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Just… Fantastic!!!

Revisado: 04-28-23

Every now and then, a book comes along that you look to for science backed science back practical advice right out the gate. This is that book wrapped in a fantastic story to keep you engaged.....

Wow!!! Well done Mr. Easter.

Dr. Dave

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Self-Aggrandizement in my opinion..

Revisado: 03-30-23

To be fair...I'm just a guy who read the book, and Mr. (Otis) Williams is the guy who wrote the book and actually lived the life!!

However, in my opinion, the book is written in the 'holier than thou' tense. If I didn't know any better, I would think that the group would have fell off the face of the earth if Mr. Williams himself had left the group. He takes credit for almost every success.

Again, to be very fair, things can get lost in translation when you read them on paper (as they often do in text messages); however, when you 'listen' to the words in the Audible version of this book, you will find this is not the case.

Lastly, I have seen many reviews pummeling the book because it differed so much from the movie. But even in the book, Mr. Williams mentioned some things were intentionally left different (e.g. the events surrounding Melvin Franklin's death). If the movie was made as a mirror of the book, the movie would have never been made.

With all the tales of Michael Jackson, Muhammed Ali, and Imelda Marcos to name a few, the book (true or not) seems a little like revisionist history (again, in MY opinion).

Regardless....from my vantage point, he has done well and lived a great life. He's a Temptation for goodness sakes.

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Good except…

Revisado: 03-23-23

I enjoyed some of the backstory… However, there were portions that seemingly had nothing to do with Fresh Prince of Belair that went on and on, and on,

Almost like..a filler!

Other than that ….lit was ok!

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Would be better if…

Revisado: 03-07-23

I think Mr. Rhoden should’ve had a narrator to present the information. The story/information appears to be great, but I couldn’t get through the delivery, and lost interest…

To be fair however, I might go buy the book today!!!

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Stopped working

Revisado: 04-30-22

Keep in mind… My review is limited

The audiobook stopped working With six minutes and 41 seconds left in chapter 2. Nothing was downloaded after that.

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Great Story....! Somewhat Lazy Presentation

Revisado: 04-25-22

First, the story is great....!! I am 51 years old and I had never even heard of some of the things that were happening behind the scenes with the 90's Cowboys....WOW!! I suspect that is due to non-existence of social media back then and the organized media's reluctance to share ALL celebrity dirt.

With that said, the presentation of Boys Will Be Boys seemed very lazy..... mispronounced names and words abound. Additionally, some of the emotions the Narrator used to express certain action words were half-hearted.....as if there were no punctuations in the script and the Narrator was being forced to read the book and wanted to hurry and get it over with.

If I were Jeff Pearlman (who likely took years to research and tell this story) this would anger me.

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Looking to run my first Ultra…

Revisado: 12-11-21

This was a fantastic book….! I think what enhanced the greatness was the narration. Also, what I enjoyed were the nuggets of wisdom presented as part of the story (as lessons the author learned while running..) and NOT as a list of do and dont’s.

A GREAT read/listen for anyone interested in the niche sport of Ultra-running.

Dr. Dave

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Just great!!

Revisado: 11-08-21

First, I am a health care provider in cardiology so, I am always preaching about healthy living to my patients. With that said, fantastic job on this! Great information that was well presented!

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Sound Quality

Revisado: 09-07-20

It sounds as if this book was recorded by the author while she was in quarantine!

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Brought me back from burnout!

Revisado: 08-21-19

I have slogged hundreds of miles.. training alone. Frankly, this led to some serious burnout. I came across this in our Audible Library after my wife downloaded it. I'm happy she did!

This program is like having someone on the run with me....keeping me accountable! Running certainly feels fun again.

Without question, a "MARATHON Training" needs to be produced........same narrator, same format!

David A

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