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The Glory and the Dream
- A Narrative History of America, 1932 - 1972
- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
- Duración: 57 h y 23 m
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This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti...everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print.
The Glory and the Dream chronicles the progress of life in the United States, from the time William Manchester and his generation reached the beginning of awareness in the desperate summer of '32 to President Nixon's Second Inaugural Address and the opening scenes of Watergate. Masterfully compressing four crowded decades of our history, Manchester relives the epic, significant, or just memorable events that befell the generation of Americans whose lives pivoted between the America before and the America after the Second World War.
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HITLER: 1936-1945 Nemesis
- De: Ian Kershaw
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 38 h y 29 m
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As Nemesis opens, Adolf Hitler has achieved absolute power within Germany and triumphed in his first challenge to the European powers. Idolized by large segments of the population and firmly supported by the Nazi regime, Hitler is poised to subjugate Europe. Nine years later, his vaunted war machine destroyed, Allied forces sweeping across Germany, Hitler will end his life with a pistol shot to his head.
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Well worn ground
- De Mike From Mesa en 04-06-14
De: Ian Kershaw
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Partners in Command
- George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace
- De: Mark Perry
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
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The first book ever to explore the relationship between George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower, Partners in Command eloquently tackles a subject that has eluded historians for years. As Mark Perry charts the crucial impact of this duo on victory in World War II and later as they lay the foundation for triumph in the Cold War, he shows us an unlikely, complex collaboration at the heart of decades of successful American foreign policy - and shatters many of the myths that have evolved about these two great men and the issues that tested their alliance.
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Engrossing
- De Jean en 03-02-21
De: Mark Perry
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Reappraisals
- Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century
- De: Tony Judt
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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The accelerating changes of the past generation have been accompanied by a similarly accelerated amnesia. The 20th century has become "history" at an unprecedented rate. The world of 2007 was so utterly unlike that of even 1987, much less any earlier time, that we have lost touch with our immediate past even before we have begun to make sense of it - and the results are proving calamitous.
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Superb. Insightful essays, Performance to match
- De Louis en 05-02-12
De: Tony Judt
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The President and the Assassin
- McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
- De: Scott Miller
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
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In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin's bullet shattered the nation's confidence. The shocking murder of President William McKinley threw into stark relief the emerging new world order of what would come to be known as the American Century.
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An Ideal History Book for the Audio Format
- De Nelson Alexander en 09-30-11
De: Scott Miller
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Captured by History
- One Man’s Vision of Our Tumultuous Century
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 17 h y 38 m
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Captured by History is an autobiography like none other, for few historians have interviewed as many men and women who helped shape the most momentous events of our century than John Toland. Here, for the first time, Toland reveals how he found these key players and how he persuaded them to talk to him. From disgraced Japanese generals to the German doctor who nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler, Toland’s sources are remarkable for what they reveal about their subjects, along with the secrets and stories they would tell no one else.
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The Best and the Brightest
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 37 h y 4 m
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Using portraits of America’s flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country’s recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic.
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Preparation for Ken Burns
- De Chiefkent en 06-12-17
De: David Halberstam
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The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson
- The White House Years
- De: Joseph A. Califano Jr.
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
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President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life - and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the "Johnson treatment" ever forgot it. As Johnson's "Deputy President of Domestic Affairs", Joseph A. Califano's unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our 36th president. Califano shows listeners LBJ's commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals.
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LBJ The Greatest President of 20th century
- De David W. Goldstein en 07-28-15
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The Start
- 1904-1930
- De: William L. Shirer
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 22 h y 9 m
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William L. Shirer was a CBS foreign correspondent and renowned author of New York Times best-selling nonfiction about World War II, and this is the first part of his three-part autobiography. A renowned journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer chronicles his own life story in a personal history that parallels the greater historical events for which he served as a witness.
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Clouds gathering on the horizon in Europe
- De Nancy en 08-12-20
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Glory and the Dream
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- Mendy
- 11-08-19
So glad I pulled through this
This was a really enjoyable read throughout the entire book. Although the author clearly leans to the left, it was still overall a fact based history of 42 years in America, and the amount of history I learned from this 1 book is immense.
The narrator, while dry and to the point, was none the less fantastic, and I want to purchase more books that he reads.
