Destroying Leadership
Commonality: The Downfall of America
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John Common and Mary Common started a common family in Common Town when they had the Common Twins. The Common family had uncommon dreams and goals, but they continued leading a very common life. Eventually, with all their commonality, they got common jobs and lost common jobs. They had to go on common unemployment and common disability. Their common lives have deteriorated into lives out of common control. Follow the Common Family as they learn through their common mistakes how to be uncommon again.
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 804
In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, tells the story of the United States over the past three decades in an utterly original way, with his characteristically sharp eye for detail and gift for weaving together complex narratives. The Unwinding portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can't understand the low ratings!
- De Janet Pittman Henley en 05-27-13
De: George Packer
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Becoming Ms. Burton
- From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
- De: Susan Burton, Cari Lynn
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 274
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 240
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 242
Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine then to crack. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a Black community under siege in the War on Drugs, it was but a matter of time before Susan was arrested. She cycled in and out of prison for over 15 years; never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling
- De Jean en 06-18-17
De: Susan Burton, y otros
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The Vapors
- A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice
- De: David Hill
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 181
Back in the days before Vegas was big, when the Mob was at its peak and neon lights were but a glimmer on the horizon, a little Southern town styled itself as a premier destination for the American leisure class. Hot Springs, Arkansas was home to healing waters, Art Deco splendor, and America's original national park - as well as horse racing, nearly a dozen illegal casinos, countless backrooms and brothels, and some of the country’s most bald-faced criminals.
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1 out of 5 stars
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If you don’t live in Arkansas…
- De JohnFern0813 en 08-14-20
De: David Hill
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Glass House
- The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
- De: Brian Alexander
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
The Anchor Hocking Glass Company, once the world's largest maker of glass tableware, was the base on which Lancaster's society was built. As Glass House unfolds, bankruptcy looms. With access to the company and its leaders, and Lancaster's citizens, Alexander shows how financial engineering took hold in the 1980s, accelerated in the 21st century, and wrecked the company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What really happened to the American Dream?
- De Bill en 05-10-17
De: Brian Alexander
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Boom, Bust, Exodus
- The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities
- De: Chad Broughton
- Narrado por: Stephen McLaughlin
- Duración: 15 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers sometimes spent 13-hour days assembling refrigerators for $1.10 an hour.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Story I thought I Knew
- De Meek84 en 07-08-18
De: Chad Broughton
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All the Money in the World
- What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending
- De: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrado por: Karen Saltus
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 66
How happy would you be if you had all the money in the world? We spend endless hours obsessing over our budgets and investments, trying to figure out ways to stretch every dollar. We try to follow the advice of money gurus and financial planners, then kick ourselves whenever we spend too much or save too little. For all of the stress and effort we put into every choice, why are most of us unhappy about our finances? According to Laura Vanderkam, the key is to change your perspective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Practical Book with Good Ideas
- De Herstory buff en 07-03-14
De: Laura Vanderkam
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Pesos
- The Rise and Fall of a Border Family
- De: Pietro La Greca Jr., Rebecca Paley - contributor
- Narrado por: Tony Dalton
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed “Mexico’s real-life Don Corleone”. He ran Mexico’s biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico’s financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father’s tricks—if only to bring the man down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read Story
- De April Wells en 11-04-22
De: Pietro La Greca Jr., y otros
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The Invisible Heart
- An Economic Romance
- De: Russell D. Roberts
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
The Invisible Heart takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. He believes that success in business is a virtue. He believes that our humanity flourishes under economic freedom. Laura prefers Wordsworth to the Wall Street Journal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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One of Susie Bright's Misses
- De Anne in State College en 10-27-15
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Don't Eat the Marshmallow... Yet!
- The Secret to Sweet Success in Work and Life
- De: Joachim De Posada, Ellen Singer
- Narrado por: Michael McConnohie, Dan Worren
- Duración: 2 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 197
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 198
Arthur is a chauffeur who is intellectually gifted. Jonathan is no less bright than Arthur, equally hard-working, yet a billionaire. So why is Jonathan in the back seat of the limousine and Arthur in the front? What explains the difference between success and failure? Joachim de Posada found the answer in a Stanford University study of children who were able to delay gratification by not eating a marshmallow with the promise of receiving another one if they resisted eating the first for 15 minutes.
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1 out of 5 stars
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horrible! so disappointed
- De Linda en 12-16-18
De: Joachim De Posada, y otros
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Mitch, Please!
- How Mitch McConnell Sold Out Kentucky (and America Too)
- De: Matt Jones, Chris Tomlin - contributor
- Narrado por: Matt Jones, Chris Tomlin
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 371
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 339
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 335
They say all politics is local. In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US Senator. Thirty years. The Senate Majority leader's power is as undeniable as it is infuriating, and the people of Kentucky have had enough. Led by Matt Jones, they (and they alone) have the power to oust him from office. How did Jones, a local boy turned attorney turned sports radio host come to shine the brightest light on McConnell's ineptitude?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- De Danielle Purcell en 04-10-20
De: Matt Jones, y otros
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America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money
- Your Guide to Living Better, Spending Less, and Cashing in on Your Dreams
- De: Steve Economides, Annette Economides
- Narrado por: Annette Economides, Steve Economides
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 55
Meet Steve and Annette Economides. They've been called cheapskates, thriftaholics, and tightwads, but in these tough economic times, Steve and Annette have managed to feed their family of seven on just $350 per month, pay off their first house in nine years and purchase a second, larger home, buy cars with cash, take wonderful vacations, and put money in savings. Without degrees in finance or six-figure salaries, Steve and Annette have created a comfortable, debt-free life for themselves and their children.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An upbeat approach to doing more with less
- De Sara en 12-20-13
De: Steve Economides, y otros