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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,529
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,978
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,982
Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York. And in telling the Moses story, Caro both opens up to an unprecedented degree the way in which politics really happens—the way things really get done in America's City Halls and Statehouses—and brings to light a bonanza of vital information about such national figures as Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt (and the genesis of their blood feud), about Fiorello La Guardia, John V. Lindsay and Nelson Rockefeller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING read
- By jeff on 09-15-11
- The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Excellent book, Excellent performance
Reviewed: 10-18-19
This book is a masterwork of nonfiction. Caro definitely gives you a feeling for the scale of Moses’ life. I feel like I understand many things much better now than I did when I started the book. Including but not limited too, bureaucracy, power, and 20th New York history.
The performance by Robertson Dean is also wonderful, it’s very strong and clear. At times it sounds like Moses himself is speaking to us from beyond the grave.
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Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,398
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,958
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,942
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truth, the whole truth and nothing but.
- By Laura on 08-23-10
- Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
Excellent book, audio quality was poor
Reviewed: 10-18-19
As a hitchens fan I loved the book, although some of the chapters about hitchens friends were a bit dull. I especially found the chapters about his time as a socialist revolutionary at oxford, his trip to cuba, and his later disillusionment with socialism to be fascinating.
I’ve listened to many hitchens interviews and speeches and never have a heard him so mumbling and with the audio quality so low. Even at maximum volume for my AirPods, I had trouble hearing and understanding what he was saying. Make sure you get a sample and listen in your usual environment before buying.
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Witch: A Tale of Terror
- By: Charles MacKay, Sam Harris - introduction
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 972
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 884
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Story4 out of 5 stars 880
For centuries in Europe, innocent men and women were murdered for the imaginary crime of witchcraft. This was a mass delusion and moral panic, driven by pious superstition and a deadly commitment to religious conformity. In Witch: A Tale of Terror, best-selling author Sam Harris introduces and reads from Charles Mackay's beloved book, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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4 out of 5 stars
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more Sam, please
- By aspidistra on 02-25-17
- Witch: A Tale of Terror
- By: Charles MacKay, Sam Harris - introduction
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
Great Book and a Great Narration
Reviewed: 02-25-17
What did you love best about Witch: A Tale of Terror?
The Narration, really outlines the importance of belief
Would you recommend Witch: A Tale of Terror to your friends? Why or why not?
yes
What does Sam Harris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A really good introduction and editing job. Also a soothing, entertaining voice.
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