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Title: The Federalist Papers

Author: John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

Narrator: Michael Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 91 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The US Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. It was to become law only if it was ratified by nine of the 13 states. New York was a key state, but it contained strong forces opposing the Constitution. A series of eighty-five letters appeared in New York City newspapers between October 1787 and August 1788 urging support for the Constitution. These letters remain the first and most authoritative commentary on the American concept of federal government.

Later known as The Federalist Papers, they were published under the pseudonym Publius, although written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

Critic Reviews:

The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the founding of the United States. (Amazon.com, Editorial Review)

Members Reviews:

Buy it when it goes on 2 for 1 sale

If your interested in this one, get this one when Audible has their two for one sale. It's definitely worth a half a credit for its line by line dissection of the American Constitution, good Age of Enlightenment arguments, and this makes for a much better listen than a read since there is a lot of redundancy between some of the essays and easier to tune out and focus on my bicycle riding during the redundant parts. It's hard not to like a book in which the authors assume the reader knows their Greek, Roman and 17th century European history inside and out.

The writing from 1788 sounds as if could have been written today with surprisingly few archaic words or stilted phrasing. Good argumentation never goes out of style.

Great text, flawed recording

The text is well worth listening to to understand what the issues were regarding adoption of the US Constitution and as a guide to what the founding fathers were wrestling with. The biggest surprise to me was that we're still wrestling with many of the same issues today. There are several places in the text where 10 or 20 seconds of text are repeated - editing errors that detract slightly, and the narration is a bit dry, but this is still a worthwhile listen.

A Must Read to Understand the US Constitution

The Federalist Papers explain at length what the US Constitution tersely states. Even though the Federalist papers have no status as law, and we as readers may not find some of their arguments persuasive, they give us a window into the political and pragmatic considerations that went into the framing of the US Constitution.

The reading style is clear, and conducive to listening with attention.

Edit, please.

Powerful document from brilliant founders. Many points of repetition in the recording. Please fix for future listeners.

Good information, poor quality read...

The information contained is obvious. The reading is abysmal. At times, it sounds like the person reading is speaking through a thick cloth and is at all times the most boring narrator I've ever heard.

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Title: History of Greed

Subtitle: Financial Fraud from Tulip Mania to Bernie Madoff

Author: David E. Y. Sarna

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 64 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

From the earliest financial scams of the 17th century, through the headline-grabbing Wall Street scandals of our times, History of Greed provides a comprehensive history of financial fraud. In it, David E. Y. Sarna exposes the true and often riveting stories of how both naive and sophisticated investors alike were fooled by unscrupulous entrepreneurs, lawyers, hedge-fund managers, CPAs, Texas billionaires, political fundraisers, music managers, financial advisers, and even former Mossad agents.

From the people behind the financial fraud and how they did it to why people continually fall prey to scam artists, Sarna outlines what actions you can take today to protect yourself from becoming the victim of tomorrow's "too good to be true" investment opportunity. History of Greed details how markets are manipulated, books are cooked, Ponzi schemes are hatched, and how the government only closes the barn door once the cows have all escaped.

Critic Reviews:

"If you're bent on becoming the next Bernie Madoff, these profiles in greed form a veritable guidebook on how to build your own financial weapon of mass destruction." (Bloomberg)

"A comprehensive review of what has happened to us in our financial markets over and over and over and over again. It's an important history, written with wit and delivered with wisdom. Undoubtedly, History of Greed will become required reading for anyone serious about understanding the capital markets." (Frederick L. Gorsetman, Founder and Managing Member, Oxbridge Financial Group, LLC)

Members Reviews:

Occasionally uneven or plodding, but spellbinding

I wouldn't call this a page-turner. Often it read like a series of newspaper articles. But, I have a fascination for fraud tales, and a legal background, and I really clicked with its thoroughness in describing the schemes, and also the procedural details of the "crime and punishment" side of the stories. I like the combo of enough story and enough technical detail to be satisfying on both fronts. The stories are not an exhaustive review of frauds from tulip days to Madoffs'. The narrative skips across big stretches of history and quickly lands in modern times. But there is no lack of lurid fraud schemes in recent years -- the most famous are here. The Madoff aftermath story was not completed as of this publication -- "The Wizard of Lies" audiobook goes deeper in detail and gives a more updated story of that. All in all, though, I am very satisfied with this book.

Eye Opening and Fascinating!

This was a great listen, and you will want to be able to re-listen to parts of this book. Sometimes it is information dense, and I found I needed to re-listen to that part to get all the information. It was very educational on the way greed works on the corporate level.

