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Excellent story Well read

Revisado: 01-10-17

This is the 2nd audio book I listened to on the Deepwater Horizon. I much preferred this one based on the detailed information provided on how the accident occurred and the people involved. The reading was excellent and held my attention throughout. The movie gives a reasonable overview of what happened. This book is excellent as describing how and why.

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Dear Dr. Bob - Pets are likeable.....Are you?

Revisado: 11-07-13

Apparently the only thing consistent about Dr. Bob are his treatment of pets and his newspaper articles. As for the rest of his issues, I can't decide if I like him or not. Listing for hours to someone who treats himself as a victim and mostly makes repeated overly-detailed references to making love gets tedious.

I too felt deceived by what the premise of the book appeared to be and what I actually found. I was ready to quit about halfway through the book, but thought it had to get better. To my disappointment, it did not.

I finished the book and was mainly just glad it was over. I found nothing enchanting or uplifting. Yes, there is somewhat of a happy ever after, but by the time I got to it, I really didn't care about Dr. Bob, his family or his sex life.

I must say the narration was excellent. It was what got me through the entire book and I congratulate Mr Verner for making a rather sad tale more interesting.

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The Final Chapter Explains the Reason for the Book

Revisado: 05-15-12

I can honestly say that, except for exceptionally poor editing where the voice changes so much it sounds like another person is reading the book, I enjoyed Hank's version of his interaction with Tiger Woods. Overall, I found his viewpoint balanced and quite complimentary towards his student.

During my listen, I considered this book a rendition of Mr. Haney's experience working with Tiger and the dificulties he had as his coach. But just as a suspense novel reaches it's conclusion in the final chapter, so does this book. In my view, this was not a book written to relate Hank's experiences with Tiger. The final chapter makes it obvious that Hank is very concerned about comparisons of his record with Tiger vs. that of Tiger's record when being taught by Butch Harmon.

The last chapter breaks down Tiger's records in numerous ways and detail just to show that Hank Haney's record with Tiger was just as good, or even bettter, than Tiger experienced with Butch Harmon. Being experienced in finance, I know there are many ways people manipulate information to make it show results the way the want it to. I came away feeling that was what Mr. Haney was doing in order to prove he is every bit as good a coach as Butch Harmon.

Why was this book written? For me, it was more to promote Mr. Haney's legacy as a coach than to relate what it is to work with one of the greatest athletes in history. It makes me wonder if Mr. Haney's coaching methods were less to do about making Tiger Woods the best golfer he could be and more about trying to beat Butch Harmon's records with Tiger. Essentially, just as Tiger Woods was trying to beat Jack Nicklaus's record in Majors, Hank Haney was trying to better Butch Harmon.

As an amateur athlete in baseball and tennis, I competed at levels that required lots of practice and dedication to my sport. Ultimately my success was based on Playing to Win rather than Playing Not to Lose (aka Avoiding the Big Miss). It seems like Hank Haney taught more of the latter and I am curious if that is why Tiger Woods is now struggling.

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The Narration is the best I ever heard.

Revisado: 12-13-11

I have listened to hundreds of Audio Books and found that good narration is the key to my enjoyment, no matter the quality of the story. I found that Craig Wasson's narration of 11-22-63 is far and away the best I have ever heard or experienced. During my 3 hour commute twice a week, I have listened to Mr. Kings excellent novel and have never been bored or tired of listening.

My Wasson's style of narration, voices, and range of accents, from the Northeast to the South, is what drew me into the characters. Each character has their own style of speaking and ways of expressing themselves. Other areas, or lines in the story, that require emphasis or special treatment are handled with incredible style. This is what seperates this book from all the others.

Of course, the story has to be a great one to receive 5 stars and Mr. King delivers. I found myself experiencing all the attachment to characters and emotions that he intended us to feel and this made me look forward to my next 3 hour segment of listening.

Many people have questioned me over whether listening to a book brings the same quality of experience that reading does. Unfortunately, it often doesn't. How I view a story while reading it often differs from the vision a narrator brings to it, especially when the narrator brings little in terms of trying to enhance the listening experience.

I can say with certainty that Craig Wasson took an excellent book and made my experience of listening to it better than I could have had by reading it. He gave the characters a life and breadth unlike any other audio book. Rather than just reading us a story, he obviously researched how the story should be told and how the characters should present themselves to us.

There are many great Narrators of Audible Books. Stephen King's books was read by one of the very best. My congratulation to Steven King for a great book and to Craig Wasson for his part in bringing me an excellent Audible experience.

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This book needs a better narrator

Revisado: 01-13-05

I have always enjoyed Michael Crichtons books and have listened to some audio versions. I rarely criticize the narrator, but in this case, I must do so. The reader of this book has a montone voice and this makes it difficult to stay interested in what is a slow developing story. It is the type of voice you would hear in a documentary. I travel by car almost 2 hours per day and cannot enjoy an audiobook that almost puts me to sleep behind the wheel. Being an Audible subscriber, I listen to two books per month, many of which make me want to stay in the car and listen, even after I arrive at my destination. This book is not one of them. The story is intriguing and I did listen to half the book so far. But I am giving up on the audio version and will finish the rest of it by reading the novel myself. If you are looking for a novel that will keep your attention and will be enjoyable to listen to, I suggest looking elsewhere.

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Difficult to stop listening

Revisado: 02-24-04

This is a very enjoyable book. The characters are well thought out and described. Having been in the corporate world for many years, I can relate to the different types of personalities and how people use various methods to deceive or take advantage of others. The ending was good with a bit of a moral. Now I better go listen to Sun Tzu.

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