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The Color of Law
- A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
- By: Richard Rothstein
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,700
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,000
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,980
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation - that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, he incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation - the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments - that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better suited to print than audio
- By ProfGolf on 02-04-18
- The Color of Law
- A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
- By: Richard Rothstein
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
Seems far longer than it is.
Reviewed: 01-27-24
This book is extremely repetitive. Some of the content was interesting but most of it reads like a textbook.
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Class
- A Memoir
- By: Stephanie Land
- Narrated by: Stephanie Land
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 213
When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, he called it an “unflinching look at America’s class divide…and a reminder of the dignity of all work.” Later, it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by sixty-seven million households and was Netflix’s fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie’s escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
- By Cathy McCann on 11-07-23
- Class
- A Memoir
- By: Stephanie Land
- Narrated by: Stephanie Land
Predictable. Repetitive Story. Mostly comes off as a boo-hop whining story.
Reviewed: 12-02-23
A story about complaining, promiscuousness and a love/hate relationship of a single mom and wanted(ish) daughter. I was hoping for more of a powerful story about overcoming adversity. What I got was a story about excuses and thinly vailed guilt of a single mom who consistently made bad bad choices.
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White Fragility
- Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
- By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,526
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,296
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people'" (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent meaningful cross-racial dialogue.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Word salad
- By Eric on 03-10-20
- White Fragility
- Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
- By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
None sense to the highest degree
Reviewed: 01-22-22
This book displays many inaccurate facts and the conclusions drawn are insane, insulting and, funny enough, racist.
The theme of the book is everyone is racist because the author redefines racism as something innate to anyone who is not a POC. Also if you disagree with any of her accusations or conclusions then you are being racist or fragile or both. This is a great way to eliminate debate or conversation; if you disagree with me then ur racist and you need to check yourself. Only the author can tell you who and how you’re a being racist lol.
The book also looks at disparate outcomes as proof that racism is all around us in the ether. If you offer up or discuss any alternative reason for a disparate outcome then you are being racist and so on and on the book goes.
The only specific examples of racism that are given are red lining and other discriminatory practices from the Jim Crow era that have since been deemed illegal. The book even states that today’s “implicit” racism is WORSE than the Jim Crow era which insanity.
Anyway this was a very long book in that it repeated the same BS over and over. Multiple times I wanted to stop listening to it but decided I needed to just finish it like a torturous bout of cardio.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 216,877
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 196,201
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Story5 out of 5 stars 195,234
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
Some parts are decent but overall mundane
Reviewed: 12-22-21
I enjoyed Trevor’s performance reading the book. Some parts of story were entertaining but I struggled to finish it. Especially with the foreshadowing often used for no good reason.
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Lioness
- Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
- By: Francine Klagsbrun
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 32 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born in tsarist Russia in 1898, she immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in Milwaukee, where from her earliest years she displayed the political consciousness and organizational skills that would eventually catapult her into the inner circles of Israel's founding generation. Moving to mandatory Palestine in 1921 with her husband, the passionate socialist joined a kibbutz but soon left and was hired at a public works office by the man who would become the great love of her life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The persistent mispronunciations of Hebrew and Yiddish words ruined this performance
- By YH-O on 12-30-18
- Lioness
- Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
- By: Francine Klagsbrun
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
Long winded!!
Reviewed: 05-06-20
I have a lot of interest in Israel history and military and culture. After listening to this I have realized I am much less interested in the politics side of things. This books is very long winded. I think it would have definitely been expedited 20-30%. Some sections were downright painful and then I started day dreaming. If you really love Israel early politics and understanding the various groups that coalesced and rivaled to create our modern parties in Israel than you may enjoy this more than I did.
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Israel's Edge
- The Story of the IDF's Most Elite Unit - Talpiot
- By: Jason Gewirtz
- Narrated by: Shlomo Zacks
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
Instead of being trained to fight, the few soldiers each year selected for Talpiot are taught how to think. In order to join this unit they have to commit to being in the army for 10 years, rather than the three years a normal soldier serves. Talpiots are taught advanced level physics, math, and computer science as they train with soldiers from every other branch of the IDF. The result: young men and women become research and development machines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could have been shorter
- By Noel on 07-31-17
- Israel's Edge
- The Story of the IDF's Most Elite Unit - Talpiot
- By: Jason Gewirtz
- Narrated by: Shlomo Zacks
Decent book if you have the interest
Reviewed: 05-06-20
This was a decent book. I didn’t love it but listened to the whole thing. About half way through I had gotten the gist. After that it was a repeat of how topiat grads created one great company after another. Worth a read but not one of my favorites.
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American Kingpin
- The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
- By: Nick Bilton
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 19,809
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,847
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,798
In 2011, a 26-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine website hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything - drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons - free of the government's watchful eye. It wasn't long before the media got wind of the new website where anyone - not just teenagers and weed dealers but terrorists and black hat hackers - could buy and sell contraband detection-free.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest portrait of DPR
- By Victor on 05-18-17
- American Kingpin
- The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
- By: Nick Bilton
- Narrated by: Will Damron
Great entertaining read
Reviewed: 09-25-18
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you like crime/science/biographical books you will enjoy it too. Kept me into it the whole time and I actually listened to the whole thing in a week.
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