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Disappointing anti-renewable energy propaganda

Revisado: 09-22-20

Unfortunately the author makes no effort to understand the benefits of a diversified generation mix and seeks to paint any support of renewable generation as environmental extremism or uneconomic naïveté. He quite deftly uses quite dated data sources when it suits. He doth protest too much! This is no seminal work or reference material.

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Over-egging a mediocre topic

Revisado: 10-01-19

I love evolutionary psychology but the author really tries to over exaggerate what are interesting quirks into some sort of grand theory of quantum physics. I think he is hopelessly muddled in term of in which field he is supposed to be an expert. Some interesting ideas though that would make for a pleasant read if he didn’t overreach.

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Excellent but very detailed

Revisado: 08-18-19

Shirer is excellent and authoritative akin to his classic on the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. However, keep in mind this is a serious historical account capable of use as reference material by scholars. An important work though on a topic that I think is generally under appreciated outside of France itself.

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Fascinating new perspective

Revisado: 04-27-19

Virtually a total revision of conventional wisdom on the extent of trade and globalization prior to the European age of exploration

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It’s like Kissinger could see Trump coming...

Revisado: 01-23-19

And he wrote the definitive guide to foreign policy for the populist president completely oblivious to historical precedent. Essential reading for us all!

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So weak. Fry's worst work

Revisado: 02-06-17

Fry is ok but the other guy is terrible and it's all so overacted. Very disappointing and predictable

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Very weak

Revisado: 09-12-16

Great idea but very poor execution. No real historical research, just garbled notes about personal experiences. A pity this was not approached with the skill of a Bill Bryson

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Reader striving for linguistic accuracy

Revisado: 03-08-16

Where does The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The reader reviews really had me worried until I listened and realized he had put great effort in to getting all of the French, German and even English pronunciation accurate. We are so used to lazy anglicized versions that the correct pronunciation does seem somewhat jarring, but after a short while it really adds to the authenticity.

What other book might you compare The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941 to and why?

I have read all of the classic WW II books from Churchill to Shirer but none of them capture the personal accounts or the macro economics of the war the way this book does. I thought the publisher was making outlandish claims when they promised a new perspective, but I think the book actually lived up to this. I am now waiting eagerly for the second book.

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Early Bryson before he had the magic formula

Revisado: 12-28-15

Very interesting indeed but lacking the sense of purpose and humor that Bryson fans will no doubt be looking for.

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