A Woke Joke-My First Returned Book

I am returning this book without finishing it. It should be called "A Woke Joke Eventually Discusses Anthropology". In the first chapters the authors insult Americans and Trump voters, at the same time ironically telling us not to disrespect other cultures we know little about. After hearing 40 minutes where leftist's Crisis Du Jour are repeatedly mentioned, and little said about Anthropology, I could see what this was about. Fortunately, there are many great books and authors on Anthropology that are not based on political ideology. I advise you to seek them over this.

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Not really worth the read

interesting topic, badly read. reader was overly dramatic and there was no way to really speed her up. this would be a reasonable book to read, but not a good book to listen to.

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I Really wanted to like this book. The narrator...

I have done almost 150 Audio books. This book stands out as the Worst narration of all 153. I did not have time to read it so I choose the audio version. I always pre listen to be sure I can enjoy the narrator as well as the content. I gulped when I heard the variation on the accent - but assumed it would grow on me. It never did. I fought to get the content til the end but in the end this book was a waste of money. Thinking the content would outweigh the reading and that I would learn to enjoy it I procrastinated and missed the deadline to return it.

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Super fun and interesting listen

Helps you critically think and look at the world in a different/more effective way!

insightful

The book is fascinating, and well written. worth the listening if u have an open mind.

Fascinating look into the world and ourselves

Anthro-vision starts where you’d expect a book on anthropology to start: in Tadzhikistan, where a young Gillian Tett studies marriage rituals. But from there, it takes an outside-in perspective on the global economy and its leading businesses: from Big Tech and Cambridge Analytica to Donald Trump, and from America’s traditional car makers and financiers to the recent movement among them to favor “Stakeholder Capitalism”.
Anthro-vision puts a mirror in front of the powerful and influential, who like to look at others as foreign and exotic, but never quite looked at themselves as such. Tett shows in this book why taking an anthropological perspective on the inner workings of business, politics and media is a worthwhile and perhaps critical endeavor.

Spectacular

Makes a great gift for business. This is a must read for marketers and CEOs.

Important topic we need to start talking more abou

Great book. Important to look at the world through a wider lens. The author did a great job breaking down Important concepts.

Great to listen to. Very enlightening material.

Just a wonderful read by Ms Church. Tett’s anthropological take is enlightening and eye opening.

Imperative reading for EVERYONE!

To become an effective human, listen to the ideas herein and evolve with the future. NOW!