The New Wild West
Black Gold, Fracking, and Life in a North Dakota Boomtown
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Julie McKay
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Blaire Briody
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Williston, North Dakota, was a sleepy farm town for generations - until the frackers arrived. The oil companies moved into Williston, overtaking the town and setting off a boom that America hadn't seen since the Gold Rush. Workers from all over the country descended, chasing jobs that promised them six-figure salaries and demanded no prior experience.
But for every person chasing the American dream, there is a darker side - reports of violence and sexual assault skyrocketed, schools overflowed, and housing prices soared. Real estate is such a hot commodity that tent cities popped up, and many workers' only option was to live out of their cars. Farmers whose families had tended the land for generations watched, powerless, as their fields were bulldozed to make way for one oil rig after another.
Written in the vein of Ted Conover and Jon Krakauer, using a mix of first-person adventure and cultural analysis, The New Wild West is the definitive account of what's happening on the ground and what really happens to a community when the energy industry is allowed to set up in a town with little regulation or oversight - and at what cost.
©2017 Blaire Briody (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Published by arrangement with St. Martin's Press.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter, Kristen Iversen
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story that no one else wanted to tell.
- De Carol en 01-28-13
De: Kristen Iversen
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse
- Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
- De: Dan Barry
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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In the tiny Iowa farm town of Atalissa, dozens of men, all with intellectual disabilities and all from Texas, lived in an old schoolhouse. Before dawn each morning, they were bussed to a nearby processing plant, where they eviscerated turkeys in return for food, lodging, and $65 a month. They lived in near servitude for more than 30 years, enduring increasing neglect, exploitation, and physical and emotional abuse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Our Brothers' Keepers?
- De Gillian en 12-01-16
De: Dan Barry
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Strange Stones
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage - a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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funny, entertaining
- De Katherine en 08-02-13
De: Peter Hessler
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- De: Nick Reding
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 882
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written, but insubstantial
- De Flavius Krakdaddius en 02-10-10
De: Nick Reding
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Country Driving
- A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 16 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the automobile and improved roads were transforming China.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pass the white rice please
- De Nick en 02-18-10
De: Peter Hessler
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The Longest Road
- Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean
- De: Philip Caputo
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 122
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Philip Caputo, who had just turned 70, his wife, and their two English setters took off in a truck hauling an Airstream camper from Key West, Florida, en route via back roads and state routes to Deadhorse, Alaska. The journey took four months and covered 17,000 miles, during which Caputo interviewed more than 80 Americans from all walks of life to get a picture of what their lives and the life of the nation are really about in the 21st century.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very Disappointing
- De Amazon Customer en 03-25-18
De: Philip Caputo
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Street of Eternal Happiness
- Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
- De: Rob Schmitz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 50
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Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace's Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city's sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Deserving of better audio
- De Rachael en 02-19-18
De: Rob Schmitz
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Rolling Nowhere
- Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes
- De: Ted Conover
- Narrado por: Ted Conover
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Riding the rails, Ted Conover tasted the life of a tramp with companions like Pistol Pete, BB, and Sheba Sheila Sheils. From them he learned survival skills - how to "read" a freight train, scavenge for food and clothing, avoid the railroad "bulls." He was initiated into the customs of their unique, shadowy society - men and women bound together by a mutual bond of failure, camaraderie, and distrust.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Had potential, but fell short.
