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I cannot recommend this audio book

Revisado: 03-03-23

Quite ironically, I found the author repeatedly trying to justify the naive concepts of good, bad and virtue, as dictated by The God to the prophet. It could be that this was relevant to the time and place. But religion born in violence "just like all the other religions"? At some point, the BS meter goes through the roof. The author is pretty bitter about crusade wars and he's right about who started the holy wars. But I picked this up hoping to learn the true, unbiased origins of Islam. Disappointed, I have to look elsewhere.

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This is indeed a valuable book.

Revisado: 07-24-22

This audible really helped me understand my own hidden perceptions of money and wealth. Instead of continuously speculating about how and when I'm going to retire to finally escape the rat race, the suggested calculations gave a concrete picture of my reality. The last few chapters are not as revealing as the first ones but still I would highly recommend it. Thank you, JD Roth.

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One of the best in the Courses series

Revisado: 07-20-22

This provides a great overview of the different kinds of economies and their origins. Rather than relying on unending theoretical discussions, it relies on history and the causes to explain the developments of capitalism and communalism. Highly recommended. Will listen to it again. I liked the pace of the narration as well. Good job.

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Half as good

Revisado: 07-14-22

The narration of Prof. Jennifer Nicoll Victor is great and pleasant. But when in almost every chapter, she loses objectivity and starts projecting her biases, it becomes very frustrating. Why do the lecturers find it difficult to stay on course on the topic and give the listeners room for their own thoughts and conclusions?

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Inaccuracies plenty

Revisado: 07-14-22

For the first time I'm hearing about Columbus reaching America in search of "China" and the lecturer himself surprised at why he ended up calling it the West Indies. Repeated addresses of the natives as "Indians" was something I could not get past. Here I am believing the great courses maintained some level of credibility.

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Unexpectedly good!

Revisado: 07-06-22

This was a random pick for me but it did not disappoint at all. The story is realistic and performance is top notch.

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A mistake

Revisado: 06-22-22

The story world is spotty and the plot is very weak. The voice acting by the female narrator is disappointing at her best. The steamy parts are very cliche. This was a mistake for me, a reminder to stay from this genre.

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No idea why sex is fun

Revisado: 12-19-21

instead the author is obsessed with why men cannot lactate and the reasons for menopause in women. Bodily factors that contributes to sexual signaling is also covered.

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it's ok as an introductory course

Revisado: 02-26-18

This book covers in detail on the myths of Greek, Roman, Irish and Nord myths in the beginning and those of the Pacific and native americans in the end. Disappointed on the lazy coverage on myths from India. I will have to look elsewhere. Some speakers are better than others. The lack of objectivity was sometimes irritating especially from Prof. McClymound. It is interesting that these great.courses do not let us know what the individual chapters are about in the description.

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A summarized view

Revisado: 02-16-18

It's a short summary of how economy works. A good introduction to newbies. I would listen to it again to remind myself of some the concepts.

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