N. Dmitrieva
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The Rodchenkov Affair
- How I Brought Down Russia's Secret Doping Regime
- By: Grigory Rodchenkov
- Narrated by: Andrew Byron
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2015, Russia’s Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as ‘Duchesse cocktail’, tampering and switching of urine samples and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov. The Rodchenkov Affair tells the full, unadulterated story that was first glimpsed in Bryan Fogel’s award-winning documentary and still continues to captivate and shock the world.
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A fascinating story!
- By N. Dmitrieva on 12-23-23
- The Rodchenkov Affair
- How I Brought Down Russia's Secret Doping Regime
- By: Grigory Rodchenkov
- Narrated by: Andrew Byron
A fascinating story!
Reviewed: 12-23-23
I read this after watching Icarus. This version has a lot more detail, and is worth spending time on.
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members - mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. Instead, Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, but backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age.
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Thoroughly Researched and Evidence-Based, but...
- By K on 05-24-21
- The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
A readable intro to contextualize current events
Reviewed: 10-16-23
I am so grateful for this readable and comprehensive introduction to the Israel-Palestine events by a foremost US scholar of the Middle East. He weaves the story of his family to bring life to key historical events of the past ~100 years.
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