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JFK
- Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956
- De: Fredrik Logevall
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
- Duración: 29 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 571
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 504
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 502
By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation that he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had become among Boston’s wealthiest, Kennedy knew political ambition from an early age, and his meteoric rise to become the youngest elected president cemented his status as one of the most mythologized figures in American history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Portrait of JFK & His Times
- De John David en 12-14-20
- JFK
- Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956
- De: Fredrik Logevall
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
Phenomenal Biography
Revisado: 12-02-20
In short, Friederik Logevall has produced a phenomenal biography.
This biographical manuscript is comprehensive yet held my interest from beginning to end. Spanning the years 1917-1956, the arc of this book examines, in great detail, how the Second World War and early Cold War shaped JFK. A significant advantage Friederik Logevall has in approaching a JFK biography, is his previous scholarship on the Vietnam War. Specifically in his book "Embers of War The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam". The present volume concludes at the 1956 DNC, after JFK failed to secure the vice-presidential nomination. Just on the eve of when JFK begins to shape many of the pivotal events of the Cold War himself. For this reason, I am looking forward to Logevall's second volume. (In particular JFK's role in the early stages of the Vietnam War.)
Mark Deakins has long been one of my favorite narrators and delivers a splendid performance in the present volume. I very much hope he narrates the second volume of this Duology.
(Mark Deakins narrates two other presidential biographies I highly recommend; Days of Fire by Peter Baker and Traitor to His Class by H.W. Brands)
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The Code Economy
- A Forty-Thousand Year History
- De: Philip E. Auerswald
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
In a sweeping narrative that takes listeners from the production of Stone Age axes, to the invention of chocolate chip cookies, to the experience of Burning Man, Philip Auerswald argues that the key driver of human history is the advance of code. At each major stage in the advance of code over the span of centuries, shifts in the structure of society have challenged human beings to reinvent not only how we work, but who we are. We are at one of those stages now.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Economic Trends: Past & Future
- De Michael Powers en 04-03-17
- The Code Economy
- A Forty-Thousand Year History
- De: Philip E. Auerswald
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
Economic Trends: Past & Future
Revisado: 04-03-17
This book is essential reading for any wonk.
Auerwald's ideas and writing style are simultaneously provocative and sober.
I particularly enjoyed Auerswald's historical literacy regarding the giants of Economic Theory, such as Adam Smith, Henry George, and Joseph Schumpeter.
In a narrative which spans forty-thousand years, Auerswald examines the "code" undergirding numerous complex systems ranging from the cities of Ancient Mesopotamia to the Burning Man festival.
My favorite portion of this book is part thee, "The Human Advantage"
In this section Auerswald contends that humans will always posses a crucial advantage over all forms of digital technology.
Specifically, Auwerswald states, "Humans are better at being human."
L.J. Ganser, as always, delivers an excellent performance. Ganser has long been one of my favorites.
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