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Chernobyl and Three Mile Island: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Notorious Nuclear Accidents
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Dennis E. Morris
- Duración: 2 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
Uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs, which ushered in the nuclear era at the end of World War II, but given the effectiveness of nuclear power, plants like those at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania were constructed to generate energy for Americans during the second half of the 20th century. While nuclear power plants were previously not an option and thus opened the door to new, more efficient, and more affordable forms of energy for domestic consumption, the use of nuclear energy understandably unnerved people.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Uncontextualized Propaganda
- De Sean en 01-11-18
Uncontextualized Propaganda
Revisado: 01-11-18
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone who just wants to read anti-nuclear propaganda and doesn't care about a complete lack of context, or basic errors about reactor construction.
The book is 90% transcripts of eyewitness interviews and meetings of officials in the immediate aftermath of the accidents. It does a good job of conveying the fear and confusion of the times, but does nothing to contextualize the threats or create a coherent timeline.
Issues:
- "Did you read the Wikipedia?"-level errors about the construction of power plants.
- Lack of context for the personal interviews. When were they conducted? Who conducted them?
- Claims made in the interviews (Stuff like an impenetrable blue fog miles from Three Mile Island and mass dieoff of animals) are either uncorroborated or impossible.
- Lack of a coherent timeline.
Would you ever listen to anything by Charles River Editors again?
Nope.
This might have provided some decent background for a more complete study of the events, but for that, you'd want a text copy.
How could the performance have been better?
The narrator made a small change of voice when moving into interview transcripts, but seemed to forget about it halfway through, meaning that it was impossible to tell when they switched back.
Plus, mispronunciation of some very common words.
What character would you cut from Chernobyl and Three Mile Island: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Notorious Nuclear Accidents?
All of them.
Any additional comments?
Complete waste of a credit. Nothing but blatant propaganda.
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The U.S. Navy
- A Concise History
- De: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine
- Duración: 3 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great History Novel of Navy
- De Danelle Hites en 11-02-16
- The U.S. Navy
- A Concise History
- De: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine
Read the Wikipedia Article
Revisado: 05-27-17
Too concise. Skipped over far too much material that would have not lengthened it considerably. (One paragraph on the Desert Storm that doesn't even talk about the naval aspects of the conflict. Not a single mention of the Korean or Vietnam gunlines or Beruit.) Nothing that can't be found in a high school textbook or the Wikipedia entry for the US Navy.
Boom is riddled with factual errors and misinterpretations.
Reading was too rapid and mechanical with odd inflections and baffling mispronunciations. I almost wonder if it was a bit.
Biggest waste of a credit on Audible.
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