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One of the best and most disturbing books

Revisado: 08-29-13

King is an incredible story teller. The people, places, scenes are alive as the book goes thru this case minute by minute and day by day. I felt like I was living in the middle of this horrible geography in American history. Thank goodness we have come so far in America, although there is still a lot to be done. And Thurgood Marshall, unlike the hagiography of so many recent American biographies, has many weaknesses but still emerges as a great historical figure who made a profound difference. Everyone should read this book.

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Fantastically funny and incredibly well written

Revisado: 07-25-13

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I almost fell off the treadmill repeatedly from uncontrolled laughter listening to this book. Light and easy, nothing really profound, but you cannot put this down. I looked up Kevin Kwan and discovered this is his first novel which is really disappointing since I wanted to get everything he has ever written to read it.

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Read this book

Revisado: 12-10-11

What made the experience of listening to Steve Jobs the most enjoyable?

Isaacson has done it again with another incredibly perceptive and comprehenisve biography, this time of a hugely complex individual. I hated Jobs in the first half and admired him greatly in the second. I don't really think that anyone will remember Jobs in 25 years -- good accomplishments for those of us who like to listen to music or books while we are on the treadmill but hardly of the transformational level of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, or Louis Pasteur. But people will be reading this book because of the way in which Isaacson has developed a personal portrait with all its complexities. I cannot wait for Isaacson's next book. I am more than happy to wait for, and skip, the next biography or article about Steve Jobs.

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Do not read this book

Revisado: 12-10-11

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Do not read this book unless you have never read a column by Friedman. Once again, he pastes together dozens of columns and stories that he has published repeatedly and calls it a book. The greatest disappointment was his co-author, Michael Mandelbaum, a distinguished and accomplished professor of international relations. My hope was that Professor Mandelbaum would put historical and trenchant prespectives into Friedman's endless anecdotes. Unfortunately, Mandelbaum seems to have bought entirely into the Friedman style and is no where to be seen intellectually in this book. I have read probably several hundred of Friedman's columns and his earlier books. What a profound disappointment this one was.

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Perhaps his worst book

Revisado: 06-15-11

I love David McCullough which is why I bought this book and started reading it automatically. What a disappointment! Lots of scenes but no real themes, no real threads, no real story. It was as if he threw together 500 note cards and called it a book. Let's all hope he returns to the great David McCullough in his next book. Give this one a pass.

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Incredibly stimulating and thought-provoking

Revisado: 08-09-10

This is my first review after 7 years of membership listening to over 200 books. I am 64 and in good health, but this book raised profound questions for me about mortality, how to leave your family and friends when the time comes, and what to do when the time comes. I laughed and cried throughout, but now I have to figure out what I do when (if) something like this happens to me. I can't remember when a book affected me so profoundly. There are not enought stars in the rating -- it deserves 7.

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Makes you angry but riveting

Revisado: 04-28-04

Although it is long, includes an uncountable number of scenes and settings, and is based on a character who can be so self-absorbed that it makes your blood boil at times in anger and frustration, it all fits together quite well. I am recommending this to my book club.

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