Millionaire
The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance
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Janet Gleeson
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On the death of France's most glorious king, Louis XIV, in 1715, few people benefited from the shift in power more than the intriguing financial genius from Edinburgh, John Law. Law had proposed to the English monarch that a bank be established to issue paper money with the credit based on the value of land. But Queen Anne was not about to take advice from a gambler and felon. So, in exile in Paris, he convinced the bankrupt court of Louis XV of the value of his idea.
Law soon engineered the revival of the French economy and found himself one of the most powerful men in Europe. The shareholders in his new trading company made such enormous profits that the term "millionaire" was coined to describe them. Paris was soon in a frenzy of speculation, conspiracies, and insatiable consumption. Before this first boom-and-bust cycle was complete, markets throughout Europe crashed, the mob began calling for Law's head, and his visionary ideas about what money could do were abandoned and forgotten.
In Millionaire, Janet Gleeson lucidly reconstructs this epic drama where fortunes were made and lost, paupers grew rich, and lords fell into penury - and a modern fiscal philosophy was born.
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In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the importance of unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great research, poor narrative
- De Amaze en 04-30-19
De: Niall Ferguson
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Money for Nothing
- The Scientists, Fraudsters, and Corrupt Politicians Who Reinvented Money, Panicked a Nation, and Made the World Rich
- De: Thomas Levenson
- Narrado por: Dan Bittner
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
In the heart of the Scientific Revolution, when new theories promised to explain the affairs of the universe, Britain was broke, facing a mountain of debt accumulated in war after war it could not afford. But that same Scientific Revolution - the kind of thinking that helped Isaac Newton solve the mysteries of the cosmos - would soon lead clever, if not always scrupulous, men to try to figure a way out of Britain’s financial troubles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Financial innovation's first song of the siren.
- De Michael Barnett en 09-06-20
De: Thomas Levenson
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Bagehot
- The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
- De: James Grant
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
During the upheavals of 2007-9, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor of the Treasury bill, and author of Lombard Street, the still-canonical guide to stopping a run on the banks, Bagehot prescribed the doctrines that - decades later - inspired the radical responses to the world's worst financial crises.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like it
- De FoxMan en 08-30-19
De: James Grant
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The Grandees
- America's Sephardic Elite
- De: Stephen Birmingham
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 13 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
In 1654, 23 Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain and Portugal but were then exiled by intolerant monarchs. A small, closed, and intensely private community, the Sephardim soon established themselves as businessmen and financiers. They became powerful forces in society, with some, like banker Haym Salomon, even providing financial support to George Washington's army during the American Revolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing American History - Jews Made a Profound Impact
- De Jimmy Rosen en 12-27-21
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"Our Crowd"
- The Great Jewish Families of New York
- De: Stephen Birmingham
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 19 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 261
They immigrated to America from Germany in the nineteenth century with names like Loeb, Sachs, Seligman, Lehman, Guggenheim, and Goldman. From tenements on the Lower East Side to Park Avenue mansions, this handful of Jewish families turned small businesses into imposing enterprises and amassed spectacular fortunes. But despite possessing breathtaking wealth that rivaled the Astors and Rockefellers, they were barred by the gentile establishment from the lofty realm of "the 400," a register of New York's most elite, because of their religion and humble backgrounds.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Finance heavy
- De Shayla en 03-28-21
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Paris, City of Dreams
- Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
- De: Mary McAuliffe
- Narrado por: Tim H. Dixon
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 32
Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo as Georges Haussmann tore down and rebuilt Paris into the beautiful City of Light we know today. Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding! Entertaining and informative
- De SF Insider en 11-03-22
De: Mary McAuliffe
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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
- The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger
- De: Greg Steinmetz
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 268
Jacob Fugger lived in Germany at the turn of the 16th century, the grandson of a peasant. By the time he died, his fortune amounted to nearly 2 percent of European GDP. Not even John D. Rockefeller had that kind of wealth. Most people become rich by spotting opportunities, pioneering new technologies, or besting opponents in negotiations. Fugger did all that, but he had an extra quality that allowed him to rise even higher: nerve.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator the worst I ever heard
- De J. Feye-Stukas en 01-12-16
De: Greg Steinmetz
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Foundation
- The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors: The History of England, Book 1
- De: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 18 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 858
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 778
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 773
In Foundation the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death of the first Tudor king, Henry VII, in 1509. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the two great glories of medieval England: common law and the cathedrals. He shows us glimpses of the country's most distant past - a Neolithic stirrup found in a grave, a Roman fort, a Saxon tomb, a medieval manor house.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Most Annoying Narrator EVER
- De JudieBee en 12-25-15
De: Peter Ackroyd
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Covered with Night
- A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
- De: Nicole Eustace
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
On the eve of a major treaty conference between Iroquois leaders and European colonists in the distant summer of 1722, two White fur traders attacked an Indigenous hunter and left him for dead near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. This act of brutality set into motion a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations that challenged the definition of justice in early America. Leading historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, bringing us into the overlapping worlds of white colonists and Indigenous peoples in this formative period.
