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To Start a War
- How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq
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One of BookPage's Best Books of 2020
“The detailed, nuanced, gripping account of that strange and complex journey offered in Robert Draper’s To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq is essential reading - now, especially now.... Draper’s account [is] one for the ages.... A must-read for all who care about presidential power.” (The Washington Post)
From the author of the New York Times best seller Dead Certain comes the definitive, revelatory reckoning with arguably the most consequential decision in the history of American foreign policy - the decision to invade Iraq.
Even now, after more than 15 years, it is hard to see the invasion of Iraq through the cool, considered gaze of history. For too many people, the damage is still too palpable, and still unfolding. Most of the major players in that decision are still with us, and few of them are not haunted by it, in one way or another. Perhaps it's that combination, the passage of the years and the still unresolved trauma, that explains why so many protagonists opened up so fully for the first time to Robert Draper.
Draper's prodigious reporting has yielded scores of consequential new revelations, from the important to the merely absurd. As a whole, the book paints a vivid and indelible picture of a decision-making process that was fatally compromised by a combination of post-9/11 fear and paranoia, rank naïveté, craven groupthink, and a set of actors with idées fixes who gamed the process relentlessly. Everything was believed; nothing was true. The intelligence failure was comprehensive. Draper's fair-mindedness and deep understanding of the principal actors suffuse his account, as does a storytelling genius that is close to sorcery. There are no cheap shots here, which makes the ultimate conclusion all the more damning.
In the spirit of Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August and Marc Bloch's Strange Defeat, To Start A War will stand as the definitive account of a collective process that arrived at evidence that would prove to be not just dubious but entirely false, driven by imagination rather than a quest for truth - evidence that was then used to justify a verdict that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and a flood tide of chaos in the Middle East that shows no signs of ebbing.
Reseñas de la Crítica
"Authoritative...The most comprehensive account yet of that smoldering wreck of foreign policy, one that haunts us today." (Los Angeles Times)
"A timely reminder of the dangers of embarking upon wars that can imperil America itself.” (The New York Times)
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- How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
- De: Dava Sobel
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
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Number-one New York Times best-selling author Dava Sobel returns with the captivating, little-known true story of a group of women whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
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But the seeing, which was everything, was better
- De Cynthia en 01-07-17
De: Dava Sobel
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On the Trail of the Serpent
- The Epic Hunt for the Bikini Killer
- De: Richard Neville, Julie Clarke
- Narrado por: Homer Todiwala
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
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Charles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great con men, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as legend. Born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and Indian father, Sobhraj grew up deprived of a sense of identity, moving to France before being imprisoned and stripped of his multiple nationalities.
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EXHILARATING
- De Jeffrey W. Rudisel en 05-01-21
De: Richard Neville, y otros
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Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon
- Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series
- De: James Hibberd
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 14 h y 44 m
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It was supposed to be impossible. George R.R. Martin was a frustrated television writer who created his best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels to be an unfilmable saga bound only by the limits of his vast imagination. Then a pair of first-time TV writers teamed with HBO to try and adapt Martin's epic. We've all seen the eight seasons of the Emmy-winning fantasy series that came next. But there is one Game of Thrones tale that has yet to be told: the 13-year behind-the-scenes struggle to pull off this extraordinary phenomenon.
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a bit of a stretch
- De Anonymous User en 07-15-21
De: James Hibberd
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Skin in the Game
- Everything You Need Is Already Inside You
- De: Jane Wurwand
- Narrado por: Jane Wurwand
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand shows you how to turn your unique traits and experiences — especially the ones you may think are your biggest setbacks, into the tools you need to make your dreams a reality.
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Inspiration for entrepreneurs
- De Foxy J en 06-05-24
De: Jane Wurwand
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Spearhead
- An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II
- De: Adam Makos
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
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From the author of the international best seller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel - and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.
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Excellent
- De Msgr. John R. McGrath en 03-11-19
De: Adam Makos
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The Savage Storm
- The Battle for Italy 1943
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Al Murray
- Duración: 18 h y 24 m
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Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm chronicles the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail.
