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Grant
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 48 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 13,274
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,854
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,789
Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Chernow reveals in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-17
- Grant
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
A great book needs a better narrator.
Revisado: 07-14-24
While not quite to the high standards the author reached with his volumes on Washington, and of course Hamilton, still highly recommend this volume on one of the less understood giants of American history. Unfortunately, the narration does a terrible disservice by often overdramatic tones, and adapting accents that range from silly to down right offensive.
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The Eagle and the Lion
- Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
- Duración: 20 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
The Roman empire shaped the culture of the Western world against which all other great powers are compared. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. However, the exception lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the place Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest which tantalized Greeks and Romans alike.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Goldsworthy, Not greatest
- De Timothy Hopper en 07-27-23
- The Eagle and the Lion
- Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
Author needs geography lesson.
Revisado: 07-31-23
Somewhat interesting read, but author’s expertise and focus is on the Roman side. His knowledge of Iranian history, even when it comes to basic geography is frustrating.
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Live and Let Die
- James Bond, Book 2
- De: Ian Fleming
- Narrado por: Rory Kinnear
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,670
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,505
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,502
When 007 goes to Harlem,it's not just for the jazz. This is the kingdom of Mr. Big, master of crime,voodoo baron, and partner in SMERSH's grim company of death. Those Mr. Big cannotpossess he crushes - like his beautiful prisoner, Solitaire, and her would-besaviors James Bond and Agency man Felix Leiter. All three are marked out asvictims in a trail of terror, treachery, and torture that leads from New York'sunderworld to the shark-infested island in the sun that Mr. Big calls his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Far From Racist
- De Will en 10-26-16
- Live and Let Die
- James Bond, Book 2
- De: Ian Fleming
- Narrado por: Rory Kinnear
Turns out, Ian Fleming was a huge racist...
Revisado: 09-08-20
Even to a dedicated Bond fan, very little to recommend this volume. Difficult to read the absolutely vicious racism.
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One Man Against the World
- The Tragedy of Richard Nixon
- De: Tim Weiner
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 13 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 249
Based largely on documents declassified in only the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of not only his cabinet and Congress but the American population at large. In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were inextricably linked.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A worthy listen, if a bit sensationalized.
- De Reza en 06-20-15
- One Man Against the World
- The Tragedy of Richard Nixon
- De: Tim Weiner
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
A worthy listen, if a bit sensationalized.
Revisado: 06-20-15
Very interesting material, only recently declassified, is presented about the Nixon presidency; although almost exclusively focused on Watergate than anything else.
Narration is good, minus the cheesy Nixon impression, and rather poor accents. Not sure why increasing number of narrators feel the need to be so, "hammy" when a straight reading would do.
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Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- De: Mark Lewisohn
- Narrado por: Clive Mantle
- Duración: 43 h y 43 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,593
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,451
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,449
Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insanely great
- De Tad Davis en 12-17-13
- Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- De: Mark Lewisohn
- Narrado por: Clive Mantle
A must read for any Beatles fan.
Revisado: 05-11-15
A wonderful book. Funny, poignant, informative, and rather sad in parts.
Really great narrator, only complaint is his insistence on doing a rather extreme accent for every person. His impressions of the Fab 4 are great, but really don't need these thick, exaggerated voices for the Germans, Americans, etc...
Cannot wait for volume 2!
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Secrets of the Kingdom
- The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection
- De: Gerald Posner
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
In its final report, the 9/11 Commission famously called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism". To Gerald Posner, the best-selling author of Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11, this is a gross understatement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rehashing of the old, with details on the new
- De Adrian en 07-02-05
- Secrets of the Kingdom
- The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection
- De: Gerald Posner
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
Pointless hatchet job
Revisado: 04-30-15
I'm a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia, and many of their disposable practices. But this was poor researched, tabloid look at the house. A waste of time.
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Winner Take All
- China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World
- De: Dambisa Moyo
- Narrado por: Ken Perlstein
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Winner Take All is about the commodity dynamics that the world will face over the next several decades. In particular, it is about the implications of China’s rush for resources across all regions of the world. The scale of China’s resource campaign for hard commodities (metals and minerals) and soft commodities (timber and food) is among the largest in history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reader is Terrible
- De Barton Berg en 07-13-12
- Winner Take All
- China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World
- De: Dambisa Moyo
- Narrado por: Ken Perlstein
Worst narrator ever! Ruins a very good book.
Revisado: 06-28-12
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This is a very timely and interesting read. Unfortunately, this is doubtless the worst narrator for an audiobook I've ever come across. Do your ears a favor, but the book.
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