Derrick Perrin
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Weapons of Math Destruction
- How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
- De: Cathy O'Neil
- Narrado por: Cathy O'Neil
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives—where we go to school, whether we can get a job or a loan, how much we pay for health insurance—are being made not by humans, but by machines. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules.
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More are US social problems that WMD
- De Laurent Bourgault-Roy en 01-08-17
- Weapons of Math Destruction
- How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
- De: Cathy O'Neil
- Narrado por: Cathy O'Neil
if you have a hammer everything looks like a nail
Revisado: 11-15-18
There wasn't a lot new in this book that you wouldn't pickup in Freakenomics, but the fellas over there don't have such a hard liberal slant. A lot of the problems she complained about can be fixed by simply following the law. I'm hoping the author continues to work harder in the future.
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No-Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
- For Tests Given Between July 2014 and June 2018
- De: Dan Romanchik KB6NU
- Narrado por: Dan Romanchik KB6NU
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
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Thousands of amateur radio operators have used the No-Nonsense study guides to get into amateur radio. You can, too. You will learn everything you need to know to get your Technician Class amateur radio license. Written in a simple, easy-to-understand style, this study guide will get you on the air in no time. Every single question in the question pool has been reworded as a statement, with the correct answer highlighted. Similar questions are grouped together.
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How to use?
- De Blind Lemon Jefferson en 10-21-17
- No-Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
- For Tests Given Between July 2014 and June 2018
- De: Dan Romanchik KB6NU
- Narrado por: Dan Romanchik KB6NU
Great review for your tech test.
Revisado: 01-18-18
I found this book to be a great pair with my ham prep book. A quick and easy review resource.
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The Four
- The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
- De: Scott Galloway
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. For all that's been written about the Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering success as insightfully as Scott Galloway. Instead of buying the myths these companies broadcast, Galloway asks fundamental questions.
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Pessimistic and narrow minded
- De Patrick en 01-19-18
- The Four
- The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
- De: Scott Galloway
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
A good book about tech and where it is today.
Revisado: 12-30-17
I really liked this read. It was a good look that they four main Giants in Tech and what they do and where they came from.
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Streampunks
- YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media
- De: Robert Kyncl, Maany Peyvan
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
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In the past 10 years, the Internet video platform YouTube has changed media and entertainment as profoundly as the invention of film, radio, and television did more than six decades earlier. Streampunks is a firsthand account of this upstart company, examining how it evolved and where it will take us next.
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an 8h infomercial for YouTube
- De Jean Martel en 03-26-19
- Streampunks
- YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media
- De: Robert Kyncl, Maany Peyvan
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
A fantastic nerd book
Revisado: 12-01-17
I really nerded out on this one. I enjoyed the book and look forward to what happens with YouTube in the future. Stay tuned folks.
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My Year
- De: Roald Dahl
- Narrado por: Ian Holm
- Duración: 1 h y 4 m
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Roald Dahl had an abiding love for and interest in nature. He kept notes about the habits of moles and foxes, the colour and song of birds and the different flowers, plants and berries that blossomed in the countryside around his home, Gipsy House, throughout the year. In the last year of his life he worked on a diary. But what was originally intended to be a few lines turned into a memorable account of the passing year.
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Roald Dahl at his finest
- De Bel en 07-17-15
- My Year
- De: Roald Dahl
- Narrado por: Ian Holm
l love love love this one
Revisado: 07-16-16
this book was enjoyed buy the entire family. Listen to it several times and still enjoyed every listening.
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Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
- De Kathy in CA en 07-26-15
- Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
Real life daredevils
Revisado: 07-08-16
Had a marathon session over 2 days. loved the book and wanted more at the end.
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Denali's Howl
- The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
- De: Andy Hall
- Narrado por: Jim Manchester
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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In 1967, 12 young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications. In Denali's Howl, Hall reveals the full story.
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Disappointing
- De David Shear en 07-07-14
- Denali's Howl
- The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
- De: Andy Hall
- Narrado por: Jim Manchester
Loved the book.
Revisado: 07-06-16
Not much for mountain climbing, but I loved every minute of this read. I was unfamiliar with the story since it occurred 10 years before my birth. I stuck with every minute. Thanks for taking the time to do the work author Andy Hall.
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The Doper Next Door
- My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs
- De: Andrew Tilin
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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What happens to a regular guy who dopes? Surprised to learn that pro athletes aren’t the only ones taking performance-enhancing substances, journalist Andrew Tilin goes in search of the average juicing Joe, hoping to find a few things out: Why would normal people take these substances? Where do folks get them? Does the stuff really work? But these controversial drugs often silence their users, and so his queries might have gone unanswered had Tilin not looked in the mirror and succumbed to curiosity....
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Interesting Experiment
- De James en 09-19-13
- The Doper Next Door
- My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs
- De: Andrew Tilin
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
What a wimp. He needs a hug or more testosterone.
Revisado: 12-09-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No, If you are in to cycling go read another book. If you expect this book to get juicy and really dive into doping then you will disappointed. Mr Tilin doesn't dope, he just takes normal prescriptions for his low testosterone levels. With the way this guy explains his life it seems like he has always been low on T. He behavior while on T just seem to be normal male behavior and don't really warrant a book with a great tittle.
What could Andrew Tilin have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Go beyond bringing his testosterone to normal numbers. I expected him to cross the line and live it up for the sake of a book.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Been a better cheater and told a story of what it was like for all the real cyclist get themselves into.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A man without a pair lives a year of his life like the average man.
Any additional comments?
Derrick Perrin of Corpus Christi is the writer our of this review.
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Freakonomics
- A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- De: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrado por: Stephen J. Dubner
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime?
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Fascinating book, despite the title.
- De Timothy en 04-19-05
- Freakonomics
- A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- De: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrado por: Stephen J. Dubner
I liked this book
Revisado: 03-04-15
Would you listen to Freakonomics again? Why?
This book steps far away from boring numbers that are classically related to economics. I liked the way the authors looked at things in a different light and gave purpose to the end result of what they were studying.
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Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business
- De: Erik Qualman
- Narrado por: John Allen Nelson
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
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Social Media. You've heard the term, even if you don't use the tools. But just how big has social media become? Social media has officially surpassed pornography as the top activity on the Internet. People would rather give up their e-mail than their social network. It is so powerful that it is causing a macro shift in the way we live and conduct business. Socialnomics charts this shift from the forefront.
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An Eye Opener
- De murielle en 10-08-12
- Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business
- De: Erik Qualman
- Narrado por: John Allen Nelson
"Obama's Marketing Plan" would be more fitting.
Revisado: 02-12-15
I wanted this book to turn around and get to real world examples. The author could not get away from the Obama campaign. it was a good try but not worth my money.
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