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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
- The Complete and Authoritative Edition
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 861
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 529
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Story4 out of 5 stars 537
The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death. In celebration of this important milestone, here, for the first time, is Mark Twain’s uncensored autobiography, in its entirety, exactly as he left it. This major literary event offers the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain’s authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave, as he intended.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was expecting...
- By SHolland10 on 01-30-11
- Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
- The Complete and Authoritative Edition
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Didactic
Reviewed: 10-13-11
Too much about his writing in relation to the amount of it. Good for librarians and researchers maybe.
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Descent into Chaos
- The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
- By: Ahmed Rashid
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Rashid examines Central Asia, and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe, to see how the promised nation building in the region has progressed. His conclusions are devastating.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Useful!
- By John Robert BEHRMAN on 02-24-09
- Descent into Chaos
- The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
- By: Ahmed Rashid
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Excellent
Reviewed: 03-19-09
This is a must read (listen to) book. The western press has done a miserable job of informing us on the dynamics at play in this critical region that has produced everything from suicide bombers to nuclear weapons. "Descent into Chaos" is an insider's account of how it became the mess it is and the monster it is becoming. More than a journalist, Ahmed Rashid is a warm-blooded, caring participant in the events he describes. I thought I was well-informed on Afghanistan and Pakistan until I listened to this book on a road trip through West Texas. The dissonance between the richness of this book and the barren void of West Texas was extreme and appropriate.
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State of Denial
- Bush at War, Part III
- By: Bob Woodward
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 623
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Bob Woodward examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to the Congress, and often to themselves in State of Denial. Woodward's third book on President Bush is a sweeping narrative from the first days George W. Bush thought seriously about running for president, through the recruitment of his national security team, the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the struggle for political survival in the second term.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Concerning and hard to put down
- By Chris on 12-10-06
- State of Denial
- Bush at War, Part III
- By: Bob Woodward
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
Great book, abridged. Misguided reading
Reviewed: 03-18-09
The narrator's choice to impersonate the voices of the subjects of the book backfires with Woodward's voice. The attempt to imitate Woodward makes the reading slow, tedious, soporific. The impersonation of Bush is funny and entertaining but adds nothing to the content of the reading. Great book however, how does Woodward do it?
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