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Casper P.

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Amazing - get Spy by Naturefirst on PLUS!

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Reviewed: 03-11-25

These two books are incredible. I'm not going to tell you anything about the plot, but one thing I really enjoy is the way Alec is always analyzing everything everybody else says; trying to gauge their motives; it's pretty cool. And I just loved the first one which was on PLUS but there was no way I'd not get the second one. I'm not done with it but it's about the same spy.

Super entertaining and very tense at times.

Highly recommended.

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So great

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Reviewed: 03-02-25

This is a very unusual sci fi book; a lot of science explained, and the author comes in and says what's fact and what's fiction. The first book starts of benignly enough but gets pretty tense after a while. The second book is a bit more tense, a bit quicker than the first. And the third is - very - spooky in places.

You get to care about the main characters and this alone is a sign of success of course. For comparison, the last best sci fi I read was Three Body Problem, which is amazing. This is different, but almost as good.

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Really good ideas, and entertaining

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Reviewed: 03-02-25

Really liked the playful tone and content, and the anecdotes and good ideas. It reminded me a bit of that almanac in the beginning of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.

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Just incredible

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Reviewed: 01-03-25

I'm just finishing listening to this for the second time. I just love this man. I grew up when he was a teen idol but didn't pay any attention to him back then. When I saw The West Wing many years later, I became an instant fan. Then his books came out and I ate them up. Then he went on tour and I went to the San Diego show. He said "I can see a few male spectators. If you're here against your will, blink twice, I can help". Just so funny. The show was just like the books, but better of course.

This second book is much like the first; it's full of great stories, some of them really funny, some moving, and some merely really interesting. Rob has a great instinct for the balance between self deprecation, irony, and delivering something heartfelt and meaningful. It's right in the pocket.

If he writes another, I'm pre-ordering the minute I can. Highly recommended.

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Heaps and heaps of information

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Reviewed: 07-18-24

I really enjoyed this. I'm a drummer myself and I'd recommend this to any drummer who wants to know more about the origins of her instrument. The very early history of the precursors of what would one day become drums as we know them, was totally unknown to me.

The recent information was partially known to me, but presented with a new angle.

I found it interesting!

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Drug of Choice Audiobook By Michael Crichton, John Lange cover art

The germs of his later powers on display

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Reviewed: 07-18-24

It's a bit dated, but still good, and a few places it has that classic Crichton dread impact. I recommend it. I like all of his books, especially the early ones where you can see how he practices what is to become a one-man suspense death star writer.

Recommended.

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Pretty good!

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Reviewed: 07-18-24

I won't reveal many details of the story as I don't want to spoil it for anybody. This is a classic, "amazing operator and his friends try to prevent a team of almost as amazing, and very evil, operators, from starting WWIII" story.

What made me keep reading was the tension introduced by a sci-fi-ish twist in the story. It made the whole thing seem a bit fresher.

If you're looking for Le Carre level writing, may I suggest Alan Furst?

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Loved it

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Reviewed: 06-03-24

Many interesting stories and things about his life I didn't know about. A kind of uneven genius which is what I love about him. A very thorough book, not adulatory, but clearly written by someone who appreciates Lou's work. I also highly recommend Love Goes to Buildings on Fire, which I've read several times. I might read this one again too.

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Hard to describe

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Reviewed: 06-03-24

It's a little bit like Russell Brunson, some inspiring stories of Alex' own journey, and then very concrete, hard hitting methods in an extremely ordered and logical fashion. You can tell, and totally believe, he's done this many, many times. Totally brilliant.

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My mind keeps melting

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Reviewed: 06-03-24

As I'm reading this, I'm starting to believe entrepreneurial success is possible. The techniques he describes are stunning and yet simple, seem simple. Not easy, but simple.

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