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Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
- Duración: 20 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,910
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,658
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,653
Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today - from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency’s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasn’t always so troubled.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bait and switch narration with tabloid journalism
- De Paul P en 05-24-21
- Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
Surprisingly riveting
Revisado: 04-16-23
I couldn't put it down and ended up spending most of my Saturday listening. I learned a lot and have gained (depressingly grim) perspective.
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Imperiled Ocean
- Human Stories from a Changing Sea
- De: Laura Trethewey
- Narrado por: Erica Sullivan
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
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General2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 2
The Imperiled Ocean by ocean journalist Laura Trethewey is a deeply reported work of narrative journalism that follows people as they head out to sea. What they discover holds inspiring and dire implications for the life of the ocean - and for all of us back on land.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Is there a money-back guarantee?
- De Mike en 01-22-20
- Imperiled Ocean
- Human Stories from a Changing Sea
- De: Laura Trethewey
- Narrado por: Erica Sullivan
Kinda dull :(
Revisado: 06-06-20
My expectations of this book were unmet. From the subtitle and the description, I thought I would experience the ways in which a warming ocean is impacting people(s). But the titular "change" was much more, hm, normal human: a couple preparing for deep sea sailing, an advocate picking up trash, a scientist seeking data.
At the end, the ocean just felt like a particular medium for humans rather than a character or force in itself. It wasn't the ocean that was changing, rather people just coping with or seeking out change in an ocean-y context. I was disappointed.
That said, it was well written and most of the stories were engaging. My favorites were the one about Hollywood visualizing the ocean, the tales of life and death sea migrations, and the death on a cruise ship. My least favorites chapters were on sturgeons (she could have made us fall in love with the creature -- instead I relearned the tedium of scientific analysis) and houseboats (just couldn't shake a feeling of annoyance, for some reason).
I sped up the reading speed more than I normally do. But hey. I finished!
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