E. Protzman

Antonia - one of the great characters of American fiction

Revisado: 04-20-25

The keen captured observations reminds me of Aldo Leopold’s non-fiction Sand County Almanac. How can writing be so good.

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Convincing defense of the thesis that the world created the west.

Revisado: 09-16-24

You better like your history straight, no chaser. I certainly do. If your interest in BCE is just starting, this book would be a real struggle to assemble five thousand years before CE. It is scholarly and wonderful. Fills in gaps I didn’t know existed. Brilliant.

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The line between

Revisado: 05-13-23

The line between good and evil goes through each heart. And it moves from one side to the other in different seasons of our lives.
Thus book captures the brokenness of us as people. There is no way to capture the greatness of this book other than by submitting yourself to it. It will never leave you.

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Thoughtful Music History

Revisado: 01-23-19

Hard to imagine any guitar player or guitar fan not thoroughly enjoying this book. There’s lots to learn. But new facts aren’t a main intention of the author. Rather, this is a very well conceived and disciplined reflection of the promise of the title.
The book’s only flaw is when it veers toward historical fiction by imagining interior feelings, weather specifics and facial expressions these men may well have experienced but they play out as subjective decorative guesses.
However it is easy to recommend this book and know that if the title intrigues you you’ll get the promised story and it is a delightful contribution to 20th-century music history.

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Part A, Part B

Revisado: 07-20-18

Part A, the vast majority of this book, is compelling and inspiring. I keep reading books on this topic and this is my favorite. I come away from these books with at least the lowest level achieved, “I know they believe what they’re writing“. This book I find more compelling. I believe what she says is true.
Part B needs to be evaluated by the reader. I am a recovering engineer and find this step-by-step process to trusting God to be too wooden. And probably too demanding and complicated. However if you are inclined to give it a run there would be nothing counterproductive in it. If you were the right person for her prescription, it likely would be is life-changing as she says.

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A big broad view of the west

Revisado: 06-21-15

A book that re shaped all my thoughts of the dessert and many of the west. Acerbic, insightful.

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Why Audiobooks Rock

Revisado: 10-17-10

The debate over text to speech being anything similar to a "performance" (as the law is attempting to distinguish) is completely put to rest here. If you have only seen the movie then you owe it to yourself to find out the complete story and the complete character(s) of Gatsby. The performance brings this book to life. One of the best readings of any book I have heard (out of hundreds). Tim Robbins, not usually a favorite of mine, is perfect. A genuinely subtle and penetrating reading of Gatsby. Voices for each character that are spot on. So often narrators changing voices draws too much attention to itself. Not here. Highly recommended.

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Audiobook experience at the highest level

Revisado: 10-06-09

This always remarkable book comes alive with this reading. I love audio books for their convenience and I get through many more books in audio format than I do with physical books. Comparing what I get from sitting in a chair reading to listening to a book generally is a toss up for me often with reading the book getting a slight edge. But once in a while the audio format far exceeds the page turning experience. This book is a perfect example of how well audio books can be done.

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Ponderous

Revisado: 05-20-06

History in sloooow motion. Pretentious reading weighs down a great subject.

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