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Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World
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Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour
"A stirring, provocative and well-made new anthology...that rewrites the hoary rules of the foreign correspondent playbook, deactivating the old clichés.” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times)
A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat - female journalists - are working tirelessly to shape nuanced narratives about their changing homelands, often risking their lives on the front lines of war. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the difficulty of traveling without a male relative in Yemen, their challenges are unique - as are their advantages, such as being able to speak candidly with other women at a Syrian medical clinic or with men on Whatsapp who will go on to become ISIS fighters, rebels, or pro-regime soldiers.
In Our Women on the Ground, 19 of these women tell us, in their own words, about what it’s like to report on conflicts that (quite literally) hit close to home. Their daring and heartfelt stories, told here for the first time, shatter stereotypes about the region’s women and provide an urgently needed perspective on a part of the world that is frequently misunderstood.
INCLUDING ESSAYS BY: Donna Abu-Nasr, Aida Alami, Hannah Allam, Jane Arraf, Lina Attalah, Nada Bakri, Shamael Elnoor, Zaina Erhaim, Asmaa al-Ghoul, Hind Hassan, Eman Helal, Zeina Karam, Roula Khalaf, Nour Malas, Hwaida Saad, Amira Al-Sharif, Heba Shibani, Lina Sinjab, and Natacha Yazbeck
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The Rebel and the Kingdom
- The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
- De: Bradley Hope
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In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a harrowing account of life inside North Korea, he realized he had found a cause so pressing that he was ready to devote his life to it. Hong journeyed to China, outwitting Chinese security services as he helped ferry asylum-seeking North Korean escapees to safety. The Rebel and the Kingdom is an exhilarating account of a man who turns his back on the status quo—to instead live boldly by his principles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal true story
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De: Bradley Hope
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Erdogan Rising
- The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
- De: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Narrado por: Hannah Lucinda Smith
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General4 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed. For the first time, Erdogan Rising tells the inside story of how a democracy on the fringe of Europe has succumbed to dictatorship. Hannah Lucinda Smith, Turkey correspondent with The Times of London, has witnessed all that has befallen Turkey and the wider region since the onset of the Arab Spring.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overall fascinating profile of Erdogan’s Turkey
- De Saul M en 09-18-20
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The Correspondents
- Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II
- De: Judith Mackrell
- Narrado por: Julie Teal
- Duración: 17 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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On the front lines of the Second World War, a contingent of female journalists were bravely waging their own battle. Barred from combat zones and faced with entrenched prejudice and bureaucratic restrictions, these women were forced to fight for the right to work on equal terms with men.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration was nails on a chalkboard
- De aunt deb en 12-20-21
De: Judith Mackrell
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Do Not Disturb
- The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
- De: Michela Wrong
- Narrado por: Michela Wrong
- Duración: 18 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 124
We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What is true and what isn't?
- De Buretto en 11-30-21
De: Michela Wrong
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On All Fronts
- The Education of a Journalist
- De: Clarissa Ward
- Narrado por: Clarissa Ward
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 384
Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insights gained!
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De: Clarissa Ward
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The Spymaster of Baghdad
- A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle Against ISIS
- De: Margaret Coker
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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The Spymaster of Baghdad tells the dramatic yet intimate account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit called “the Falcons” came together against all odds to defeat ISIS. The Falcons, comprised of ordinary men with little conventional espionage background, infiltrated the world’s most powerful terrorist organization, ultimately turning the tide of war against the terrorist group and bringing safety to millions of Iraqis and the broader world.
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Worth every penny
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De: Margaret Coker
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I Was Told to Come Alone
- My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad
- De: Souad Mekhennet
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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For her whole life, Souad Mekhennet, a reporter for the Washington Post who was born and educated in Germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing - Muslim and Western. She has also sought to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A timely book with poor narration
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De: Souad Mekhennet
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The Education of an Idealist
- A Memoir
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- Narrado por: Samantha Power
- Duración: 21 h y 8 m
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In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?" and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives. The Education of an Idealist traces Power’s distinctly American journey from immigrant to war correspondent to presidential Cabinet official. In 2005, her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential campaign.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sam's Power: Privilege in U.S. Politics
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De: Samantha Power
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- De: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrado por: Matthew Blaney
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 7,317
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress--with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes.
