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Fossil Future
- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
- De: Alex Epstein
- Narrado por: Alex Epstein
- Duración: 16 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 929
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 826
For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing--including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world’s poorest people. And contrary to what we hear from media “experts” about today’s “renewable revolution” and “climate emergency,” reality has proven Epstein right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strongly Recommend
- De Kevin en 06-14-22
- Fossil Future
- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
- De: Alex Epstein
- Narrado por: Alex Epstein
Essential reading
Revisado: 02-28-23
Alex Epstein helps shine a light not only on the flawed thinking that underpins our contemporary climate knowledge system, but also on how we should think about the environment, carbon emissions, and more. He also shows the urgency of combating the prevailing knowledge system; it is literally a matter of life and death, particularly for the poorest and most vulnerable. If you are interested in climate / environmental issues, this is a must-read
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Prisoner of the State
- The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang
- De: Bao Pu, Adi Ignatius, Renee Chiang
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
How often can you peek behind the curtains of one of the most secretive governments in the world? Prisoner of the State is the first book to give listeners a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, the man who brought liberal change to that nation and who, at the height of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, tried to stop the massacre and was dethroned for his efforts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thoughtful and articulate
- De Roger en 10-21-09
- Prisoner of the State
- The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang
- De: Bao Pu, Adi Ignatius, Renee Chiang
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
Tragic yet compelling - worth reading for any student of modern China
Revisado: 09-29-22
Any student of modern China will find the book very captivating and tragic. As Bao Tong wrote in the epilogue, Zhao was not an ideologue for freedom. He was a pragmatist who sought more efficient governance and market reforms, though ultimately came to support western parliamentary democracy during his house arrest post-Tiananmen.
Ultimately, Zhao’s story is tragic because he realized too late that reform from within was impossible in the CCP during the 1980s. It was still dominated by party elders who had fought with Mao during the civil war of the 1940s, who were still ideologically communist and believed in the domination of China through one-party rule. Such a system cannot be reformed from within, and unfortunately we can only speculate how China may have evolved with Zhao at the helm during the 1990s. I highly recommend the book for anyone interested in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, or the operation of communist states more generally.
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