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2 out of 5 stars
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YES! I GET IT! I've read history before - JUST STOP!!!!! British settlers were arrogant jerks!! Aaaaaaaargh
- De Anonymous From MA en 06-02-22
De: Nicole Eustace
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Winter King
- The Dawn of Tudor England
- De: Thomas Penn
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 632
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 565
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 562
A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors - the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty - filled with spies, plots, counter-plots, and an uneasy royal succession to Henry VIII. Near the turn of the sixteenth century, England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy and civil war. Henry Tudor clambered to the top of the heap, a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England’s crown who managed to win the throne and stay on it for 24 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent portrayal of a man and his time
- De E. Stein en 06-09-12
De: Thomas Penn
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Lords of Finance
- The Bankers Who Broke the World
- De: Liaquat Ahamed
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting insight into interwar period!
- De Toru en 11-27-09
De: Liaquat Ahamed
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The Ugly Renaissance
- Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
- De: Alexander Lee
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous. But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Author falls into the pit he digs for others
- De Sean en 01-23-16
De: Alexander Lee
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The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- De: Patrick Wyman
- Narrado por: Patrick Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 941
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 938
In the best-selling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like the Podcast but Better.
- De Michael S. Labrow en 07-21-21
De: Patrick Wyman
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Titan
- The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 35 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,061
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,973
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,947
Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world’s richest man by creating America’s most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He makes Bill Gates look like a Pauper!
- De Rick en 11-04-13
De: Ron Chernow
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Once in Golconda
- A True Drama of Wall Street 1920-1928
- De: John Brooks
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Once in Golconda is a dramatic chronicle of the breathtaking rise, devastating fall, and painstaking rebirth of Wall Street in the years between the wars. Focusing on the lives and fortunes of some of the era's most memorable traders, bankers, boosters, and frauds, John Brooks brings to vivid life all the ruthlessness, greed, and reckless euphoria of the '20s bull market, the desperation of the days leading up to the crash of '29, and the bitterness of the years that followed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for investors
- De Brad Gillespie en 06-07-15
De: John Brooks
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The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth
- De: Andrew Carnegie
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 12 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,067
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 915
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 917
His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him "St. Andrew." British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an "example" for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. Here, in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and The Gospel of Wealth, a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Top 5 Books
- De Chelle Allen en 12-31-18
De: Andrew Carnegie
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The Modern Scholar
- The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- De: Professor H.W. Brands
- Narrado por: H.W. Brands
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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This course examines the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. He remains the model of the American thinker - a man who was interested in nearly everything, and who pursued those interests with an admirable and contagious passion. To study Franklin's life is to learn not only the history of a single man, but to understand some of the most monumental changes in all of human history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it
- De Holly en 02-20-16
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Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- De: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting
- De richard en 02-20-24
De: Stephen R. Bown
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Leading Through Change
- De: Kat Cole
- Narrado por: Kat Cole
- Duración: 1 h y 7 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Optimizing the 4 Mindsets: Humility, Curiosity, Courage, and Confidence...for yourself, your teams, and your company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On point
- De Heather en 05-20-24
De: Kat Cole
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The Birth of Plenty
- How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created
- De: William Bernstein
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Based upon the premise that mankind experienced virtually zero economic growth from the dawn of time until 1820, this provocative, big-picture book identifies the four conditions necessary for sustained economic progress - property rights, scientific rationalism, capital markets, and communications and transportation technology - and then analyzes their gradual appearance and impact throughout every corner of the globe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The audible version is incomplete.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-12-24
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How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
- De: Yuen Yuen Ang
- Narrado por: Catherine Ho
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
How can poor and weak societies escape poverty traps? Political economists have traditionally offered three answers: "stimulate growth first," "build good institutions first," or "some fortunate nations inherited good institutions that led to growth." Yuen Yuen Ang rejects all three schools of thought and their underlying assumptions: linear causation, a mechanistic worldview, and historical determinism. Instead, she launches a new paradigm grounded in complex adaptive systems, which embraces the reality of interdependence and humanity's capacity to innovate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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In-depth, but slightly "academic"
- De Amazon Customer en 02-17-25
De: Yuen Yuen Ang
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How to Work with Anyone
- De: Raluca Graebner, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Raluca Graebner
- Duración: 3 h y 13 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 91
Interacting with people at work can be one of life’s greatest joys—and greatest frustrations. Some coworkers never trust us to do our jobs, or never respond to requests for information, or waste our time with dozens of unnecessary emails. The cost: our work results and personal sanity. How can you approach workplace interactions with more empathy and less resentment? How can you become more successful when working with “annoying” or “difficult” coworkers?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!
