The Invention of Good and Evil
A World History of Morality
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What makes us moral beings? How do we decide what is good and what is evil? And has it always been that way? Hanno Sauer's sweeping new history of humanity, covering five million years of our universal moral values, comes at a crucial moment of crisis for those values, and helps to explain how they arose—and why we need them.
Modern societies are in crisis: a shared universal morality seems to be a thing of the past. Hanno Sauer explains why this appearance is deceptive: in fact, there are universal values that all people share. If we understand the origin of our morality, we can understand its future too.
Sauer explains how processes of biological, cultural, social, and historical evolution shaped the moral grammar that defines our present. Seven chapters recount the crucial moral upheavals of human history showing how the emergence of humankind five million years ago, the rise of first civilizations 5,000 years ago, and the dynamics of moral progress in the last fifty years are interrelated. This genealogical perspective allows us, on the one hand, to see the contradictions and potential conflicts of our moral identities; on the other, it makes clear that we share fundamental values that apply to all human beings at all times. Sauer's elegant prose brings the history of humanity to vivid new life.
©2023 Hanno Sauer; Translation copyright 2024 by Jo Heinrich; copyright 2024 by Oxford University Press (P)2024 TantorLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not well made as audio
- De Andreas en 12-27-16
De: Ryan Holiday, y otros
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The Mastery of Self
- A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom
- De: Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.
- Narrado por: Charlie Varon
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,516
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,733
The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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listen.. .then listen again
- De Casiano en 12-22-16
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My Big TOE: Awakening
- Book One of a Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics
- De: Thomas Campbell
- Narrado por: Thomas Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 531
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 456
My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds is brought together under one seamless scientific understanding.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a Trip (but to where?)
- De Michael en 11-26-13
De: Thomas Campbell
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- De: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrado por: Laurence Fishburne
- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 12,682
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,290
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,231
Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- De Kerry en 09-16-20
De: Malcolm X, y otros
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Ho Tactics
- How to MindF**k a Man into Spending, Spoiling, and Sponsoring
- De: G. L. Lambert
- Narrado por: Patrick Stevens
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,108
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,751
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,736
I have discovered a group of women who refuse to be exploited, are immune to manipulation, and who never settle in the name of love. These ladies know what they want and take what they want by beating men at their own game. Utilizing the secrets exposed in this book, these women gain power, money, and status. Men call them gold diggers, women call them hos, but they call themselves winners. This is the book that society doesn't want you to listen to….
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5 out of 5 stars
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I spent $24,000 in 4 months
- De B.M. en 10-06-18
De: G. L. Lambert
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
- Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
- De: David McGowan
- Narrado por: Bill Fike
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 874
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 734
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 738
The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My first review. This book changed me.
- De Robert en 06-30-19
De: David McGowan
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Medieval Myths & Mysteries
- De: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Dorsey Armstrong
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,987
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,419
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,393
The 10 enlightening (and often humorous) lectures of Medieval Myths and Mysteries will show you how far from the “dark” times of legend these centuries were. Uncover the facts about the Knights Templar. Reveal the truth behind the tales of legendary creatures like the Questing Beast and the unicorn. Trace the events of the Black Death and the ways it altered the world in its wake, and much more. With Professor Armstrong, you will dig deep into the ways that later generations reshaped the narrative of the medieval years and perpetuated the myths.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but centered on Britain
- De Ximena en 04-10-20
De: Dorsey Armstrong, y otros
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Duración: 31 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 712
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 624
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 624
Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An interesting set of introductions.
- De Kevin Potter en 05-30-19
De: Scott Lewis
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- De: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 26 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,031
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,867
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,852
Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- De karen en 06-22-12
De: Vincent Bugliosi, y otros
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- De: Michael Pollan
- Narrado por: Michael Pollan
- Duración: 2 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42,671
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36,766
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36,598
Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Leaves much to be desired
- De Melody H en 02-02-20
De: Michael Pollan
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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)
- Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
- De: Brené Brown
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,931
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,047
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,990
Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm sure its great if you are a mother ....
- De Leslie A Hill en 08-09-11
De: Brené Brown
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Why War?
