Outside Looking In
Adventures of an Observer
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Bookish and retiring, Garry Wills has been an outsider in the academy, in journalism, even in his church. Yet these qualities have, paradoxically, prompted people to share intimate insights with him - perhaps because he is not a rival, a competitor, or a threat. Sometimes this made him the prey of con men, like conspiratorialist Mark Lane or civil rights leader James Bevel. At other times it led to close friendship with such people as William F. Buckley, Jr., or singer Beverly Sills. The result is the most personal book Wills has ever written.
With his dazzling style and journalist's eye for detail, Wills brings history to life, whether it's the civil rights movement; the protests against the Vietnam War; the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton; or the set of Oliver Stone's Nixon. Illuminating and provocative, Outside Looking In is a compelling chronicle of an original thinker at work in remarkable times.
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- De Khafre en 12-30-11
De: Harry Belafonte, y otros
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November 22, 1963
- Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy
- De: Dean R. Owen, Helen Thomas - foreword
- Narrado por: Arnell Powell, Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
As the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination draws near, the events of that fateful day will undoubtedly be on the minds of many throughout the world. Here Dean Owen curates a fascinating collection of interviews and thought-provoking commentaries from notable men and women connected to that notorious Friday afternoon. Those who worked closely with the president, civil rights leaders, celebrities, prominent journalists, and political allies are among the nearly one hundred voices asked to share their reflections on the significance of that day and the legacy left behind by John F. Kennedy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed in the content
- De ScoobyDo en 03-04-21
De: Dean R. Owen, y otros
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The Last Love Song
- A Biography of Joan Didion
- De: Tracy Daugherty
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 26 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Joan Didion lived a life in the public and private eye with her late husband, writer John Gregory Dunne, whom she met while the two were working in New York City, when Didion was at Vogue and Dunne was writing for Time. They became wildly successful writing partners when they moved to Los Angeles and cowrote screenplays and adaptations together. Didion is well known for her literary journalistic style in both fiction and nonfiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveted for 1591 miles
- De Kaysi12 en 04-11-16
De: Tracy Daugherty
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
- A Personal History of Our Times
- De: Howard Zinn
- Narrado por: David Strathairn
- Duración: 8 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 235
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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mind blowing
- De WILLIAM en 11-27-19
De: Howard Zinn
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Raven
- The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
- De: Tim Reiterman
- Narrado por: Mitch Horowitz
- Duración: 29 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 598
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 531
Tim Reiterman's Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978. This PEN Award-winning work explores the ideals gone wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a very thoroughly written book!
- De Traci P. en 04-22-17
De: Tim Reiterman
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Sound and Fury
- Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
- De: Dave Kindred
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 194
Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell, a legendary athlete and a television icon, were individually interesting, but together they were mesmerizing. They were profoundly different, young and old, black and white, a Muslim and a Jew, Ali barely literate, Cosell an editor of his university's law review. Yet they had in common forces that made them unforgettable: both were unprecedented performers who covered enormous insecurities by demanding, loudly and often, public acclaim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great insight into Ali & Cosell
- De Steve en 05-04-06
De: Dave Kindred
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The Place to Be
- Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
- De: Roger Mudd
- Narrado por: Roger Mudd
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Roger Mudd joined CBS in 1961 and rose to fame as the congressional correspondent, covering the historic Senate filibuster debate over the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Mudd was there to see Dan Rather going toe-to-toe with the Nixon White House, Marvin Kalb deciphering the State Department, Daniel Schorr bird-dogging Watergate, Lesley Stahl and Connie Chung staking out all the president's men, George Herman presiding over Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer covering the Pentagon like a police reporter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No Doubt About It
- De Deborah Jacob en 02-24-17
De: Roger Mudd
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Bobby Kennedy
- The Making of a Liberal Icon
- De: Larry Tye
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 408
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 355
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 350
History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But Kennedy's enshrinement in the liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that had its beginnings in the conservative 1950s. In Bobby Kennedy, Larry Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to paint a complete portrait of this singularly fascinating figure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing
- De Jean en 01-18-17
De: Larry Tye
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And So It Goes
- Kurt Vonnegut: A Life
- De: Charles J. Shields
- Narrado por: Fred Berman
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
New York Times best-selling author and biographer Charles J. Shields crafts this fascinating portrait of literary icon Kurt Vonnegut. The first authorized biography of the influential American writer, And So It Goes examines Vonnegut’s life, from his childhood to his death in 2007, and explores how the author changed the conversation of American literature.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Probably only for die hard Vonnegut fans
- De Watery M en 12-22-12
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Going Clear
- Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
- De: Lawrence Wright
- Narrado por: Morton Sellers
- Duración: 17 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,624
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,052
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,025
A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—both famous and less well known—and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shockingly Great
- De Michael en 01-27-13
De: Lawrence Wright
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Good Day!
- The Paul Harvey Story
- De: Paul J. Batura
- Narrado por: Paul J. Batura
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 192
In Good Day!: The Paul Harvey Story, author Paul J. Batura follows the remarkable life of one of the founding fathers of the news media. Paul Harvey started his career during the Great Depression and narrated America's story day by day, through wars and peace, the threat of communism and the crumbling of old colonial powers, consumer booms and eventual busts.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Should have been better
- De Royce Brown en 12-21-09
De: Paul J. Batura
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Smoketown
- De: Mark Whitaker
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 80
Mark Whitaker's Smoketown is a captivating portrait of this unsung community and a vital addition to the story of black America. It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. Whitaker takes listeners on a rousing, revelatory journey - and offers a timely reminder that Black History is not all bleak.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hopes for Pittsburgh aka "Up South"
- De Dr. Pepper en 05-01-18
De: Mark Whitaker
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First
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- De: Evan Thomas
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 16 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 481
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 428
She was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her law school class in 1952, no firm would even interview her. But Sandra Day O’Connor’s story is that of a woman who repeatedly shattered glass ceilings - doing so with a blend of grace, wisdom, humor, understatement, and cowgirl toughness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Remarkable woman, well served in this book.
- De KathrynVB en 04-05-19
De: Evan Thomas
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Lady Bird
- A Biography of Mrs. Johnson
- De: Jan Jarboe Russell
- Narrado por: Andrea Gallo
- Duración: 16 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
A revealing biography of Lady Bird Johnson with startling new insights into her marriage to Lyndon Baines Johnson and her unexpectedly strong impact on his presidency. Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Do not waste an audible credit
- De Sandra B. en 10-15-23
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Once in a Great City
- A Detroit Story
- De: David Maraniss
- Narrado por: David Maraniss
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 153
It's 1963, and Detroit is on top of the world. The city's leaders are among the most visionary in America. It was the American auto makers' best year; the revolution in music and politics was underway. Walter Reuther's UAW had helped lift the middle class. Once in a Great City shows that the shadows of collapse were evident even then. Yet so much of what Detroit gave America lasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Jordanel en 01-02-16
De: David Maraniss
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The Fifties
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 34 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 510
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 505
The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the 10 years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halberstam offers portraits of not only the titans of the age: Eisenhower, Dulles, Oppenheimer, MacArthur, Hoover, and Nixon; but also of Harley Earl, who put fins on cars; Dick and Mac McDonald and Ray Kroc, who mass-produced the American hamburger; Kemmons Wilson, who placed his Holiday Inns along the nation's roadsides; and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of the very best
- De Chester Chellman en 09-25-18
De: David Halberstam
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The Mayor of Castro Street
- The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
- De: Randy Shilts
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 16 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 176
Known as The Mayor of Castro Street even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. It is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent historical perspective of an activist.
- De Chris en 04-14-15
De: Randy Shilts