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Politics Is for Power
- How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
- De: Eitan Hersh
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
In Politics Is for Power, pioneering and brilliant data analyst Eitan Hersh shows us a way toward more effective political participation. Aided by political theory, history, cutting-edge social science, as well as remarkable stories of ordinary citizens who got off their couches and took political power seriously, this audiobook shows us how to channel our energy away from political hobbyism and toward empowering our values.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastically motivating and informative book
- De Zach H en 01-26-20
- Politics Is for Power
- How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
- De: Eitan Hersh
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
How To Have An Effect On Our Politics
Revisado: 03-24-20
Eitan Hersh does a brilliant job of demonstrating how much of what we think of as being politically engaged is really hobbyism. He backs up his arguments with convincing case studies of individuals who really accomplished political change by engaging people at the community level. Professor Hersh cites many political science studies and his own work to back up his arguments. He concludes the book by including himself in his own critique and detailing the steps he has taken and urges others to take to break out of this trap of hobbyism.
I give this book my highest recommendation for all those who are frustrated by where our current national politics has taken us and are looking for a different path to make real change.
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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 726
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 634
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 631
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general audiences alike. Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just the way I like it!
- De TracyB en 07-25-18
- Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
A Masterful Review
Revisado: 07-07-19
This is a masterful review of Ancient Greek history with particular relevance to our current time. I found it well written and absorbing. The discussions of the development of democracy in the city states, the status of women, slaves, ‘outsiders’ and the decline of the Classical Era were very well done.
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The Master Algorithm
- How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
- De: Pedro Domingos
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,677
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,432
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,426
Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and learning about - and solving - an extraordinary range of problems, from the mundane to the most daunting. Today it is machine learning programs that enable Amazon and Netflix to predict what users will like, Apple to power Siri's ability to understand voices, and Google to pilot cars.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, irritating narration
- De N. G. PEPIN en 09-24-15
- The Master Algorithm
- How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
- De: Pedro Domingos
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
What a good introduction!
Revisado: 05-23-19
This was a good introduction. I am a novice to this field, but it certainly piqued my interest. I particularly liked Domingos’ parsing of learning algorithms into five schools. It really made me want to learn more. I also thought the narration helped—a great experience!
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 17 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,357
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43,336
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 43,150
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Thing? It Really Happened!
- De Chip Atkinson en 08-07-17
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
Compelling, Well Done!
Revisado: 09-19-17
Wonderful story. Well written. The narration was excellent. It was hard to stop listening. Even better to learn that it was based on actual events and the importance this story had in the author's own life.
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 15,837
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14,473
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14,331
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Fell In Love This Week with Al Franken
- De constructivefeedback en 06-08-17
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
Wonderful listen!
Revisado: 07-18-17
I enjoyed this book. The 'insider's view' of the Senate was fascinating. Finding out what a Senator actually does was truly illuminating. There were several points where in the words of the old cliche I was truly 'laughing out loud'. It was a bonus that Franken is such a good narrator.
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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Part 2
- March 4, 1861 - March 26, 1864
- De: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrado por: Peter Johnson
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 125
Covering the pivotal years 1861-1864, General Ulysses S. Grant leads us in his own words from Fort Sumter to his appointment as commander of all the armies of the North. Grant remembers his experiences with the key players of the day, takes us onto the battlefields, and recounts the twists and turns of fate. Grant was a failed peacetime soldier, failed farmer, failed woodcutter, failed bill collector, and 38-year-old clerk in a harness store in the spring of 1861. By 1864, he was directing all the Union forces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must-Read for any history buff!
- De Tim en 01-15-10
- The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Part 2
- March 4, 1861 - March 26, 1864
- De: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrado por: Peter Johnson
Grant's Memoirs
Revisado: 06-27-17
What an extraordinary document!
Must listening. Well narrated. Insight into the thinking of one of the greatest military minds in history.
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