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Ethnic America
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: James Bundy
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 520
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Story5 out of 5 stars 416
Thomas Sowell provides us with a useful and concise record tracing the history of nine ethnic groups: Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Understanding the ethnic tapestry of America
- By Amazon Customer on 12-23-19
- Ethnic America
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: James Bundy
Another great book by Dr Sowell
Reviewed: 09-06-23
This was yet another great book by one of the smartest people and best researchers in the world today. This book is unbiased and loaded with historical facts. In that way, it's similar to Black Nednecks and White Liberals. I've been through almost every Sowell book and have yet to be disappointed. In terms of other works by Sowell, I would put this book in the upper 30% for its ease to follow and content.
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The Vision of the Anointed
- Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 503
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 440
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Story5 out of 5 stars 435
The Vision of the Anointed is a devastating critique of the mindset behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Thomas Sowell sees what has happened not as a series of isolated mistakes, but as a logical consequence of a vision whose defects have led to disasters in education, crime, family disintegration, and other social pathology. In this book, "politically correct" theory is repeatedly confronted with facts-and sharp contradictions between the two are explained in terms of a whole set of self-congratulatory assumptions held by political and intellectual elites.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absolute Masterpiece!
- By Brendan Martino on 04-04-22
- The Vision of the Anointed
- Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
Another insightful explanation
Reviewed: 01-26-23
This book clearly explains why the woke agenda and extreme liberalism has taken much of the world governments. This is a deep look at the causation and impacts for things like judicial activism and the corruption of governments and media.
I highly recommend any Thomas Sowell book. It is one of life's great tragedies that every young person doesn't yet know Thomas Sowell. Share his wisdom every chance you get. Thomas Sowell has spent his life bringing wisdom and intelligent thought to mankind. He is truly one of the smartest people on the planet.
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The Quest for Cosmic Justice
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,203
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,909
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,892
This book is about the great moral issues underlying many of the headline-making political controversies of our times. It is not a comforting book but a book about disturbing and dangerous trends. The Quest for Cosmic Justice shows how confused conceptions of justice end up promoting injustice, how confused conceptions of equality end up promoting inequality, and how the tyranny of social visions prevents many people from confronting the actual consequences of their own beliefs and policies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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First released 20 years ago & now a classic!
- By Wayne on 11-05-18
- The Quest for Cosmic Justice
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Another great book
Reviewed: 07-27-22
Sowell is literally the smartest person on the planet. His logic and straightforward analysis of most social dynamics facing the world are eye opening for many and solidarity for others.
This is the seventh book by Sowell I've listened to or read. Of all his books, this one requires active consciousness and listening.
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
- Length: 21 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,198
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,774
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,762
The Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece of world literature, the searing record of four decades of terror and oppression, in one abridged volume (authorized by the author). Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mandatory reading in Russia, not USA. Why?
- By Arlon James on 11-07-20
- The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
One of the most important books ever written
Reviewed: 10-08-21
one of the most important books written. extremely timely and important for every young person in the world. Do not repeat history.
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The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 3
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 21 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 423
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 386
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Story5 out of 5 stars 383
Volume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must listen
- By Ron on 11-18-20
- The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 3
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
One of the most important books written
Reviewed: 10-08-21
one of the most important books written. extremely timely and important for every young person in the world. Do not repeat history.
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The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 25 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,021
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 880
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Story5 out of 5 stars 876
Volume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be required reading in US schools
- By Richard on 01-01-21
- The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Great read
Reviewed: 10-08-21
one of the most important books written. extremely timely and important for every young person in the world. Do not repeat history.
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Basic Economics, Fifth Edition
- A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 23 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,776
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,114
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,047
In this fifth edition of Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal!
- By Trenton on 10-04-15
- Basic Economics, Fifth Edition
- A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
smartest man in the planet
Reviewed: 06-04-21
Thomas Sowel proves once again why he is the smartest person on the planet. Sowell's ability to break down concepts, apply facts across the greater global spectrum and impart his humble wisdom is why every young person should be exposed to his work. The fact that every person on the planet does not know him is why our education system is a complete failure. Do yourself a favor and get every book Sowel ever wrote and do your best to understand his concepts. You and the world will be better for it.
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Intellectuals and Race
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,285
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,029
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,011
Intellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense - one that goes to the root of the problem. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light. The book explores the incentives, the visions, and the rationales that drive intellectuals at the highest levels to conclusions that have often turned out to be counterproductive and even disastrous, not only for particular racial or ethnic groups but for societies as a whole.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Satisfying Indictment of the Intelligentsia
- By Andrew on 12-27-16
- Intellectuals and Race
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
True greatness
Reviewed: 04-13-21
Thomas soul is literally the smartest person on the planet. His works broaden your mind, open your horizons and build a better society.
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Dismantling America
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,821
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,560
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,549
These wide-ranging essays - on many individual political, economic, cultural, and legal issues - have as a recurring, underlying theme the decline of the values and institutions that have sustained and advanced American society for more than two centuries. This decline has been more than erosion. It has, in many cases, been a deliberate dismantling of American values and institutions by people convinced that their superior wisdom and virtue must override both the traditions of the country and the will of the people.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice Collection of Essays
- By Laura on 09-01-11
- Dismantling America
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Great book
Reviewed: 04-11-21
Thomas Sowel is probably the smartest person on earth. This is a look at large systems, mostly impacting US. There is not a better book that explains the world as we know it in recent times.
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Unf--k Your Brain
- By: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19,211
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 16,807
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16,588
Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Untuck this recording quality
- By Martin J. Fogarty on 07-25-18
poor writing and poor narrating.
Reviewed: 12-15-20
I wish I had the time back I wasted on this book. Incoherent logic and very poor writing.
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