The American Experiment, David M. Rubenstein
The American Experiment, David M. Rubenstein
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The American Experiment
Dialogues on a Dream

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Author: David M. Rubenstein

Narrator: David M. Rubenstein, Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Jon Meacham, Billie Jean King, Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno

Unabridged: 15 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

The capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead and The American Story and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show—American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment, featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and many more.

In this lively collection of conversations—the third in a series from David Rubenstein—some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.

-Jill Lepore on the promise of America
-Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant
-Ken Burns on war
-Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction
-Elaine Weiss on suffrage
-John Meacham on civil rights
-Walter Isaacson on innovation
-David McCullough on the Wright Brothers
-John Barry on pandemics and public health
-Wynton Marsalis on music
-Billie Jean King on sports
-Rita Moreno on film

Exploring the diverse make-up of our country’s DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize–winning historians, diplomats, music legends, and sports giants, The American Experiment captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations, the American spirit comes alive, revealing the setbacks, suffering, invention, ingenuity, and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is—and what it can be.

About David M. Rubenstein

David M. Rubenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Invest, How to Lead, The American Experiment, and The American Story. He is cofounder and cochairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private equity firms. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago. He is an original signer of The Giving Pledge and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy and the MoMA’s David Rockefeller Award. The host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, and The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV and PBS, he lives in the Washington, DC, area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donald

An excellent compendium of important people on important topics about America and its history. It was good to read the actual words of the interviewed people, adding depth and meaning to the topics. The problem with books like this is the topic can be covered in only the most superficial way. It lea......more

Goodreads review by Mike

* Supposedly asked if we had a monarchy or republic while leaving Independence Hall, Ben Franklin replied, "A republic if you can keep it." * America's 13 key genes: Democracy, Voting, Equality, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Civilian Control of Military an......more

Goodreads review by Brian

I read most of the 27 interviews. My favorite: David McCullough on the Wright Brothers. I will sample the remainder in audio book, which I can freely obtain with scribd. I have done a little investigation for you all. I was not successful in finding the 27 interviews consolidated at Youtube, Bloombe......more

In The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream, David Rubenstein offers slices of the American dream cut across a variety of perspectives. Chapters include: Promise & Principle (Constitution and Declaration), Suffering & Sorrow (wars), Restoration & Repair (civil rights), Invention & Ingenuity (Am......more


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"This audiobook is proof positive that some texts work best as audiobooks."