Mark E. Twiz
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Diamond
- A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
- By: Matthew Hart
- Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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Matthew Hart embarks on a journey into the largely hidden and fascinating world that is the diamond trade. The geology of diamonds explains how hard it is to find them. They are accidents of nature, carbon crystals compressed underground for eons. Weaving science and history, Hart follows the diamond trail from the basement where Gabi Tolkowsky, the world's greatest cutter, faced the 599-carat Centenary diamond, to Africa's Diamond Coast, to the sales rooms of De Beers.
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One of the best...
- By robk72 on 02-04-03
- Diamond
- A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
- By: Matthew Hart
- Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll
REFUND!!! I WANT A REFUND!!!
Reviewed: 08-25-14
What? This is a book? It's more like a morality check for hubbies and newly weds wanting to buy a special diamond.
Is there a takeaway? No.
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The Salmon of Doubt
- Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Stephen Fry, more
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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There has never been another writer quite like Douglas Adams; witty, funny and brilliantly eloquent on a gargantuan number of topics. The Salmon of Doubt brims with the Adams trademarks: thought-provoking, silly and insanely original writings in an all-new never-before-published collection. For the millions of readers who expressed their grief and shock at his untimely death, this is it: his final book and our last chance to see new work from an acknowledged comic genius of our time.
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Alas poor Douglas...
- By Benjamin on 12-20-02
- The Salmon of Doubt
- Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Stephen Fry, more
Huh?
Reviewed: 08-25-14
I'm still not sure I understand the concept, the story or the point. Is there a plot? Did I daydream through it? Was my ADD too much to handle? Can someone tell me what this book is about? I've listened to it a few times and still feel like it's alien somehow, no pun intended.
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Shadow Command
- By: Dale Brown
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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General Patrick McLanahan's new Aerospace Battle Force has grown into a full-fledged task force based on the Armstrong Space Station. Providing almost instant access to space and every corner of the globe using the Black Stallion spaceplanes, the ABF's powerful network of satellites and unmanned aircraft controlled from space can not only attack any target anywhere on the planet within hours but can even invade any computer network as easily as making a phone call.
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Great Book...but
- By Ryan on 08-14-08
- Shadow Command
- By: Dale Brown
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
Best Military Thriller Writer PERIOD
Reviewed: 08-25-14
I began reading his books as an adolescent and have been reading them now into adulthood. Every book is spot on, tied in with current events and impossible to put down, or in this case, turn off.
Cheers, and enjoy!
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Telecosm
- How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World
- By: George Gilder
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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George Gilder is one of the great technological visionaries, and "the man who put the 's' in telecosm" according to Telephony magazine. His long-awaited Telecosm is a bible of the new age of communications. Equal parts science story, business history, social analysis, and prediction, it is the one book you need to make sense of the titanic changes underway in our lives.
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Telebubble
- By Mark A. Fitzpatrick on 10-24-03
- Telecosm
- How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World
- By: George Gilder
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
No longer relavent
Reviewed: 08-25-14
Shrugged. Not interesting when it was first released, and certainly no longer interesting today. There are many more important titles for your money today.
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The Alchemy of Finance
- By: George Soros
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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George Soros, called "a superstar among money managers" by The New York Times, shares the investment strategies he uses to read the mind of the market.
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Audible doesn't have full version
- By Steve on 06-17-15
- The Alchemy of Finance
- By: George Soros
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Required Reading for New Traders at $8B Hedge Fund
Reviewed: 04-12-12
Absolute crucial reading for any global macro fund manager worth his weight. If you're managing large sums and haven't read this book, keep your CV circulating.
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