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The Three Edwards
- De: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
The Three Edwards, third in Thomas B. Costain's survey of Britain under the Plantagenets, covers the years between 1272 and 1377 when three Edwards ruled England. Edward I brought England out of the Middle Ages. Edward II had a tragic reign but gave his country Edward III, who ruled gloriously, if violently.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb history
- De Howard en 06-29-09
- The Three Edwards
- De: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrado por: David Case
Costain as author and Davidson as reader = great read
Revisado: 12-07-23
Detailed review of Plantagenet Edwards that is completely listenable due in part to Costain’s clever inclusion of personal anecdotes for the main characters.
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African Genesis
- A Personal Investigation into the Animal Origins and Nature of Man: Robert Ardrey's Nature of Man Series, Volume 1
- De: Robert Ardrey
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
In 1955, on a visit to South Africa, Robert Ardrey became aware of the growing evidence that man had evolved on the African continent from carnivorous, predatory stock - ones who had also, long before man, achieved the use of weapons. A dramatist, Ardrey's interest in the African discoveries sprang less from purely scientific grounds than from the radical new light they cast on the eternal question: Why do we behave as we do? Are we naturally inclined towards war and weapons?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent introduction to modern views of human evolution
- De LWK en 12-07-23
- African Genesis
- A Personal Investigation into the Animal Origins and Nature of Man: Robert Ardrey's Nature of Man Series, Volume 1
- De: Robert Ardrey
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
Excellent introduction to modern views of human evolution
Revisado: 12-07-23
This book was clearly written in the 60s, but that doesn’t detract from its interest. It does an excellent job of laying out how the evolutionary theories we take for granted today developed despite the constant pushback from established wisdom. More than a half century later, much (but not all) of what he presents has been accepted.
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Savage Continent
- Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
- De: Keith Lowe
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 339
The end of the Second World War in Europe is one of the 20th century's most iconic moments. It is fondly remembered as a time when cheering crowds filled the streets, danced, drank and made love until the small hours. These images of victory and celebration are so strong in our minds that the period of anarchy and civil war that followed has been forgotten. Across Europe, landscapes had been ravaged, entire cities razed and more than thirty million people had been killed in the war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Better in print?
- De Rodney en 10-10-12
- Savage Continent
- Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
- De: Keith Lowe
- Narrado por: John Lee
Superb dismantling of post-war unity myth
Revisado: 08-28-14
If you could sum up Savage Continent in three words, what would they be?
Disturbing, moving and revealing
Who was your favorite character and why?
There are no characters in the traditional sense, but players on the world stage: everyone from Stalin to Italian peasants, from unimaginably evil to heroic, from victims to perpetrators and all those caught in between.
Which character – as performed by John Lee – was your favorite?
John Lee's performance has the flavor of a 1940's radio announcer, jarring at first but finally perfectly suited to the subject matter of this depressing but wonderful book.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It is difficult to remain unmoved by the plight (or the horrific actions) of the various groups, in part because we in the US have such strong blood ties to Europe. One reviewer lamented the endless inventory of horrors, but there is really no other way to bring home these events without personalizing them with specific examples.
Any additional comments?
Lowe's book goes a long way to undoing the myth of post-war unity, and also to giving the reader an understanding of the structure of modern Europe and of its vast range of ethnic minorities and their often painful interrelationships.
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