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Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Written by: Michael Malice
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious than the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. Now, celebrity ghostwriter Michael Malice pulls back the curtain to expose the life story of the "Incarnation of Love and Morality". Taken directly from books spirited out of Pyongyang, Dear Reader is a carefully reconstructed first-person account of the man behind the mythology.
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absolutely worth the time
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-02-29
- Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Written by: Michael Malice
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
Entertaining and informative
Reviewed: 2021-07-12
The performance by our dearest reader of Dear Reader is excellent. His ordered stylized speech really helps in bringing you along the journey through the history of the founding to near present day North Korea.
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Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- Written by: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this long-awaited and candid memoir, Hitchens re-traces the footsteps of his life to date, from his childhood in Portsmouth, with his adoring, tragic mother and reserved Naval officer father; to his life in Washington DC, the base from which from he would launch fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds. Along the way, he recalls the girls, boys and booze; the friendships and the feuds; the grand struggles and lost causes; and the mistakes and misgivings that have characterised his life.
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Finally finished this book via audiobook
- By SmileymanXD on 2018-11-14
- Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- Written by: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
So sad it’s now over.
Reviewed: 2021-04-30
A number of times I found myself brought to tears, not necessarily by the given passage, but just from the remembrance that though I’m hearing his voice the man is gone. Never to speak another word again.
Thank you for sharing your story Christopher, I feel like I know you a little better.
You are certainly missed
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The Machinery of Freedom - Guide to a Radical Capitalism
- Written by: David D. Friedman
- Narrated by: David Friedman
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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This audiobook argues for a society organized by voluntary cooperation under institutions of private property and exchange with little, ultimately no, government. It describes how the most fundamental functions of government might be replaced by private institutions, with services such as protecting individual rights and settling disputes provided by private firms in a competitive market.
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Interesting content, amature reading
- By Jay on 2022-05-08
- The Machinery of Freedom - Guide to a Radical Capitalism
- Written by: David D. Friedman
- Narrated by: David Friedman
Articulate, well reasoned and thought-provoking!
Reviewed: 2021-01-15
David Friedman is as clear and concise a thinker as I have encountered.
The book being Narrated by David is also wonderful. With his full understanding of the work no sentences are lost in the misunderstanding/inaccurate emphasis of the reader.
The audio-quality leaves something to be desired, as David is clearly recording it from his home office or another room that is not quite soundproof. However the trade off of audio-quality for the qualitative understanding of this complex work is well worth the trade.
David's argument's come from primarily a consequentialist/utilitarian/pragmatic stand point instead of a moral one. This lends David to having a dispassionate, refined articulate manner in which he presents his ideas. One that may be more persuasive to those who may not accept or have thought through the non-aggression principle.
David is also ready and willing to acknowledge any weaknesses that are present in his argumentation, and where he does not believe we yet have an adequate solution, he states as much clearly, and when able to, explains the why as well.
David is not willing to hide the ball, and isn't attempting a conversion or awakening to Libertarian's ideals. He is positing a system that should be desirable to most if not all, even if they are not necessarily Libertarian's in their politics. To understand how and why, one must read the book.
The book was thoroughly understandable, but having spent many years within as well as thinking deeply about Libertarian philosophy, I cannot be sure whether or not someone new to the material would be able to absorb the entirety of the manuscript. I however would still recommend the book, and if you are a Libertarian, you are doing yourself a disservice by not reading it!
Thank you David for your carefully considered thoughts on these complex/challenging questions.
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What I Believe
- Written by: Emma Goldman
- Narrated by: Jean Norman
- Length: 28 mins
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Emma Goldman outlines her beliefs on property, the church, love and marriage, and violence. She states that students of the history of progressive thought are well aware that every idea in its early stages has been misrepresented and that the adherents of such ideas have been maligned and persecuted. In conclusion, Goldman claims that only anarchism makes nonauthoritarian organization a reality, since it abolishes the existing antagonism between individuals and classes.
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Honesty of motivation
- By Tim cooper on 2020-12-11
- What I Believe
- Written by: Emma Goldman
- Narrated by: Jean Norman
Honesty of motivation
Reviewed: 2020-12-11
Understanding of the violent nature of the state, while not acknowledging the violence inherent in the destruction of private property.
Emma would know one owns oneself, but the fails to realize that this one also owns the products of their labour.
Property is an extension of ones self.
Through a the application of our faculties against the world in its state of nature, we create something new which was created by you, using your faculties and is thus an extension of your ownership of yourself to the things you create.
The application of the violence of the state however in both the definition and the enforcement of those property rights, does not then follow to be just or correct.
If I killed a fish. And there are 2 of us. You do not have an equal claim to that fish. If you were to take that fish, a primal instinct would emerge within me to stop you. This is because our property is necessary to our survival. The act of you taking the fish, may not be physical violence against my body, but it is an attack on my ability to survive. Perhaps I consumed all my energy in the acquisition or said fish. You taking that fish, will directly result in at least pain, and possibly death. The fish is mine. Should I share the fish? Probably, both morally and logically. But where the fish goes, is my choice. To deprive me of that choice, is an act off violence.
Lovely short listen however, A rich perspective. I will probably listen to it again. Recommend.
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Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- Written by: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrated by: Blake Masters
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.
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Excellent book for Entrepreneurs
- By FibreHead on 2019-07-12
- Zero to One
- Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- Written by: Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
- Narrated by: Blake Masters
Thoughtful and thorough from Thiel
Reviewed: 2020-10-31
A great book.
Lots of valuable applicable knowledge as well as a fountain or different insights.
Thoughtful looks at what could come, along with what has happened in our recent past.
Peter through his experience, analysis and.instincts also offers different ideas/principles to consider when orienting yourself towards accomplishing a meaningful goal.
Great listen, Blake does well, would have been great to have heard this in Peter’s voice however.
Many of the ideas in the first few chapters Peter has articulated in many different forums on the book, as well as other events. So you can hear parts from peters own perspective, however the later chapters are not commonly discussed in those forums and offer a deeper look at Peter’s own philosophy on life.
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