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George Washington: The Founding Father (Eminent Lives)
- De: Paul Johnson
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 3 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
By far the most important figure in the history of the United States, George Washington liberated the 13 colonies from the superior forces of the British Empire against all military odds, and presided over the production and ratification of a constitution that (suitably amended) has lasted for more than 200 years. Yet today, Washington remains a distant figure to many Americans, a failing that acclaimed author Paul Johnson sets out to rectify with this brilliantly vivid, sharply etched portrait.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ideology interferes with story line
- De Miranda en 05-01-15
Ideology interferes with story line
Revisado: 05-01-15
What did you like best about George Washington: The Founding Father (Eminent Lives)? What did you like least?
This felt less like a biography than an ideological deployment of George Washington for Conservative ends. Consider for instance the author's effort to minimize Washington's Deism in order to communicate the message that Washington believed in Christianity's civilizing influence; he harps on the Christian outlook of American founding fathers (notwithstanding the fact that their Deism involved a lack of belief in Christianity). He also makes distorted statements about slavery in North America. At one point the author favorably contrasts the survival rate of slaves in North America to the Caribbean (without mentioning statistics on British Caribbean islands) to conclude that the British style of slavery was far more humane to the Dutch. In the spirit of balance, I should acknowledge that I learned from the author's presentation of the Indian question.
Would you ever listen to anything by Paul Johnson again?
No.
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The Prime Minister
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Timothy West
- Duración: 27 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 476
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 427
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 422
Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser’s own wife, Lady Glencora.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!
- De Liz en 10-14-11
- The Prime Minister
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Timothy West
The most prejudiced novel I have read by Trollope.
Revisado: 03-04-14
Would you try another book from Anthony Trollope and/or Timothy West?
As a Trollope fan, I write this review for others of you who consume these novels with as much relish as i do. With this novel, I have hit my limit; this is the most antisemitic novel I have encountered by any English novelist (including Trollope). Worse than THE WAY WE LIVE NOW in this respect; at least that novel has enough structural complexity to swallow up the Jew-hating sections to some extent.
Has The Prime Minister turned you off from other books in this genre?
No
What does Timothy West bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He is a very good reader and my review has nothing to do with the performance; he does a nice job of handling the transitions between female and male voices (the biggest challenge for the audiobook voice actor)
What character would you cut from The Prime Minister?
The problem character is Ferdinand Lopez, who is variously described as a filthy black, a Jew despoiling the Egyptians, a greasy foreigner, a blackguard.
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