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Mario

Ottawa, ON, Canada | Member Since 2012

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Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World

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- by Christopher Steiner
- Narrated by Walter Dixon
Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 41 mins)

By Christopher Steiner

Narrated By Walter Dixon

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(188)
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(162)
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(164)

It used to be that to diagnose an illness, interpret legal documents, analyze foreign policy, or write a newspaper article you needed a human being with specific skills - and maybe an advanced degree or two. These days, high-level tasks are increasingly being handled by algorithms that can do precise work not only with speed but also with nuance. These "bots" started with human programming and logic, but now their reach extends beyond what their creators ever expected.
PHIL says: "Wide-ranging, non-technical"
"Eye opening!"

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This is an eye opening information and its analysis is nothing but trivial. Nevertheless the author manage to presented in a excellent style and pace. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game

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- by Paul Midler
- Narrated by Paul Midler
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 3 mins)

By Paul Midler

Narrated By Paul Midler

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(162)
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(97)
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(99)

It was a world gone wrong, one in which manufacturers thought little of manipulating product quality levels in order to save the smallest amounts, where savvy foreign business leaders were made to feel in control while they were taken for a ride by their partners, where entire manufacturing facilities sometimes vanished right into thin air... Welcome to Poorly Made in China!
John says: "Hours of jaw dropping amazment"
"Eye opening!"

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Not bad for a author who's business is story telling and a eye opening for many of the listeners that though (didn't at all) the reasons for the quality and price issues from Chinese products where of other sort. It will definitely give you a reason to think more locally and less oversea oriented.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Civilization: The West and the Rest

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- by Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by Niall Ferguson
Civilization: The West and the Rest

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 5 mins)

By Niall Ferguson

Narrated By Niall Ferguson

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(475)
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(403)
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(393)

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.
Frank says: "Niall Ferguson's Most Enjoyable Book"
"West Culture explain!"

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The author give a very good explanations of how the western culture became to be, working very well with the intricate links of history. Some opinions where not worth giving but informative after all. Very recommended for the globalist in you!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Demon Under The Microscope

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- by Thomas Hager
- Narrated by Stephen Hoye
The Demon Under The Microscope

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By Thomas Hager

Narrated By Stephen Hoye

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(1116)
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(483)
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(476)

The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic medication. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug that shaped modern medicine.
John Mertus says: "A pleasure in listening"
"Informative and entertaining. A must!"

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The story does a very good job on jumping over time and space to show the history and implications of a great discovery! Antibiotics. More easily said than done. A story worth telling!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Fuzzy Nation

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- by John Scalzi
- Narrated by Wil Wheaton , John Scalzi
Fuzzy Nation

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 18 mins)

By John Scalzi

Narrated By Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi

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(2275)
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(1929)
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(1924)

In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesnt care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorps headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporations headquarters on Earth, Jack is content as an independent contractor, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, thats not up for discussion.
Samuel Montgomery-Blinn says: "Short, sweet, and satisfying storytelling."
"Love the story!! Imagine the implications!"

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Fun and peculiarly smart. Relax and feel as in the movies. Well narrated and fluent!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

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- by Steven Levy
- Narrated by L. J. Ganser
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 52 mins)

By Steven Levy

Narrated By L. J. Ganser

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(2058)
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(1345)
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(1349)

Few companies in history have ever been as successful and as admired as Google, the company that has transformed the Internet and become an indispensable part of our lives. How has Google done it? Veteran technology reporter Steven Levy was granted unprecedented access to the company, and in this revelatory book he takes listeners inside Google headquarters - the Googleplex - to explain how Google works.
Lynn says: "A Rip Snorting Story"
"Interesting but long and sparse focus."

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Good to know but not as practical or useful as many of the themes are relatively known from other better, more detail and practical books. Served the purpose for it was created!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Interpretation of Dreams

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- by Sigmund Freud
- Narrated by Michael Page
The Interpretation of Dreams

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By Sigmund Freud

Narrated By Michael Page

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(10)
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(6)
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(8)

What are the most common dreams and why do we have them? What does a dream about death mean? What do dreams of swimming, failing, or flying symbolize? First published by Sigmund Freud in 1899, The Interpretation of Dreams considers why we dream and what it means in the larger picture of our psychological lives.
J. Garner says: "A Must-have"
"Not bad for a hundred+ years book!"

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The theme is one of the most challenging and interesting there is!. Freud and his theory of psychoanalysis revolutionize the modern society as a thinking, evolving body. This is must listen to any one caring for the basics of modern life. The audio is well narrated and keeps you interested.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

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- by Josh Kaufman
- Narrated by Josh Kaufman
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 25 mins)

By Josh Kaufman

Narrated By Josh Kaufman

Overall
(653)
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(534)
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(535)

Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.
M. R. Workman says: "Good Business Education"
"Extremely Useful!!! Don't earn a MBA!"

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I have work for for big corporations, I felt a needed to earn a MBA but why? I already have a MSc, so it didn't seem logical, why go back and down, also I am a business starter and this book has gave me the tools I required. Of course you need to keep on studying but the book references are pristine. It has my highest points.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

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- by David McRaney
- Narrated by Don Hagen
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 24 mins)

By David McRaney

Narrated By Don Hagen

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(360)
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(312)
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An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK - delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday.
Sarah Dumoulin says: "Covers a lot of old territory"
"Absolutely Hilarious and True!!!"

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This book is quite funny and wise. essential for smart people, or not. Very easy to listen to, the concepts are clearly explained and kept the reader entertained. Also visit the website.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
How We Eat: Appetite, Culture, and the Psychology of Food

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- by Leon Rappoport
- Narrated by Walter Dixon
How We Eat: Appetite, Culture, and the Psychology of Food

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 24 mins)

By Leon Rappoport

Narrated By Walter Dixon

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Tracing culinary customs from the Stone Age to the stovetop range, from the raw to the nuked, this book elucidates the factors and myths shaping Americans' eating habits. The diversity of food habits and rituals is considered from a psychological perspective. Explored are questions such as 'Why does the working class prefer sweet drinks over bitter?', 'Why do the affluent tend to roast their potatoes?', and 'What is so comforting about macaroni and cheese anyway?'
Mario says: "This is a scientific report on wheels"
"This is a scientific report on wheels"

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This was a list of scientific reports on the way people eat and why. It is not intended from my opinion to give any useful information or Technics on stopping the eating habit as it only assigns a very little to this topic and its conclusion is nothing extraordinary and could be well a cheap diet program advice.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful