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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son, Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
- Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
Fantastic Historical Work
Reviewed: 02-05-23
Very well done. Historic overview of the Comanche culture from beginning to end with a close look at people and places in the American southwest.
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The Lessons of History
- By: Will, Ariel Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful 11-volume Story of Civilization. In this compact summation of their work, Will and Ariel Durant share the vital and profound lessons of our collective past. Their perspective, gained after a lifetime of thinking and writing about the history of humankind, is an invaluable resource for us today.
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This is a must for every Educated Person
- By BradleyBurr on 10-29-07
- The Lessons of History
- By: Will, Ariel Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
A wealth of knowledge and wisdom
Reviewed: 08-09-22
The audible version includes live interviews with both Durants. Beautifully done. A wealth of knowledge and wisdom.
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The Rational Male - The Players Handbook
- A Red Pill Guide to Game
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Trey Radel
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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In this final master-work of The Rational Male series, Rollo Tomassi breaks down the fundamental mechanics of Game, intersexual social skills, and the nuts and bolts psychology that makes it work. The Players Handbook is not a "how-to" book, it's a "why-it-works" book. It’s not an instruction manual—it is the missing textbook on Game and understanding intersexual dynamics. Game is an adaptive set of social skills and best practices in navigating intersexual dynamics in a modern sexual marketplace.
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poorly edited
- By Ethan T on 07-24-22
- The Rational Male - The Players Handbook
- A Red Pill Guide to Game
- By: Rollo Tomassi
- Narrated by: Trey Radel
Someone finally got operant behavior right
Reviewed: 07-26-22
Great book for men. A must read. Wake up fellas. I’m submitting this review because anytime an author refers to operant behavior when writing a book for laymen, they get it all wrong. Not this time. Rollo did his homework.
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The War on the West
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn’t we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia?
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Every Human (seriously, everyone) Read This!
- By aaron on 04-27-22
- The War on the West
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
Incredibly important
Reviewed: 06-01-22
A beautiful defense of the most prolific and beneficial culture on earth. The western tradition is nothing to be ashamed of.
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The Art of Political War and Other Radical Pursuits
- By: David Horowitz
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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In a book that will shatter the complacency of establishment conservatives, David Horowitz shows how Bill Clinton's generation, having mastered the art of political war, has spent the last 10 years clobbering the conservatives in and out of government. The best-selling author of Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes has the strategy to fight back.
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Politics 101 At It's Best!
- By James on 08-14-11
Powerful...
Reviewed: 03-11-21
inside look at leftist extremism. It’s a religion - a cult. When presented with facts, it’s followers cover their ears and eventually become violent. Blaming others for our own problems is a dark side of human nature and always leads to destruction.
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Beyond Order
- 12 More Rules for Life
- By: Jordan B. Peterson
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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In 12 Rules for Life, clinical psychologist and celebrated professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto Dr. Jordan B. Peterson helped millions impose order on the chaos of their lives. Now, in this bold sequel, Peterson delivers 12 more lifesaving principles for resisting the exhausting toll that our desire to order the world inevitably takes. In a time when the human will increasingly imposes itself over every sphere of life - from our social structures to our emotional states - Peterson warns that too much security is dangerous.
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Amazing
- By OT-TR0 on 03-03-21
- Beyond Order
- 12 More Rules for Life
- By: Jordan B. Peterson
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
Nice to have you back, good doctor.
Reviewed: 03-09-21
Once again, Jordan B. Peterson provides insight to the darkness that can plague individuals, and societies, and offers guidance toward the light.
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The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead
- Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
- By: Charles Murray
- Narrated by: Charles Murray
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Best-selling social historian Charles Murray has written a delightfully fussy - and entertaining - book on the hidden rules of the road in the workplace - and in life - from the standpoint of an admonishing, but encouraging, workplace grouch and taskmaster. Why the curmudgeon? The fact is that most older, more senior people in the workplace are closet curmudgeons. In today's politically correct world, they may hide their displeasure over your misuse of grammar or your overly familiar use of their first name without an express invitation. But don't be fooled by their pleasant demeanor....
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Good Book: From one curmudgeon to another
- By DaWoolf on 05-22-14
- The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead
- Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
- By: Charles Murray
- Narrated by: Charles Murray
Everyone should read this
Reviewed: 02-05-21
Invaluable advice from an established scholar and a deep thinker. Worth reading, and rereading. Wonderful.
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The Parasitic Mind
- How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
- By: Gad Saad
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life, Dr. Gad Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic firsthand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society.
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Some pros and some cons
- By chris boutte on 10-11-20
- The Parasitic Mind
- How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
- By: Gad Saad
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Important work
Reviewed: 01-18-21
Saad is bold in his battle against anti-science - providing a model for us all.
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 62 hrs and 56 mins
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In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history lies dormant and unused. By what fatal error of judgment has its value gone unrecognized, its brilliant inventor punished rather than rewarded for his efforts? In defense of those greatest of human qualities that have made civilization possible, one man sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike.
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Hurt version decidedly superior
- By Mica on 03-24-09
- Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
The man that lies to the world, is the worlds slave...
Reviewed: 11-30-20
Rand is a genius. She injects a morally upright philosophy into a captivating story. If this were required high school reading the world would be a better place.
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Defending Free Speech
- Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute
- By: Steve Simpson - editor, Onkar Ghate - contributor, Leonard Peikoff - contributor, and others
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Applying Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism to the most pressing free speech issues of the day, the essays in this book reveal the attacks on free speech to be the product of destructive ideas - ideas that are eroding Western culture at its foundation. They expose those ideas and the individuals who hold them, and, importantly, they identify the only ideas on which Western civilization can be sustained: reason, egoism, and individual rights.
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Forceful
- By Yas on 12-04-20
- Defending Free Speech
- Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute
- By: Steve Simpson - editor, Onkar Ghate - contributor, Leonard Peikoff - contributor, Elan Journo - contributor
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
Outstanding!
Reviewed: 10-30-20
The book covers topics that have only gotten more serious since it was written. Free speech is a moral right.
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