
Engines of Change
A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
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Narrado por:
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Sean Runnette
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Paul Ingrassia
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.
One of the nation's most eloquent and impassioned car nuts, Paul Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the VW Beetle, the Chevy Corvair, Robert McNamara and Lee Iacocca's Mustang, the Pontiac GTO, Honda's Accord, the BMW 3 Series, and the Jeep, among others. Through them, the author shows us much more than the car's ability to exhibit the particularly American tension between the lure of freedom and the obligations of utility; he takes us through the rise of American manufacturing, the suburbanization of the country, the birth of the Hippy and the Yuppy, the emancipation of women, and so much more, including the car's unintended consequences: trial lawyers, energy crises, and pollution. Narrative history of the highest caliber, Engines of Change is an entirely edifying new way to look at the American story.
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Nice survey of key cars
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Would you consider the audio edition of Engines of Change to be better than the print version?
I have not read the print version.Who was your favorite character and why?
Ed Cole and his fight to save his reputation over the Corvair.Have you listened to any of Sean Runnette’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
NoWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Yes, when the author pointed out that the two most important cars in American history were the Model T and the Corvair.I owned 3 Corvairs so it was especially moving to hear the car's reputation vindicated on many levels.Any additional comments?
The book put me in touch with my roots of the 1950/60s.I loved this book
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Great story
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Camaro engine sitting where the back seat once resided. Even though I usually think I know this subject thoroughly, I learned a lot from this book. Well written with surpisingly few technical mistakes (and I might be wrong about those, who knows it might be possible)
He provideds in depth knowledge and analysis of the motivations for the vehcles and their legacies on our world I cannot recommend this book enough to any person wh has an interest in this subject, and maybe a little grease under their fingernails
My Best listen in a while
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Ingrassia is insightful and he has written a book not just for car enthusiasts but for history buffs, psychologist, sociologists and those who are fascinated by advertising voodoo as well. You don't need to know anything about cars to learn a lot from this book about American history and American society during the 20th century.
You won't be bored. Ingrassia doesn't just pontificate about cars. He tells a story--actually many stories. He tells us how the cars he has chosen to write about came into being; we go behind the scenes meeting the people who were instrumental in the design and creation. Then he tells us why he thinks these particular cars are significant milestones or turning points -- what changes they wrought -- or were wrought from -- and their ultimate affect on life in America. It is a fascinating look at who we are from a new perspective--and if you aren't interested in the history, the stories are still fascinating.
This is definitely one that I will read again.
Not just for car enthusiasts
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An incredible work of automotive ingenuity
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Fascinating history that brought back so many great memories and a first rate piece of business history that was fun and worth hearing more than once.
If you grew up in the 1950s or 1960s..LISTEN.
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Great reading by Sean Runnette too.
Nostalgic Ride and Fun Read
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Interesting Historical Perspective
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A well assembled book !
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