- De Evan en 01-06-12
De: Ted Conover
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1 Dead in Attic
- After Katrina
- De: Chris Rose
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose provides a rollercoaster ride of observation, commentary, emotion, tragedy, and even humor - in a way that only he could find in a devastated wasteland. They are stories of the dead and the living, stories of survivors and believers, stories of hope and despair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Still Makes Me Hurt
- De Gillian en 02-27-15
De: Chris Rose
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Zeitoun
- De: Dave Eggers
- Narrado por: Firdous Bamji
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,418
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 914
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When HurricaneKatrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun - a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four - chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the eerie days after the storm, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe, passing on supplies and rescuing those he could. A week later, on September 6, 2005, Zeitoun abruptly disappeared.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Something bold, ebullient, yet quiet
- De Darwin8u en 10-08-13
De: Dave Eggers
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Twentynine Palms
- A True Story of Murder, Marines, and the Mojave
- De: Deanne Stillman
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 122
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 113
August 2, 1991, Twentynine Palms, California: a troubled Marine who has recently returned from the Gulf War savagely murders two young girls. One was about to turn 16, the other 21. Exquisitely and inexorably, Deanne Stillman uses this tragedy as a prism through which she examines a rootless culture of fatherless families, shattered dreams, and relentless violence. She also traces the family histories of each murder victim back for generations, in one case to the Donner Party and the other to a shack in the Philippines.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ugh...
- De Ashley en 11-03-20
De: Deanne Stillman
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Zen and Now
- On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- De: Mark Richardson
- Narrado por: Buck Schirner
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 83
In 1968, Robert Pirsig and his son, Chris, made the cross-country motorcycle trip that was the basis for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has inspired generations with its searching personal and philosophical narrative. After rereading the book at the onset of middle age, reporter Mark Richardson tuned up his old Suzuki dirt bike and became a "Pirsig Pilgrim".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De James en 04-17-09
De: Mark Richardson
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The Unwinding
- An Inner History of the New America
- De: George Packer
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 18 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 931
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 798
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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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Auto Biography
- A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream
- De: Earl Swift
- Narrado por: Greg Itzin
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift’s wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw-genius auto mechanic as he painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to its former glory - all while the FBI and local law enforcement close in.
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5 out of 5 stars
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epic story of man and machine.
- De D.Streeter en 07-01-22
De: Earl Swift
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Midnight in Siberia
- A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia
- De: David Greene
- Narrado por: David Greene
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Through the stories of fellow travelers, Greene explores the challenges and opportunities facing the new Russia: a nation that boasts open elections and newfound prosperity yet still continues to endure oppression, corruption, and stark inequality. Set against the wintery landscape of Siberia, Greene’s lively travel narrative offers a glimpse into the soul of 20th century Russia: how its people remember their history and look forward to the future.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Long String of NPR Short Reports
- De Sara en 04-13-15
De: David Greene
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The Broken Road
- De: Richard Paul Evans
- Narrado por: Richard Paul Evans
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Celebrity Charles James can't shake the nightmare that wakes him each night. He sees himself walking down a long, broken highway, the sides of which are lit in flames. Where is he going? Why is he walking? What is the wailing he hears around him? By day he wonders why he's so haunted and unhappy when he has all he ever wanted - fame, fans, and fortune and the lavish lifestyle it affords him. Coming from a childhood of poverty and pain, this is what he's dreamed of. But now, at the pinnacle of his career, he's started to wonder if he's wanted the wrong things.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unresolved.
- De Ann Owen en 05-14-17
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The House at Sugar Beach
- A Memoir
- De: Helene Cooper
- Narrado por: Helene Cooper
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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At once a deeply personal memoir and an examination of a violent and stratified country, The House at Sugar Beach tells of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence with unflinching honesty and a survivor's gentle humor. And at its heart, it is a story of Helene Cooper's long voyage home.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Can't recommend it
- De Taryn en 03-25-16
De: Helene Cooper
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The New Wild West
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- Lynde E May
- 11-18-19
julie McKay's narration
good book, interesting topic. does the narrator add a "t" sound at the end of words ending in "n"? especially when they appear in the end of the sentence? it's odd but not off-putting
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- William
- 05-16-20
Not that great
We didn’t need to hear about very last detail about the day to lives and pasts of the criminals that she seemed to think were the most interesting aspect of this community. Book could have been half as long and got across her anti industry narrative that she was blatantly shooting for off the bat.
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