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Deceiving the Sky
- Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy
- De: Bill Gertz
- Narrado por: Claton Butcher
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 142
The United States' approach to China since the Communist regime in Beijing that began the period of reform and opening in the 1980s was based on a promise that trade and engagement with China would result in a peaceful, democratic state. Forty years later, the hope of producing a benign People's Republic of China utterly failed. The Communist Party of China deceived the West into believing that its system and the Party-ruled People's Liberation Army were peaceful and posed no threat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time to wake up America
- De Ron P en 04-15-20
- Deceiving the Sky
- Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy
- De: Bill Gertz
- Narrado por: Claton Butcher
A lot that I didn’t know about China — what a threat!
Revisado: 02-15-23
I recommend this book to everyone who thinks the “Middle Kingdom” is a friendly competitor that treats its citizens nicely.
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Gambling with Armageddon
- Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- De: Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 18 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes hour-by-hour explanation of the crisis itself, but also explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world. Mining new sources and materials, and going far beyond the scope of earlier works on this critical face-off between the United States and the Soviet Union — triggered when Khrushchev began installing missiles in Cuba at Castro's behest....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Important History
- De J. B. Evans en 06-12-21
- Gambling with Armageddon
- Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- De: Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
Luck? Or God’s Providence
Revisado: 02-04-23
A great read! I gained many insights into the history of the nuclear crises. The author credits luck (and says there is a dwindling supply of good luck in the world) for saving us from a general nuclear war. It could just as well be that God put John Kennedy in place for this moment and the “level-headed “ missile launch officer similarly, to avoid catastrophe. There is more to life than luck!
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Richard Matthews
- Duración: 18 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28,092
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21,353
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21,250
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- De Andrew en 11-09-09
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Richard Matthews
A Little Too Short on Big Guys like Isaac Newton
Revisado: 06-11-12
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I'd recommend it as an interesting overview, to be followed up by more depth on topics of interest.
Any additional comments?
Isaac Newton transformed the way that science is done, and made many foundational contributions to mathematics, physics, optics, and more. On Newton, Bryson describes a small incident in optics experiments but skips major advances that Newton made in the other areas.
The narration is good, and Bill Bryson is to be commended for tackling such a big project. He has made this history very interesting to read.
Unfortunately, science is not static, and as more discoveries are made, theories have to change. Bryson doesn't have the time to talk about anything but the currently prevailing view which can, and often does, change with subsequent research. Examples include the big bang and macro-evolution which lack proof with hard evidence, and are not repeatable in the science laboratory. Bryson's readers will likely not realize this from the book.
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The Tehran Initiative
- The Twelfth Imam, Book 2
- De: Joel C. Rosenberg
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
The world is on the brink of disaster. Iran has just conducted its first atomic-weapons test. Millions of Muslims around the world are convinced their messiah - known as the Twelfth Imam - has arrived on earth. Israeli leaders fear Tehran, under the Twelfth Imam’s spell, will soon launch a nuclear attack that could bring about a second Holocaust and the annihilation of Israel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good story
- De David en 06-06-15
- The Tehran Initiative
- The Twelfth Imam, Book 2
- De: Joel C. Rosenberg
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
Great story that rings true in today's news
Revisado: 05-14-12
What did you love best about The Tehran Initiative?
Links well with both the current events in the news and the prophecies in the Bible.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot kept me interested.
Any additional comments?
Thrilling story. Free from bad language. Highly recommend.
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