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I found Emily on YouTube first. Awesome content!

Revisado: 10-26-21

I love all of Emily's work-- well researched and well-
written. And, Martin seems great, as well. More, please!

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Scientific accuracy w/ real mercy & compassion.

Revisado: 11-26-19

A great antidote to the spirit of our age of snark between anti-science and "debunking".

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Great book, great reader

Revisado: 01-01-18

I wasn’t sure how well Will Wheaton would do as the narrator of this story, but he exceeded my already reasonably high hopes. He made the story flow well, and his experience as a veteran Game Master showed through his engaging and lively storytelling.

The story itself was a real treat. It has been recommended to me several times in the past, and this is the first time I’ve read or heard it. If you were a kid or young adult in the 80s, this book is a rich treat of nostalgia. Too good to put down or pause listening to. Well worth the credit this month, I’ll be listening to this one over and over again.

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Sir Terry's swan song

Revisado: 05-19-17

This is a melancholy farewell to Terry Pratchett's Granny Weatherwax and Tiffany Aching. Perhaps not his best work, and far too short (almost literally pried from his cold dead hands.

We have lost a master, and he'll be sorely missed.

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Best Book Ever

Revisado: 02-29-16

The humor and the humanity are all there. I adore this book, and this narration of it.

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3 hours in and very little science

Revisado: 07-06-15

It's not a bad book. There is a lot of good information about the history of science related to biology. But, so far, I have heard more sneering commentary about religious beliefs than I wanted to and virtually nothing about the "molecular machines" and how they work. As someone with an interest in molecular and cellular biology, chaos and emergence, this is extremely disappointing.

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A fun, light story, on par with Jasper Fforde

Revisado: 11-07-14

This was a fun story. As other reviewers have noted, it's not necessarily a deep book, but it is fun. Yes, there's a bit of sex, and at certain points, quite a bit of strong language, but it does seem integral with the story. The personal relationships were a bit light, and also as commented elsewhere, the characters' motivations were a bit under-developed. But on to the good bits...

The story has a bit of everything, without too much of anything. Time travel, yes. But it can kill you, so they spend a lot of time ensuring they don't die (they tend to, anyway). There's the obligatory "Q" reference (R&D, Ian Flemming style), administrators, government forms, and a few touches I found quite familiar: the live-by-the-funding world of Academia, including presentations, sweaty palms, slide shows (in this case, hologram videos of dinosaurs!), and departments who really have no clue what each other do.

The protagonist is interesting, though I would have liked a bit more backstory (it's hinted at, darkly, but not even an outline was presented).

All things considered, a good read. Not classic literature, but I'm definitely going to enjoy the remaining 3, and any others that follow.

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Abridged version leaves out best parts!

Revisado: 06-18-12

I was shocked to find that this abridged version leaves out the key turning point in the book. For those of you who have read the book (spoiler alert for those who haven't)-- the scene with the carriage, the captain and the tired heroine is left out! Get an unabridged version if you love Austen-- or just want to pass a test on this book for any high school English class.

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Long on sermon, short on content.

Revisado: 03-19-03

I was hoping for a book that would give me insight into what makes Christianity different from other religions. What I got was a lot of personal history about the author, given sermon-style.

He had an unhappy childhood. He's happy in the religion he's now practicing. Fine, but it seems to me that many a Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist could write the same story. I am left with the same questions as when I began.

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