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Kaikeyi
- A Novel
- De: Vaishnavi Patel
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 545
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 546
So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on legends of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good effort but dissappointing
- De Purva en 08-17-22
- Kaikeyi
- A Novel
- De: Vaishnavi Patel
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
A feminist Twist on an Old Story
Revisado: 01-10-25
Keikey is portrayed as a cross between a warrior princess,Cassandra and a saint who gets in some good licks against the misogynistic priestly class while acting out a family feud created by the Gods.
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The Shadow Docket
- How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
- De: Stephen Vladeck
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of the behind-the-scenes “shadow docket,” regularly making decisions that affect millions of Americans without public hearings and without explanation, through cryptic late-night rulings that leave lawyers—and citizens—scrambling. But Americans of all political stripes should be worried about what the shadow docket portends for the rule of law, argues Supreme Court expert Stephen Vladeck.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Where was Vladeck?
- De SorenKMiller en 05-25-23
- The Shadow Docket
- How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
- De: Stephen Vladeck
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
A Machiavellian Legal Tale
Revisado: 11-11-24
This is more than an eye opening exposé of the Robert’s Court. The author painstakingly explains the origins behind Supreme Court practices and outcomes in the past and present that threaten its legitimacy. A painful but necessary reminder that this institution is vulnerable to political capture even if most of the action is behind the scenes.
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Persian Fire
- The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
- De: Tom Holland
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 14 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,437
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,257
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,251
In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves, but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging
- De Jean en 02-16-17
- Persian Fire
- The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
- De: Tom Holland
- Narrado por: Michael Page
The Other Side
Revisado: 09-30-24
This presents the Greek struggle against Persia in a whole new light. Those who have read the classic Greek accounts will find much new information.
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The Forge of Christendom
- The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West
- De: Tom Holland
- Narrado por: James A. Gillies
- Duración: 15 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 520
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 475
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 474
At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. They saw no future beyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ. But when the world did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly found themselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of building a Jerusalem on Earth. In The Forge of Christendom, Tom Holland masterfully describes this remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings, the spread of castles, and the invention of knighthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Worthy Expansion to the Dark Ages
- De William Ratkus en 12-11-18
- The Forge of Christendom
- The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West
- De: Tom Holland
- Narrado por: James A. Gillies
A Drama Filled Account of the Christian Jihad
Revisado: 08-10-24
The narrator was spectacular in bringing to life the struggles between the Holy Roman Emperors and the Popes as well as exposing little known aspects of the battles between Rome and Constantinople. That these set the stage for the crusade against Islam is particularly striking.
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The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,191
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,181
In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Pagan World
- De arnold e andersen md Dr Andersen en 03-28-20
- The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
An invaluable account of ancient beliefs
Revisado: 04-01-24
This presenter brings the ancient world to life in a very coherent and creative way. He could be an actor as well as a classicist. I plan to listen again for what I missed.
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Spies
- The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
- De: Calder Walton
- Narrado por: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Duración: 20 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin’s means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was nothing “unprecedented” about Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. It was simply business as usual, new means used for old ends.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A detailed history, inexcusably marred by politics
- De Thomas Randolph en 08-12-23
- Spies
- The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
- De: Calder Walton
- Narrado por: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
This is a definitive account of pre & post cold war
Revisado: 01-18-24
This book explains the how and why of the coup that unseated Gorbachev and other things that only now are coming to light. The author does not stint in his praise and condemnation of Eastern and Western spy agencies.
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The Idiot
- De: Elif Batuman
- Narrado por: Elif Batuman
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 616
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 619
A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating point of view
- De Amazon Customer en 04-21-17
- The Idiot
- De: Elif Batuman
- Narrado por: Elif Batuman
A funny introspective work
Revisado: 01-25-23
This is a very coming of age story about a teenage student at Harvard who encounters a cast of interesting people.
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Good Omens
- A Full Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,813
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,169
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,155
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant and epic
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 11-02-21
- Good Omens
- A Full Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, Peter Forbes, Gabrielle Glaister, Louis Davison, Pixie Davies, Chris Nelson, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Hopkins
A Wonderful Comedy
Revisado: 08-11-22
This is perfect Summer listening. Bright, cheery with just enough satire to be an adult book. No wonder it has a cult following! Also the production is brilliant.
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The Dawn of Everything
- A New History of Humanity
- De: David Graeber, David Wengrow
- Narrado por: Mark Williams
- Duración: 24 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,925
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,449
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,438
A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state", political violence, and social inequality—and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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exactly what I've been looking for
- De DankTurtle en 11-10-21
- The Dawn of Everything
- A New History of Humanity
- De: David Graeber, David Wengrow
- Narrado por: Mark Williams
Very original but repetitive
Revisado: 04-24-22
This book argues convincingly that we view modern day power structures through the outdated framework of bible based European myth. The best parts introduce new archeological evidence that societies have myriad organizing structures not just the ones we are familiar with. The snarky comments liven the narrative but the book needed an editor to STOP it somewhere, maybe after the discussion of Roman law, to avoid so many of the same arguments being presented over and over again.
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