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History - okay. Theories - not so much

Revisado: 03-14-24

I appreciated the author’s research about Rudolf Diesel’s life and his technical research and work. His invention of the Diesel engine truly was a remarkable invention. If the book had just been about these - I would have given it a higher score.
But - toward the end of the book, the author began to connect several dots that were pretty far apart. He didn’t come close to convincing me of his theory that Rudolf Diesel wasn’t drowned as the world thought at the time.

I wish I had stopped reading with about 3 chapters left.

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A must read for the college basketball fan

Revisado: 12-21-23

I’ve been a college basketball season ticket holder for 50 years. As all fans know - there are ups and downs over the years. But it’s hard to imagine what the fans of City College of New York endured just a year after their team won both the National Invitational Tournament and the NCAA Tournament in the same year - the only time a team won both tourneys in the same year. Just a year later, it was revealed that several members of that team had received money to shave points from games played. To that time, this was the largest scandal to hit intercollegiate sports.

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Detailed, but couldn’t stop listening

Revisado: 06-29-23

Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors and I had thought about this book for years, but was a bit hesitant since my interest in Wall Street wasn’t at the top of my list. But I finally took the plunge and am happy I did.

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How ambition can bridge ethical & moral boundaries

Revisado: 06-07-23

I had seen the documentary on HBO - The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley and was amazed that a company could grow as fast and as large as Theranos - based on claims that didn’t exist. There have been con artists throughout history and this book proves that they’re still around.

The book is thoroughly researched and well written. Great read/listen.

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Good book - but, oh my - Tom Hanks a narrator?

Revisado: 06-03-23

I thoroughly enjoyed the story - but listening to Tom Hanks, well…. this was one of the most enjoyable recorded books I’ve listened to in a long time.

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Very long, but a great one for baseball fans

Revisado: 05-17-23

As a lifelong baseball fan, this one was a fun listen. As the author says - much of the book is to encourage debate. That is - is his selection of the top ten players the same as mine? Nope - but his research helped me to see why he chose his group.

This is one that I’ll listen to again…..

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Thoroughly enjoyed this one

Revisado: 05-17-23

I had recently watched the film version of this book and considering it a good movie, I decided to check out the book it was based on. Oh my… I wish I had read the book before watching the movie. As usual - the book is so much better.

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What a great story about how baseball used to be

Revisado: 02-15-23

I grew up listening to baseball games on the radio in the 60's and this book took me back to those days. I know the owners of baseball then kept the players in virtual slavery, as a fan I have to say I loved the fact that my favorite players were always there in April.

And I would have to say that friendships as portrayed in this book probably couldn't come about these days.

Saying all this - I loved this book.

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Just about the best true crime story

Revisado: 01-25-23

I had read In Cold Blood many years ago, but I enjoyed this audio book so much more than I remembered in reading. Scott Brick is just about the best narrator around and this rendition is among his best.

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Enjoyed this book, except for one small thing

Revisado: 01-03-23

Ann Hood did a good job in covering her career from beginning to end.
But as she progressed through her training to her time as a flight attendant, many times I was left to guess what year she was moving through. She quoted a few dates in the beginning and toward the end, but it would have been helpful to me (who was flying for business during her tenure with TWA) to have known when she moved to St Louis for example

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