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How to Hide an Empire
- A History of the Greater United States
- De: Daniel Immerwahr
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 17 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,647
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,213
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,204
We are familiar with maps that outline all 50 states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an "empire", exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories - the islands, atolls, and archipelagos - this country has governed and inhabited? In How to Hide an Empire, author Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States. In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light.
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1 out of 5 stars
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How to beat a straw man to death
- De Susan en 01-25-20
- How to Hide an Empire
- A History of the Greater United States
- De: Daniel Immerwahr
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
A Fascinating Eye Opener
Revisado: 02-24-25
So that’s what was going on behind all that dull history we studied in school!
Daniel Immerwhar shares myriad fascinating details that make American history read like a novel, and which help explain how we got to where we are today. Our current crises didn’t just happen out of the blue. Who knew?
Bet you didn’t know most of what’s in this book–even if you majored in history.
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Upheaval
- Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- De: Jared Diamond
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
- Duración: 18 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,688
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,408
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,402
In his earlier best sellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in the final audiobook in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crisis through selective change - a coping mechanism more commonly associated with personal trauma.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Urine of the Earth in a Teacup
- De Marian en 05-12-19
- Upheaval
- Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- De: Jared Diamond
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
Some Needed Perspective
Revisado: 02-20-25
A useful framework to help determine whether a nation has what it takes to overcome its challenges. Not looking too bright for the US right now. Among others. Diamond lays out how nations have survived their crises in the past–which is reassuring, as well as useful in providing some relevant insight.
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Island
- De: Aldous Huxley
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,810
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,609
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,606
In his final novel - which he considered his most important - Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and - to his amazement - give him hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great narration for a great book.
- De AndrewL en 09-21-16
- Island
- De: Aldous Huxley
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
A better utopia.
Revisado: 08-27-24
A heartwarming story, a spiritual guide, and a roadmap to a utopian society, all in one. The themes of this novel are being hotly debated in 2024, yet Huxley divined this and published it in 1962. Most worthwhile.
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- De: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrado por: Fareed Zakaria
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 327
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 327
Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, geopolitical dangers, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk—the early decades of the 21st century may be one of the most revolutionary periods in modern history. But they are not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What makes an age a revolutionary one? And how do they end?
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3 out of 5 stars
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- De Timothy en 04-18-24
- Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- De: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrado por: Fareed Zakaria
The missing manual
Revisado: 06-08-24
The book I wish I had in high school to decode the patterns and enable me to see the value in studying history.
Perhaps it should be required reading for all high school students.
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Freeing Energy
- How Innovators Are Using Local-Scale Solar and Batteries to Disrupt the Global Energy Industry from the Outside In
- De: Bill Nussey
- Narrado por: David Gann
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 72
The transition to clean energy is moving far too slowly. Trapped by a century of fossil fuel investments and politicians that struggle to plan beyond the next election, the “Big Grid” that powers our modern world is outdated and in dire need of an upgrade. Freeing Energy offers a new and faster path towards a clean energy future — one that is more reliable, more equitable, and cheaper.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Solar is inevitable
- De SolarGuy en 06-07-24
- Freeing Energy
- How Innovators Are Using Local-Scale Solar and Batteries to Disrupt the Global Energy Industry from the Outside In
- De: Bill Nussey
- Narrado por: David Gann
Great overview of current challenges and opportunities.
Revisado: 05-24-24
Well written and read. Easy to follow descriptions of where we are and what needs to be done.
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