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Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
- De: Robin Hobb
- Narrado por: John Keating
- Duración: 24 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 965
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 968
Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Robin Hobb crafts intricate fantasy tales featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes. Nevare Burvelle survives the King’s Cavalla Academy—where nepotism and corruption reign—to become a soldier in the Gernian king’s army. As he and his fellow soldiers are thrust onto the front lines of the king’s brutal territorial expansion campaign, they struggle against the Plainspeople—forest-dwellers who possess a powerful magic long dismissed by the Gernians.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes Magic Isn't A Good Thing
- De Therese M. Woolley en 10-18-13
- Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
- De: Robin Hobb
- Narrado por: John Keating
First person story telling…
Revisado: 01-20-11
2.5 Stars
Reading from a single persons point of view was difficult for me – maybe that is because I rarely read a long book that only has one point of view.
The overall story was average but it seemed to be mostly terrible experiences to the main character and only a few parts that I could get excited about. The parts with the childish cousin were almost unreadable – really, she walked around with a whistle in her mouth! Much of the story was predictable as was the world, people and magic. I am not sure yet if I want to move on to the second book.
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Master of War
- The Life of General George H. Thomas
- De: Benson Bobrick
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 14 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 102
In this revelatory, dynamic biography, Benson Bobrick, profiles George H. Thomas, arguing that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn't live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most notably Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, two generals with whom Thomas served and who diminished his successes in their favor in their own memoirs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nutshell: Grant, Sherman bad – Thomas good
- De Dereck en 11-18-10
- Master of War
- The Life of General George H. Thomas
- De: Benson Bobrick
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
Nutshell: Grant, Sherman bad – Thomas good
Revisado: 11-18-10
This book is not about the life of Thomas (as the cover says). It should not be considered a biography. It simply is a theory of how Grant and Sherman defamed and maligned Thomas in order to boost their own careers. Reading this I was reminded of elementary school kids arguing about who’s older brother was better at baseball. Here is one sentence to describe what the book is about using similar intellect and tone as the author: Grant, Sherman bad – Thomas good.
I would have given the reader three and a half stars if I had such a choice - he is not bad.
I really wanted to like this book. Thomas is one of my favorite Civil War figures, and once downloaded I eagerly started reading it - but what a disappointment!
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