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Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy
- Chaos Rising, Book 1
- By: Timothy Zahn
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,207
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, but too many audio effects
- By Tom on 09-06-20
- Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy
- Chaos Rising, Book 1
- By: Timothy Zahn
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
Good
Reviewed: 07-18-22
I liked it. Maybe the sound effects and background music bothered some people but it added to the experience for me.
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America's Secret War
- Inside the Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies
- By: George Friedman
- Narrated by: Brian Emerson
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 987
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 522
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 521
Dubbed by Barron's as "The Shadow CIA", Stratfor, George Friedman's global intelligence company, has provided analysis to Fortune 500 companies, news outlets, and even the U.S. government. Now Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover, the startling truth behind America's foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding book, answers so many questions.
- By Steve on 01-02-05
- America's Secret War
- Inside the Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies
- By: George Friedman
- Narrated by: Brian Emerson
very good insight
Reviewed: 09-20-21
This was the first book I've listened to by George Friedman. He's completely changed my perspective on the wars in the middle east and the bush administration. Very very insightful book.
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Government Gone Wild
- How D.C. Politicians Are Taking You for a Ride - and What You Can Do About It
- By: Kristin Tate
- Narrated by: Avalon Kingsbury
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
DC politicians ship our friends and family overseas to fight in wars we shouldn't be fighting. They monitor our emails, record our phone calls, and peer into our snail mail. They spend our hard-earned cash on things no disciplined family would buy. They tell us who we can marry and what we can put in our bodies. They throw us in overcrowded prisons for smoking pot. They take lavish trips around the world, staying in five-star hotels...and it comes straight out of our paychecks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Perspective.
- By Mr. Richard J. Pawlak on 09-13-17
- Government Gone Wild
- How D.C. Politicians Are Taking You for a Ride - and What You Can Do About It
- By: Kristin Tate
- Narrated by: Avalon Kingsbury
fox news kept promoting it
Reviewed: 09-12-16
Any additional comments?
I gave this a try because the girl who wrote it is really pretty. Seriously, look her up. Anyways it's a good listen for an introduction into the libertarian point of view. It's basically 7 hours of John Stossel if he were a millennial woman. So if you like millennial John Stossel, this is right up your alley.
The depth of the topics are a little shallow though because she runs the gamut of the conservative-libertarian platform so make sure to supplement all the points she made with your own information before you start arguing with other people at dinner parties.
Final point: it's also a little condescending like she's talking to people who haven't had any interests outside of partying and television. I'm guessing that's the target demographic but I don't think they read books anyways so it'll probably never reach their eyes. If you can get pass that, it's well written.
TL;DR -
1 basically millennial John Stossel.
2 covers libertarian topics but shallow.
3 probably made for people who don't read books but well written.
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The China Price
- The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
- By: Alexandra Harney
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 30
To write The China Price, Alexandra Harney has penetrated further and deeper into China's enormous ecosystem of export-oriented industry than any outsider before her. She uncover the disturbing truth about how China is able to offer such amazingly low prices to the rest of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly Research, Balanced Account
- By Alexandra on 02-07-09
- The China Price
- The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
- By: Alexandra Harney
- Narrated by: Karen White
This book is Garbage Propaganda
Reviewed: 10-23-14
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Marxists, Socialists, Stupid people
Has The China Price turned you off from other books in this genre?
Yes
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment and a little anger that I bought this book. Don't trust the other reviews. They don't know what they are talking about.
Any additional comments?
This book is anti-capitalist propaganda. It's written by a journalist with no economic insight. They blame capitalism and free trade on everything. The focus is on the exploitation of third world workers though. The author blames global warming, job loss, and chinese worker not getting paid enough on capitalism and free trade. It is seriously typical socialist garbage. Get a book that is more centered on economics. Otherwise, you'll just be misinformed by this fear monger.
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Pines
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13,067
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,758
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11,780
Secret service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a clear mission: locate and recover two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels...off. As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation into the disappearance of his colleagues turns up more questions than answers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well done story
- By Linda B on 08-28-12
- Pines
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
Starts out strong, then gets weird.
Reviewed: 07-03-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would change the part where they talk down to me about environmentalism like I'm a stupid child.
Any additional comments?
It's twist was stupid and the Environmentalism message really killed the story for me. It went from exciting suspenseful thriller to environmental PSA fast. If I wanted a couple hours of bullshit environmental propaganda, I would just marathon captain planet.
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