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  • An African American and Latinx History of the United States - Paul Ortiz

    An African American and Latinx History of the United States - Paul Ortiz
    Jan 30 2018
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    Title: An African American and Latinx History of the United States
    Author: Paul Ortiz
    Narrator: J. D. Jackson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-30-18
    Publisher: Beacon Press
    Genres: History, American

    Summary:
    An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights Spanning more than 200 years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress, as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous voices unapologetically front and center transforms American history into the story of the working class organizing against imperialism. In precise detail, Ortiz traces this untold history from the Jim Crow-esque racial segregation of the Southwest, the rise and violent fall of a powerful tradition of Mexican labor organizing in the 20th century, to May 1, 2006, International Workers' Day, when migrant laborers - Chicana/os, Afro-Cubanos, and immigrants from nearly every continent on earth - united in resistance on the first "Day Without Immigrants". Incisive and timely, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a bottom-up history told from the viewpoint of African American and Latinx activists and revealing the radically different ways people of the diaspora addressed issues still plaguing the United States today.
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    9 ore e 4 min
  • Breve historia de Winston Churchill [A Brief History of Winston Churchill] - José-Vidal Pelaz López

    Breve historia de Winston Churchill [A Brief History of Winston Churchill] - José-Vidal Pelaz López
    Jan 23 2018
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    Título: Breve historia de Winston Churchill [A Brief History of Winston Churchill]
    Autor: José-Vidal Pelaz López
    Narrador: Juanmi Diez
    Formato: Unabridged
    Duración: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    Idioma: Español
    Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18
    Editor: Audible Studios
    Categorías: History, 20th Century

    Resumen:
    "Es por ello que escuchar Breve historia de Winston Churchill es una de las experiencias más gratas y emocionantes que se pueden tener en estos momentos yque le hará comprender mucas de las claves de la actual situación mundial, pues la sola presencia de este líder marcó el pasado y presente del mundo en el que vivimos." (historiaconminusculas.blogspot.com.es) Combinando tres facetas fundamentales de la vida de Winston Churchill - su vida privada, su trayectoria políticay bélica, y el contexto histórico en el que ambas se desarrollaron-, Breve Historia de Winston Churchill nos presenta la biografía del político que gobernó Inglaterra durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero que, además, luchó en la Guerra del 98, en la Guerra de los Boers, que participó en la Primera Guerra Mundial como Lord del Almirantazgo y asistió al duro proceso de descolonización de Inglaterra. José-Vidal Pelaz López nos presenta su vida de un modo ameno y accesible a cualquier oyenteinteresado en esta figura imprescindible del S. XX. Churchill nace en 1874 hijo de un lord de la época victoriana y de una bella americana, crece en plena época de esplendor del Imperio victoriano, y asiste al progresivo declive del imperio. La vida política de Churchill está marcada por su actividad constante y por procesos decrisis y gloria que marcan el perfil de un hombre que supoimplicarse en todos sus proyectos hasta sus últimas consecuencias. Miembro del los liberales y de los conservadores ingleses; dirigente de varios ministeriospero destituido tras el desastre de Gallípolli en la Primera Guerra Mundial; apartado de la política desde 1929 a 1939 y elegido Primer Ministro al año siguiente; capaz deenfrentarse en solitario a la Alemania del Führer, de lograr un acuerdo con E.E.U.U. y Rusia que cambiará el sentido de la guerra, pero incapaz de ser reelegido en 1945; y, en un último golpe de carisma, elegido de nuevo como Primer Ministro en 1951, con 71 años, en plena Guerra Fría: la vida de Churchill es una lección de determinación y compromiso, pero también un relato apasionante y turbulento como el siglo que le tocó administrar. Razones para comprar la obra:
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    9 ore e 6 min
  • Todo lo que debe saber sobre la 1ª Guerra Mundial [Everything you need to know about the 1st World War] - Jesús Hernández

    Todo lo que debe saber sobre la 1ª Guerra Mundial [Everything you need to know about the 1st World War] - Jesús Hernández
    Jan 23 2018
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    Título: Todo lo que debe saber sobre la 1ª Guerra Mundial [Everything you need to know about the 1st World War]
    Autor: Jesús Hernández
    Narrador: Eduardo Wasveiler
    Formato: Unabridged
    Duración: 9 hrs and 22 mins
    Idioma: Español
    Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18
    Editor: Audible Studios
    Categorías: History, 20th Century

