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The Allure of Battle Part 3
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive". Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt - all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, well explored and articulated thesis
- By mmdc on 12-01-23
- The Allure of Battle Part 3
- A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
- By: Cathal J. Nolan
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
Excellent, well explored and articulated thesis
Reviewed: 12-01-23
Military histories like this usually put me to sleep. This is not the unoriginal, wandering, tome that lacks a clear thesis that is most of this genre . I’m a poor source to evaluate this piece, but the premise is clear and well argued
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The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- By: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 815
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 637
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Story4 out of 5 stars 633
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil, and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the 20th-century as of the oil industry itself.
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2 out of 5 stars
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major let down
- By Randol on 06-18-10
- The Prize
- The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- By: Daniel Yergin
- Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
Refunds?
Reviewed: 04-05-23
I would still like to read the book I bought. Recommend not buying til audible has the actual book
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Yellen
- The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval
- By: Jon Hilsenrath
- Narrated by: Jon Hilsenrath, Seth Podowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
An engrossing and deeply human chronicle of the past fifty years of American economic and social upheaval, viewed through the consequential life of the most powerful woman in American economic history, Janet Yellen, and her unconventional partnership in marriage and work with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read
- By Ali on 03-26-24
- Yellen
- The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval
- By: Jon Hilsenrath
- Narrated by: Jon Hilsenrath, Seth Podowitz
Better than title, esp the later chapters
Reviewed: 12-12-22
Lots of delightful detail throughout, but this story really works later when it backs in to Leaning In IRL.
Some low key palace intrigue for folks who like that, and some front row stuff on the last 20 years of econ policy, but the novel value add here is the family story, which goes from what feels like a clunky editor’s ask I. The first 2/3 of the book to a really clean through line in the last few chapters. The family story is well developed but may not be perfectly self contained. If you’re familiar with Yellen’s academic career and her closest coauthor, there’s a lot of interesting texture here that you won’t find elsewhere, and it’s v rewarding to read.
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The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- By: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 883
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Story5 out of 5 stars 737
In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets: enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centres.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Explains a lot!
- By jaga on 03-24-21
- The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- By: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrated by: John Sackville
Too many bios
Reviewed: 03-31-22
This is a great topic that the authors clearly know well, but somehow an editor managed to turn this into a series of short biographies about the (sometimes quite interesting) lives of prominent commodity traders. Was hoping for more structure and geopolitical discussion than a series of vignettes, but editors love personalities and narratives so this is much less informative and interesting than hoped.
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