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The American Future
- A History
- De: Simon Schama
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
- Duración: 15 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 20
In The American Future, historian Simon Schama takes a long look at the multiple crises besetting the United States and asks how these problems look in the mirror of time. In four crucial debates - on wars, religion, race and immigration, and the relationship between natural resources and prosperity - Schama looks back to see more clearly into the future. Full of lost insights, The American Future showcases Schama's acclaimed gift for storytelling, ensuring these voices will be heard again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Simon Schama is always entertaining
- De D. Littman en 05-30-09
- The American Future
- A History
- De: Simon Schama
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
Unabashedly liberal attempt at objectivity
Revisado: 07-06-09
The author revels in the current popularity of liberal ideas as if it is some rebirth of America. While trying to craft a foreigner's critique of American Democracy (the author is British) like some second rate Alexis de Tocqueville, Schama can't help but let escape his glee on each and every page at the prospect of a final victory of liberal ideals. This book hardly ranks as a history and should instead be shelved in the politics section along with the James Carville and Ann Coulter titles. This way fans of history won't waste their money after reading a misleading description of this book.
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The Diamond Age
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Jennifer Wiltsie
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 7,793
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,358
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,376
Neal Stephenson, "the hottest science fiction writer in America", takes science fiction to dazzling new levels. The Diamond Age is a stunning tale; set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens what a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The rock could use a bit more polishing
- De Tango en 05-19-13
- The Diamond Age
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Jennifer Wiltsie
Disjointed & overflowing
Revisado: 04-13-09
The story skips around without a lot and it is hard to follow how all the parts work together until the end. The author obviously thinks a lot about the future and possibilities of nanotechnology and incorporates these ideas into the story, which lends interesting elements to the plot, such as the primer itself. However, the descriptions of the technology go on and on and on to the point where it is difficult to pay attention. Not a good book for the gym, it is not engaging enough.
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