Best sellers
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The Path Between the Seas
- The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans....
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No Stone Unturned
- By Tim on 06-25-13
By: David McCullough
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
- A True Story
- By: Douglas Preston
- Narrated by: Bill Mumy
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City....
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Still Lost...
- By Mel on 01-12-17
By: Douglas Preston
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Enrique's Journey
- By: Sonia Nazario
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In this true story, journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States....
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Missing Chapter 8 and Epilogue!
- By Bobby Reed on 07-01-14
By: Sonia Nazario
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Che Guevara
- A Revolutionary Life
- By: Jon Lee Anderson
- Narrated by: Armando Durán
- Length: 36 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Anderson traces Che's life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro's government to his failed campaign....
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Encompassing and Fair Look at an Historical Man
- By Matt on 08-10-11
By: Jon Lee Anderson
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The Undocumented Americans
- By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Narrated by: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation....
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Raw, heartbreaking - we can do better by others
- By RapaciousReader on 04-11-20
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The History of Costa Rica
- A Fascinating Guide to This Beautiful Country in Central America
- By: Alex Hutchens
- Narrated by: Jeff Bower
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Bursting with key insights and eye-opening facts about the rich history and amazing culture of Costa Rica, this profound book provides modern readers with a deep dive into a beautiful Latin American nation with an incredible story to tell....
By: Alex Hutchens
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The Path Between the Seas
- The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans....
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No Stone Unturned
- By Tim on 06-25-13
By: David McCullough
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
- A True Story
- By: Douglas Preston
- Narrated by: Bill Mumy
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City....
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Still Lost...
- By Mel on 01-12-17
By: Douglas Preston
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Enrique's Journey
- By: Sonia Nazario
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In this true story, journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States....
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Missing Chapter 8 and Epilogue!
- By Bobby Reed on 07-01-14
By: Sonia Nazario
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Che Guevara
- A Revolutionary Life
- By: Jon Lee Anderson
- Narrated by: Armando Durán
- Length: 36 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Anderson traces Che's life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro's government to his failed campaign....
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Encompassing and Fair Look at an Historical Man
- By Matt on 08-10-11
By: Jon Lee Anderson
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The Undocumented Americans
- By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Narrated by: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation....
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Raw, heartbreaking - we can do better by others
- By RapaciousReader on 04-11-20
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The History of Costa Rica
- A Fascinating Guide to This Beautiful Country in Central America
- By: Alex Hutchens
- Narrated by: Jeff Bower
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Bursting with key insights and eye-opening facts about the rich history and amazing culture of Costa Rica, this profound book provides modern readers with a deep dive into a beautiful Latin American nation with an incredible story to tell....
By: Alex Hutchens
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Central America's Forgotten History
- Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
- By: Aviva Chomsky
- Narrated by: Aida Reluzco
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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At the center of the current immigration debate are migrants from Central America fleeing poverty, corruption, and violence in search of refuge in the United States....
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Confusing, disorganized, and esoteric.
- By Maureen Deisinger on 04-23-21
By: Aviva Chomsky
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Anna in the Tropics
- By: Nilo Cruz
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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This poignant and poetic 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play captures 1929 Florida at a time when cigars are still rolled by hand and "lectors" are employed to educate and entertain the workers....
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Amazing performances
- By Kristie on 12-17-08
By: Nilo Cruz
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The Path Between the Seas
- The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Abridged
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Winner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women...
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The Path Between The Seas
- By Thomas M. Kokinda on 07-19-08
By: David McCullough
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The Boiling River
- TED Books
- By: Andrés Ruzo
- Narrated by: Andrés Ruzo
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In this exciting true adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon - where rivers boil and legends come to life....
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Fantastic story about the Peruvian Amazon.
- By S Massie on 02-22-16
By: Andrés Ruzo
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Jungle of Stone
- The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya
- By: William Carlsen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1839 rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins buried within the unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of the world's most intrepid travelers....
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Unsung Explorers at the Heart of History
- By thomas on 01-10-17
By: William Carlsen
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The Maya
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Matthew Restall, Amara Solari
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations....
By: Matthew Restall, and others
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Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legendary Creatures
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Discover the exploits of the Hero Twins to the stories of how the world came to be to folktales about people, animals, and supernatural beings in this fantastic collection of Maya myths....
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A timeless classic.
- By Janet Crawford on 12-30-18
By: Matt Clayton
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Cuando Era Puertorriquena (Texto Completo) [When I was Puerto Rican ]
- By: Esmeralda Santiago
- Narrated by: Esmeralda Santiago
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Esmeralda Santiago era una niña en el seno de una familia numerosa en una zona rural de Puerto Rico. En aquel entonces, la vida estaba en orden....
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Enjoyable and beautifully narrated
- By Babo Wright on 02-28-12
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Salvador
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war....
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Didion writes like an orthopedic surgeon cuts
- By Darwin8u on 01-29-14
By: Joan Didion
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What You Have Heard Is True
- A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
- By: Carolyn Forché
- Narrated by: Carolyn Forché
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman’s brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others....
