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Biographical profile of Walter Elias Disney, the man who built an empire on the back of a mouse. Imbued with an iron-like drive to succeed, Disney pushed, prodded, and pressed those around him, as he did himself, to succeed. He was always on the edge of vision and technology. An unmitigated risk taker, Disney constantly flirted with financial ruin, seemingly bent on a mission to remain in debt while his brother Roy's ambition was to harness Walt's financial excesses. Walt was not the avuncular man he appeared on the screen; he was profane, under the whip of some inner demon, but above all he was an extraordinary success.
Award-winning author and syndicated columnist Daniel Alef, who has written more than 300 biographical profiles of America's greatest tycoons, brings out the story of Disney and his remarkable life of ups, downs, and achievements.
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In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Stars and directors have seen their power dwindle, while writers and producers lift their best techniques from TV, comic books, and the toy biz. The future of Hollywood is being written by powerful corporate brands like Marvel, Amazon, Netflix, and Lego, as well as censors in China. Ben Fritz chronicles this dramatic shakeup with unmatched skill, bringing equal fluency to both the financial and entertainment aspects of Hollywood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who is overseeing the audio part of this project?
- De Lori P en 11-19-19
De: Ben Fritz
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Red Carpet
- Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
- De: Erich Schwartzel
- Narrado por: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
From trade to technology to military might, competition between the United States and China dominates the foreign policy landscape. But this battle for global influence is also playing out in a strange and unexpected arena: the movies. The film industry, Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel explains, is the latest battleground in the tense and complex rivalry between these two world powers. In recent decades, as China has grown into a giant of the international economy, it has become a crucial source of revenue for the American film industry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why modern cinema is a comic experience.
- De Pasternak en 03-11-22
De: Erich Schwartzel
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The King of Content
- Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire
- De: Keach Hagey
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Sumner Murray Redstone, once feared as the “mad genius” of media who would dump his CEOs for mere wobbles in his companies’ stock price, had built one of the world’s greatest media empires through a series of audacious takeovers constructed to ensure that he always maintained control. Today he controls 80 percent of the voting shares of both Viacom and CBS, meaning that on a whim he could replace the entire boards of two public companies with a combined value of $40 billion.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Feels biased. Well researched, but not engaging.
- De Anonymous User en 04-03-19
De: Keach Hagey
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Age of Cage
- Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career
- De: Keith Phipps
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at him, there's no denying two things: You've seen one of his many films, and you certainly know his name. But who is he, really, and why has his career endured for over 40 years, with more than a hundred films, and birthed a million memes? Age of Cage is a smart, beguiling book about the films of Nicolas Cage and the actor himself, as well as a sharp-eyed examination of the changes that have taken place in Hollywood over the course of his career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent filmography of a successful career
- De Pamela Plimpton en 04-04-22
De: Keith Phipps
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The Story of Motown
- De: Peter Benjaminson, Greil Macus - foreword
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In January 1959, Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based record company that in less than a decade was to become the largest Black-owned business in the United States. It also became one of the most productive and influential producers of popular music anywhere in the world. The Story of Motown is the story of Berry Gordy's triumph over powerful, established financial interests, entrenched popular taste, bigotry, and racism.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Check Your Facts
- De Marie en 11-24-18
De: Peter Benjaminson, y otros
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Slugfest
- Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC
- De: Reed Tucker
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 729
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 649
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 645
The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes audiobook treatment of the rivalry between the two comic book giants. They are the two titans of the comic book industry - the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes - and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. To many partisans, Marvel is now on top. But for much of the early 20th century, it was DC that was the undisputed leader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it, but...
- De Smitty en 05-02-18
De: Reed Tucker
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Michael Jackson, Inc.
- The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
- De: Zack O'Malley Greenburg
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Michael Jackson, Inc. reveals the incredible rise, fall, and rise again of Michael Jackson's fortune - driven by the unmatched perfectionism of the King of Pop. Forbes senior editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg uncovers never-before-told stories from interviews with more than 100 people, including music industry veterans Berry Gordy, John Branca, and Walter Yetnikoff; artists 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, and Jon Bon Jovi; and members of the Jackson family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The King Lives...Life,Legacy and Love
- De Amazon Customer en 06-22-17
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Without Lying Down
- De: Cari Beauchamp
- Narrado por: Holly Palance
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 20
Cari Beauchamp masterfully combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and her many female colleagues who shaped filmmaking from the early teens through the 1940s. Frances Marion was Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter - male or female - for almost three decades, wrote almost 200 produced films and remains the only woman to win two Academy Awards for original screenwriting (The Big House and The Champ).