Not a History Book; Not a Good Book

This book is by far the most boring and misrepresented book I've ever gotten from Audible. I have enjoyed dense history books about subjects like the 1919 Peace Conference and I also enjoyed a very detailed book about the frauds perpetuated at Enron, so I don't bore easily and I am not lost in complex financial terminology. This book was just awful. I went into it expecting information about historical financial fraud - stories about cons and financial schemes sounds like an interesting book, right?

Wrong.

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Title: Wounded Knee

Subtitle: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre

Author: Heather Cox Richardson

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

On December 29, 1890, American troops opened fire with howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, killing nearly 300 Sioux. As acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson shows in Wounded Knee, the massacre grew out of a set of political forces all too familiar to us today: fierce partisanship, heated political rhetoric, and an irresponsible, profit-driven media.

Richardson tells a dramatically new story about the Wounded Knee massacre, revealing that its origins lay not in the West but in the corridors of political power back East. Politicians in Washington, Democrat and Republican alike, sought to set the stage for mass murder by exploiting an age-old political tool: fear.

Assiduously researched and beautifully written, Wounded Knee will be the definitive account of an epochal American tragedy.

Critic Reviews:

"Richardson describes the collision of incompetence, political posturing, and military might with elegant prose and the right blend of outrage and humanity, subtly highlighting the parallels between the disastrous partisanship of the late 19th century and the politics of today." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Is that your land? If not, i'm taking it.

Whats the most interesting tidbit youve picked up from this book?

The best line in the book is the quote from the 1877 Supreme Court ruling in Beecher v. Wetherby, where the Court stated that when dealing with Indians, "[i]t is to be presumed that ... the United States would be governed by such considerations of justice as would control a Christian people in their treatment of an ignorant and dependent race."

Going into this book with a lot of misconceptions about this area of American history, the book was a real eye opener. With the Indians, they got shafted at every turn, from the federal government, right down to the citizens, and no matter how they tried to play their hand, they lost. The sad thing was, they got all the considerations of justice a Christian people could give them, and then some.

I've come to conclude that you can't avoid history repeating itself by learning from it, but rather, simply learn that history repeats itself. This book is interesting because it could be dropped it in at different points in American history, change a few names and groups, or substitute lands with gold in it to lands with oil in it, and it would read just like a book written for that time period.

What should we learn from this book? If you are an indigenous person, never make an agreement with the American federal government; public schools are used to control free people; no matter what horrendous acts the military commits, the people will make heroes out of it; the only good use for a federally-created report, created during a large investigation into an event, is to cut the report into 4-inch-wide strips, tape the pieces together end-to-end, roll it up around a cardboard tube, and hung on the wall for use as toilet paper.

Given the time-period of the book, it is also clear that the people, both government and citizens, set the stage for what we see today when we look our windows. Rather than it all being the result of just an over-reaching federal government, it is clear that the citizens had their hands in on it as well.

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Title: Dancing in the Dark

Subtitle: A Cultural History of the Great Depression

Author: Morris Dickstein

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 23 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-06-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Hailed as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, this vibrant portrait of 1930s culture masterfully explores the anxiety and hope, the despair and surprising optimism of distressed Americans during the Great Depression.

Morris Dickstein, whom Norman Mailer called one of our best and most distinguished critics of American literature, has brought together a staggering range of material, from epic Dust Bowl migrations to zany screwball comedies, elegant dance musicals, wildly popular swing bands, and streamlined art deco designs. Exploding the myth that Depression culture was merely escapist, Dickstein concentrates on the dynamic energy of the arts and the resulting lift they gave to the nation's morale. A fresh and exhilarating analysis of one of America's most remarkable artistic periods, with Dancing in the Dark Dickstein delivers a monumental critique.

Critic Reviews:

Dancing in the Dark is a fine, high-minded survey of the decades cultural history. (New York Times Book Review)

An exhaustive and invigorating overview of the films, songs, books, plays, buildings, and design that emerged from Americas darkest economic decade. (Los Angeles Times)

The definitive book about Depression culture for our time. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Members Reviews:

But NOT definitive

There is a lot of good thinking and a lot of good writing in Mr. Dickstein's cultural overview of the Depression. As a lifelong Astaire fan, I was particularly pleased with the author's appreciation of what Fred and Ginger meant to the country and the world of the Thirties. I would submit, however, that there are sins of omission to consider here, and any "Cultural History of the Great Depression" whose index reveals not a single reference to DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN or (especially) KING KONG can never claim to be a thorough examination of its purported subject. Perhaps some day the professor will favor us with a revised and expanded edition of his treatise...