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Great History Retold
- De Jim Bowien en 07-22-24
De: James Holland
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- De: John Carreyrou
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion.
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Extreme retaliation against former employees
- De LEE en 05-29-18
De: John Carreyrou
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Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- De: Tim Weiner
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 21 h y 37 m
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This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders to the American public. It spun its own truth to the nation while reality lay buried in classified archives. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Tim Weiner offers a stunning indictment of the CIA, a deeply flawed organization that has never deserved America's confidence.
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Flawed but Important
- De Michael en 07-18-08
De: Tim Weiner
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Spillover
- De: David Quammen
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 20 h y 47 m
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The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia - but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these diseases share one thing: they originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. David Quammen tracks this subject around the world.
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Fascinating, but not Riveting
- De L. M. Roberts en 03-08-14
De: David Quammen
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Ghostland
- An American History in Haunted Places
- De: Colin Dickey
- Narrado por: Jon Lindstrom
- Duración: 10 h y 48 m
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Colin Dickey is on the trail of America's ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and "zombie homes", Dickey embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places.
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A fluffed-up college essay writ large.
- De Gavin en 10-13-16
De: Colin Dickey
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The Rise of Superman
- Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
- De: Steven Kotler
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
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In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow”, an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best.
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There is no way some of these reviews are real
- De Mike en 05-01-15
De: Steven Kotler
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Founding Brothers
- The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- De: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrado por: Bob Walter
- Duración: 12 h y 31 m
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An illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic - John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
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Great!
- De Gotta Tellya en 08-10-16
De: Joseph J. Ellis
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Cultured
- How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome
- De: Katherine Harmon Courage
- Narrado por: Brittany Pressley
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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These days, probiotic yogurt and other "gut-friendly" foods line supermarket shelves. But what's the best way to feed our all-important microbiome - and what is a microbiome, anyway? In this engaging book, science journalist Katherine Harmon Courage investigates these questions, presenting a deep dive into the ancient food traditions and the latest research for maintaining a healthy gut.
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More vegan propaganda. Skip it.
- De mottdog2002 en 09-18-19
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre To Start a War
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- Extinction
- 01-21-21
Lest we forget a previous inept administration
With all of the scandal and chaos from the last few years we sometimes forget how truly incompetent Bush and his cronies were in the early 2000s. This book is an informed and depressing peek inside the white house that led to the total destruction of two nations, the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, and the eventual destabilization of an entire region (not even counting the home front costs).
The narration wasn't bad but I did have to dock some stars for poor pronunciation. For instance he pronounced "Baathist" with a long "baaa," like one is mimicking a sheep sound. It really breaks the immersion.
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- John David
- 08-31-20
Powerful but Painful History
A riveting, dismaying & infuriating account of how the George W. Bush administration took America into the Iraq War. There was no George Ball, who forcefully advised LBJ against Vietnam escalation. Tragic failure all around. Bush & Cheney foremost, but the whole bunch, including Colin Powell. Well-paced, well-presented & well-read. It is shorter, more reportorial & less stylistically literary than The Best & The Brightest, but one has much the same reaction upon reading it. A powerful, but painful history. Here's hoping that this time America learns its lessons.
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- aaron
- 08-22-20
Should be required reading in all high schools nationwide
I’ve always held the firm belief that the blissfully idealistic days of wanting our presidents to be forces for good and righteousness in the world ended with JFK. Since Kennedy, a president’s legacy can fairly be judged by two criteria:
1. How many catastrophically bad decisions did they make, and
2. How many (if any) innocents Americans were needlessly killed or maimed due to these bad decisions.
Going by this metric, George W. and Trump are/were human dumpsterfires as president.
This book lays out in great detail the pointless, totally unnecessary war that George W. started in Iraq, for no reason other than a petty familial feud and a deep loathing for Saddam Hussein.
