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American Nations
- A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- De: Colin Woodard
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,523
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,055
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,052
North America was settled by people with distinct religious, political, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional cultures that have been at odds with one another ever since. Subsequent immigrants didn't confront or assimilate into an "American" or "Canadian" culture, but rather into one of the 11 distinct regional ones that spread over the continent each staking out mutually exclusive territory. In American Nations, Colin Woodard leads us on a journey through the history of our fractured continent....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of a Kind Masterpiece
- De Theo Horesh en 02-28-13
- American Nations
- A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- De: Colin Woodard
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
True American History
Revisado: 05-07-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. Anyone interested in pulling back the curtain to see who we Americans are will be fascinated
What other book might you compare American Nations to and why?
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
American Nations plots our origin and explains why we are as diverse today as we were at the birth of America. I believe we are more likely to survive and prosper knowing the truth about ourselves and our shared history.
What about Walter Dixon’s performance did you like?
Yes. He did a fine job. I could hear more of his work.
If you could give American Nations a new subtitle, what would it be?
Seeking to strengthen the thin thread that binds us.
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Atlas Shrugged
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 52 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,270
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,098
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies, but against the woman he loves? Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus and launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Epic in Scope, Simplistic Characters
- De Rich en 02-04-08
- Atlas Shrugged
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
Not the classic it is billed as
Revisado: 03-07-12
Would you try another book from Ayn Rand and/or Christopher Hurt?
Since reading AS i've engaged in numerous conversations with those that have cited Rand's so called master piece as the template for government reform. During the conversations it becomes apparent that almost none of them have actually read the book.As a novel it had real possibilities but Rand spoils the story with her endless rants (multi-page sentences decrying the travails of society's brain trust.The parallel with 1984 is recognizable).
Would you ever listen to anything by Ayn Rand again?
No
Which character – as performed by Christopher Hurt – was your favorite?
The heroine
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It had a chance but she fails to take advantage
Any additional comments?
It makes great insomnia medicine
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The Tin Roof Blowdown
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- De: James Lee Burke
- Narrado por: Will Patton
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,921
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,001
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,980
Dave Robicheaux returns in another Bayou adventure, this one more gruesome and gut-wrenching than any that have come before. Hurricane Katrina has ravaged New Orleans, leaving the streets and buildings flooded and the city awash with opportunists, looters, and vicious criminals. There is no order, no law. Police are shooting randomly at innocent people, prison guards have abandoned their posts, and bodies float through the streets and hang from trees.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How Does One Manage?
- De Deborah en 07-20-07
- The Tin Roof Blowdown
- A Dave Robicheaux Novel
- De: James Lee Burke
- Narrado por: Will Patton
Must read
Revisado: 10-14-09
Not only an excellent read but a very important work for our time.
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The Atlantis Prophecy
- De: Thomas Greanias
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 160
An ancient organization more powerful than the federal government has targeted Washington. They'll stop at nothing to destroy the republic and raise an empire.The adventure begins with a mysterious military burial at Arlington National Cemetery and a shocking legacy that has explosive implications for America's existence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Be aware this is a trilogy!
- De cathylee en 05-18-08
- The Atlantis Prophecy
- De: Thomas Greanias
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Endless
Revisado: 06-23-08
I though it would never be over. He makes his point, over and over and over........
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Fahrenheit 451
- De: Ray Bradbury
- Narrado por: Ray Bradbury
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 459
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 294
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires....The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning...along with the houses in which they were hidden. Montag enjoyed his job. He had been a fireman for 10 years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs, nor the joy of watching pages consumed by flames...never questioned anything until he met a 17-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Listen before you buy...
- De Nancy en 01-31-12
- Fahrenheit 451
- De: Ray Bradbury
- Narrado por: Ray Bradbury
An American Classic
Revisado: 12-17-07
This is a classic. The interview at the end of the program is a look into the thinking process of one of our great 20th century writers.
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The Quickie
- De: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
- Narrado por: Mary Stuart Masterson
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,716
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 923
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 927
Lauren Stillwell isn't your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Implausible plot
- De Sarah en 07-10-07
- The Quickie
- De: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
- Narrado por: Mary Stuart Masterson
The Quickie
Revisado: 10-13-07
I do not see what all of the talk is about. I fould this one unplausible and very predictable. The main character is not the brilliant big city cop she is supposed to be. Instead, she is simply an idiot.
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The Road
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
- Duración: 6 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23,047
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18,000
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18,012
America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ARE YOU CARRYING THE FIRE?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-14-16
- The Road
- De: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
The Road
Revisado: 10-13-07
Very well written. Quite dark but but believable and enlightening. Like a train wreck I could'not stop watching, I could not quit this book.
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