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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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Early True Believers
- The Untold Story of Silicon Alley
- De: Vanessa Grigoriadis, Adam Fisher
- Narrado por: Vanessa Grigoriadis
- Duración: 4 h y 23 m
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Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- De: M. Doreal
- Narrado por: John Marino
- Duración: 2 h y 33 m
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The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
- De Kevin Potter en 05-30-19
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- De: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
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Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- De karen en 06-22-12
De: Vincent Bugliosi, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A History of Ancient Sparta
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- EmilyK
- 06-29-24
Another listening treat from Prof. Shutt
Prof. Shutt is his usual thoroughly charming self here. His voice and delivery are so evocative of the ideal professor, and his enthusiasm shines through any topic.
Here he takes us deeper into Sparta than most ancient history courses go. There is so much written about ancient Athens (of course deservedly so) that it was a treat to hear more about Sparta. I had always had a somewhat negative image of Sparta, and this did a lot to counter that.
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- Mike Pellegrini
- 05-05-23
Excellent
Really enjoyed this audio book. Professor Shutt is excellent and makes learning history enjoyable and interesting
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- Daniel
- 03-06-15
Great overview!
An exciting though relaxed approach to Greek history. Shutt comes across as a teacher you could easily discuss Sparta over a beer at your favorite pub.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-17-20
Someone help this man
Great information about Sparta delivered by professor who is actively fighting being drowned. At one point I accidently paused it and just assumed he had died. Did you know the North American Elm tree is almost extinct? I certainly do. Those trees are not A-leet (elite).
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- Adam Brown
- 03-16-15
Can't get enough
Masterfully told, a true pleasure to listen to. I found myself listening to these lectures over and over again.
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- Trace
- 07-16-18
excellent lecture
i love hearing professor Shutt! His ability to bring past civilizations to life is astounding, and how he rarely speculates but when he does he tells you he is. An excellent read all around.
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- steve
- 05-26-11
Can I get more?
This was a great listen, extremely education and in depth. My only question is where can I find more of other titles just like these.?.
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- Brett
- 11-27-16
Great info
I usually have it on in the truck on my way to work. I think it's facinating how much we have garbled 1000 years of history into what we think is the spartan story at Thermopylae. Worth a listen if you want to delve into what Sparta actually was in the ancient world. Even better if you have read the Iliad, Odyssey and The Histories first.
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- Peter S. Shirley
- 05-10-16
Very informative and well structured
This book did a great job of telling what is known. The author did a good job of injecting his own opinions about contested history while labeling them as that. I found the pace of the narration too slow but at 1.5x speed it was fine (I almost never use that feature).
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-21
Good Story, Poor Performance
The series of lectures was provided a good overview of, first, the way of life of ancient Sparta, and then the history of nearly a thousand years. Adequate job for the time allotted.
Shutt may be a brilliant historian, but he should definitely not be narrating books. The frequent looooonnnnnnggggg pauses, not only between phrases, but very often in the middle of a phrase, were extremely distracting. Even listening to this at 1.25x speed did not remedy this. On top of that, it sounded as if Shutt was almost always suppressing a belch or swallowing, usually followed by lip or tongue smacking. That’s fine if done infrequently or if the book was short, but almost 8 hours of it was excruciating to me. I will not be listing to any other books in which he’s the narrator.
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