Tyrannical Minds
Psychological Profiling, Narcissism, and Dictatorship
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Not everyone can become a tyrant. It requires a particular confluence of events to gain absolute control over entire nations.
First, you must be born with the potential to develop brutal personality traits. Second, your predisposition to antisocial behavior must be developed and strengthened during childhood. Finally, you must come of age when the political system of your country is unstable. Together, these events establish a basis for a rise to power, one that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Saddam Hussein, and Muammar Qaddafi all used to gain life-and-death control over their countrymen and women.
"Getting inside the heads" of foreign leaders and terrorists is one way governments try to understand, predict, and influence their actions. Psychological profiles can help us understand the urges of tyrants to dominate, subjugate, torture and slaughter.
Tyrannical Minds reveals how recognizing their psychological traits can provide insight into the motivations and actions of dangerous leaders, potentially allow to us predict their behavior - and even how to stop them.
Contains mature themes.
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Riveting
- De Jean en 11-10-15
De: Niall Ferguson
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Blunder
- Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions
- De: Zachary Shore
- Narrado por: Zachary Shore, Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 76
We all make bad decisions. It's part of being human. The resulting mistakes can be valuable, the story goes, because we learn from them. But do we? Historian Zachary Shore says no, not always, and he has a long list of examples to prove his point.
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3 out of 5 stars
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helpful extension of the genre
- De Andy en 07-11-09
De: Zachary Shore
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Against Our Better Judgment
- The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Daniel McGowan
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 175
Soon after WWII, U.S. statesman Dean Acheson warned that creating Israel on land already inhabited by Palestinians would "imperil" both American and all Western interests in the region. Despite warnings such as this one, President Truman supported establishing a Jewish state on land primarily inhabited by Muslims and Christians.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good content, bad audio
- De S. Ainsworth en 05-18-16
De: Alison Weir
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Reappraisals
- Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century
- De: Tony Judt
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
The accelerating changes of the past generation have been accompanied by a similarly accelerated amnesia. The 20th century has become "history" at an unprecedented rate. The world of 2007 was so utterly unlike that of even 1987, much less any earlier time, that we have lost touch with our immediate past even before we have begun to make sense of it - and the results are proving calamitous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb. Insightful essays, Performance to match
- De Louis en 05-02-12
De: Tony Judt
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The Bush Tragedy
- De: Jacob Weisberg
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
In this first important consideration of the George W. Bush presidency and its profound impact on the state of the world, Jacob Weisberg crafts a wide-ranging portrait that is both balanced and insightful. Weisberg traces the evolution of Bush's political philosophy from its roots in his early life and his years as governor of Texas through the events of 9/11 and his turbulent two terms in office.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ahead of the Crowd
- De Nikoli Gogol en 02-14-08
De: Jacob Weisberg
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Manufacturing Consent
- The Political Economy of the Mass Media
- De: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 902
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 890
In this pathbreaking work, now with a new introduction, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening
- De EFM en 03-24-18
De: Edward S. Herman, y otros
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The Plot to Scapegoat Russia
- How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Putin
- De: Dan Kovalik Esq.
- Narrado por: Alex Hyde-White
- Duración: 6 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Since 1945, the US has justified numerous wars, interventions, and military build-ups based on the pretext of the Russian Red Menace, even after the Soviet Union collapsed at the end of 1991 and Russia stopped being Red. In fact, the two biggest post-war American conflicts, the Korean and Vietnam wars, were not, as has been frequently claimed, about stopping Soviet aggression or even influence. And now the specter of a Russian Menace has been raised again in the wake of Donald Trump's victory.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Listen!
- De Mark Andreadis en 12-29-17
De: Dan Kovalik Esq.
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- De: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Nora Seligman Favorov - translator
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 18 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 302
This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator. Without mythologizing Stalin as either benevolent or an evil genius, Khlevniuk resolves numerous controversies about specific events in the dictator's life while assembling many hundreds of previously unknown letters, memos, reports, and diaries into a comprehensive, compelling narrative of a life that altered the course of world history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it, but wouldn't want to live it
- De Neil en 01-12-20
De: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, y otros
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Kissinger's Shadow
- The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
- De: Greg Grandin
- Narrado por: Brian O'Neill
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance. In his fascinating new book, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin argues that to understand the crisis of contemporary America - its never-ending wars abroad and political polarization at home - we have to understand Henry Kissinger.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Rehash of Rehashes...nothing new
- De A. M. en 10-06-19
De: Greg Grandin
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Winter Is Coming
- Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
- De: Garry Kasparov
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 985
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 884
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 883
The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years - as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him - Putin has grown into not only a dictator but a global threat. With his vast resources and nuclear weapons, Putin is at the center of a worldwide assault on political liberty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A polemic against Putin
- De David en 05-27-16
De: Garry Kasparov
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After the Cataclysm
- The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II
- De: Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman
- Narrado por: Brian Jones
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Dissects the aftermath of the war in Southeast Asia, the refugee problem, the Vietnam/Cambodia conflict, and the Pol Pot regime.
