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The Captain Class
- The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
- By: Sam Walker
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 841
Several years ago, Sam Walker set out to answer one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams of all time? He devised a formula, then applied it to thousands of teams from leagues all over the world, from the NBA to the English Premier League to Olympic field hockey. When he was done, he had a list of the 16 most dominant teams in history. At that point he became obsessed with another, more complicated question: What did these freak teams have in common?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dates and names
- By Hunter on 11-28-21
- The Captain Class
- The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
- By: Sam Walker
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
Great Depth and Analysis of Team Sports
Reviewed: 04-30-18
What made the experience of listening to The Captain Class the most enjoyable?
It was empirical, objective, and had a great reader.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Captain Class?
The amount of research that went into selecting what a "team sport" is. This is where the book started. It made the research credible and selective. It was purposeful research.
What does Keith Szarabajka bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His tone is mature with little sensationalism. It really brings it home.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The anecdotes of each team leader and their teams were especially great. Particularly the story of the Cuban volleyball team.
Any additional comments?
I would strongly recommend this book to anybody who has played sports and seeks a higher understanding of how teams stay atop of their game.
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Eiger Dreams
- Ventures Among Men and Mountains
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 677
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 577
No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devils Thumb.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining but Irresponsible Writing
- By Ram on 04-07-18
- Eiger Dreams
- Ventures Among Men and Mountains
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
Entertaining but Irresponsible Writing
Reviewed: 04-07-18
I got the feeling that the writer had an agenda all along. He relays stories without always confirming they are true. They come across as exaggerated and one-sided, which is a shame because it led me to take the whole book with a grain of salt. For example, canyoneering in Mexico and encountering a Mexican village full of men with scars on their faces and rifles slinging from their shoulders? What!? C’mon man, this is coming from a drunken fireside storyteller. Nowhere in Mexico does such a village exist. Or describing Gary Hemming as a tall blonde god with rugged handsome looks. Hemming was a stud, no doubt, but he was also not how the author depicts him.
Apparently the author wrote about the Central Asia Institute in another book without even going to the source, but he did exploit facts to make it entertaining.
Overall, however, the writing itself is pretty good and the reader was very good.
I do wish more adventure writers were more honest, objective, and respectful of the truth. I will not be reading or listening to more books from this author. Thank you for reading.
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