- De: Richard Overy
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight. Richard Overy is not the first scholar to take up the title question. In 1931, at the request of the League of Nations, Albert Einstein asked Sigmund Freud to collaborate on a short work examining whether there was "a way of delivering mankind from the menace of war." Published the next year as a pamphlet entitled Why War?, it conveyed Freud's conclusion that the "death drive" made any deliverance impossible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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War is Peace
- De Anonymous User en 01-23-25
De: Richard Overy
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders
- The Horse and the Rise of Empires
- De: David Chaffetz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing breath of scope
- De neale aslett en 02-12-25
De: David Chaffetz
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How Economics Explains the World
- A Short History of Humanity
- De: Andrew Leigh
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism–of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history. Why didn’t Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Rehashed ideas better explained in other books
- De Louislocke en 10-27-24
De: Andrew Leigh
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Impossible Monsters
- Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
- De: Michael Taylor
- Narrado por: Michael Langan
- Duración: 15 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
Impossible Monsters reveals the central role of dinosaurs and their discovery in toppling traditional religious authority, and in changing perceptions about the Bible, history, and mankind's place in the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Repetitive and not that interesting
- De Michael en 09-09-24
De: Michael Taylor
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000 Year History
- De: Josephine Quinn
- Narrado por: Alix Dunmore
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in everything from the law codes of Babylon, Assyrian irrigation, and the Phoenician art of sail to Indian literature, Arabic scholarship, and the metalworking riders of the Steppe, to name just a few examples.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Middling
- De Amazon Customer en 11-14-24
De: Josephine Quinn
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Medieval Horizons
- Why the Middle Ages Matter
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Ian Mortimer
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward, and unchanging time characterized by violence, ignorance, and superstition. By contrast, we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world. We couldn't be more wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Altered my perception of History
- De IowaGreyhound en 06-25-24
De: Ian Mortimer
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Why War?
- De: Richard Overy
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight. Richard Overy is not the first scholar to take up the title question. In 1931, at the request of the League of Nations, Albert Einstein asked Sigmund Freud to collaborate on a short work examining whether there was "a way of delivering mankind from the menace of war." Published the next year as a pamphlet entitled Why War?, it conveyed Freud's conclusion that the "death drive" made any deliverance impossible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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War is Peace
- De Anonymous User en 01-23-25
De: Richard Overy
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders
- The Horse and the Rise of Empires
- De: David Chaffetz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing breath of scope
- De neale aslett en 02-12-25
De: David Chaffetz
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How Economics Explains the World
- A Short History of Humanity
- De: Andrew Leigh
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism–of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history. Why didn’t Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Rehashed ideas better explained in other books
- De Louislocke en 10-27-24
De: Andrew Leigh
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Impossible Monsters
- Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
- De: Michael Taylor
- Narrado por: Michael Langan
- Duración: 15 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
Impossible Monsters reveals the central role of dinosaurs and their discovery in toppling traditional religious authority, and in changing perceptions about the Bible, history, and mankind's place in the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Repetitive and not that interesting
- De Michael en 09-09-24
De: Michael Taylor
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000 Year History
- De: Josephine Quinn
- Narrado por: Alix Dunmore
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in everything from the law codes of Babylon, Assyrian irrigation, and the Phoenician art of sail to Indian literature, Arabic scholarship, and the metalworking riders of the Steppe, to name just a few examples.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Middling
- De Amazon Customer en 11-14-24
De: Josephine Quinn
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Medieval Horizons
- Why the Middle Ages Matter
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Ian Mortimer
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward, and unchanging time characterized by violence, ignorance, and superstition. By contrast, we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world. We couldn't be more wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Altered my perception of History
- De IowaGreyhound en 06-25-24
De: Ian Mortimer
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Playing with Reality
- How Games Have Shaped Our World
- De: Kelly Clancy
- Narrado por: Patty Nieman
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to make predictions about the future. Games are an essential aspect of humanity and a powerful tool for modeling reality. They’re also a lot of fun. But games can be dangerous, especially when we mistake the model worlds of games for reality itself and let gamification co-opt human decision making. Playing with Reality explores the riveting history of games since the Enlightenment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fluidity of concept to reality explanation from the author
- De Rony exantus en 01-06-25
De: Kelly Clancy
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The Power and the Money
- The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry
- De: Tevi Troy
- Narrado por: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 6
Acclaimed presidential historian Tevi Troy takes listeners on a riveting journey through the biggest battles between CEOs and the nation’s commander in chief. He unearths the untold stories—both political and personal—that have shaped America. The Power and the Money shows how some of the nation’s most important CEOs forged (and fumbled) relationships with the president, revealing an intricate web of power, where CEOs need presidents, and presidents need CEOs. Troy shows how each must step carefully—or risk unpredictable costs and collateral damage.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Completely disappointing
- De Amazon Customer en 11-29-24
De: Tevi Troy
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Infantilised
- How Our Culture Killed Adulthood
- De: Keith J. Hayward
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6
Noticing society's creeping descent into infantilisation is one thing, however understanding the roots and causes of the phenomenon is not quite so easy. But in this topical and vitally important new work, cultural theorist and academic, Dr Keith Hayward, exposes the deep social, psychological and political dangers of a world characterised by denuded adult autonomy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A well reasoned and soundly documented thesis
- De Lee O. Stokowski en 09-21-24
De: Keith J. Hayward
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- De: Adam Smyth
- Narrado por: Adam Smyth
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.
