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History of the Philippines
- A Captivating Guide to Philippine History
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
- Duración: 4 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating audiobook on its history, from the origins of the archipelago’s first peoples until modern times. The Philippines is possibly the most intriguing nation of maritime Southeast Asia. The archipelago has almost 8,000 islands that form the apex of the Coral Triangle of the Asian Pacific, as well as abundant marine life that constitutes almost half of this magnificent area’s oceanic megadiversity.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible…dated “history” from the perspective of colonizers
- De Ericka Black en 06-29-23
- History of the Philippines
- A Captivating Guide to Philippine History
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
Great overview, not too shallow, not too deep
Revisado: 01-23-25
This is my 4th book on PI history and this may be my favorite so far.
It dips decently into their ancient history, tribes, artifacts.
It does a decent job of covering each occupation of foreign powers and wars.
The more recent future from Philippines Independence through the present era until 2022 at least was just enough to satisfy the “so how did we get here” questions for me.
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A History of the Philippines
- De: David P. Barrows
- Narrado por: Mark Young
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 2
A History of the Philippines is a short, dense and temporally expansive book. It starts with the Evolution of the Land 100 million years ago. The writing is predominantly dry, dispassionate and academic. It's full of details, and often presumes an existing familiarity with Philippine history and culture, introducing terms with no definition provided.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Information; Scattered info; Narration could be better.
- De Geoff en 08-13-23
- A History of the Philippines
- De: David P. Barrows
- Narrado por: Mark Young
Good Information; Scattered info; Narration could be better.
Revisado: 08-13-23
Pros: Lots of great in-depth information from the early days of PI.
LOTS of detail sometimes
Interesting perspectives.
Cons: Its like listening to non-stop cliff notes.
Sometimes you get really great context of issues, sometimes you get a 10 second story.
All over the place.
Narrator is often speaking at such a low-breathy tone, it makes it hard to hear and interpret without turning the volume up.
Definitely some inconsistencies with the voice and voice inflection throughout the chapters that is that is pretty stark.
Pronunciations of the cities and islands in the PI could have been better if the narrator had done a little homework, but forgivable.
What’s hilarious is the author at the beginning says the book is for kids of the PI, when it’s WAY too difficult to read and understand for even educated adults averse in history.
FYI: This book only covers PI history up to about the early 1900’s, before WWII and the atrocities that Japan inflicted on the Philippines.
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Clive Cussler The Sea Wolves
- An Isaac Bell Adventure, Book 13
- De: Jack Du Brul
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 754
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 683
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 677
As New England swelters in the summer of 1914, Detective Isaac Bell is asked to investigate a cache of missing rifles—only to discover something much more sinister. Whoever broke into this Winchester Factory wasn’t looking to take weapons, they wanted to leave something in the shipping crates: a radio transmitter, set to summon a fleet of dreaded German U-boats. Someone is trying to keep American supplies from reaching British shores, and if Bell doesn’t crack the conspiracy in time, the Atlantic Ocean will run red with blood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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l've Missed, On The Jump
- De Empress Karen en 08-04-23
- Clive Cussler The Sea Wolves
- An Isaac Bell Adventure, Book 13
- De: Jack Du Brul
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Fantastic production! Must Listen!
Revisado: 05-18-23
Just amazing story and narrator!
I wasn’t expecting it to be this good but MAN y’all killed it!
Bravo!
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When the Tempest Gathers
- From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
- De: Andrew Milburn
- Narrado por: Andrew Milburn
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 247
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 230
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 228
These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the very best books I’ve read in any genre.
- De Lisa en 11-10-20
- When the Tempest Gathers
- From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
- De: Andrew Milburn
- Narrado por: Andrew Milburn
Eye opening and different
Revisado: 04-11-22
Interesting
Thrilling
Introspective
Very Marine
Very Human
Very Unique
Great job Sir!
Semper Fi
Semper Gumby
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