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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
- A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,051
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
Finding logical inconsistencies, factual errors, and doublespeak wherever he looks, Al Franken takes on and destroys the myth of liberal bias in the media, hoists the Bush White House on its own rhetorical petard, and punctures the mean-spirited sanctimony of such media darlings as Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly. Timely, provocative, unfailingly honest, and always uproarious, Lies is sure to raise hackles and spark hilarity inside the Beltway and from sea to shining sea.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Accuracy can be fun
- De Lee en 09-15-03
- Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
- A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
- De: Al Franken
- Narrado por: Al Franken
Don't confuse political and literary opinion
Revisado: 04-09-04
First of all, I am a registered Republican and consider myself more-or-less conservative. I can't say that I agree with all the political sentiments presented in this book. However, as the old saying goes, "if you completely agree with another person, then only one of you is doing the thinking." And I believe the point of this book is to make you think and make you question the accuracy (and verity) of politicians and the media.
Al Franken does this very well; in an entertaining, humorous, and gleefully acerbic manner. I can't say that he changed my mind or changed my politics, but he did change the way that I look at political commentary and the people who make it.
I don't think the point of this book was to turn you into a zombie-like liberal Democrat. To me, the point was that you can't believe anything you read or hear unless you check the facts. Liars do lie.
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Cobb
- De: Al Stump
- Narrado por: Ian Esmo
- Duración: 19 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
As a boy in the 1890s he went looking for thrills in a rural Georgia that still burned with humiliation from the Civil War. As an old man in the 1960s he dared death, picked fights, refused to take his medicine, and drove off all his friends and admirers. He went to his deathbed alone, clutching a loaded pistol and a bag containing millions of dollars worth of cash and securities. During the years in between, he became, according to Al Stump, "the most shrewd, inventive, lurid, detested, mysterious, and superb of all baseball players." He was Ty Cobb. In Cobb, Stump tells how he was given a fascinating window into the Georgia Peach's life and times when the dying Cobb hired him in 1960 to ghostwrite his autobiography.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a man -- what a book!
- De John en 08-19-03
What a man -- what a book!
Revisado: 08-19-03
This is a glorious book about one of the strangest and most talented sportsmen who ever played. While there is plenty of baseball action and history, you don't have to know a bean ball from a foul ball to enjoy this book. Ty Cobb was such a unique character, on and off the field, that his story is worth listening to. You may finish by hating this man, pitying him, or admiring the qualities that made him the greatest baseball player who ever lived. The writing is as compelling as the story, and the author's relationship with the subject is an interesting sideline.
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The Jester
- De: James Patterson, Andrew Gross
- Narrado por: Neil Dickson
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,002
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 478
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 476
Hugh De Luc, a poor innkeeper, returns home from the First Crusade wearied from battle and disillusioned by carnage. After journeying from the Holy Land back to his own small village, he finds his nightmare is just beginning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
- De Pati Walton en 03-09-03
- The Jester
- De: James Patterson, Andrew Gross
- Narrado por: Neil Dickson
Not Patterson's best . . .
Revisado: 06-09-03
Writing a good historical novel is a delicate balancing act. The author must build a world that existed in the past while presenting it in a manner that a modern reader will relate to. Unfortunately, Patterson did not achieve this. The book is filled with characters and actions that are totally unbelievable in the context of the middle ages. The plot was weak and strictly formula. The protagonist found himself if a life-threatening situation and miraculously escaped -- time after time after time. I have enjoyed many books by Patterson, but this was definitely not one of them!
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Mac Audible News, 1-Month Subscription
- De: Shawn King
- Duración: Menos de 1 minuto
- Grabación Original
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General3 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
For nearly two decades, Mac Publishing's Macworld magazine has provided award-winning coverage of the most innovative products developed for the Macintosh platform. Now, the Mac product experts at Mac Publishing and audible.com bring you Mac Audible News, a weekly summary of key news stories, exclusive interviews, and compelling product information from all over the Macintosh industry.
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1 out of 5 stars
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don't waste your subscription balance
- De Jeff en 01-26-03
- Mac Audible News, 1-Month Subscription
- De: Shawn King
Good, but not good enough . . .
Revisado: 04-17-03
It's not that there is really anything wrong with Macworld Audible News. The stories are current and the reporting is thorough. However, at 15 minutes a week, it is just not a good value.
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