J. W. Zents

Informative and concise

Revisado: 01-17-23

The author in parts, quite a bit of information about ancient near eastern material relating to the Bible. However, it is not excessively verbose, but it is understandable, and of a reasonable compass.

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Interesting, but in some senses dated

Revisado: 07-13-18

The book is very interesting as a historical document. However, one should pay very careful attention to the subtitle. If one is looking for a detailed argument explaining the basis of and justification for the doctrine of natural rights one will be disappointed. The book is fundamentally a reply to various positions taken by Edmund Burke against the French revolution. Thus, as I said above, as a historical document it is fascinating. But, it is not, and frankly as the subtitle indicates is not intended to be, a systematic treaties on the nature and origin of “rights“.

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Full of interesting insights

Revisado: 11-07-16

While many on the right would not agree with the conclusions of the author, he offers many interesting insights and observations about the course of the right wing of the Republican Party in the last 50 or so years. I found it interesting, fascinating, and well read. Worth anybody's time who is interested in the history and evolution of the American political system in the years since Eisenhower.

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Fascinating

Revisado: 10-31-16

Well in person would want to doublecheck any of the facts, if they are even half of them true they are very disturbing.

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Good read on audible, but has more impact when read imprinting print

Revisado: 10-01-16

The book tells a fascinating story, one that gives the reader plenty to think about in terms of the way our public policy is arrived at and the role of the government in the market. However part of the impact of this book is in the extensive documentation which you are not fully aware of if you are only hearing the book. So while I recommend the book to any interested Reader, I do suggest that you also get a copy either in your Kindle or in physical form.

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Good History, but older performance

Revisado: 01-21-13

What made the experience of listening to The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2 the most enjoyable?

The story the author is telling is in itself fascinating and the point of view from which he tells it makes it even more interesting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Constantine

Did Bernard Mayes do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

This is the weakest spot in the work. The narrator does not make voice shifts to differentiate the characters, and since this is a history work written in the third person that is not really to be expected.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A bit of both.

Any additional comments?

If you are not interested in the story this history wants to tell, do not get this book. It was not produced as entertainment, but as the author often says, to be instructive.

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