De: Noam Chomsky, y otros
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Fateful Triangle
- The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition)
- De: Noam Chomsky
- Narrado por: Brian Jones
- Duración: 30 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
From its establishment to the present day, Israel has enjoyed a special position in the American roster of international friends. In Fateful Triangle, Noam Chomsky explores the character and historical development of this special relationship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Ethical Right to the Point
- De Not-Professor know-it-all en 09-23-15
De: Noam Chomsky
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Practicing History
- Selected Essays
- De: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Master historian Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. This accessible introduction to the subject of history offers striking insights into America's past and present, trenchant observations on the international scene, and thoughtful pieces on the historian's role. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Barbara Tuchman fan faced with reality
- De J. Whittle en 09-27-18
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Anatomy of Malice
- The Enigma of the Nazi War Criminals
- De: Joel E. Dimsdale
- Narrado por: J. Paul Guimont
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
When the ashes had settled after World War II and the Allies convened an international war crimes trial in Nuremberg, a psychiatrist, Douglas Kelley, and a psychologist, Gustave Gilbert, tried to fathom the psychology of the Nazi leaders using extensive psychiatric interviews, IQ tests, and Rorschach inkblot tests. Never before or since has there been such a detailed study of governmental leaders who orchestrated mass killings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History Lover
- De Tamara en 03-02-17
De: Joel E. Dimsdale
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Becoming Hitler
- The Making of a Nazi
- De: Thomas Weber
- Narrado por: Alex Hyde-White
- Duración: 14 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
In Becoming Hitler, award-winning historian Thomas Weber examines Adolf Hitler's time in Munich between 1918 and 1926, the years when Hitler shed his awkward, feckless persona and transformed himself into a savvy opportunistic political operator who saw himself as Germany's messiah. The story of Hitler's transformation is one of a fateful match between man and city. After opportunistically fluctuating between the ideas of the left and the right, Hitler emerged as an astonishingly flexible leader of Munich's right-wing movement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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talented malevolence c a dash of amazing luck
- De emilio squillante en 11-05-18
De: Thomas Weber
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A Battle for the Soul of Islam
- An American Muslim Patriot's Fight to Save His Faith
- De: M. Zuhdi Jasser
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
Among the unsettling social shifts in the wake of 9/11 was the global attention paid to Islam. Here in the United States, we became divided, often sadly along partisan lines, between those who believed every Muslim was a potential threat and those who believed no Muslim could do wrong. For conservative Wisconsin native and former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, these radical times meant facing a new reality as a devout Muslim and a patriot - a certain betrayal within his faith.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A courageous and clear champion of American Liberty
- De Craigan en 04-07-16
De: M. Zuhdi Jasser
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Asperger's Children
- The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
- De: Edith Sheffer
- Narrado por: Christa Lewis
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
In 1930s and 1940s Vienna, child psychiatrist Hans Asperger sought to define autism as a diagnostic category, aiming to treat those children, usually boys, he deemed capable of participating fully in society. Depicted as a compassionate and devoted researcher, Asperger was in fact deeply influenced by Nazi psychiatry. Although he did offer individualized care to children he deemed promising, he also prescribed harsh institutionalization and even transfer to Spiegelgrund for children with greater disabilities, who, he held, could not integrate into the community.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Powerful but partial analysis
- De Mira Krishnan en 12-17-20
De: Edith Sheffer
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Tyrannical Minds
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- Mark W. Patton
- 12-28-23
Pseudoscience
Rubbish. Absolute rubbish. Pseudoscience and psychobabble at its best. Clearly anti-Trump non-sense. I have no respect for this author. Trump is an annoying guy but to try to use your position to promote slurs that are now insupportable is a low point for integrity. This is my opinion. MWP
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