- De Gray’s en 06-18-24
De: Raluca Graebner, y otros
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How to Change Careers
- De: Octavia Goredema, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Octavia Goredema
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 17
Few feelings in life are as awful as the feeling of being trapped in the wrong career. But how do you find a job that truly resonates with you? And once you’ve found it, how do you develop the confidence to take the necessary steps to arrive at the career of your dreams? Just ask Octavia Goredema, a noted career coach and author who made a major pivot in her professional career and has never looked back. In her Audible Original How to Change Careers, she coaches you through the uncertainty behind any career change and gives you the confidence to hit a reset switch on your professional life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- De ebatch en 09-02-23
De: Octavia Goredema, y otros
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Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- De: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting
- De richard en 02-20-24
De: Stephen R. Bown
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Leading Through Change
- De: Kat Cole
- Narrado por: Kat Cole
- Duración: 1 h y 7 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Optimizing the 4 Mindsets: Humility, Curiosity, Courage, and Confidence...for yourself, your teams, and your company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On point
- De Heather en 05-20-24
De: Kat Cole
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The Birth of Plenty
- How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created
- De: William Bernstein
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Based upon the premise that mankind experienced virtually zero economic growth from the dawn of time until 1820, this provocative, big-picture book identifies the four conditions necessary for sustained economic progress - property rights, scientific rationalism, capital markets, and communications and transportation technology - and then analyzes their gradual appearance and impact throughout every corner of the globe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The audible version is incomplete.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-12-24
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How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
- De: Yuen Yuen Ang
- Narrado por: Catherine Ho
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
How can poor and weak societies escape poverty traps? Political economists have traditionally offered three answers: "stimulate growth first," "build good institutions first," or "some fortunate nations inherited good institutions that led to growth." Yuen Yuen Ang rejects all three schools of thought and their underlying assumptions: linear causation, a mechanistic worldview, and historical determinism. Instead, she launches a new paradigm grounded in complex adaptive systems, which embraces the reality of interdependence and humanity's capacity to innovate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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In-depth, but slightly "academic"
- De Amazon Customer en 02-17-25
De: Yuen Yuen Ang
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How to Work with Anyone
- De: Raluca Graebner, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Raluca Graebner
- Duración: 3 h y 13 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 91
Interacting with people at work can be one of life’s greatest joys—and greatest frustrations. Some coworkers never trust us to do our jobs, or never respond to requests for information, or waste our time with dozens of unnecessary emails. The cost: our work results and personal sanity. How can you approach workplace interactions with more empathy and less resentment? How can you become more successful when working with “annoying” or “difficult” coworkers?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!
- De Gray’s en 06-18-24
De: Raluca Graebner, y otros
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How to Change Careers
- De: Octavia Goredema, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Octavia Goredema
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 17
Few feelings in life are as awful as the feeling of being trapped in the wrong career. But how do you find a job that truly resonates with you? And once you’ve found it, how do you develop the confidence to take the necessary steps to arrive at the career of your dreams? Just ask Octavia Goredema, a noted career coach and author who made a major pivot in her professional career and has never looked back. In her Audible Original How to Change Careers, she coaches you through the uncertainty behind any career change and gives you the confidence to hit a reset switch on your professional life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- De ebatch en 09-02-23
De: Octavia Goredema, y otros
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
- Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
- De: David S. Landes
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 21 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A detailed explanation
- De Kaarlis en 12-07-21
De: David S. Landes
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,298
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,974
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,964
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat? Ian Mortimer shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. He sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking you to the Middle Ages. The result is the most astonishing social history book you are ever likely to read: evolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining in its detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed, Interesting and Entertaining
- De Marc-Andr? en 05-13-10
De: Ian Mortimer
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Some Tame Gazelle
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Pym
- Narrado por: Mary Sarah
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
Belinda and Harriet Bede live together in a small English village. Shy, sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with Henry Hoccleve - the poetry-spouting, married archdeacon of their church - for 30 years. Belinda's much more confident, forthright younger sister Harriet, meanwhile, is ardently pursued by Count Ricardo Bianco. Although she has turned down every marriageable man who proposes, Harriet still welcomes any new curate with dinner parties and flirtatious conversation. And one of the newest arrivals, the reverend Edgar Donne, has everyone talking.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great book, terrible reader
- De Elizabeth en 07-17-20
De: Barbara Pym
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Navigating Bias at Work
- De: Meara Habashi, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Meara Habashi
