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Warmage
- Spellmonger, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 27 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,664
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,196
The goblin invasion is on...and a wizard's work is never done! After facing a hopeless siege, an implacable foe, and an impossible escape, you would think that Minalan the Spellmonger would be able to rest - but the armies of the undead goblin shaman Shereul (known as the Dead God to his human victims) are rolling over the Western reaches of the rustic Duchy of Alshar and is headed toward the heart of the Duchy of Castal. Thousands are fleeing for their lives as hordes of goblins pour out of Boval Vale and devastate the rugged fiefs of the Alshari Wilderlands.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An amazing story, written in a frustrating format
- By Jared on 07-11-17
- Warmage
- Spellmonger, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
No story, just battle and spells
Reviewed: 08-04-17
I couldn't finish, and I did enjoy the first one. this one is just endless descriptions of battles, spell technicalities and politics.
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That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- 65 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
- By: Dr. Joe Schwarcz
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Interesting anecdotes and engaging tales make science fun, meaningful, and accessible. Separating sense from nonsense and fact from myth, these essays cover everything from the ups of helium to the downs of drain cleaners and provide answers to numerous mysteries, such as why bug juice is used to color ice cream and how spies used secret inks. Mercury in teeth, arsenic in water, lead in the environment, and aspartame in food are discussed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very cavalier attitude
- By Paula on 11-14-14
- That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- 65 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
- By: Dr. Joe Schwarcz
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Very cavalier attitude
Reviewed: 11-14-14
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This is a book for people who do not have any background in science and are after some intersting pills of information.
Has That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles turned you off from other books in this genre?
I will definetli be more careful about science books.
Have you listened to any of Walter Dixon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
The narrator is excellent, he does a very good job.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
I got very angry with the cavalier attitude of the author towards the facts of science that are not well known, I am in the area of sciences myself and tend to read a lot of research, he doesn't seem to understand the difference of correlation and regression, he talks about studies poorly referencing and above all he assumes that not-proven-to-be-dangerous yet=safe for consumer. It made me very upset for he is spreading more ignorance by giving assurances that he could not guarantee, if I was more ignorant I might take his advice. I found specially disturbing the fact that he refers to genetically modified and genetically selected as if they were the same thing, when they are different. He also disregards unproven worries as if they were silly when we all know of many traditional advices that only found backing of science after decades (we also all know of some traditional advice that was just silly and also took decades to be disproven). I wish he would me more cautious.
Any additional comments?
I believe this book promotes disinformation.
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