De: Adam Smyth
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Spycraft
- Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration
- De: Pete Langman, Nadine Akkerman
- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3
In this engaging, accessible account, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman explore the methods spies actually used in the period, including disguises, invisible inks, and even poisons. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, they show how understanding the tricks and tools of espionage allows us to reimagine well-known stories such as the Babington and Gunpowder plots.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Needs accompanying PDF
- De Amazon Customer en 09-26-24
De: Pete Langman, y otros
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Every Living Thing
- The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
- De: Jason Roberts
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In the eighteenth century, two men—exact contemporaries and polar opposites—dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Carl Linnaeus, a pious Swedish doctor with a huckster’s flair, believed that life belonged in tidy, static categories. Georges-Louis de Buffon, an aristocratic polymath and keeper of France’s royal garden, viewed life as a dynamic swirl of complexities. Each began his task believing it to be difficult but not impossible: How could the planet possibly hold more than a few thousand species—or as many could fit on Noah’s Ark?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating history of scientific thought
- De Candy Dan en 06-10-24
De: Jason Roberts
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- De: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff - contributor
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 14 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
A leading national security expert, who publicly predicted Vladimir Putin's intention to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before it took place, lays out the case for why China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years and the dire stakes for America and the whole world if he is not deterred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a must read book!
- De Val Lendaro en 06-02-24
De: Dmitri Alperovitch, y otros
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis trilogy ten years ago, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history were swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once a travelogue, a memoir, and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I adored the narrator
- De J. Dusheck en 06-20-24
De: Amitav Ghosh
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The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- De: A.J. Jacobs
- Narrado por: A.J. Jacobs
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Is the Constitution a living document that needs to evolve with the times? Or should we try to divine the original meaning that our Founding Fathers intended, and hew to that as strictly as possible, as present-day originalists suggest? In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful!
- De BranWick en 07-14-24
De: A.J. Jacobs
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Reading Genesis
- De: Marilynne Robinson
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19
For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on the question of its basic coherency, just as fundamentalist interpretation has centered on the question of the appropriateness of reading it as literally true.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't finish it
- De Customer en 04-17-24
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Written in Water
- The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art
- De: Rochelle Gurstein
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 20 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Is there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore and establish a solid foundation for the classic in the history of taste. To her surprise, that history instead revealed repeated episodes of soaring and falling reputations, rediscoveries of long-forgotten artists, and radical shifts in the canon, all of which went so completely against common knowledge that it was hard to believe it was true.
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The Catalyst
- RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
- De: Thomas R. Cech
- Narrado por: Joshua Saxon
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 11
A gripping journey of discovery, The Catalyst moves from the early experiments that first hinted at RNA's spectacular powers, to Cech's own paradigm-shifting finding that it can catalyze cellular reactions, to the cutting-edge biotechnologies poised to reshape our health.
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Captivating
- De Auinash Kalsotra en 09-16-24
De: Thomas R. Cech
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- Nathan
- 02-24-25
the sheer scope of the book.
Brilliant! I was captivated from beginning to end. The authors style of writing was poetic, but detailed and scientific. The narrator was fantastic. it was a joy to listen to and I feel I came away enlightened and Informed.
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- c0stab
- 03-01-25
Was good until author got political
Towards the end of the book, the author becomes opinionated and political which has no place in a book like this. Keep your liberal agenda ideology out of non fiction books.
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