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Penelope

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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World | [Jack Weatherford]
    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Jack Weatherford
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2516)
    Performance
    (1237)
    Story
    (1249)

    The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.

    Peter says: "Brilliant, insightful, intriguing."
    "Busting the Myths Around the Much-maligned Genghis"
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    Where does Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    This book ranks in the top ten of audiobooks I've listened to so far.


    What did you like best about this story?

    The author kept is very praise-worthy research efforts in the background to the main messages of this enlightening biographical work, and never made himself the star of the investigation.


    Have you listened to any of Jonathan Davis and Jack Weatherford ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    No


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    No, I like periodic "reading".


    Any additional comments?

    This is the warrior as he deserves to be understood in our modern times - a man who believed in a light footprint on the earth, the rule of law, religious tolerance, and many other notions we may mistakenly think found their roots elsewhere in history - specifically the West's history.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars | [Paul Ingrassia]
    Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
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    Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Paul Ingrassia
    • Narrated By Sean Runnette
    Overall
    (66)
    Performance
    (58)
    Story
    (54)

    America was made manifest by its cars. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66 and Jack Kerouac, America's history is a vehicular history-an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by the acclaimed author of Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster.

    Joshua Kim says: "Cars, Computers, and "Engines of Change""
    "Anecdotes engrossing"
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    What did you like best about Engines of Change? What did you like least?

    I found the author's research into aspects of the auto business very entertaining, not to mention the idiosyncratic twists and turns in fortune of various designs.


    Would you be willing to try another book from Paul Ingrassia? Why or why not?

    Sure


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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