Not one American soldier should’ve lost their life because of a family feud. We are not living in the Dark Ages.
People need to know about what happened.
People need to read this book.
This book tells the apocryphal story of what happens when a president has his mind already made up on a potentially catastrophic course of action, and ignores the Smartest People in the Room who constantly advise him against it.
The similarities between Bush’s evidence-free insistence that Iraq was somehow an existential threat to America has so many similarities to Trump’s insistence that Covid was no big deal, that it’s not even worth mentioning. But, I mention it anyways, because I’m old enough to still remember a time when we as a nation, as well as our leaders, actually LEARNED from history. We learned from past mistakes.
Those days are over.
Equally as depressing, the days of wondering if the villains of this story - Cheney, Wolfy, Rumsfeld, and Bush - would face any consequences for needlessly ruining the lives of thousands of brave American servicemen are over as well. They will face no punishment. If anything, each of those men only became wealthier and even more powerful from their devious scheme. They live in luxury while the lives they needlessly ruined are buried in the sand.
History has (justifiably) ridiculed and castigated Hitler for starting a war under the false pretense that “Jews ruined Germany.” Yet none of America’s intellectuals or common folk seem to care one iota that Bush started a war under the false pretense of “Saddam is going to attack America with nukes and/or poison gas if we don’t hit him first.” I don’t know what the rationale is for castigating Hitler while praising Bush for essentially starting fire to the same kindling, but I’m all ears if someone would like to explain it to me.
This is one of the most important books of the year, and if there is a God, a few million Americans will read/listen to it, and take its message to heart.
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- Bill
- 06-05-22
Tour de force of lead up to Iraq war
Such an excellent Review of events leading up to Americas entry to the Iraq war. This brings back many memories in an compelling g style. Not just a chronological review but rather an excellent history on how we got there. Five stars.
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- Lockon
- 06-30-21
a great story of made up minds
I wanted to read this book because of my beliefs and the reason for the second Gulf War. I'm a skeptic of pretty much everything and so although I had my ideas of the reasons which I had accumulated from years of listening to the news and other sources, this book essentially confirmed the bulk of it. It was very interesting and deeply disturbing to learn more of the details and especially the thought process by the individuals involved.
The book is a very good lesson to learn about ulterior motives of people who should be vetted better and how it plays into people who have preconceived ideas about things which they should not carry into their professional capacity.
And although the book was kind on Bush and seemed to indicate otherwise, it was clear that he was also very manipulated by those under him.
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- G.R. Davidson
- 09-14-20
great reporting, a case study in poor leadership
Draper does an incredible job showing in great detail how the Bush administration failed to foster culture of pursuing the truth. this book reads like a thriller and even though I knew what the outcome would be I had a hard time putting it down. there are a lot of organizational and personal details but the overall story is such a powerful leadership lesson. I highly recommend.
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- Natalie Herman
- 03-23-21
One of history's darkest comedies
Throughly researched and terrifying in its indictments. It's not an easy listen, but very much worth it
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- Rony
- 09-24-20
My first book on tape
I really liked this book and the was it was presented. It presents striking facts about the issue from a non-biased perspective.
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- Alexander Betzel
- 09-21-22
Like a Greek Tragedy
Explores the hubris and failings of the Bush administration and the intelligence community in shoring up support for and preparing for the invasion of Iraq. It's heartbreaking to see the personal bickering and ostrich behavior that senior members of the administration took.
The book shows that the war failed on all fronts (I served tours in Iraq. I don't think this is controversial), even as the goal posts shifted. Rationale after rationale is referred untenable ultimately leaving justification for the war in strange personal goals of senior administration members.
I loved the book as an exploration of both bureaucratic failures and personal shortcomings of a presidential administration.
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- Marynelle
- 09-04-20
If you’ve grown weary of the current GOP administration’s incompetence...
Come spend 15 hours learning about the arrogance and duplicity of the last one. Great book. Captures the group-think and bureaucratic bungling that can lead to a terrible decision in hindsight, foresight, and plain sight.
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