C. Tilney
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The Ideological Brain
- The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking
- De: Leor Zmigrod
- Narrado por: Tania Rodrigues
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her own pioneering research, she uncovers the complex interplay between biology and environment that predisposes some individuals to rigid ways of thinking, and explains how ideologies take hold of our brains, fundamentally changing the way we think, act and interact with others.
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3 out of 5 stars
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interesting historical survey
- De C. Tilney en 04-03-25
- The Ideological Brain
- The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking
- De: Leor Zmigrod
- Narrado por: Tania Rodrigues
interesting historical survey
Revisado: 04-03-25
interesting historical survey marred by a tendency to bury the point in the story. aside from the evidence that much ideological orientation is hardwired- in the sense that some people are more adaptable to change than others- I'm not sure I took anything away from this book
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Once upon a Prime
- The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
- De: Sarah Hart
- Narrado por: Sarah Hart
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both. As the first woman to hold England’s oldest mathematical chair, Professor Hart is the ideal tour guide, taking us on an unforgettable journey through the books we thought we knew, revealing new layers of beauty and wonder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Infinite Review
- De LCorSMT en 04-26-23
- Once upon a Prime
- The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
- De: Sarah Hart
- Narrado por: Sarah Hart
charming
Revisado: 03-29-25
mathematicians delight in the world seen through patterns that devolve to math, which is both true and not particularly interesting, at least to me
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Connie
- A Memoir
- De: Connie Chung
- Narrado por: Connie Chung
- Duración: 11 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 391
Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family’s cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb.
- De Sondra W. Walters en 02-02-25
- Connie
- A Memoir
- De: Connie Chung
- Narrado por: Connie Chung
humor and wisdom
Revisado: 12-15-24
Connie's voice is as strong and warm as ever, and her telling of her life's story mixed insight and history so well.
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Differ We Must
- How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
- De: Steve Inskeep
- Narrado por: Steve Inskeep
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 125
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: “If for this you and I must differ, differ we must,” and said they would be friends forever. Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The excellent level of detail, both in the written and spoken language of Lincoln and his associates.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-23-24
- Differ We Must
- How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
- De: Steve Inskeep
- Narrado por: Steve Inskeep
perspective and grace
Revisado: 12-08-24
Inskeep brings his open minded curiosity and trustworthy mien to this good addition to the Lincoln canon
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The Worlds I See
- Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
- De: Dr. Fei-Fei Li
- Narrado por: Cindy Kay
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 265
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 265
Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.” Known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence, Dr. Li has spent more than two decades at the forefront of the field. But her career in science was improbable from the start. The Worlds I See is the moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De J McC en 02-10-24
- The Worlds I See
- Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
- De: Dr. Fei-Fei Li
- Narrado por: Cindy Kay
A story of humanism and science
Revisado: 04-24-24
I had a little trouble getting into this, possibly because my knowledge of physics is non-existent. once she hit the 2010s and later, though, it became a really compelling, impassioned, humanistic, and optimistic survey of artificial intelligence in the last 15 years. highly recommend
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Servants of the Damned
- Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of Justice
- De: David Enrich
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
From the New York Times’s Business Investigations Editor and #1 bestselling author of Dark Towers comes a long-overdue exposé of the astonishing yet shadowy power wielded by the world’s largest law firms, following the narrative arc of Jones Day, the firm that represented the Trump campaign and much of the Fortune 500, as a powerful encapsulation of the changes that have swept the legal industry in recent decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of its kind by far
- De Kathleen en 12-19-22
- Servants of the Damned
- Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of Justice
- De: David Enrich
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
A. nuanced view
Revisado: 04-02-24
finding industries that are increasingly corrupt is apparently easy, and the legal profession is no exception. in much the same way that how to make a killing uncovered, the depredations of private equity in healthcare, enriches book reveals the way in which greed can distort blindfolded Justice. well done
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The MAGA Diaries
- My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (and How I Got Out)
- De: Tina Nguyen
- Narrado por: Tina Nguyen
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In The MAGA Diaries, she tells not only her story of loving and leaving the conservative movement but the history of the right wing, painting a shocking picture of how they recruit, train, and indoctrinate generations of young people and shape them into the influential leaders and the supporting cast of tomorrow’s Republican party. They are ruthless in building robust networks of power, even if it means demolishing entire civic institutions, from women’s rights to fair elections—and staging a coup when it doesn’t work out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Engaging Story from A Brave Young Journalist
- De SM en 01-25-24
- The MAGA Diaries
- My Surreal Adventures Inside the Right-Wing (and How I Got Out)
- De: Tina Nguyen
- Narrado por: Tina Nguyen
insights from a different point of view
Revisado: 03-05-24
Tina Nguyen is one of the few writers/ pundits to have moved from the right to the center in her writing career. she admits that it may be the height of hubris to write a memoir in one's early 30s, but the inside she provides more than justify the exercise. A great review of the evolution of journalism, and celebrity over the past 10 years
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- De: Liz Cheney
- Narrado por: Liz Cheney
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 7,215
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 6,612
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6,611
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most important book I've ever read.
- De James m Finamore jr en 12-07-23
- Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- De: Liz Cheney
- Narrado por: Liz Cheney
thoughtful, confident, engaging
Revisado: 02-13-24
Even knowing most of the story already, Cheney's in depth, the discussion of the events of the last few years is compelling reading. strongly recommend listening to the audiobook, read by the author, if audio books are your jam
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Mott Street
- A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
- De: Ava Chin
- Narrado por: Ava Chin
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
As the only child of a single mother in Queens, Ava Chin found her family’s origins to be shrouded in mystery. She had never met her father, and her grandparents’ stories didn’t match the history she read at school. Mott Street traces Chin’s quest to understand her Chinese American family’s story. Over decades of painstaking research, she finds not only her father but also the building that provided a refuge for them all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating, fascinating and important read!
- De E. en 11-18-23
- Mott Street
- A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
- De: Ava Chin
- Narrado por: Ava Chin
elegiac, compelling family history
Revisado: 01-30-24
some of the early sections engaged me less, but as she got into the 1920s and later, this was wonderful and informative, compassionate and clear eyes
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Lessons from the Edge
- A Memoir
- De: Marie Yovanovitch
- Narrado por: Marie Yovanovitch
- Duración: 17 h y 11 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,226
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,083
By the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’s personal attorney and his associates—men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation’s respect, and her dignified response to the president’s attacks won our hearts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heroic patriot's amazing story
- De Victoria Eriksson en 03-19-22
- Lessons from the Edge
- A Memoir
- De: Marie Yovanovitch
- Narrado por: Marie Yovanovitch
fascinating
Revisado: 01-15-23
read this with Fiona Hill's memoir for an inspiring look at how people of integrity are, as always, the backbone of America
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