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Fool's Gold
- De: Gillian Tett
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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Gillian Tett brings to life in gripping detail how the Morgan team's bold ideas for a whole new kind of financial alchemy helped to ignite a revolution in banking, and how that revolution escalated wildly out of control. The deeply reported and lively narrative takes readers behind the scenes, to the inner sanctums of elite finance and to the secretive reaches of what came to be known as the "shadow banking" world.
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Outstanding narrative about the financial crisis
- De D. Littman en 07-17-09
- Fool's Gold
- De: Gillian Tett
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
How did this happen? Who is to blame?
Revisado: 08-20-12
What made the experience of listening to Fool's Gold the most enjoyable?
I've read it twice and mean to read it again. I'm an artist, and economics is an alien country for me. "Fools Gold" takes the unbelievable steps that lead up to the economic chaos we now live in and breaks it down into chunks that the average person can understand,
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character is the brilliant and charismatic leader of JP Morgan Jamie Dimon.
If you could give Fool's Gold a new subtitle, what would it be?
Economic chaos and how we got here.
Any additional comments?
I wish every voter would read this book and understand the need for financial oversight.
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Shadow of Night
- A Novel
- De: Deborah Harkness
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 24 h y 25 m
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Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782—the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit—deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them.
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Recommended, however....
- De J. Lunsford en 07-15-12
- Shadow of Night
- A Novel
- De: Deborah Harkness
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
Even better than A Discovery of Witches
Revisado: 08-15-12
Where does Shadow of Night rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Shadow of Night and A Discovery of Witches are both in my top 5 books of the year.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite characters are Matthew and Diana. They are an awesome team I can't pick one over the other.
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Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
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Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!
- De Theodore en 01-20-13
- Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
Beautifully crafted
Revisado: 08-13-12
What did you love best about Gone Girl?
I loved the compelling story, and the surprising twists and turns.
What about Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne ’s performance did you like?
The performances were impeccable. I loved that there were a male and female voice performing.
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A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- De: Deborah Harkness
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 23 h y 59 m
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Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
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A feast for the mind and imagination
- De Barbara en 02-21-11
- A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- De: Deborah Harkness
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
I can't wait for Book 3
Revisado: 08-07-12
If you could sum up A Discovery of Witches in three words, what would they be?
Engaging, Romantic, Mystical
What other book might you compare A Discovery of Witches to and why?
It's combination of fantasy and history may not be unique, but I can't remember another book that does this so seamlessly.
Have you listened to any of Jennifer Ikeda’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Jennifer Ikeda's performance is impeccable. It feels like you are listening to a cast of men and women, old and young with a variety of accents. It's amazing.
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Doomsday Book
- De: Connie Willis
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 26 h y 20 m
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For Oxford student Kivrin, traveling back to the 14th century is more than the culmination of her studies - it's the chance for a wonderful adventure. For Dunworthy, her mentor, it is cause for intense worry about the thousands of things that could go wrong.
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Timely, beautiful, terrible and haunting
- De mudcelt en 11-02-09
- Doomsday Book
- De: Connie Willis
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
I laughed, I cried
Revisado: 06-10-12
Where does Doomsday Book rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's definitely in the top 5
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character is Kivrin. We experience it all through her eyes
What does Jenny Sterlin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I'm addicted to audible because work and commuting leave me little time to read. Audible makes my commute a joy. It brings the books to life, and I'm there.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No spoilers, but at the end I cried real tears
Any additional comments?
I intend to read all Connie Willis' books. She's one amazing author.
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Hounded
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Kevin Hearne
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old - when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries....
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cute
- De David en 07-30-12
- Hounded
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Kevin Hearne
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
I didn't come up for air
Revisado: 05-20-12
What made the experience of listening to Hounded the most enjoyable?
I love the concept of this fantasy hero has the wisdom of a 2000 year old man who is conversant with modern technology
What other book might you compare Hounded to and why?
I haven't read another book that I blew through so fast and enjoyed so much.
Have you listened to any of Luke Daniels’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the 1st of Luke Daniel's performances that I've heard and it was brilliant
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I'd love to see a film or TV series of this. I'd call it Timeless
Any additional comments?
None I just loved it, and intend to read the whole series. Thank you Mr Hearme.
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A Storm of Swords
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Roy Dotrice
- Duración: 47 h y 34 m
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Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons left in the world.
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- De Troy en 07-17-11
- A Storm of Swords
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Roy Dotrice
I loved them all
Revisado: 05-13-12
If you could sum up A Storm of Swords in three words, what would they be?
The saga continues and never disappoints.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character was Arya for her infatiguable spirit.
Which scene was your favorite?
My favorite scene was the scene, near the end of the 2 Lanister brothers and their love hate bond.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me laugh and cry. I'd love to read the next two books, but the reviews are dismal. I'm concerned that the narration will be flawed.
Any additional comments?
Roy Dotrice's narration is brilliant.
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That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- De: Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges - globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption - and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment.
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We have met the enemy and it is us.... Pogo
- De Soudant en 09-16-11
- That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- De: Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
Social Security is something I paid for.
Revisado: 09-17-11
Social Security is something I paid for. Having paid for it for all of my working life I'm not willing to give it up at this late date.
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Lords of Finance
- The Bankers Who Broke the World
- De: Liaquat Ahamed
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
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It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades.
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interesting insight into interwar period!
- De Toru en 11-27-09
- Lords of Finance
- The Bankers Who Broke the World
- De: Liaquat Ahamed
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
Boring
Revisado: 09-17-11
Don't buy this book. It reads like a list of events, a history outline.
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