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The Twilight Struggle
- What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today
- By: Hal Brands
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
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In this innovative and illuminating book, Hal Brands, a leading historian and former Pentagon adviser, argues that America should look to the history of the Cold War for lessons in how to succeed in great-power rivalry today....
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- By Stormchaser on 12-06-23
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The Twilight Struggle
- What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 04-12-22
- Language: English
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In this innovative and illuminating book, Hal Brands, a leading historian and former Pentagon adviser, argues that America should look to the history of the Cold War for lessons in how to succeed in great-power rivalry today....
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Diplomacy
- By: Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 37 hrs and 52 mins
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A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy....
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Great foreign policy overview!
- By Mikhail on 02-02-20
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Diplomacy
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 37 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-22-19
- Language: English
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A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy....
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Decision Points
- By: George W. Bush
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey....
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A Thematic Book
- By Roy on 11-14-10
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Decision Points
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-09-10
- Language: English
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President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey....
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Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- By: Donald Rumsfeld
- Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld
- Length: 30 hrs and 10 mins
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A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11....
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Inside view of five decades in politics
- By Brooks on 02-19-11
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Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld
- Length: 30 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-08-11
- Language: English
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A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11....
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Kissinger's Shadow
- The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
- By: Greg Grandin
- Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance....
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A Rehash of Rehashes...nothing new
- By A. M. on 10-06-19
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Kissinger's Shadow
- The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
- Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 08-25-15
- Language: English
- A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance....
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
- By: Christopher Hitchens, Ariel Dorfman - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gaddafi. America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal....
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We need more people like Christopher Hitchens
- By Bruce on 10-13-12
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 04-10-12
- Language: English
- Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gaddafi. America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal....
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The Peacemaker
- Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
- By: William Inboden
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
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A masterful account of how Ronald Reagan and his national security team confronted the Soviets, reduced the nuclear threat, won the Cold War, and supported the spread of freedom around the world....
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a very good book
- By Dale Sarver on 01-09-23
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The Peacemaker
- Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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A masterful account of how Ronald Reagan and his national security team confronted the Soviets, reduced the nuclear threat, won the Cold War, and supported the spread of freedom around the world....
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The Button
- The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
- By: William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under one person's thumb....
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Garbage political tripe
- By Bryan Beaty on 03-15-21
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The Button
- The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 08-25-20
- Language: English
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Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under one person's thumb....
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Do Morals Matter?
- Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
- By: Joseph S. Nye Jr.
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. A president is either praised for the moral clarity of his statements or judged solely on the results of their actions....
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Excellent!
- By Anonymous User on 04-08-22
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Do Morals Matter?
- Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-31-20
- Language: English
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Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. A president is either praised for the moral clarity of his statements or judged solely on the results of their actions....
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The Return of Marco Polo's World
- War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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A bracing assessment of US foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay - from the renowned geopolitical analyst and best-selling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy....
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Essays on the Region of the Silk Road
- By Jeff Beardsley on 05-19-18
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The Return of Marco Polo's World
- War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-First Century
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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A bracing assessment of US foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay - from the renowned geopolitical analyst and best-selling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy....
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A World in Disarray
- American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order
- By: Richard Haass
- Narrated by: Dan Woren, Richard Haass
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States unable to shape the world in its image, from the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Things fall apart; the center cannot hold....
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An interesting summary of the "Establishment" POV
- By Jasmeen Malhotra on 04-24-17
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A World in Disarray
- American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order
- Narrated by: Dan Woren, Richard Haass
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-10-17
- Language: English
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An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States unable to shape the world in its image, from the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Things fall apart; the center cannot hold....
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
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When Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had already become the most admired person in the US and one of the most unlikely celebrities to capture the world’s imagination....
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A dissapointment
- By Mike From Mesa on 12-16-13
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-10-13
- Language: English
- When Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had already become the most admired person in the US and one of the most unlikely celebrities to capture the world’s imagination....
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The Essential Chomsky
- By: Noam Chomsky, Anthony Arnove - editor
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
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In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....
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Hard to listen to after the first hour
- By Thomas Dargan on 05-02-16
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The Essential Chomsky
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-18-14
- Language: English
- In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....
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How States Think
- The Rationality of Foreign Policy
- By: John J. Mearsheimer, Sebastian Rosato
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally....
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An excellent work on rational foreign policy making in the international system
- By Amazon Customer on 05-19-24
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How States Think
- The Rationality of Foreign Policy
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally....
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War in a Time of Peace
- Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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In this long-awaited successor to his #1 best seller The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam describes in fascinating human detail how the shadow of Cold War ...
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War in a Time of Peace
- By Tina DeLeonardis on 03-17-03
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War in a Time of Peace
- Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-04-01
- Language: English
- In this long-awaited successor to his #1 best seller The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam describes in fascinating human detail how the shadow of Cold War ...
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Diplomacy and the Future of World Order
- By: Ambassador William J. Burns - foreword, Chester A. Crocker - editor, Fen Osler Hampson - editor, and others
- Narrated by: Ulf Bjorklund
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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An international group of experts confronts challenges to peace and conflict diplomacy—defined as the effort to manage others' conflicts, cope with great power competition, and deal with threats to the state system itself....
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A wonderful book
- By John A. on 09-15-22
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Diplomacy and the Future of World Order
- Narrated by: Ulf Bjorklund
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 09-13-22
- Language: English
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An international group of experts confronts challenges to peace and conflict diplomacy—defined as the effort to manage others' conflicts, cope with great power competition, and deal with threats to the state system itself....
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Blowback (Second Edition)
- The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
- By: Chalmers Johnson
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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The term "blowback", invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad....
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This Book Has Not Been Updated Since 2000
- By Elton on 11-19-07
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Blowback (Second Edition)
- The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-01-07
- Language: English
- The term "blowback", invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad....
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1983
- Reagan, Andropov, and a World on the Brink
- By: Taylor Downing
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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A riveting, real-life thriller about 1983 - the year tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union nearly brought the world to the point of nuclear Armageddon. The year 1983 was an extremely dangerous one - more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis....
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Great story, poor narration choices.
- By John Gray on 02-11-19
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1983
- Reagan, Andropov, and a World on the Brink
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 05-09-18
- Language: English
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A riveting, real-life thriller about 1983 - the year tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union nearly brought the world to the point of nuclear Armageddon. The year 1983 was an extremely dangerous one - more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis....
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The Next 100 Years
- A Forecast for the 21st Century
- By: George Friedman
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Grounded in Friedman's unmatched grasp of both historical and contemporary trends, The Next 100 Years is a compelling, realistic, and eye-opening portrait of the future....
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Interesting topic but a boring book
- By Fjolnir on 01-30-09
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The Next 100 Years
- A Forecast for the 21st Century
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-27-09
- Language: English
- Grounded in Friedman's unmatched grasp of both historical and contemporary trends, The Next 100 Years is a compelling, realistic, and eye-opening portrait of the future....
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American Pendulum
- Recurring Debates in US Grand Strategy
- By: Christopher M. Hemmer
- Narrated by: Jim Woods
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Christopher Hemmer examines America's grand strategic choices between 1914 and 2014 using four recurring debates in American foreign policy as lenses....
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American Pendulum
- Recurring Debates in US Grand Strategy
- Narrated by: Jim Woods
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 03-24-16
- Language: English
- Christopher Hemmer examines America's grand strategic choices between 1914 and 2014 using four recurring debates in American foreign policy as lenses....
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