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Almost Exclusively Set in the US

Reviewed: 03-06-22

It follows in the vein of A People's History of the US, etc. and is almost solely focused on the trans community in the US. Still pretty good though

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Pretty Good

Reviewed: 03-03-22

Word of Warning, the book is not an exhaustive treatment of anarchism. It's more like a loose collection of Chomsky's musings on anarchism with a huge chunk of the book dedicated to the Spanish civil war. But I'm pretty sure there are famous anarchist thinkers who just never get mentioned here

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Superficial and Uncritical

Reviewed: 01-23-22

It's a bit like someone took the major events of the Industrial Revolution, looked up the first paragraph of each event's Wikipedia page, and strung them together into a script.

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I'm a Little Worried about the Reporting

Reviewed: 01-17-22

No one has to make up stories when it comes to the CIA, it's clearly an organization riddled with scandals that loves to overthrow democratic governments. This is probably the first 2/3 of the book. The final 1/3 goes ALL IN on the idea that the CIA assassinated John F. Kennedy. By the final chapter, the author is arguing that RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan is the victim of a CIA mind control program. The author veers so hard into these conspiracies (with such disdain for dissenting opinions) that I'm retroactively worried about the reporting throughout the entire book.

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How Business Really Gets Done

Reviewed: 02-13-21

Great book! Really exposes the shadowy world of private government contractors who operate totally outside of any "free markets" and instead rely on a revolving door of academics/politicians/businessman

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Straightforward Guide

Reviewed: 01-28-21

It's basically a list of financial instruments and their definitions. Kind of hard to follow in audiobook form since there's no real story to grab onto.

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Good, Slightly Lopsided

Reviewed: 01-25-21

Based on the subtitle, I was a little worried that this would devolve into conspiracy theories. Luckily, the book is much more clear eyed about the role of the BIS. It has some great chapters about the bank during WW2, but after that there's a noticable drop in details. Instead of ruling the world, the BIS send to get neutered after WW2. Also, keep in mind that the BIS is separate from the IMF and World Bank, so you won't learn much about them here.

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Strong Perspective

Reviewed: 01-23-21

The key thing to keep in mind before you buy is this: the book is not written by a journalist. It's written by a US politician who had a lot of knowledge on the ground and connections with the Kurds. This makes the book really interesting and worth a listen. Just keep in mind that the author's own experiences loom large in his analyses of the conflict

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A Nice Review of Fed Independence

Reviewed: 01-04-21

Maybe not suited for Fed experts, but if you're looking to learn some Fed history while exercising or doing chores (how I listened to it), then it's a good overview of Fed history and governance. Most importantly, it doesn't devolve into conspiracy theories.

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Talking through a Theory

Reviewed: 09-17-20

I liked it overall but at times it feels like he stretches out the content (e.g. the long summary of a scene from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Then again, you might like this if you're looking for a conversational style with jokes and pop culture references instead of a dry, formal work of non fiction.

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