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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- De: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 17 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,602
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,826
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,815
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pros and Cons of "Why Nations Fail"
- De Joshua Kim en 05-01-12
- Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- De: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
Solid consolidation of examples
Revisado: 03-31-22
It's long. It mainly focuses on inclusive and extractive economic policies in history and why this lense is better than competing theories for why nations succeed or fail. At times I felt like it was just a long list of names with the bare minimum of context. While the arguments seemed solid I question whether I'll retain many of the examples. I do think it is worth the listen simply for the tenets and counter proposals in the beginning and also the conclusion in the final chapter.
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Ender's Game
- Special 20th Anniversary Edition
- De: Orson Scott Card
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44,373
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33,385
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33,629
Why we think it’s a great listen: It’s easy to say that when it comes to sci-fi you either love it or you hate it. But with Ender’s Game, it seems to be you either love it or you love it.... The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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6 titles in the series so far
- De Kapila Wimalaratne en 01-29-03
- Ender's Game
- Special 20th Anniversary Edition
- De: Orson Scott Card
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
Interesting
Revisado: 02-17-22
I liked the concept and story. I didn't care for the female who voiced Valentine's portion, but that was maybe 10percent of the book. Worth the credit.
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Amb. Maura Harty discusses Sec. Powell, Sec. Shultz, succeeding (and failing) as a Junior Officer, leadership tenets, switching cones, and September 11th
- Duración: 33 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
Former Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty discusses a less-than-ideal assignment as a Junior Officer, her stints working beside Secretaries Shultz and Powell, and her tenure as the head of the Consular Bureau in the wake of 9/11. Interview excerpted from the forthcoming book: Modern American Diplomacy: A Field Guide to Success in The Foreign Service.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Ian en 03-02-21
Interesting
Revisado: 03-02-21
These are well structured interviews with interesting and professional humans. In a time where it can be challenging to sift through political content on social media and in the news, this feels like an honest and accurate assessment of the current state of our foreign standing.
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No Country for Old Men
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,565
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,040
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,031
Cormac McCarthy, best-selling author of National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, delivers his first new novel in seven years. Written in muscular prose, No Country for Old Men is a powerful tale of the West that moves at a blistering pace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional, engrossing, frightening.
- De P. Giorgio en 07-27-13
- No Country for Old Men
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
one of my favorites
Revisado: 02-06-21
Tom does a great job reading. There were a few times where his characters sound very similar or he slipped out of character, making it a bit difficult to know who said what. Overall though it's solid. As for the lit by Cormac, it is perfect. I don't know how to put it other than I feel like time and reality aren't what we are lead to think. I believe the book, this review, and what's to come in all our futures is inevitable. We're just a bunch of coins.
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27,249
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,624
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,456
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- De Gillian en 02-22-17
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
dude.
Revisado: 11-30-19
If you liked Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, you'll love this! Implications stacked.
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Stephen Florida
- De: Gabe Habash
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 11 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
Like Foxcatcher meets The Art of Fielding, Stephen Florida follows a college wrestler in his senior season, when every practice, every match, is a step closer to greatness and a step further from sanity. Profane, manic, and tipping into the uncanny, Stephen Florida a story of loneliness, obsession, and the drive to leave a mark.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular. I couldn't stop listening.
- De Genevieve en 07-19-17
- Stephen Florida
- De: Gabe Habash
- Narrado por: Will Damron
One of my favorites!
Revisado: 06-27-17
It's an awesome story peppered with incredible one-liners. I find it existentially satisfying and surprisingly philosophical.
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