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Title: Reaching for Glory

Subtitle: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-65

Author: Michael Beschloss

Narrator: Lyndon Johnson, Michael Beschloss

Format: Original Recording

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-01

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 190 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook reveals the secret history of how Lyndon Johnson took us step by step, often by stealth, into Vietnam. While publicly boasting that there will be victory in Vietnam, he privately worries that the war can never be won and that it will crush his presidency. He foresees the backlash against the war, civil rights, and the Great Society that will bring Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan to power.

Reaching for Glory lets us hear LBJ's private telephone conversations with Jacqueline Kennedy just after her husband's assassination. It allows us to live at Lyndon Johnson's side, day by day, through the dramatic, triumphant, catastrophic, and pivotal year of a turbulent presidency that continues to affect all of our lives.

Editorial Reviews:

Why we think it's Essential: Little did President Johnson imagine that one of his legacies would be an outstanding audiobook. But the recordings of his phone conversations provide authenticity that can't be found in print transcripts. Historian Michael Beschloss sets the stage with a clear presentation of the tumultuous issues of the mid 1960s, but Johnson steals the show with emotional, earthy, and crude conversations with Jacqueline Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., J. Edgar Hoover, and others. Hearing LBJ negotiate, flatter, and scold is like being a fly on the wall in the White House. Beth Anderson

Members Reviews:

An intimate glimpse into history

What an amazing audio experience. Having the opportunity to listen to President Lyndon Johnson's conversations with some of the most powerful figures in the world at that time has inspired a new love for me of history and brings about a new light to the Civil Rights movements in the 60's and the Vietnam War. Getting to actually listen to Martin Luther King Jr., J. Edgar Hoover, Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, etc. seemed almost surreal to me and I had to double check that these were actual recordings. They are and I pity anyone that actually read the book instead of listening to the actual audio itself. I only wish I could listen to more of these type of recordings.

Eavesdropping on US History

Eavesdropping on US History

Date: Mar 07,2004

This audiobook is amazing and at times mesmerizing in its content. You feel as though you are eavesdropping on private conversations of historic significance. It enables the listener to almost hear LBJ's inner thoughts as he struggles with some of the most wrenching issues of modern US history, including the Vietnam dilemma and the civil rights movement. LBJ is revealed as a complex figure with myriad dimensions. He seems painfully insecure and almost paranoid in the shadow of Kennedy's legacy--yet visionary in his advocacy of a new America. He is a powerful legislative and personal advocate for the rights of Black Americans, yet marred by his own dark predujices. He is tortured by the ever deteriorating morass of Vietnam, yet unable to summon the will to withdraw in "disgrace." LBJ is revealed as a consummate politician playing every side and manipulating friends and foes for his own agenda. He seems almost a Shakespearean figure paralyzed by Vietnam, his obsession with outside opinion and his own deep personal flaws.

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Title: War in a Time of Peace

Subtitle: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals

Author: David Halberstam

Narrator: James Naughton

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-01

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 48 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Halberstam brilliantly evokes the internecine conflicts, the untrammeled egos, and the struggles for dominance among the key figures in the White House, the State Department, and the military. He shows how the Vietnam War has shaped American politics and policy makers. Perhaps most notable is what happened under Clinton when, for the first time in 50 years, a president placed domestic issues over foreign policy.

With his uncanny ability to find the real story behind the headlines, Halberstam shows how current events in the Balkans and Somalia act as a fascinating mirror to American politics and foreign policy. Sweeping in scope and impressive in its depth, War in a Time of Peace provides fascinating portraits of Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albright, and others to reveal a stunning view of modern political America.

Critic Reviews:

"A sprawling tapestry of exquisite bottom-up reporting and powerful vignettes...by one of the most astute writers in the trade." (The New York Times)

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable

This book book was a fun listen. The only problem was that it crammed so much info into 5.5 hrs. I didnt go into the book thinking that I was going to get an in-depth break down of the Bosnia/Kosovo conflicts. The book is a vast overview of politics and world wide affiars covering a ten year window. The point of "Clinton's pretty young wife" was used to contrast the Clinton's youth to the Bush's age. Comparing a young blonde Hillary and Tipper to an elder gray Barbra. The point made about Gingrich's "right wing religious fundamentalists" is true as well. That is his legacy in the Republican party. That issue is addressed because he used those issues to cut Clinton's political power and limit his effectiveness at home and overseas. If you enjoy modern history and politics you will enjoy this book.

