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- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audible Masterpiece
- De Phoenician en 09-10-20
De: Malcolm X, y otros
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The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Pagan World
- De arnold e andersen md Dr Andersen en 03-28-20
De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, y otros
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The Run of His Life
- The People v. O.J. Simpson
- De: Jeffrey Toobin
- Narrado por: Stephen Bel Davies
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,200
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The definitive account of the O. J. Simpson trial, The Run of His Life is a prodigious feat of reporting that could have been written only by the foremost legal journalist of our time. First published less than a year after the infamous verdict, Jeffrey Toobin's nonfiction masterpiece tells the whole story, from the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to the ruthless gamesmanship behind the scenes of "the trial of the century".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles
- De Cynthia en 05-24-16
De: Jeffrey Toobin
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- De: M. Doreal
- Narrado por: John Marino
- Duración: 2 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellence...
- De Light Worker en 04-21-18
De: M. Doreal
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Duración: 31 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An interesting set of introductions.
- De Kevin Potter en 05-30-19
De: Scott Lewis
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The Hidden History of the Boston Tea Party
- De: Adam Jortner, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Adam Jortner
- Duración: 2 h y 56 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 203
The history of the Boston Tea Party is a hidden one. Why? Since it was a clandestine operation, all sorts of rumors and legends grew up around the event—many collected decades after the American Revolution had ended. At its core, however, the night of December 16, 1773, when colonials dumped tea from British ships into Boston Harbor, was more than a fight over tea and taxes. It was a struggle over the very nature of democracy and self-governance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How nuanced this event actually was
- De Cody T. en 12-17-23
De: Adam Jortner, y otros
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Made in America
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 18 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,491
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,232
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,231
In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question, and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bryson Not Reading Makes For a Rare Fail
- De John en 02-28-14
De: Bill Bryson
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Deputy Mayor Putin
- De: Maeve McQuillan
- Narrado por: Fiona Shaw, Gwilym Lee
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 192
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 192
How did a once faceless bureaucrat, a man whose own wife said he was born under the sign of the vampire, become the idealized face of Russian manhood and its authoritarian leader? Deputy Mayor Putin examines the man behind the myth. We will explore how Putin’s formative years shaped and drove him and how the supporting cast of characters he gathered along the way helped him get to the Kremlin’s inner sanctum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De T J en 03-02-24
De: Maeve McQuillan
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre American History Now
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Katherine
- 09-26-22
Missing essay?
This title is listed as an unabridged audiobook. The introduction explains that there are 18 essays, yet my audiobook only has seventeen. Kevin Gaines' chapter on African-American history is missing.
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Total2 out of 5 stars
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- Dave
- 09-15-21
Very dense... for historians
I have a BA in history, and this book was too dense for me. The essay format combined with the focus on secondary sources to re-examine well studied periods of US history is appealing, but it doesn't work in this case. It's too dry, and narrator's voice is quite flat and dry too, and for word snobs out there he mispronounces names of places and words that really he should get right (my favorite was "Sierra Lee-oh-knee").
Even within individual essays it bounces around too much. Maybe this would be a better read, but as an audiobook it didn't work for me.
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