- Duración: 2 h y 24 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
While we’ve made progress on social equity, some workplaces still don’t operate in the most inclusive ways. And when bias and discrimination, whether explicit or implicit, go unresolved, they disrupt not just our health and productivity, but that of our entire organization. Navigating Bias at Work is designed to help you work and thrive in places where bias runs rampant.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Repeats What Is Commonly Found Online
- De Alice en 09-24-23
De: Meara Habashi, y otros
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- De: Kelly Vincent, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kelly Vincent
- Duración: 2 h y 10 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 340
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 340
Imposter syndrome—the irrational self-doubt we feel despite obvious success—can strike at any time, at work or at home. Such crippling anxiety and worry, common to so many people, can even undermine your ability to lead a confident and authentic life. In Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, licensed clinical psychologist Kelly Vincent teaches you how to navigate these complicated feelings and how to guide yourself toward lasting change.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great for anyone 25 and under
- De Anonymous User en 10-12-23
De: Kelly Vincent, y otros
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A Splendid Exchange
- How Trade Shaped the World
- De: William J. Bernstein
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 17 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 260
In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein tells the extraordinary story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today. He transports listeners from ancient sailing ships that brought the silk trade from China to Rome in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly in spices in the 16th.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting and Germane to Today's World
- De Mark en 07-18-08
![Las empresas que cambiaron al mundo [The Companies That Changed the World] Audiolibro Por Grupo Expansión arte de port](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51TkNLp9oML._SL320_.jpg)
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Las empresas que cambiaron al mundo [The Companies That Changed the World]
- De: Grupo Expansión
- Narrado por: Grupo Expansión
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
América Móvil, Amazon, Bimbo, Uber, Grupo Modelo y Coca-Cola serán las seis compañías de las que hablamos en la primera temporada en forma de crónica. Las empresas que cambiaron al mundo cuenta cómo surgieron, qué competencias sepultaron, qué disrupciones provocaron y qué ambientes de mercado alteraron. Además, abordamos los planes y retos de adaptación ante la era digital, de cómputo y robotización y los riesgos globales que las acechan en el ámbito social, económico y ambiental.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Un resumen completo de lo implacable de cada empresario
- De Eduardo en 12-03-23
De: Grupo Expansión
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Masters of Command
- Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 125
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar: Each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered. Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar had to be not only generals but statesmen. And yet each was a battlefield commander, a strategist, a leader of men - in short, a warrior.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too much jumping around
- De Nick en 03-12-17
De: Barry Strauss
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Stealth
- The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft
- De: Peter Westwick
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing. Here was the first extensive combat application of Stealth technology. And it was devastating.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Overview of the original development
- De Amazon Customer en 08-01-22
De: Peter Westwick
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The Courage to Take Command
- Leadership Lessons from a Military Trailblazer
- De: Jill Morgenthaler
- Narrado por: Kathleen Godwin
- Duración: 5 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
When Jill Morgenthaler arrived at boot camp in 1975 as part of the inaugural class of women in the army, she was one of 83 female cadets...on a base of 50,000 men. So she knows a thing or two about conquering obstacles. In The Courage to Take Command, Colonel Morgenthaler provides invaluable leadership lessons drawn from her three decades of military service - from her first days in ROTC to combat in some of the world's most dangerous war zones.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great advice for leading
- De MarieT en 02-23-24
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A Beautiful Place to Die
- A non-stop action thriller novel
- De: Christopher Greyson
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14
When you wound an angel, you unleash a demon. It was supposed to be a simple assignment, get a DNA sample from a young boy, but it turns into a deadly trap. With a price on the boy’s head and a target on her back, Kiku must not only shield him from the ruthless Russian mafia but also from a traitor within the Yakuza itself. Torn between love and honor, duty and scorn, Kiku must decide where her loyalties lie before it’s too late. WARNING: If you have plans, cancel them! You won’t be able to stop reading, so get ready to strap in, buckle up, and hang on for an action-thrill ride of ...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining, but abrupt ending
- De Kevin B. en 10-13-24
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This Time Is Different
- Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
- De: Carmen Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 315
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 310
Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing - and recovering -their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have chimed, "this time is different" - claiming that the old rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new situation bears little similarity to past disasters. This book proves that premise wrong.
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2 out of 5 stars
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necessary piece to understand the current crisis
- De D. Littman en 12-04-09
De: Carmen Reinhart, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Millionaire
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- WM
- 07-24-22
¡Quite the tale and Well narrated!
wow the story of John law is one that we must learn to fully understand the situation that we are currently in. really appreciated the narration and the use of different accents.
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