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FDR's Gambit
- The Court Packing Fight and the Rise of Legal Liberalism
- De: Laura Kalman
- Narrado por: Rebecca Gallagher
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
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In the past few years, liberals concerned about the prospect of long-term conservative dominance of the federal courts have revived an idea that crashed and burned in the 1930s: court packing. Today's court packing advocates have run into a wall of opposition, with most citing the 1930s episode as one FDR's greatest failures. In early 1937, Roosevelt—fresh off a landslide victory—stunned the country when he proposed a plan to expand the size of the court by up to six justices.
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fabulous, entertaining, and of obvious contemporary relevance
- De michael klarman en 03-09-23
- FDR's Gambit
- The Court Packing Fight and the Rise of Legal Liberalism
- De: Laura Kalman
- Narrado por: Rebecca Gallagher
Excellent
Revisado: 10-14-23
The story of FDR's "court packing scheme" is always glossed over in history books. It's a much more interesting and complicated story, and is told here in great detail. Highly recommended.
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American Midnight
- The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
- De: Adam Hochschild
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 15 h y 6 m
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From legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a groundbreaking reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threated by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor
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Disturbing yet Reassuring
- De Sams95 en 11-18-22
- American Midnight
- The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
- De: Adam Hochschild
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
Important book
Revisado: 10-14-23
This is a remarkably researched and written book on a subject that needed to be told.
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The Globemakers
- The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft
- De: Peter Bellerby
- Narrado por: Simon Ludders
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
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When Peter Bellerby set out to make a globe for his father's eightieth birthday, after failing to find a suitable one to purchase, he had no idea where the process would lead. He went on to establish Bellerby & Co, one of the only artisan globemakers in the world. The Globemakers brings us inside Bellerby’s gorgeous studio to learn how he and his team of cartographers and artists bring these stunning celestial, terrestrial, and planetary objects to life. Along the way he tells stories of his adventure and the luck along the way that shaped the company.
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What a great story!
- De Gael Dalton en 12-07-23
- The Globemakers
- The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft
- De: Peter Bellerby
- Narrado por: Simon Ludders
What a great book
Revisado: 10-14-23
I enjoyed this immensely. It combines history with crafts, and walks us through some ingenious problem solving. I loved it.
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When Books Went to War
- The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
- De: Molly Guptill Manning
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
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When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks for troops to carry in their pockets and their rucksacks in every theater of war.
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Informed and delightful Reading
- De Shiloah Baker en 10-17-18
- When Books Went to War
- The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
- De: Molly Guptill Manning
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
Excellent book
Revisado: 10-14-23
This is just a wonderful book. Meticulously researched, a great story, and nicely written. two thumbs up.
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October 1964
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Angelo Di Loreto
- Duración: 13 h y 54 m
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David Halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporter’s tenacity, superbly details the end of the 15-year reign of the New York Yankees in October 1964. That October found the Yankees going head-to-head with the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series pennant. Expertly weaving the narrative threads of both teams’ seasons, Halberstam brings the major personalities on the field - from switch-hitter Mickey Mantle to pitcher Bob Gibson - to life. Using the teams’ subcultures, Halberstam also analyzes the cultural shifts of the '60s.
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an excellent baseball book
- De Joe H en 12-31-18
- October 1964
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Angelo Di Loreto
Excellent book
Revisado: 09-14-23
This is just a wonderful book. It's about so much more than the title suggests. The early 1960s was a pivotal period in the evolution of baseball, The game expanded to the West Coast, became racially integrated, began an amateur player draft, began to rely on tv contracts for revenue -- the old ways of doing things was ending, and new patterns were emerging. This is a must read book for any baseball fan.
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The Nature of Oaks
- The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
- De: Douglas W. Tallamy
- Narrado por: Adam Barr
- Duración: 4 h y 16 m
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Oaks sustain a complex and fascinating web of wildlife. The Nature of Oaks reveals what is going on in oak trees month by month, highlighting the seasonal cycles of life, death, and renewal. From woodpeckers who collect and store hundreds of acorns for sustenance to the beauty of jewel caterpillars, Tallamy illuminates and celebrates the wonders that occur right in our own backyards. The Nature of Oaks will inspire you to treasure these trees and to act to nurture and protect them.
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Inspirational
- De Kaysi12 en 07-22-22
- The Nature of Oaks
- The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
- De: Douglas W. Tallamy
- Narrado por: Adam Barr
Outstanding
Revisado: 07-20-23
The Nature of Oaks is an excellent book. It's scientific, but a great read for a general audience. Highly recommended.
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The Poisonwood Bible
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Dean Robertson
- Duración: 15 h y 34 m
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The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family’s tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.
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Listen to the sample first!
- De Cheryl D en 07-30-08
- The Poisonwood Bible
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Dean Robertson
Amazing book
Revisado: 07-12-23
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It's wonderfully written, and historically accurate. Read this book.
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Battle of Ink and Ice
- A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
- De: Darrell Hartman
- Narrado por: Mack Sanderson
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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In the fall of 1909, a pair of bitter contests captured the world’s attention. The American explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook both claimed to have discovered the North Pole, sparking a vicious feud that was unprecedented in international scientific and geographic circles. At the same time, the rivalry between two powerful New York City newspapers—the storied Herald and the ascendant Times—fanned the flames of the so-called polar controversy, as each paper financially and reputationally committed itself to an opposing explorer and fought desperately to defend him.
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Entangled History
- De Bryon Christensen en 05-20-24
- Battle of Ink and Ice
- A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
- De: Darrell Hartman
- Narrado por: Mack Sanderson
Excellent book
Revisado: 06-17-23
This is a fascinating story. It is well written and meticulously researched. The reader comes away with a detailed look at polar exploration and the newspaper business around the dawn of the 20th century. Highly recommended.
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Outpost on Io
- De: Leigh Brackett
- Narrado por: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
- Duración: 45 m
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MacVickers was captured by the alien Europan when they blasted his ship. Now he’s damned to work the alien mines until death takes him. But MacVickers ain't the kind of guy to buckle down; he’s going to get even.
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Excellent
- De John Cashman en 06-08-23
- Outpost on Io
- De: Leigh Brackett
- Narrado por: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
Excellent
Revisado: 06-08-23
Great story. Fantastic. I can't recommend it enough. The reader does a wonderful job as well.
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The Contagion of Liberty
- The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution
- De: Andrew M. Wehrman
- Narrado por: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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The Revolutionary War broke out during a smallpox epidemic, and in response, General George Washington ordered the inoculation of the Continental Army. But Washington did not have to convince fearful colonists to protect themselves against smallpox. In The Contagion of Liberty, Andrew M. Wehrman describes a revolution within a revolution, where the violent insistence for freedom from disease ultimately helped American colonists achieve independence from Great Britain.
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New information to me
- De Chuck en 06-16-23
- The Contagion of Liberty
- The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution
- De: Andrew M. Wehrman
- Narrado por: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Outstanding
Revisado: 02-03-23
This is an excellent book. Exceptionally well written and researched. It's an important and timely work.
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