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Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al
- A Compendium of Evils
- By: The Reno Kid, E.M. Rauch
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 28 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story1.5 out of 5 stars 20
Still mourning the losses of his beloved Penny Priddy and his surrogate father Professor Hikita, Buckaroo Banzai must also contend with the constant threat of attack from his immortal nemesis Hanoi Xan, ruthless leader of the World Crime League. To make matters worse, Planet 10 warrior queen John Emdall has sent her Lectroid legions against Earth with a brutal ultimatum. Or is her true target Buckaroo Banzai? As the apocalyptic threats continue to mount, only Buckaroo and his Hong Kong Cavaliers stand in the way of global destruction.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not worth the wait.
- By Thom J. Langan on 06-05-24
- Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al
- A Compendium of Evils
- By: The Reno Kid, E.M. Rauch
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
Grotesque juvenile fan fiction grade
Reviewed: 12-29-23
Stuffed 50 lbs of Buckaroo character dialog and scenarios into a 10 lb sack, and mixed with a gratuitous slurry of expletives that add absolutely nothing to the content. I couldn't choke this down despite liking the idea of a sequel story.
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Decoding Your Dog
- The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones
- By: American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4 out of 5 stars 269
More than ninety percent of dog owners consider their pets to be members of their family. But often, despite our best intentions, we are letting our dogs down by not giving them the guidance and direction they need. Unwanted behavior is the number-one reason dogs are relinquished to shelters and rescue groups.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I thought there was an agenda
- By Karen O. Moriarty on 03-30-14
- Decoding Your Dog
- The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones
- By: American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
- Narrated by: Karen White
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Reviewed: 01-11-15
This book delivers the critical message that there are always alternatives to dominance-based dog training methods, and explores these alternatives, justifies them scientifically, uses real-world examples to illustrate them, and explains how our misguided attempts to dominate our dogs can produce the very behaviors we were trying to correct.
There are many philosophies (which this book refers to as "fiction") which endorse inhumane treatment of animals, while this book relies on "facts" - proven through scientific behavioral studies to justify its approach. This, alone, is a great start!
Regarding style - While they were obviously included with the intention of illustrating the credibility of the authorities cited in this book, the painstakingly reproduced mantras of alphabets after each person's name - DVM, MA, MSc, PhD, DVM, DACVB, etc, and this really does detract from the overall user experience of listening to this book. They are titles, not names, and consequently should have only been read once per citation. I was duly impressed during the introduction and unfortunately the reading must stop as the reader conducts a synopsis of every educational experience the person cited had enjoyed.
If a future edition of this book were to be recorded again, I hope a less painful method could be use to do justice to the work the clearly informed people did to earn these various degrees, without subjecting the reader to this ridiculous alphabet soup fire drill every time someone is mentioned.
The book is absolutely worth this cosmetic blemish. And we can even believe that the authorities know what they are talking about, even if they have to remind us - at each and every drop of their respective names - of their full educational curriculum vitae.
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