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Marriage, a History
- How Love Conquered Marriage
- By: Stephanie Coontz
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 194
In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes listeners from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is - and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the 19th century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Marriage from a secular feminist's perspective
- By Timothy Hanline on 12-23-19
- Marriage, a History
- How Love Conquered Marriage
- By: Stephanie Coontz
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
Great book, mediocre reading
Reviewed: 10-22-20
Book was a great look at marriage throughout history. Would have preferred the most current section covered marriage world wide rather than just western history but it would triple the size and scope so I am not complaining and may go on a hunt for what I’m missing out on in my education.
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Killing Pablo
- The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
- By: Mark Bowden
- Narrated by: Mark Bowden
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 943
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 941
Killing Pablo is the inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar. Also from Bowden: the best selling Black Hawk Down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Relevant Accessible History
- By Bob on 03-25-03
- Killing Pablo
- The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
- By: Mark Bowden
- Narrated by: Mark Bowden
Good story. Well crafted.
Reviewed: 06-14-05
The author does a good job of weaving together the many moving parts that were involved with trying to bring Pablo Escobar to "justice." I like when authors read their own books, and this author does it fairly well. It was also interesting to see some current in-the-news names popping up in the roles they held 15 years ago.
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