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Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- De: John Perkins
- Narrado por: Brian Emerson
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder."
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Uninformed and largely fictitious
- De Trevor Burnham en 05-31-05
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- De: John Perkins
- Narrado por: Brian Emerson
Fascinating… and outlandish
Revisado: 10-06-23
This is great storytelling, done well with Brian Emerson narrating. As some have pointed out, Emerson’s inflections, particularly at the ends of many sentences and, presumably, paragraphs, are odd… but the book is odd, so it kinda fits IMO.
The overall story is “entertaining” in a way. As many reviewers state, the author is clearly enamored with his narcissistic self. His self-flagellating “confessions” of “guilt” don’t match the veracity of his self-aggrandizing claims of involvement in not one, or even a half-dozen, world-and-its-peoples changing events & processes, but seemingly dozens. And that’s where the tale falls flat. It’s just not believable.
As a born-on-the-Fourth-of-July, white, male, Christian, red-blooded, middle-class, public school edumacated [sic], American Marine veteran, somewhat successful professional banker, real estate broker and small businessman, I don’t want it to be as true as it probably is — and yet, also *know* that it simply cannot be accepted as presented.
Is it an autobiography? A sober, accurate account of corporate greed’s all-pervasive web of deception run amok?
I don’t believe it’s any of those things outright — I’m not that naïve.
Neither am I so naïve that I believe it is patently false, an entire work of fiction, an anti-globalist, anti-American, anti-corporate screed chock full of lies.
Let me put it this way: while I wanted to say, “nah, this is bull****, no way…”, it was told so well that I could not put it down. That’s what I mean by “entertaining”.
Fascinating in that, and in how, it opened me to very different perspectives. Outlandish if taken at face value — just too much for one man, periodt. [sic]
Enjoy it. Make some thoughtful changes in your life — in your thinking — because of its lessons. But don’t go off the deep end. It simply cannot be taken at face value, without a large shaker of salt. So don’t do that. Be forewarned, though: I can see why one who wants to believe it would.
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Perelandra
- Ransom Trilogy, Book 2
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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Perelandra is a planet of pleasure, an unearthly, misty world of strange desires, sweet smells, and delicious tastes, where beasts are friendly and naked beauty is unashamed, a new Garden of Eden, where the story of the oldest temptation is enacted in an intriguingly new way.
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An Insightful Look at the Nature of Temptation
- De Tim en 05-17-05
- Perelandra
- Ransom Trilogy, Book 2
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard
Well done in every aspect.
Revisado: 03-26-23
What an incredible imagination, mind, and skill Mr. Lewis had! Can’t wait to get into the third title of this trilogy.
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Multiply
- Disciples Making Disciples
- De: Francis Chan, Mark Beuving
- Narrado por: Francis Chan
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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You were made to make disciples. Jesus gave His followers a command: “Follow Me.” And a promise: “I will equip you to find others to follow Me.” We were made to make disciples. Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’ ministry. Each of the 24 sessions in the audio book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times best-selling author David Platt joins Francis Chan in guiding you through each part of Multiply.
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Inspirational
- De Ashley en 07-01-15
- Multiply
- Disciples Making Disciples
- De: Francis Chan, Mark Beuving
- Narrado por: Francis Chan
Not for the faint of heart…
Revisado: 01-23-23
…this book is a call to action, with appropriate information and motivation to make a disciple-maker of you. Narrated by the author, who pulls no punches as he lays out in plain language the situation, mission, and plan of action for followers of Christ. Well done!! Let’s go!! Come, Lord Jesus!!
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Dismantling America
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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These wide-ranging essays - on many individual political, economic, cultural, and legal issues - have as a recurring, underlying theme the decline of the values and institutions that have sustained and advanced American society for more than two centuries. This decline has been more than erosion. It has, in many cases, been a deliberate dismantling of American values and institutions by people convinced that their superior wisdom and virtue must override both the traditions of the country and the will of the people.
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Nice Collection of Essays
- De Laura en 09-01-11
- Dismantling America
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
Ages well.
Revisado: 07-02-21
While I enjoyed Sowell's poignant writings throughout the late 1990s and well into the first decade of the 2000s, I fell away, for whatever reason, during the Obama presidency -- when the vast majority of these essays were composed. Boy, did I miss an education! It's easy to see why today's Democrats and other "liberal" leftists and "moderates" don't invite Dr. Sowell to parties -- they can't keep up with the overwhelming challenges to the socioeconomic nonsense they espouse. Anyway, revisiting during the scamdemic shows this collection of writings ages well. Enjoy the education.
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Soundtracks
- The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
- De: Jon Acuff
- Narrado por: Jon Acuff
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
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Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times best-selling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research study to ask 10,000 people if they struggle with overthinking too, and 99.5 percent said, "Yes!"
