
Winner Take All
China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World
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Narrated by:
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Ken Perlstein
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By:
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Dambisa Moyo
Commodities permeate virtually every aspect of modern daily living, but for all their importance - their breadth, their depth, their intricacies, and their central role in daily life - few people who are not economists or traders know how commodity markets work. Almost every day, newspaper headlines and media commentators scream warnings of impending doom - shortages of arable land, clashes over water, and political conflict as global demand for fossil fuels outstrips supply. The picture is bleak, but our grasp of the details and the macro shifts in commodities markets remain blurry.
Winner Take All is about the commodity dynamics that the world will face over the next several decades. In particular, it is about the implications of China’s rush for resources across all regions of the world. The scale of China’s resource campaign for hard commodities (metals and minerals) and soft commodities (timber and food) is among the largest in history.
To be sure, China is not the first country to launch a global crusade to secure resources. From Britain’s transcontinental operations dating back to the end of the 16th century, to the rise of modern European and American transnational corporations between the mid 1860s and 1870s, the industrial revolution that powered these economies created a voracious demand for raw materials and created the need to go far beyond their native countries.
So too is China’s resource rush today. Although still in its early stages, already the breadth of China’s operation is awesome, and seemingly unstoppable. China’s global charge for commodities is a story of China’s quest to secure its claims on resource assets and to guarantee the flow of inputs needed to continue to drive economic development. Moyo, an expert in global commodities markets, explains the implications of China’s resource grab in a world of diminishing resources.
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This is a very timely and interesting read. Unfortunately, this is doubtless the worst narrator for an audiobook I've ever come across. Do your ears a favor, but the book.Worst narrator ever! Ruins a very good book.
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Dambisa Moyo paints a vivid picture of the motivations and strategies China employs to become the de-facto commodities monopsonist and thereby dictate terms to all suppliers worldwide. However, the real challenge of this audio book is to figure out what the narrator is actually saying. The rhythm and intonation of the performance is below Text-To-Speech level. I'm very sorry to say that this book is better read than listened to.Interesting content, terrible performance
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Subject is very interestingWhat did you like best about this story?
Dambisa is an excellent writerWho would you have cast as narrator instead of Ken Perlstein?
Explains the economics in a clear wayYou didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
His delivery is terrible.....Jerkey delivery .. mispronounced words...terrible inflections.Any additional comments?
noneReader is Terrible
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
I agree with most of the other reviewers that Ken was not the best choice for narrator. He seems to read words rather than sentences, and often emphasizes the wrong words. In some cases I had to restate the sentences in my head before they made sense. Pronunciation is generally good but he sometimes skips articles, like "a" and "the" when he comes to a word that is going to be difficult. This distracts from an otherwise excellent book. Nonetheless, I think it was well worth my time in spite of the reader. I was gratified to discover that the book is about much more than China. Moyo sets each resource in its international context before telling us how China is reacting. The book evidently has many charts and graphs and it would have been nice to have those available while I listened, andI think I am going to buy the print version so that I can go back and look at the graphics. I will put it next to Gilding's, The Great Disruption, another book worth listening to.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Ken Perlstein?
The great Grover Gardner would have been better.Great book, poor reader
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Narrator is awful!
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Content: Good; however. . .
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Something else than is obvious and that has not been in the newspapers for years.
What was most disappointing about Dambisa Moyo’s story?
It doesn not spend enough time on China and Chinas way of thinking, probably the author does not have any deep insight into the Chinease way of thinking (maybe nobody has) but to take people on an exended 101 commodity markets mixed with typical moral highground punchlines without giving any deep insight that might actually be useful, ahh waste of time! A one hour abriged version might have sufficed!
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It is a really interesting topic so it should be possible to write a thrilling book
Nothing new - 101 markets mixed with political ops
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Great book, horrendous reading.
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The performance of the narrator was terrible. It seemed clear that he had little knowledge of the subject and simply read the words in a boring monotone fashion. In addition, though I don't have a copy of the written book, I'm pretty sure he frequently said the wrong words and also mispronounced words often.
Decent Content, Awful Performance
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What made the experience of listening to Winner Take All the most enjoyable?
This book is a very detailed book outlining the political and economic happenings in China and around the world. It is an extremely timely and informative book and definitely worth a listen for anyone who has an interest in the rise of China as a major economic power in the world.What about Ken Perlstein’s performance did you like?
Ken Perlstein has a very good quality voice and I enjoyed listening to him. I strongly disagree with the earlier narration comments, this narrator is very good and easy to listen to.Any additional comments?
I learned a lot and am glad I bought it. It has sparked an interest in reading more about China and the recent economic events.Interesting Book with Very Good Narration
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