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The Magic Years
- Scenes from a Rock-and-Roll Life
- By: Jonathan Taplin
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Jonathan Taplin’s extraordinary journey has put him at the crest of every major cultural wave in the past half century. His is a lifetime marked not only by good timing but by impeccable instincts - from the folk scene of Woodstock, to Hollywood’s rebellious film movement and beyond, Taplin is not just a witness but a lifelong producer, the right-hand man to some of the greatest talents of both pop culture and the underground. The Magic Years is both a rock memoir and a work of cultural criticism from a key player who watched a nation turn from idealism to nihilism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A life well-lived, to say the least
- By Steven Gilb on 01-01-22
- The Magic Years
- Scenes from a Rock-and-Roll Life
- By: Jonathan Taplin
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
Still looking the other way..
Reviewed: 09-08-23
Taplin appears oblivious to the diversion of the sixties anti war movement into sex, drugs mass music performances. This is difficult to grasp given Taplin's family, education and apparent intelligence. With such role cultural role models he does make it more easy to understand the 'behaviors' of the generation after these boomers. Taplin is on a meme now of the digiatl oligarch's power in the US and their split from the populace. He lived in and describes the appropriation of folk and mountain music by some of his icons. Even though present he doesn't get it after all these years.
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Stephen Roach on the Next Asia
- Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization
- By: Stephen S. Roach
- Narrated by: Scott Woodside
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2
As Morgan Stanley's chief Asia specialist, getting Asia right is Stephen Roach's personal obsession, and this in-depth compilation represents more than 70 of Roach's key research efforts not just on Asia, but also on how the region fits into the broad context of increasingly globalized financial markets. The book argues that the "Asia factor" is not a static concept, but rather one that is constantly changing and evolving.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Badly needs update.
- By John on 09-06-23
- Stephen Roach on the Next Asia
- Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization
- By: Stephen S. Roach
- Narrated by: Scott Woodside
Badly needs update.
Reviewed: 09-06-23
Roche is a talented and insightful writer who is badly in need of an edit to the cut out the hot there and we’re petition. How could he study China and not learn from Confucius put it down and Sum it up. Despite being out of date and beverage is somewhat convoluted this is a great story. Roche is a talented writer. Well worth your time.
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,309
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,410
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,373
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it. America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
- The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
Doom for them, salvation for us
Reviewed: 07-12-22
Zeihan has given us a maniacal Nietzshean nearly proto Fascist view of the world's and the US' future. He is as brilliant and forceful at times as Nietzshe ever was. Likewise his political sympathies are as favorable to corporate fascism as any proto Nazi would be. These are apparently harsh and inflammatory allegations I admit but they are in the cast of his own style. Zeihan's 'propheies' are as some say about America that it has a religion without God and a Christianity without Christ. His apocolype is likewise doom without resurrection. Lose all hope who enters here he might have above the title.
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Disunited Nations
- The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan, Roy Worley
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,986
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,664
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,651
In Disunited Nations, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan presents a series of counterintuitive arguments about the future of a world where trade agreements are coming apart and international institutions are losing their power. Germany will decline as the most powerful country in Europe, with France taking its place. Every country should prepare for the collapse of China, not North Korea. We are already seeing, as Zeihan predicts, a shift in outlook on the Middle East: it is no longer Iran that is the region’s most dangerous threat, but Saudi Arabia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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brilliant geopolitical primer re the future
- By Howard on 04-11-20
- Disunited Nations
- The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan, Roy Worley
The state of the world according to a genius
Reviewed: 02-21-21
No irony here. Zeihan reflects the genius of the great minds as for example in the Great Books: Aristotle, Plato, Dante. Peter's prior two books show also much if not most of this unique ability. Most gripping is the last chapter written in 2020 where Peter refers to the wolves at the door and the overwhelming aspects of what he sees before us. Peter appears to be overwhelmed. Most curious is that there is no mention of the virus. Rather his summation appears incoherent and disoriented Prepared to be shocked by this change from Peter's usual overflowing optimism and confidence. His bedrock theme up until this end word had been that the US is exempt and protected from the coming disasters. There is in this new tone an uncertainty that in the case of the pandemic this is the case.
