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Grit
- The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- By: Angela Duckworth
- Narrated by: Angela Duckworth
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,505
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,653
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,514
In this must-listen book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and businesspeople - both seasoned and new - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit". Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Two different books
- By Tristan on 06-11-16
- Grit
- The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- By: Angela Duckworth
- Narrated by: Angela Duckworth
Worth reading and rereading
Reviewed: 05-19-24
Duckworth’s exploration of passion and perseverance (including the crippling shame and disappointment that can accompany not having it) is well-researched, well-delivered, and in a word, inspiring. I’ve gone through it now at least 5 times in the several years since I first got it, and I know I will go through it again.
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Stupid Black Men
- How to Play the Race Card - and Lose
- By: Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Larry Elder
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 278
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 278
In Stupid Black Men, Larry Elder takes on the mind-set of those people who always capture the most media attention - as well as masses of public money - people who say that racism is the root of all problems and who end up hurting precisely those they claim to be helping.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New fan
- By Levonne Burris on 07-15-19
- Stupid Black Men
- How to Play the Race Card - and Lose
- By: Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Larry Elder
Confidently Proclaiming Values
Reviewed: 01-02-24
Elder proclaims things you’d never get to hear on Social Media. Step outside that bubble, and consider that you may be mistaken.
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Who We Are and How We Got Here
- By: David Reich
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,410
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,213
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry. In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome provides not only all the information a human embryo needs to develop but also the hidden story of our species.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, No Maps Available thru Audible
- By Jane W. on 07-15-18
- Who We Are and How We Got Here
- By: David Reich
- Narrated by: John Lescault
Fascinating
Reviewed: 05-27-23
The work here is highly technical, yet Reich does a good job of simplifying without oversimplifying.
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Blackout
- How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
- By: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11,039
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,786
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,734
Black Americans have long been shackled to the Democrats. Seeing no viable alternative, they have watched liberal politicians take the Black vote for granted without pledging anything in return. In Blackout, Owens argues that this automatic allegiance is both illogical and unearned. She contends that the Democrat Party has a long history of racism and exposes the ideals that hinder the Black community’s ability to rise above poverty, live independent and successful lives, and be an active part of the American dream.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought provoking!
- By Girl with curls on 09-16-20
- Blackout
- How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
- By: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
Timely and Timeless
Reviewed: 11-24-22
In 2020, with the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, I resolved to myself that I (a white male) would learn more about the black experience in the United States.
Though I wouldn’t know it for several years, this book belongs on that list.
Candace Owens speaks bravely and articulately, and she is worth listening to.
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Story5 out of 5 stars 309
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
- Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
As Dry and Careful as CCP Meeting Notes
Reviewed: 11-08-22
Vogel provides a soul-crushingly thorough examination of a lifelong Chinese Communist Party member.
Amidst breathless admiration for the Party (whether lifted from Party documents or editorialized), Vogel disabuses the listener of the notion that Deng is the Chinese Ronald Reagan.
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Who Decides?
- States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation
- By: Jeffrey S. Sutton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Everything in law and politics, including individual rights, comes back to divisions of power and the evergreen question: Who decides? Who wins the disputes of the day often turns on who decides them. And our acceptance of the resolution of those disputes often turns on who the decision maker is—because it reveals who governs us. Who Decides makes the case that Constitutional Law should account for the role of the state courts and constitutions, together with the federal courts and constitution, in assessing the right balance of power among all branches of government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful and Pioneering
- By Alice in Dallas on 08-27-22
- Who Decides?
- States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation
- By: Jeffrey S. Sutton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
Insightful and Pioneering
Reviewed: 08-27-22
I have not found many books on the topic of how the Federal and State governments actually relate to each other in practice.
If you find this topic interesting, you will find that this book has insights to share with you.
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Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr.: The Ultimate Collection
- By: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
Listen "live" to one of the most iconic orators of all times in this packed-full collection of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. King's rich and passionate style of delivery will transport you back to the era of the civil-rights movement, when King advocated non-violent resistance in the pursuit of equality and dignity not only for blacks but for all mankind. Seldom has any leader since inspired and captivated an audience worldwide and motivated a nation to action.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Terrible Collection Overall -- Poorly Done
- By David on 07-11-14
Some Wonderful Speeches
Reviewed: 06-25-22
This collection is worth your time. It contains some beautiful and moving speeches by MLK.
That said, it is not an authoritative collection. There is a great deal of overlap in the chosen recordings, and many of MLK’s speeches either were not recorded or are for whatever reason not included in this collection.
Consider this collection a great way to learn more about MLK, but keep learning elsewhere.
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The Economics and Politics of Race
- An International Perspective
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 341
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Story5 out of 5 stars 302
Using an international framework, Sowell analyzes how much a racial group’s economic fate is determined by the surrounding society and how much by internal patterns that follow that same group around the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting material, with not very good audi
- By Martin P. Rodgers on 04-03-13
- The Economics and Politics of Race
- An International Perspective
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
Excellent work; less-than-excellent audio
Reviewed: 03-05-22
This is another worthwhile work by Thomas Sowell, and it is well-narrated in this audiobook.
However, the quality of the recording itself is not very high; throughout it sounds muffled, and occasionally plosives (p sound, t sound, etc.) result in a brief gap in the audio itself.
Due to this, you may find yourself struggling to actually hear this work.
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Free to Choose
- A Personal Statement
- By: Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,769
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,315
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,310
Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, teamed up to write this most convincing and readable guide, which illustrates the crucial link between Adam Smith's capitalism and the free society. They show how freedom has been eroded and prosperity undermined through the rapid growth of governmental agencies, laws, and regulations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Erik on 01-21-08
- Free to Choose
- A Personal Statement
- By: Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
- Narrated by: James Adams
A good accompaniment to the Televised series
Reviewed: 02-20-21
This book covers a lot of the same ground as does the TV series, but it does go into greater theoretical and empirical depth
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The Housing Boom and Bust
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 942
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 941
There was no single, dramatic event that set the current financial crisis off. A whole series of very questionable decisions by many people, in many places, over a period of years, built up the pressures that led to a sudden collapse of the housing market and of financial institutions that began to fall like dominoes as a result of investing in securities based on housing prices. This book is designed to unravel the tangled threads of that story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inciteful Non partisan blame
- By Adolphe on 08-04-09
- The Housing Boom and Bust
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Learned a Great Deal
Reviewed: 12-07-20
This work is the only one I have encountered in which the role of the Federal Government’s well-intentioned but short-sighted policies are examined thoroughly, lucidly, and convincingly.
If you are interested in a full and frank discussion of the Housing Crisis and its ensuing economic recession, then I encourage you to listen to this audiobook.
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