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Nothing in life is impossible provided you never lose sight of your goal and are willing to be flexible at all times and totally dedicated to achieving your aims. Setbacks crop up at the most inconvenient times, but they give you the opportunity to make changes, accept new challenges, and achieve your targets in ways you could never have thought possible.
Never give up, never lose sight of your objectives. Be ruthless when assessing your progress. Take chances when you need to. Everyone needs to speculate to accumulate. Go for it at all times.
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- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 5 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Planning the invasion of Normandy, the Allies knew that decoding the communications of the Nazi high command was imperative for its success. But standing in their way was an encryption machine they called Tunny (British English for “tuna”), which was vastly more difficult to crack than the infamous Enigma cipher.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ok not great
- De JTA98 en 12-09-21
De: David A. Price
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The LEGO Story
- How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination
- De: Jens Andersen
- Narrado por: Peter Cross
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book! Don't miss this
- De hgpilot - MM en 04-27-23
De: Jens Andersen
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On Duty with the Queen
- De: Dickie Arbiter, Lynne Barrett-Lee - contributor
- Narrado por: Dickie Arbiter
- Duración: 6 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 62
In this honest and entertaining book, Dickie Arbiter recounts his life's journey from a broadcast journalist to becoming a press spokesman to the Royal family, and back again to journalism. He discusses the inner workings of everyday life in Buckingham Palace, and what it was really like to work under the media spotlight with the most famous family in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Story of Many Fascinating Events
- De Batgirl en 11-03-24
De: Dickie Arbiter, y otros
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Disney's Land
- Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
- De: Richard Snow
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 258
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 257
This is a spectacular story of error and innovation, a wild ride from a vision to the realization of an iconic cultural landscape. It reflects the park’s uniqueness, but just as strongly that of the man who built it with a watchmaker’s precision, an artist’s conviction, and the desperate, high-hearted recklessness of a riverboat gambler.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Okay, but better books on the subject
- De J.D. en 12-07-19
De: Richard Snow
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My Remarkable Journey
- A Memoir
- De: Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 376
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 327
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 324
The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times best seller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Woman, Interesting Life
- De Grace en 08-20-21
De: Katherine Johnson, y otros
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The Last Lone Inventor
- A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
- De: Evan I. Schwartz
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
In a story that is both of its time and timeless, Evan I. Schwartz tells a tale of genius versus greed, innocence versus deceit, and independent brilliance versus corporate arrogance. Many men have laid claim to the title "father of television," but Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind what may be the most influential invention of our time. Driven by his obsession to demonstrate his idea, by the age of 20 Farnsworth was operating his own laboratory above a garage in San Francisco and filing for patents. The resulting publicity caught the attention of RCA tycoon David Sarnoff, who became determined to control television in the same way he monopolized radio.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you, Philo.
- De JPALJ en 03-29-20
De: Evan I. Schwartz
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Out of the Gobi
- My Story of China and America
- De: Weijian Shan, Janet Yellen - foreword
- Narrado por: David Shih
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 128
Weijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America. Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for anyone!
- De Alice654 en 06-19-19
De: Weijian Shan, y otros
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The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
- The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park
- De: Sinclair McKay
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Bletchley Park looked like any other sprawling country estate. In reality, however, it was the top-secret headquarters of Britain’s Government Code and Cypher School - and the site where Germany’s legendary Enigma code was finally cracked. There, the nation’s most brilliant mathematical minds - including Alan Turing, whose discoveries at Bletchley would fuel the birth of modern computing - toiled alongside debutantes, factory workers, and students on projects of international importance. Until now, little has been revealed about ordinary life at this extraordinary facility.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dull treatment of an exciting subject
- De Drew en 01-31-14
De: Sinclair McKay
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Proving Ground
- The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer
- De: Kathy Kleiman
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
After the end of World War II, the race for technological supremacy sped on. Top-secret research into ballistics and computing, begun during the war to aid those on the front lines, continued across the United States as engineers and programmers rushed to complete their confidential assignments. Among them were six pioneering women, tasked with figuring out how to program the world's first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer—better known as the ENIAC. Proving Ground restores these women to their rightful place as technological revolutionaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Joy to Listen To
- De Sam en 08-07-22
De: Kathy Kleiman
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The Eagles of Heart Mountain
- A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
- De: Bradford Pearson
- Narrado por: Feodor Chin
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators — yet there was little hope.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like it
- De Happy Mountain en 06-04-22
De: Bradford Pearson
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Fulfillment
- Winning and Losing in One-Click America
- De: Alec MacGillis
- Narrado por: Danny Gavigan
- Duración: 12 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 173
Alec MacGillis’ Fulfillment is not another inside account or exposé of our most conspicuously dominant company. Rather, it is a literary investigation of the America that falls within that company’s growing shadow. As MacGillis shows, Amazon’s sprawling network of delivery hubs, data centers, and corporate campuses epitomizes a land where winner and loser cities and regions are drifting steadily apart, the civic fabric is unraveling, and work has become increasingly rudimentary and isolated.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Missing some important angles
- De D. Zimmerle en 08-19-21
De: Alec MacGillis
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Panama Fever
- De: Matthew Parker
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, William Dufris
- Duración: 17 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
The building of the Panama Canal was one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. A tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine, Panama Fever charts the challenges that marked the long, labyrinthine road to the building of the canal. Drawing on a wealth of new materials and sources, Matthew Parker brings to life the men who recognized the impact a canal would have on global politics and economics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, marginal narrator
- De CmH - HB, CA en 06-02-08
De: Matthew Parker
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
- The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- De: Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood, Travis Thrasher
- Narrado por: Leon Nixon
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 19
From burning crosses set on the Robinsons’s lawn to a Pennsylvania small town on fire with praise and parades when the athletes return from Berlin, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is full of emotion, grit, political upheaval, and the American dream. Capturing a powerful and untold chapter of history, the narrative is also a celebration of the courage, commitment, and accomplishments of these talented athletes and their impact on race, sports and inclusion around the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History I never knew...
- De Malcolm Drewery en 10-01-21
De: Deborah Riley Draper, y otros
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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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Bare-Faced Messiah
- The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard
- De: Russell Miller
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 18 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 124
Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L. Ron Hubbard, a penniless science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology, became a millionaire prophet, and convinced his adoring followers that he alone could save the world. Bare-Faced Messiah exposes the myths surrounding the fascinating and mysterious founder of the Church of Scientology - a man of hypnotic charm and limitless imagination - and provides the definitive account of how the notorious organization was created.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Book, Awful Narration
- De Jessica en 04-28-21
De: Russell Miller
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Appetite for America
- Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West - One Meal at a Time
- De: Stephen Fried
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
Appetite for America is the incredible real-life story of Fred Harvey - told in depth for the first time ever. As a young immigrant, Fred Harvey worked his way up from dishwasher to household name. With the verve and passion of Fred Harvey himself, Stephen Fried tells the story of how this visionary built his business from a single lunch counter into a family empire whose marketing and innovations we still encounter in myriad ways. Inspiring, instructive, and hugely entertaining, Appetite for America is historical biography that is as richly rewarding.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved listening to this fabulous story!
- De A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. en 01-27-20
De: Stephen Fried
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Red Roulette
- An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
- De: Desmond Shum
- Narrado por: Tim Chiou
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,061
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 913
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 906
As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China’s male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with top members of China’s Communist Party, the so-called red aristocracy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Desmond Shum is not a rube! He knows about wine, ok?
- De Peter L Hansen en 10-06-21
De: Desmond Shum