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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz

Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

de Michela Wrong ...

"Wholly unsentimental," a foreign correspondent's exploration of political corruption in Africa "gets it right . . . [a] chillingly amusing cautionary tale." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book WorldKnown as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake—seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his ... Leer más

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"Wholly unsentimental," a foreign correspondent's exploration of political corruption in Africa "gets it right . . . [a] chillingly amusing cautionary tale." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book WorldKnown as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake—seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his
... Leer más
I Didn't Do It for You

How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation

de Michela Wrong ...

"Contemporary history on a grand scale . . . Wrong has given us another essential contribution to understanding the postcolonial scramble for Africa." —John le Carré, #1 New York Times–bestselling authorScarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against ... Leer más

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"Contemporary history on a grand scale . . . Wrong has given us another essential contribution to understanding the postcolonial scramble for Africa." —John le Carré, #1 New York Times–bestselling authorScarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against
... Leer más
Do Not Disturb

The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

de Michela Wrong ...

A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century.We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in ... Leer más

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A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century.We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in
... Leer más

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It's Our Turn to Eat

The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower

de Michela Wrong ...

"A fast-paced political thriller.... Wrong's gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo's courage and a cautionary tale." —New York Times Book Review“On one level, It’s Our Turn to Eat reads like a John Le Carré novel.... On a deeper and much richer level, the book is an analysis of how and why Kenya descended into political violence.” — Washington PostCalled "urgent and ... Leer más

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"A fast-paced political thriller.... Wrong's gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo's courage and a cautionary tale." —New York Times Book Review“On one level, It’s Our Turn to Eat reads like a John Le Carré novel.... On a deeper and much richer level, the book is an analysis of how and why Kenya descended into political violence.” — Washington PostCalled "urgent and
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Do Not Disturb

The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

de Michela Wrong ...

Narrado por Michela Wrong ...

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18 hora 2 minutos

A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century.We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

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A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century.We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in
... Leer más

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Rwanda : Assassins sans frontières. Enquête sur le régime de Kagame

de Michela Wrong ...

Narrado por Synthèse vocale ...

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19 hora 13 minutos

"Un récit important et passionnant" Stephen Smith, ex-journaliste au Monde et Libération. "L'une des révisions historiques les plus approfondies de Kagamé et son régime." The Guardian. "Une épopée de sang, d'amertume et de trahison. Une histoire captivante" The Times. Best seller cité comme meilleur livre de l’année par le Financial Times et The Economist, Cette enquête journalistique est une ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

"Un récit important et passionnant" Stephen Smith, ex-journaliste au Monde et Libération. "L'une des révisions historiques les plus approfondies de Kagamé et son régime." The Guardian. "Une épopée de sang, d'amertume et de trahison. Une histoire captivante" The Times. Best seller cité comme meilleur livre de l’année par le Financial Times et The Economist, Cette enquête journalistique est une
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La chute du léopard

Sur les traces de Mobutu

de Michela Wrong ...

Narrado por Irène Anatole ...

Completo

12 hora 10 minutos

« Un récit brillant sur le dictateur le plus extraordinaire d’Afrique » The Economist « Provocateur, brillamment documenté et remarquablement écrit » The Sunday Times « C’est le livre le plus captivant et étincelant sur l’Afrique » The Times La chute du léopard est un classique de la littérature anglo-saxonne. En 2023, The Economist l’a salué comme l’un des cinq meilleurs livres jamais écrits par ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

« Un récit brillant sur le dictateur le plus extraordinaire d’Afrique » The Economist « Provocateur, brillamment documenté et remarquablement écrit » The Sunday Times « C’est le livre le plus captivant et étincelant sur l’Afrique » The Times La chute du léopard est un classique de la littérature anglo-saxonne. En 2023, The Economist l’a salué comme l’un des cinq meilleurs livres jamais écrits par
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The Key Man

The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale

de Simon Clark, Will Louch ...

Narrado por Peter Noble ...

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11 hora 22 minutos

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021In this compelling story of lies, greed and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates, Western governments, and other investors entrusted with billions of dollars to make profits and end poverty, but who now stands accused of masterminding one ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021In this compelling story of lies, greed and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates, Western governments, and other investors entrusted with billions of dollars to make profits and end poverty, but who now stands accused of masterminding one
... Leer más

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Empire of Sand

How Britain Made the Middle East

de Walter Reid ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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14 hora 59 minutos

At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. From the outset, the project was destined to fail.Conflicting and ambiguous promises had been made to the Arabs during the war but were not honored. Brief hopes for Arab ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. From the outset, the project was destined to fail.Conflicting and ambiguous promises had been made to the Arabs during the war but were not honored. Brief hopes for Arab
... Leer más

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Late Victorian Holocausts

El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World

de Mike Davis ...

Narrado por James Patrick Cronin ...

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15 hora 41 minutos

Examining a series of El Niño–induced droughts and the famines that they spawned around the globe in the last third of the nineteenth century, Mike Davis discloses the intimate, baleful relationship between imperial arrogance and natural incident that combined to produce some of the worst tragedies in human history. Late Victorian Holocausts focuses on three zones of drought and subsequent famine: ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

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Examining a series of El Niño–induced droughts and the famines that they spawned around the globe in the last third of the nineteenth century, Mike Davis discloses the intimate, baleful relationship between imperial arrogance and natural incident that combined to produce some of the worst tragedies in human history. Late Victorian Holocausts focuses on three zones of drought and subsequent famine:
... Leer más

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The Shadow Commander

Soleimani, the US, and Iran’s Global Ambitions

de Arash Azizi ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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10 hora 24 minutos

Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A widely popular but also feared maverick operator, he helped to establish the Islamic Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A widely popular but also feared maverick operator, he helped to establish the Islamic Republic as a major force in the Middle East, with
... Leer más

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The Free World

Art and Thought in the Cold War

de Louis Menand ...

Narrado por David Colacci ...

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34 hora 55 minutos

"Narrator David Colacci approaches this opinionated, engrossing audiobook with a practiced voice that lets its numerous stories tell themselves without fanfare...this audiobook is a monumental work." -- AudioFile MagazineIn his follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize**–winning The Metaphysical Club, Louis Menand offers a new intellectual and cultural history of the postwar years.**The Cold War was not ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

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"Narrator David Colacci approaches this opinionated, engrossing audiobook with a practiced voice that lets its numerous stories tell themselves without fanfare...this audiobook is a monumental work." -- AudioFile MagazineIn his follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize**–winning The Metaphysical Club, Louis Menand offers a new intellectual and cultural history of the postwar years.**The Cold War was not
... Leer más

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