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Overthinking: Superpower > Superproblem
- De Marshall Coleman en 04-28-21
- Soundtracks
- The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
- De: Jon Acuff
- Narrado por: Jon Acuff
Y’ALL! This book is hilarious...AND spot on!
Revisado: 06-21-21
You will relate. I know I do. One gem I got from this audiobook: “What would happen if I were to cheer for myself as loudly as I cheer for my favorite team?” #BOOM.
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You Are (A Comedy) Special
- A Simple 15-Step Self-Help Guide to Forcibly Force Yourself to Write and Perform a Full Hour of Stand-up Comedy
- De: Maria Bamford
- Narrado por: Maria Bamford
- Duración: 1 h y 58 m
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Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.
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Funny thoughtful and genuinely beneficial
- De Amazon Customer en 09-03-20
- You Are (A Comedy) Special
- A Simple 15-Step Self-Help Guide to Forcibly Force Yourself to Write and Perform a Full Hour of Stand-up Comedy
- De: Maria Bamford
- Narrado por: Maria Bamford
Funny, not very instructional
Revisado: 12-21-20
Not what I was expecting. The author is a talented voice artist / impressionist / humorist / comedienne... but, rightly or wrongly, I expected something else, something more instructive. Oh, well. The price was right.
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Hugh Mann
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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This explosive new audiobook challenges many of the long-held assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans and Nazis, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on the trendy intellectuals of our times as well as historic interpreters of American life.
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Great Book, Somewhat Misleading Title
- De ComputerBastard en 05-15-09
- Black Rednecks and White Liberals
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Hugh Mann
Required reading for those who wish to understand American cultures today
Revisado: 11-06-20
Scholarly tome on what in the world is going on in America today. 15 years after its first printing, Sowell’s brilliant research dissects the historical and sociological realities that led to today’s interesting - and perplexing - mix of culture in the US. What white liberals — and then the resulting flourishing of black rednecks — have done to the black race in this country, and around the world, is only surpassed in ghastliness by the most murderous and evil regimes, isms, and “choices” witnessed in all-too-recent history. Can’t fix a problem if you aren’t aware of its existence. Listen. At “free”, or “included” with your membership, there’s really no excuse not to.
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Stealth War
- How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept
- De: Robert Spalding
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
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The media often suggest that Russia poses the greatest threat to America's national security, but the real danger lies farther east. While those in power have been distracted and disorderly, China has waged a six-front war on America's economy, military, diplomacy, technology, education, and infrastructure - and they're winning. It's almost too late to undo the shocking, though nearly invisible, victories of the Chinese. In Stealth War, retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding reveals China's motives and secret attacks on the West.
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A General with a backbone loaded with truth "woke"
- De Jason en 10-01-19
- Stealth War
- How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept
- De: Robert Spalding
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Wake up, America!
Revisado: 05-15-20
I appreciate the author’s lifetime of service to the United States, his respect for the rule of law, and the sacrifices he made and risks he took to publish this book. Well done. Every American should listen / read — even if only skeptically. Let’s talk about it!!
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How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
- De: Dale Carnegie & Associates
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
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Celebrating the 75 anniversary of the original landmark bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People, comes an up-to-the-minute adaptation of Carnegie’s timeless prescriptions for the digital age. Dale Carnegie’s principles have endured for nearly a century. Since its original publication in 1936, his timeless classic How to Win Friends and Influence People has gone on to sell 15 million copies. Now, introducing new listeners to Carnegie’s words of wisdom, comes How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age, a new guide for a new era.
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As titled, it brings the orig. to the digital age.
- De Klok Fixer en 04-04-12
Great update!
Revisado: 08-27-18
Will be listening to this again and again! Warren Buffett is rumored to have read “Securities Analysis” 12 times before making any trades after his first, brief go-round in the stock market. Becoming a student of a few seminal tomes on perhaps the most important subject for anyone interested in gaining, maintaining and increasing influence with others just seems like a wise course of action. This book is fantastic!
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Wild at Heart
- Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
- De: John Eldredge
- Narrado por: John Eldredge
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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Every man was once a boy. And every little boy has dreams, big dreams: dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress. Every little girl has dreams, too: of being rescued by her prince and swept up into a great adventure, knowing that she is the beauty.
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Healing & Understanding
- De Michael en 07-05-04
- Wild at Heart
- Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
- De: John Eldredge
- Narrado por: John Eldredge
1 of the most important books ever written for men
Revisado: 07-31-18
Eldredge penned one of the most important books for men, especially followers of Jesus Christ, ever written. His narration thereof was an invaluable addition to the audiobook... and yet is also the reason for 4 instead of 5 stars, as he is just a little bit full of himself. It comes across in his message. It's not overpowering, but it's present. Literally the only flaw in a true masterpiece.
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