War in a Time of Peace

This book was very hard to take for anyone that didn't vote for Clinton - twice. If you want to find out what went on in Bosnia/Kosovo find another book. Halberstam wastes my attention with too little insight into the Balkans and too much so-called insight into the Clinton administration; I don't need to hear about "Clinton's pretty young wife", or about Newt Gingrich's support by "right wing regilious fundamentalists" to understand the history of the Balkans and the conflict there in the 1990's.

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Title: Native American Wisdom

Author: Kent Nerburn, Louise Mengelkoch

Narrator: Kent Nerburn, Paula Bruce, Marc Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: New World Library

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 139 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Capture the beauty, power, and wisdom of the Native American oral tradition with this superlative collection of readings taken from the writings and speeches of people from many different tribes. The collection offers insights into Native American ways of living, learning, and dying, and helps us to feel a reconnection with the land and ourselves. The words of Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Ohiyesa, Black Elk, and others create a powerful listening experience.

(P) and ©1993 New World Library

Members Reviews:

Not the right format, and maybe not the right book

This is mostly a collection of short sayings. The collection is very valuable, but listening to them one after another does not really do them justice. This is the sort of book that one ought to pick up in order to read a page or two, think for a minute, and then go on.

If you're looking for a smattering of native American thought (as I was), this will do the job. But at the risk of giving away my imprisonment in a thoroughly Western mind, I could have used a bit more editorial effort to organize the various strands of thought. For example, the tribe of each speaker is given, but there is no explanation of what significance this might hold, or how the tribes related to one another. Dates for the quotations would also have been illuminating. I think most listeners who buy this title because they are curious about native American thought will find their curiosity largely unsatisfied.

Deeply moved by these great words of wisdom

Where does Native American Wisdom rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

One of my top ten books to read .

What was one of the most memorable moments of Native American Wisdom?

The quotes read along with native american flutes in the back.

Which scene was your favorite?

The whole book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would like to but there is to much wisdom for one sitting .

Any additional comments?

GREAT BOOK.

knowledge is power

the more you learn about a people, the greater your identification with that people.

Wisdom and insight

beutifully done and read with wisdom and insightfulness for all.Needs to be read by all.

Good Lessons

Great insight into honest thought. No hustle and bustle just plain truths for a wonderful life. My 17y/o daughter listens to it sometimes to bring herself back down to earth. Just a calming listening

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Title: Common Sense

Author: Thomas Paine

Narrator: Adrian Cronauer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 205 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

This pamphlet, first published in 1776, set in print the word every American was thinking about, but none dared say: independence! It was published anonymously in New York, selling 120,000 copies in the first 3 months and half a million in that same year. Its author, Thomas Paine, wrote in a language that could be understood by any reasonably literate colonist. But more important than it being so well received, is that it captured the American colonists' imaginations and was a primary catalyst to the independence movement in the United States. Noted American historian Bernard Bailyn called it "the most brilliant pamphlet written during the American Revolution, and one of the most brilliant ever written in the English language."

Editorial Reviews:

This is the pamphlet that started the American Revolution. Political activist Thomas Paine's groundbreaking work lays out in simple terms the rationale for American independence. One wouldn't want to hear this seminal work read by anyone other than radio personality Adrian Cronauer. He handles the vernacular of the day with such ease that listeners feel as if they are hearing Paine himself lay out his argument. Cronauer uses pauses and varied intonations to ensure that this piece, despite its age, is accessible to a modern audience.

Members Reviews:

revolutionary ideas for sure

This was a little difficult to get through but I'm very glad I listened to it all. I remember reading about this book when I was in high school and always wondered what it said. The main thing it showed me was how many of our rights in this country we take for granted and how different the thinking was back then. If you read it with an 18th century perspective it is amazing. I highly recommend it for it's historical value. It's no wonder it was a best seller in its day.

Thomas Paine is God!

I could never give Tom Paine less than the fullest possible complement of stars. Audible has done us all a favor for releasing this part of the Gospel. I await "The Age of Reason" and "The American Crisis" with great anticipation. In the meantime, Bob Dylan will have to do:

As I went out one morning

To breathe the air around Tom Paine's,

I spied the fairest damsel

That ever did walk in chains.

I offer'd her my hand,

She took me by the arm.

I knew that very instant,

She meant to do me harm.

"Depart from me this moment,"

I told her with my voice.

Said she, "But I don't wish to,"

Said I, "But you have no choice."

"I beg you, sir," she pleaded

From the corners of her mouth,

"I will secretly accept you

And together we'll fly south."

