Csaba Turkosi

A playful explanation of enormous ideas

Revisado: 04-29-24

This book gives us lots of answers we didn't know we needed to the possibility of alien life out there while pointing out the myriad things we don't know to even ask about.
Hopefully, some of those inspired by this author will fill in a few of those gaps in the decades to come.
Sadly, it is the work of generations, but starting this journey is worth the effort in and of itself.

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Vivid, informative, eye-opening

Revisado: 04-29-23

An up-close view of exotic destinations that we will not see in person in our lifetimes.

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Thorough and enjoyable story, mediocre narrator

Revisado: 07-16-21

The writing is accessible to the lay person and the historical characters' quirks add color. I'm glad I listened to this long description of a crucial period in physics, it sheds some light on this often impenetrable branch of science.
The narrator, on the other hand, makes an alarming number of blunders in his pronunciation of foreign names, titles and Greek letters. It does not detract from the subject itself, but it is annoying.

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A bunch of pseudoscientific nonsense

Revisado: 06-26-21

I'm sorry I bought this trash and I will be asking for my credit back.
These ridiculous, unverified theories are a waste of time and money.

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Very colorful and cheeky, but all over the place

Revisado: 11-23-19

Leguizamo tries to teach his son about Latin American history and we get to listen in. Lots of funny impressions, stereotypes and accents, some a bit offensive. The message can get a little lost in the pandemonium.
Can be very funny, may appeal to 15 year-olds. Any historical education that results is a bonus.

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A great follow-up to Sagan's Demon-Haunted World

Revisado: 10-07-18

The members of the SGU have done an outstanding job summarizing their experience as skeptics and science enthusiasts. It is a useful and healthy habit to review one's most closely held beliefs and this audiobook provides example after example of misguided and self-deceiving individuals who fail to apply critical thinking to their assumptions. We could all use some skepticism in our lives to protect us from charlatans, conspiracy theorists and our own tendencies toward self-deception. I'm so glad to have this in my library and I hope it reaches a wide audience!

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A flawed anti-hero in a thinly veiled allegory

Revisado: 09-10-18

Whether the location is Kappa or Iraq or Vietnam, bad things happen to good people when a militaristic / capitalist empire occupies a land for money, disregarding the lives of the locals and of its own troops.
As expected, there are no clearly good or evil characters in this war. Freud would have a field day trying to psychoanalyze the parallels between the author's experiences and those of Col. Butler, who sinks deeper and deeper into the quagmire while nursing daily hangovers. This all culminates in... Listen and you'll find out!

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Interesting but somewhat tedious

Revisado: 08-31-18

The subject is discussed quite thoroughly, yet the result is frustratingly inconclusive: the ambiguities and non-discoveries make it clear that there is still much to learn about Mars.
The narrator's slightly annoying nasal and sing-songy voice also prevents this work from being completely enjoyable. Maybe he should stick to reading dialogue-heavy books to help vary his tone, no offense :)

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For true fans of the sub-genre only

Revisado: 04-20-17

Written in the same style as the first book, but with a significantly thicker plot, it can be a bit boring or repetitive at times. While critics may point out that the dozens of Bobs and their interweaved storylines make the action hard to follow, it is still enjoyable for Neumann probe enthusiasts, especially since the addition of The Others (reminiscent of Orson Scott Card's Buggers) raises the stakes for futures books in the series.
The narrator does a good job separating the characters, Bridget's Irish accent is spot on. Looking forward to the next one, minor flaws and all!

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Frustratingly [REDACTED]

Revisado: 12-29-16

In places it is more [REDACTED] music than story, to the point and it is [REDACTED] impossible to follow.
What's the point of writing a book that will be [REDACTED] to illegibility?

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