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Beautiful story
- By Norhilda on 05-09-19
By: Carolyn Forché
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Mesoamerican Mythology
- A Captivating Guide to Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Myths
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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If you're looking for a captivating collection of Inca myths, then pay attention. This audiobook includes four captivating manuscripts....
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Horrible pronouncing of names
- By Time2C on 09-27-21
By: Matt Clayton
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México Bizarro 2
- By: Julio Patán, Alejandro Rosas
- Narrated by: Julio Patán, Alejandro Rosas
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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México bizarro 2 es un viaje alucinante por distintas épocas y personajes de nuestro país. Julio Patán y Alejandro Rosas te cuentan qué hay detrás de la fortuna de un pepenador millonario, un portero secuestrador y un poeta caníbal....
By: Julio Patán, and others
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A Radical Faith
- The Assassination of Sister Maura
- By: Eileen Markey
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A Radical Faith is an intimate portrait of one woman's spiritual and political transformation, and her courageous devotion to justice....
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How do we carry the love of God into the world?
- By D. Manzo on 05-17-17
By: Eileen Markey
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Finding My Father
- An Immigrant's Journey
- By: José "Chepino" Gavarrete, Andrew Weaver
- Narrated by: Andrew Weaver
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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This true story tells of the author's childhood in an idyllic mountain village in Western Honduras. Despite the civil war in El Salvador, young José felt safe in his hometown of Tambla. Even if the fighting spilled into his homeland, surely the US-backed Honduran army would protect them....
By: José "Chepino" Gavarrete, and others
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State of War
- MS-13 and El Salvador's World of Violence
- By: William Wheeler
- Narrated by: William Wheeler
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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The real story behind El Salvador's MS-13 gang and how they have perpetuated three generations of conflict and led to scores of migrants seeking a new life in the United States....
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Great analysis of El Salvador
- By Anonymous User on 01-14-23
By: William Wheeler
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Panama Fever
- By: Matthew Parker
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, William Dufris
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The building of the Panama Canal was one of the greatest engineering feats in human history....
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Good book, marginal narrator
- By CmH - HB, CA on 06-02-08
By: Matthew Parker
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Mayan Civilization
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Nathan Bierma
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook explores the glories and misfortunes of the Maya civilization and provides a deeper look at their pre-Columbian battling dynasties and their highly structured approach to religion, science, and society....
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learned nothing
- By SG on 01-05-23
By: Hourly History
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: A History From Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union lasted for more than 40 years. In general, this was a war of spies and subterfuge, of covert action and espionage. There was always a danger, however, that an error of judgment could suddenly cause the Cold War to turn red-hot....
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Excellent Book
- By Demarcus brooks on 04-17-20
By: Hourly History
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El país bajo mi piel [The Country Under My Skin]
- By: Gioconda Belli
- Narrated by: Magda Giner
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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He aquí el fascinante testimonio de una mujer fuera de lo común: nicaragüense, revolucionaria, poeta, madre de cuatro hijos y esposa de tres maridos....
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Burguesía revolucionaria
- By Nathan on 04-20-22
By: Gioconda Belli
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The Art of Political Murder
- Who Killed the Bishop?
- By: Francisco Goldman
- Narrated by: Ken Kilban
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala's leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death in his garage on a Sunday night in 1998, two days after the presentation....
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Shockingly real.
- By Albert on 07-16-15
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Conquistador Voices
- The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants, Volume I
- By: Kevin H. Siepel
- Narrated by: Kevin H Siepel
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The Spanish Conquest: What really happened? If you like to use your drive time for education by audiobook, consider this audiobook for widening and deepening your view of an event you studied briefly in school - the Spanish conquest of the Americas....
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The Misleading Title is the Most Forgivable Part..
- By Tyler Sanders on 12-19-22
By: Kevin H. Siepel
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Maya Civilization: A History from Beginning to End
- Mesoamerican History, Book 3
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the remarkable history of the Maya Civilization...For more than one thousand years, the Maya people dominated areas of Central America and modern-day Mexico and made important advances in architecture, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine....
By: Hourly History
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Six Minutes to Freedom
- How a Band of Heroes Defied a Dictator and Helped Free a Nation
- By: Kurt Muse, John Gilstrap
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Six Minutes to Freedom is the remarkable tale of Kurt Muse's arrest and harrowing months of imprisonment; his eyewitness accounts of torture; and the plight of his family as they fled for their lives. It is also the heart-pounding account of the only American civilian ever rescued by the elite Delta Force....
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excellent book!
- By Andrew Tomlet on 07-05-21
By: Kurt Muse, and others
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The Sandinistas
- The Controversial History and Legacy of the Socialist Party’s Revolution, Civil War, and Politics in Nicaragua
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Whichever belief system was in play for the major industrial nations of Central and South America, a constant bombardment of foreign influence pushed the people of states such as Nicaragua, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and others toward overthrow....
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Surprisingly Informative and Comprehensive
- By Theo Horesh on 11-20-21