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Killer in the Kremlin
- By: John Sweeney
- Narrated by: John Sweeney
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 82
In Killer in the Kremlin, award-winning journalist John Sweeney takes listeners from the heart of Putin's Russia to the killing fields of Chechnya, to the embattled cities of an invaded Ukraine. In a disturbing exposé of Putin's sinister ambition, Sweeney draws on thirty years of his own reporting—from the Moscow apartment bombings to the atrocities committed by the Russian Army in Chechnya, to the annexation of Crimea and a confrontation with Putin over the shooting down of flight MH17—to understand the true extent of Putin's long war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nothing new. Author has zero credibility
- By MICHAEL W. SHOEMAKER on 12-08-22
- Killer in the Kremlin
- By: John Sweeney
- Narrated by: John Sweeney
A must read.
Reviewed: 10-10-22
This is a rollicking and illuminating book. Sweeney is an irreverent, dogged, and sometimes uncontrolled investigative journalist with vast experience around the world on the trail of murderous autocrats. He is a master at connecting the dots, though occasionally the dotted lines may be somewhat dubious. Nonetheless, it’s a compelling indictment of the murderous narcissist in control of mother Russia. After a career with the BBC, Sweeney is now determined to let the world know the Russia story under Putin, and the evidence that that this man is a sadistic psychopathic kleptocratic pleoneviat (look it up). I listened to the book on Audible, where the text is read by the author. The audio version is well suited to the conversational and informal style of the writing. If you care about where the world is going, read or listen to it.
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Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,078
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32,610
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32,535
James Dommek, Jr., an Alaska Native writer and musician, sheds new light on a real-life mystery that pits Native American folklore against the US justice system. In the vast Alaskan Arctic, legend has it there once lived a mythic tribe—Iñukuns—that only existed in rumors and whispers. This changed forever when an actor-turned-fugitive, Teddy Kyle Smith, had an encounter that brought Iñukuns from myth to reality. Smith was an aspiring actor with a promising career until it all came quickly crashing down with a gunshot, a manhunt, bloodshed, and other frightful events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s an Inuit Thing. You possibly don’t understand it.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-13-19
- Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
Wonderful
Reviewed: 11-10-19
I live in Alaska and was drawn to this as my first try at one of the monthly free books. I can not recommend it more highly if you want to understand Alaska, the land and it’s people. This is a masterful work of art and story-telling.
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Dark Territory
- The Secret History of Cyber War
- By: Fred Kaplan
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,980
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,969
As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Best narrator - Malcolm Hillgartner
- By Greg Davis on 07-20-16
- Dark Territory
- The Secret History of Cyber War
- By: Fred Kaplan
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Excellent history and lessons
Reviewed: 11-02-19
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Scary ending where the fears about potential lawless future politicians failing to abide by the legal constraints built into our system of government. Particularly worrisome at this moment. Thank you.
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China: A History of China and East Asia 3rd Edition
- By: Adam Brown
- Narrated by: Sarah Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Have you ever wondered how China became the most populous and one of the most industrially active nations today? This audiobook will take you from Ancient China and imperial dynasties to communism and capitalism. Discover the rich history of this superpower. Subjects include: agriculture, capitalism, ancient Chinese culture, language, spirituality and religion, literature, music, arts, architecture, history of martial arts, old-world medicine, military history, and the Sun Tzu dynasties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- By Amber Levine on 09-10-19
- China: A History of China and East Asia 3rd Edition
- By: Adam Brown
- Narrated by: Sarah Moore
Terrible narration
Reviewed: 10-23-19
Couldn’t get past first 10 minutes. Sounds like a robot. Just sounded like a primer for an exam study. Returned it.
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The Great Successor
- The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
- By: Anna Fifield
- Narrated by: Olivia Mackenzie-Smith
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 194
Anna Fifield reconstructs Kim's past and present with exclusive access to sources near him and brings her unique understanding to explain the dynastic mission of the Kim family in North Korea. The archaic notion of despotic family rule matches the almost medieval hardship the country has suffered under the Kims. Few people thought that a young, untested, unhealthy, Swiss-educated basketball fanatic could hold together a country that should have fallen apart years ago. But Kim Jong Un has not just survived, he has thrived.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- By WPD on 06-26-19
- The Great Successor
- The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
- By: Anna Fifield
- Narrated by: Olivia Mackenzie-Smith
Interesting and informative
Reviewed: 10-22-19
Very well worth the read/listen. I knew so little about N Korea and the Kim’s
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Blowout
- Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,066
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,008
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,961
In 2010, the words “earthquake swarm” entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. That same year, a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia—including his iconic crystal-encrusted white glove—was sold at auction for over $1 million to a guy who was, officially, just the lowly forestry minister of the tiny nation of Equatorial Guinea. And in 2014, Ukrainian revolutionaries raided the palace of their ousted president and found a zoo of peacocks, gilded toilets, and a floating restaurant modeled after a Spanish galleon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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chilling...
- By Kindle Customer on 10-12-19
- Blowout
- Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
A gut wrenching overview
Reviewed: 10-14-19
Easy to read/hear while highlighting details by stories that paint a terrifying picture of where the thirst for oil and gas combined with human greed is destroying hope for humanity.
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