Sentimental Cactus

great source material, TERRIBLE pirate upload

Revisado: 11-16-23

I am not positive, but it appears that somebody stole this material to upload to Audible for profit. Not the crime of the Century, but what is infuriating is that large chunks are missing and other chunks are repeated. So either they were trying to avoid copyright strikes or just couldn't be bothered to upload it properly. This is important and life-saving material, not to be abridged or handled carelessly.

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medieval history nerd's holy grail

Revisado: 11-03-23

all the misery and horror, all the chivalry, all the pointless wars and weird religious stuff -- unbelievably complex and detailed narrative. frankly, after a while, I just stopped keeping track of all the different Kings and Dukes and Lords and constables and so on... but I loved every minute of this book. Brilliantly written.

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very good BUT...

Revisado: 08-06-23

fans of New Testament history will enjoy this. The performance is by the author and is not great, but it's not grating in any way, so that's no big deal. Really interesting stuff. My one complaint is that he just breezes by things at times without saying what his source is. For example, he attributes many things in his speculative storyline to "tradition tells us..." —what does that mean? Another example is when he states, point blank, that Mary was pregnant by another man when she was engaged to Joseph. While this is a more than reasonable conjecture (for a secular scholar) it is hardly settled fact. I suppose all these things may be footnoted in the book, I just wish there was more information about how he comes to these conclusions embedded in the text. That being said, it's really interesting history, and much of what he says definitely sheds new light on the nature of first century Christianity, about which almost nothing is known. Many remarkable facts you nevwr hear about.

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too much about fundraising

Revisado: 04-13-23

every "friend of bill's" is very interested in the core ideas behind aa, the history, the personalities and so on. and there is a lot about that here. my hat is off to the author. but there is also pages, and pages, and pages, AND PAGES, and entire letters, and speculation, and digressions, and side notes, and conjectures, about FUNDRAISING. i get that it was a serious matter and should get some airtime. of course. but seriously, who cares about every freaking last obscure money detail? again, i understand that it is part of the story here but it takes up WAY TOO MUCH real estate. the book is arguably one of the most important spiritual texts of the twentieth century, if not the most. Why is so much emphasis given to money and the foibles of the gilded class? that is NOT the important story here.

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solid thriller, really can't go wrong

Revisado: 06-17-22

Look people, I could nitpick this. Some of the twists aren't perfect or even really necessary. But overall, this is a totally solid page turner that works from beginning to end. You know how these thrillers are and on that level this is way above average. The narrator has an emotional, indignant tone through the whole thing which is a bit much but I got used to it and after a while it didn't bug me, but you might wanna sample it To make sure you can do it for a whole book.

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great but too mant footnotes!

Revisado: 10-05-21

literally HUNDREDS of unneccesary and distracting footnotes that state the obvious. dogen was the ultimate zen poet, the poetry is totally erased by multiple interruptions every passage.

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great book

Revisado: 08-25-21

Mitch Horowitz is one of the foremost living experts on the occult. He speaks and writes clearly, simply and yet with great intelligence and passion for his subject. Whether you have read "the secret teachings" or not, or whether or not you intend to, this book is an excellent primer on esotericism in general and manly P halls work in specific.

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great book

Revisado: 06-13-19

Information to be found about Caravaggio is not abundant but the author wrings every bit of history he can out of the sources without ever lapsing into speculation. He also makes many discoveries that update the record. The result is a surprisingly rich portrait of the artist's life. When the author does present theories, he always qualifies them with evidence and states that the final answer is not known. The descriptions of the paintings and why Caravaggio was so important are great. The author avoids the two extremes of hero worship or scolding critique that ruin so many similar studies. The prose is brisk, listenable but never superficial. The one thing I will say is you may want to have the pictures on hand when you read this so you can have visual reference. The theme of the religious sanctity in tension with sex, violence and carnality could not be more apropos for Caravaggio and his era.

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yes

Revisado: 09-07-18

it works- Might take time but if you have TMS, which is most people with back pain or shoulder pain or even foot pain, There is a real chamce this will help you. Even if nothing else have.

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Great in every way

Revisado: 08-25-17

Fantastic performances. Thought I recognize one of the guys from Game of Thrones in the cast but not sure. You can't go wrong with these Arcángel additions. In fact BBCand Folger Shakespeare are also both great. Enjoy the Bard.

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