at the end of long passages, as if it was retroactively titled for sexiness.
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The Black Swan
- The Impact of the Highly Improbable
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: David Chandler
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,889
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,050
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,039
Maverick thinker Nassim Nicholas Taleb had an illustrious career on Wall Street before turning his focus to his black swan theory. Not all swans are white, and not all events, no matter what the experts think, are predictable. Taleb shows that black swans, like 9/11, cannot be foreseen and have an immeasurable impact on the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worth it in the end...I think.
- De Judd Bagley en 05-27-09
- The Black Swan
- The Impact of the Highly Improbable
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: David Chandler
Underestimation of Audience Leads to Dullness
Revisado: 10-18-16
Is there anything you would change about this book?
How many ways can one possibly explain the same point? Eventually, the reader feels as though the author assumes he is a complete idiot.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The non-repetitive points made were interesting.
What does David Chandler bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He seems to understand when the author is aiming for humor
Any additional comments?
good insight -- should have been done in essay form.
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
- De: Samuel P. Huntington
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 16 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 827
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 611
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 608
For anyone interested in foreign affairs, this book will catalyze debate, and not only for Mr. Huntington's concluding scenario for World War III. He sees how this could happen if the U.S. mishandles an increasingly xenophobic and truculent China. Chinese assertiveness, Huntington argues, rises out of its felt grievances against a relatively weakening West. After China, the gravest challenge to the West is resurgent Islamic identity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Most Important Book You'll Read This Year
- De Donald en 10-21-04
Poor performance despite excellent work
Revisado: 03-19-16
Is there anything you would change about this book?
There is a major opportunity to match this work with a worthy reading performance.
What other book might you compare The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order to and why?
Anything by Francis Fukuyama
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Poor pronunciation and an effeminate tone detracted from important emphasis throughout. As the reader attempted to emphasize central points in the work, I thought his voice was going to fail him.
Did The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order inspire you to do anything?
Yes, it inspired me to study these subjects further.
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The Georgics
- De: Virgil
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 3 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
Virgil's Georgics ranks as one of the most precious pastoral poems ever written, and it has served as a model for its type ever since. Georgics means "of or relating to agriculture or rural life" and it comes from the Greek word, "georgicus". Virgil's main theme in this, his second great work after The Eclogues, was the importance of peace both in the spiritual and physical sense.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Translation by Smith Palmer Bovie (1956)
- De Alex Castro en 08-22-20
- The Georgics
- De: Virgil
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
Awesome!
Revisado: 06-25-12
What made the experience of listening to The Georgics the most enjoyable?
A great opening essay will set this version apart. There are also the musical intros and the amazing voice of the narrator. I could listen to this once a week and not get tired of it.
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