    Resumen:
    En Junio de 1914 el asesinato del archiduque Francisco Fernando de Austria provocó la primera "guerra total" de la historia: un conflicto que cambiará el destino del mundo. Normalmente no se presta a la Primera Guerra Mundial la debida atención, las estanterías, rebosantes de libros sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial, no tienen mucho sitio para su predecesora. Esta fantástica obra de Jesús Hernández viene a arrojar luz sobre este conflicto fundamental para entender gran parte de los enfrentamientos políticos del S.XX, como la propia Segunda Guerra Mundial, y algunos de los que aún siguen abiertos en pleno S.XXI, por ejemplo, los combates entre israelíes y palestinos. En Todo lo que debe saber sobre la Primera Guerra Mundial conoceremos no sólo los datos más importantes de la contienda, también misterios que aún no han sido resueltos, leyendas y mitos, curiosidades históricas, y una descripción de la dureza de la vida en las trincheras. Pone Jesús Hernández sus abundantes conocimientos a disposición de un estilo narrativo impecable, ágil y exacto, y consigue recrear las escenas más sobresalientes del resurgimiento milagroso del ejército francés que salvó París en 1914, o la espontánea tregua navideña del frente oriental, o el fracaso de las batallas de Chemin des Dammes y de Passchendeale donde unos oficiales engreídos enviaron a una muerte segura a miles de soldados. Además de aclararnos misterios como la desaparición del regimiento de Norfolk en Turquía y explicarnos el origen de leyendas como la de que un ejército de arqueros fantasmas ayudaron a los aliados. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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    9 ore e 22 min
  • World War II Auschwitz: A History from Beginning to End - Hourly History

    World War II Auschwitz: A History from Beginning to End - Hourly History
    Jan 22 2018
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    Title: World War II Auschwitz: A History from Beginning to End
    Author: Hourly History
    Narrator: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-22-18
    Publisher: Hourly History
    Genres: History, 20th Century

    Summary:
    Auschwitz is a monument to the barbaric inhumanity of the Nazi regime. It is the site where more than one million people were systematically tortured and killed in support of Adolf Hitler’s determination to eradicate entire populations that he viewed as racially impure. Dr. Josef Mengele conducted horrific experiments on live victims, treating his subjects as if they weren’t human. The Jews, homosexuals, Communists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the mentally and physically disabled were less than human to the Nazis. The “Final Solution”, a cornerstone of Nazi ideology, enacted a devastating sentence upon people whose only crime was their ethnic origin or their religious and political beliefs. But the voices of Auschwitz continue to be heard. Anne Frank’s diary speaks for all the innocent who were sent there. Elie Wiesel spent his life speaking out against the horrors he and others endured at Auschwitz. The recorded histories of the survivors of the camps keep the memories alive for generations whose only knowledge of the Holocaust would otherwise be through a school assignment to read The Diary of Anne Frank or by watching a movie like Schindler’s List. Auschwitz holds a bizarre fascination for those who hear about it. How could such evil thrive? How could an entire nation surrender to the rantings of a diabolical man who sought revenge against the followers of a religion? The names reverberate in a gallery of maniacs who purported to be leaders: Hitler, Goebbels, Mengele, Goering, Himmler, and the countless others who supported them. In this book you will learn about...
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    1 min
  • The Architecture of the National Cathedral - Herschel Mormont

    The Architecture of the National Cathedral - Herschel Mormont
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: The Architecture of the National Cathedral
    Author: Herschel Mormont
    Narrator: Miranda Webster
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 5 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: Herschel Mormont
    Genres: History, American

    Summary:
    A history and examination of the architecture of the National Cathedral.
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    5 min
  • Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales - Phyllis Downing Carlson

    Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales - Phyllis Downing Carlson
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales
    Author: Phyllis Downing Carlson
    Narrator: Laurel Downing Bill
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC
    Genres: History, American

    Summary:
    Bringing Alaska history alive! Aunt Phil's Trunk, winner of the Literary Classics award for best nonfiction series, will keep you spellbound. If you enjoy entertaining nonfiction short stories, then you will love Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One. Did you know? These and dozens more little-known stories fill Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One and share Alaska's colorful past up to 1900.
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    7 ore e 29 min
  • Social Media Chaos - Stan Kennedy

    Social Media Chaos - Stan Kennedy
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: Social Media Chaos
    Author: Stan Kennedy
    Narrator: Jim D. Johnston
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: We Can't Be Beat LLC
    Genres: History, 21st Century

    Summary:
    In 1979, the seeds of social media were sown by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis, and the result of that action would give rise to a monster that would not only change the world of communication forever, but also have great impact in all our lives. However, no one was prepared for the ensuing chaos that would be wrought by this new trend. Every one of us crave the likes, the glamour, the followership, the sheer power to influence people worldwide; for the first time in the history of man, we can be heard and be seen by anyone on the globe connected to the Internet. That somewhat dark desire that was once hidden within us has suddenly been exposed by social media, and the world can't deal. In this audiobook, the author takes you back in time to where it all started: a brief history of human communication, from yelling and cave writings up to the birth of social media. He elaborates on the significant and obvious benefits of social media as well as its drawbacks, and provides detailed information on its mind control capabilities while proffering solutions on how we can keep our sanity as we learn to properly utilize and grow with social media.
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    1 ora e 26 min
  • African American History - Captivating History

    African American History - Captivating History
    Jan 16 2018
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    Title: African American History
    Author: Captivating History
    Narrator: Duke Holm
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-16-18
    Publisher: Captivating History
    Genres: History, American

    Summary:
    Explore captivating stories and facts about African American history! The history of African Americans is a long and tragic chronicle of events. The people who dared to stand up and speak out against the systemic cruelty and oppression were often brutally killed for their efforts. This has created a rich tapestry of defiant and courageous leaders and followers who have gradually pressed for the evolution of thought within the United States of America. Discover personal stories, struggles, and achievements of people like: Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include: Listen to this audiobook now to learn more!
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    3 ore e 30 min