JOHN WOLLAK
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- De: Douglas Brunt
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,522
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,382
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,382
September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just a girl and an audio book.
- De Lori Rhodes en 09-26-23
- The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- De: Douglas Brunt
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
My disappointment
Revisado: 12-12-24
He gave no review of what the son said in his own book about his father even though he admits the son became a renowned writer.
Thomas Carlyle said “a man’s religion is the chief fact with regard to him” but you almost totally leave that out,
Editor Edward Maxwell ||| states “Carlyle’s notion that as we have gained more knowledge of the world, there has been a tendency to see less of the Devine in it” and so your book demonstrates.
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Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- De: Norm Macdonald
- Narrado por: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,735
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,731
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,705
When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre “one step below instruction manuals.” Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, “Call it anything you damn like.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bizarre, funny ride
- De Michael Chauvin en 09-25-16
- Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- De: Norm Macdonald
- Narrado por: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
PUZZLING NARRATIVE ABOUT NOTHING IT SEEMS
Revisado: 01-08-24
It keeps your attention hoping to find what it’s about but it isn’t about anything which is what he’s saying about life maybe.
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The Masters
- Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
- De: Curt Sampson
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 168
The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson reveals in The Masters, a cold heart beats behind the warm antebellum facade of this famous Augusta course.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Okay Listen, but
- De Scott D. Loeffler en 05-02-08
- The Masters
- Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
- De: Curt Sampson
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
Classic biographical style
Revisado: 04-12-23
Similar to Boswell’s Life of Johnson, considered by scholars to be the best biography. Boswell quotes Plutarch as source of style:
“As is explained in the opening paragraph of his Life of Alexander, Plutarch was not concerned with history so much as the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of men. Whereas sometimes he barely touched on epoch-making events, he devoted much space to charming anecdote and incidental triviality, reasoning that this often said far more for his subjects than even their most famous accomplishments.”
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