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Tears in the Darkness
- The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
- De: Michael Norman, Elizabeth Norman
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 17 h y 13 m
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For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically clear in this powerfully original book.
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Powerful, anguishing story
- De Book and Movie Lover en 07-22-09
- Tears in the Darkness
- The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
- De: Michael Norman, Elizabeth Norman
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
Wonderful.
Revisado: 05-18-11
Sad but wonderfully told story about the prisoners of war in WWII. While the main character is an American the story also tells us a lot about the Japanese and why they did what they did. Great book. Can't say enough about it. One of my favorites from Audible.
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The Moral Landscape
- How Science Can Determine Human Values
- De: Sam Harris
- Narrado por: Sam Harris
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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In this explosive new book, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge. Harris urges us to think about morality in terms of human and animal well-being, viewing the experiences of conscious creatures as peaks and valleys on a "moral landscape".
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Read it
- De Paul en 11-23-10
- The Moral Landscape
- How Science Can Determine Human Values
- De: Sam Harris
- Narrado por: Sam Harris
A book that more need to read.
Revisado: 05-18-11
I wish that everyone could read a book like this. The world needs to start thinking for themselves and not relying upon age old myths and stories. We all make up our own morality. It doesn't take magic or a God to make us moral. We all choose to do what we do.
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Infidel
- De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Narrado por: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Duración: 16 h y 33 m
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This New York Times best-seller is the astonishing life story of award-winning humanitarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali. A deeply respected advocate for free speech and women's rights, Hirsi Ali also lives under armed protection because of her outspoken criticism of the Islamic faith in which she was raised.
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Tough, Candid Assessment
- De Paul Mullen en 02-18-08
- Infidel
- De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Narrado por: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Eye Opening.
Revisado: 05-18-11
Very open and at times shocking look into the world of Islam. Ms. Ali is very open about her story and tells the story of her escape from Islam. But how that it is still trying to hold her back and destroy her.
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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
Very informative and educational book!
Revisado: 10-11-10
I enjoyed getting to learn about each of the Bankers. About their strengths and weaknesses, but also their egos. The book also explain that if most of the nations involved would have been willing to do things a little differently WWII may have been prevented.
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The Wrecking Crew
- How Conservatives Rule
- De: Thomas Frank
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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In his previous book, Thomas Frank explained why working America votes for politicians who reserve their favors for the rich. Now, in The Wrecking Crew, Frank examines the Washington those politicians have given us, showing why, no matter what happens in November 2008, we're stuck with it for the foreseeable future.
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Looking for the political good
- De Saundra en 08-13-08
- The Wrecking Crew
- How Conservatives Rule
- De: Thomas Frank
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
Great book, but sad Tale!
Revisado: 05-27-10
Very interesting and good overview of how the current political system has become corrupted. Very good but also very sad. Highly reccommond for anyone interested in understanding why the politicians never get anything done.
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A People's History of the United States
- De: Howard Zinn
- Narrado por: Jeff Zinn
- Duración: 34 h y 8 m
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For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn chronicled American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of - and in the words of - America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers.
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Amateur hour in the production booth
- De Thomas en 11-09-10
- A People's History of the United States
- De: Howard Zinn
- Narrado por: Jeff Zinn
A great alternative bias history.
Revisado: 02-01-10
This book is bias but openly so. Zinn tells you at the beginning that he is going to tell you a bias history. He tells the story from the point of view of the poor, repressed and downtrodden.
I really enjoyed the stories and characters that I was able to learn about. Very touching stories. Sometimes sad but often stories of great people that tried to change the world for the better.
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Bearing an Hourglass
- Incarnations of Immortality, Book Two
- De: Piers Anthony
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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When life seems pointless to Norton, he accepts the position of Incarnation of Time. With the other incarnations - Death, Fate, War, and Nature - distracting him, Satan springs a cunning trap. Bearing an Hourglass is a fascinating, richly imagined tale that reaches beyond genre conventions. Science-fiction/fantasy legend Piers Anthony combines a gripping plot with a serious and thought-providing study of good and evil.
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Intricate
- De joe en 08-23-07
- Bearing an Hourglass
- Incarnations of Immortality, Book Two
- De: Piers Anthony
- Narrado por: George Guidall
Good but not as good as book 1.
Revisado: 08-26-09
The story is good and flows well. It keeps you interested and is fun. The characters are very colorful and you get to know and understand them. The only thing that I missed was the humor. Book 1 was a bit funnier in it satire.
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The Making of the Fittest
- DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
- De: Sean B. Carroll
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 1 m
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DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a powerful tool for solving crimes and determining guilt and innocence. But, very recently, an important new aspect of DNA has been revealed: it contains a detailed record of evolution. That is, DNA is a living chronicle of how the marvelous creatures that inhabit our planet have adapted to its many environments, from the freezing waters of the Antarctic to the lush canopy of the rain forest.
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Be prepared...
- De RVT3 en 09-22-07
- The Making of the Fittest
- DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
- De: Sean B. Carroll
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
Leaves you wanting more.
Revisado: 08-26-09
I really enjoyed the book. A very good book that explains how evolution works. It shows that everything really isn't just chance and that sometimes evolution does not benefit the organism.
Highly recommend.
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The Evolution of God
- De: Robert Wright
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
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In this sweeping narrative, which takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy.
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Very heavy reading
- De Stephen en 08-07-09
- The Evolution of God
- De: Robert Wright
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
Nice overview of the history of GOD.
Revisado: 08-26-09
Very good flow and the author keeps you interested.
Very good history of God and the evolution of religious belief. It is amazing what people have and do believe. It has something for everyone.
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 18 h y 35 m
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Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to publish a story exposing an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government. On the eve of publication, the two reporters responsible for the story are brutally murdered.
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irritatingly engrossing
- De David en 03-16-10
- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Very Good.
Revisado: 08-26-09
Some reviewers have stated that the book is slow. But I thought that it flowed very well. The only thing that I had some trouble with was the names. I sometimes forgot the characters names and so would be a little confused. The story build and builds and you just want to know what is going to happen next. I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next book.
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