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The Sorrows of Empire
- Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
- De: Chalmers Johnson
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 162
Recalling the classic warnings against militarism, from George Washington's farewell address to Dwight Eisenhower's denunciation of the military-industrial complex, Johnson explores the trend of militarism that is bankrupting the United States and creating conditions for a new century of virulent blowback.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read.
- De Thomas en 02-07-15
- The Sorrows of Empire
- Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
- De: Chalmers Johnson
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
Disturbing and Thorough
Revisado: 08-18-20
I have long been suspicious of the military industrial complex (thanks Dwight!) and yet this took things to another level entirely. The amount of wasted taxpayer money, deception of our own citizens, and unnecessary death and destabilization we’ve caused around the world is truly stunning. As a nation, we are on a militaristic precipice from which it is not clear we are capable of turning back. Sadly, the author’s prescient predictions seem all too true now ~15 years out of publication.
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Democracy in One Book or Less
- How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think
- De: David Litt
- Narrado por: David Litt
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
Bill Bryson meets Thomas Frank in this deeply insightful, unexpectedly hilarious story of how politicians hijacked American democracy and how we can take it back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thanks Litt.
- De Andy en 10-06-20
- Democracy in One Book or Less
- How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think
- De: David Litt
- Narrado por: David Litt
A Democracy 101 MUST!
Revisado: 07-13-20
I loved it. Can not believe how much detail and history was included. My eyes have been opened as to so much of what has been going on (and going wrong!) with our democracy. Some things, like the specifics of voter suppression, demand a clear understanding by the American people so we can rise up and seize back a government that is fairly elected by the people. Bravo, Mr. Litt.
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Civilized to Death
- The Price of Progress
- De: Christopher Ryan
- Narrado por: Christopher Ryan
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,371
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,075
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,072
Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending - balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the "progress" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't stop listening.
- De Andrew in Ohio en 10-08-19
- Civilized to Death
- The Price of Progress
- De: Christopher Ryan
- Narrado por: Christopher Ryan
Exceptional
Revisado: 11-25-19
Love this beyond measure. It left me with profound and unanswered questions about my own way forward in a civilization I recognize as deeply incongruent with our human nature, and I suspect I’m not the only one. May this book be one rung in the ladder of progress... progress towards creating a return to a way of life integrated with all of our glorious natural ways.
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What Happened
- De: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrado por: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Duración: 18 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,696
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,419
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,357
For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules. This is her most personal memoir yet.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Typical Hillary
- De Randall Shields en 09-18-17
- What Happened
- De: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrado por: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Humanizing
Revisado: 11-26-18
As a relic at any Hillary 2016 voter, this book was incredibly humanizing for Hillary. I have a great respect for her and her perspectives now, however flawed she and the Democratic Party were in 2016.
I look forward to following her in public life going forward... she shouldn’t “disappear” at all.
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