John P

Just Excellent

Reviewed: 12-25-19

One of the best listens ever on Audible. Clear, concise, and thorough without being TOO much in detail as a lot of Civil War books and audios err on. Very understandable, although in some cases a map would have been nice, but this is an audio book! The author narrated and you can tell this is his focus and ejoyment. Very good.

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Good effort by author, interesting, to a point

Reviewed: 12-29-18

An autobiographical account of a waiter in a very high class and expensive LA restaurant. Interesting stories about the celebrities and how they behave, eat, tip, etc. I listened to it but did not concentrate and got the whole story. Not the greatest literature but enjoyed it.

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Had to stop this several times to catch breath

Reviewed: 05-15-17

Would you consider the audio edition of Spaceman to be better than the print version?

Audio read by the author was excellent although sound quality and sound consistency was an issue.

What did you like best about this story?

One of the best audio books I have ever listened to. I had to stop the book several times to concentrate on my driving I got so wrapped up in it. Mass is an incredible guy and this book is highly recommended.

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Worth a listen

Reviewed: 01-23-17

What did you love best about The Fine Art of Small Talk?

This was a book definitely worth a listen. As a fellow nerd engineer, I have very often been confronted with a need to make small talk. I was always uncomfortable and awkward doing so, but have gotten better with age. Deborah's book is fairly short, but to the point and summarizes a lot of attributes of small talk that are logical, but it's good to see it all in a focused and one place. I tested myself the other day at a dinner where I used some of her tips and had a great time!

What did you like best about this story?

It brought all of the issues and tactics of making small talk into one book and one presentation.

What about Debra Fine’s performance did you like?

She spoke well and clearly and interestingly.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Fine Art of Small Talk?

The body language aspect is brought up, but not developed to the extent I think is needed. However, it is mentioned.

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Dick has a lot to say

Reviewed: 12-23-16

Where does Keep Moving rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Good book, listened to it with pleasure. Dick Van Dyke has a lot to say about aging and life in general. I learned some things and really appreciated what he had to say. Does not hurt to have a 3rd wife who is 46 years younger! Go Dick!

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I'm a tech guy and this had a little too much tech

Reviewed: 01-07-15

What did you like best about Atomic Accidents? What did you like least?

Decent book, covers many of the atomic-related incidents from early days to Fukushima. Only gripe is that the audio version is hard to follow when going between chapters, the narrator does not consistently denote the transition to another chapter. Lots of technical detail, I actually found it a little overwhelming and I'm trained in things nuclear. Worth a listen, but be aware there is an excrutiating amount of technical detail.

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An oddity

Reviewed: 11-12-13

What made the experience of listening to The Dark Tourist the most enjoyable?

Good book, funny and a different point of view. But didn't go into the sites he visited deeply enough. Worth using your credits on, fun book.

Which scene was your favorite?

North Korea

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, easy listen, author and reader did a great job.

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OK, but i wanted history not literature

Reviewed: 01-19-13

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes I would, but with the proviso that Dr Drout seems to spend WAY too much time doing detailed synopses of the Viking literature, and far too little time on their actual history. I downloaded the book for HISTORY. While I'm that a goodly part of what historians must draw on is derived from the literature they left to us, the author spends too much time relating what happens in the epicss, which has limited value for someone who wants to know how the people lived, interacted with others, what lands they occupied, and how they impacted history. The book has limited value in that regard, and I'm somewhat disappointed.

Has The Modern Scholar: The Norsemen - Understanding Vikings and Their Culture turned you off from other books in this genre?

The aurothor prefaces almost every chapter with a reading in the mother tongue. This is interesting, up to a point. After one round, OK I get it, the language is interesting and unique, but completely unintelligible. Simply not needed every chapter.

Have you listened to any of the narrator’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The Anglo-Saxon book was better.

Any additional comments?

Overall a very good effort by the author, I appreciate the studies and knowledge, I just wish there was less literature and more history.

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Best book I've ever read on the warrior experience

Reviewed: 12-16-11

I turned 18 in 1973, and Vietnam was not really in-scope for me as it became obvious the war was winding down as I finished high school and I was likely not to get called up. I have always wondered what it was really like for the people who served there. This book is it. The author is a former Rhodes scholar who entered the Marines for reasons he describes and fought well, earning a number of commendations. He is one of our nations best. He went through hell, both physically and emotionally and is very open about his thoughts and experiences, and the guilt and other feelings afterwards. He describes the difficulties in making the transition back to normal life with a number of observations and suggestions which make a lot of sense and are worthy of being acted on. This book is a vital part of our nation???s history. Well-written and easy to follow.

This is a very important book for anyone who wants to understand what the people who served in Vietnam went through, both in-country and on the home front when they got back. A must listen.

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OK, but fizzles at the end

Reviewed: 10-07-11

Good book, got me thinking about all of the current (and soon to come) issues with water supply. Ending is a disappointment. OK, we need to have a paradigm shift on the "costs" of water, need to charge for it such that it is not considered "free". Ya don't need to expound on that for an hour of book time especially when that point is made several times previously. I skipped the last hour, it got boring!

But overall highly recommended, the author makes some very good points and is well-written.

I will be visiting Las Vegas before it dries up.

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