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Reign of Terror
- How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
- By: Spencer Ackerman
- Narrated by: Spencer Ackerman
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 495
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 421
For an entire generation, at home and abroad, the United States has waged an endless conflict known as the War on Terror. In addition to multiple ground wars, the era pioneered drone strikes and industrial-scale digital surveillance, weakened the rule of law through indefinite detentions, sanctioned torture, and manipulated the truth about it all. These conflicts have yielded neither peace nor victory, but they have transformed America. Today’s nativist resurgence walked through a door opened by the 9/11 era. And that door remains open.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful and true, but leftist
- By Danel.Rakovski on 08-18-21
- Reign of Terror
- How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
- By: Spencer Ackerman
- Narrated by: Spencer Ackerman
A powerful history
Reviewed: 09-11-21
As a Muslim American, I keenly understand how 9/11 changed everything for our community. As Ackerman meticulously demonstrates though, 9/11 changed everything about America as well remaking our values, our role in the world, and unleashing the violent carnage that displaces millions to this day.
The book is a helpful primer on the history of how we’ve gone in the wrong direction since 9/11. Ackerman’s critique is multi partisan and blistering. The audio version is read by Ackerman and his narration is excellent.
This book poses the difficult questions that too many Americans have ignored or chosen to look away. If you are unfamiliar with the subject matter, it’s a must read.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,772
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,371
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,312
Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- By Kerry on 09-16-20
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
Great way to revisit this classic
Reviewed: 11-11-20
Like many, the autobiography of Malcolm X had a tremendous impact on my thinking and how I saw the world. It’s been years since I last read it, but thanks to this easy to listen Audiobook I was able to finish it again. In some ways it’s discussing challenges that are dated, while others are as relevant today as they were then in 1965. There’s nothing like hearing Malcolm s transformational and moving personal story, and the book is also packed with more of his political insights than I remember. Lawrence Fishburne is excellent, although quickly you forget he’s the one reading as Malcolm’s voice comes through.
I only wish to add that I wish the original epilogue was included as well, as it really captured what it would have been like to be around Malcolm at the time.
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