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The People's Tycoon
- Henry Ford and the American Century
- By: Steven Watts
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 29 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 242
How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford's outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism.
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3 out of 5 stars
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50% Longer than it needed to be.
- By Chris on 04-06-13
- The People's Tycoon
- Henry Ford and the American Century
- By: Steven Watts
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
Filled with wonderful stories instead of long strict chronology
Reviewed: 09-10-24
In-depth study of Ford’s life and all the supporting actors. I particularly enjoyed the ability to focus on a particular set of circumstances and actors instead of being lead down a boring long timeline of events. Ford was treated fairly and no one topic or action was treated as a singular defining factor of the man.
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Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know
- By: Mark Berkson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Mark Berkson
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,479
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,169
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,140
According to polls conducted by Gallup and the Pew Research Forum on Religion & Public Life, the majority of Americans fail basic tests about religion, including tests on their own faith. This is troublesome because religious literacy is about so much more than naming deities or knowing the stories of ancient history. For many of us, religion is a way to examine and understand ourselves. These 24 enlightening lectures offer you the chance to experience the world's religions from all angles – historical, theological, and cultural.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic but missing a few things
- By Sol-Pal on 08-18-15
Around the world in two weeks
Reviewed: 06-18-15
I wish this was required listening/reading for everyone. So much misconception is dispelled in such a short amount of time that it is hard to see this as other than essential. There is just enough depth into each religion to get a decent grasp at the basics.
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