As accessible as it is authoritative

I found "Dancing in the Dark" to be an embarrassment of riches. The elegance of its writing, the political and psychological sophistication that inform it, the depth and clarity of its argumentation, and the jaw-dropping breadth of source material at Morris Dickstein's command all combine to make this a magisterial work of cultural history. Dickstein accomplishes what all cultural historians attempt, but few manage, to bring off, creating a palpable sense of what it must have been like to live, think and feel during the period in question - here the era of the gravest U.S. crisis after the Civil War, the 1930s. With breathtaking erudition, Dickstein draws together insights from disciplines as diverse as literary criticism, film theory, art history, sociology and psychoanalysis, making connections among them that are unexpected but never facile or strained. And "Dancing in the Dark" gives the reader the best of both worlds, bringing together the rigor and careful documentation of the serious academician Dickstein is, with the galloping narrative verve associated with the best popular history writing.

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Title: Seven Events That Made America America

Subtitle: And Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right All Along

Author: Larry Schweikart

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-10

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 192 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Every schoolchild is taught the great turning points in American history, such as Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11. But other, equally significant events have altered our destiny without being understood - or even widely noticed. Acclaimed conservative historian Larry Schweikart now takes an in-depth look at seven such episodes and reveals the profound ways they have shaped America. He also asks listeners to reconsider them not just in terms of what happened but in light of the Founding Fathers' vision for our nation. What would Washington, Jefferson, or Madison have said about these events?

In the same accessible style of his previous best sellers - A Patriot's History of the United States and 48 Liberal Lies About American History - Professor Schweikart doesn't merely recount our history; he forces us to rethink what makes our country great. He shows how individual liberty, private enterprise, and small government helped build a free and prosperous nation. Conversely, whenever these values have been threatened by big government, oppressive taxes, and special interests, we lose sight of the principles that made us strong. You'll be surprised to learn how these events spurred sweeping changes that still affect us today.

For instance:

In this time of national uncertainty, it has never been more important for Americans to understand what has shaped our national destiny. This provocative book will enlighten anyone looking for clarity about our past and inspiration for our future.

Critic Reviews:

"A welcome, refreshing, and solid contribution to relearning what we have forgotten and remembering why this nation is good and worth defending." (National Review)

Members Reviews:

WOW!! an eye opener

This is a great book! it shows how there has been a subtle domino effect thought out American history. All those little events lead us to where we are now. This is an interesting and entertaining eye opener.

I like the fact that the author did not lean left or right.

The the guy who said this book had a right wing slant; all I can say is this is the first time I heard it explained that Reagan screwed up, and that screw up lead to 9-11

A Reader's Digest of unrevionist American History

Would you listen to Seven Events That Made America America again? Why?

These are events that are key to understanding where we are, how we got here and how terribly easy it would be to lose what we consider to be the most valuable aspect of our ability to create the lives we want for our families.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The clear defining of the reality that what we now have is an absolute abnormality in the experience of humans. 2-5% of human kind have had the freedom we have had and that only in the last couple of centuries - but we seem to somehow think this is the norm.

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Title: Voodoo Histories

Subtitle: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History

Author: David Aaronovitch

Narrator: James Langton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 103 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere - from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. In this age of terrorism we live in, the role of conspiracy is a serious one - one that can fuel radical or fringe elements to violence.

For award-winning journalist David Aaronovitch, there came a time when he started to see a pattern among these inflammatory theories. He found that these theories used similarly murky methods with which to insinuate their claims: they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past ("it happened then so it can happen now"); they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes; and they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources. Most important, they elevated their believers to membership of an elite - a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality. But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so far? Surely it is more likely that men did actually land on the moon in 1969 than that thousands of people were enlisted to fabricate an elaborate hoax.

In this entertaining and enlightening book - aimed at providing ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or the twin towers - Aaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories. In doing so, he examines why people believe them and makes an argument for a true skepticism - one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense.

Critic Reviews:

"Leaves us in no doubt that arriving at the truth is a vital matter at times a matter of life and death." (Financial Times)

"Deconstructs a dizzying array of conspiracy theories in this pages with unsparing logic common sense and at times exasperated wit." (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)

Members Reviews:

Excellent, with a few minor flaws

This is an excellent, thoughtful, and very listenable book on conspiracy theories from the most skeptical of viewpoints. The book delves deeply into the deaths of JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and Princess Diana, as well as the show trials of Stalinist Russia, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, 9/11 conspiracies, and even the recent "birther" conspiracies. Each conspiracy is completely rejected, though the level of detail devoted to each debunking varies. If you are of an "anti-conspiratorial" bent, this book will appeal to you greatly, and the analysis at the end about the nature of conspiracy theories is thoughtful and well-articulated.