Just then Tom Paine, himself,

Came running from across the field,

Shouting at this lovely girl

And commanding her to yield.

And as she was letting go her grip,

Up Tom Paine did run,

"I'm sorry, sir," he said to me,

"I'm sorry for what she's done."

As relevant today as it was in 1776

The classic pamphlet originally published anonymously but written by Thomas Paine is as relevant today as it was then. Great read

A classic whose lessons still apply today

Where does Common Sense rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Common Sense ranks in my top ten of books I've listened to so far. It's timeless and its simple ideas are a foundation for a free society.

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Title: The Kissinger Transcripts

Subtitle: The Top Secret Talks with Beijing and Moscow

Author: edited by William Burr

Narrator: Theodore Bikel, Richard Gilliland

Format: Abridged

Length: 9 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Expand your understanding of one of the most controversial Secretaries of State in U.S. history - Henry Kissinger. These transcripts of Kissinger's conversations, including top-secret talks with Beijing and Moscow, provide an unvarnished record of his brand of high-stakes diplomacy during the Nixon years. From the great triumphs - the opening of China and the success of the Nixon-Brezhnev Moscow summit - to the most dramatic defeats - Watergate and the decline of détente - this is an unparalleled view of some events that shaped the world and rocked the way diplomacy is conducted in the United States.

Copyright ©1999 The National Security Archive, All Rights Reserved; Copyright (P)1999 NewStar Media Inc.

Members Reviews:

distracting fake accent

After reading transcripts of Kissinger's 1971 conversations with Zhou En Lai, I was very much looking forward to listening to more extensive excerpts. I found the reader's affected german accent so distracting, however, that I stopped listening to the recording, and returned to reading hardcopy.

The material, however, I found to be an invaluable source of insight into the foreign policy of the cold war. I would advise anyone with an interest to listen to the audiobook, especially if they are not inclined to read hardcopy, and don't at all mind listening to annoying fake accents.

Insightful and memorable

Superb audible recording. Majestic reproduction of some of the most secretive and high stakes diplomacy of recent times. Fascinating and controversial if you know your recent modern history and some of the main protagonists. The real gem is the theatrical reproduction of the voices of Kissinger and others. Doesn't distract only adds to the power of this unique set of transcripts. Form of time travel leaving you with the feeling you're part of Kissinger's entourage. A must listen for young and old.

An excellent look into the past.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would for the history.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Kissinger Transcripts?

Kissinger's first meeting with Mao himself.

What about Theodore Bikel and Richard Gilliland s performance did you like?

The excellent accents. Makes things feel more real.

If you could give The Kissinger Transcripts a new subtitle, what would it be?

The Beijing and Moscow conferences.

Any additional comments?

None.

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Title: The Majesty of the Law

Subtitle: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice

Author: Sandra Day O'Connor

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-04

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In this intimate portrait of an institution, America's first female Supreme Court Justice traces the Court's history to its inner workings in contemporary life. By couching her narrative in her personal reflections, she shows how landmark cases, key ideas, and influential people have built the Court as an edifice that continues to demand active interpretation. Her book particularly emphasizes the turbulent battle women have fought in the legal system since America's inception, her own position an expression of the labors of the suffrage movement and its efforts to change the lives of American women in voting booths, jury boxes, and homes. One of the most powerful women in American history tells us what she thinks matters most in American law.

©2003 The Arizona Community Foundation; (P)2003 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"O'Connor gets down to the nitty-gritty of her profession." (Library Journal)

"O'Connor's book is an engagingly written civics lesson, delivering a warm appreciation of legal history." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Informative and well-written

As someone interested in the law (I'm starting law school this fall), I was fascinated by Justice O'Connor's book. She gives her views on judicial interpretation, areas she thinks our justice system can be improved, her personal experience and views on sufferage and women's rights, all mixed in with a solid look at legal history in the U.S.

As a Supreme Court Justice and former Senator, she's obviously earned expert status whether or not you agree with her disposition or not.

I particularly liked her criticisms of the jury system, along with her ideas on what can be done about it. The only weakness of the book is that she is occassionaly repetetive. But overall a great book that is well narrarated.

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Title: Doomed to Succeed

Subtitle: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama

Author: Dennis Ross

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-15

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 103 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

A necessary and unprecedented account of America's changing relationship with Israel.

When it comes to Israel, US policy has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and our ironclad commitment to Israel's security. Today, our ties to Israel are close - so close that when there are differences, they tend to make the news. But it was not always this way.

Dennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping US policy toward the Middle East, and Israel specifically, for nearly 30 years. He served in senior roles, including as Bill Clinton's envoy for Arab-Israeli peace, and was an active player in the debates over how Israel fit into the region and what should guide our policies.

In Doomed to Succeed, he takes us through every administration from Truman to Obama, throwing into dramatic relief each president's attitudes toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers, and the events that drove the policies and at times led to a shift in approach. Ross points out how rarely lessons were learned and how distancing the United States from Israel in the Eisenhower, Nixon, Bush, and Obama administrations never yielded any benefits and why that lesson has never been learned.

Doomed to Succeed offers compelling advice for how to understand the priorities of Arab leaders and how future administrations might best shape US policy in that light.

Members Reviews:

Even Handed Report

This is an absolutely fascinating book so packed with information I could hardly put it down. Dennis Ross has served as one of the United States Middle Eastern policy makers through four recent administrations. Ross states this is not a history of Arab-Israeli peace efforts but rather a discussion of the evolution of Israeli-American diplomatic relations. Ross discusses the relationship with each president starting with Trumans recognition of Israel just eleven minutes after its Declaration of Statehood in 1948.

Ross enumerates the number of factors leading to a strengthening of the ties during the Cold War. The author also covers the problems for the U.S. regarding the Israel-Arab hostilities mostly The Palestinian Question. Ross discusses each of the key people including the Americas own Machiavelli, Henry Kissinger. The author also investigates the relationship of Israels prime ministers along with the United States presidents. I found it most interesting to learn how the various Presidents interacted with their Secretary of States; some presented the big picture of what they wanted to achieve and left the Secretary of State on their own to implement, others like Obama controlled everything from the White House and the Secretary of State was just an errand boy. I found a comment made by Ross most interesting and it triggered me to do a literature search to verify the comment. The comment is the Palestinians have never initiated a peace offering in all these years.

The book is well researched and also provides eyewitness accounts of the history it analyses. The author writes clearly and elucidates the complexities of the United States-Israel relationship and also the larger picture of the Middle East. The book is thoughtful and even handed in covering the material. The book is fairly long at almost 500 pages or 19 audio hours.

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Title: The Oklahoma City Bombing

Subtitle: The History of the Deadliest Domestic Terrorist Attack in American History

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Two days after Ramzi Yousef's attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the FBI and the Texas National Guard surrounded the Mount Carmel Center compound outside of Waco, Texas. They were there to search the property of the Branch Davidians, a religious cult, due to allegations that cult members were sexually abusing children and had assault weapons. When they began searching, the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh, fired on them, starting a firefight and a nearly two month long siege of the compound.

The siege of the compound ended on April 19, 1993 with the deaths of over 75 cult members, including children, and in the wake of the event there was a lot of soul searching, but in addition to influencing how the government approached potential future conflicts with other groups, Waco's most important legacy was that it enraged people who already had an anti-government bent. As it turned out, the most notable was a young Gulf War veteran named Timothy McVeigh, who came to Waco during the siege and shouted his support for gun rights.

After the siege ended, McVeigh was determined to strike back at the federal government. In 1994, McVeigh and an old Army buddy, Michael Fortier, decided they would bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City because several federal agencies had offices inside, including the ATF. With the help of Terry Nichols, McVeigh constructed a bomb out of fertilizer that weighed over two tons and placed it in a rented Ryder truck, the same company Ramzi Yousef had rented a van from.

At about 9:00 a.m. on April 19, 1995, the second anniversary of the end of the siege in Waco, McVeigh's bomb exploded with a force so powerful that it registered seismic readings across much of Oklahoma and could be heard 50 miles away. The explosion killed 168 people, including young children in the building's day-care center. McVeigh was captured shortly after the explosion, and he never displayed remorse for his actions. When he later learned about the day-care center, McVeigh called the children "collateral damage".

At the time, the bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in history, and McVeigh was executed on June 11, 2001, three months before the bombing became the second deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in history.

Members Reviews:

Don't miss this one!

For anyone who were shocked by the bombing this is a must read. I am not fond of the events but this book includes the stories of the people. A must read!

Good read

I felt the book was well written and had additional information that I had not read elsewhere. The book was concise and may be too brief.

Four Stars

A very brief but excellent book.

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Title: American Reckoning

Subtitle: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity

Author: Christian G. Appy

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy now examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy.

