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Ben Cook

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Very Informative

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Reviewed: 02-05-19

Mr Ellis, first of all, exceptional! I enjoyed it thoroughly and found it to be incredibly revealing that 240 odd years has not elevated human nature very much. The founders faced many of the same social issues and political brinksmanship that we are confronted with today. I especially appreciated the section on George Washington and the partisan treachery he faced during his presidency.

My only complaint is the language used and the style of writing. Not the founders but yours. I felt like I was listening to work intended for academic peer review. I reversed the audio often just so I could translate a sentence back to myself in a more common form of speech. Sadly you may leave a portion of your audience behind and some great insights might be lost. I hope that is not the case, because I think you need to send a complementary case of this book up to the Caoital Hill and it should be mandatory reading for the house, senate and judiciary . Thanks

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Excellent Retelling of Our Modern History

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Reviewed: 01-09-19

This is book is a extremely well dissection of our modern American political history. Kornacki has done his research and in his retailing has shown a vivid light on the circumstances that have polarized us as a country. Well presented, well read and definitely worth listening to.

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Eloquent Perspective

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Reviewed: 04-27-17

A provocatively view of war from the Vietnamese perspective. An incredible dissection of human tendency and perspective when faced with the powerful choices required for survival.

Some parts are heavily descriptive with dialogue. But, the author is pouring out the soul of his protagonist in this treaties, and it is wonderfully written.

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Interesting idea, but filled with generalizations

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Reviewed: 03-06-17

As much as I would like to allow myself to fantasize about the clear cut predictability of this concept, it's hard to imagine its accuracy due to the complexity of modern global politics. I mean what if the east is on a completely different turning and messes up our desires to kill ourselves here in the west. Or maybe it's a northern vs southern hemisphere thing. What more frightening about books like this is they potentially put ideas in impressionable world leaders head's to activate a time frame based on what they found fashionable reading. Kind of like those Texas farmers reading scripture and then sending red cows to Israel in hopes of bringing on the second coming. Sorry that's another story.

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Wishing for Out of Body

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Reviewed: 08-15-16

Wishing I was out of body so I didn't have to hear this drivel.

OK obviously I give the possibility of an out of body experience credibility, because I bought this book.

The subject matter itself I have no conflict with. It's these guys who present their experiences and theories In a "I just got off the spaceship" fashion.

I do not doubt that Bulhman has experienced something. But much of his presentation of the subject matter is like a "Carni" sideshow hypnosis routine. And if I'm going to be hypnotized into believing that I'm leaving my body, am my actually leaving my body, or am I just being given a suggestion of that?

For once I'd like to hear a theory in a scientific format, as to what is possibly happening during this mind state that allows for this perceived out of body experience.

Bulhman uses terminology without any definition. He repeats himself continuously, over, and over, and over again to the point where you want to pull your hair out.

There are a lot of books that I really want to hear on Audible that Audible does not have. This kind of book,
I would gladly ask Audible to remove so that we can all hear something much more entertaining and informative.

Mr. Bulhman I'm sorry but good gosh!!

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