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Conscious Capitalism
- Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
- By: John Mackey, Raj Sisodia, Bill George
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 881
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 755
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 747
Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today's best-known and most-successful companies, they illustrate how these two forces can - and do - work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers, investors, society, and the environment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amongst top leadership and management books!
- By Konstantin on 08-23-14
- Conscious Capitalism
- Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
- By: John Mackey, Raj Sisodia, Bill George
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Extremely flawed perspective
Reviewed: 12-12-20
Mackey has a serious case of tunnel vision. This book is the quintessential instruction manual for businesses that ‘greenwash’ their image.
It should be called ‘Barely Conscious Capitalism’ because if people embrace the advice in this little manifesto of Mackey’s, they will allow for the National Socialist (NAZI) corporations like Amazon continue to get away with the same unregulated, irresponsible, psychopathic growth that has destroyed the middle class and made billionaires out of a handful of these banal egocentric maniacs!
Who wants to live in a world filled with underpaid, over stressed, desperate ‘employees’(slaves)?
This will be the legacy of these monster companies that proclaim ‘democratic socialism is evil’ as they take massive bailouts from the government they control. They have no place in democracies if they are allowed to subvert the democratic process. No amount of ‘win win win’ can gloss over that.
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,388
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,630
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,601
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Fun ‘Trip’—But Not a Sober One
- By Joshua on 11-28-20
- The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
Fascinating!
Reviewed: 11-01-20
Well written, thoroughly researched and groundbreaking!! This book belongs at the top of everyone’s reading list!
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,893
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,243
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,249
The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men". John Perkins wrote that economic hit men (EHM) "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't buy the first "confessions. .." buy this one
- By Bill Redfield on 02-24-16
- The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Fascinating!!!
Reviewed: 09-20-20
Instead of reading the corporate entertainment news, read this and learn what’s actually going on in the big game.
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Civilized to Death
- The Price of Progress
- By: Christopher Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,359
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,063
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,060
Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending - balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the "progress" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Congintive Dissonance
- By Konnor C on 12-06-19
- Civilized to Death
- The Price of Progress
- By: Christopher Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
Excellent
Reviewed: 03-09-20
A wonderfully refreshing breath among a field littered with dusty old tombs written by equally dusty and old sheep-men with cataract brains.
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Sex at Dawn
- How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
- By: Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson, Jonathan Davis, Christopher Ryan (Preface)
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,765
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,251
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,224
Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science - as well as religious and cultural institutions - has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Strawmen and Ad Hominems
- By Carolyn on 09-18-12
- Sex at Dawn
- How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
- By: Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson, Jonathan Davis, Christopher Ryan (Preface)
Groundbreaking!
Reviewed: 02-12-20
Do yourself a favor and listen to this; your future happiness depends on it! Well done!
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Food of the Gods
- The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
- By: Terence McKenna
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,301
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,733
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,731
Terence McKenna hypothesizes that as the North African jungles receded, giving way to savannas and grasslands near the end of the most recent ice age, a branch of our arboreal primate ancestors left the forest canopy and began living in the open areas beyond. There they experimented with new varieties of foods as they adapted, physically and mentally, to the environment. Among the new foods found in this environment were psilocybin-containing mushrooms.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not a scientific book
- By Jason on 06-06-19
- Food of the Gods
- The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
- By: Terence McKenna
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
Truth
Reviewed: 12-09-19
This book is a must read not only for those interested in psychedelic therapy but for most of humanity.
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America Before
- The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,563
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,542
Stunning new archaeological discoveries in North America together with new genetic evidence have launched a revolution in our understanding of the remote past of our species and of the origins of civilization. Graham Hancock, the internationally best-selling author has been overwhelmingly vindicated by recent discoveries. America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization is a mind-dilating exploration of the mystery of ancient civilizations, amazing archaeological discoveries, and profound implications for how we lead our lives today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun to Think About
- By Amazon Customer on 04-26-19
- America Before
- The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
Excellent
Reviewed: 12-04-19
The field of archeology needs this book. There continues to be such animosity, lack of imagination and general sheep mindedness among archeologists, anthropologists, historians etc. today, it is simply counter to original ideas and discoveries. Mr. Hancock reminds us that original ideas and an appreciation for the vast swaths of knowledge, which one may be ignorant towards, are the most important mind states to cultivate.
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The Roman Republic: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, SPQR and Roman Politicians Such as Julius Caesar and Cicero
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
When we think of ancient Rome, the first notion that comes to mind is the one of the empire, followed by the image of a mighty emperor, his legions, colossal buildings, and the Gladiators (or the rhetoric and poetry, depending on your preferences). Some may recall the image of a “unified” Europe under a single sovereign - the emperor of Rome. However, Rome did not become remarkable at this considerably late phase. In fact, many historians see the history of Rome under the Emperors as a long, gradual decline. It was during the republic that Rome gained an empire.
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1 out of 5 stars
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SERIOUSLY bad, 3rd grade reading level.
- By Jake on 02-26-19
SERIOUSLY bad, 3rd grade reading level.
Reviewed: 02-26-19
If this is what people are listening to for their education, we are in trouble. Not only is this terribly written, but also, there are A LOT of words that the narrator doesn't even pronounce properly. He also doesn't even read the sentences right. There are long pauses and disjointed, incomplete sentences.
Don't pay attention to the 5 star reviews, they must be fake. If you want to learn about Roman history, look elsewhere.
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Ottoman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Fall of Constantinople, and the Life of Suleiman the Magnificent
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny, Duke Holm
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
Incredible facts about this Ottoman Empire still surprise anyone who starts discovering those stories. You’ll find out that, for quite a while, this Islamic state was effectively ruled by women, and that’s just the beginning.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrators do not know how to pronounce words
- By Cynthia Clough on 11-08-23
Totally not captivating cliff-notes timeline
Reviewed: 02-16-19
This is an absolutely pathetic book. I read better histories in my middle school text books. I didn't know it was possible to make such a vast and fascinating subject as boring as this. Don't waste your time.
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