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Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
- Duración: 20 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,907
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,650
Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today - from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency’s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasn’t always so troubled.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bait and switch narration with tabloid journalism
- De Paul P en 05-24-21
- Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
Depressing report
Revisado: 08-31-21
This is a depressing report about the secret service. It get much worse under Donald Trump. Most safeguards is disappeared.
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The Premonition
- A Pandemic Story
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,710
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,901
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,896
For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’ taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why not Michael Lewis?
- De Brian en 05-04-21
- The Premonition
- A Pandemic Story
- De: Michael Lewis
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo
This can’t be Michael Lewis
Revisado: 05-08-21
I’ve enjoyed all of Michael Lewis’s previous books but this doesn’t seem like something that he would write. The content is redundant and disorganized. Usually, he is witty but not in this book. Totally disappointing!
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The Innocents Abroad
- Or, The New Pilgrim’s Progress
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 18 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,492
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,326
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,325
In June 1867, Mark Twain set out for Europe and the Holy Land on the paddle steamer Quaker City. His enduring, no-nonsense guide for the first-time traveler also served as an antidote to the insufferably romantic travel books of the period.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Twain's Hidden Gem
- De Cynthia Franks en 05-08-12
- The Innocents Abroad
- Or, The New Pilgrim’s Progress
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Fantastic
Revisado: 04-27-21
Although I’ve read Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, I’ve never read The Innocents Abroad. What a delight. It’s a classic
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Lincoln and the Jews
- A History
- De: Jonathan D. Sarna, Benjamin Shapell
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 8 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. Lincoln and the Jews: A History provides listeners both with a captivating narrative of his interactions with Jews and the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts. Lincoln's lifetime coincided with the emergence of Jews on the national scene in the United States.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent information, repeats annoying
- De NebSoilDoc en 02-19-16
- Lincoln and the Jews
- A History
- De: Jonathan D. Sarna, Benjamin Shapell
- Narrado por: David Colacci
A fascinating story
Revisado: 09-27-20
This book talks about Abe Lincoln’s life through the lens of his connection with Jews. There are dozens of Lincoln biographies without any mentions of Jews. Usually the only mention of Jews is the fact the Ulysses S Grant banned Jews from his command until Lincoln overrode his decision. This is a fascinating book.
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The Finisher
- Peter Diamond, Book 19
- De: Peter Lovesey
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 205
Through a particularly ill-fated series of events, couch potato Maeve Kelly, an elementary school teacher whose mother always assured her curvy girls shouldn't waste their time trying to be fit, has been forced to sign up for the Other Half, Bath's springtime half marathon. The training is brutal, but she must disprove her mother and collect pledges for her aunt's beloved charity. What Maeve doesn't know is just how vicious some of the other runners are.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful anniversary gift for Lovesey’s fans
- De scott en 10-31-20
- The Finisher
- Peter Diamond, Book 19
- De: Peter Lovesey
- Narrado por: James Langton
Better with age
Revisado: 09-21-20
Wow, Lovesey is 84 and has been publishing to 50 years. He seems to get better with age. I totally enjoyed this book with its plot twists and familiar characters. I hope he continues his book writing.
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Rage
- De: Bob Woodward
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 13 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 11,360
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,635
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 9,551
Woodward, the number-one international bestselling author of Fear: Trump in the White House, has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency. In dramatic detail, Woodward takes readers into the Oval Office as Trump’s head pops up when he is told in January 2020 that the pandemic could reach the scale of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Illuminating
- De Bridgette en 09-17-20
- Rage
- De: Bob Woodward
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
Trump saying his thinking/actions, and it is scary
Revisado: 09-17-20
In his own words, Trump admits that he has been lying to Americans about the pandemic and other issues. If someone else did it (or if he was a Democrat, there would be an outrage. He lies all the time but 40% of Americans ignore this behavior. I have read all of Woodward’s books and this one is the most damming.
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Hoax
- Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
- De: Brian Stelter
- Narrado por: Brian Stelter
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,963
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,686
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,672
As the nation recovers from the Trump presidency, many questions remain: Why was the COVID-19 pandemic so grossly mishandled? How did we get so politically polarized? What caused White nationalist groups to come out of the shadows, and are they here to stay? The answers lie the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News. Through firsthand accounts from over 250 current and former Fox insiders, CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter unlocks the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just as I expeccted
- De Wayne en 09-18-20
- Hoax
- Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
- De: Brian Stelter
- Narrado por: Brian Stelter
The best
Revisado: 09-14-20
There are many Trump books. Stelter’s is one of the best. Instead of rants he describes the growth of Trump’s popularity and Fox’s misbehavior in chronological order.
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Smoke and Ashes
- De: Abir Mukherjee
- Narrado por: Simon Bubb
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 280
India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of World War I, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force. When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he’s seen this before. Last night, in a drug-addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den - and revealing his presence there could cost him his career.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A great story ruined by poor narration
- De Jean Sindhikara en 12-10-19
- Smoke and Ashes
- De: Abir Mukherjee
- Narrado por: Simon Bubb
A wonderful surprise
Revisado: 09-06-20
I wasn’t expecting much when I started this book. I had little interest in India and I almost stopped reading it. But the more I read, the better I liked it. I started understanding the books’ high ratings. Now I’m looking forward to the next book.
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Range
- Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- De: David Epstein
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,049
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,461
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,419
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you're highly curious, read this
- De anon. en 06-07-19
- Range
- Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- De: David Epstein
- Narrado por: Will Damron
A book for everyone
Revisado: 08-23-20
Too often people try to make career decisions at a young age instead of being generalist. Epstein includes stories of the best research. People are pushed into early decisions instead of given the freedom to try a variety of experiences.
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Fair Warning
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Peter Giles, Zach Villa
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,605
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,851
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,831
Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered. Jack investigates - against the warnings of the police and his own editor - and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Entertaining, as always
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 05-26-20
- Fair Warning
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Peter Giles, Zach Villa
A total disappointment
Revisado: 05-27-20
I have read/listened to every Michael Connelly. They have consistently very good/excellent until Fair Warning. The end of book finished with a wimper. It makes me feel like I’ve wasted my time. After 20+ books, Connelly finally disappoints.
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