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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- De: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 17 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,599
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,823
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,812
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pros and Cons of "Why Nations Fail"
- De Joshua Kim en 05-01-12
- Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- De: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
Amazing historical and political insight .
Revisado: 09-23-16
This book reset my perspective of world history and the dynamics of societal success and failure.
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Free Will
- De: Sam Harris
- Narrado por: Sam Harris
- Duración: 1 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,268
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,548
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,463
A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wrong Question
- De Jennifer en 11-15-14
- Free Will
- De: Sam Harris
- Narrado por: Sam Harris
Consciousness-Raising Insight for Self & The Rest
Revisado: 03-12-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I definitely recommend Free Will not only because of my deep appreciation for Harris' thoughful and strongly argued dissections of this sort of subject, but because of the insight this work raised into my own behavior and that of others. The initial inclination to worry about the possibility of less implicit self-determinism is far outweighed by Harris' words opening channels of deeper understanding into why we are who we are and do what we do.
A short, but powerful, piece.
What other book might you compare Free Will to and why?
No comparable book comes to mind.
What does Sam Harris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I find it adds value to hear the book in the words of the author. It feels more authentic.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
For me, the overall input from the book was powerful with many moving arguments.
Any additional comments?
After finishing this book, I immediately emailed family and friends encouraging them to read it.
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