A couple of flaws prevent this from being a five star review. First, the book suffers a bit from the eternal problem of debunkers, to fight crazy conspiracies, you need to stoop to their level a bit, which can occasionally seem either petty, or overly drawn out. The book also drags a bit in the middle, as it covers a lot of ground, and moving from JFK to Marilyn to RFK to Princess Diana, topics that, for me at least, weren't as interesting. Finally, the reader is odd - the main narrative is great, but he does various "voices" for people like FDR or the Queen, which are not quite imitations, and thus are a bit jarring.

And, as an additional note, if you believe in any of the above conspiracies, this book will likely make your blood boil.

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Title: A History of Ghosts

Subtitle: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts and Ghostbusters

Author: Peter H. Aykroyd

Narrator: Jeremy Gage, Dan Aykroyd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 170 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Peter Aykroyd spent his childhood watching his familys parlor séances through the crack of a basement door. Here, for the first time, Aykroyd tells the strange and delightful story that inspired his son, Dan, to make the mega-hit Ghostbusters.

Part history, part family legend, A History of Ghosts starts in 1848 in upstate New York, where the spiritualist craze first began. Aykroyd introduces the listener to notable mediums while telling the story of the development of spiritualism, interweaving a personal history marked by a fascination with ghosts and spirits with the larger narrative about the role the paranormal has played in our culture. Such legendary figures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini appear - and vanish.

Everyone loves a good ghost story. Successful TV shows such as Medium and Ghost Hunters are proof that our national obsession with ghosts is here to stay. Millions of Americans believe in the paranormaland even skeptics have heard a bump in the night and suspected it might be something supernatural.

Critic Reviews:

"Less a Ghostbusters also-ran than a knowing, historical origin story, this is a smart consideration of the paranormal and a curious artifact of the Aykroyd legacy." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Mediocre

I'm not sure what I expected from this book. I love Ghostbusters and Ghost Hunters, so I thought this would be an interesting book. I also found it interesting that the Aykroyd family had a history with ghosts.

I think a history of human interest in the paranormal would have been very interesting in its own right. I also think a detailed history of the Aykroyd family's experiences with the paranormal would have been quite interesting.

This book attempts to do both, and the result is a vague overview of the paranormal. The author tells us of mediums through the course of history, only to later say that they were eventually debunked as frauds. He even admits that it would have been simple for even his own family's encounters with mediums and ghosts to have been fraudulent. It left me constantly wondering: So...do you think this stuff is real or not?

I suppose if the book would have had a clear thread, or point of view, it would have been helpful. I couldn't decide if our narrator was a true believer, or a solid skeptic, even though he says several times that he believes.

Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if it had been two novels with a more focused purpose. I can't really blame the narrator, Jeremy Gage, for how dry the material is. Though he didn't help the novel very much with his dull reading style.

Overall, it was only very mildly entertaining. I could have spent the credit better on another novel.

Boring

What would have made A History of Ghosts better?

Maybe comparison of past and present processes.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Don't Know.

What three words best describe Jeremy Gage and Dan Aykroyd s performance?

Ok

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment.

Any additional comments?

Reading someone's diary was boring.

OK book, not really what I expected.

Pretty much more of a book about seances and the history of the modern interest in the paranormal. Not much about ghosts and really, I think it only mentions 'ghostbusters' a scant few times.

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Title: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War

Author: Phillip Jennings

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 85 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The mainstream media and history books would have you believe that the Vietnam War was tragic and a dismal failure. But Phillip Jennings is here to set the record straight, about one of the bright spots in U.S. military history. In this latest Politically Incorrect Guide, Jennings shatters culturally accepted myths and busts politically incorrect lies that liberal pundits and leftist professors have been telling you for years.

The Vietnam War was the most importantand successfulcampaign to defeat Communism. Without the sacrifices made and the courage displayed by our military, the world might be a different place. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War reveals the truth about the battles, players, and policies of one of the most controversial wars in U.S. history.

Critic Reviews:

Captain Jennings walks us through this tragic struggle, the war America never lost, but wasnt allowed to win, either. (L. Brent Bozell III, President, Media Research Center)

Members Reviews:

Finally, someone gets it right.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War to be better than the print version?

Both are fine.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

As a veteran from that era, I am acutely aware of the lies and political spin surrounding the war. Few authors would have tackled the topic, understanding the culture of disinformation surrounding it. From what I personally knew, the data presented was far more accurate than the standard fare now available.

