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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men". John Perkins wrote that economic hit men (EHM) "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder".
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Don't buy the first "confessions. .." buy this one
- By Bill Redfield on 02-24-16
- The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Starts off interesting, but a lot of it is filler
Reviewed: 06-17-17
The author pretends to take responsibility for his actions, but is really looking to do some virtue signalling. On the one hand, he admits that the bad stuff happened because guys like him (and worse guys) used lies, threats and even violence to force foreign leaders to make bad decisions. But he also wants us to believe that the economic problems in the world are the fault of free market capitalism. It's ridiculous. Free market capitalism is very much opposed to the practices that he describes in the book, and yet he wants to blame capitalism and sympathize with left wing terrorists.
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The Sharing Economy
- The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism
- By: Arun Sundararajan
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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In this book, Arun Sundararajan, an expert on the sharing economy, explains the transition to what he describes as "crowd-based capitalism" - a new way of organizing economic activity that may supplant the traditional corporate-centered model. As peer-to-peer commercial exchange blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, how will the economy, government regulation, what it means to have a job, and our social fabric be affected?
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Relevant & engaging
- By MPet on 05-20-16
- The Sharing Economy
- The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism
- By: Arun Sundararajan
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Good but could've had simpler language
Reviewed: 05-26-17
Some sentences were so long and complex that I had to rewind several times just to take it all in. Other times, he spoke in terms that were too abstract. but a good listen overall
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Kafka on the Shore
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Oliver Le Sueur
- Length: 19 hrs and 5 mins
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Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at 15, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down.
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Brilliant Meandering--what was in those brownies..
- By Mel on 05-09-12
- Kafka on the Shore
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Oliver Le Sueur
Terribly overated.
Reviewed: 02-22-17
I can't believe that this garbage won an award. Poorly written. Amateurish. A waste of my time.
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
- Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
- By: Karyl McBride
- Narrated by: Karyl McBride
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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The first book specifically for daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert assistance you need in order to overcome this debilitating history and reclaim your life for yourself.
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A MUST read for everyone!
- By Barb on 10-29-12
- Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
- Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
- By: Karyl McBride
- Narrated by: Karyl McBride
This overrated book is very subjective
Reviewed: 12-05-16
The beginning of the book seems promising, but over time I realized that this book is almost religious in it's nature. I don't mean that it is Christian. I mean that it feels more like a list of her opinions than something based on real science.
Many of her readers might choose to agree with her, and that is fine. But the problem I have with the book, is that the writer doesn't take the time to really convince me of her viewpoint. She seems to assume that because she has a Ph.D, everybody will just take anything she says as gospel. Never mind that the social sciences have the poorest reputation in all of academia.
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A Game of Thrones
- Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 33 hrs and 45 mins
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Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.
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Great story and performance.
- By Darrell on 11-19-12
- A Game of Thrones
- Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
Amazing book... annoying voice
Reviewed: 01-05-15
If you could sum up A Game of Thrones (Part One) in three words, what would they be?
Epic, enveloping, exciting
Who was your favorite character and why?
Bran. Because he's one of the few characters who is not a jerk, and has great potential as an underdog.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Roy Dotrice?
No. Many of the voices he puts on for the lesser characters are ridiculous and distract from the story. It sounds like his tongue has swollen to the size of a grapefruit and as such, I look forward to those characters leaving the scene.
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