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Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms
- The Spyhunter, the Fashion Designer & the Man From Moscow
- De: Paul Willetts
- Narrado por: Jon Glover
- Duración: 17 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10
Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms provides the first comprehensive account of what was once hailed by a leading American newspaper as the greatest spy story of World War II. This dramatic yet little-known saga, replete with telephone taps, kidnappings, and police surveillance, centres on the furtive escapades of Tyler Kent, a handsome, womanising 28-year-old Ivy League graduate who doubles as a US Embassy code clerk and Soviet agent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exciting spy non-fiction
- De Robyn en 12-12-15
- Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms
- The Spyhunter, the Fashion Designer & the Man From Moscow
- De: Paul Willetts
- Narrado por: Jon Glover
performance ruins it.
Revisado: 05-19-18
Honestly, I have no idea how good the story is because I couldn't get past the first chapter. The book is read in such a staccato, pontificating style that I found it difficult to even follow what was being said. I normally listen at a higher speed, but the awkwardly placed pauses and inflections made it impossible for me to understand the thoughts being conveyed. Slowing it down to normal speed made it too slow to keep my attention.
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The Burr Conspiracy
- Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis
- De: James E. Lewis Jr.
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 20 h y 15 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 8
In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A complete misnomer
- De Mickey en 11-15-17
- The Burr Conspiracy
- Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis
- De: James E. Lewis Jr.
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
A complete misnomer
Revisado: 11-15-17
The author states in the introduction that he will not retell the story of the Burr Conspiracy, but will focus instead on communication around that time. And that's what he does in pedantic over-explanatory detail. There is no context to what Burr did or didn't do, no background on any if the people mentioned, and nothing even resembling a structure.
I would say this book is aimed at academics rather than the general population, but I'm not sure that is even the case. It reads more like someone's collected notes for background on a book they intend to write, not a finished work.
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