What does Tom Weiner bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Understanding and emotion.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The Tet offensive.

Thank You Brother

A book that discusses and dispels some of the myths of the Vietnam War. A more reasonable discussion about the strangest and least understood war of our nations history. Not a revisionist rehash of the war like Ken Burns documentary.

Exceptional!!

This provides some very very interesting facts about the Vietnam war and exposes many of the myths about the war that are popular and believe by so many that were misinformed.

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Title: When Everything Changed

Subtitle: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present

Author: Gail Collins

Narrator: Christina Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-10

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 192 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

An enthralling blend of oral history and Gail Collins' keen research, this definitive look at 50 years of feminist progress shimmers with the amusing, down-to-earth liberal tone that is this New York Times columnist's trademark.

Critic Reviews:

"An engrossing account ... deadly serious and great fun to read at the same time ... sure to become required reading." (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

The book I have been waiting for!

I always wondered why there was so little written by and about women my age who were born in the fifties/ sixties and came of age living through the women's liberation movement. Ms. Collins has finally written such a book. It is comprehensive, easy to listen to, full of stories, passion, and truth about what some women did that changed the lives of American women forever and ever. I recalled everything as Ms. Collins it, and I enjoyed reliving the events. I learned so much about the specific women who lead this movement. They are the unsung heroes of my life. Ms. Collins takes us up to the current times, with an honest appraisal of the achievements and the work that still remains. Recommended for every woman, of all ages.

Interesting Recap of an Era!

I would never have read this book if it hadnt been a book club pick, but Im so glad I did! I thought that since Id lived through the period of time covered in the book, I didnt need to read about it. Wrong! Gail Collins really gave a lot of info and background that both added to and made all my memories come alive.

For example, I knew Billy Jean King had played that Match of the Sexes with Bobby Riggs in 1973, but Id forgotten who he was and how hed first beaten Margaret Court. I turns out that I really didnt know much about Billy Jean, either. So it was extremely entertaining for me, especially as a tennis player, to read about her upbringing, how she really was the genesis of womens tennis as a pro sport on a par with mens tennis, and then about this match. Billy Jean really knew how to play it up and make a satire of the whole Bobby Riggs challenge. The author said, Whether women had strong backhands was secondary to whether they could stand up to people who wanted to make fun of them. So when the producers proposed that she be carried in to the tennis court on a cheesy Egyptian style litter held up by 6 scantily clad young men, she said, God, that would be great! She beat Riggs at his own game, literally, in front of 48 million TV viewers! Fantastic!!

Collins talks about how the book Our Bodies Ourselves grew out of a group of women who got together in 1969 to discuss the shortcomings in the way doctors treated women in that era (paternalistic, judgmental, non-informative). Who doesnt remember that book about owning our bodies and all sorts of things about the biology of being a woman that grew out of that group! I had a copy, thats for sure. Then she tells about a woman who showed up for a meeting of the campus womens group at Antioch and said, We all got little mirrors and examined our cervixes. Great quote from Nora Ephron, who said, It was hard not to long for the days when an evening with the girls meant bridge.

The book was very well researched and factual. Collins did a great job of treating all races and classes fairly and painting a full picture of the womens movement.

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Title: The Foundation

Subtitle: A Great American Secret: How Private Wealth Is Changing the World

Author: Joel Fleishman

Narrator: Brett Barry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Joel Fleishman knows the sector like few others, and in this groundbreaking book he explains both the history of foundations - with their fledgling beginnings in the era of the robber barons seeking social respectability - through to the present day.

This book shows how, why foundations matters, and how the future of foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American, and the world's, economy - if they are properly established and run.

Critic Reviews:

"Any budding philanthropist who aspires to make a better world...should read Joel Fleishman's wise book." (The Economist)

"[Fleishman] has been engaged in a lifelong 'lover's quarrel' with foundations. His book is a form of tough love." (The Wall Street Journal)

Members Reviews:

Functional for Electronic version

This is a great book for grant writers and very well priced for the electronic version. Its easy to search the book to find the chapters. Very pleased with this pruchase.

The Foundation

Interesting insights to the drivers in not for profit organizations and their funders. A good basis for anyone trying to learn the landscape of this increasingly important side to our culture and corporate reality.

Five Stars

Very interesting book. I thank you.

A MUST HAVE

A Good and Must have Book both for the Entrepreneur and the Small Businessman and it helped my Business a Lot.

So but now and read today with Confidence.

IndianaED

Five Stars

Good fast explanation of the subject.