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- William Christman
- 05-30-11
Manchester is a great writer
This is an excellent book by a great history writer. William Manchester loved the English language and it shows in his writing. In this social history he spent a paragraph during each era covered and he would write out a scenario using only the slang of the era. It was a fun thing to hear.
In this overly long book, the author’s notation not mine, William Manchester covers everything that impacted American culture or at least tries to. This book is a great survey history of this era. The covering of this particular 40 years can be seen as a history of the growth and height of the liberal movement. With Franklin D. Roosevelt as the beginning, and Richard M. Nixon as the beginning of the end for it.
Manchester’s work is a great history by a writer who clearly had fun writing. The phrasing and transition sentences show a sheer pleasure in finding a right way that was entertaining to the author and therefore the reader. This large book is worth the reading for any history student especially for the heart of the twentieth Century.
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- Michael
- 02-13-22
LONG but a must-read
No matter where you live in the world, understanding American history and politics can be useful, and if you're an American it should be a must. this book does an amazing job at condensing the most relevant aspects of politics, culture, and war from the 30s through the 1970s. so many gaps in my knowledge have been filled thanks to this book and new doors opened for me to explore.
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- Wolfpacker
- 09-05-22
Great overview of re ent US history
As always Manchester writes well. Great blend of politics culture and foreign affairs! I'm not sure there is a good way to get such an overview so quickly. ,,,;). If you can call 55 hours quick.
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- Steve
- 06-15-23
Amateur production of a masterpiece.
This book deserves to be redone by Audible. The author, William Manchester, gave us a masterpiece work. The book stands on its own despite the weak narration and unforgivable recording errors. This is the worst production I have heard in my 20 years of listening Audible recordings. But despite the very tedious narration and amateur production I still give it five stars. No regrets.
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- Nicholas
- 09-03-15
Great book - recording needs to be fixed though
Would you listen to The Glory and the Dream again? Why?
I might listen to it again in the future- as some of the details could need refreshing, and I found the experience relaxing.
What other book might you compare The Glory and the Dream to and why?
I'd compare it to the podcast "Whistlestop" from John Dickerson (of Slate's Political Gabfest and Face the Nation - I purchased this at his recommendation) - it has the same sort of appreciation of the multiple perspectives of history from the big events to the little cultural details that just belies a love of history that becomes infectious.
Which scene was your favorite?
I really enjoyed the section on the Bay of Pigs invasion - I had never understood JFK's decision until I heard the whole story here.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
This is audiobook was practically it's own hobby - it's a great value for 1 credit.
Any additional comments?
There were some damaged areas of the audio files, and my attempts to address them with audible support were failures. (Support basically didn't closely read my comments after asking me where to detail the issues with the audio book
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- Brian
- 10-31-13
10/30/13 - Simpy one of the best
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This book is really great. I was skeptical about some of the reviews where the listener heard audio glitches. They must have fixed that because I only ever heard one noticible glitch in a book that is two whole volumes.
I first read Manchester's The Last Lion Pt. 2 - Alone, and I thought he was a great author but this book blew me away. It is a narrivitve history and one that everyone should read and listen to.
I plan on listening to it again down the road, it was that good.
Who was your favorite character and why?
No favorites, there are hundreds.
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- S. Howard
- 10-12-18
Great book but....
The narrator seemed to want to finish the book as fast as possible! It was only listenable at 3/4 speed!
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- Christopher Strehlo
- 08-26-20
Pronunciations like you've never heard before!
I wish I had made a list of the many inexplicable mis-pronunciations in this book.
Mr. Riggenbach does a fine job narrating, but adds his own imaginative twist on the English language. You might think you have missed something in your education when you hear a word spoken as you've never heard it before.
You may think: No, it can't possible be said like that-- can it? You are not wrong. Mr. Riggenbach reads certain words as if he is encountering them for the first time, and doing a yeoman's job of coming up with something that sounds plausible. But in the cases I have checked, his versions do not appear even in the dictionary's secondary preferences, let alone the primary pronunciations.
I suggest that you view these departures as a game, like bird-watching, and look forward to the next odd bird that wings your way.
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- James J. Scherer
- 04-22-21
Dupicated
Some if the reading is duplicated. I heard the exact same thing in different charters.
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