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read
- De Robert Wallace en 03-19-19
De: Cari Beauchamp
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Outlaw Marriages
- The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
- De: Rodger Streitmatter
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of 30 or 40 - sometimes as many as 50 - years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn’t merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sames Sex Couples Through History
- De Susie en 12-11-12
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The Mirage Factory
- Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles
- De: Gary Krist
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 289
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 289
Little more than a century ago, the southern coast of California - bone-dry, harbor-less, isolated by deserts and mountain ranges - seemed destined to remain scrappy farmland. Then, as if overnight, one of the world’s iconic cities emerged. At the heart of Los Angeles’ meteoric rise were three flawed visionaries: William Mulholland, an immigrant ditch-digger turned self-taught engineer; D.W. Griffith, who transformed the motion picture from a vaudeville-house novelty into a cornerstone of American culture; and Aimee Semple McPherson, a charismatic evangelist.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great start, weak completion
- De steve en 05-11-21
De: Gary Krist
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Superman
- The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
- De: Larry Tye
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 302
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 301
From two-fisted crimebuster to über-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Superman—perhaps like no other mythical character before or since—has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Superman soars
- De tru britty en 07-13-15
De: Larry Tye
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American Entrepreneur
- How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A.
- De: Willie Robertson, William Doyle
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
The history of the United States is, to a remarkable degree, the story of its entrepreneurs, those daring movers and shakers who dreamed big and risked everything to build better lives for themselves, and their fellow Americans. In American Entrepreneur, Duck Commander CEO and star of the blockbuster Duck Dynasty series Willie tells the captivating true tale of the visionaries and doers who have embodied the American Dream.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should have been narrated by Willie
- De Tyler smoke en 12-05-18
De: Willie Robertson, y otros
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Taking on the Trust
- The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller
- De: Steve Weinberg
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted by the ruthless power of its owner, John D. Rockefeller, a fearless and ambitious reporter named Ida Minerva Tarbell confronted the company known simply as "The Trust".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Annoying Narrator
- De Nate en 04-03-15
De: Steve Weinberg
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Chicken Soup for Entrepreneur's Soul: Advice and Inspiration for Fulfilling Dreams
- De: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
- Narrado por: Alan Robertson
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul is a compilation of short stories from entrepreneurs, both large and small, who share their experiences of success, failure and courage, with a little helpful advice mixed in. Many of these stories, told for the first time here, will enlighten you to new methods of entrepreneurship or simply help you believe in the possibilities of getting started.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great!
- De Anonymous User en 03-01-20
De: Jack Canfield, y otros
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Mr. & Mrs. Hollywood
- Edie and Lew Wasserman and Their Entertainment Empire
- De: Kathleen Sharp
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 18 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Ever wonder why so many B actors wind up as A-grade politicians? Or how the casting couch worked? Acclaimed author Kathleen Sharp traces the influence of show business through the lives of its first power couple. Edie and Lew Wasserman built the world’s largest talent agency, MCA, created the multibillion-dollar Universal Studios, and helped shape Washington, DC.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book I Have Heard In A Long Time!!!
- De James M. Patton en 09-25-16
De: Kathleen Sharp
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In-N-Out Burger
- A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules
- De: Stacy Perman
- Narrado por: Loren Lester
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 364
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 257
It's the untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other. In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has steadfastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and reminiscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flowery Promo Piece
- De Melissa en 02-22-10
De: Stacy Perman
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Tesla vs Edison
- A Captivating Guide to the War of the Currents and the Life of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 4 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
Human history has seen many surprising and profound turning points. The ways that humans learned to use raw materials to create activity and resources set the stage for the most compelling and life-altering phase of the modern era, the Industrial Revolution. Born during this time on different continents but connected by similar interests, two men indelibly marked their generation and those that followed with their genius and foresight. This audiobook covers the war of currents and the individual lives of Tesla and Edison.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Arduous
- De Hasbro en 10-22-18
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Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin: Two Predator Leaders. The Biography Collection
- The Greatest People, Book 1
- De: The History Hour
- Narrado por: Jerry Beebe, Alexander G.
- Duración: 3 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Discover the lives and poltical history of German politician and demagogue Adolf Hitler - leader of the Nazi Party, chancellor of Germany, and führer of Nazi Germany - and Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best informative.
- De Phyllis S Lopez en 10-25-19
De: The History Hour