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Mark

CANTON, MI, USA | Member Since 2004

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  • The Modern Scholar: That's Not What I Meant: The Sociolinguistics of Everyday Conversation

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Deborah Tannen
    • Narrated By Deborah Tannen
    Overall
    (65)
    Performance
    (23)
    Story
    (24)

    The following series of lectures draws on linguistics, or the scientific study of language, to show the many ways in which language has a profound effect upon human relationships. These lectures address the various aspects and implications of what Professor Tannen calls "conversational style". It also looks at the dynamics of specific situations such as the workplace and classroom where the role of conversational style is of particular importance.

    Mr Conway says: "Helpful Perceptions, not Scienctic Study"
    "Awful"
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    This is pseudo-scholarship at its worst. I was very disappointed to learn the lectures were by the woman who wrote the awful book, "you just don't understand" but thought I would give give it a short since I'd paid for it. It was just as bad as her book. This woman shamelessly perverts science. She creates untestable hypotheses which would make Freud blush. She even begins with an idle boast that she "saved a marriage" of a student through her course. She then proceeds to insult our intelligence with conversation analysis that a ten year-old could constuct if they were forced to waste their time that way. I am shocked this woman is alongside excellent scholars on the other lectures in this series.

    27 of 50 people found this review helpful
  • How An Economy Grows And Why It Crashes

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Peter D Schiff, Andrew J Schiff
    • Narrated By Peter D. Schiff, Andrew J. Schiff
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (315)
    Performance
    (236)
    Story
    (233)

    How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof, Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature "take no prisoners" logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our country's economic conversation.

    AC says: "Educational and Entertaining"
    "Garbage"
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    What would have made How An Economy Grows And Why It Crashes better?

    If it had been grounded in real economic theory instead of political fantasy


    What could Peter D Schiff and Andrew J Schiff have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    Not have written it so I woiuld not have wasted my money


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Peter D. Schiff and Andrew J. Schiff ?

    Some comedian


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    None


    Any additional comments?

    The argument of this book: we can go back to the wonderful days of the 18th century with a few extremely rich and everyone else very poor, if only we could abolish government (except for law enforcement.) The writers, like many right-wing extremists, fail to understand that in a world of so many firearms, their policies would lead to social revolution and the destruction of the very capitalism they worship.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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