J
- 3
- reviews
- 3
- helpful votes
- 156
- ratings
-
Dirty Work
- Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
- By: Eyal Press
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drone pilots who carry out targeted assassinations. Undocumented immigrants who man the "kill floors" of industrial slaughterhouses. Guards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons. In Dirty Work, Eyal Press offers a paradigm-shifting view of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society's most ethically troubling jobs. As Press shows, we are increasingly shielded and distanced from an array of morally questionable activities that other, less privileged people perform in our name.
-
-
A Must Read for Conservatives
- By Nice guy on 11-05-21
- Dirty Work
- Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
- By: Eyal Press
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
Good summary of social inequalities
Reviewed: 12-24-21
If you aren't familiar with the various social inequalities that underline modern American life, this book provides a solid introduction. But, it stops short of offering alternatives or actions to be taken.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
The Righteous Mind
- Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition - the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident truths, making us righteously certain that those who see things differently are wrong. Haidt shows us how these intuitions differ across cultures, including the cultures of the political left and right.
-
-
Why Good People Are Divided - Good for whom?
- By K. Cunningham on 09-21-12
- The Righteous Mind
- Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt
Thought provoking and thoughtful
Reviewed: 10-27-17
Haidt presents a balanced look at the forces that shape our political beliefs. Anyone who wants to improve political discourse and is willing to change to do so, should read this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
The Metaphysical Club
- By: Louis Menand
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hardly a club in the conventional sense, the organization referred to in the title of this superb literary hybrid (part history, part biography, part philosophy) consisted of four members and probably existed for less than nine months.
-
-
The Great American Experiment
- By Victoria on 12-08-03
- The Metaphysical Club
- By: Louis Menand
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
Fascinating subject
Reviewed: 12-29-11
Would you consider the audio edition of The Metaphysical Club to be better than the print version?
While the performance was quite good, Menand's text is what really makes this book worth listening to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful