The Gray Zones
The World vs. Eichmann
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Narrated by:
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Kay Webster
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By:
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Lázaro Droznes
About this listen
This recreation of the Adolf Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem is a thorough review of all the issues that appear and will keep appearing as long the human kinds exists:
- The nature of National Socialism
- The banality of evil executed from the desk of a bureaucrat who kills only by shuffling papers and setting train schedules
- The boundaries for due obedience
- The passivity of the Jewish people
- The indifference of the Allied forces and the Catholic Church
- The complicity of the directors of the Jewish associations
- The legacy that enabled later the foundation of the Jewish State
The Nazi regime and the Jewish Holocaust are historical events we try to understand knowing that we will never succeed.
How could all this happen?
Would the Jewish State have been created without Hitler, without Nazis, and without the Holocaust?
Is this the price the Jews had to pay in order to have a state?
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The Eichmann Trial
- By: Deborah E Lipstadt
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
The capture of SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann by Israeli agents in Argentina in May of 1960 and his subsequent trial in Jerusalem by an Israeli court electrified the world. The public debate it sparked on where, how, and by whom Nazi war criminals should be brought to justice, and the international media coverage of the trial itself, was a watershed moment in how the civilized world in general and Holocaust survivors in particular found the means to deal with the legacy of genocide on a scale that had never been seen before.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Avoid this one
- By Alan on 04-08-11
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The Nuremberg Trials
- The Nazis and Their Crimes Against Humanity
- By: Paul Roland
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce Lockhart
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
The Nuremberg Trials were the most important criminal proceedings ever held. They established the principle that individuals will always be held responsible for their actions under international law, and brought closure to World War II, allowing the reconstruction of Europe to begin.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Historically Inaccurate
- By Susan Kuebler on 04-23-21
By: Paul Roland
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Why?
- Explaining the Holocaust
- By: Peter Hayes
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story5 out of 5 stars 121
Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the 20th century still seems elusive even 70 years later. Numerous theories have sprouted in an attempt to console ourselves and to point the blame in emotionally satisfying directions - yet none of them are fully convincing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding book! A must read
- By Pierre on 11-13-21
By: Peter Hayes
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Savage Continent
- Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
- By: Keith Lowe
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 387
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 340
The end of the Second World War in Europe is one of the 20th century's most iconic moments. It is fondly remembered as a time when cheering crowds filled the streets, danced, drank and made love until the small hours. These images of victory and celebration are so strong in our minds that the period of anarchy and civil war that followed has been forgotten. Across Europe, landscapes had been ravaged, entire cities razed and more than thirty million people had been killed in the war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Better in print?
- By Rodney on 10-10-12
By: Keith Lowe
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Year Zero
- A History of 1945
- By: Ian Buruma
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the greatdrama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and anew, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come across Asia and all of continental Europe. It was the greatest global powervacuum in history, and out of the often vicious power struggles thatensued emerged the modern world as we know it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great historical overview
- By marykk on 10-14-13
By: Ian Buruma
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Hitler and the Holocaust [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Robert S. Wistrich
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
For over 50 years scholars and philosophers alike have attempted to make some sense of the Third Reich and its "Final Solution" campaign. Historian Robert Wistrich takes listeners on a guided tour through the death camps and meticulously details the events that led to this horrific tragedy and the lasting repercussions it had on the world community.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Subperb and profound
- By John on 08-08-05
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David Lynch
- The Man from Another Place (Icons)
- By: Dennis Lim
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
At once a pop culture icon, cult figure, and film industry outsider, master filmmaker David Lynch and his work defy easy definition. Dredged from his subconscious mind, Lynch's work is primed to act on our own subconscious, combining heightened, contradictory emotions into something familiar but inscrutable. No less than his art, Lynch's life also evades simple categorization, encompassing pursuits as a musician, painter, photographer, carpenter, entrepreneur, and vocal proponent of Transcendental Meditation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Essential listening for Lunch fans
- By Michael P. Mesaros on 08-14-18
By: Dennis Lim
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Executing Grace
- How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It's Killing Us
- By: Shane Claiborne
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
In this reasoned exploration of justice, retribution, and redemption, the champion of the new monastic movement, popular speaker, and author of the best-selling The Irresistible Revolution offers a powerful and persuasive appeal for the abolition of the death penalty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful Pathos Appeal
- By Adam on 02-18-19
By: Shane Claiborne
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The Nazi Hunters
- By: Andrew Nagorski
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
More than seven decades after the end of the Second World War, the era of the Nazi hunters is drawing to a close as they and the hunted die off. Their saga can now be told almost in its entirety. After the Nuremberg trials and the start of the Cold War, most of the victors in World War II lost interest in prosecuting Nazi war criminals. Many of the lower-ranking perpetrators quickly blended in with the millions who were seeking to rebuild their lives in a new Europe, while those who felt most at risk fled the continent.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Best on subject
- By night owl on 03-09-17
By: Andrew Nagorski
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Wages of Rebellion
- By: Chris Hedges
- Narrated by: David deVries
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 300
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges - who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books Empire of Illusion and Death of the Liberal Class - investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, important book
- By Eric L, Montreal on 09-06-15
By: Chris Hedges
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The People Speak
- American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known
- By: Howard Zinn
- Narrated by: James Earl Jones, Harris Yulin, Kurt Vonnegut
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
To celebrate the millionth copy sold of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Zinn drew on the words of Americans - some famous, some little known - across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New York City that included James Earl Jones, Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Alfre Woodard, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Harris Yulin, Andre Gregory, and others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I always find Howard Zinn books very interesting
- By Richard Boyle on 07-29-09
By: Howard Zinn
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Stay
- A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It
- By: Jennifer Michael Hecht
- Narrated by: Jennifer Michael Hecht
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Informative but oddly dispassionate
- By Scott on 01-07-14
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Irma Grese & Auschwitz: Holocaust and the Secrets of the the Blonde Beast
- By: Raymond Jennings
- Narrated by: Scott ODell
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 62
Because of her gender and youth, Irma Grese remains known today for her crimes against humanity in the camps of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. Executed at 22 years old, she was the youngest woman to die under British law in the 20th century. Irma Grese has gained notoriety as a villain in many diaries, journals, and creative works of Holocaust survivors. She has been studied by historians, psychologists, and psychiatrists across the world. What could cause someone to act as she did? After listening to this book, you'll be able to decide for yourself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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repeated information
- By Andy on 05-15-19
By: Raymond Jennings
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Anarchism and Other Essays
- By: Emma Goldman
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Among the men and women prominent in the public life of early 20th-century America there are but few whose names are mentioned as often as that of Emma Goldman. Yet the real Emma Goldman is almost quite unknown. Here are powerful, penetrating, prophetic essays on direct action, the role of minorities, prison reform, puritan hypocrisy, and violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Critical reading for today's world
- By Darwin on 02-27-17
By: Emma Goldman