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Conquering Gotham
- The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels
- De: Jill Jonnes
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 166
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice, but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats: the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story - a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the corruption of Tammany Hall, the unruly forces of nature, and the machinations of labor agitators.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good tale of the times
- De Antelope Eddie en 02-08-08
- Conquering Gotham
- The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels
- De: Jill Jonnes
- Narrado por: David Drummond
Perhaps Americans deserve to scuttle in like rats.
Revisado: 01-06-25
Fifty-three years. It only stood for fifty three years. That it was even built at all is amazing.
Jill Jonnes is a truly talented author who pays magnificent homage to the perfect storm of talent and foresight, and ideas and ideals, that combined to create the impossible, the miraculously beautiful public edifice known as Pennsylvania Station.
The book is meticulously crafted like the building itself; not a word is uninteresting not a thought is boring.
She patiently ilucidates the complex and fascinating history; with its intricate tapestry, intertwining graft, arrogance, ignorance, and outright manipulation of the miserable masses during the age of robber barons and unbridled capitalism. She brings necessary attention to those who are shamefully unfamiliar with their city’s loss due to a monumental act of corporate vandalism, civic barbarism and embarrassing public apathy.
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Jimmy Carter at the 92nd Street Y
- De: Jimmy Carter
- Duración: 1 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Former President Jimmy Carter is the author of Everything to Gain, The Blood of Abraham, Keeping Faith, and Turning Point: A Candidate, A State, and a Nation Come of Age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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President Carter full of vim and vigor.
- De Only the NSA knows for sure en 09-05-23
President Carter full of vim and vigor.
Revisado: 09-05-23
Here we have a humble former president addressing a live audience in regards to his successes and failures both in and out of office. The man seems to thrive on the very questions posed to him by an inquisitive audience. His spontaneous responses exude wit and a refreshing honesty and enthusiasm seldom found in a former world leader. An amazing American who gracefully puts his successor to shame.
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Wages of Rebellion
- De: Chris Hedges
- Narrado por: David deVries
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges - who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books Empire of Illusion and Death of the Liberal Class - investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, important book
- De Eric L, Montreal en 09-06-15
- Wages of Rebellion
- De: Chris Hedges
- Narrado por: David deVries
Well read. Beautifully written.
Revisado: 08-14-16
Ever have the sickening feeling that things are not what they appear to be? Rejoice! You are not alone.
Mr. Hedges tells it like it is.
Yes there is an elephant in the living room and yes indeed the emperor is nude and yes we're not in Kansas anymore.
So close your tv. Open your eyes, ears and mind and remember to keep your principles above the personalities. You are not alone. "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
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