James Mcilnay
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- De: Steven Johnson
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 327
Henry Every was the 17th century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular - and wildly inaccurate - reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Every’s most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the global economy. Enemy of All Mankind focuses on one key event - the attack on an Indian treasure ship by Every and his crew - and its surprising repercussions across time and space.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slow
- De Gary V Howell en 06-07-20
- Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- De: Steven Johnson
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
Well written but full of inaccuracies
Revisado: 11-12-24
The story about Henry Avery is accurate for the most part, if the author had just stuck to that I’d have a more positive review. The author paints a picture of pirates of the golden age that plays into the popular myths about pirates. Unfortunately, pirates were not 17th century social democrats and abolitionist; they were criminal outlaws and ruthless profiteers. They didn’t have 20th century values and beliefs in regards to democracy and slavery.
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Killing Crazy Horse
- The Merciless Indian Wars in America
- De: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrado por: Bill O'Reilly, Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,976
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,505
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,485
The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It’s 1811, and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior Chief Tecumseh’s alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the Best in the Killing... Series
- De Sandy McMahon en 10-16-20
- Killing Crazy Horse
- The Merciless Indian Wars in America
- De: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrado por: Bill O'Reilly, Robert Petkoff
Bada$$ book
Revisado: 09-24-21
Honestly one of the best books I have gotten on audible. Fantastic read. 10/10
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Speechless
- Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
- De: Michael Knowles
- Narrado por: Michael Knowles
- Duración: 8 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,891
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,464
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,448
Number one nationally best-selling author and political commentator Michael Knowles masterfully traces the history and effects of political correctness from the early 20th century to the present, revealing its insidious roots, exposing the power-hungry language architects behind its ever-growing control, and examining what this concerted manipulation of speech means for the future of American culture, politics, and minds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Speechless- Not
- De Monicalu42 en 06-28-21
- Speechless
- Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
- De: Michael Knowles
- Narrado por: Michael Knowles
Captivating and Well Written
Revisado: 07-28-21
This book is coherent, well written and radiates intelligence. Knowles makes solid arguments and backs them up with real, tangible evidence. 10/10 would recommend this book to anyone.
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American Prison
- A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
- De: Shane Bauer
- Narrado por: James Fouhey, Shane Bauer
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,051
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 936
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 935
In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for nine dollars an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough and wrote an exposé about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award. In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his experiences together with a thoroughly researched history of for-profit prisons in America from their origins in the decades before the Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Disgusting
- De Frank en 09-23-18
- American Prison
- A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
- De: Shane Bauer
- Narrado por: James Fouhey, Shane Bauer
Boring and Ideologically Motivated
Revisado: 07-16-21
This isn't a story about prison as much as it is an ideological diatribe. I'll save you some time and sum up the story:
Everything is racist.
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The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison
- A Memoir of Addiction, Mania & Hope
- De: Brandon Stickney
- Narrado por: Sonny Dufault
- Duración: 13 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Part Oz, Shawshank Redemption, and Orange Is the New Black, this true, warts-and-all, David vs. Goliath tale is about a journalist/addict/alcoholic whose five prison-mates ready him for the outside world, while taking on the prison industrial complex of 2018.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poorly Written and Ideologically Driven
- De James Mcilnay en 07-16-21
- The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison
- A Memoir of Addiction, Mania & Hope
- De: Brandon Stickney
- Narrado por: Sonny Dufault
Poorly Written and Ideologically Driven
Revisado: 07-16-21
I've read lots of books about prison and this is one of the worst. It doesn't even explain well who the 5 types of people you'll meet in prison and the book constantly makes references to current year politics. It's similar to a lot of aspects of culture where far left political ideology is needlessly shoehorned into a place where it doesn't belong. I strongly recommend you find another book.
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- De: Yeonmi Park
- Narrado por: Eji Kim
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 6,137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,410
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,405
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea - and to freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. What a story!
- De Jfm en 02-01-16
- In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- De: Yeonmi Park
- Narrado por: Eji Kim
Moving and Inspirational
Revisado: 07-16-21
Excellent story of a girl who endure so much and survived. I've read quite a few books about North Korea and this is one of the best.
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