Johnathan McKenzie
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,920
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,268
The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men". John Perkins wrote that economic hit men (EHM) "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't buy the first "confessions. .." buy this one
- By Bill Redfield on 02-24-16
- The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
I’m not impressed
Reviewed: 02-16-18
I have little patience for people who earn a fortune and live a luxurious life, then complain about all the pain and suffering they’ve caused. I hope his guilt haunts him until his death, which should be slow and painful. After all, isn’t that what he thinks he deserves?
It’s not that I believe everything in this book either. Not ever world event is connected to EHM’s as he calls them. Geopolitics is a game as old as man, and nations, so economic policy is only one way that cat is skinned. Either way, the self righteous tone is insulting considering that he has most of his epiphanies while enjoying some luxurious setting that his fortune provides him.
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Warriors of God
- Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel
- By: Nicholas Blanford
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Hezbollah is the most powerful Islamist group operating in the Middle East today, and no other Western journalist has penetrated as deeply inside this secretive organization as Nicholas Blanford. Now Blanford has written the first comprehensive inside account of Hezbollah and its enduring struggle against Israel.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Collection of anecdotes
- By Kindle Customer on 05-15-17
- Warriors of God
- Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel
- By: Nicholas Blanford
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Lots of first person info
Reviewed: 10-19-17
The reporter obviously has plenty of first hand knowledge from his years of reporting on the region, which I like. Now, all I need to do is find corroborating accounts of his info elsewhere.
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