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Ghost
- My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent
- De: Michael R. McGowan, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Mike Dawson
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 868
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 771
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 767
Within FBI field operative circles, groups of people known as “Special” by their titles alone, Michael R. McGowan is an outlier. Over the course of his career, McGowan has worked more than 50 undercover cases. In this extraordinary and unprecedented book, McGowan will take listeners through some of his biggest cases, from international drug busts to the Russian and Italian mobs to biker gangs and contract killers to corrupt unions and SWAT work. Ghost is an unparalleled view into how the FBI, through the courage of its undercover Special Agents, nails the bad guys.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story, but narration eh
- De Ahdumb en 10-06-18
- Ghost
- My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent
- De: Michael R. McGowan, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Mike Dawson
Great stories. Very well told
Revisado: 05-30-21
My time wasn’t wasted. Every part of the book was entertaining. Time well spent is how I measure a great book
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John Brown, Abolitionist
- The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
- De: David S. Reynolds
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 25 h y 14 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 183
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 153
Few historical figures are as intriguing as John Brown, the controversial Abolitionist who used terrorist tactics against slavery and single-handedly changed the course of American history. This brilliant biography of Brown (1800-1859) by the prize-winning critic and cultural biographer David S. Reynolds brings to life the Puritan warrior who gripped slavery by the throat and triggered the Civil War. When does principled resistance become anarchic brutality? How can a murderer be viewed as a heroic freedom fighter? The case of John Brown opens windows on these timely issues.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story of the man who saved America from itself
- De Marc en 09-29-20
- John Brown, Abolitionist
- The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
- De: David S. Reynolds
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
Brilliant! Amazing man. Amazing story.
Revisado: 03-12-21
Brilliant! Amazing man. Amazing story. Amazing audiobook.
Very interesting. Well done. He is a true American hero. It is great to read from the top few people who broke the back of the slave institution in the USA.
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Why We're Polarized
- De: Ezra Klein
- Narrado por: Ezra Klein
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,537
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,118
In Why We’re Polarized, Klein reveals the structural and psychological forces behind America’s descent into division and dysfunction. Neither a polemic nor a lament, this book offers a clear framework for understanding everything from Trump’s rise to the Democratic Party’s leftward shift to the politicization of everyday culture. America is polarized, first and foremost, by identity. Everyone engaged in American politics is engaged, at some level, in identity politics.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good as an intro, skip if you’re a wonk
- De Tony en 01-29-20
- Why We're Polarized
- De: Ezra Klein
- Narrado por: Ezra Klein
Half good. Half very bad
Revisado: 09-04-20
Half is good. Good ideas. Good concepts.
The half very bad is he is very skewed liberal to the point of completely not understanding the political right.
Me and a massive part of the political right are ONLY political right because we hate socialism. Includes Libertarian. Includes Florida Cuba’s and Venezuela’s that hate communism via real experience with it (and that does NOT make us racist).
His summery of the political right is ONLY “white scare of the political browning of America”.
We are NOT Racist. We 100% support black and brown people having 100% of the ability to thrive as everyone else.
We have 100% valid reasons for being on the political right (purely economics). He dismisses that 100% of the right are illegitimate because our defining reason for being on the right is we are racist. Quote, “white scare of the political browning of America”.
That is 100% not true. And a personal insult. He has an absolute fundamentally complete incorrect understanding of the political right.
Parts are good. His inability to have ANY understanding of the political right means he was unable to take a few good parts of his concepts into the valid parts of the political right.
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The Chickenshit Club
- Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
- De: Jesse Eisinger
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 13 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 306
Why were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem to commit wrongdoing with impunity? The problem goes beyond banks deemed "too big to fail" to almost every large corporation in America - to pharmaceutical companies and auto manufacturers and beyond. The Chickenshit Club - an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too daunted by legal impediments to do their jobs - explains why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Makes Perfect Sense to Me
- De tetrahymena en 10-07-18
- The Chickenshit Club
- Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
- De: Jesse Eisinger
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
An absolute must read book
Revisado: 08-27-17
This is an incredible quality book going to the heart of why the government should have but didn't go after 2008 crisis corp execs who caused the problem.
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Wages of Rebellion
- De: Chris Hedges
- Narrado por: David deVries
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges - who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books Empire of Illusion and Death of the Liberal Class - investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, important book
- De Eric L, Montreal en 09-06-15
- Wages of Rebellion
- De: Chris Hedges
- Narrado por: David deVries
Absolutely amazing
Revisado: 07-07-17
This is a must read book. It is full of information and well written. The views are often not seen elsewhere.
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Flash Boys
- A Wall Street Revolt
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,883
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,509
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,528
Michael Lewis returns to the financial world to give listeners a ringside seat as the biggest news story in years prepares to hit Wall Street....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Making the system deliver on its promise.
- De Darwin8u en 04-01-14
- Flash Boys
- A Wall Street Revolt
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
an absolute must read or listen to
Revisado: 03-16-17
The best book I have read all year. you must absolutely read this book. I can recommend it enough.
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The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
- How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
- De: William K. Black
- Narrado por: Scotty Drake
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In this expert insider's account of the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s, William Black lays bare the strategies that corrupt CEOs and CFOs - in collusion with those who have regulatory oversight of their industries - use to defraud companies for their personal gain.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bank frauds and their pet regulators, 1980s-2000s
- De Philo en 03-29-15
- The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
- How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
- De: William K. Black
- Narrado por: Scotty Drake
A Must Get book
Revisado: 02-25-16
Absolutely amazing. You must get this book. Best book I've listened to in the last 4 years.
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The Fountainhead
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 32 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,034
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,698
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,722
One of the 20th century's most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters: Howard Roarke, a genius; Gail Wynand, a newspaper mogul and self-made millionaire; and Dominique Francon, a devastating beauty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Fountainhead
- De Zachary en 06-04-10
- The Fountainhead
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
Incredible book
Revisado: 04-18-11
This book is a wonderful novel. Additionally, it shows the break through philosophy of Ayn Rand. It shows real life scenarios that prove out the root causes of the importance of Objectivisim.
It then shows real life scenarios (office politics, etc.) where violating the integrity of a complete philosophy (Objectivism) results in big problems in society.
It was a wonderful audiobook. Well written, well voiced, enjoyable and in every way recommended.
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