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Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
- By: Hans Christian Andersen, Mrs. Edgar Lucas - translator
- Narrated by: Angele Masters
- Length: 41 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 152
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Story4 out of 5 stars 147
A magical storyteller's timeless tales. Here are 127 of Andersen's classic stories, translated by "Mrs. Edgar Lucas" in the 19th century. Included are such well-known tales as "The Emperor's New Suit", "The Little Match-Seller", "Thumbelina", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Snow Queen".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Would be a great addition to my audio library, but
- By SJ on 12-04-18
What Disney could be
Reviewed: 01-09-21
The great artistry of Hans will astound anyone who is meeting it for the first full moment.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 944
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 936
Dubbed the "Dumb Ox" by his classmates for his shyness, Saint Thomas Aquinas proved to be possessed of the rarest brilliance, justifying the faith of his teacher, Albertus Magnus, and sparking a revolution in Christian thought. Chesterton's unsurpassed examination of Aquinas' thinking makes his philosophy accessible to listeners of any generation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I finally get Chesterton
- By Gil Michelini on 01-06-19
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Read the last two chapters for greatness that is Chesterton
Reviewed: 09-19-20
As in Everlasting Man Chesterton hides an Easter Egg of some of the greatest prose as strikingly beautiful as Shakespeare and as deeply penetrating. His work only needs an editor to have this lightening bolt of a writer blast into our timesavers.
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Hostage to the Devil
- The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
- By: Malachi Martin
- Narrated by: Castor Corvus
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 186
One-on-one with Satan. A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Could have done without pornographic details
- By Youth in Asia on 05-27-20
- Hostage to the Devil
- The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
- By: Malachi Martin
- Narrated by: Castor Corvus
A literary great introduces Lucifer to moderns
Reviewed: 05-18-20
This is a must read for anyone sensing evil in our world whether it comes from a spiritual or simply the material sense of smell emanating from our institutions. The 'stories' are fact based narratives that Martin developed from tapes and interviews of those involved with exorcisms. Each story begins with a 'deal' with the devil to be a servant in return for something material and usually big depending on the imagination of the person. The author was made infamous from his observations concerning the inner sanctums of the Vatican and the deals some high up in them made with Lucifer. Read the Book of Job and it makes more sense. The pornographic details are dirty and disgusting; they present a realistic demonic aspect of pornography and are meant to show the true source of this influence on America and the west. I hope other works of Martin are brought to Audible such as Windswept House which is a really great American novel greater than Gone with the Wind which is echos.
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The Accidental Superpower
- The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,410
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,954
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,926
In The Accidental Superpower, international strategist Peter Zeihan examines how geography, combined with demography and energy independence, will pave the way for one of the great turning points in history, and one in which America reasserts its global dominance. No other country has a greater network of internal waterways, a greater command of deepwater navigation, or a firmer hold on industrialization technologies than America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DDD: Demographics Determine Destiny
- By Soudant on 03-23-15
- The Accidental Superpower
- The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
A Cringeworthy Read
Reviewed: 10-22-19
This is an indispensable read. At first blush this book introduces startling realism into the discussion of America's role in the global environment. The bottom line however is that Zeihan has discovered America. This is the America lost to us in the last several generations concerning our country's great blessings and good fortune. Zeihan's description comes as a revelation. It was all well known in times past but became buried in layers of doubt, confusion and guilt since the end of WWII. Zeihan's reading and rhetoric is sharp and accurate; it is also nearly amoral and arrogant. If this offends you stay with it. It does represent the thinking of our elites.
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Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
- By: Jeffrey C. Grossman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeffrey C. Grossman
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 448
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 376
Nothing has had a more profound impact on the development of modern civilization than thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes are at the heart of everything that involves heat, energy, and work, making an understanding of the subject indispensable for careers in engineering, physical science, biology, meteorology, and even nutrition and culinary arts. Get an in-depth tour of this vital and fascinating science in 24 enthralling lectures suitable for everyone from science novices to experts who wish to review elementary concepts and formulas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Course; Particularly as Review
- By Qoheleth on 01-12-19
Link between empirical science, math, philosophy
Reviewed: 08-04-19
Buried somewhat in this lengthy course are key connections between lab science, calculus, and clearly defined concepts connected to modern philosophy and the its focus on clear terms. A review of the PDF is necessary for selected chapters to get an understanding of the simple terms and their very complex non intuitive but precise relationships. For me this course is a return to the branch of engineering and science and 'common sense' understandings that propelled the early years of the scientific historical moment. My only complaint for an otherwise excellent intellectual performance is Grossman's diction and elocution, or lack of them really. These are easily corrected defects that several listenings, required for me in any case, corrects nicely.
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The Everlasting Man
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 433
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 427
Few people had a more profound effect on Christianity in the 20th century than G. K. Chesterton. The Everlasting Man, written in response to an anti-Christian history of humans penned by H.G. Wells, is considered Chesterton’s masterpiece. In it, he explains Christ’s place in history, asserting that the Christian myth carries more weight than other mythologies for one simple reason—it is the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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well narrated audio of a masterpiece.
- By John Glemby on 10-15-11
- The Everlasting Man
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins
It may be heretical to say
Reviewed: 04-02-18
This may be the a continuation of the Gospels for our millennium. It is summation and arrow toward the future. A work of inspired genius and piety if truly taken in as is sweet clear water will change your Christian life by giving it renewed purpose and sacred meaning.
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