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We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Modern Ireland
- De: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
- Duración: 22 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 395
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 391
In We Don't Know Ourselves, Fintan O'Toole weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary "backwater" to an almost totally open society - perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history. O'Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Relentlessly Negative
- De John en 06-02-22
- We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Modern Ireland
- De: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
History that is alive, accurate and readable
Revisado: 08-31-22
Fintan O’Toole is a very good writer—a pleasure to read. Every page is alive. This book tells the story of Ireland in the Post WW2 period up to 2018. It is social, political and cultural history well told. Highly recommended.
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Eminence
- Cardinal Richelieu and the Rise of France
- De: Jean-Vincent Blanchard
- Narrado por: Mary Kane
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
Chief minister to King Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu was the architect of a new France in the 17th century, and the force behind the nation's rise as a European power. Among the first statesmen to clearly understand the necessity of a balance of powers, he was one of the early realist politicians, practicing in the wake of Niccol Machiavelli. Truly larger than life, he has captured the imagination of generations, both through his own story and through his portrayal as a ruthless political mastermind in Alexandre Dumas's classic The Three Musketeers.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great story boringly told
- De pete k en 09-19-16
- Eminence
- Cardinal Richelieu and the Rise of France
- De: Jean-Vincent Blanchard
- Narrado por: Mary Kane
An uninspired telling of an an important man’s life
Revisado: 06-27-22
This book is filled with tales of court intrigue and gossipy quotes, but little context about why Richelieu was historically important. The performance of the reader was at best average. The reader has a pleasant voice but no expression of the drama of the story. Bottom line: a disappointment
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The Thirty Years War
- De: C. V. Wedgwood
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 19 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 849
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 738
Initially, the Thirty Years War was precipitated in 1618 by religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire. But the conflict soon spread beyond religion to encompass the internal politics and balance of power within the Empire, and then later to the other European powers. By the end, it became simply a dynastic struggle between Bourbon France and Habsburg Spain. And almost all of it was fought out in Germany. Entire regions were depopulated and destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the World's Great History Books.
- De Judith A. Weller en 08-25-12
- The Thirty Years War
- De: C. V. Wedgwood
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
Very well written & researched but a pompous narrator
Revisado: 02-06-22
As lively and well-written as any history book. Wedgwood is a master storyteller. I did not care for the style of Charlton Griffin. He sounds like a pompous radio announcer for the 1930s. Not every phrase in every sentence needs to be a mini-drama.
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Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- De: Martin Indyk
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 25 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
More than 20 years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed. Martin Indyk - a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013 - has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sad in its lack of creativity
- De Uri Pilichowski en 11-16-21
- Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- De: Martin Indyk
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
A very good book on history, diplomacy and negotiation
Revisado: 01-25-22
One of the two best books on American diplomacy in recent years. George Packer’s “Our Man” bio of Richard Holbrooke was also a great read but Kissinger was a much, much more consequential and successful diplomat. Indyk provides interesting perspectives from his personal experience in Mideast diplomacy. Master of the Game is well written and insightful.
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Verdict on Vichy
- Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regim
- De: Michael Curtis
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 20 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 154
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 133
This masterful audiobook is the first comprehensive reappraisal of the Vichy France regime for over 20 years. France was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1944, and the exact nature of France's role in the Vichy years is only now beginning to come to light. One of the main reasons that the Vichy history is difficult to tell is that some of France's most prominent politicians, including President Mitterand, have been implicated in the regime. This has meant that public access to key documents has been denied and it is only now that an objective analysis is possible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dull History
- De David Baker en 07-04-19
- Verdict on Vichy
- Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regim
- De: Michael Curtis
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
Balanced and thorough history of Vichy France
Revisado: 09-26-21
An excellent exploration of the time between the surrender of France to Nazi Germany and the liberation and its aftermath. It explores all major French institutions and their collaboration and facilitation of German war aims. A few reviews criticized the book as repetitive but that is not correct. It is detailed and thorough. This book is written by a historian, not a journalist or best-selling author. It avoids the sensational and strives for and achieves balance and accuracy.
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Marx in 90 Minutes
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Robert Whitfield
- Duración: 1 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 517
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 424
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 423
Karl Marx's devastating critique of capitalism, and his proposal of communism as the answer to the failings of the capitalist system, bore their greatest fruits in the twentieth century with the formation of the communist state in the Soviet Union. This great venture has now all but completely failed. Yet the force of the communist belief offered the prospect of "justice on this earth" to countless numbers. And Marx's critique has influenced generations of thinkers who call themselves Marxists.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Save your 90 minutes
- De Derek en 04-15-06
- Marx in 90 Minutes
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Robert Whitfield
Snarky bio with little about Marx’s philosophy
Revisado: 08-01-21
This entire “______ in 90 Minutes” series suffers from the same problem. They are brief biographies and don’t spend very much time discussing the actual philosophy of their subjects. You will learn more about Marx’s marriage, infidelity, financial problems, and grooming habits then you will about his philosophy. It’s not like they didn’t have enough time because the last 20 minutes are a timeline of world philosophy and other similar filler-crap. Also, the style of the writing is very snarky which I found annoying.
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 26 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 673
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 606
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 604
First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- De Virginia Waldron en 03-30-17
- Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
One of the greatest works of European literature
Revisado: 06-02-21
Amazing how this novel is still resonant today. Thomas Mann’s writing still amuses and illuminates. David Rintoul’s reading is mainly good except when he renders minor chartered with cockney accents and Scottish brogues.
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