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Civilization
- The West and the Rest
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Niall Ferguson
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,009
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,991
The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years. All over the world, an astonishing proportion of people now work for Western-style companies, study at Western-style universities, vote for Western-style governments, take Western medicines, wear Western clothes, and even work Western hours. Yet six hundred years ago the petty kingdoms of Western Europe seemed unlikely to achieve much more than perpetual internecine warfare. It was Ming China or Ottoman Turkey that had the look of world civilizations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoughtful analysis of the ascendancy of the West.
- De Patrick en 05-25-13
- Civilization
- The West and the Rest
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Niall Ferguson
Extremely irritating accents
Revisado: 02-26-17
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The main narrator was fine. However, the producers of this audiobook for some reason thought it was a good idea to have another person read all of the quotes in ludicrous accents. Given the number of quotes in the book, this was so irritating that I had to stop listening midway through. It's a shame, because it was otherwise a good book. I wish that narrators didn't feel obliged to perform accents when reading nonfiction books for grown adults.
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The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- De: Richard Preston
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,022
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,016
The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a number-one New York Times best seller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of USAMRIID, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pretty interesting listening in a horrific way
- De S A en 09-19-03
- The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- De: Richard Preston
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
Very engaging...a bit sensationalist
Revisado: 07-21-14
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Demon in the Freezer?
An autopsy of an inhalation anthrax victim.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The reader gave accents to different characters, which was very distracting. The Australian accent was particularly egregious, and the CDC scientist from the South sounded a bit like Gomer Pyle.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me concerned about the availability of the smallpox genome sequence in public databases!
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Business Law: Contracts
- De: Frank B. Cross, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Frank B. Cross
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 568
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 471
What is a contract? How can you make one binding? How can you avoid being prematurely bound by one? What remedies are available if someone breaches your contract? These questions and the other important issues of legally enforceable promises are covered in these eight lectures. As you'll learn in these eight lectures, contractual agreements are one of the principal mechanisms for ordering life in society. Professor Cross lays a comprehensive foundation in the practical and intricate body of law that governs contracts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent with two quibbles
- De Nothing really matters en 09-12-14
- Business Law: Contracts
- De: Frank B. Cross, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Frank B. Cross
Excellent introduction to contract law
Revisado: 08-03-13
What did you love best about Business Law: Contracts?
This series of lectures provided an interesting, well-organized introduction to the law of contracts. The lecturer was clear, articulate, and witty. I especially enjoyed the many case studies that he discussed.
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- De: Michael Pollan
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,387
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,373
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,363
"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn't. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- De Lily en 11-02-08
- The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- De: Michael Pollan
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Interesting story, but superficial analysis
Revisado: 07-26-13
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I wish that the author had more critically evaluated whether "organic" food is better for consumers and the environment and whether growing all food according to organic principles would be economically feasible. While citing a few (unconvincing) studies to suggest that organically grown fruits and vegetables have more nutrients than non-organically grown ones, he didn't critically examine the notion that organic farming is eco-friendly. Arguments can be made to the contrary, for example that organic farming requires more space per unit of output and that production of organic fertilizer is inefficient and unsustainable. (For a good presentation of this argument, listen to "Abundance" by Steven Kotler.) The author also seemed to accept at face value the claim that locally-sourced food has a lower carbon footprint and is better for the environment, which is not likely to be true in general (locally sourced bananas in Sweden, anyone?).
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