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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- De: David Grann
- Narrado por: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,786
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,118
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,115
On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as “the prize of all the oceans,” it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Gasping for Air
- De Jean Engle en 04-19-23
- The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- De: David Grann
- Narrado por: Dion Graham, David Grann
history brought to life!
Revisado: 05-28-23
perhaps the best of historical novel genera, performed with dignity and fury.
read it
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The Ministry for the Future
- A Novel
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Jennifer Fitzgerald, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Ramon de Ocampo, y otros
- Duración: 20 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,582
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,103
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,096
The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us - and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great ideas, uneven narration
- De depthpsychologist en 12-09-20
still a strong vision of hope
Revisado: 10-27-22
this novel is a roadmap of hope for creating a more resilient and just humanity. the tech is spot on, and geopolitics fascinating.
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Project Hail Mary
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 16 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 194,063
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 177,517
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 176,965
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- De Davidgonzalezsr en 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Andy is back!
Revisado: 04-08-22
weir is back, telling a galactic tail in first person narrative as he does best! science rules, and brutal physics drools. Almost better the the martian but we all know nothing will ever be that good again. Sorry Andy, you gave us your best work first!
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The Big Book of Saban
- The Philosophy, Strategy & Leadership Style of Nick Saban
- De: Alex Kirby
- Narrado por: Josh Brogadir
- Duración: 7 h y 17 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 22
Go inside the head of one of the greatest college football coaches of all time with The Big Book of Saban! Compiled from years of pubic interviews, this audiobook contains Nick Saban's own words on subjects like leadership, the recruiting process, and the most influential coaches he's worked with.
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1 out of 5 stars
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this is merely a collection of quotes.
- De Marty D. Matlock en 07-25-18
- The Big Book of Saban
- The Philosophy, Strategy & Leadership Style of Nick Saban
- De: Alex Kirby
- Narrado por: Josh Brogadir
this is merely a collection of quotes.
Revisado: 07-25-18
well always entertaining Nick Saban's philosophy is much more than just simply interview quotes. this book provides no synthesis or analysis of savings philosophy on leadership or his approach to management.
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Alexander Hamilton
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 35 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 24,691
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21,397
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21,267
Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Outstanding & Riveting Book!
- De Kevin en 03-04-05
- Alexander Hamilton
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
As good as history gets
Revisado: 12-08-17
What did you love best about Alexander Hamilton?
Read this and you will understand why Lin Manuel Miranda was inspired to redefine Broadway! It is breathtaking.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Alexander Hamilton?
Hamilton facing down the debauched Jefferson to create a real Republic.
Which scene was your favorite?
Hamilton with his children at the Grange
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
All of it! ALL OF IT!
Any additional comments?
I want to be in the room where it happens!
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The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- De: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 36 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,357
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,917
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,908
Goodwin describes the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft. With the help of the "muckraking" press, Roosevelt had wielded the Bully Pulpit to challenge and triumph over abusive monopolies, political bosses, and corrupting money brokers. Roosevelt led a revolution that he bequeathed to Taft only to see it compromised as Taft surrendered to money men and big business. The rupture led Roosevelt to run against Taft for president, an ultimately futile race that gave power away to the Democrats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Makes You Forget You Live in the 21st Century Good
- De Cynthia en 01-11-14
- The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- De: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
Today's headlines in 1903
Revisado: 12-08-17
What made the experience of listening to The Bully Pulpit the most enjoyable?
This is a work from a true historian, who honestly explored the dimensions of her subjects, good and bad, and let the record speak for itself.
What did you like best about this story?
The depth of relationships, connections of events with personalities, and honesty in presenting motives where discernable, is fantastic!
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,784
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,961
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,920
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Man and Biography Relevant to Our Day
- De Darwin8u en 11-14-12
- Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
Another Great Southern Apologist
Revisado: 12-08-17
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This book is perfect for anyone who enjoys mythical leaders without exploriing their real history, actions, decisions, and bigotries.
Has Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power turned you off from other books in this genre?
This book made me realize Meachum is one of the greatest southern apologists alive today. He glosses over Jefferson's rape of a 14 year old girl as an unfortunate product of his time. BS! Most people of that time, including the French people, where he raped a 14 year old Sally Hemmings, called it what it was. And this is just one area Meachum excuses.
What about Edward Herrmann and Jon Meacham ’s performance did you like?
Herrmann was fantastic at reading the material, making the pablum Meachum dished out at least tolerable.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
This book is dishonest. Meachum not only glossed over the rape of a 14 year old girl, he denied Jefferson's treason with the French Ambassedor, saying "I was not Secretary of State when I discussed (treason), I was Mr. Jefferson." There is no lense where this is not treason. He denied the acromony Washington had for him, and that Jefferson had for Washington. This is a reader's digest version of history, appropriate to tell children. It is myth-making, not history. This book disgusted me.
Any additional comments?
Like Andrew Jackson's war crimes against Native Americans, Meachum glosses over these characters that are not isolated flaws but rather defining characteristics of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson. These are not good men. They are aristocrats seeking the continued enslavement of people. Drop the mike.
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