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Meltdown
- Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
- De: Chris Clearfield, András Tilcsik
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 152
Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the front lines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns - and even to corruption and misconduct.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good but lacking
- De THoward en 04-02-18
- Meltdown
- Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
- De: Chris Clearfield, András Tilcsik
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
Translates complex concepts into useful information.
Revisado: 04-07-18
An important book. Ours is it time when system failure can lead to a disaster capable of destroying the planet. We need to understand how things can go so badly wrong in order to have a better chance of avoiding calamities. That said, many of the examples are of the absolutely every day variety, including how do avoid a Thanksgiving feast going off the rails. A great read and an excellent narrator.
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Chancellorsville 1863
- The Souls of the Brave
- De: Ernest B. Furgurson
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
For 130 years historians and military strategists have been obsessed by the battle of Chancellorsville. It began with an audaciously planned stroke by Union general Joe Hooker as he sent his army across the Rappahannock River and around Robert E. Lee's lines. It ended with that same army fleeing back in near total disarray - and Hooker's reputation in ruins. This splendid account of Chancellorsville - the first in more than 35 years - explains Lee's most brilliant victory even as it places the battle within the larger canvas of the Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great telling of the battle
- De Stephen Cochran en 06-22-24
- Chancellorsville 1863
- The Souls of the Brave
- De: Ernest B. Furgurson
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
Incredible battle.
Revisado: 03-18-16
This is the story of an incredible battle, and an incredibly complicated battle, told about as clearly as I suspect it can be told. The reader does a fine job, but for me the lesson here was that there are some books that are better read then heard. For instance, to listen to the story without the maps in front of you means that your understanding of what's actually happening is impressionistic. And there are times when one wants to simply stop and reread, yes, you can re-listen, but I don't think it's quite the same. So I'd say if you want to get the jist of what happened at Chancellorsville this is excellent. If you want more, read the book.
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