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
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The Buried
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Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo's neighborhoods, and visit the legendary archaeological digs of Upper Egypt. After his years of covering China for The New Yorker, friends warned him Egypt would be a much quieter place. But not long before he arrived, the Egyptian Arab Spring had begun, and now the country was in chaos.
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A Fascinating, Funny, and Moving Account of Egypt
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De: Peter Hessler
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The People's Republic of Amnesia
- Tiananmen Revisited
- De: Louisa Lim
- Narrado por: Louisa Lim
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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In The People's Republic of Amnesia, NPR correspondent Louisa Lim charts how the events of June 4 changed China, and how China changed the events of June 4 by rewriting its own history. Lim reveals new details about those fateful days, including how one of the country's most senior politicians lost a family member to an army bullet, as well as the inside story of the young soldiers sent to clear Tiananmen Square.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great book and recording
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De: Louisa Lim
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Notes on a Foreign Country
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- De: Suzy Hansen
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the US-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist for a high-profile New York newspaper. Increasingly, though, the disconnect between the chaos of world events and the response at home took on pressing urgency for her. Seeking to understand the Muslim world that had been reduced to scaremongering headlines, she moved to Istanbul.
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A MUST-READ for all Truth-Seeking American wh
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De: Suzy Hansen
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Between Two Fires
- Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia
- De: Joshua Yaffa
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
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In this rich and novelistic tour of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa introduces listeners to some of the country’s most remarkable figures - from politicians and entrepreneurs to artists and historians - who have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system. Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent demands of the state, each walks an individual path of compromise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stimulating
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De: Joshua Yaffa
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The Shining Path
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- De: Orin Starn, Miguel La Serna
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On May 17, 1980, on the eve of Peru's presidential election, five masked men stormed a small town. They set election ballots ablaze and vanished, but not before planting a red hammer-and-sickle banner in the town square. The lone man arrested the next morning later swore allegiance to a group called Shining Path. Described by a US State Department cable as "cold-blooded and bestial", Shining Path orchestrated bombings, assassinations, and massacres across the cities, countryside, and jungles of Peru in a murderous campaign to seize power and impose a Communist government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Understanding my wife
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MBS
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MBS is the untold story of how a mysterious young prince emerged from Saudi Arabia’s sprawling royal family to overhaul the economy and society of the richest country in the Middle East - and gather as much power as possible into his own hands. Since his father, King Salman, ascended to the throne in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman has leveraged his influence to restructure the kingdom’s economy, loosen its strict Islamic social codes, and confront its enemies around the region, especially Iran.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Suffers from 'Objective Journalism' Syndrome
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You Don't Belong Here
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- De: Elizabeth Becker
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Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to report on the most consequential story of the decade. At a time when women were considered unfit to be foreign reporters, Frankie, Catherine, and Kate challenged the rules imposed on them by the military, ignored the belittlement of their male peers, and ultimately altered the craft of war reportage for generations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book for Vietnam buffs
- De Penelopatty en 03-27-21
De: Elizabeth Becker
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Midnight in Mexico
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- De: Alfredo Corchado
- Narrado por: Timothy Andres Pabon
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Noted Mexican American journalist Alfredo Corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in Juarez, or the ruthless drug cartels of Mexico. One night, Corchado received a tip that he could be the next target of the Zetas, a violent paramilitary group - and that he had 24 hours to find out if the threat was true. Midnight in Mexico is the story of one man's quest to report the truth of his country - as he races to save his own life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating & suspenseful historical non-fiction!