Drawing on a vast variety of sources - from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary - Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences. Authoritative, insightful, sometimes surprising, and controversial, American Reckoning is a fascinating mix of political and cultural reporting that offers a completely fresh account of the meaning of the Vietnam War.

Critic Reviews:

"This current book, isn't a history of the war but of its impact on America's identity, policies, and popular culture, drawing on a blend of materials from song and film to fiction and official documents." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

New information on a topic I thought I was well-versed on

Even though I lived through the Vietnam War as a potential draftee, this book presented some interesting new information. There was a slant toward an anti-war angle, but it never felt totally one-sided. Good solid history.

The best single volume history of America's disaster in Vietnam

The best single volume history of America's disaster in Vietnam. It fully and completely documents the mistakes made by the federal governments of the time. Especially important are the ways the truth about the war was hidden from the American people which resulted in the loss of trust the federal government that has continued to this day. Please note that this is not a military history but a history of federal government actions and their consequences.

This book is brilliantly written. It discusses the realities of our involvement ...

This book is brilliantly written. It discusses the realities of our involvement in Vietnam. It's highly recommended to anyone interested in this topic. I've read many books on Vietnam and this one is in my top 5

Nails it.

Appy's book is an excellent analysis of the Vietnam war. In addition, he deals with the many policy ramifications that have resulted. Ironically, instead of backing away from interventionism, the U.S. has opted for an even bigger war machine and aggressive global presence. Americans really need to be more aware of their government's foreign policy if they hope to understand why the world reacts to us so strongly.

Good read. It got a little biased in the ...

Good read. It got a little biased in the last couple chapters but overall the book offered an important perspective.

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Title: Sleeping with the Devil

Subtitle: How Washington Sold Its Soul for Saudi Crude

Author: Robert Baer

Narrator: Robert O'Keefe

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-03

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 237 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

For decades, the United States and Saudi Arabia have been locked in a "harmony of interests." America counted on the Saudis for cheap oil, political stability in the Middle East, and lucrative business relationships for the United States, while providing a voracious market for the kingdom's vast oil reserves. With money and oil flowing freely between Washington and Riyadh, the United States has felt secure in its relationship with the Saudis and the ruling Al Sa'ud family. But the rot at the core of our "friendship" with the Saudis was dramatically revealed when it became apparent that fifteen of the nineteen September 11 hijackers proved to be Saudi citizens.

In Sleeping with the Devil, Baer documents with chilling clarity how our addiction to cheap oil and Saudi petrodollars caused us to turn a blind eye to the Al Sa'ud's culture of bribery, its abysmal human rights record, and its financial support of fundamentalist Islamic groups that have been directly linked to international acts of terror, including those against the United States. Drawing on his experience as a field operative who was on the ground in the Middle East for much of his twenty years with the agency, as well as the large network of sources he has cultivated in the region and in the U.S. intelligence community, Baer vividly portrays our decades-old relationship with the increasingly dysfunctional and corrupt Al Sa'ud family, the fierce anti-Western sentiment that is sweeping the kingdom, and the desperate link between the two.

Editorial Reviews:

Saudi Arabia is sitting on the world's largest reserve of crude oil, and that oil is much easier to extract in that country than anywhere else in the world. The Petrodollars pouring into the economy has seen massive investment in infrastructure, hospitals, schools, and of course - mosques. Yet in these holy places, the populace is exhorted to hate the United States, the western world, and non-Muslims. Some of the terrorists who carried out the 9/11 atrocity were from Saudi Arabia. But the United States, says Mr. Baer, desperately dependent on the flow of gasoline, still bows and scrapes...

Robert O'Keefe provides the narration, which totals just over six hours. This was another book that I listened to in one sitting, and thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. O'Keefe has a rich-voiced American accent, making for an easy listen despite, at times, being a difficult subject. The audio quality is superb, particularly at Audible Format 4, quite obviously a direct digital recording. This book is an interesting and enlightening way to spend six hours!

--Brad Jackson, UK

Members Reviews:

Ouch. The truth hurts.

The Saudis, who I remember were touted as our "friends" during Gulf War I, are revealed for the corrupt kleptocrats that they really are, with all of their funny money deals and blatant interference with the machines of American politics. What's worse is, they support our terrorist enemies... and our government is left apologizing for the Saudis, because there is little else that we can do without risking the largess that comes from their oil coffers. This book is another key to unlocking the mysteries of the War on Terror. I highly recommend it.

oh, what a tangled web we weave...

This is a historical context style audiobook on current affairs like no other.