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AI Narration Ruins the Story

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-04-25

I am familiar with the story of Herb Baumeister and looked forward to a fresh perspective.. Unfortunately, the AI narration is intolerable. The bot pronounces “Herb” as “Erb” as though he was an herb from the garden. This is unforgivable. Further, if the text repeats itself in several places.

Overall, this is a slick shot effort of a compelling case. But listener and reader deserve better. Who edited this audiobook?

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TMI

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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-11-24

A ghoulish look into Greek life of the privileged and unlikable. One gross detail after another, this never gets better, or interesting

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Another story, focusing on the murder instead of the victim 

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1 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 12-09-23

Wouldn’t it be nice if, long after a person was murdered, people would rally around and decide that they have been dead long enough decide to bring them back to life?

Unfortunately, that is impossible. Yet there is an endless supply of people wanting to resurrect the trials of convicted murderers. At least this story pays small bit of homage to the woman who was murdered. She should be at the center of this story.

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Good back story

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-03-23

The author’s history was engaging. Beyond that, the message does not stand out in a sea of supposedly required reading from academics.

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Rambling, inaccurate

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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-23-23

This is a rambling , disjointed account of many serial killers. There is little cohesion and some of the information is inaccurate.

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Overly simplistic And flawed

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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-23-22

Intuitive policing? This is another unsubstantiated and simplistic overview based on anecdotal evidence and limited experiences. I didn’t see any science behind the conclusions or postulations, which dangerously perpetuates stereotypes. One example offered is “intuitive” policing, and we already know that what is considered intuitive is actually a result of biased reinforced over and over.

Read “the gift of fear” instead of this book,

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Beautiful Person, Beautifully told

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-20-19

To be oppressed for who you are by white America, and then to have your own story suppressed because of who you are from within the Civil Rights Movement - this is Ms. Colvin's story

There are reasons why Claudette Colvin did not make the same headlines that Rosa Parks made, though they both challenged the system in the same era. Reading Ms. Colvin's story speaks volumes about power and social movements, why some stories are more 'palatable' than others in a particular time and place, and whose stories get told. Her story needs to be told like Bayard Rustin's story needs to be told.

With all of the social importance that the reader is shown, this is the story of one person, told from the perspective of one person. Humility and power coincide in this story; Claudette Colvin never sought to be a hero. Reading her story, the reader sees that the hero within oneself need not be grand. This makes this book all the more powerful.

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Building a StoryBrand Audiobook By Donald Miller cover art

Insightful and Wise; "Must" Have for your Library

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-20-19

There are countless books about marketing, branding, selling and all that goes with these things. "Building a StoryBrand" stands alone for several reasons. First, it's more of a blueprint than just a book, and it's organized well. It comes with auxiliary, online materials, which helped me follow the primary themes of the book. I've also been listening to the follow-up podcasts.

Many of Miller's points are insightful and practical. Learning that you are not the hero in your story is just one of these points. I don't want to spill the beans on that one, but it's one of many gems. There are many more. Reading this books has coincided with me building my own StoryBrand, and I have made several edits to website text, formatting and how I speak about what I do.

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Like a lot of its genre

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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-04-17

This was OK to listen to, but like a lot of books of this ilk, one study here in one study there are cited as a way to make conclusions, and you just can’t do this.

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Unbelievable

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Reviewed: 10-17-17

If I didn’t know this story was true, I would not have believed it. I was gripped from the very beginning, still haven’t finished it and cannot put it down.

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