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The True Flag
- Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
- De: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 492
How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes we burn with righteous anger, launching foreign wars and deposing governments. Then we retreat - until the cycle begins again. No matter how often we debate this question, none of what we say is original. Every argument is a pale shadow of the first and greatest debate, which erupted more than a century ago. Its themes resurface every time Americans argue whether to intervene in a foreign country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely and important
- De Joshua C. Packard en 02-20-17
- The True Flag
- Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
- De: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
Great history Documentary
Revisado: 09-02-21
Full of so many facts that we don't learn in school. I really enjoyed all information of how the politics of empire were debated and challenged.
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Wheel of Fire
- The Jasmine Wars, Book 1
- De: Daniel Jeffries
- Narrado por: Leanne Yau
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 21
When a Jasmine Revolution sweeps away the brutal Communist regime, China transforms into the world's first AI-driven Direct Democracy, ushering in a golden age of peace and prosperity. From the earliest days of revolutionary fervor to the turbulence of war and rebellion, the powerful Zhang family is at the center of the storm. Now when protests and terrorism bring ultra-nationalism storming back, the nation's favorite son, Colonel Ju-Long, must uncover the traitors in his midst before his beloved country explodes into another civil war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wheel of fire
- De Zoe en 06-10-17
- Wheel of Fire
- The Jasmine Wars, Book 1
- De: Daniel Jeffries
- Narrado por: Leanne Yau
Had to buy the paper
Revisado: 08-25-19
I just could not understand the narrator. I bought the book and enjoyed it. It's hard to keep up with the story so you will find it helpful to be able to flip back a few pages and refresh when it switches story lines.
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The Great Deformation
- The Corruption of Capitalism in America
- De: David Stockman
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 36 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 343
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 295
David Stockman was the architect of the Reagan Revolution that was meant to restore sound money principles to the U.S. government. It failed, derailed by politics, special interests, welfare, and warfare. Stockman describes how the working of free markets and democracy has long been under threat in America and provides a surprising, nonpartisan catalog of the corrupters and defenders. His analysis shows how both liberal and neoconservative interference in markets has proved damaging and often dangerous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loads of Information but problematic writing
- De Michael en 04-12-13
- The Great Deformation
- The Corruption of Capitalism in America
- De: David Stockman
- Narrado por: William Hughes
It's a sad, sad story
Revisado: 02-20-15
Would you listen to The Great Deformation again? Why?
No, this is a tough read and seems to get repetitious. I will definitely listen to select bits again, but not the whole sad story of betrayal.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The sad fact is that it seems to all have the ring of truth. True capitalism has been assassinated by the crony capitalism version favored by government.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
Low interest rates have corrupted the price finding mechanism of the market.
Any additional comments?
At the end of the book, Stockman makes some recommendations as to how the train wreck might be averted. However, everything he proposes leaves you thinking, "Yeah right, that will never happen."
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