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No Escape
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- De: Nury Turkel
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A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel lays bare China’s repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerfully Provocative
- De Amazon Customer en 06-01-22
De: Nury Turkel
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- Narrado por: Eric Driggs, Vince Houghton
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 12
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the most dramatic and dangerous period of the Cold War. What's less well known is that the city of Miami, mere miles away, was a pivotal, though less well known, part of Cold War history. With its population of Communist exiles from Cuba, its strategic value for military operations, and its lax business laws, Miami was an ideal environment for espionage. Covert City tells the history of how the entire city of Miami was constructed in the image of the US-Cuba rivalry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ruined the ending with unnecessary anti Trump comments
- De Amazon Customer en 05-10-24
De: Vince Houghton, y otros
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The Quiet Americans
- Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War - a Tragedy in Three Acts
- De: Scott Anderson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean, Scott Anderson
- Duración: 22 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 442
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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At the end of World War II, the United States was considered the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear—to some—that the Soviet Union was already seeking to expand and foment revolution around the world, and the American government’s strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly formed CIA. Chronicling their fascinating lives, Scott Anderson follows the exploits of four spies. Despite their ambitions, time and again their efforts went awry, thwarted by ham-fisted politicking and ideological rigidity at the highest levels of the government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Tragedy for One
- De Amazon Customer en 09-23-20
De: Scott Anderson
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Full Dissidence
- Notes from an Uneven Playing Field
- De: Howard Bryant
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 114
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Whether the issues are protest, labor, patriotism, or class division, it is clear that professional sports are no longer simply fun and games. Rather, the industry is a hotbed of fractures and inequities that reflect and even drive some of the most divisive issues in our country. The nine provocative and deeply personal essays in Full Dissidence confront the dangerous narratives that are shaping the current dialogue in sports and mainstream culture.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book - Are there any solutions?
- De jco955 en 02-19-20
De: Howard Bryant
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I Like to Watch
- Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution
- De: Emily Nussbaum
- Narrado por: Emily Nussbaum
- Duración: 13 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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From her creation of the “Approval Matrix” in New York magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize–winning columns for The New Yorker, Emily Nussbaum has argued for a new way of looking at TV. In this collection, including two never-before-published essays, Nussbaum writes about her passion for television, beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the show that set her on a fresh intellectual path. She explores the rise of the female screw-up, how fans warp the shows they love, the messy power of sexual violence on TV, and the year that jokes helped elect a reality-television president.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes, this is worth a credit! 💯
- De Amazon Customer en 07-05-19
De: Emily Nussbaum
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The Sleepwalkers
- How Europe Went to War in 1914
- De: Christopher Clark
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 23 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, but
- De James A. Nietopski en 03-12-22
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Eat the Buddha
- Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
- De: Barbara Demick
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the best-selling author of Nothing to Envy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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TIBET
- De chetyarbrough.blog en 08-24-21
De: Barbara Demick
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A Walk Around the Block
- Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
- De: Spike Carlsen
- Narrado por: Daniel Henning
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
In this celebration of the seemingly mundane, Carlsen opens our eyes to the engineering marvels, human stories, and natural wonders right outside our front door. He guides us through the surprising allure of sewers, the intricacies of power plants, the extraordinary path of an everyday letter, and the genius of recycling centers — all the while revealing that this awesome world isn’t just a spectator sport. Engaging as it is endearing, A Walk Around the Block will change the way you see things in your everyday life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great look at the infrastructure under, above and all around us.
- De Chris en 10-24-20
De: Spike Carlsen
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The Code
- Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
- De: Margaret O'Mara
- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
- Duración: 19 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 208
Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There, she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal government - and always had been - and how shallow the common understanding of the secrets of the Valley's success actually was.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mostly good, but also irrating
- De Rodney en 12-20-20
De: Margaret O'Mara
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Our Women on the Ground
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Dorothy
- 08-08-23
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Compelling collection of essays by women correspondents in several Middle East countries. 3 more words.
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- M
- 06-11-24
Great insights by Arab women on middle East
Amazing stories of life that we don’t hear about on the Middle East. Highly recommend for great insights.
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- K.Ozcelik
- 06-28-23
Compelling stories everyone should hear
I listen to 4-5 books weekly. This is in my top 10!
Hearing first hand journalists views from the reality of what women go through is shocking.
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- reginald shoats
- 10-31-23
Amazing
Beautifully written and incredibly detailed stories of reality reporting in the Middle East. Bravo, bravo.
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